Free Beers wrote:A couple of facts to add doc
1 Laser has no recoil - AR does and also has build up recoil the longer you hold R1
2 Laser has 100% accuracy - AR has accuracy and bullet spread
3 Laser takes advantage of the broken damage mods (ccp always takes like 5 months to fix anything)
4 Lasers increase damage over time of holding R1 - AR has consistant damage (holding R1 just increases recoil)
5 Movement while firing a laser doesn't decrease its accuracy - Moving while using an AR decreases its accuracy and increaes bullet spread.
To add to the discussion
Laser has an optimal range with fall off on either side. It was never intended to be a close range weapon. Trying to say that its bad at close range so its already nerfed is lame. No on argues that snipers at close range are really hard to use so the damage/sway/ROF should be uber good.
Back to the damage mod issue. Lasers are like snipers as they are normally not in the direct line of fire. To be specific when on my laser alt I use an A series assualt with damage mods in highs and smg. I will use smg (notice i could give a **** that laser is weak up close) till i get to my spot and drop hives. Then switch to laser and melt face. Since I dont have to worry about moving around and engaging players in CQC I can always go gank fit suits. The amount of damage and accuracy a laser can do is devastating.
I have been on the other side of this last build. I was in fully buffed b series assualt suits with close to 760 ehp. I watch an imperfect alt with laser pick off 2 people and thought I could sneak out and take him down. I got a laser accross my head and was dead instantly. Whoops.
I would like the laser mechanics to be reworked especialy the lame skill bonuses. Is a laser OP? Yes it is to me.
1. concede...no recoil.
2. lasers do shoot where you aim but #1 already covered this... a weakness the laser has though is in a fight your advantage is to keep the beam on...making tracking an enemy a lot harder. Scouts are wicked annoying to zap down.
3. All guns gets this advantage?
4. this is its strength and weakness. I do 15-20 damage...we think with my first bullet. The AR does it's 30-36 something. As soon as I let cool down occur to adjust the shot I lose my "advantage". The last bullet in my clip does?200? we do not know but it is mean. But that is my heated up clip. I have to fire for a given amount of time to get there. AR is consistently given what you ask for damage wise. That is one reason I rather "depend" on the AR.
5. There is no laser that can really move and shoot and hit there target. (I sure can not and have not seen any) Watch any laser...we are only effective standing still. "That is why snipers love us...here am I free headshot!"
The stories of light sabering and killing players in one "swipe" I believe to be exaggerated or maybe someone got an assist or something. With the clip of 100 and heat build where it is I have swiped players with the hot lasers and it does little damage. More then a swipe...then I get deadly but it is not a magic wand.