DUST Search - Racial Weapon variants: what would you like to see?

Ulysses Knapse wrote:

The Caldari have had sniper rifle tech to themselves long enough, which is why I'm proposing a different kind of weapon(s).

The Gallente Sniper Rifle. Not a creative name, I know, and I don't like it, but I cannot think of much else.

The Blaster Rifle is a weapon very similar to the original Sniper Rifle, but it serves a different purpose. It's a short-range marksman rifle. Using advanced blaster charges that originate with the space-faring Null charge, it is far more accurate and has a much longer range than the usual blaster. It's perfectly accurate, just like the sniper rifle today, but after a certain distance the damage falls off and the plasma eventually dissipates. It has good range, but the farther you shoot it the less effect it has. It is still a powerful weapon, and makes an excellent marksman rifle for the front-line. It has a higher rate of fire than the railgun rifle, and produces less recoil, but is also slightly weaker overall (when you factor in long distance shots, that becomes even more apparent.). It is also shorter and lighter than the railgun rifle, giving it less sway, making firing while moving a viable, if questionable, tactic. These things make it superior while in direct combat, but overall less effective as a long-range weapon.

And the Minmatar Sniper Rifle.

The Rusty Rifle, as I will refer to it now, is a sniper rifle. It has a higher rate of fire than the Railgun Rifle, as well as larger clip size. It is somewhat weaker, and produces more recoil. It has a longer range than the Blaster Rifle, but its accuracy declines at longer ranges. It produces a large amount of sway, and the recoil makes it even worse while standing up. It is designed as a mid-range battle/marksman rifle that can lay down fire on enemies at all ranges. It's accuracy may decrease at long range, but it's overall range is good enough that firing at a crowd can be devastatingly effective even at distances too great for standard sniper duty. It is not a weapon to be fired lightly, and it is best to find a fortified position to fight from, which also differentiates it from the Blaster Rifle.

The Caldari Sniper would generally be superior at long-ranges, as well as against other snipers, and as such would act like a "true sniper" and less like a designated marksman.

To conclude:

Gallente Sniper Rifle - Short to mid-range marksman rifle designed for closer combat than a normal sniper rifle.

Minmatar Sniper Rifle - mid to long-range heavy sniper rifle, designed for heavy assault against large targets.

Caldari Sniper Rifle - Long-range sniper rifle, superior at long-range and counter-sniper operations.


