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zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 464	Posted - 2014.02.08 23:26:00 - [1] - Quote It's hard to hit with. It only has one shot. Has a long reload. And then does the second least damage of any AV weapon despite having no lock mechanic PLUS slow travel time. Makes ZERO ***** sense. Make it do double to triple damage (2,750 at std, 3,000 at adv, 3,250 at proto) on direct hit since it already oneshots every suit. Keep splash the same. Reasons to do this: 1. A billion drawbacks, it needs at least one reward 2. Hard to hit targets at range 3. Gallente is close range and 1,000 damage is enough just to tickle an LAV. 4. Hard to hit targets IN GENERAL unlike draw-a-dot-in-the-center-of-your-screen-have-100%-accuracy Forge Guns 5. Dropships would be near impossible to hit and could survive (barely) 6. HAVs would not die from the burst, they could get out before a second shot is fired 7. Teams of PLCers could dunk people with alpha strike damage FROM ONLY CLOSE RANGE. 8. Why the does it make sense that switching from a LONG RANGE forge gun to a CLOSE RANGE PLC make you do lower damage? AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422**, + double the range. Balanced.
zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 466	Posted - 2014.02.09 00:16:00 - [2] - Quote Edited to your values, I agree with you. AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422, + double the range. Balanced.
zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 470	Posted - 2014.02.09 00:54:00 - [3] - Quote Good. It legitimately boggles my mind why an AV weapon with such short range does such worthless damage to vehicles. This is why Dust turned into World of Tanks. Driving straight up to AV with no infantry support should mean 3 PLCs to the face and a very dead tank. AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422, + double the range. Balanced.
zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 471	Posted - 2014.02.09 02:35:00 - [4] - Quote Megaman Trigger wrote: The description of the Plasma Cannon doesn't say it's an AV weapon, only it's designed for "urban operations and confined space combat." Doesn't that make it more of an AI (Anti Infantry) or general purpose weapon? But yeah, weapon needs fixing regardless. Try using it then telling me that it's meant for anti-infantry lol AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422, + double the range. Balanced.
zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 473	Posted - 2014.02.09 07:20:00 - [5] - Quote Donn Cuailgne wrote: zibathy numbertwo wrote: Megaman Trigger wrote: The description of the Plasma Cannon doesn't say it's an AV weapon, only it's designed for "urban operations and confined space combat." Doesn't that make it more of an AI (Anti Infantry) or general purpose weapon? But yeah, weapon needs fixing regardless. Try using it then telling me that it's meant for anti-infantry lol It does work best as anti-infantry if you actually use it in said confined spaces. Camp a busy doorway with it. Hell of a lot more effective than trying to hit the average vehicle. That's cause it's absolutely god awful right now. I think this buff should probably be coupled with a substantial 15-25% projectile speed bonus but with the same drop. The only thing is, changing multiple things at once is what makes things OP and the FotM. So I think changing one thing at a time would be best. It would at least encourage shooting at vehicles, whereas right now you're just a moron if you do so. AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422, + double the range. Balanced.
zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 477	Posted - 2014.02.09 21:14:00 - [6] - Quote That's why you use the alpha damage to kill a tank while its hardeners are on cooldown. If you're a tank and you're letting infantry near you while your mods are on CD, then you deserve to be blown apart. The alpha damage of a close range high damage PLC fits this ideology. It's completely balanced. AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422, + double the range. Balanced.
zibathy numbertwo Nox Aeterna Security 479	Posted - 2014.02.09 22:10:00 - [7] - Quote It already oneshots all infantry. Asking it to do more direct damage doesn't affect its use against infantry in any way shape or form. AR Dmg: 34, RoF: 750 RPM, DPS: 425, RR Dmg: 55, RoF: 461 RPM, DPS: 422, + double the range. Balanced.

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