User blog comment:Luperza/PlanetSide 2 Roadmap: March Preview/@comment-27.145.44.18-20130314093826/@comment-6326483-20130315013516

The rockets are meant to be a higher payload system, at the cost or RoF. The Pheonix only reloads after the round hit, increasing reload time considerably. The Striker has to fire multiple time to do considerable damage, again, longer time to deliver full payload. And the Lancer must charge to full potential, taking a few seconds too. You see what I'm talking about? At least with TR or VS guns you can move at all time. When the Pheonix fires your WHOLE screen is looking from the rocket's PoV. No moving, and easy sniper fodder, as the cost of a camera guided, high payload launcher. Unless you have a completely secure area to shoot from, the other launchers are more ideal.