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GeneralButtNaked
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:17:00 -
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Disturbingly Bored wrote:SGT Garrisson wrote: and yes ive checked and i cannot see any diffrence in dmg to shields or armor Aim at a friendly (or a red's fine, but you should be focused on deading him) with shields up or who's down to armor. The efficiency rating is the damage modifier. It's 120% on shields. 80% on armor. That's a 40% swing in damage, which I certainly notice when I'm using the Laser Rifle. Gotta go by numbers when you're talking balance, people. Gut feelings are notoriously unreliable.
But the efficiencies are not telling the whole story. As I said in lowratehitmans thread, the damage ramp up means that by the time the shields are gone, the LR has reached full burn, at which point it is doing max damage to armor. So even though the effective damage rating is only 80%, the full burn effect makes it just as effective versus armor as shields.
I say this as an armor heavy who has seen what a full power Viziam does to 950 armor HP even with a body hit. |
GeneralButtNaked
ZionTCD
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:30:00 -
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Disturbingly Bored wrote:
Sure, but in which case, your problem is with the damage rampup, not the armor damage modifier.
Yes, but reducing the ramp up would impact the ability of the LR to cut through shields. So changing just the ramp up would reduce the effectiveness of the laser in that role, which would not be a good thing.
It may be a combination of both the ramp up and the efficiency. Maybe an 80% efficiency versus armor is too high, maybe the damage ramp needs to come down, maybe a little of both.
I am not a laser user, so I am not at all informed on actually using them, only being hit by them.
The only thing I am sure of is that I don't want them over nerfed. I hate seeing lasers, but I want them to still play a role in the game. |
GeneralButtNaked
ZionTCD
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:50:00 -
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Disturbingly Bored wrote:
Anyway, +1 for solid, calm arguments!
Same to you good sir
I think we need to all keep our heads firmly attached, and take a look at the real numbers behind things before we all go screaming about what is OP or not.
As long as we as a community can do that, we should be able to help CCP make the right type of changes, that promote diverse gameplay, which is what I really want.
If the game turns into a three weapon choice type of shooter, we all lose. |
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