KalOfTheRathi
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Posted - 2015.06.18 03:50:00 -
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There aren't any plasma turrets in the game.
The blaster works pretty much like an assault rifle. Only it isn't as good as it has been Nerf Hammered nearly as much. It is better than the militia assault rifle. That much is true.
The rail turret works like sniper rifles, firing a slug with a particle accelerator. And missiles don't do either of those.
Even if there were plasma turrets, they wouldn't be allowed any splash damage. We used to have splash damage with turrets. A flood of QQ here on the forums and now we don't. So don't expect that to change. At least until we get fragmented missiles back. Which ain't gonna happen either. If it does though, get out your waders cause there is gonna be a flood here in the forums again.
Besides, the plasma cannon is the second worst weapon in the game. It is the drunken step-dog of Dust. Useless for 95% of the situations, and the game is better for it. But that's just my opinion. 
My favorite tank is a Lightning. Just sayin.
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KalOfTheRathi
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Posted - 2015.06.21 00:10:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Well when you get 5000 armour and the ability to roll around the map virtually unopposed with a supermachinegun.........I think we can afford to have main guns that somewhat function in the manner main tank guns should. 5k armor, who runs that? Way too slow. EHP maybe. @True, how in the world would you be able to convince anyone that a Maddy Blaster is completely unopposed? Certainly you have Lai Dai AV grenades, three of those will kill most tanks. They absolutely will if the tank isn't 100% healthy. And how many tanks are 100% with the modules that require us to retreat from the battle so they will cool down.
But we tankers are coming up against Scouts with 1500EHP. Easy 1K EHP and they are much, much harder to hit than another tank.
We have two other turrets that work fine*. Rail guns work like tanks of old, except the splash damage has been eliminated (totally unrealistic). Then there is the missile tank, which also doesn't have splash damage to speak of anymore.
A large turret plasma cannon would be ganked by CCP before it hit the battlefield. No splash damage, transit time would be the same as a hand held unit (maybe another 30-50m so slower). So would the damage and I would bet real world cash they would make it single shot. So ... why would you want to pay for a tank as well when you already have the plasma cannon?
* besides the whole turrets don't want to work litany that has never been fixed. Probably won't either.
My favorite tank is a Lightning. Just sayin.
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KalOfTheRathi
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Posted - 2015.06.21 00:36:00 -
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Zan Azikuchi wrote:Yet it kills EVERYTHING in sight, yeah, I can feel the ignorance off of you, and your in-ability to use the PLC as well, and the fact that you don't believe in that anything can happen in SCI FI FANTASY.
If anything the PLC is a very good weapon, people just complain and say it sucks cause it's muzzle velocity is very similar (but still faster) to the MD, that and given the fact that there's far too much strafing (even after the nerf the MIN's still have insane strafe speed and need to be brought down to only being slightly inhuman) is why most gun's suck.
But guess what? If someone stay's still, it's the best weapon in the game (bare in mind that weapon range's suck equine genital's horribly, need's more realistic range's and better sci fi range's). You just made a confusing, although compelling, argument to GANK THE PLASMA CANNON! Yes, please do. It is an abomination. Obviously some toy idea from upper level managerial types that had a random cosmic ray (gun?) hit their cranium and out popped the plasma cannon.
Just to be clear: I hate the plasma cannon. My opinion is that it is a junk idea/weapon, proof being that it had to be buffed several times to get it to usable. Granted, now the PRO/OFF variant is wildly OP, but it is a CCP favorite so I suspect its place in dust is golden. The good news is I only lost a few tanks (when I came back) to them, in the hands of those stinking jumpers, before I figured them out. Avoid the cheese, and they lose.
Roll in your own ignorance @Zan boi. Dust is BAD to HORRIBLE SCI FI FANTASY! It uses iron frakking sights on assault rifles! Because forum QQ. The Derp Ships fly with engines that are sticking out of their butts. Okay, moment of inertia still is a simple calculation, even in SCI FI RANTASY.
I was reading good science fiction before your parents were born, so get off your high horse and actually state what you mean. Unless you do, I am using your post as proof the plasma cannon needs to be GANKED, aka to receive the Nerf Hammer of Doom (my tm).
Also, I cannot believe you gave the lead in to this joke: You can hit anything - if the target doesn't move. Ba da boom!
I thought this was about turrets, how did we get here? I think Zan must have made a left turn at Albuquerque.
My favorite tank is a Lightning. Just sayin.
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