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Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:

Allow me to list my responses.

D legendary hero wrote:

buff tanks,

Yes. Depends how much though. Despite copious tanker tears, if too much buffing is done they could very well become OP.
Yes HAVs need a buff, but in doing so it's vital we keep in mind relative meta level. A Militia HAV should absolutely burn fast against Prototype AV, but when HAVs are going up against AV of an equal meta level it shouldn't be at all common place that 1-2 infantry can take them down. Likely an eHP buff for HAVs is called for, but these things must be done very carefully and with a gentle touch.

buff MD,

No. You even said in the OP that these were one of the main things you see on the battlefield.
Alter MD. Restore the old arc, and polish the stats on the sub-types to provide more diversity/emphasis on the niche role of each sub-type. Then sit back and wait to see where the MD is after the upcoming alterations to both Armor and the explosive damage profile. On balance the MD is in a good place but it needs some polish.

buff HMG

Yes - reduce the dispersion.

buff flaylocks

Yes - Direct damage only.

buff lazers

Yes - The sight will have an effect on this.
Likely will need a bit of a buff even after the sight change, but shouldn't be touched until we see the effects of the new sight. Currently however the ScR is drastically more effective.

buff scramblers

No - I use the SCR as my primary weapon all the time and it's fine.

buff scrambler pistols

No - If you can aim, these are brutally effective.

buff scouts

Absolutely. Yes yes yes.

buff heavy suits

We will see how the armour buff plays out - the turn speed increase should help as well. Commandos probably need a buff.

buff logi suits

No. They're fine. They're even better than the assaults!
They're really not, in fact the Cal Logi aside they didn't need the recent nerf to eHP based on compared fittings, SP and Cost. Aside from a reversion of the recent eHP nerf however I wouldn't touch them. Well maybe give the Cal a bit of its CPU back, but that's hard to say since I don't run the Cal suit.

buff dropsips

Yes. Definitely.

buff shotguns

Fix hit detection first.

buff breach ARs

Kind of, yes.

buff plasma cannons

Yes.

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Cross Atu Conspiratus Immortalis Covert Intervention 1631	Posted - 2013.08.26 14:04:00 - [1] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Allow me to list my responses. D legendary hero wrote: buff tanks, Yes. Depends how much though. Despite copious tanker tears, if too much buffing is done they could very well become OP. Yes HAVs need a buff, but in doing so it's vital we keep in mind relative meta level. A Militia HAV should absolutely burn fast against Prototype AV, but when HAVs are going up against AV of an equal meta level it shouldn't be at all common place that 1-2 infantry can take them down. Likely an eHP buff for HAVs is called for, but these things must be done very carefully and with a gentle touch. buff MD, No. You even said in the OP that these were one of the main things you see on the battlefield. Alter MD. Restore the old arc, and polish the stats on the sub-types to provide more diversity/emphasis on the niche role of each sub-type. Then sit back and wait to see where the MD is after the upcoming alterations to both Armor and the explosive damage profile. On balance the MD is in a good place but it needs some polish. buff HMG Yes - reduce the dispersion. buff flaylocks Yes - Direct damage only. buff lazers Yes - The sight will have an effect on this. Likely will need a bit of a buff even after the sight change, but shouldn't be touched until we see the effects of the new sight. Currently however the ScR is drastically more effective. buff scramblers No - I use the SCR as my primary weapon all the time and it's fine. buff scrambler pistols No - If you can aim, these are brutally effective. buff scouts Absolutely. Yes yes yes. buff heavy suits We will see how the armour buff plays out - the turn speed increase should help as well. Commandos probably need a buff. buff logi suits No. They're fine. They're even better than the assaults! They're really not, in fact the Cal Logi aside they didn't need the recent nerf to eHP based on compared fittings, SP and Cost. Aside from a reversion of the recent eHP nerf however I wouldn't touch them. Well maybe give the Cal a bit of its CPU back, but that's hard to say since I don't run the Cal suit. buff dropsips Yes. Definitely. buff shotguns Fix hit detection first. buff breach ARs Kind of, yes. buff plasma cannons Yes. I'm going to steal this from Arkena and make a couple slight alterations in quote to show my stance, because honestly I agree on 90% of the quoted text already so this is just easier. The italics above are mine.