Jansuza Scuzzy
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Posted - 2014.02.19 13:49:00 -
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I can't really comment on if it will replace the RR as the default weapon, but I've been using nothing but the mass driver for about 6 months now, and I like to think I've gotten pretty good with it. Having said that, I think the MD doesn't currently compete very well.
A few points that should be considered:
The mass driver is quite easy to aim between 0-25M. After that it gets rather difficult, especially if you're being shot at. The upside is that the aim function is never required.
If you're shooting at somebody on higher ground, the difficulty trebles (at least!)
Loads of damage if you get a direct hit, but they're very difficult to get. You can aim at the redberry's body, but if you miss, you likely won't get any damage as it'll travel another 6-7M. I think most MD players would rather go for a more certain half damage.
Shield tanking suits laugh at you, as do most heavies. When I see either, I go the other way around.
Long reload time. Even at level 5 reload. it takes a damn long time. I play logi so I don't even have a sidearm. You have to plan well.
Explosives hurt you too. I've had quite a few canny players meet me in close quarters and simply run up to me while firing, meaning that in that last dash to kill them, you can quite often kill yourself too.
Small ammo capacity. You can't run a mass-driver without nanohives, so it in-effect takes up two slots and quite a lot more PG/CPU than just the gun itself. At the same time, the nerf to hives is coming into effect, making it even more difficult to to run them.
Of course there's many good things about them as well. There's nothing quite like setting up shop on an elevated position and taking down red dot after red dot, but there's also that same sinking feeling you get when a red crests the top of a hill by you, and realizing that you're going to have to run all the way to the top before you can think of shooting at him.
It will make for a bit more variety, even if it is a bit OP, which I definitely don't think it will be. Isn't anybody else getting a bit tired of the rifle spam?
Using the mass driver exclusively since 1.5
Because I can't aim...
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Jansuza Scuzzy
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Posted - 2014.02.19 16:23:00 -
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NAV HIV wrote:It's not even back yet... MD was never nerfed or anything. I still carry it around to **** people off or to blow off some steam... So A MD OP Thread already ?!
I suppose we all remember a time when the MD was a bit overpowered, so maybe the knee-jerk isn't completely unwarranted, but in the current edition-creep where the power level of many things seems to have gone up substantially, I think it's unwarranted.
Using the mass driver exclusively since 1.5
Because I can't aim...
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