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Rynx Sinfar
Subdreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.01.25 13:35:00 -
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I had an instance where I had a failed reload on the tier 1 HMG.
I know I tried reloading when at ~30 ammo. After the details below I still had the same ammo. The second reload did the trick
Here is the details I can give:
I am fairly sure it overheated first, but know I would have waited to hit reload till I believed it finished. I would have tried to get it at the earliest possible moment.
I am fairly certain I swapped to my alt weapon briefly. This was either mid reload or I think I remember a graphical glitch on the gun after which I swapped weapons quickly to clear it. I apologize I can't be clear on this but errors are so common in software these days that I just immediately troubleshoot around them.
Extra details that probably aren't involved:
Would have been using Tier 1(more likely) or militia heavy armor
My heavy weapon skills are HMG operation 1, Heavy Weapon Sharpshooter 1, No others
Other equipment: BPO Simple Heavy Damage mod (x2?), BPO Armor Plate mod, BPO Grenade, BPO Merc Pack SMG.
I just saw that this may be a known issue so hopefully this helps in figurin |
KalOfTheRathi
CowTek
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Posted - 2013.01.25 20:18:00 -
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Some of these can be tricky. You cannot reload an overheated weapon. Check the specs for the HMG and you will discover a number of seconds related to over heating. Stuck or something like that. That animation will play out in its entirety before anything else can be processed. Don't overheat the gun.
Reload has certain issues as well. HMG takes many seconds to reload. Doing anything at all will disrupt that reload. Even .5 seconds remaining on the reload hitting sprint will abort that reload and it will have to be done once again. Hitting L3 for sprint will disrupt the reload as will R3 for melee. I have yet to test swapping weapons in the middle of the reload sequence.
I don't know exactly what happened reading your posting but you need to be aware of these issues. It is true for all weapons but the HMG is one of the worst because needing 8.5 seconds to reload and the 5 seconds to unstuck the gun. Please verify the time values for you particular gun. My PS3 is powered down right now or I would have checked it directly. |
Rynx Sinfar
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Posted - 2013.01.26 16:32:00 -
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I am aware of the issues you mentioned and understand why you mentioned them.
I know to watch for that stuff being a young software professional (though it doesn't make me an expert here, I just am familiar with debugging).
I do know it finished reloading though. I watch the bar go and watch the animation as well. If I interrupt I usually do so intentionally and reload again after swap back. Players tend to find out quick, I imagine, that you need to let it finish 100% when they start out with the assault rifle where it is easier to interrupt at the tail end.
I am 100% sure that if it overheated first I gave time for a full cooldown (I was not in combat currently, we were near redlining) and that I found the issue after allowing full reload followed by a short pause before weapon swapping while I noticed the number had not changed.
It could be possible though that the gun had a graphic glitch mid reload and I took it as finished, but the moving bar indicating reload most likely would have been noticed as I was trying to figure out what was up when I saw the ammo counter. |
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