Malzel Nidus
Sanmatar Kelkoons
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.09.21 13:29:00 -
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What I think about what people think of a heavy is that they can ZOMG TANK ERRYTHNG or something of the sort. Its not true.
What heavies are ment for is all multitudes of ranges depending on what build status they take whether its Anti-Armor or Anti-Infantry. As far as I'm concerned, this topic is about Anti-Infantry so I'll state what I have to say as a classed Heavy.
Heavies, in a overall standard, aren't suitable for running around rushing like an assault dropsuit build or scout dropsuit build. They are meant for Defending and not to be running around. You are too slow for that and you will be knifed by a Nova Knife if you try to do it because they can get behind you and gank you like no tomorrow. As a heavy, you need to take in your environment and see what potential hard points you can cover up and get comfortable. With a Heavy Machine Gun, you can put down Considerable amounts of suppressive fire to make sure that the objective is safe and not captured by enemy light units.
For example, lets say you're in the Biomass Map on TDM. The first place I would suggest is the center building housing very thin areas of access. This is a great place for Heavies to get cradled up in and laying down fire down those thin access passages.
But, in an overall statement, that doesn't mean a heavy can't stand its own against infantry as a assault class heavy. I've done it before but its not easy because you can't move fast because of your armored plating. And I do agree that armor or shields on the heavy do need some kind of resistance buff because you can be taken out as easily as any other drop suit other than taking a bit more damage than it usually does. And its true as well. I've taken notice that the Heavy drop suit can be so easily taken out now that its not even viable to most people to even roll heavy because of its non-supportive (equipment wise) role it takes on the battlefield.
And as far as the Heavy Machine Gun goes, its good already. The Hit detection needs to be fixed slightly more for it and people with those need to be more damn accurate. I can drill through 2 people most of the time within one burst of my MLR-A Burst Heavy Machine Gun because it can be accurate if you use it right and not just spray everywhere in hopes of killing someone. And what most people have a tendency to do is aim at the target instead of aiming in the direction they are going, and it always works if someone is strafing if you aim ahead of them instead of AT them because these bullets move slower than the average assault rifle round.
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If you didn't want to read that wall-o-text, all I'm saying is that Heavies are to be taken as more of a defensive role rather than a role another class can take advantage of. However, I do believe that the heavy needs some kind of resistance buff of some kind because they move so slow but can be taken out almost as easy as a assault suit only with additional armor. |