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kas croixe Villore Sec Ops Gallente Federation 14	Posted - 2013.03.02 22:49:00 - [1] - Quote Its not something I have to be laser accurate with, it deals enough damage to have people ducking, and the psychological factor of it seems to trow off other people's gun game. definitely what I'm going to get from my medic set up(whenever I amass the resources and skillset for that to happen.) second only to the forge gun for wow factor to me. but that's harder to use effectively(but man can it rip through those little cars, and even tanks start ducking you after a shot or two)
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. Legacy Rising 446	Posted - 2013.03.02 22:54:00 - [2] - Quote It's one of those guns that just feel fantastic to use, and it always get the other team cursing when they come up against one.
Scheneighnay McBob Bojo's School of the Trades 1073	Posted - 2013.03.02 23:04:00 - [3] - Quote You don't have to be laser accurate, but you have quite the time trying to land a hit at long range- especially against moving targets. I'm getting enough practice where I can get damn good range with them now, and still hit.
gbghg L.O.T.I.S. Legacy Rising 446	Posted - 2013.03.02 23:08:00 - [4] - Quote Scheneighnay McBob wrote: You don't have to be laser accurate, but you have quite the time trying to land a hit at long range- especially against moving targets. I'm getting enough practice where I can get damn good range with them now, and still hit. Two MD users working together to bracket a target is a very awesome tactic, and very useful to stop enemies returning fire.
Bojo The Mighty Bojo's School of the Trades 466	Posted - 2013.03.02 23:10:00 - [5] - Quote I seem to hit enough people head on that it might be time for me to upgrade to a breach. I mean it's like an explosive shotgun in essence.
SickJ French unchained corporation 48	Posted - 2013.03.03 01:43:00 - [6] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: I seem to hit enough people head on that it might be time for me to upgrade to a breach. I mean it's like an explosive shotgun in essence. I tried the for a while, but I didn't like it much. It OHKs anything it hits, but if it misses, (and I miss a lot with the MD) it does pathetic splash damage.
Quill Killian Better Hide R Die 108	Posted - 2013.03.03 01:50:00 - [7] - Quote Since I play as a logibro, it pleases me to no end to have a ranged weapon that, while not necessarily a huge killer, is enough to keep the enemy team off balance while I go about doing my non-lethal work (healing, resurrecting the dead and repairing damaged goods).
Janos Bornemissza Algintal Core Gallente Federation 0	Posted - 2013.03.03 05:59:00 - [8] - Quote I agree that it's a natural fit for logibros. Good at hurling suppressing fire and splash damage from behind your squaddies while they mop them up. Fits well with the support role and adds a little variety to your squad. Since it's a bit easier to hang back and still dish damage, you rack up some decent kills/assists while making sure you stay alive to pick up the pieces when the shooting stops.
Rifter7 Pro Hic Immortalis RISE of LEGION 44	Posted - 2013.03.03 06:24:00 - [9] - Quote kas croixe wrote: and the psychological factor of it seems to trow off other people's gun game. i think you might be mixing that up with frame rate drops.
Telcontar Dunedain Imperfects Negative-Feedback 349	Posted - 2013.03.03 06:30:00 - [10] - Quote Rifter7 wrote: kas croixe wrote: and the psychological factor of it seems to trow off other people's gun game. i think you might be mixing that up with frame rate drops. The concussion, even from splash, actually knocks your cursor around, its pretty dumb and nothing to do with psychology.

kas croixe Villore Sec Ops Gallente Federation 14	Posted - 2013.03.03 06:53:00 - [11] - Quote no, the psychological effect of "oh kitten, the world is exploding around me, better take a few potshots and run to cover instead of really aim and put three in the guy's head." and really, you think a concussive blast wouldn't throw your aim even a little? concussive force can kill you without even rupturing the skin, and that's not even including shrapnel being kicked around.
