Bojo The Mighty
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Posted - 2014.01.30 00:27:00 -
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Maybe if you guys actually used the Mass Driver in it's niche location you'd find that your cries are less correct. Not saying it's not lagging, but I'm also saying it's not so bad. I've had more Breach MD kills this build than any past build.
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Bojo The Mighty
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Posted - 2014.01.31 02:15:00 -
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Atiim wrote:Bojo The Mighty wrote:Maybe if you guys actually used the Mass Driver in it's niche location you'd find that your cries are less correct. Not saying it's not lagging, but I'm also saying it's not so bad. I've had more Breach MD kills this build than any past build. The problem is, the Mass Driver's niche is easily outperformed by almost every weapon in existence. Along with that, the original Mass Driver was balanced around the lower HP values for armor. Now that Armor's been buffed, we have a weapon better used as a Potato Cannon.
IDK about that, seeing as how the Mass Driver's niche is high ground. If you thought mass driver's niche was cqc you are dead wrong. CQC MD doesn't happen anymore. If you didn't think that, if you thought Mass Driver + High Ground + 60 meters = Ding Ding Ding Ding! I'm not saying the Mass Driver doesn't need a hug right now, but really it's an overstatement to say it's a potato cannon. I come across mob-squads I take out my MD and Pistol and show em a thing or two.
A couple things on MD I would like to see are better efficiency against vehicles ( I emptied over a clip into a shieldless sica and barely got it to like 30% armor) and a chromosome splash radius. After that I think you have a balanced Mass Driver because take the damage any further and we have 1.x again. The MD has been quoted as a "Support Weapon" and "Area Denial". These two statements are actually fairly true however I run my MD effectively as a "Half weapon".
"Half Weapon" means that basically it relies on another weapon to aid it and when they are put together they are devastating. Most people are familiar with the MD as a "Half Weapon" already, using Flux nades. I tend to pair it up with my infamous scrambler pistol and pop the shields down and use my MD ammunition sparingly to finish off armor. It's a wonderful coupling however the MD ammunition cap is very small so it requires great attention.
Basically, the mass driver works today and I would know because I love it. It's a little behind the curve, but let's not make it out worse than it actually is.
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