Revelations 514
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.10.05 15:49:00 -
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Honestly, people need to quit using the "quit asking for nerfs ect", that is not a viable argument for anything. If it needs it, it will happen. It will continue to happen throughout the games lifecycle as in all MMO's, so just deal with it. Matter of fact the reason WoW is dying is becuase they stopped rebalancing frequently and therefore the balance is ****.
Now to the issue at hand. AR's right now are THE tool for any situation instead of A tool that can handle any situation. They have been like this pretty much the entire time regardless of build. I have mentioned this in every build. They are far to accurate long range, and deal DPS in such a fast stream due to fire rate they can out DPS a shotgun at close range. (BTW whoever said shotguns have range comparable to an AR has never used a shotgun).
AR's right now are simply the best tool for any given situation with the exception of very unique niche/extreme circumstance situations. If I have a shotgun, and I don't surprise an AR user from behind, he will always out DPS me unless I pull something outta my ass.
If I have a sniper rifle, and the AR user spots me at the same time I spot him, I am dead before I can fire the second shot its going to take to bring him down.
Mid range, well thats where AR's live so that one is obvious.
AR's are simply THE tool to use for 85% of combat situations. The only people using anything else are doing so to complement their playstyle, and are trudging through it. This "get your gun game up" argument is BS and is an illusion of granduer. The argument that the AR "should be the go to gun for killing" is a rediculous statement in a game about....killling. (Not like their is a talk it out or surrender button).
Every gun needs a niche and that niche should be range specific, with aesthetic or operational preferences for gun types in the same range category. Tweaks are part of the game and always will be so quit bashing people for bringing up areas that need it next. I am all for rebalancing continuously as we are not just changing one thing at a time between builds, so different things interact differently. Just a little commen sense here people I know it's fun to dominate, but how old will it get when everyone "adapts" and has an AR, with no variety. |
Revelations 514
Royal Uhlans
Amarr Empire
38
|
Posted - 2012.11.05 18:20:00 -
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Again I see people saying, well AR's are the intended workhorse blah blah. Honestly? Which weapon in this game is not meant for killing people? So the argument most of you seem to think is valid is, "AR's are supposed to be the best at killing things"; in a game that centers around killing things.... Do you see the flaw in your logic yet?
Seriously, screw realism too. The shotgun spread in this game is soo drastic it is less accurate than any shotgun make of today, yet the AR is a needle when it comes to accuracy...wtf? Don't explain it with realism cause no one cares how "real" your space age shooter is.
Seriously, give the AR some recoil. Enough is enough already. And for the love of god please quit saying what things are "intended" to be. Your preconceived notions and expectations don't do justice for yourself or the game. Don't assume anything is intended for anything. Today, I used a credit card to scrape my windshield. Not it's "intended purpose" but did the job and did it well. I guess I should've just called work and told them I gotta stay home cause I don't have a scraper. Point is you limit everyone and everything by pigeon holing them into what your opinion about what it's "intended for" means. Which is most likely drastically wrong anyways. Throw that **** out already.
Bring the AR in line with every other weapon and quit using the justification that the AR is supposed to be the best at killing things, give it some damn recoil already. |