THEAMAZING POTHEAD
Nyain San
Proficiency V.
525
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Posted - 2013.11.08 05:14:00 -
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Rush Inamras wrote:So I'm still using the flaylock, I'm getting better with it and it's starting to kick ass again, but it's a strange weapon. when fully upgraded there's only one proto-level flaylock pistol to mess around with and eehhh I'm currently on Operation lvl3 and i dunno if a 25% increase will make it kick that much more ass, or even if lvl 5 proficiency will make it even nicer...
it's either continue into this or try out the mass drivers more,
or hell...why not max out both the mass driver AAANND the flaylock? I WOULD BE KING OF EXPLOSIONS
What they did with the flaylock is they nerfed it to make the proto flaylocks splash radius just a bit better than the ADV flaylock was before, and the ADV flaylock WAS very usable, However for the damage the flaylock was nerfed by 25%, meaning when you NOW equip damage mods& proficiency 5, the damage is just about the same as the proto flaylock was before WITHOUT damage mods & proficiencys.
So basically, your maxed out flaylock will be doing 240 or so base damage per shot,with a usable 1.75m radius.
So it IS still very usable, However to compete with the freedom MD, requires proficiency 5 and 3 damage mods, and ends up 2 shot splash killing starter fits 3-4 shot killing proto mediums or heavies,5-6 shotting hybrid tanked protos and stronger heavies.
NOW the freedom MD with proficiency 5 3 dmg mods does around 220 base damage, with a much wider radius and longer range. This GENERALLY makes the MD more usable.
As a result of this competition from the MD, the flaylock requires the minmatar MK.0 assault suit, proficiency 5, 3 damage mods, and dual flaylocks to be exceptionally great.
Now IF YOU DO have all those requirements met, NO ONE will reliably defeat you at close range, period. You'll rip heavies and fully hybrid tanked caldari logis apart with your EXTREMELY high DPS and 8 shots before you reload. The flaylock can still be extremely good.
It got nerfed because when it used to have these requirements, it was doing over 350 damage a shot(splash), and with the fire rate, nothing else in the game came even close. Though thankfully only 2 or 3 people ever used flaylocks like that, to their max potential.
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