Considering how powerful other guns are, I think it needs some buffing.

It's a heavy weapon, packing lots of mechanisms. It needs extreme dps and the necessary fear factor.
I'd say buffing along the lines of damage and increasing the range a bit.

For damage I'd say increase the standard variant to 30 damage per shot

The range should be similar to the combat rifle.

The Heavy suit is fine the HMG is great in 1 situation the combination of the two makes it laughable.
I read thread after thread saying the HMG is is in a great place. Yes after the months of absolute crap its better.

To say its balanced? To what? Rifles got a huge range buff, and we all know like half the frickin map range.

But HMG's got their actual cone of fire back to what it was always supposed to be, and we are saying oh the HMG is great now?

I can say playing a heavy for an entire pub match is like wearing huge weights around your ankles and wearing such dark glasses you can only see 40-50meters in front of you with a great big old sign that says shoot me here in my balloon head I'm a big target. Great stay in your hallway mole, you are right where you should,be says the rifle players.

I applaud any heavy that can say they dominate, much respect. However i can dominate you with my rifle 98% of the time in your cqc optimal range, if I can't I can run away and drop a hive and stay out of your range, and if you happen to show your Zeppelin head out of the dark hallway and try to run to another location I can pick you off from way far away and giggle as you turn around like a dog that has poo stuck on its tail, looking around in hopes that you could actually fire back at me.

Heavy HMG can not dictate their optimal fight zone every other suit can dicatate how they own you, or just plain out wait you.

Is the HmG powerful in CQC yes. Is it fun to play against ranged rifles on most of the maps? You decide I prefer smashing heavies in cqc being able to run away if need be, able to drop a hive to repairs/reload and just plain have a smaller hit box.

As a die hard heavy/HMG player it is completely out classed in every way since aim assist and TTK were introduced.

Its allready the best CQC weapon

Considering how powerful other guns are, I think it needs some buffing.

It's a heavy weapon, packing lots of mechanisms. It needs extreme dps and the necessary fear factor.
I'd say buffing along the lines of damage and increasing the range a bit.

For damage I'd say increase the standard variant to 30 damage per shot

The range should be similar to the combat rifle.

The Heavy suit is fine the HMG is great in 1 situation the combination of the two makes it laughable.
I read thread after thread saying the HMG is is in a great place. Yes after the months of absolute crap its better.

To say its balanced? To what? Rifles got a huge range buff, and we all know like half the frickin map range.

But HMG's got their actual cone of fire back to what it was always supposed to be, and we are saying oh the HMG is great now?

I can say playing a heavy for an entire pub match is like wearing huge weights around your ankles and wearing such dark glasses you can only see 40-50meters in front of you with a great big old sign that says shoot me here in my balloon head I'm a big target. Great stay in your hallway mole, you are right where you should be, says the rifle players.

I applaud any heavy that can say they dominate, much respect. However i can dominate you with my rifle 98% of the time in your cqc optimal range, if I can't I can run away and drop a hive and stay out of your range, and if you happen to show your Zeppelin head out of the dark hallway and try to run to another location I can pick you off from way far away and giggle as you turn around like a dog that has poo stuck on its tail, looking around in hopes that you could actually fire back at me.

Heavy HMG can not dictate their optimal fight zone every other suit can dicatate how they own you, or just plain out wait you.

Is the HmG powerful in CQC yes. Is it fun to play against ranged rifles on most of the maps? You decide? I prefer smashing heavies in cqc being able to run away if need be, able to drop a hive to repairs/reload/RE's@uplinks and just plain have a smaller hit box.

As a die hard heavy/HMG player it is completely out classed in every way since aim assist and TTK were introduced.

Sorry, can't hear you over the 7 proto suits I killed running away from me upstairs

shield extenders now have a penalty which is wrong

swarm launchers are now a skill point sink because it doesn't matter if it's basic or prototype they all have the same damage and a screwed up range nerf.

Sorry, can't hear you over the 7 proto suits I killed running away from me upstairs

Lol I can lie too.

Why I have I never seen you in a match let alone PC?

Lol I can lie too.

Why I have I never seen you in a match let alone PC?

also I dont know why the HMG has such a big reticle but it means nothing the only part that matters is the tiny tiny dot in the middle.

Sorry, can't hear you over the 7 proto suits I killed running away from me upstairs

It's hardly a lie, Taste. I do it on a daily basis in my Templar BPO suit myself. No one likes to hear that using a LAV solves the distance control issue, but it does, and it does beautifully.

I can see the argument that Heavy HMG still isn't competitive in PC because it doesn't offer tactical flexibility, but what would you do to fix it? The original poster's suggestions would make it laughably overpowered.



Just so you're aware, this is no longer the case.

Okay, I thought they needed a buff, maybe they are okay with damage mods and proficiency 5, I arrest my case.

Was your case a criminal? Did it commit a felony or misdemeanor? These are important questions.

More to the point of this post.....the HMG does need a buff. Nothing that the OP said, that would all be overpowering, but it needs some sort of slight boost. I personally can't think of what that boost might be, but it needs a small tweak and it would be where I consider it to be perfect.