Alcina Nektaria
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Posted - 2015.06.16 17:42:00 -
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CCP Rattati wrote:I kind of wish we had a support weapon slot, for MD's, LR, PLC, Shotgun, Sniper and Swarm, to distinguish from "Rifles". Then Logis could be good at them, and bad at the others.
Part of me really likes this idea, but then there is the little voice in my head that screams in protest.
You would be pinning a more AV role to a Logi and leaving them almost defensless unless at a range, minus the shotgun. Maybe if you are looking to make the logis poopy with Rifles, you should make a new weapon, possibly similar to a taser or that shoots a charge to disable the enemy electronic system, rendering their weapons useless for a couple seconds to get far enough away.
Just an idea.
Though you may want to make it a new class of weapon only available to logi so that it is not abused.
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Alcina Nektaria
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Posted - 2015.06.17 18:18:00 -
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el OPERATOR wrote:Sgt Kirk wrote:Alcina Nektaria wrote:CCP Rattati wrote:I kind of wish we had a support weapon slot, for MD's, LR, PLC, Shotgun, Sniper and Swarm, to distinguish from "Rifles". Then Logis could be good at them, and bad at the others. Part of me really likes this idea, but then there is the little voice in my head that screams in protest. You would be pinning a more AV role to a Logi and leaving them almost defensless unless at a range, minus the shotgun. Maybe if you are looking to make the logis poopy with Rifles, you should make a new weapon, possibly similar to a taser or that shoots a charge to disable the enemy electronic system, rendering their weapons useless for a couple seconds to get far enough away. Just an idea. Though you may want to make it a new class of weapon only available to logi so that it is not abused. I get what he's trying to say but without some heavy running and addition to more weapons that probably wouldn't work out well. Why would a Logistics need a sniper rifle though? Or a PLC? I get Mass Driver and LR. Those are suppression weapons clearly. Shotguns? As long as your squad can take out further out targets that get too close with your shotgun so I guess that's fine. PLC and Sniper? Maybe if the PLC had a specific anti infantry variant and definitely not a sniper. Got lets not bring useless sniper logics back that just sat on 6 Triage Nanohives in the redline doing nothing for his team. Swarms? Why? Mass Drivers for artillery suppression and the LR is the closest thing we have to the purpose of a Light machine gun. Suppressive fire from down range. We need more weapons like that really. Honestly, in my rambling my biggest issue is still wondering what in the world is the purpose of the Commando? PLC on a Logi is awesome. I mostly use it on my Amarrs but I'll run it with any of them. Its extremely versatile being anti-infantry AND anti-vehicle and when a heavy/logi blob watches their own be immolated by a PLC (my allotek before a lot of the applicable bonusing already does 1900 some-odd damage) they slow down and scatter quick. I felt bad in one of the PCs I did a couple weeks ago, I had an overwatching postion and a friendly heavy down below me got bored and started sending some hmg bursts at me, keeping me frosty I'll assume. Well, I sent a couple un-actually aimed plc rounds his way and sure as **** hit him with one (dude had been shooting at me, mind you) killing him. He was not happy. But thats the power of a PLC, even for a Logi.
My whole point was that the only close range weapon suggested was the shotgun. Everything else was either a range weapon or anti-vehicle. And Kirk, you are 100% correct, Sniper Logis make absolutely no freaking sense what so ever. The problem with the Mass Driver is that, it is a range weapon. Logis are so weak unless you tank them that you would just blow yourself up with one, and same thing wtih a PLC. Though, with a PLC you either are good at using them or you aren't. Twice I have personally skilled into PLC prof 5 and both times I sucked almost as badly as I suck at tanking (which is off the charts bad)
The whole thing with giving a ranged weapon to a Logi is that it makes little to no sense. Figure; as a Logi you are getting up in the action, supporting your team with equipment, needles, scans, reps, uplinks etc and you need a weapon to defend yourself.
I mean unless sidearms are given to all Logis, in which case, sure give a bonus to long range weapons.
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