xxwhitedevilxx M
Maphia Clan Corporation
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Posted - 2015.08.30 02:05:00 -
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I've been using my beloved Scrambler rifle and Laser Rifle for years now. I remember it was the firs weapon that really looked futuristic to me in Dust514, with such an uncommon damage profile and mechanic.
It is a decent/good weapon on an Amarr Assault, a not particularly bad option on Amarr Commando and a complete nonsense on any other suit.
The thing that make the laser rifle so unique is the fact that you have to either follow really carefully your target ( Burn-stalking n.n ) or pre-heating your laser rifle away and then pointing it on your target hoping to not overheat.
The burnstalking method is probably the first thing we all try: and probably the main reason many people consider this weapon trash. It simply doesn't deal enough damage: it takes too much time, and the opponent has all the time to realise that someone is shooting at him and run away
The pre-heating method is the method that people like me that have been using this weapon for years mostly use: if you know where your target is you preheat your laser rifle away from your target and then you p+¿oint it to him in order to quickly kill him: needless to say that, even if you get an almost certain kill on still or slow-moving targets (shield tanked) there are indeed a tons of others drawback : overall you are far less efficient than you would be with other weeapons.
The risk to overheat is way higher ( making you basically a free kill because you can't even run ), you will have a really low ammunitions efficiency compared to any other weapon even Mass Drivers and Forge Guns, you are clearly audible / visible by enemies while you are heating your laser rifle, even when you are pre-heating in front of a wall, giving away your position immediately.
With the relatively recent buff to optimal range it has become easier to use it at medium range, but this is clearly not his place, where it is outshined by any other anti infantry light weapon.
So what can be done, if we want the pre-heating tactic to be main technique to use with a laser rifle , without completely ruining the balance, is a simple and straight magazine size/ total ammunition increase (double the size would be good).
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