DUST Search - To Rattati: Reimagining the RR

Piercing Serenity wrote:

Jathniel wrote:

This is exactly how I pictured a Rail Rifle.
This is ideal.

But you will HAVE to implement it as a variant... and it will have to be called a "Tactical Rail Rifle". A Breach weapon excels at close range, and this is NOT a close range weapon.

You will upset the peons a bit too much if you changed the standard RR to this mechanic. This is not a tweak, it is a complete redesign.

Why not make it a complete Tactical weapon? Make it semi-auto. It can shoot as fast as necessary, but it is in a constant Charge state.
Basically, it will fire on demand, but it will do more damage per shot if it is allowed to charge.
With a damage drop-off of say.... -67% if the weapon is repeatedly fired without being fully charged.

(Shaving 67% off the damage drops its power back to just under standard RR output.)

I disagree. Like the OP noted, a breach weapon is a High damage, low ROF weapon. The relationship between CQC and Breach weapons is due to correlation, not causation.

Set your goals high, and shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars.

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Jathniel G I A N T 1279	Posted - 2014.11.20 20:59:00 - [1] - Quote This is exactly how I pictured a Rail Rifle. This is ideal. But you will HAVE to implement it as a variant... and it will have to be called a "Tactical Rail Rifle". A Breach weapon excels at close range, and this is NOT a close range weapon. You will upset the peons a bit too much if you changed the standard RR to this mechanic. This is not a tweak, it is a complete redesign. Why not make it a complete Tactical weapon? Make it semi-auto. It can shoot as fast as necessary, but it is in a constant Charge state. Basically, it will fire on demand, but it will do more damage per shot if it is allowed to charge. With a damage drop-off of say.... -67% if the weapon is repeatedly fired without being fully charged. (Shaving 67% off the damage drops its power back to just under standard RR output.) Set your goals high, and shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars.
Jathniel G I A N T 1280	Posted - 2014.11.21 02:15:00 - [2] - Quote Piercing Serenity wrote: Jathniel wrote: This is exactly how I pictured a Rail Rifle. This is ideal. But you will HAVE to implement it as a variant... and it will have to be called a "Tactical Rail Rifle". A Breach weapon excels at close range, and this is NOT a close range weapon. You will upset the peons a bit too much if you changed the standard RR to this mechanic. This is not a tweak, it is a complete redesign. Why not make it a complete Tactical weapon? Make it semi-auto. It can shoot as fast as necessary, but it is in a constant Charge state. Basically, it will fire on demand, but it will do more damage per shot if it is allowed to charge. With a damage drop-off of say.... -67% if the weapon is repeatedly fired without being fully charged. (Shaving 67% off the damage drops its power back to just under standard RR output.) I disagree. Like the OP noted, a breach weapon is a High damage, low ROF weapon. The relationship between CQC and Breach weapons is due to correlation, not causation. Semantics. Along the way, many players have associated "breach" with "breaching a fortified position in cqc (albeit erroneously). Did you have a point, or do you simply just not like the Tactical suggestion? Set your goals high, and shoot for the moon; even if you miss you'll land amongst the stars.