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Aeon Amadi
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Posted - 2015.01.26 23:22:00 -
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The Design Thoughts on Blaster is that "Blaster dps is only constrained by heat" but with the proposed changes, it very quickly becomes Heat, enemy regeneration, range, and Reload. My concern is that with the short magazine size you're going to want to be reloading -constantly- if you want to be ready for what is around the corner and an 8 second reload is pretty harsh considering that you only have enough ammunition for 7.5 seconds of fire, as well as 6 seconds of cool-down 2/3rds into the magazine.
Honestly, I'd say to ditch the heat mechanics all together in that case because there's really not much you can do with that last 1/3 of the clip, apart from kill infantry or really lightly tanked vehicles.
To elaborate: Let's say a player just holds down the trigger until he overheats (we'll factor in dispersion later since Blasters are the only ones that have to deal with this). That means that he can fire continuously for five (5) seconds before he overheats, which takes roughly 6 seconds to cool-down to firing capability (during which the enemy is capable of damage recovery) where he will then only have twenty-five (25) rounds to fire out or about 2.5 seconds of fire for 5000 damage, which may or may not be enough to kill a target that has recovered HP in that duration (due to modules/progression). All while having to stay within range of the target.
EDIT: So it's basically... Fire (5s) Cool-down (6s) Fire (2.5s) Reload (8).
ADDITIONAL EDIT: I got the above wrong, because firing capability during cool-down is only half of the magazine, so you'd overheat -AGAIN- once you fired the remaining rounds in the magazine. So it's actually:
-----> Fire (5s) Cool-down (6s) Fire (2.5s) Cool-down (6) Reload (8).
That's -A LOT- going on all once in the heat of a battle and I think it's a bit too much against the Blaster. This isn't touching up on range/dispersion which are also a factor that Missiles and Railguns don't really have to deal with as much.
The higher rate of fire also gives a bit more leeway toward anti-infantry purposes and the higher damage rounds mean that less have to hit, so it's a pretty significant buff toward Anti-Infantry play but then again so is the Railgun's buff to splash.
But again, this is just an amateur tankers opinion. Take it at face value.
Sniper range nerf did nothing but make it harder to counter-snipe redliners. That and open up for really stupid feedback
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Aeon Amadi
Chimera Core
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Posted - 2015.01.26 23:32:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:
Maybe the Blaster won't be competitive on a MBT, and shine on a DHAV.
See additional edit in that post, if necessary.
Perhaps. It could be an interesting twist to have it shine on the DHAV, which might fair a bit better as far as balance due to it having lower HP values. But it'd -REALLY- have to shine considering that it's intended target (UHAVs) would have 'massive' HP. Although, with the Vayu's slow turret tracking speed, it could be a little rough considering that it might out-turn it's own tracking speed, but that's a conversation for actual progression.
IMO, DHAV should get a heat reduction and/or faster reload speed on the Large Blaster respective to it's intended hull. That way it can hammer out large amounts of damage without having to worry so much about reloading, cooling down, etc. while having to manage around range, tracking, and dispersion.
Sniper range nerf did nothing but make it harder to counter-snipe redliners. That and open up for really stupid feedback
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Aeon Amadi
Chimera Core
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Posted - 2015.02.05 14:31:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:what is your feeling on blaster ROF, not DPS, just feeling.
do you generally like the
dum dum dum dum dum (current)
or you prefer
dum...dum...dum...dum more like an APC turret from other fpss
or dum.....dum......dum like a tank from other fpss
;) vote now
I still don't want them to be anywhere close to a rail, there is a sweet spot there, i think
also missiles, i feel the rof is way too high right now
APC Turret, yo. Just -FEELS- powerful.
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