Belzeebub Santana SVER True Blood Unclaimed. 417	Posted - 2013.03.03 08:59:00 - [12] - Quote Welcome fellow noob tuber! Get yourself flux grenades and start turning those kill assists to double and triple kills. Get your proficiency up to at least 3 (9% more damage) basically a complex damage mod, weaponry to 5 and put on 1-3 damage mods with a exo or better yet a freedom and watch.people run for the hills (if they can make it). Logi does seem the best for this weapon on paper but I use it pretty effectively with my assault A series and the sidearm has saved me countless times because that reload will get you killed as much as blowing yourself up does. Gauged nanohives and you are pretty set to be a mobile artillery cannon. Beware of the terrain, a small hill infront of your target will not register a hit. Beware of the merc that is above you because you either hit him with a direct impact or hit the wall behind him (if there is a wall) shooting the structure he is standing on will not register a hit. Pair up with an LR user and you got a mighty fine combo.
crazy space 1 ZionTCD Legacy Rising 901	Posted - 2013.03.03 09:26:00 - [13] - Quote Tech 2 scout with Assault Mass driver Speed sprint modules Nanite injector Repair gun This is a really fun build. You can play a fast medic which lets you keep up with people who would normally be faster than you, the sprint mods are for getting to someone before they can't be revived and behind cover. And the mass driver is perfect team weapon for getting the other people behind cover and weakening enemies, even at long range. You know the 4 point map? I was on the roof in ambush on top of one of the buildings with the assault mass driver. ON the other building there was a sniper who got to a spot where I couldn't see him. After lobbing over 8 shots I'm sure he thought I could hit him, but I was working my way towards hitting him little by little each shot testing the range. Then I one shotted him while he was behind cover :P Next thing I see is him rage quit in the damage feed :P
zeek1227 zeek1227 Blitzkrieg Co. 170	Posted - 2013.03.03 09:28:00 - [14] - Quote kas croixe wrote: Its not something I have to be laser accurate with, it deals enough damage to have people ducking, and the psychological factor of it seems to trow off other people's gun game. definitely what I'm going to get from my medic set up(whenever I amass the resources and skillset for that to happen.) second only to the forge gun for wow factor to me. but that's harder to use effectively(but man can it rip through those little cars, and even tanks start ducking you after a shot or two) well if you love it soo much why don't you marry it
Tiluvo Digital Mercs 19	Posted - 2013.03.03 09:52:00 - [15] - Quote Doctor logis unite! Last night I dropped a round on a redline sniper from null cannon D (the map with the pipes, I forget the name).
JL3Eleven Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz RISE of LEGION 131	Posted - 2013.03.03 11:11:00 - [16] - Quote Mass Driver = Fused Locus Grenade launcher.
Kelshaw Xu ZionTCD Legacy Rising 69	Posted - 2013.03.03 11:25:00 - [17] - Quote well, I'm not one of those players that runs for cover every time the driver spams. It takes x3 rounds of a mass driver to drop me, (usually). You better believe I'm gunning for you. If ya' like it as your weapon, CHEERS!
Val'herik Dorn CrimeWave Syndicate 309	Posted - 2013.03.03 14:13:00 - [18] - Quote JL3Eleven wrote: Mass Driver =/= Fused Locus Grenade launcher. I fixed that for you. If the md launched fused locus grenades it would be op as glorious hell. But ssdly it fire something else that is not quite as effectivd.
Sontie VENGEANCE FOR HIRE 121	Posted - 2013.03.03 17:07:00 - [19] - Quote Bojo The Mighty wrote: I seem to hit enough people head on that it might be time for me to upgrade to a breach. I mean it's like an explosive shotgun in essence. Unless it's a proto breach, the direct hit damage isn't strong enough and the splash damage is to low to justify it. You do ~100 less direct damage with a standard but do ~100 more splash? yea, sticking with the standard variant.
