area denial weapon is a device used to prevent an adversary from occupying or traver an area of land. The specific method used does not have to be totally effective in preventing passage (and sometimes is not) as long as it is sufficient to severely restrict, slow down, or endanger the opponent. Most area denial weapons pose long-lasting risks to anyone entering the area, specifically to civilians, and thus are often controversial.

The Mass Driver is a semi-automatic, multi-shot grenade launcher useful as both a breaching tool and an area denial weapon. Firing smart HIND explosive rounds, the weapon is highly effective against all forms of dropsuit and light vehicle, while its lightweight frame and compact design make it easy to wield in both urban and open terrain engagements.

I would like to mention one tactic against that may seem unintuitive.

In the right situation where you are not seen ahead of time, run at the person and stay close. Any shots at you will hurt them as well, and with your won shots going at them they often suicide or die really quickly.

This obviously wont work if they are tracking you running at them and hurting you on the way.

I am really glad to see a post by someone who thinks things through instead of the regular posts we see on these forums.

CCP are now considering it.

What will you do if it makes it in the game? Change your tactics? Find another weapon? QQ?

I'll probably change my tactics and put more skill into sidearms.

P are now considering it.

What will you do if it makes it in the game? Change your tactics? Find another weapon? QQ?

I'll probably change my tactics and put more skill into sidearms.

Ever since TF2, the grenade launcher-esque weapon has always been my favourite. I love learning the skill it requires to hit people at odd angles when they are above you on slopes. I waited to skill into the mass driver until the de-sync issues were solved and now I get many more kills with it that I ever did with the AR.

I can't quite tell if the MD is OP or just right - I do seem to be pretty good at getting direct hits when people feel most safe against me. On the other hand as an area denial weapon used in CQC when you've learned to not hit yourself with the splash damage it's found it's niche all right. I went 27/7 as an Amarr Logi a few days ago.

The MD-using community is looking to guys like you to be our advocate, our voice. Please convince the devs, especially CCP Logibro (the dev who, ironically, seems to screw over logis the most), that nerfing the MD is a bad idea.

Sounds like you found a play style that suits you. Your kill total went up when switching to MD, mine went down (though my usefulness to my squad went up because I could provide suppression) both are anecdotal and neither is specific to situations, fits, SP invested or squad synergies. Anecdotal commentary is not reason enough to alter game mechanics, especially when there is conflicting anecdotal information saying the converse as well.

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PS ~ For those keeping score at home I use the AR currently because I found that during Uprising a free AR with zero SP support was providing a higher rate of performance for me than a Proto MD with a million plus SP poured into it. I like the concept of the support value the MD provides, but much like the LR I'll put SP into it when CCP makes it clear that it'll be a weapon with tactical utility on par with the AR not the equivalent of in game flavor text (as the AR is now and the MD will more than likely become if the "minimum distance" et al trend continues).

I use my MD to scare people away. The only times I get a lot of kills are when people are stupid enough to still come at me. I still get more kills with my Exile AR than my EXO-5 MD. The MD just makes it easier to play a support logi role, no ADS means I can keep an eye on my teammates.

My only reason to even consider a minimum arming distance on a weapon like this for Pub matches is the fact that Friendly Fire is not on. There should be no way for a friendly being a blocker to kill a MD user on their own team, at least not without suffering for it.

Edit: Don't listen to Flaylock Steve about not rushing a MD user, don't worry they like it when you do that it is easier to kill you then.