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Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2012.11.21 22:21:00 -
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First, I would like to mention that I have small blaster turret proficiency II.
Small blasters need a buff. It can be with either range/accuracy, damage, or heat generation, but there needs to be SOMETHING.
Right now, in order to kill someone with a blaster, the LAV you're in (HAVs don't need to rely on them, and dropships trying to get in range without getting shot down is just a joke) has to drive very close to someone, usually close enough for a good shotgunner to run up and take out the driver and gunner, before it can fire with the hopes of hitting someone.
Once you get in that range, the gunner has to fire in bursts, both to avoid overheating, and to hit with the terrible accuracy. Don't plan on being able to kill more than 3 people, because they'll either kill the gunner as they're waiting for the blaster to cool down, or it'll just overheat.
When you're actually hitting someone, the damage isn't even worth it. Using an advanced blaster, you'll probably be doing slightly more damage per second than a GEK, which will also be more likely to hit, and have far more range.
None of this even takes an AVer into perspective. If you there's one of those, you might as well cook a grenade for 10 seconds.
In order to make small blasters useful, I would mainly suggest giving them more range and accuracy; Better yet, a "turret sharpshooter" skill. |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2012.11.21 22:30:00 -
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Drommy Hood wrote:Small blasters are fine, they melt infantry in less than a second.
So can any AR as powerful as, or stronger than a blindfire. |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2012.11.22 01:57:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:If you can AIM with a Blaster, they're mostly fine.
But they are hoplelessly out-ranged by ARs, so that could use some work.
I was using a prototype blaster with the best small hybrid turret damage mod on the market, and a gunner from my corp who actually DID learn to aim. If infantry are oblivious to us, she kills them quickly. However, if anyone sees us first, it takes a third person to flush them out of cover, since the blaster isn't consistent enough to hit them in short windows of time, even firing in bursts (keep in mind this is a prototype stabilized blaster, which is the most accurate one there is)
Perhaps I need to fill my passenger seat with someone to flush these people out. |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2012.11.22 16:03:00 -
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Vermaak Doe wrote:Why are blasters almost polar opposite of how they are in EVE? Instead of being the most devastating form of standard arms they're just pseudo-autocannons
Large blasters are amazing. Small blasters are a joke. |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
1058
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Posted - 2012.11.22 16:23:00 -
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Reav Hannari wrote:My team worked with blaster fit LAVs last night. We discovered the best way to kill people with it was to either run them over or jump out and shoot them in the face with whatever we had on hand. Nerfed missiles were still far better for me.
Yep. From what I figured right now, you're best off fitting an active scanner with the blaster, and carrying someone with a short-range weapon in the passenger seat to get the REAL kills while the blaster fire chases reds into cover. |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
1058
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Posted - 2012.11.22 18:04:00 -
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Knightshade Belladonna wrote:Vermaak Doe wrote:Why are blasters almost polar opposite of how they are in EVE? Instead of being the most devastating form of standard arms they're just pseudo-autocannons They are devastating once they hit, and just like in EvE you have to get up close and personal with them.. its not a railgun.. even large blaster turrets in Eve as devestating as they are have to be within 20km of your target or your hit and miss
small blasters are only about as effective as ARs. even if you do hit constantly. |
Scheneighnay McBob
Bojo's School of the Trades
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Posted - 2012.11.22 18:23:00 -
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Vermaak Doe wrote:Knightshade Belladonna wrote:Vermaak Doe wrote:Why are blasters almost polar opposite of how they are in EVE? Instead of being the most devastating form of standard arms they're just pseudo-autocannons They are devastating once they hit, and just like in EvE you have to get up close and personal with them.. its not a railgun.. even large blaster turrets in Eve as devestating as they are have to be within 20km of your target or your hit and miss They're less effective than ARs but somehow devastating? Please explain
Large blasters are devestating.
Small blasters are mounted ARs with a few stats swapped around. |
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