So you found a way to exploit a design fraud, and you want the PC to stay the same so you can get the "Occasional" easy kill ?

I found that the design fraud too ... but is not how the PC suppose to work. I rather have the PC working as its intended, than getting few easy kills doing something that the PC is not design to do by definition.

I hope you don't mean to think of it as an AV weapon. That'd be silly for a weapon designed for confined space combat. It's working as intended when used as a close range weapon.

So what the Plasma Cannon is the design for ? A one-shot-kill close range weapon ? I thought we have the shotgun for that...

I hope you don't mean to think of it as an AV weapon. That'd be silly for a weapon designed for confined space combat. It's working as intended when used as a close range weapon.

So you found a way to exploit a design fraud, and you want the PC to stay the same so you can get the "Occasional" easy kill ?

I found that the design fraud too ... but is not how the PC suppose to work. I rather have the PC working as its intended, than getting few easy kills doing something that the PC is not design to do by definition.

Easy one shot kills? Have you used a plasma cannon. Have you ever seen a kill feed where the plasma cannon dominates. The description of the weapon is clear. The projectile very visible. The projectile is slower than the speed at which you fall. The reload speed of 3.5 seconds is a huge deterrent; the projectile drop awkward at best. It can't OHK with splash I have the numbers even with spec 5 at proto level with 3 complex damage mods which BTW would be a total of 400 damage which is less than the total HP of most protype suits.

I never thought I would see the day. A shameful day indeed when a person is clearly hurt by being killed by the underdog of all weapons in dust.

I was one of the first ones to use the Plasma Cannon and also saw it's potential with the Commando suit very quickly. And I can talk you that to make the PC effective right now, you have to use it as a Shotgun.. Surprise tactics / Shot people in the back when they not looking... and i'm pretty sure that is not how you suppose to use the PC.

Da hell; As a shotgun? Surprise Tactics? I am truelly sorry but I have never used it in such a manner. I fight face to face with it. I die and I kill just as with any AR, SR, MD, SMG, HMG.

Just because you can't use it any other way doesnt mean it's not effective any other way. I have to strongly disagree with how you think the plasma cannon is used effectively.

You have to be the biggest Troll in Dust 514 history ... but carry on... I will recommend you to "TRY" the PC, before you embarrass yourself even more.

Comrade, in the words of the description: "Plasma cannons are a single-shot and a direct-fire weapon developed by the Allotek Industry for use in urban operations and confined space combat. The dense plasma discharge it generates is highly unstable, decaying rapidly and venting sufficient heat and energy to severely damage targets within its critical emission radius."

It's working as intended, and will vastly improve when the hit detection is cleared. o7

Added edit: I have a love for the Plasma Cannon and it's not unusual to see me running around in a light frame with one.

Right. It's meant to be get close to vehicles and wipe them out. Nowhere does it say 'infantry' but, of course, it can be used as such. It's already slated for review.

Isn't it the Gallente AV weapon?
It's **** for the job, I laugh when I see it fly harmlessly past everything.

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The odder part is without changing code I don't see how to buff it operational wise.

There is no need. People haven't been using this weapon as it's supposed to be used; CQC. If you remember the video showing off the weapon the vehicle had to be close to the user. People havent actually given this weapon chance enough therefore saying it needs change. I've been using it nonstop, in a gallente logi mind you, so there is no cheating with a side arm and no one can tell me that the strd gallente is a battle worthy suit but The weapon still does it's job well. I kill tanks and LAVs infantry, you name it.

The fix is to change the bonuses given to the weapon by skills. Therefore people who are actually good with the weapon can skill into it and not have it be undewhelming; which in my opinion, the weapon is not underwhelming but balanced.

Even the projectile speed was made with balance in mind. An infantryman can quickly sidestep it and do so on a regular basis.

I really don't see what all this hype is about. It is one of the most balanced weapons in the game. All that damage potential is balanced by the need to understand and break into the weapon and it's mechanics because no other weapon behave in the manner this weapon does.

If this weapon is to be touched I seriously think CCP would make a huge error in judgement listening to people who don't give the weapon a second look after using maybe 10 or 20 of them.