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CeeJ Mantis Mantodea MC 120	Posted - 2015.01.19 16:03:00 - [1] - Quote The only variants of the assault plasma rifle that I enjoy using are the officer ones. While the Kalente has high DPS (nor rof or damage per shot specifically) the Krin and Baloc are the ones that really preform fore me. The krins barely does more damage than proto, but it has lower dispersion (closer to a combat rifle) and way better range (50m optimal and 85m effective) the balac also has that range profile. To me this suggests that range adjustments on the assault assault variant could use an adjustment. Perhaps giving it better optimal rang (50m puts it at the same gap between optimal and effective range as a ScR or RR) would help bolster its popularity. There is another factor to consider. The nearly identical DPS breach variant (3 more DPS than the assault) feels much better to use. This is because of its low kick/dispersion. Especially during hipfire. When ADS you can get headshots more easily due to the low kick, and then low dispersion makes strafe play easier. This is both why the Gal assaults complain about their skill (they have an identical damage variant that has low kick/dispersion so they don't feel a need to have more) and why the skill is so useful. It can improve other variants significantly. If you also make the Gal assault bonus lower ADS kick and dispersion in addition to just hipfire, then it should help on this factor. Overall, I recommend looking again at optimal range. 42m is low. Make it 50m instead. Then it should help make the gun feel more useful besides just up close where the HMGs play. Longest plasma cannon kill: 236.45m
CeeJ Mantis Mantodea MC 121	Posted - 2015.01.19 21:49:00 - [2] - Quote Mexxx Dust-Slayer wrote: I don't understand why the assault variant (the base rifle for the gallente) does not have the highest DPS of the plasma rifles. In fact it's the complete opposite where the breach does for some reason, the breach variant should have the lowest DPS, longest firing time, probably a scope and more range. Then it would be the RR for the gallente (as originally intended) and wouldn't step on the regular AR's toes, leaving the AR more unique. It goes Tactical, burst, breach, assault. The breach is higher than the assault by about 3 dps at all tiers. Longest plasma cannon kill: 236.45m

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