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HandOGod Taints of Tartarus 9	Posted - 2013.08.06 20:20:00 - [1] - Quote It's not that I think they are overpowered. What gets me is the explosions. Not the splash damage, the sound. The constant bombardment of explosions coming from my surround sound just tweeks my brain in just the right way that I go into a bloody rage and feel nothing but pure hatred for the source. Some weird psychological effect going on there that may cause Mass Drivers/ Flay locks to get more hate than they deserve.
xLTShinySidesx Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance 557	Posted - 2013.08.06 20:30:00 - [2] - Quote I don't mind either of them but one thing does annoy me a bit.... If a round explodes and damages me, my hit detection thing lights up 360 degrees... For example being shot by an AR from behind will pop up the little red hit detector showing they're shooting you from behind but when I get hit by a mass driver I have no idea where they're shooting from because the splash registers all around me for some reason.. Even getting splash damaged from behind says they're still hitting you in the front, that's just weird.
HandOGod Taints of Tartarus 9	Posted - 2013.08.06 21:15:00 - [3] - Quote I thought there was a light thing too but havent' played in a couple days. It all just adds up to an unpleasant experience.
Billi Gene The Southern Legion 213	Posted - 2013.08.06 21:21:00 - [4] - Quote welcome to the trenches.
Heathen Bastard Kang Lo Directorate Gallente Federation 456	Posted - 2013.08.06 22:05:00 - [5] - Quote I just hate them because EVERYONE is using them. it gets boring to be one of the only people who comes to the fight with a gun, when everyone else has made it a grenade party. and that they hate**** the only suit that can use the HMG. It doesn't matter that I'm pretty good against most standard munitions(seriously, armor actually is pretty good against most of the stuff on the field for the 10% damage resist against plasma and 30% laser reduction) if there was a shield heavy suit, or a split tanking one, I probably wouldn't care about the mass driver, it would probably just be something I laugh at because their whole clip can't put me down so it's just a matter of waiting to cut them in half with a burst of fire.
Delta 749 Kestrel Reconnaissance 1658	Posted - 2013.08.06 22:08:00 - [6] - Quote I dislike them solely because I dislike anything that encourages inaccurate spamming in a game Inb4 herp derp well "I" always get direct shots and dont spam
Forlorn Destrier Bullet Cluster 1308	Posted - 2013.08.06 22:35:00 - [7] - Quote Delta 749 wrote: I dislike them solely because I dislike anything that encourages inaccurate spamming in a game Inb4 herp derp well "I" always get direct shots and dont spam So you don't like area of effect? I can respect that.
Cosgar ParagonX 3957	Posted - 2013.08.06 23:00:00 - [8] - Quote I think I hate the fact that out of the 14 weapons we have, only 5-6 are being used past standard levels.
Zero Notion Red Star Jr. EoN. 157	Posted - 2013.08.06 23:03:00 - [9] - Quote Cosgar wrote: I think I hate the fact that out of the 14 weapons we have, only 5-6 are being used past standard levels. I'd use my proto shotgun more if shotguns weren't broken. :( Oh and what I 'hate' about mass drivers is the smoke. When they're being spammed, it's everywhere and really disrupts my shooting when I've got two dudes blasting at me in CQC and 3 dudes MDing from mid-long distance. Then again, it feels like a real battle.
FLAYLOCK Steve Hellstorm Inc League of Infamy 111	Posted - 2013.08.06 23:44:00 - [10] - Quote HandOGod wrote: It's not that I think they are overpowered. What gets me is the explosions. Not the splash , the sound. The constant bombardment of explosions coming from my surround sound just tweeks my brain in just the right way that I go into a bloody rage and feel nothing but pure hatred for the source. Some weird psychological effect going on there that may cause Mass Drivers/ Flay locks to get more hate than they deserve. I agree the sound is annoying. I use the mass driver from time to time. But i still hate the sound the assault rifle make. Why does it sound like a damn air soft or paint ball gun....