Sontie VENGEANCE FOR HIRE 121	Posted - 2013.03.03 17:10:00 - [20] - Quote Kelshaw Xu wrote: well, I'm not one of those players that runs for cover every time the driver spams. It takes x3 rounds of a mass driver to drop me, (usually). You better believe I'm gunning for you. If ya' like it as your weapon, CHEERS! Damage mods then? If I start firing first, your dead. If you start firing first, and I don't die, I run behind cover and prepare to LOS you. If you ran shield mods, a full clip might not kill you, and with the reload times, that is a problem. I fear geks with shields that rush me. I have to get minimum 1 direct hit to stand a chance. I need to shut up.

Gunner Nightingale Internal Error. Negative-Feedback 289	Posted - 2013.03.03 17:13:00 - [21] - Quote Telcontar Dunedain wrote: Rifter7 wrote: kas croixe wrote: and the psychological factor of it seems to trow off other people's gun game. i think you might be mixing that up with frame rate drops. The concussion, even from splash, actually knocks your cursor around, its pretty dumb and nothing to do with psychology. Yea they should get rid of the concussive force and make sure they fix the explosion damage to a sphere. Ive been testing fluxes and it seems even though its a complete sphere when you cook it and throw it in the air. Its damage doesn't encompass the full sphere. But i need to do more testing on this. Anyway yea get rid of concussive force i dont need it to win.
Belzeebub Santana SVER True Blood Unclaimed. 421	Posted - 2013.03.03 18:09:00 - [22] - Quote Gunner Nightingale wrote: Telcontar Dunedain wrote: Rifter7 wrote: kas croixe wrote: and the psychological factor of it seems to trow off other people's gun game. i think you might be mixing that up with frame rate drops. The concussion, even from splash, actually knocks your cursor around, its pretty dumb and nothing to do with psychology. Yea they should get rid of the concussive force and make sure they fix the explosion damage to a sphere. Ive been testing fluxes and it seems even though its a complete sphere when you cook it and throw it in the air. Its damage doesn't encompass the full sphere. But i need to do more testing on this. Anyway yea get rid of concussive force i dont need it to win. I don't see anything wrong with the explosion knocking off your aim. Getting shot by bullets slows your merc down when running and I don't see a problem with that. These all make for a more dynamic game experience.
Tidaen Nova Corps Marines 27	Posted - 2013.03.03 22:21:00 - [23] - Quote As an MD user (and a moderately successful one) I can say that the best course of action when facing a hostile MD is to be aggressive and gain height. Whatever you do, don't try to run away and hide - you will likely die. Your AR does considerably more DPS than my MD so use it accordingly. Edit: I should add - don't stand still either, from any range.
Sobriety Denied Universal Allies Inc. 468	Posted - 2013.03.03 22:26:00 - [24] - Quote SickJ wrote: Bojo The Mighty wrote: I seem to hit enough people head on that it might be time for me to upgrade to a breach. I mean it's like an explosive shotgun in essence. I tried the for a while, but I didn't like it much. It OHKs anything it hits, but if it misses, (and I miss a lot with the MD) it does pathetic splash damage. wrong, it does not OHK everything it hits... please stop spreading false info
Sobriety Denied Universal Allies Inc. 468	Posted - 2013.03.03 22:27:00 - [25] - Quote also the aim knock has been removed for like 2 months now. stop spreading false info
SickJ French unchained corporation 48	Posted - 2013.03.05 19:41:00 - [26] - Quote Sobriety Denied wrote: SickJ wrote: Bojo The Mighty wrote: I seem to hit enough people head on that it might be time for me to upgrade to a breach. I mean it's like an explosive shotgun in essence. I tried the for a while, but I didn't like it much. It OHKs anything it hits, but if it misses, (and I miss a lot with the MD) it does pathetic splash damage. wrong, it does not OHK everything it hits... please stop spreading false info My bad. EDIT: fixed it.
Israckcatarac Opus Arcana Orion Empire 8	Posted - 2013.03.05 23:43:00 - [27] - Quote Exo-5 no damage mods+ SMG W/ 3 DMG Mods wicked wicked wicked.
Italian dude 93 RED COLONIAL MARINES Covert Intervention 1	Posted - 2013.03.06 01:22:00 - [28] - Quote I have made some heavies run away from me with the flux grenades and mass driver.


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