DUST Search - To CCP/CPM: Will there ever be a sniper rifle hotfix?

Summa Militum wrote:

Baal Omniscient wrote:

Summa Militum wrote:

I was about to suggest having a Sniper Dropsuit implemented into this game that can be quick/mobile, armored/shielded out, and decently dampened but we can't even get Pilot Suits going.

Is there any dropsuit in this game that provides some kind of bonus that is specific to the Sniper Rifle?

Caldari Commando has both a reload speed bonus and a damage bonus to all rail weapons (sniper rifles are small rail guns, as are rail rifles, bolt pistols and magsecs). There's no way an instant kill will ever fly in Dust, but damage zones have been asked for plenty in Dust. I've only had issues with hit detection in laggy maps, but that's true with any gun. Moving without sway isn't ever going to be a thing for several (what should be obvious) reasons, though I don't really see an issue with a skill that makes a minor reduction in it. As for that suit you want, you just named a suit every class in the game pretty much wants. 'I want lots of HP, lots of speed, and to be invisible on the map!' This isn't ever going to happen because it's obviously not balanced in the slightest.

Obviously the quick description of the suit I threw out isn't balanced; I imagined it rather quickly so therefore we must make it balanced. One way to balance it would be to only allow that type of suit to be able to use Sniper Rifles that are not Tactical Sniper Rifles. Kind of like how a Sentinel is pretty much limited to an HMG or a Forge Gun this Sniper Suit can be limited to non-tactical Sniper Rifles and a sidearm.


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Baal Omniscient Qualified Scrub 2	Posted - 2015.09.30 03:40:00 - [1] - Quote Just out of curiosity, what are your concerns with sniper rifles? I've never had any real issues using them. Winmatar Assault, Proficiency 5 SMG's & Proficiency 5 Swarms Since Uprising 1.0 I GÖú Puppies (Gê¬n+Ç-´)GèâGöüGÿån+ƒ.*pâ+n+ín+ƒ.
Baal Omniscient Qualified Scrub 2	Posted - 2015.09.30 06:03:00 - [2] - Quote Summa Militum wrote: I was about to suggest having a Sniper Dropsuit implemented into this game that can be quick/mobile, armored/shielded out, and decently dampened but we can't even get Pilot Suits going. Is there any dropsuit in this game that provides some kind of bonus that is specific to the Sniper Rifle? Caldari Commando has both a reload speed bonus and a damage bonus to all rail weapons (sniper rifles are small rail guns, as are rail rifles, bolt pistols and magsecs). There's no way an instant kill will ever fly in Dust, but damage zones have been asked for plenty in Dust. I've only had issues with hit detection in laggy maps, but that's true with any gun. Moving without sway isn't ever going to be a thing for several (what should be obvious) reasons, though I don't really see an issue with a skill that makes a minor reduction in it. As for that suit you want, you just named a suit every class in the game pretty much wants. 'I want lots of HP, lots of speed, and to be invisible on the map!' This isn't ever going to happen because it's obviously not balanced in the slightest. Winmatar Assault, Proficiency 5 SMG's & Proficiency 5 Swarms Since Uprising 1.0 I GÖú Puppies (Gê¬n+Ç-´)GèâGöüGÿån+ƒ.*pâ+n+ín+ƒ.
Baal Omniscient Qualified Scrub 2	Posted - 2015.09.30 07:41:00 - [3] - Quote Summa Militum wrote: Baal Omniscient wrote: Summa Militum wrote: I was about to suggest having a Sniper Dropsuit implemented into this game that can be quick/mobile, armored/shielded out, and decently dampened but we can't even get Pilot Suits going. Is there any dropsuit in this game that provides some kind of bonus that is specific to the Sniper Rifle? Caldari Commando has both a reload speed bonus and a damage bonus to all rail weapons (sniper rifles are small rail guns, as are rail rifles, bolt pistols and magsecs). There's no way an instant kill will ever fly in Dust, but damage zones have been asked for plenty in Dust. I've only had issues with hit detection in laggy maps, but that's true with any gun. Moving without sway isn't ever going to be a thing for several (what should be obvious) reasons, though I don't really see an issue with a skill that makes a minor reduction in it. As for that suit you want, you just named a suit every class in the game pretty much wants. 'I want lots of HP, lots of speed, and to be invisible on the map!' This isn't ever going to happen because it's obviously not balanced in the slightest. Obviously the quick description of the suit I threw out isn't balanced; I imagined it rather quickly so therefore we must make it balanced. One way to balance it would be to only allow that type of suit to be able to use Sniper Rifles that are not Tactical Sniper Rifles. Kind of like how a Sentinel is pretty much limited to an HMG or a Forge Gun this Sniper Suit can be limited to non-tactical Sniper Rifles and a sidearm. The heavy isn't limited to the HMG and Forge gun. In the heavy's Heavy Weapon slot, you can equip anything from an SMG to a Rail Rifle. Sidearm Slots can equip all sidearms, Light Weapon slots can equip all light weapons and all sidearms and Heavy Weapon slots can equip all heavy weapons, light weapons AND sidearms. The sniper rifle is a light weapon and I don't really see CCP coding a whole new weapon class & suit specifically for sniper rifles when there are much easier and less probable-to-cause-bugs-game-wide means of fixing sniper rifles. If making new stuffs were possible, I can think of many things that completely top out the importance of a suit specifically for sniping. That said, at least you're pushing new ideas for the sniper class. New ways of approaching balance, no matter how impossible to do or unbalanced they may seem, gives others another way to look at the issue and possibly can spark an idea that's plausible to use. Got any others? Winmatar Assault, Proficiency 5 SMG's & Proficiency 5 Swarms Since Uprising 1.0 I GÖú Puppies (Gê¬n+Ç-´)GèâGöüGÿån+ƒ.*pâ+n+ín+ƒ.