I understand the "it barely ever overheats" complaints some have expressed regarding the assault scrambler rifle, but does it need to? the assault scrambler rifle is not a balance issue, so to nerf it without buffing it in some other aspect is reckless.

The regular scrambler rifle has overheat because it actually needs it for balance purposes, but the same can't be said the assault variant. The assault SCR has mediocre DPS, good range, and long sustained fire (magazine size), but at the cost of having relatively high dispersion. Doesn't seem like it needs a nerf to me.

This tells me the assault rifle needs more punch if an asscram can do more damage per magazine.

Count again. 5 slots each on sentismell as always. They swapped amarr and gallente layouts and matched caldari with minmatar at 3/2 at prototype.

Its dumb. The caldari should keep 4/1

Count again. 5 slots each on sentismell as always. They swapped amarr and gallente layouts and matched caldari with minmatar at 3/2 at prototype.

Its dumb. The caldari should keep 4/1

You're the one reading it wrong. Click my signature. Proto sentinel lines up on the table with 4 slots.

so just to be clear. My terrible bonus to reload stays, and now I get an equally terrible bonus to fitting grenades?

Wow

I never thought I'd see the day that my poor Min Scout that has been largely poked at and made fun of will suddenly be a fit everyone wants to try. Even if its only to knife a tank to death.

Not sure how I feel about that...

disappointed that module efficacy bonuses could've replaced straight ewar bonuses

I don't understand if Large blaster dispersion is getting nerfed or if small blaster dispersion is getting nerfed, the numbers are without units...

Are im on drugs or did i just saw a militia HMG in the spreadsheet?

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Any word on Vehicles in Ambush OMS?

We want to see how Ambush OMS works with new installations, it should be quite different and hopefully more fun. We will poll the community a few weeks into Charlie and see what you guys think

The PG on a min scout is still not there despite these meager changes.

On the slot layout table for sentinels, prototype suits are standardized to 4 slots as standard assaults? or is that an error?

No change for heavy damage mods?
Also you nerfed the assualt scrambler? Who complains about it?
Also on your Dropsuit graph it shows caldari has only 109 armor currently, but it has 120 currently
Concerning the balacs, who has those? I've never seen one.
Also Good for the increase orbitals
You're killing me with caldari heavy cpu/pg nerf, gotta change my AV fit and don't even get a low slot till proto... but i guess since SL got a buff/nerfI outta use them more now. No real reason to use proto,100 damage above adv wouldn't really be worth money.

Forgot to add how grateful I am for installation reps, also please explain to me what AI range is? why is it at 75m?

Of all the weapons to tweak, you chose the assault scrambler?? Arguably the most balanced rifle in the game and you nerf it?


Ok.........seems to me people need to get their priorities straight...(yes, I'm pointing to you combat rifle...) >.>

I am pretty pessimistic about this update. Alpha and Bravo were marked by bringing very conservative changes to things that were obviously imbalanced. Charlie is making very aggressive changes to things that are not clearly imbalanced but in need of tweaking. Page by page.

Assaults Dropsuit changes-needed and seems to be in line with what is needed.

Sentinel Dropsuit-WTF? dropping CPU and PG by 40 or 50% is drastic. Yes, they needed to be nerfed in fitting ability but only a 15% change or so was called for.

Scout suits- IDK, the subtleties of ewar I will leave to others, what is clear is that the suit most in need of change, the Min suit, with the easiest change to make, adding PG, was left out in the cold, establishing it clearly as the worst scout suit in the game.

Various-Seems OK to me.

Vehicles-Increasing shields by 500? Why? Bad idea that will haunt us all. Increased recall time is a small improvement. Entry/exit time is more important but we have gone over that as not being fixable.

Slot layout- IDK

Dropsuit eHP-Looks fine to me

Weapons-Like the changes to 4 missiles and leveling of the tiers but the nerf to proto was completely unnecessary, it makes proto pretty much pointless. HMG changes, well, we'll see. I like the approach.

Turrets-Seems Ok.

Modules-I think the greater difference in tier for damage mods was needed. Why not Heavy Damage Mods though?

Turrets-Yes, and something I have long advocated. HP on installations seems excessive to me though, but after clamoring for this change since I started the game I don't feel I can criticize it.

My personal opinion on this is that you seem to have a grudge against me personally this update. I am pretty close to a dedicated AV guy. My forge suit will be much harder to fit now and I don't know if I can make it both effective and survivable. My nemesis, the Python, will be made 500 shield points harder to kill, while I find them near impossible to kill already. My swarm suit will be getting a significant nerf as well. While I have spent a lot of time and SP investing on going AV, anyone willing to go to ADV swarms will now essentially be as effective as I am. While I approve of the turrets, they will now also be competing with me for AV points, so there will be much less incentive for me to run AV and be killable by everyone else on the field. In short, this update seems poised to hurt the only playstyle I truly enjoy.

why has the caldari sentinel slot layout changed, exactly? I think the suit was just fine with 4 highs, since it's frakking pointless to stack 4 damage mods in highs and they need the shield buffer. I'm currently getting shield regen and regulation up and was hoping that the suits would not become more viable for dual-tank. with the shift to minmatar slot layouts it might be more effective to drop a pair of reactive armors in the lows instead of regulators. This is bad. Dualtanking should be harder please, especially with suits that have nightmarishly large shield buffers.

Second: why were Heavy Damage mods capped at 5%? They're pretty crappy (to the point of near-worthlessness), and there are weapon variants (Assault HMG) that utterly lack efficacy because of it, and the boundless isn't going to kill much faster. maybe .02 seconds. I'm not noticing much difference in efficacy between a caldari sentinel with three damage mods and an amarr sent with 1 damage mods in actual combat situations. In both cases it still takes the same number of shots to kill each class of vehicle.

PG/CPU adjustments I'm bluntly happy with, encouraging heavies to fit accordingly weapon-wise is a good thing.

Assault buffs: MASSIVE GORRAM BUFFS! Bout goddamn time. I should fear running into a full squad of caldari shield suits with my tub of ice cream and HMG. This may cause it. Hopefully the buffs balance out well. Are the Templar and ancient basic BPOs being adjusted accordingly?

Swarms: Pretty much get a damage nerf at the proto level. I understand the light damage mods are getting a buff but are the numbers really that high? The performance of swarms is largely lackluster so far. Not as bad as four patches ago, but still lacking. Especially for a weapon class that cannot be targeted at anything smaller than an LAV. I can blap infantry with the forge.

Heat increase for HMG: Will test, not bitching because I can hold that trigger down for damn near ever currently, want to see how the dynamic changes.

Proto HMG reduction in range: Meh. again, will see if the dynamic changes.

Assault Scrambler: Why was the heat increased? Bluntly the weapon is underused if anything. I see that weapon in play rarely at best.

Reactive plates: My gut says the armor rating on them should be 80 at PRO, not 60. Will test.

Dropship shields: Are we going to be introducing shield-cracking AV weapons that can HIT a dropship? You have to be a dumbass for a plasma cannon to connect.

Recall times: You just sealed the fate of a lot of tanks. Thank you.

Loyalty point increases: Please tell me you've increased the base payouts for losing teams as well. currently there is little reason to play FW on sides that habitually lose. Further: Heavy Weapons, Sentinels, Commandos and scouts are almost entirely unrepresented in FW stores. I want assault suits like I want a hole in the head.