Megaman Trigger
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Posted - 2015.09.04 12:16:00 -
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Piercing Serenity wrote:Megaman Trigger wrote:Only the Breach MD should be made an AV weapon, with a buff to direct impact damage, not all MDs.
I also think there would be better ways to balance Swarms than to make them Heavy-only. On a Sentinel the Forge would be, hands down, the better AV option so Swarms would be largely sidelined. What opposition do you have to MDs having full efficiency towards vehicles, and the Breach MD being buffed to be the clear MD choice (Maybe with a 120% efficiency, or s straight damage buff) Secondly, if swarms were moved on to heavy frames, they would have room for a direct damage buff (as the suits that can use them cannot be damage modded as heavily), as well as room for a class bonus to the weapon, or something like that
Limiting the Breach to being the only AV MD means that it has a niche and purpose, while making all MDs AV capable wouldn't help the Breach. People would still take vanilla over the Breach because it would be good against Infantry (while the Breach is lacking) while still being an AV weapon. We're seeing this with the AHMG; AV capability and more reliable hit detection, plus range, is marginalising the vanilla HMG.
A damage buff doesn't necessarily help Sentinels using Swarms, not when the Forge is still a better option; better engagement range, better alpha damage, better ammo capacity, better DPS, ability to use against Infantry in a pinch etc. Buffing the damage would just make Sentinels as bad as Minmanndos, only you trade speed for tank and
resistances. Pretty sure ADS pilots hate engaging AV Sentinels because of our resistances (45% vs splash with Shields up) combined with the ability to dish out 1500 damage every few seconds at ranges up to 300m. And you want to give Sentinels buffed Swarms?
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Megaman Trigger
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Posted - 2015.09.04 22:35:00 -
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Jonny D Buelle wrote:That's not what OP was getting at. Swarms are the only effective AV as it stands, however there is also the Plasma Cannon.
On the Light Weapon side, maybe (and even then the Plasma Cannon is no slouch if you can use it), but Forge trumps Swarms
Jonny D Buelle wrote:What OP is suggesting is that Swarms be made into a Heavy Weapon and buffing the Mass drivers damage towards Vechiles turning it into an AV weapon. This will also mean that there are two heavy AV weapons (forge and swarms) and two light AV weapons (Plasma Cannon and Mass Driver). I am for this.
I'm for the Breach MD being an AV weapon but definitely not for Swarms being moved to Sentinel only. Especially not if they get a buff, since that'd just cause balance problems/not solve anything.
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