[SUGGESTION] Obligatory weapon balance thread!!111!!1!oneone!

Regarding laser and evasion. Its not wise to laser up when you are camped in open space. But camping in open space can be dealt with as I proposed above. Now it is good tactics to laser out of direct confrontation when you happen to be in disadvantage. Laser does provide defensive opportunities. That is why e.g. missile guiding is quite often used in nexuiz - you cant expect your opponent to stay in front of you untill one of you prevail. If in disadvantage, he will typically laser hell outa place.

Also I dont belive solid laser movementse are bad for game. Quite contrary, especially in ctf. They are more fun than pushing-ball gaming.

This is Xonotic. It is a different game.

Maybe play CTF in Xonotic at first before judging about anything, because 'to laser out' etc. just works.
IRC (QuakeNet): #xonotic.pickup , a 5v5 game might happen this evening or Saturday. gl hf

Yes, of course pickups are more organised and it won't be exactly like that in public, BUT it's harder so you get the idea how everything works.

Also Xonotic pickups are much more fun than it used to be in Nexuiz, because there is not an issue about campers for example (and there is an issue with that according to your post, otherwise you would not explain the stuff like that), due to good maps(/not good for camping) and a good Nex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhtM9IxbWKo

I really invite you to play a pickup game with us.

(I'm not bashing Nexuiz, I played it for years until it's 'death' and know how it works -especially CTF).