Ryme Intrinseca
Fatal Absolution
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Posted - 2014.09.15 12:12:00 -
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There seems to be some confusion about what changes are coming, which is unsurprising as Rattati's comments are hidden in several archived threads. So I thought it would be helpful to compile them.
CCP Rattati in Delta narrative thread on the 30th wrote:
Rifles - tweaks to Scrambler, Assault Scrambler and Assault Rifles (plasma)
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Other
Damage profiles - Projectiles (Combat Rifles, etc) to -15%, 15%, or -20/+20 from -5%, +10%
CCP Rattati in ScR thread on the 3rd wrote:Reduce Hipfire dispersion of Tactical Assault Rifle (TAR) to be closer to the Scrambler Rifle (considerable)
Reduce Hipfire Kick of TAR to be closer to Scrambler Rifle (considerable)
Increase Hipfire Kick of Scrambler Rifle to be closer to TAR (tiny)
Reduce Hipfire Kick of Gallente Assault rifle (tiny)
Reduce Hipfire Kick of Gallente Burst Assault Rifles (tiny)
Reduce Zoomed Dispersion of Gallente Breach Rifles (considerable)
Set ROF of both Scrambler and TAR to 600
Increase Hipfire Kick of Rail Rifles on second or more rapid consecutive shot, so full auto will be less accurate in CQC (some)
There are no tweaks for the Assault Scrambler as it may be suffering from Armor tanking environment, unless there is a specific reason you can find, there is nothing in the stats that says it should be.
CCP Rattati in Rifle DPS thread on the 4th wrote:The Delta tweaks are as follows
14% dmg increase of Gallente Breach Assault Rifles
2% dmg increase of Gallente Burst Assault Rifles
4% dmg increase of Assault Combat Rifles (but also increasing dispersion to counter long range accuracy)
By setting the Tac AR and Scrambler Rifle at 600 ROF, those two line up rather nicely
Comments welcome, these should not be contentious changes at all given the relative UP of Gallente Rifles.
So if the changes mentioned on the 4th are meant in addition to those on the 3rd, we seem to have:
AR - tiny hipfire kick reduction - OVERALL SMALL BUFF
BrAR - 14% dam buff, zoom dispersion reduction - OVERALL LARGE BUFF
BuAR - 2% dam buff, 'tiny' hipfire kick reduction - OVERALL MEDIUM BUFF
Tac AR - RoF buff, hipfire kick reduced, hipfire dispersion decreased - OVERALL MEDIUM BUFF (large buff for turbo users)
CR - damage profile nerf - OVERALL MEDIUM NERF
ACR - 4% dam buff, dispersion increase, damage profile nerf - OVERALL MEDIUM NERF
RR - hipfire kick increase - OVERALL MEDIUM NERF
ARR - NO CHANGE
ScR - RoF nerf, tiny hipfire kick increase - OVERALL SMALL NERF (medium nerf for turbo users)
AScR - NO CHANGE
But it may be that only the changes mentioned on the 4th are happening, or that some totally different changes are happening. At any rate, it seems that there will be widespread changes to rifle balance, with perhaps eight out of ten buffed or nerfed. |
Ryme Intrinseca
Fatal Absolution
General Tso's Alliance
1848
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Posted - 2014.09.15 15:05:00 -
[2] - Quote
Yes, that is one of the sources I quote. Though not the most recent one so maybe not the most reliable.
To be sure, there is an element of opinion in whether something is a major or minor nerf, for instance. But it still gives a broad impression of what will happen, i.e.:
ARs get better
ARR and AScR unchanged
CR, ACR, RR, and ScR get worse |