Alena Ventrallis
Vengeance Unbound
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.11.13 06:08:00 -
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The Breach AR is in need of a change. As it stands, it's OP and everyone is flocking to it. I do not think this calls for a BAR nerf however. Nerf implies we are going to lower all its stats, and that isn't what we need to do. What we need to do is rework it into a role separate from the AR.
Now, the Breach AR is the Gallente attempting to mimic the Rail Rifle. Therefore, it should be long range, but low DPS, just like the RR is. So, we need to give it stats similar to the RR. However, the Breach AR should still have higher DPS than the RR, while at the same time having lower range. This way it still follows Gallente philosophy of short range, high DPS while mimicing a long range, low DPS rifle. The philosophy should take priority over the mimicry, if that makes sense.
Now before we can talk about what to change, let's look at the AR, the BAR and the RR which it mimics. All numbers are the standard versions. Optimal was calculated by aiming at an installation and moving backwards until the efficiency changed from 11% to 10%. The breaking point was considered the optimal for these calculations.
AR
Damage: 30.90
ROF: 800
DPS: 412
Magazine: 60
Damage per mag: 1854
Optimal: 40m
BAR
Damage: 58.12
ROF: 428.57
DPS: 415.14
Magazine: 36
Optimal: 44m
RR
Damage: 47.00
ROF: 461.54
DPS: 361.53
Magazine: 42
Optimal: 73m
As we can see, the BAR is better than the AR in both DPS and range. Now it should beat the AR in range, but it should lose to the AR in DPS. I feel that the ROF needs buffing, as it fires slow for a Gallente weapon, even slower than the RR. The Gallente are about spitting plasma everywhere as fast as possible, so I will increase the ROF. I will then decrease the per-shot damage, to lower the DPS, but keep it higher than the base RR, while allowing the AR to win in the DPS race. Then I will increase the damage, not close to the RR range, but noticably farther than the AR. I will also buff the magazine size to account for the lowered damage and raised ROF.
Proposed BAR
Damage: 45.84
ROF: 500
DPS: 382
Magazine: 50
Optimal: 52m
This proposed BAR is meant to be a Gallente long range option. It acts similarly to the RR without breaking Gallente philosophy of short range, high DPS. IT should be the longest range and lowest DPS of the AR variants, but have the lowest range and highest DPS of any race's breach variant. Any suggestions are welcome to see this vision come to light. I especially would like to hear Sgt Kirk and Cat Merc chime in, I know they are Gallente enthusiasts and would love their opinions on it.
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