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Posted - 2014.06.25 17:20:00 -
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AND EWWW.
Had already given the ol blaster a try previously, and my god is it impossible to hit infantry. Even as you do, more often then not you miss unless at extreme ranges. I've never been a fan of the blaster anyways, but you certainly did a job making it highly ineffective against infantry and vehicles at range. (try hitting an LAV outside of 50 meters)
So blasters are meant for suppression now, and are supposed to fill the AV role. Can't say they are there yet.
Rails
Rails, I just HATE. I was never a fan of the compressed variant pre 1.6, and never felt it was THE strongest turret. I liked having the ability to shoot more with less damage. Like a bee sting, (or wasp since bees are one sting dead) enough will do the trick. It was all about accuracy, not over whelming DPS.
I gave my old fit, the double damage mod with a nitro a try on my gunnlogi, and really didn't feel it was competitive anymore in lou of the other options out there. Sure it's nice to output a little extra damage, but when you stack a glass cannon fit up with a defense oriented fit, the advantage, it seems, goes to the tank stacking defenses. You aren't going to drop them in four shots with defenses up, which means you give them the time they need to orient and engage you. Considering yourself won't be running defense, 4 shots is MORE THAN ENOUGH to drop you.
Attempting to use speed to my advantage was a bit of a bust as well, my tank felt slow and sluggish in comparison to the other gunnlogi I was sparring with. I don't know if this is due to the fact that I've been running an LAV on my forge gun or that a plate makes a bigger difference than I thought now.
All in all, a glass cannon fit can no longer use range as an advantage, and it WON'T kill a tank in 2 shots as before. Which is cool I guess but it feels to me that running a glass cannon isn't nearly as viable as running a defense oriented fit, as anything you engage will have more than enough time to position themselves your way, and drop you in less than 4 or at 4 shots.
Please, for the love of dust, give me some turret variety. This turret type is boring as hell, and while people my cry it is for the best, I disagree. I want options, not to be stuck with a turret type I don't agree with or one that fits the style I'm attempting to create. The current iteration traps me, and forces me to play a way I simply don't want to play. Surprise and ambush, while speed tanking is out, now we are back to where we started with the 1.6 changes and defense oriented play is the way to go.
Range needs consideration where railguns are concerned. Now that they aren't the OP 2 shotters they once were, we need to evaluate adding range back into the equation (or turret variety that add extra range). As well as variants that allow for more shots with a decrease in damage.
Just because something was OP, IE damage modded rails, doesn't mean you have to nerf it into oblivion for those that want to play a different style of gameplay. I agree they were OP, but with such a short range now, you are putting yourself at the mercy of any tank that plays for the defense, as you can't use range or speed to any conceivable advantage.
Yes, this is just an inital look at the changes, and no doubt my mind will change as I play more, but EWW. How I HATED the compressed version. It was always a matter of opinion that it was the BEST turret at the time, not a matter of fact.
And I well imagine missiles are pretty OP now, since they have had no change and still maintain an ultra high alpha. I imagine maddies cry to any missile tank (as they did before, but now with lesser reps, and the change to rails, you should have plenty of time to OHK anything running defenses). Heard that hardeners stack now (didn't before?), so missiles should have a pretty easy time taking on shield tanks (maybe not "easy" but far more possible then before if that's the case).
So for the love of dust PLEASE BRING VARIETY BACK TO TANKS. This stagnant "bullshit" just isn't cutting it for me. More slots, more module choices, more fitting variety. |