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Old 07-07-2003, 10:45 PM   #1
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A change to the Sparrow did happen

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It appears that a bug-fix applied to the NC Sparrow made it past us without patch notes. We apologize for the lack of notification on this and will do better in the future as far as letting you know when weapons are adjusted.
Here's what happened with the NC Sparrow: The Sparrow's missile lock was intended to have "Fire and Forget" capability, meaning that once you target and achieve a lock, you should be able to fire upon it without having to track it. The lock is intended to be pretty loose, so you can actually move your reticule a fair distance off of the target and still maintain the lock.

However, there was a bug that allowed the Sparrow way too much flexibility with moving the reticule off its target, to the extent that they could sometimes actually turn around and maintain the lock. This is what was fixed.

Now, having said that this is intended functionality, I also wanted to mention that this does not close the case on the Sparrow or any other AA weapon. The feedback we have gotten since the release of the Liberator gives a great opportunity: to get the AV weapons pointed at ground vehicles and AA weapons pointed at the sky, as everything should be. So, basically, we are discussing the future of the AA weaponry to ensure that it is effective in these days of heightened threats from the sky. We'll be releasing more details as time passes.

Victor Wachter
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