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Cross Atu
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Posted - 2013.04.22 05:30:00 -
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There are (afaik) a few known mechanical issues with the LR currently. This being the case a fix to those bugs should come first. Even in their present state however I have used completely free scout suit to run down the active beam of a LR and then kill it's user. These haven't even been defense or speed spec'ed suits (both of which would help).
The major "balance" issue the LR has (outside of the bugs) is that it's optimal effective range makes it a good 'rock' to the 'scissors' of the AR, so I must once again suggest using the 'paper' of a free scout suit it's worked for me ~3/5 times and I haven't even optimized one to the purpose yet (nor do I have the best gun game out there so it's not a question of player skill in this case... tho I hope someday to be skilled enough that my final point no longer stands  ).
Cheers,
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Cross Atu
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Posted - 2013.04.23 15:10:00 -
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What mode/modes are people playing? When are your play times? What SP totals (or ballpark) are you running with and how much of that is in defense and mobility skills?
I ask because I play both Skirmish and OMS extensively (I average multiple games per day from last build until present) and there have only had 3 games were the LR was a major/dominant factor (I've had many more with LR on the field but they weren't a big deal). 2 of those games were against the same squad on the same day and it was laser rifles plural (and coordinated) the other instance was against Sir Knight (who consistently goes 27/1 or better, in his case it's the player not the weapon, much like Exmaple or Sleepy Zan).
So, I'd like to hone in on the specifics we're all dealing with, I've shared my experiences, please provide details on your (note: for the purposes of balance declarative statements aren't actionable and should be avoided, without details most of the information is functionally meaningless.)
Cheers,
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Cross Atu
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Posted - 2013.04.24 05:59:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:They only have one Laser that's OP, and that's because it has about 25% more damage than it's meant to, which was a typo and will be fixed in Uprising.
Next "problem"?
Did anyone read this post? It's worth reading, check it out quoted above ^
Also anyone who's using how well the LR works against a Heavy (outside of HMG optimal of course) doesn't understand the role of the weapon. Of course you can burn down a slow moving target who's at/near the optimal range of the LR.
Try that on the fast moving target who's already at mid range or closer, see how well that works. Oh and for the record if you're testing the supremacy of a single weapon taking a tactically advantageous position (high ground with a LR or MD, around a blind corner with a shotty, down a hall with an HMG etc) or spawn camping isn't going to give useful results, or is running as part of the "blob".
Cat Merc wrote:Came back from a match, using the ELM-7 + 3x complex damage mods, I got in 5 minutes left on the match and got 10 kills with zero deaths in that amount of time.
I would get more if I could find enemies, they were constantly bugging out when they saw my laser.
From my testing I got these results:
Holding the R1 button for 1 sec gives you DPS that can melt people pretty quickly.
Holding the R1 button for 2 seconds starts going into the insane zone.
Getting close to max heat, I destroyed a proto heavy before he could blink.
>_>
Also, swiping happened left and right, so yeah.
I dropped into the last 5 minutes of a match today (OMS on Line Harvest to be specific), I got 6 kills, 3 deaths as a Logi (not just running a Logi suit but actually spending most of my time with an Injector or Repair Tool out) and running zero damage mods while using the EXO Mass Driver. So with roughly double the time (due to the time I spent on support actions not killing) using a proto LR and proto damage mods you earned 4 more kills than my Adv MD with no damage mods. What was the conclusion you were drawing and how would you say this additional relevant information effects that conclusion? |
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