DJINN leukoplast
Hellstorm Inc
League of Infamy
288
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Posted - 2013.01.28 19:10:00 -
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For the heck of it, I decided to make a heavy alt last night. I knew from experience (of going against heavies) that a beginner heavy is going to be pretty weak and not very effective.
I put some points into sharpshooter and a few other important ones (I also chose the Sentinel, so it put points into things important to heavies). I loaded up a militia heavy suit and took to the game with a standard HMG, a basic damage mod and ~590 in health.
Overall I thought the experience was ideal in terms of what heavies should be, I was able to soak up some decent damage, but really wasn't very effective on insta-killing people even if they were right in front of me. Mostly I would lob hundreds of bullets at one or many players, do some good damage, and keep the enemy's attention split while a teammate picked up the kill, escaped a bad situation, or gained some time to hack.
I also got some serious lolz, in which I could be cornered by 5-6 players, but they really had to work hard at killing me. I am so used to being insta-dropped in a AR suit, it was a nice change of pace to have some pretty big health for once. Can't wait to get my type-1 which will give me an additional slot + another ~200 health.
But as a basic heavy with little skill upgrades and only a basic damage mod, I was pretty much a pure supportive role. Which IMO is what a heavy wielding a HMG should be. Be the big fat guy on the field who can throw thousands of bullets at you, distract you, hold back multiple enemies, and annoyingly whittle down your health while soaking up tons of damage. But they shouldn't be the one's who can simply point and click for a split-second and insta-kill anybody who is within range, which is what decently speced heavies can do now.
I am going to keep leveling my heavy alt to the point where I can drop somebody instantly if they even think about passing in front of me at short to medium-long distance. But I have to say, as my heavy is now, it is not OP at all and is exactly where heavies should be at. A supportive role for infantry and the biggest threat on the field for vehicles. |