Having played several accounts as a Shaft, I was looking forward to another laser sighted turret. Tried Striker- don't like it. Same complaint as most others, takes too long to lock on. At first with the entire battlefield of almost nothing but the Striker just after the release, I HATED all of the lasers EVERYWHERE. But then something amazing happened.........they became my friend. All of the other players got used to seeing these lasers eveywhere and they no longer hid or ran away from my Shaft laser. Heck, they just drive right into it thinking there was no way the Striker could lock on them in time. Next I discovered you could sucker out hiding opponents by shinning my Shaft lasers near their hiding spot (wildly mimicking the Striker movements) and they would come out of hiding thinking they were going to pop a Stricker- SURPRISE! I'm a Shaft and you are dead! I do have to ask though- Was the inspiration for the turret design Pixar's Wall-e????