Scheneighnay McBob Bojo's School of the Trades 2706	Posted - 2013.08.06 23:48:00 - [11] - Quote Actually a good explanation. Just like the sound of a shotgun to the back of the head, or the surprise of being sniped.
Medic 1879 Forsaken Immortals Top Men. 829	Posted - 2013.08.07 00:25:00 - [12] - Quote HandOGod wrote: It's not that I think they are overpowered. What gets me is the explosions. Not the splash damage, the sound. The constant bombardment of explosions coming from my surround sound just tweeks my brain in just the right way that I go into a bloody rage and feel nothing but pure hatred for the source. Some weird psychological effect going on there that may cause Mass Drivers/ Flay locks to get more hate than they deserve. You may have shell shock.
Mobius Wyvern Guardian Solutions 2914	Posted - 2013.08.07 00:31:00 - [13] - Quote HandOGod wrote: It's not that I think they are overpowered. What gets me is the explosions. Not the splash damage, the sound. The constant bombardment of explosions coming from my surround sound just tweeks my brain in just the right way that I go into a bloody rage and feel nothing but pure hatred for the source. Some weird psychological effect going on there that may cause Mass Drivers/ Flay locks to get more hate than they deserve. A complaint about explosive weapons that's related to the sound they make? I think you have succeeded in making the first completely original complaint thread we've seen on this forum in months.
Reav Hannari Red Rock Outriders 917	Posted - 2013.08.07 00:55:00 - [14] - Quote The mass driver is one of the few things in the game that adds to the battle feeling. All the effects of the explosions really disrupt a fight which is pretty much the point of them other than outright blowing you up. Being shot by Gallente plasma pellets is more like a paint ball match. There should be more smoke on the field and being knocked around by various weaponry. You should be stunned if you survive something extremely traumatic. We need the "Fog of War".
Thang Bausch Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 22	Posted - 2013.08.07 00:59:00 - [15] - Quote xLTShinySidesx wrote: I don't mind either of them but one thing does annoy me a bit.... If a round explodes and damages me, my hit detection thing lights up 360 degrees... For example being shot by an AR from behind will pop up the little red hit detector showing they're shooting you from behind but when I get hit by a mass driver I have no idea where they're shooting from because the splash registers all around me for some reason.. Even getting splash damaged from behind says they're still hitting you in the front, that's just weird. Kind of make sense to me. The damage is splash so it is hitting you in multiple directions. All of the directions don't make sense, but it should radiate from the projectile hit location, not the direction it was fired at because your suit wouldn't know about that. however, mds leave a very obvious smoke trail so it is usually easy to detect the direction if you look.
Thang Bausch Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 22	Posted - 2013.08.07 01:03:00 - [16] - Quote Mobius Wyvern wrote: A complaint about explosive weapons that's related to the sound they make? I think you have succeeded in making the first completely original complaint thread we've seen on this forum in months. I thought this was going to be another explosives bashing thread, but refreshed to see that it is something new. I don't want them to change the effect because as another poster mentioned it is realistic, but I can understand how somoeone could find it super annoying and am enjoying the breath of fresh air in the forums.
ReGnYuM TeamPlayers EoN. 691	Posted - 2013.08.07 01:05:00 - [17] - Quote LOL @ 6 Shot Noob Tube
Thang Bausch Tronhadar Free Guard Minmatar Republic 22	Posted - 2013.08.07 01:08:00 - [18] - Quote HandOGod wrote: It's not that I think they are overpowered. What gets me is the explosions. Not the splash damage, the sound. The constant bombardment of explosions coming from my surround sound just tweeks my brain in just the right way that I go into a bloody rage and feel nothing but pure hatred for the source. Some weird psychological effect going on there that may cause Mass Drivers/ Flay locks to get more hate than they deserve. You need to fuel that rage into a fit designed to kill MD users, or just go MD hunting. Murder taxis used to put me into such a rage, so i speced a bit into the swarm launcher and smg and designed a medium AV fit. Nothing feels better than coming out of a fight with a few LAV and tank laying in ruins from my swarm launcher. One battle I took out 3 tanks. Never. Felt. Better. :)


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