Dev blogs will be happening in the lead up to 1.8 - they haven't even been written yet, so...not just yet. :)
Production facility - my latest understanding was that we want to optimize performance on this map first before it's released.

Got a question for ya Mr. Saberwing now that we are going to have racial parity for heavies what are the names of the Amarr and Gallente heavy weapons. Even if it is a tentative name, I'd like see something besides TBA.

Plasma Mortar and Scrambler Lance? I thought these were confirmed my one of the Devs

I've yet to see a blue confirm it. If i missed the post feel free to link it.

Heres my idea for the heavy weaponGǪSabrewing if you could give this a look and tell me what you think id appreciate it

have it be something like a massive laser rifle that fires in a sinusoidal manner with two beams, i.e. one beam is represented by the function sin(x), the other -sin(x), and would do a ton of damage every -ÇN meters (N being a constant to determine period range) as this is where the two beams would cross, and it would work along the same lines of the laser rifle doing reduced damage at close range. The two beams would also be going through a constant phase shift at about 5m/s, in order that the places where the two beams intersect is more dynamic. If you want to see what i mean, graph sin(x), and -sin(x) at the same time, then graph sin(x-2) and -sin(x-2) to see the phase shift.

Also include an assault variant that requires a charge but is effective at close range as well, and the phase shift happens much more rapidly, but the functions determining the beams remain the same, and damage output is a lot lower.

I'm also not the person responsible for making Weapons in the game (unfortunately...otherwise War Elephants would be a thing).

Heres my idea for the heavy weaponGǪSabrewing if you could give this a look and tell me what you think id appreciate it

have it be something like a massive laser rifle that fires in a sinusoidal manner with two beams, i.e. one beam is represented by the function sin(x), the other -sin(x), and would do a ton of damage every -ÇN meters (N being a constant to determine period range) as this is where the two beams would cross, and it would work along the same lines of the laser rifle doing reduced damage at close range. The two beams would also be going through a constant phase shift at about 5m/s, in order that the places where the two beams intersect is more dynamic. If you want to see what i mean, graph sin(x), and -sin(x) at the same time, then graph sin(x-2) and -sin(x-2) to see the phase shift.

Also include an assault variant that requires a charge but is effective at close range as well, and the phase shift happens much more rapidly, but the functions determining the beams remain the same, and damage output is a lot lower.

Here's my idea for the heavy weaponGǪSabrewing if you could give this a look and tell me what you think id appreciate it

Have it be something like a massive laser rifle that fires in a sinusoidal manner with two beams, i.e. one beam is represented by the function sin(x), the other -sin(x), and would do a ton of damage every -ÇN meters (N being a constant to determine period range) as this is where the two beams would cross, and it would work along the same lines of the laser rifle doing reduced damage at close range. The two beams would also be going through a constant phase shift at about 5m/s, in order that the places where the two beams intersect is more dynamic. If you want to see what i mean, graph sin(x), and -sin(x) at the same time, then graph sin(x-2) and -sin(x-2) to see the phase shift.

An auto-moving phase shift would be hard to interact with from a shooter's perspective.

Something people don't talk about though, is that the controller has analog triggers. Imagine if while firing, pressing R2 let's you control where the phase-intersect happens. Hold it all the way down to cook a tank 200m out, then ease up a bit to melt infantry at 40m. Hell, imagine an incoming LAV, and you turning slowly to keep it in your reticule while also easing up on the trigger to keep the hotspot synced on it; you pull it off perfectly and the speeding LAV explodes into a moving cloud of slag and bones.

...Jeeze, I was originally posting to lecture you about a problem with your idea, but now this just sounds rad as hell! XD


Admittedly, using R2 like this would get in the way of someone changing weapons mid-shot, but why are you trying to change weapons mid-shot anyway? Just take your finger off R1 before pressing R2, like people already do anyhow.

Admittedly, using R2 like this would get in the way of someone changing weapons mid-shot, but why are you trying to change weapons mid-shot anyway? Just take your finger off R1 before pressing R2, like people already do anyhow.

Okay, so I read it and this sounds pretty damn cool. But I'm also not the person responsible for making Weapons in the game (unfortunately...otherwise War Elephants would be a thing).

+1 for making some use outta the analogue input instead of just plain-old FIREZ!

The issue is charge weapons. Forge guns and Charge snipers need that option.

Otherwise, I like your proposal.