lol HMG's are still a little underpowered I agree. but not by much and I still get killed by them on a regular basis, though I should NEVER be able to kill a heavy with my toxin smg and him/her not be able to kill me at close range with a HMG....that makes no sense

You know... I posted that mass drivers are going to be the new fotm and people laughed.

So not surprised. Its much easier to deal with MDs in the MCC. The explosives spam is ridiculous in PC, but its always been that way so c'est la dust.

omg another dumb md topic.... there is more than one weapon in this game, adapt ur playstyle and get over it.

Yeah I kinda love the idea of the Mass Driver...as a mid-range support weapon. But it never really functions like that when I come up against folks using them. Most use it as a CQB spam machine. Kinda foolish if you ask me. Especially when you factor all the smoke and distortion that the thing causes. How players don't blow the hell outta themselves is beyond me.

I think if you are going to "fix" the Mass Driver it need not have anything to do with damage...spash or direct. Instead incorporate two things:

1. Slower rate of fire and slower projectile speed. This will ensure the skill factor is present in the weapon handling. Careful shots should be key.

2. Incorporate a minimum number of "twists" or minimum distance the projectile has to travel before it is armed and will explode. This is a simple feature of most real world grenade launchers as a safety measure and will help ensure the weapon cannot be used as some kind of super-shotgun. It keeps the weapon locked into mid-range combat. You can still give the projectile some damage capability if you get a direct hit at close range...just not explosive damage.

Work in those physics and the Mass Driver makes a lot more sense IMO.

I'm happy it means the minnies have a crutch to use in FW. The Amarr we utterly destroying them groundside last I checked.

I recently started using the MD and it's great. Also started to Flux enemy Caldari, I hadn't been doing this up until this point. Puts a smile on my face when my enemy Caldaris realize they've been fluxed. They run like the cowards they are.