TL;DR just throwing this out there, because sensors are broken, the heavy suit actually becomes the best sniping suit in the game because you can put your most expensive sniper rifles, 5 or 10armour/s in reppers and as many shield modules as you can fit and basically be able to snipe without even having to worry about tanks.

So seriously think outside the box.

TL;DR just throwing this out there, because sensors are broken, the heavy suit actually becomes the best sniping suit in the game because you can put your most expensive sniper rifles, 5 or 10armour/s in reppers and as many shield modules as you can fit and basically be able to snipe without even having to worry about tanks.

So seriously think outside the box.

I said this 2 builds ago. Even with a logi the healing isn't enough to stand toe to toe with a circle strafing scout - I know because I regularly ignore the logi and leave them for last. That's the complete opposite of what my focus should be.

The ridiculously slow turn speed and reduced armor completely warrant a return to the old "overpowered", HMG, IMO.
I found the old set-up to be a very interesting way to establish the heavy as the #1 threat so that it draws all the hate while its speed and range limit kept it confined to a limited area., similar to a traditional MMO but in PvP form.

However, the completely gimped lol-gi healing combined with an HMG that's lost its place on the battlefield with all the range tweeks and damage nerfs, leaves what could have been a very tight infantry balance on the cutting room floor.

I don't know man, I played a few games today with heavies that would -not- die. I swear, I pumped a full clip of my Tactical AR into those guys, barely got them below half armor.

the description for heavies is kinda lol atm.

something along the lines of" can go toe to toe with vehicles"

unless its a jeep running you over because you're fat and slow.

or a tank.


oh wait that leaves drop ships, but then anyone with a swarm launcher can take those down. :P


don't like this build :P all i ever see is exploiters in tanks, that i can't kill because I'm fat and slow and don't pack enough punch any way.


heavies with anything other then the weapons only they can use are gimped imo (yes yes excluding the HMG which if you pack in complex damage mods actually kills things )

It helped, a little. But its still gd ridiculous, go till overhear, seeing hit recognition and still some of the other guys just whack me with an assault rifle or smg. Being in a "heavy" suit a smg shouldn't tear me in half in .5 seconds.

To me Heavy's should be the infantry equiv of a HAV, (they'll always be easier to kill because of turn speed/low mobility) and require team-play to beat, or at least explosives and-or strong flank/rear attacks.

It sounds like that's the experience the game needs, although if you're the one trying to kill one single-handedly I appreciate that isn't what you want.