What heavy weapons do you guys want to see?

We're getting the Scrambler Lance for the Amarr, so that is all I care for Fanfest.

We're getting the Scrambler Lance for the Amarr, so that is all I care for Fanfest.

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WAnt CQ?

Allotech MAcro HAmmer

500 HP per smash (can be charged same as nova),(Has AoE or Splash damage of 300). Hellou there....

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For a new heavy weapon, I want an all-range (well, 0-100m) anti-infantry weapon.
Something that justifies my Sentinel, NOT carrying a CR or ARR, because (new heavy weapon) is better in all situations.

Is that SO DIFFICULT, CCP, to imagine that a heavy weapon should be able to out-damage a "light" weapon of the same type?!?!
There's "HMG" vs "SMG". So just give us the HRR or HCR already?!?!?!?!

When did this become more than a rumour?

I'm afraid you only have my word to take on this, because I'm too lazy to search for the post, but a blue tag confirmed it a few weeks back in a passing reference.
Scrambler Lance & Plasma Mortar.

To me that sounds like a heavy AScR and a heavy PlaC.

I was hoping for a forge-like laser weapon.
Basically I want to be Bahamut.

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Allotech MAcro HAmmer

500 HP per smash (can be charged same as nova),(Has AoE or Splash damage of 300). Hellou there....

XD XD XD XD

What would make this weapon not the only viable infantry weapon on the field once it's out?

Edit: This is exactly the kind of heavy weapon that should never exist, for what I would think would be obvious balance reasons.

what you're basically saying is, "Heavies should only get to use light weapons, same as anyone else, because anything more powerful would make other suits feel impotent".

Awww, poor baby.


The whole point of a "Heavy weapon", vs a "Light weapon", is that Heavy weapons should DO MORE DAMAGE.
S'why they're 'heavy' an all..

-_-;
I thought you were a pre 1.8 scout, I expected better from you.

No, they should get to use heavy weapons, and those heavy weapons should be more powerful than light weapons, but there should never be a heavy weapon that does amazing damage at every range. You didn't respond to my question at all: what possible balancing factor could there be for, say, a heavy assault combat rifle with a 0-100m range? It wins in CQC, it wins at long range, it's on the suit with the most EHP in the game. Where is the drawback? What is the counter?

Everything in the game has to have a counter, that's how role-based combat works. You beat scouts with scanning or enough EHP to react to their sneak attack, you beat a medium rush with heavies, you beat heavies with range, positioning, and sneakiness. Rock, paper, scissors. No one suit or one weapon should be the best combat suit/weapon in every possible situation. That's how balance works.

If there's going to be a long-range anti-infantry heavy weapon, which I would agree there should be, it needs a major drawback- extreme hipfire spread or a very long spool-up time, so that the heavy is punished at close range in exchange for the long-range capabilities.

just wanted to respond to this one part, It already exists it's called the minmitard HMG. As you can see it's not effective at 100m

What heavy weapons do you guys want to see?

I know, and that's the only thing that keeps it from being the only viable weapon in the entire game. There's a reason CCP made that decision. Quil here is suggesting that there should be a weapon with HMG-level DPS that's effective from 0-100m.

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Allotech MAcro HAmmer

500 HP per smash (can be charged same as nova),(Has AoE or Splash damage of 300). Hellou there....

XD XD XD XD

Quil here is suggesting that there should be a weapon with HMG-level DPS that's effective from 0-100m.

To be more specific, I'm suggesting there needs to be Heavy varients of the standard rifles.


And I dont think there should be any specific drawback to the weapon.
They're running a HEAVY suit. Thats drawback enough.

A lone heavy can easily be flanked by a scout and taken out with a charged knifeswipe.