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Steel Faith
The Ardency of Faith
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Posted - 2014.03.09 17:48:00 -
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I noticed these aren't very popular, and when I tried to use them they do almost no damage.
I was wondering if anyone has had any success with them as opposed to the other weapons?
On a side note, why are vehicles so hard to kill with small arms fire? And why are tanks so fast? |
Altina McAlterson
Pure Innocence.
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Posted - 2014.03.09 17:52:00 -
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Steel Faith wrote:I noticed these aren't very popular, and when I tried to use them they do almost no damage.
I was wondering if anyone has had any success with them as opposed to the other weapons?
They used to be broken so CCP nerfed them in to irrelevance. Although to be fair it was only the Viziam that was absolutely broken due to a programming error while the rest of them really just needed some tweaking.
And since CCP does not how to "tweak" they are now pretty much useless. Although they will be getting a slight buff in the next patch.
Running a blaster tank in ambush is like bringing Anthrax to a pillow fight.
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ads alt
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Posted - 2014.03.09 17:53:00 -
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Steel Faith wrote:I noticed these aren't very popular, and when I tried to use them they do almost no damage.
I was wondering if anyone has had any success with them as opposed to the other weapons?
On a side note, why are vehicles so hard to kill with small arms fire? And why are tanks so fast?
http://memegenerator.net/instance/46995252
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Martyr Saboteur
Amarrtyrs
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Posted - 2014.03.09 17:57:00 -
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They used to be a good weapon.
However, they we're the natural counter to the current FotM (Caldari Shield Suits +ARs) so people cried to get the nerfed.
I will admit that the Viziam did too much damage, but that wasn't justification to nerf the entire line of weapons into the ground like they did.
Totally not Fizzer94's forum alt. Definitely just a random dude.
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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf
Dominion of the Supreme Emperor God-King KAGEHOSHI
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Posted - 2014.03.09 17:59:00 -
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They do awdul damage at close range, but they do better damage as the range gets higher (before going down again). If you want to do well with one, you have to use it around 80 meters from your enemies. There is a little percentage you see when you aim at a target, and it tells you what percent of damage your weapon will do; when in optimal range, the laser rifle should do 120% damage on shields, and 80% damage on armor. Also keep in mind damage will build up the longer you fire.
Laser rifle sucks right now, but it is getting buffed next patch (which is this month). The patch is also adding 3 new sidearms, all the missing heavies/sentinels/commandos and lights/scouts, and also cloaks.
Anyway, here are the details on the laser rifle buff coming: https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1878773#post1878773
* Laser Rifle:
- Increased effective range and increased damage at short range, reduced heat cost at ADV and PRO tiers.
- Improved zoom FOV. (effectively more zoom)
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low genius
The Sound Of Freedom
Renegade Alliance
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Posted - 2014.03.09 18:00:00 -
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Steel Faith wrote:I noticed these aren't very popular, and when I tried to use them they do almost no damage.
I was wondering if anyone has had any success with them as opposed to the other weapons?
On a side note, why are vehicles so hard to kill with small arms fire? And why are tanks so fast?
the laser rifle has been nerfed and buffed 2 times now since launch, I think. every gun goes through phases. there was a 4 month period where I ran it almost exclusively. before the rail rifle the laser rifle could out-range assault rifles (barely), so it was a good gun to use a scanner with. you could play 50m behind your run-and-gun assault guys and strip the shields off of the enemy.
right now the rail rifle has filled it's niche, but we'll all hope it finds it's role to fill in 1.8 |
Steel Faith
The Ardency of Faith
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Posted - 2014.03.09 18:00:00 -
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Damn, what kind of buff are they getting in the new patch?
Does anyone know where the upcoming patch notes are?
*edit - nevermind thanks kage :) |
Patrick57
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Posted - 2014.03.09 18:02:00 -
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To use them effectively, you have to be in their very specific range, which is about 50 to 80 meters IIRC. |
Steel Faith
The Ardency of Faith
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Posted - 2014.03.09 18:04:00 -
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Yeah, I didn't know about the range thing either that's quite helpful.
Kage's post had a lot of really good information on the topic. |
Martyr Saboteur
Amarrtyrs
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Posted - 2014.03.09 18:24:00 -
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Patrick57 wrote:To use them effectively, you have to be in their very specific range, which is about 50 to 80 meters IIRC.
64-80, actually.
Totally not Fizzer94's forum alt. Definitely just a random dude.
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Martyr Saboteur
Amarrtyrs
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Posted - 2014.03.09 18:26:00 -
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Patrick57 wrote:To use them effectively, you have to be in their very specific range, which is about 50 to 80 meters IIRC.
64-80 actually.
Totally not Fizzer94's forum alt. Definitely just a random dude.
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John Demonsbane
Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics
League of Infamy
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Posted - 2014.03.09 19:28:00 -
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ads alt wrote:Steel Faith wrote:I noticed these aren't very popular, and when I tried to use them they do almost no damage.
I was wondering if anyone has had any success with them as opposed to the other weapons?
On a side note, why are vehicles so hard to kill with small arms fire? And why are tanks so fast? http://memegenerator.net/instance/46995252
*scratches chin* me too... Though later posts to seem to make it sound more legit.
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