DUST Search - Hotfix Delta

Juno Tristan wrote:

A bit early I know but since CCP Rattati has mentioned they're going to be looked at in hot fix Delta and I've been running Sniper rifles recently I thought I'd give my opinions.

The biggest issue currently facing Snipers is that it takes a proto rifle, with some ****** damage mods, 5 shots to down a heavy (or 2 headshots and some change), often I don't even bother trying to kill them.

This has helped create a situation where heavies can waddle from point to point without fear of being killed

Therefore I think sniper rifles should get damage bonus to heavies (excluding commandos), nothing too significant but enough for them to rethink their assault playstyle. It would also help take out tanked sentinels thale sniping in the red-line

I think Scouts are in a decent place, they can be downed in one with a body shot if not armour tanked (which makes the easier to hit anyway) and quick Caldari Scouts are bloody hard to hit.

Medium suits are fine as well, basic can be taken out with a headshot and there's a balance between speed and armour.


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Poonmunch Sanguis Defense Syndicate 1030	Posted - 2014.07.10 15:44:00 - [1] - Quote Juno Tristan wrote: A bit early I know but since CCP Rattati has mentioned they're going to be looked at in hot fix Delta and I've been running Sniper rifles recently I thought I'd give my opinions. The biggest issue currently facing Snipers is that it takes a proto rifle, with some **** damage mods, 5 shots to down a heavy (or 2 headshots and some change), often I don't even bother trying to kill them. This has helped create a situation where heavies can waddle from point to point without fear of being killed Therefore I think sniper rifles should get damage bonus to heavies (excluding commandos), nothing too significant but enough for them to rethink their assault playstyle. It would also help take out tanked sentinels thale sniping in the red-line I think Scouts are in a decent place, they can be downed in one with a body shot if not armour tanked (which makes the easier to hit anyway) and quick Caldari Scouts are bloody hard to hit. Medium suits are fine as well, basic can be taken out with a headshot and there's a balance between speed and armour. Dedicated sniper here. 1. All sniper rifles should kill any suit with a headshot. A headshot (especially on a moving target) is a skill shot and should be rewarded as such. 2. The lower and mid-tier sniper rifles are laughably underpowered. For this reason climbing the skill tree to proto is really hard if you are a dedicated sniper. Much harder than with other weapons. Most lower and mid-tier sniper rifles take a whole bunch of shots on a suit to get anywhere near killing it. Piling on complex damage mods doesn't help them a whole lot. Buff damage or rate of fire. Possibly give them better magnification when zoomed in. But not all three. Change one thing at a time. My suggestion would be to increase their rate of fire as a start. 3. The upper tier sniper rifles are relatively well balanced. BUT** if you want to snipe with any degree of effectiveness you need at least a Charge Sniper Rifle, 3 complex damage mods and a Caldari ck.0 Commando suit for the added damage bonus. That's a pretty narrow choice. 4. Increase the time someone can be behind the redline to disadvantage redline sniping. 5. The ISK cost of the various sniper rifles is fair. Munch Anyone who buys AUR now is a fool.
Poonmunch Sanguis Defense Syndicate 1041	Posted - 2014.07.13 02:05:00 - [2] - Quote Snake Sellors wrote: as for the thales in the red line, I'm calling it now..... EXPECT a range nerf! it will be in delta.... you have been forwarned. If they take away sniper rifle range I'm just going to drop DUST and play Destiny. True story. Munch Anyone who buys AUR now is a fool.
Poonmunch Sanguis Defense Syndicate 1046	Posted - 2014.07.16 02:24:00 - [3] - Quote If you want to reduce redline sniping consider a few things. 1. Make more perches inside the intended combat area. I'll play them. Having said this, I don't routinely redline and I get killed lots by guys running up to me when I'm hacking or drawing a bead on a red. 2. Increase the redline timer, so people can try to hunt me if they want to. God knows if people can get close to me I'm pretty much meat on a stick because a sniper rifle has got no hipfire accuracy and I'll die too fast to a rapid fire weapon. ******** But you have to address some things that all snipers agree are problems. 1. Crappy damage output from the low and mid-tier sniper rifles. It makes it too hard to claw your way from militia to proto. Way harder than the other weapon types. 2. Headshots with sniper rifles should kill any suit in one shot. Headshots are skill shots and should be rewarded as such. 3. Forcing us into the ck.0 commando/charge sniper rifle/3complex damage mods niche so we can function against other proto and brick tanked suits is too narrow a choice. The commando is an ok suit but it doesn't run too fast. This promotes camping. Where are the safest places to camp? Behind the redline, perchance? 4. Anyone thinking that fukking with sniper rifle range is a solution to any sniper-related problems is asking us to leave the game. ******** I'm going to be following the upcoming sniper-related changes for hotfix delta very, very closely. I hope to hear and give good, balanced feedback. There are legitimate concerns on both sides of the sniper scope. Munch Anyone who buys AUR now is a fool.