Awry Barux
Shining Flame
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.09.23 20:00:00 -
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Beren Hurin wrote:Scanning is HUGE with the scrambler/laser. With them, you can be guaranteed first strike. You can scan from cover, start the charge, pop out, shoot... You can then continue firing, or pop back into cover. You can typically get another charged shot off before their shields recharge. I'm getting better at a technique that completely confuses players and is a lot like the mass driver 'gophering in and out of cover' method. It really frustrates players because they either have to find their own cover (which you still know where they are with your scanner) or they have to rush you.
This. While the AR may be superior for spewing out the maximum amount of damage in a continuous stream, the SCR gains its advantage in charge-shot alpha. You should be popping in and out and abuse cover. You can full charge -> shoot -> full charge -> shoot at least 3 times. Take the extra second to scan and land the charged shot in the head, and you'll one shot the average joe.
On the other side of things, I'm pretty sure you can get more damage out of the SCR with good jitter. When I say more damage, I mean more damage over the course of a 2 second burst. I tested myself and I can get out about 8 uncharged shots per second when my twitchy finger is working properly. With no Amarr Assault bonus, I found that I can get about 17 uncharged shots without overheating. Note that if you're OK with the <100 overheat damage, your SCR actually cools to 0 faster after an overheat than if you let it cool naturally (5 seconds base vs 6 seconds base, assuming that the skill bonus applies to both numbers).
8 shots/second @ 72 dmg/shot (standard SCR) gets you 576 DPS, and 1.2k damage before overheating. This is about 400 damage less before overhead than the militia AR gets between reloads, but spat out at a much higher rate (~425 < 576). This is probably your best option if you're trying to quickly mow down multiple damaged enemies.
Either way, the SCR is a burst damage weapon and is not really meant for slaying 3-4 people rapidly. Using cover (corner humping) is critical. |