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KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.11.19 19:46:00 - [1] - Quote Gallente drone gun: Paint a target with the gun, and it launches a swarm of spherical drones to zap the enemy slowly over time. Amarr arc weapons: Arc rifle light weapon that shoots streams of plasma lightning. Arc cannon heavy weapon from the Templar One book that rips people apart with bolts of burning plasma lightning. I would like the Minmatar rifle you describe, but it should fire in an arc instead of a straight line, so you have to compensate for bullet drop.
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.11.24 07:25:00 - [2] - Quote KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: Gallente drone gun: Paint a target with the gun, and it launches a swarm of spherical drones to zap the enemy slowly over time. Amarr arc weapons: Arc rifle light weapon that shoots streams of plasma lightning. Arc cannon heavy weapon from the Templar One book that rips people apart with bolts of burning plasma lightning. I would like the Minmatar rifle you describe, but it should fire in an arc instead of a straight line, so you have to compensate for bullet drop. In addition to this, I would like a plasma flamethrower as a racial variant of the HMG. Could be similar to this melter gun http://youtu.be/8O3mm0hgbVU Or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBIWEd5w8_8
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.11.28 02:45:00 - [3] - Quote The known weapons. Fill in the blacks with your wishes. [CLOSE/MID RANGE LIGHT RIFLE] Gallente: Assault rifle Caldari: Gauss rifle Amarr: Scrambler rifle Minmatar: _____ (Machine gun, 100+ magazine, low damage, high ROF, AR-like range, high kick) [LONG RANGE LIGHT RIFLE] Gallente: _____ (I want a gun that fires an explosive drone disk that you must guide via remote control to the target) Caldari: Sniper rifle Amarr: Laser rifle Minmatar: _____ (I want a boltgun sniper rifle that fires explosive bolts, ok direct damage, explosive splash damage) [LIGHT AV] Gallente: Plasma cannon??? [could be light] Caldari: Swarm launcher Amarr: _____ Minmatar: _____ [LIGHT MISCELLANEOUS] Gallente: _____ (I want a rifle the releases a swarm of tiny drones that zap enemy HP continuously) Caldari: _____ Amarr: _____ Minmatar: Mass driver [LIGHT SHOTGUNS] Gallente: Plasma shotgun Caldari: _____ Amarr: _____ Minmatar: _____ [PISTOLS] Gallente: _____ Caldari: _____ (I want a railgun pistol with optional charge for extra damage) Amarr: Scrambler pistol Minmatar: Flaylock pistol [MELEE] Gallente: _____ Caldari: Nova knives Amarr: _____ Minmatar: _____ (Improvised blowtorch "heatcutter", low damage, no charge, but continuous and accelerating damage) [SMG] Gallente: _____ Caldari: _____ Amarr: _____ (I want a laser that works best at close range, but does terrible and long ranges. Opposite of laser rifle) Minmatar: SMG [HEAVY ANTI-INFANTRY] Gallente: _____ (I want a plasma flame thrower with HMG-like range, less damage, but continuous burning damage) Caldari: _____ Amarr: _____ (I want an arc cannon firing burning plasma lightning bolts described in Templar One) Minmatar: HMG [HEAVY AV] Gallente: Plasma cannon??? [could be heavy] Caldari: Forge gun Amarr: _____ Minmatar: _____
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.11.28 06:15:00 - [4] - Quote The Caldari pistol could be a 1-shot-then-reload tiny rocket launcher. Shoot a tiny pistol, and BOOM!
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.11.28 22:10:00 - [5] - Quote Minmatar Slave 74136 wrote: High Impulse Weapon System I wouldnt mind toting around one of these as a Dust equivalent. like a shoulder launcher mortart or small howitzer HIWS firing - ALWAYS keep 80% of your weight on the front foot! :) Mass driver is going to get secondary mortar-like functions, could look like that. https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=410313#post410313 "[REQUEST] Mortar-like weapons Update: We have a design that will give the Mass Driver a secondary fire mode that is very similar to a mortar and other designs for "area of effect" weapons as well. For now we are focusing on imporving existing weapons first. "
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.11.28 22:32:00 - [6] - Quote [CLOSE/MID RANGE LIGHT RIFLE] Minmatar: Light machine gun, 100+ magazine, low damage, high ROF, AR-like range, high kick [LONG RANGE LIGHT RIFLE] Gallente: I want a gun that fires an explosive drone disk that you must guide via remote control to the target Minmatar: I want a boltgun sniper rifle that fires explosive bolts, ok direct damage, explosive splash damage [LIGHT MISCELLANEOUS] Gallente: I want a rifle the releases a swarm of tiny drones that zap enemy HP continuously [PISTOLS] Caldari: I want a railgun pistol with optional charge for extra damage. If not, than a 1-shot-then-reload powerful explosive rocket pistol [MELEE] Minmatar: Improvised blowtorch "heatcutter", low damage, no charge, but continuous and accelerating damage [SMG] Amarr: I want a laser that works best at close range, but does terrible and long ranges. Opposite of laser rifle [HEAVY ANTI-INFANTRY] Gallente: I want a plasma flame thrower with HMG-like range, less damage, but continuous burning damage Amarr: I want an arc cannon firing burning plasma lightning bolts described in Templar One Basically my previous weapon request list, but without the existing or confirmed weapons listed
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.12.14 12:22:00 - [7] - Quote Minmatar Slave 74136 wrote: KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf wrote: The Caldari pistol could be a 1-shot-then-reload tiny rocket launcher. Shoot a tiny pistol, and BOOM! Ever seen a Gyrojet pistol? MBA Associates made it during the 60s and 70s, fires a 13mm rocket projectile (later reduced to 12mm because anything over .50 caliber (12.7mm became illegal in most weapons) The remaining ammunition is very expensice, to the tune of $150 USD for a single round of ammunition. Some of **** problems was in design, and flaws in ballistics and ammunition manufacturing quality control. But.. In a scifi game like Dust, the Gyrojet concept could fit very well with Caldari use of missiles, more advanced control, propellants, and tip it with a miniature explosive shaped charge warhead for cracking dropsuit armor and it would make one mean weapon. MBA Gyrojet Pistol in action He just fired off about $200 to $300 USD in two shots. Seems like Flaylock pistol will fill the rocket pistol role.
KAGEHOSHI Horned Wolf Seraphim Initiative. CRONOS. 3064	Posted - 2012.12.25 00:54:00 - [8] - Quote Kind of boring and uncreative, but I guess they belong here Ulysses Knapse wrote: The Caldari have had sniper rifle tech to themselves long enough, which is why I'm proposing a different kind of weapon(s). The Gallente Sniper Rifle. Not a creative name, I know, and I don't like it, but I cannot think of much else. The Blaster Rifle is a weapon very similar to the original Sniper Rifle, but it serves a different purpose. It's a short-range marksman rifle. Using advanced blaster charges that originate with the space-faring Null charge, it is far more accurate and has a much longer range than the usual blaster. It's perfectly accurate, just like the sniper rifle today, but after a certain distance the damage falls off and the plasma eventually dissipates. It has good range, but the farther you shoot it the less effect it has. It is still a powerful weapon, and makes an excellent marksman rifle for the front-line. It has a higher rate of fire than the railgun rifle, and produces less recoil, but is also slightly weaker overall (when you factor in long distance shots, that becomes even more apparent.). It is also shorter and lighter than the railgun rifle, giving it less sway, making firing while moving a viable, if questionable, tactic. These things make it superior while in direct combat, but overall less effective as a long-range weapon. And the Minmatar Sniper Rifle. The Rusty Rifle, as I will refer to it now, is a sniper rifle. It has a higher rate of fire than the Railgun Rifle, as well as larger clip size. It is somewhat weaker, and produces more recoil. It has a longer range than the Blaster Rifle, but its accuracy declines at longer ranges. It produces a large amount of sway, and the recoil makes it even worse while standing up. It is designed as a mid-range battle/marksman rifle that can lay down fire on enemies at all ranges. It's accuracy may decrease at long range, but it's overall range is good enough that firing at a crowd can be devastatingly effective even at distances too great for standard sniper duty. It is not a weapon to be fired lightly, and it is best to find a fortified position to fight from, which also differentiates it from the Blaster Rifle. The Caldari Sniper would generally be superior at long-ranges, as well as against other snipers, and as such would act like a "true sniper" and less like a designated marksman. To conclude: Gallente Sniper Rifle - Short to mid-range marksman rifle designed for closer combat than a normal sniper rifle. Minmatar Sniper Rifle - mid to long-range heavy sniper rifle, designed for heavy assault against large targets. Caldari Sniper Rifle - Long-range sniper rifle, superior at long-range and counter-sniper operations.