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Breakin Stuff
Goonfeet
Special Planetary Emergency Response Group
2061
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Posted - 2014.08.15 11:04:00 -
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JARREL THOMAS wrote:Well then somethings up cause I got mowed down at 45m
what's your fit? That'll give us a better idea what happened. If it was an assault HMG those are lower DPS, longer range, effective out to around 60 with an optimal of about 40.
It would also help to know what the guy who killed you was wearing, but... Unless they post here, we'll never know
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Breakin Stuff
Goonfeet
Special Planetary Emergency Response Group
2061
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Posted - 2014.08.15 11:05:00 -
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Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:The effective range of the HMG goes out to 50m or so. With the huge DPS that it has it's not exactly unlikely that you'll get killed at 50m by it.
The DPS falloff past 40 generally means a calm and skilled rifle user can beat you in a duel UNLESS he does the most tryhard stupid maneuver ever and runs forward right at the fatty. |
Breakin Stuff
Goonfeet
Special Planetary Emergency Response Group
2061
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Posted - 2014.08.15 11:17:00 -
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Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:Breakin Stuff wrote:Arkena Wyrnspire wrote:The effective range of the HMG goes out to 50m or so. With the huge DPS that it has it's not exactly unlikely that you'll get killed at 50m by it. The DPS falloff past 40 generally means a calm and skilled rifle user can beat you in a duel UNLESS he does the most tryhard stupid maneuver ever and runs forward right at the fatty. Regardless, it's entirely possible for the HMG to get kills at ranges up to 50m. And apparently this guy got killed at 45m, so.
that is what "effective range" means Arkena. This is not a hard concept. Getting kills past 30 is harder, not impossible, especially if you're patient, opportunistic and watching to pick off wounded and stragglers.
However the downside to this is Assaults can back up shooting faster than sentinels can advance, shooting. Rifles out-DPS HMGs anywhere from 35-40 because of dispersion and the fact that you no longer fill the circle in addition to the reduction in damage-per-round.
Hence, at 45m, smart assaults win, Tunnel vision fatties die. |
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