DUST Search - Assault bonuses

Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:

The Gallente assault bonus is a little more difficult. Other than a flat damage bonus or something marginal, there's not really anything that would affect all three plasma weapons, mostly because the plasma cannon is so different in function. I think it's easier to consider bonuses for it if the plasma cannon is ignored.

I have two suggestions for the Galassault bonus.

Suggestion 1: A RoF increase.
A popular idea on the forums is a 2% per level increase in RoF. This translates to a decent increase in DPS, which would augment the function of the AR, it being a CQC rifle designed to do a large amount of damage at short range.

The benefits are most obvious for the assault rifle (perhaps excluding the TAR) but the shotgun also benefits. The shotgun proficiency skill was previously (unusually) a rate of fire bonus. Shotgun users felt this was a useful proficiency.

Suggestion 2: A range increase.
This sounds a little more unorthodox.
Let me explain where I'm coming from.
The reasoning behind this is for it to be much the same as the other bonuses.

The Amarr weakness is overheat.
The Minmatar weakness is a short clip.
The Caldari weakness is charge time/recoil.

All of these would be compensated for by the assault bonuses, if this change were to go through.

The Gallente weakness is range. Hence, a range bonus on the assault would offset that.
Do note that the bonused AR wouldn't disrupt the normal range distribution much even if the bonus was 25%. With a ~40m optimal, a 25% bonus would still not allow it to exceed the ~55m optimal of the combat rifle, but it would be a useful aid.

So I would suggest a 5% per level bonus to optimal range for plasma weaponry.

The shotgun is never going to outrange anything, but would benefit, especially the breach shotgun. The breach is a variant which has really fallen by the wayside lately, but having it be useful at perhaps even a 9m range would give it a little life support.

Suggestion 2 is probably likely to prove unpopular, but failing that I would like to see suggestion 1.

The Calassault bonus is really just terrible, unfortunately, and something really ought to be done about it.

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Ghost Steps G0DS AM0NG MEN General Tso's Alliance 2	Posted - 2014.08.17 19:56:00 - [1] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: The Gallente assault bonus is a little more difficult. Other than a flat damage bonus or something marginal, there's not really anything that would affect all three plasma weapons, mostly because the plasma cannon is so different in function. I think it's easier to consider bonuses for it if the plasma cannon is ignored. I have two suggestions for the Galassault bonus. Suggestion 1: A RoF increase. A popular idea on the forums is a 2% per level increase in RoF. This translates to a decent increase in DPS, which would augment the function of the AR, it being a CQC rifle designed to do a large amount of damage at short range. The benefits are most obvious for the assault rifle (perhaps excluding the TAR) but the shotgun also benefits. The shotgun proficiency skill was previously (unusually) a rate of fire bonus. Shotgun users felt this was a useful proficiency. Suggestion 2: A range increase. This sounds a little more unorthodox. Let me explain where I'm coming from. The reasoning behind this is for it to be much the same as the other bonuses. The Amarr weakness is overheat. The Minmatar weakness is a short clip. The Caldari weakness is charge time/recoil. All of these would be compensated for by the assault bonuses, if this change were to go through. The Gallente weakness is range. Hence, a range bonus on the assault would offset that. Do note that the bonused AR wouldn't disrupt the normal range distribution much even if the bonus was 25%. With a ~40m optimal, a 25% bonus would still not allow it to exceed the ~55m optimal of the combat rifle, but it would be a useful aid. So I would suggest a 5% per level bonus to optimal range for plasma weaponry. The shotgun is never going to outrange anything, but would benefit, especially the breach shotgun. The breach is a variant which has really fallen by the wayside lately, but having it be useful at perhaps even a 9m range would give it a little life support. Suggestion 2 is probably likely to prove unpopular, but failing that I would like to see suggestion 1. The Calassault bonus is really just terrible, unfortunately, and something really ought to be done about it. I would recomend a reload speed bonus for the galassault and more bullets (not on the clip size of course).