Shijima Kuraimaru
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Posted - 2013.02.11 03:33:00 -
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I expect next that someone will QQ that Heavies should be OHK by a headshot by any weapon and the HMGs range should be cut back to equivalent of the SMG so that nooberry idiots can run straight at us and not have to worry about dying.
Want damage scaling to apply to heavies, fine, I can live with that as long as the same damage scaling is applied to all drop suits. HMG range is fine. I'm constantly getting picked apart by ARs, LR's, MDs, and others that I can't touch because they out-range me.
Important things to remember... If you're in a faster suit and you're letting a heavy dictate engagement range, that's your fault, not theirs. And never forget that some heavies actually support, and are supported, buy the squads they're part of. We're not all lone wolves attempting to be bipedal tanks.
We're slow and we can't jump over anything. Barrel climb with the HMG increases the longer we sustain fire making it more difficult to stay on target. Long charge times makes FG almost useless against oncoming enemy infantry. And we have learned that unless our opponents are are idiots, or unfamiliar with the intricacies of Dust, a solo heavy is a dead heavy. |
Shijima Kuraimaru
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Posted - 2013.02.12 01:35:00 -
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Kovak Therim wrote:IRuby Heart wrote:
My heavy alt has a 3.96 K/D, My Main assault Alt has a 2.79 K/D. Take from this what you will.
A heavy has to have a KDR above 2 or 3 or they are failing in their role. All we do is kill people and enemy armor. If you reduce our ability to do so, then that role might as well not exist. Maybe assault is OP. 
I agree with what you say except for your statement about KDR. We can also be great area denial and deterrents.
As I said in another thread...
"The other night, while our team was retaking E, I was using my Aslt.HMG to keep a group of reds pinned while team mates positioned and moved in and took the point. I didn't make any kills, but I got at least 500 points of assists. KDR whores would look at my stat and say I didn't contribute. Those with me at that time that had any kind of battle field awareness appreciated my efforts of restricting enemy movement and weakening the enemy for easier kills. So no. KDR can't be the lynch pin stat for contribution consideration." |