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Scheneighnay McBob
Cult of Gasai
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Posted - 2014.07.03 13:42:00 -
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One simple bonus assaults get is their key to being viable: the fitting reduction of weapons they get.
Now, why would you need a fitting reduction when everything is pretty easy to fit?
What weapon requires that much CPU?
The all-mighty PLASMA CANNON!!!!!
Seriously, when you put in a little practice, it's an extremely good weapon- particularly at killing scouts and sentinels, especially caldari scouts due to the extra shield damage.
Sentinels are slow with a large hitbox, and are easy to hit directly and OHK
Scouts have low health and can be killed in 1 or 2 hits from splash
On top of this, assaults resist their own super weapon because (from my experience) they are difficult to hit directly and difficult to kill with splash.
Just remember that, although you aren't quite as mobile as a scout, you can still out-maneuver heavy frames, so you can lead them into traps where your cannon works well, or sneak up behind them for a very easy kill.
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Scheneighnay McBob
Cult of Gasai
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Posted - 2014.07.03 13:54:00 -
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Just a side-note: if you're planning on using a plasma cannon, it's very SP-intensive. Rapid reload is a must, and you'll need all the extra ammo you can get.
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Atiim
Fooly Cooly.
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Posted - 2014.07.03 14:07:00 -
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Scheneighnay McBob wrote:One simple bonus assaults get is their key to being viable: the fitting reduction of weapons they get.
Now, why would you need a fitting reduction when everything is pretty easy to fit?
What weapon requires that much CPU?
The all-mighty PLASMA CANNON!!!!!
Yes, because I'm really inclined to invest over 2m SP into a Dropsuit just so I can fit a Plasma Cannon, dispite the fact that I can already fit all of them without problems.
Not to mention that I'd be much more effective with a PLC on a Gallente Commando than an Assault.
Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Seriously, when you put in a little practice, it's an extremely good weapon- particularly at killing scouts and sentinels, especially caldari scouts due to the extra shield damage.
Sentinels are slow with a large hitbox, and are easy to hit directly and OHK
Scouts have low health and can be killed in 1 or 2 hits from splash
Any Dropsuit Class in the game can fit a Plasma Cannon (and some to even greater effect), so I fail to see your point.
Scheneighnay McBob wrote:On top of this, assaults resist their own super weapon because (from my experience) they are difficult to hit directly and difficult to kill with splash.
Anyone with an IQ greater than 5 can be difficult to kill with Splash Damage from a PLC.
Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Just remember that, although you aren't quite as mobile as a scout, you can still out-maneuver heavy frames, so you can lead them into traps where your cannon works well, or sneak up behind them for a very easy kill.
A Scout can do this much more efficiently.
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Scheneighnay McBob
Cult of Gasai
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Posted - 2014.07.03 14:36:00 -
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Atiim wrote:Scheneighnay McBob wrote:On top of this, assaults resist their own super weapon because (from my experience) they are difficult to hit directly and difficult to kill with splash. Anyone with an IQ greater than 5 can be difficult to kill with Splash Damage from a PLC.
Anyone with an IQ greater than 5 is difficult to kill with a direct hit: it's extremely easy to hit with splash (it's a ******* explosion, come on), so I don't see your point.
My reason as to why they're hard to kill with splash is because they have decent eHP
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RKKR
The Southern Legion
Final Resolution.
928
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Posted - 2014.07.04 11:16:00 -
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I like the mobility of a scout suit more when running PLC.
Rapid reload isn't a must (especially after the bravo update), it just makes things easier if you ****** up or the PLC glitches out.
I've also been doing fine with not skilling up for the extra ammo for quite a long time, just bring a nano hive. If you really need to, skill it up one or two levels, because it wil give you an extra bullet from the hive.
You'll just learn to get the most out of the PLC this way instead of just shooting around and praying.
edit: Avoid PLC splash? Just jump, step aside, enjoy the bugginess of hit-detection,... |
Chunky Munkey
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.07.04 11:23:00 -
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Or you can put a CPU upgrade on a scout.
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Lorhak Gannarsein
Legio DXIV
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Posted - 2014.07.04 11:41:00 -
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Chunky Munkey wrote:Or you can put a CPU upgrade on a scout.
Or you could just fit it.
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