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Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2015.02.13 20:33:00 -
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I was worried about this, particularly because the Plasma Cannon is the most extreme example where reload spead has a significant effect on sustained DPS. Honestly the PLC feels *almost* right on a Gallmando....but given how much of a DPS buff it's getting from its role bonuses, I can see how people NOT in a Gallmando suit are feeling that it's underpowered.
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Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2015.02.13 20:49:00 -
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MINA Longstrike wrote:See now why I wanted to standardize PLC charge at .45s, change operation to 3% reload per level, and up the damage by a tier? It's essentially what the galmando does to the weapon.
Changing the bonus to reload speed is effectively the same as lowering the reload speed, which doesn't change the difference you'll see between a Commando and everything else.
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Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2015.02.14 18:34:00 -
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Basically his point is
Both Gallente Commando and Minmatar Commando give +10% to their respective AV weapon, that's part of the role.
However the reload bonus only offers a very small advantage to the Minmatar/Swarm combo, but a very large advantage to the Gallente/PLC combo. So aside from each salvo doing more damage, the Minmatar Commando swarm bonus is not that excessive.
That aside, if an issue exists between the damage application between the PLC and the Swarms, that really lands on the weapon's performance and has little to do with the Commando.
His concern was that making the PLC more viable for classes other than the Gallente Commando, would make it overpowered with the Gallente Commando. It would seem he made a math error, and this is a non issue.
Additionally, I think Breakin and I both agree that the was Swarms are working is not correct, and that their damage application is a little TOO certain. How to address this is obviously up in the air at the moment, but the fact remains that they do need some work.
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