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Posted - 2014.08.26 14:17:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:what should we do with the Assault SMG, reduce the clip? Massive burst damage, but very limited ammo?
Assault should have a lower range than normal variant... at least according to the light weapon naming convention. Assault type is lower range and higher rof variant.
Breach would then be the opposite, higher range lower RoF.
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Posted - 2014.08.26 16:46:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:I agree, I also dislike having basic suits, that can still be prototype, yet basic equals standard for items  . Something we can maybe fix. Please bring more of these examples to our attention.
Hm... you could probably just removed the basic from the name and call it good?
For other examples, look at the swarm launcher too. I know logi bro has already bookmarked all of the variants for a rework but it doesn't follow convention either.
My suggestion for the SMG would be to switch the ranges on the ASMG and SMG and look at the breach and consider buffing the range on that to some point above the current ASMG range. Then look at the fitting cost and see if it still makes sense, right now the ASMG costs a bit more in fitting to balance its power increase, for a sidearm I would honestly just make them all cost the same after normalizing the range between variants. My suggestion at least, take it as you wish.
RECON BY FIRE wrote:Leave it the **** alone. SMGs are one of the few weapons that work well within the zone they are supposed to, but aren't absurdly OP. Change everything else to compete with it, and then maybe tweak assault variants later. Focus on making other sidearms usable *cough*flaylock*cough*.
The SMG is in a good spot I agree, but its inconsistent. The assault variant is hands down the best variant in every situation. While all sidearms are being looked at anyways for delta, this should also be changed.
I agree that the SMG should be the baseline for what a sidearm should do though, and all other underperforming variants should be brought up to par instead of nerfing the SMG.
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