Fixing crap by the numbers doesn't require a new build and can and should be hot fixable.

However it does require a developer and the most I can do is shove input on balance priority.

The reason why I require hands on by myself and other cpm is to verify the issue instead of being blindly told its broken.

I will I been shot and shot plenty of people with HMGs last build as an Omni-soldier, if my gimped self cant be effective on the field with it nor could I see it being feild capable you're going to have someone fighting in getting that fixed.

Okay finally got the game to download....

First off, heavies are okay they seem to take a metric tonne of firepower to kill vs other suits. Even the militia fits.

The heavy machine gun however...

I don't know wtf happened between here and fanfest but whoever replaced the HMG with a water hose needs to be sorry.
Overall the range of the gun works still it can engage across the road just like before in chromosome, its just the damage is so badly tuned down its incapable of killing only 2 people pre reload as to opposed to 4-6 people in the previous build. I am not sure about how many people you guys normally down on a reload but I am speaking as a basic HMGer from Chomosome.

To further my belief the game is absolutely broken ran into a sentinel full proto suit and gun 3 yards.
By all accounts I should have died. Not only did I survive but i out-survived him and two of his other buddies trying to kill me. Unfourtunately the HMG vs HMG match had to end with me swapping to SMG and downing his two friends and a grenade. He then came back around the corner with more guys and finished my squad off.

Recommendations:
Increase Damage to fan fest build levels.
Bring back Fan Fest blap effect
Increase Speed to Accuracy Cap
Add sharpshooter skill (lower dispersion)

Didn't realize we were ever at Odds Polish. :(

What things

I've tried just about every combination to make the hmg relevant. The HMG is only good in very specific situations. Because of this it is not enjoyable to play.

Without a huge buff to damage and range the HMG is Dead!

What concerns me the most is that the only hope we have is that turn speed may be increased-ok certainly will help
The other comment came in hey would new suits make you feel better? Hell no its the dam HMG that's the problem.

Then we get a comment oh I forgot that weaponry was taken out too so you did get a 20% damage nerf. O gee whiz -golly

No specific comment about fixing the HMG. Just a lot of look at the shiny things in my left hand.

If adapt means abandon the class I want to play - that's not adapting - that's giving up and moving on to another class.

fixed it