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Awry Barux
Ametat Security
Amarr Empire
2335
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Posted - 2014.04.29 20:43:00 -
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Kane Fyea wrote:
The plasma cannon is a high alpha weapon not high dps.
Well, it currently has neither. At proto, has less base alpha than a proto swarm and less dps than a basic swarm.
Nerdier than thou
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Kane Fyea
2642
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Posted - 2014.04.29 20:45:00 -
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Awry Barux wrote:Kane Fyea wrote:
The plasma cannon is a high alpha weapon not high dps.
Well, it currently has neither. At proto, has less base alpha than a proto swarm and less dps than a basic swarm.
Yea I know. I was just saying but I do agree the PLC does need quite the buff to make it viable. |
Quil Evrything
Triple Terrors
1354
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Posted - 2014.04.29 20:54:00 -
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Roofer Madness wrote:[
I think part of the Plasma Cannon is weapon synergy. Now granted that synergy was born out of necessity but it's a defining characteristic of the weapon IMO. I enjoy blapping out shields with the PLC and then quickly switching to SMG/res/whatever to finish the job.
Errr... at SMG distances, I would think an MD would be better for you at taking out shields. It has larger splash, and/or higher rate of fire, and no weaponswitch lag.
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ROCKO THE HELLHOUND
Ultramarine Corp
44
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Posted - 2014.04.29 21:09:00 -
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i think the Dev's concerns with the Plasma-Cannon exactly mirrors out my point about those things like Forge-Gun, Plasma-Cannon and Remote Explosives - i think they all desperately need separate damage efficiency's versus Infantry and versus Vehicles/ Installations - it would make at least same as much sense as the Repair-Tool's splitted-up repair-efficiency between the two groups. |
KEROSIINI-TERO
The Rainbow Effect
1037
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Posted - 2014.04.29 21:25:00 -
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I-Shayz-I wrote:
GOOD STUFF
Came back to Dust from a break and what did I find?
Cloakies with physical invisibility which works in all situations.=(
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Awry Barux
Ametat Security
Amarr Empire
2344
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Posted - 2014.04.29 21:32:00 -
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Quil Evrything wrote:Roofer Madness wrote:[
I think part of the Plasma Cannon is weapon synergy. Now granted that synergy was born out of necessity but it's a defining characteristic of the weapon IMO. I enjoy blapping out shields with the PLC and then quickly switching to SMG/res/whatever to finish the job. Errr... at SMG distances, I would think an MD would be better for you at taking out shields. It has larger splash, and/or higher rate of fire, and no weaponswitch lag.
Well, duh. But then you don't get any style points, or the ability to annoy tanks, or the potential for a direct hit OHK.
Nerdier than thou
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LT Shanx
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
96
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Posted - 2014.04.29 21:39:00 -
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If PLCs did over 2000 for a direct hit... why would I even need an FG on a Heavy?
As much as I hate to agree with CCP, balancing the PLC is not as easy as it sounds. |
Awry Barux
Ametat Security
Amarr Empire
2349
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Posted - 2014.04.29 22:27:00 -
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LT Shanx wrote:If PLCs did over 2000 for a direct hit... why would I even need an FG on a Heavy?
As much as I hate to agree with CCP, balancing the PLC is not as easy as it sounds.
Do you really not know the answer to that question?
Damage projection.
The PLC's incredibly slow projectile and extreme arc make it nearly useless against targets further than 50m away, and targets moving in any way other than slowly in a straight line. Have you ever tried to hit a dropship with a plasma cannon? How about doing it more than once in a row? What about hitting a moving LAV?
The FG, in contrast, has a short travel time, but in the hands of a decently skilled user can easily hit fast and unpredictably moving targets out to its maximum range of 300m.
Nerdier than thou
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Roofer Madness
1109
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Posted - 2014.04.29 22:28:00 -
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Quil Evrything wrote:Roofer Madness wrote:[
I think part of the Plasma Cannon is weapon synergy. Now granted that synergy was born out of necessity but it's a defining characteristic of the weapon IMO. I enjoy blapping out shields with the PLC and then quickly switching to SMG/res/whatever to finish the job. Errr... at SMG distances, I would think an MD would be better for you at taking out shields. It has larger splash, and/or higher rate of fire, and no weaponswitch lag.
I would pair the MD with a flux and lead with the flux. When I say synergy I mean using both your weapons against their appropriate damage type in a devastating and quick manner. The PLC is the Gentleman's Mass Driver.
I spent half my ISK on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The rest I wasted.
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Awry Barux
Ametat Security
Amarr Empire
2377
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Posted - 2014.04.30 04:20:00 -
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Roofer Madness wrote:Quil Evrything wrote:Roofer Madness wrote:[
I think part of the Plasma Cannon is weapon synergy. Now granted that synergy was born out of necessity but it's a defining characteristic of the weapon IMO. I enjoy blapping out shields with the PLC and then quickly switching to SMG/res/whatever to finish the job. Errr... at SMG distances, I would think an MD would be better for you at taking out shields. It has larger splash, and/or higher rate of fire, and no weaponswitch lag. I would pair the MD with a flux and lead with the flux, then MD, then SMG if somehow the red dot still lives. When I say synergy I mean using both your weapons against their appropriate damage type in a devastating and quick manner. edit: I looked up synergy to make sure I knew what it meant.  I stand by my statement. "Synergy is the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect different from or greater than the sum of their individual effects"
Well, technically, it's actually precisely the sum of their individual effects.
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