If only one thing was changed on the FG I'd have it be projectile speed. As it stands now, reticule turns red and they're dead. There has to be a draw back for such a relatively small weapon putting out that much power and maintaining said power over such a distance and that would be how fast you can send the projectile at the target. Not even plasma cannon slow but someplace between the PC speed and the current speed. Would take more skill to hit a DS but a tank would still be reasonably easy to hit unless they hit the fuel injectors. Hitting moving infantry from a tower would be harder as well.

That would just make the FG suck.

Remember it is a handheld Railgun. Just like the sniper rifle except larger. It doesn't fire an actual projectile.

Would you want this done to your rail turrets? What about the Railgun Installations? Sniper Rifles? What about the Caldari Rail Rifle? Should these weapons also have a slower traveling "projectile", of course not.

Was he the Squad leader calling in Orbital Strikes?

I was in a match earlier today using my HMG. I was also squad leader, and called in 2 Orbital Strikes. I went 41/10 about 15 were OS kills. Are you going to try to tell me that the HMG is OP now?

Problem is you can't counter them when they are 50 stories above your head and all you have is a militia sniper rifle.

Reasons why it is.... Scrub

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You sound a lot like the old TAR users saying the gun was fine.

Assault Forge Gun makes all your arguments invalid. I like the bad at CQC one, lol. The fast charge time is almost like using a mass driver. Spam those shots and I have the "balls" to tell you that this thing is better at CQC than the HMG.

Heavy dropsuit IS the hardest suit to kill at a distance, snipers don't do **** to them, that's why tower guy stays there whole match.

Stop saying Forge Gun is fine ffs, it's not.

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To use a FG you must use a Heavy Dropsuit. The Heavy Dropsuit is by far the Easiest dropsuit to counter in the game because of our very large hitbox and very slow Movement/Sprint Speed.

FG (and other) Heavies require intensive squad support in the form of nanohives, armor repair, and nanite injectors in order to be mildly effective in any battle situation.

Once in CQC the FG is useless. This limits the Heavy to a side arm, making him extremely vulnerable to enemy attack.

The Tower Forge Gunner complaint is the most common. People complain because "they are on a high tower and don't render" Seriously guys how many towers exist in this game that are only accessible with dropships? It is not that difficult to figure out where their perch is. Once located it is not difficult to use some elementary squad coordination to take them out.

Solo Tower FG heavies can easily be countered by a Medium or Light Suit team of two. One with an active scanner and shotgun or AR or nearly any other Handheld light weapon in the game another with a sniper rifle or *gasp* Heavy with a FG. If the Heavy is on a tower with no ladder Squad Coordination can be used to easily locate the Heavy for snipers to focus fire and nullify the threat. A dropship should be in position at flight ceiling over the tower to then land on the tower and remove any uplinks or nanohives. Even the Tac AR can easily take out a Tower FG Heavy from the ground.

Feel free to add more reasons why the FG is not Overpowered.

Have you even tried to use a FG in CQC?

One Geck can kill a Heavy before he can charge the Assault FG 2 times. OMG that FG is so OP in CQC!

Like using a Mass Driver? LMMFAO yea right! the Mass drive can out DPS a FG in splash damage twice over!

Snipers own heavies all day long. We have to be by far the easiest suit to get a headshot on!

Snipers are my worst enemy! Any halfway decent sniper can rip through my Shields and at least 1/4 of my armor with one shot. Leaving the AR Jackals my bones to pick the meat off of!

Do you even dust bruh?