Stefan Stahl
Seituoda Taskforce Command
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Posted - 2016.01.01 02:23:00 -
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Breakin Stuff wrote:Don't get me started.
AHMG is a bit less effective than the old HMG used to be.
I pretty much despise the new HMG.
The burst has something like a 25% hits per burst ratio, as tested by thaddeus.
Pretty much IMHO the only reason the AHMG works is hit detection is kinder to lower rate of fire weapons. HMGs need a solid re-approach. Perfect for a hotfix, if you ask me.
Here's the gist of it:
The HMG is the only anti infantry heavy weapon we have. It is shared between all four sentinels. This means we need variants of the HMG that are suited to all four racial sentinels. Look at it like the Assault Rifle back before we had the other racial rifles.
The vanilla HMG we have since the beta of Dust is the Amarr-ish variant. That is because back then we only had the Amarr Sentinel. This is also why it has negative dispersion. Amarr weapons need to charge up or build up heat before becoming effective. That's why the Amarr-ish variant of the HMG has negative dispersion so it becomes more effective at range the longer you fire it. That's why it overheats before running out of ammo in the clip.
These days however we have three more sentinels and they need proper anti infantry weapons. A Caldari Sentinel's anti-infantry weapon should have longer range, low DPS and way too much kick or dispersion during hipfire to be any use in CQC. A Gallente Sentinel's anti-infantry weapon should have the highest DPS, shortest range, should not benefit from aiming down sights but have a constant dispersion for as long as you can hold down the trigger without ever overheating. A Minmatar Sentinel's HMG should work up to medium range without aiming down sights and shouldn't suffer increased dispersion while strafing. An Amarr Sentinel's HMG should have medium-to-long range, start with high dispersion and get better the longer you hold down the trigger, at peak performance it should overheat instead of running out of clip (almost like the AHMG, actually).
This has never bothered me enough to post about it, but recently I started looking at sentinels a bit more. The HMG and Forgegun variants really do need a proper cleanup with clear racial profiles in mind. |