DUST Search - Why the Forge Gun is 'stronger' than a Railgun Turret

Zero Harpuia wrote:

MarasdF Loron wrote:

Zero Harpuia wrote:

YOU AREN'T ACCOUNTING FOR RELOAD MORON. A decent tanker would never be stupid enough to force his turret into a sieze period, but the Forge must reload every four shots nomatter what. Furthermore, what makes the compressed Railgun 'good'? It has higher damage, less splash, JUST LIKE THE FORGEGUN. You keep choosing the Anti-Materiel Railgun and expecting it to do well in every situation. There is no 'good' one, just one you like more.

Hmm.... let's see. You are telling us to ignore killshots, ok, fine, I can see why I should not fire the last shot (that would kill the enemy rail tank) because I would overheat. No, wait.. actually I can't see why... Railguns are terribad against infantry and the best one against vehicles is definetely the compressed one, it does not matter how much damage you can deal in one minute, it matters how much damage you can deal in seconds.
Also you have to be terribad forge gunner to not make those 4 shots count. 90% of the time I am dead if I let the forge gunner unload those 4 shots on me one after another. But 90% of the time I will live and get away (or alternatively get close) if I take 4 railgun hits one after another.

If you fire all the railgun shots, you overheat and sieze. If you play it smart, you get more shots in less time by managing the heat level of the gun. You can also equip heatsinks to allow yourself more shots before overheat or, here's just a thought, use a Railgun with more DPS but less Alpha. Yaknow, any other Railgun, which as you stated yourself, can get more than the three shots the Compressed can. Also, you forget that the splash damage of the other Railguns also hits the tank you fire at, so the splash that you give up with the Compressed is only worth it if you are JUUUUUUUST clipping the edge of the tank.

So once again you are wrong. And if that last shot will get a kill but overheat your gun, go for it. That is a judgement call. If it won't kill him, just hurt him and leave you bareassed to his counterattack, don't take it. I didn't think I had to spell it out, but I took your limited intelligence for granted.


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Dovallis Martan JenusKoll Osmon Surveillance Caldari State 53	Posted - 2013.08.30 01:52:00 - [1] - Quote Zero Harpuia wrote: MarasdF Loron wrote: Zero Harpuia wrote: YOU AREN'T ACCOUNTING FOR RELOAD MORON. A decent tanker would never be stupid enough to force his turret into a sieze period, but the Forge must reload every four shots nomatter what. Furthermore, what makes the compressed Railgun 'good'? It has higher damage, less splash, JUST LIKE THE FORGEGUN. You keep choosing the Anti-Materiel Railgun and expecting it to do well in every situation. There is no 'good' one, just one you like more. Hmm.... let's see. You are telling us to ignore killshots, ok, fine, I can see why I should not fire the last shot (that would kill the enemy rail tank) because I would overheat. No, wait.. actually I can't see why... Railguns are terribad against infantry and the best one against vehicles is definetely the compressed one, it does not matter how much damage you can deal in one minute, it matters how much damage you can deal in seconds. Also you have to be terribad forge gunner to not make those 4 shots count. 90% of the time I am dead if I let the forge gunner unload those 4 shots on me one after another. But 90% of the time I will live and get away (or alternatively get close) if I take 4 railgun hits one after another. If you fire all the railgun shots, you overheat and sieze. If you play it smart, you get more shots in less time by managing the heat level of the gun. You can also equip heatsinks to allow yourself more shots before overheat or, here's just a thought, use a Railgun with more DPS but less Alpha. Yaknow, any other Railgun, which as you stated yourself, can get more than the three shots the Compressed can. Also, you forget that the splash damage of the other Railguns also hits the tank you fire at, so the splash that you give up with the Compressed is only worth it if you are JUUUUUUUST clipping the edge of the tank. So once again you are wrong. And if that last shot will get a kill but overheat your gun, go for it. That is a judgement call. If it won't kill him, just hurt him and leave you bareassed to his counterattack, don't take it. I didn't think I had to spell it out, but I took your limited intelligence for granted. Your Tank vs Tank rant kind of missed your quoted persons Tank vs Infanty post. Also... Railgun splash? That's like rolling a pair of dice, if its a 7 or higher it hits, anything else and the splash magically disappears. Been that way for a year and a half now...