Boomerjinks
Member
+301|7276|Denver, CO
Ya know, of all the stereotypes and common-place events in Battlefield 2 (jihad jeeping, people rushing for jets), I notice that people avoid the RIBs like the freaking plague.

And for good reason. It would be like driving a vodnik in first gear across the Zatar Wetlands; you're an irresistable target.

I would love to see the gun on the RIB upgraded to a .50 cal, hell if the jeeps get them...
Also, making the boats a smidge faster would be nice, they do seem to be a little slow....


What do you think?
Boomerjinks
Member
+301|7276|Denver, CO
Oh yeah, this should be in suggestions.....oops
kessel!
Peruvian Cocaine
+261|7246|Toronto Canada
yeah those RIBs are soooo slow. i love owning them with planes tho.
skratch-x
Member
+25|7117|NY, USA
Free kills for j-10 on wake island.  It's a shame that you can't do shit to a chopper with the RIB, at least in my experience... :[
Boomerjinks
Member
+301|7276|Denver, CO
Well yeah you can't defend the boat, because your only gun is the freakin SAW. Hell, give the rib a chance and put at least a PKM on there, lol.

I just think that because it has shit specs to begin with (speed, hit points, firepower), no one has ever cared about tweaking it.

It's just been ignored, when it should be one of the best ways to get across water.
DavidianCox
...from the internet
+60|7138|Birmingham
agreed, i never thought about that.
samfink
Member
+31|7036
actually, I ALWAYS use RIOBs, and guess what? I'm rarely taken out by znything. the most hilarious time I wa shyough was by another RIB. it's their weakness that actually he;ps them, as nobody seems to bother takking them out. I was on a server once, on wake, as USMC, the rest of my team were generally either waiting for a balckhawk or jet, or dead, or fighting and losing on the island, when I took a ROIB, only me in it, as spec op, and went straight to the airfield, and took out 2 enemy arty, the enemy commander dropped a supply crate, so i re-supplied ( and took out the repaired arty after resupplying the addtitonal 2 C$ it had taken), then took out the remaining arty piece, and the UAV, as there were no enemies at airfiled, then for some reason, the PLA couldn't fight as effectively, the commander dropped yet another supply crate, so I resupplied, and yet aagin took out the  UAV, then took out the scan. the enemy commander stopped droppign supply crates.
RDMC
Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!
+736|7046|Area 51

Boomerjinks wrote:

Well yeah you can't defend the boat, because your only gun is the freakin SAW. Hell, give the rib a chance and put at least a PKM on there, lol.

I just think that because it has shit specs to begin with (speed, hit points, firepower), no one has ever cared about tweaking it.

It's just been ignored, when it should be one of the best ways to get across water.
lol.. when i'm in a J-10 on Wake Island, I can see like the white patern from miles away and its like:
oooooh free kills  *drool*
TheRealRyanRay
Member
+22|7054|Gainesville, FL
yea it sounds like a  good idea
samfink
Member
+31|7036
well, as I said, with mos servers, it seems the pilots dont' attack me9 hell, the most amusing time I wa sowned 9 and i'll admit it, though the guy was spancamping) was soemone IN a RIB, arty island on wake, he wa sin the gunner seat, I couldn't go 2 seconds. I switche fto the carrier. I considered droppign C$ on his head, but didn't in the end.
Boomerjinks
Member
+301|7276|Denver, CO
I tend to go right for the boats if I am in a jet. They are the easiest thing to kill in BF2, often times you can just use guns. I love camping in the HJ turret on Dragon Valley and waiting for anything to come by, and a lot of the time I end up nailing a RIB or two.

I just wish they were faster, and had more firepower.
travisb05
bullseye (+)
+58|7180|U.S
those guns on vodnk are 50. cal
Naughty_Om
Im Ron Burgundy?
+355|7114|USA
i think Ribs should get Tows, 50.Cal's and Anti Air, with the ability to drop mines. throw C4, and have a tank gun mounted.
Boomerjinks
Member
+301|7276|Denver, CO

Naughty_Om wrote:

i think Ribs should get Tows, 50.Cal's and Anti Air, with the ability to drop mines. throw C4, and have a tank gun mounted.
AHAH! Imagine stingers on the Ribs......imagine!

*twirly special effects*

Welcome to the land of Make-Believe....where people demand that the ribs be nerfed.

Planes are no longer the top of the food chain, welcome to the world of the boat-whore!
Nikola Bathory
Karkand T-90 0wnage
+163|7267|Bulgaria
RIB must remain slow!!! they are in the water, man! It's normal for them to be slower than cars!
BUT I do agree that their machine gun is too damn weak!! I've tried to shoot down a heli and it's practically impossible, it takes ages. in the game cars have much more powerful MGs and can be a real danger for helis since the patch that made heli's more vulnerable. RIBs are useless!
Skruples
Mod Incarnate
+234|7181
It's hilarious when boats try and shoot attack helicopters with the bow gun. They might as well shoot some flares up and scream 'HEY! WE'RE OVER HERE! FREE KILLS!'
Flecco
iPod is broken.
+1,048|7146|NT, like Mick Dundee

samfink wrote:

well, as I said, with mos servers, it seems the pilots dont' attack me9 hell, the most amusing time I wa sowned 9 and i'll admit it, though the guy was spancamping) was soemone IN a RIB, arty island on wake, he wa sin the gunner seat, I couldn't go 2 seconds. I switche fto the carrier. I considered droppign C$ on his head, but didn't in the end.
Come onto an Australian server.....

EDIT

I want one of those hovercrafts that people mention every so often... A boost to the RIBs would be welcome though..... A .50 cal would be great.

Last edited by Flecco (2006-05-26 01:49:48)

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
DECEPTION_POINT
Banned
+17|7147|newcastle , N.S.W , Australia
"Enemy Boat Spotted"
polarbearz
Raiders of the Lost Bear
+-1,474|7270|Singapore

samfink wrote:

actually, I ALWAYS use RIOBs, and guess what? I'm rarely taken out by znything. the most hilarious time I wa shyough was by another RIB. it's their weakness that actually he;ps them, as nobody seems to bother takking them out. I was on a server once, on wake, as USMC, the rest of my team were generally either waiting for a balckhawk or jet, or dead, or fighting and losing on the island, when I took a ROIB, only me in it, as spec op, and went straight to the airfield, and took out 2 enemy arty, the enemy commander dropped a supply crate, so i re-supplied ( and took out the repaired arty after resupplying the addtitonal 2 C$ it had taken), then took out the remaining arty piece, and the UAV, as there were no enemies at airfiled, then for some reason, the PLA couldn't fight as effectively, the commander dropped yet another supply crate, so I resupplied, and yet aagin took out the  UAV, then took out the scan. the enemy commander stopped droppign supply crates.
I don't get a single word.

Last edited by polarbearz (2006-05-26 02:10:43)

samfink
Member
+31|7036
sorry about that Polarbearz, sometimes my spelling can leave soemthing to be desierd. and WHO gave me -2 for the spelling? at ;east leave your name, I promise I won't neg you back unless I have reason to ( and who called me a retard?)

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