They're not broken..

Fly fast, pray, and if that doesn't work ram your dropship down the barrel of that railgun.

What's your solution for fixing railguns, OP?

I think damage mods are the real problem.

There is no proficiency anymore.

Damages are as listed, until damage mods get slapped on.

Err not quite.

Proficiency skill on turrets only increases the rotation speed on the turrets. Not increase how much damage it does.

Though, I think Alldin Kan made a thread about how damage mods were broken. Too bad I forgot to put it in my favorites.

While railguns are a bit broken, keep in mind that they are supposed to demolish vehicles.

Why accuse railguns of anything? This is clearly a case of the transport dropships not having enough HP.

That's the point.

Everything is supposed to exceed amazingly at what it does best, but failing in other areas to create an equal compromise, while also creating proper counter-play.

This is how a niche should perform.

To be fair, since I don't redline snipe, assault dropships who avoid my second shot have a tendency to make my life a living hell, as repayment.

It's like Hitchcock's The Birds. Getting hunted down and pecked to death. Unable to fight back, desperately looking for some cover, cursing yourself for not having a nitro.

That's how it should be! Playing without risk is boring.

Railguns are at an extreme disadvantage against infantry, just like other forms of AV.

A Sica/Gunnlogi with 2-3xDMG Mods is built to wreck any/all vehicles that get caught and stay in it's sights. The same tank is also called a -Glass Cannon- and has MUCH less bite with those mods on CD. Not to mention it has poor EHP and a sitting duck for other tanks. Perhaps even the Assault Dropship that then flies over to the tank and proceeds pop proto-grade missiles for at best a Shooting Range target in difficulty. Quack Quack.

Dropships that "deserve" to live are those that utilize cover to evade such firepower. Moving in open sky is not cover and just comes down to can you fly sporadically enough till the clip is empty or the gun overheats.

Tank drivers almost always get killed with their tank, dropship pilots rarely do.

Railgun is nothing....

I'd be more worried about Minmatar Artillery Cannons...

OR Amarrian Beam Laser turret's shooting one consistent beam at the dropship.

He...........Was but I could not find and kill the tank in the time it took for him to fire 2 shots, I did kill the Particle accelerator Twice and the Aurum tank/turret Particle cannon twice though I died three times because if there was a moment I was in a bad position with a hardener down or right after killing an enemy tank he would swoop in.

For the case you cited, you are being shot at by a gun that at it's base does 1885 damage per shot and you are being shot at by 2x of them. A gun designed to break any and all vehicles. It's no surprise to me as it's what counters my current tank fittings unless I try to rail gun snipe them. Even then I'm not garunteed to kill them as they can dodge it. AND for my trouble people send rage mails about it or rage on the forums how it's UNFAIR.

Here is what I did as a tanker in training when I realize I was outmatched or shutdown by the opposing team, be it Jihad Jeeps, AV Infantry, or other (often better) tanks. I stopped using fittings that cost me 250k-434k per fit and went infantry. Soon I decided to put together fittings that cost 67k-150k cause I still wanted to tank and still make a profit. Nowadays I still do this. (Note this is all within PUBLIC matches.)

If I run proto/expensive gear and vehicles in a PUBLIC match game and I die in it. Blame comes down to me first for RISKING it by calling it in. Not to blame my killer which is a rampant attitude on the forums.

So should blaster turrets not 2shot infantry as well? That's the common gripe about it from the infantry angle. Blaster turrets too good at killing infantry, rail turrets to good at killing vehicles.

Should we say the same for infantry? Should a HMG not kill a Scout in the time it takes to blink? It's not fair is it that someone gets killed that quickly.

It's the only anti vehicle turret.... Let's all yell op if something does its job