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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.02.27 19:56:00 -
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The Adjustable Focus Laser would do max damage at its focal range, with falloff in both directions along the beam (both toward the operator and away).
When firing the Adjustable Focus Laser (when R1 is depressed) L1 would lengthen the focal length and L2 would shorten the focal length. (A glowing dot along the beam would be helpful for indicating focal length.)
This might be interesting as an Amarr Heavy Weapon. The need to adjust the focal length to the range of your target is an added balance factor which would allow the weapon to be more powerful at the focal point.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.02.28 15:50:00 -
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Pokey Dravon wrote:Hmmm what concerns me is that the weapon is allowed to have extremely high DPS because of its forced range limitations.
How would you balance this out, as not to make a death machine at any range?
I don't believe I said "extremely". I said that having to adjust the focal length in order to apply full damage would be a balancing factor, to allow increased damage when you did get the focal length right, just as the necessity of preheating a Laser Rifle allows it to due great damage if you do it right.
With most rifles you have to aim in the X and Y axis. With a Focus Laser you would also have to aim in the third axis to apply max damage.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.02.28 15:52:00 -
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Imp Smash wrote:That's an awesome idea. Require aiming 3 dimensionally. How could keys be rebound to adjust this? Mechanically speaking it is a nightmare to implement to have any sort of fluid usage.
Even if it could be made to be used fluidly and freely, this would be the absolute hardest to use gun in the game.
Still though, I like it. If CCP does and comes up with a way to do it I'll skill into it for sure.
I suggested L1 and L2 for the focus adjustment as it would be the same as increasing/decreasing thrust on a dropship.
You would have to stop firing to throw a grenade, and there would be no aiming down sights.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.02.28 15:54:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:We could have that and I'm not saying its a bad idea but
More Important:
Grenades
LAV
HAV
DS
Second Equipment
SMG or Shotgun
Melee Weapon
More ScR variation.....
I just had an idea and wanted the throw it out there. I was not trying to monopolize Amarr development. I just don't see this idea working with anything other than a laser.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
Learning Alliance
6039
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Posted - 2015.02.28 15:57:00 -
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Breakin Stuff wrote:Im pretty sure this will confuse more people than anything.
Is it a bad idea?
No.
But I think development resources will be better spent on things that more than half a percent of the playerbase will puzzle out how to use.
Yes, but wouldnGÇÖt you love to be proficient with a weapon that over half the player base could not figure out how to use?
... I mean besides the Burst HMG. 
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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Fox Gaden
Immortal Guides
Learning Alliance
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Posted - 2015.03.02 13:26:00 -
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Imp Smash wrote:Fox Gaden wrote:Breakin Stuff wrote:Im pretty sure this will confuse more people than anything.
Is it a bad idea?
No.
But I think development resources will be better spent on things that more than half a percent of the playerbase will puzzle out how to use. Yes, but wouldnGÇÖt you love to be proficient with a weapon that over half the player base could not figure out how to use? ... I mean besides the Burst HMG. Says the guy who uses the regular HMG But you mentioned no aiming down sights. I really don't see a laser being at all useful without ADS. Maybe the other shoulder button?
I use the Militia HMG, and the Burst HMG. Only my Caldari Sentinel has a regular HMG above Militia level, and I have not played that fit in quite a while.
I am not against ADS on the Adjustable Focus Laser, I just can't think of a better way of adjusting the focus than to use the L1 and L2 buttons.
Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
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