Which NC lock-on rocket launcher should I get?

[Nejco]

Also it must have lock-on on all vehicles.

[Curro]

in that case there are only one rocket launcher, check their descriptions.

[Nejco]

arent there more? are you playing as NC? im pretty sure i saw at least two

[Milk Abomination]

If you need it to lock onto all vehicles, you're gonna wanna get the NS Annihilator. It's the only launcher that has a lock on to everything, though I wouldn't really recommend it.

[Nejco]

Looks pretty bad. Should I take Hawk instead? I really need something that can lock on air vehicles

[Mexiguy]

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Looks pretty bad. Should I take Hawk instead? I really need something that can lock on air vehicles

Yeah, ground vehicles are pretty easy to hit with dumbfires, so get the Hawk.

[Nejco]

Looks like non of rocket launchers is really good. All are missing something. One thing I don't like with Hawk is that rocket flies so slow compared to starting rocket launcher

[Johari]

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Looks like non of rocket launchers is really good. All are missing something. One thing I don't like with Hawk is that rocket flies so slow compared to starting rocket launcher

Anything near 90-100 m/s is a perfect speed for a launcher. Mosquitos are the fastest ESF and can fly at ~100 m/s for only a short time with the speed airframe and afterburner, excluding the effect from drop tanks.

[Mexiguy]

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Looks like non of rocket launchers is really good. All are missing something. One thing I don't like with Hawk is that rocket flies so slow compared to starting rocket launcher

It only travels at full speed when chasing aircraft, you should pull it out only when you need to deal with air and use the default launcher the rest of the time.

[gromthep]

Yeah, they nerfed the acceleration of the lock-on rockets recently, so they only accelerate if they're locked to a target and are really slow dumbfires otherwise. I think it was the same time they changed them all to have the Annihillator's "intercept" style tracking, instead of just following the target.

On the upside, they also increased all the lock-on rockets' damage to compensate for their increased specialisation.

Of course, all this means is that I use my Shrike and Phoenix more than I did before.

[gromthep]

Hitting an ESF with the default dumbfire rocket is an order of magnitude easier than hitting one with a Phoenix rocket.

And the major issue with the Annihilator is that it cannot be dumbfired, making it useless for taking out MAX units, and doubly useless if your vehicle targets are too close or have any kind of cover available. It doesn't help that it has a longer lock-time than the single-purpose lock-ons.

[Nejco]

So should I even get anything? I use default rocket launcher to kill normal soliders from distance quite often

[gromthep]

The Hawk is useful to have when you need it, and cheap now, so get that. Just don't take it everywhere.

The Phoenix is also a useful trick to have up your sleeve, but is really only useful in support with other Phoenixes or other Anti-armor weapons. Often you can sneak a kill shot in when enemy armor ducks behind "safe" cover to repair, finishing what others start.

The Decimator is a dumbfire that hits harder and travels slower than your default one. It's really useful in Biolab fights against MAXs, and if you get used to the added lead and drop it could potentially replace your default entirely. It doesn't do much that the default launcher doesn't do, however, and because of a strange quirk in vehicle resistances it currently does less damage to Sunderers than the default launcher. (As does the Phoenix, for some reason.)

They're all useful and valid choices. If you like the default launcher enough to stick with it though, none of them are strictly necessary.

[icanfly342]

The Hawk is by far the best 250 certs I spent in this game.
Sometimes you can scare off ESF by just locking on.
Also, its an air defense that doesn't cost you resource, like a max.

[Nejco]

I guess I'll just stick with default one for now. Thanks for suggestions people