Starfire Revo
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Posted - 2014.05.24 14:56:00 -
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XxGhazbaranxX wrote:The fact is, the plasma cannon, as is, doesn't have a place on the battle field
I'd disagree with this based on what the current meta is right now. The 2 problems I see with the PLC compared to other weapons are it's poor scaling compared to other AV options and it's hit detection issues.
The first is being solved through the proposed alpha patch changes. The PLC's scaling between ranks will be on par with the Forge Gun's and hopefully they fix swarms so all AV gets put on it's own scaling.
The hit detection is noticeably poor on the PLC the moment any kind of lag comes into play. It's fine most of the time if I play on my own region. When I go to NA or Asia however, it's fairly normal for my shots to pass through people. I'm not sure how to fix this other than to suggest CCP try playing on servers outside their own when looking into the weapon's issues.
Also the fact that so much of competitive play revolves around scouts who are fast, have small hitboxes and stack hp to prevent splash kills doesn't help the PLC's role as a skillshot anti-infantry weapon. This is made even worse when you consider what equipment spam on large sockets does to people's framerates. When using a PLC, I need to judge my shots based on people's movements and a stable, high framerate is a key part of that. It's worth noting that this is less of an issue on larger maps (such as Border Gulch or Fracture Road) where equipment spam isn't as focused on a single socket.
I like the concept of an assault variant that has lower damage and more shots. This could possibly have a faster projectile to be more useful against harder targets such as dropships and scouts. I think your suggestions have merit though, but the other core issues with the PLC need looked into. I don't want PLCs to get buffed at the same time as their problems get fixed, only to end up like rifles in 1.7.
Quote:Why does a weapon being 'heavy' mean that it has to be vastly more powerful than its rivals?
Heavy weapons don't get damage bonuses from commandos, don't fit on more mobile suits with a smaller sig radius, can't be used on suits that have cloaks.
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