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Posted - 2013.05.26 05:47:00 -
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I agree.
The MD has become a pubmatch fatsuit weapon only. A poor mans shotgun.
Even if the fixes are implemented, I dont see how the MD will be able to fullfill its designated role at all.
The straight firing trajectory defeats its purpose as a support weapon, and its laughable splash radius defeats its purpose of being a terror weapon.
In a recent match my squad got under an MD barrage, it was just painful to watch, near direct hits absolutely negated by a single repair tool beam.
It was fine as it was in chromosome. Hard to handle, hard to hit. The only way to get yourself killed by its fire was due to YOLO levels of running into the line of fire.
In Chromosome it instilled fear in anyone up to proto users, and was effectively the last bastion of non-proto users against proto users, as it gave its wielder a tactical edge, a way to buy himself and his squad some time to either regroup or retreat.
Now its just a joke, and a sad one to boot.
And to adress the in-studio tests, as in "anyone running with MDs", from my experience, there were hardly ANY MD users in pub matches in Chromosome, simply because it wasnt an effective direct damage weapon, even the standart AR outclassed it in direct battle.
It was a squad support and crowd control device, thats right, device, it hardly did anything without solid teamwork to justify its use.
As it is, even with the fixes implemented, its a menacing looking flaregun.
Aside from giving the MD a fireburst function, the only option I see to fix it is to revert it to its Chromosome status. |
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Posted - 2013.05.31 02:00:00 -
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Thor McStrut wrote:I can't dispute any of what you're saying Cross, but why is it that so many here are using the MD in logi suits?
I run an armor tanked Gal assault with complex damage mod and shield extender, flux nades and nanohive. I'm currently experimenting with a double repped and double plated suit. I personally like the double plated fit better, but I really don't have enough games in with the double repper to accurately compare.
There are so many situations where the MD is the wrong weapon to have, that I'd be pissed without my SMG. With the logi being slower and no sidearm, I'd think that any AR would be a better weapon choice for a logi. More versatile, more ammo, more even damage distribution.
MD was a terror weapon, while it wasnt the most effective assault weapon, it sure was great as a support weapon.
Bang some shells in the general direction of the reddots, so they got to regroup, and you-¦ve got time to rez half of your squad.
It was the perfect support weapon, because people **** their pants just at the sound of it, and while you couldnt hit much with it, the off chance of hitting them in the face was enough to make them take another route.
TL;DR
Crowd control, time management, a fair competition to proto-runners, safe-ish heavy disposal.
Huge downsides, golden in the right hands. |
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Posted - 2013.06.01 04:30:00 -
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Bumping the thread until I see a dev response that is not bs damage control. |
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Posted - 2013.06.06 06:35:00 -
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+1 for a great cause.
Still waiting for a fix. |
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Posted - 2013.06.09 20:19:00 -
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Obligatory +1 |
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Posted - 2013.06.12 21:57:00 -
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Im still waiting. |
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Posted - 2013.06.12 22:12:00 -
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Pretty much the above.
The only way to counter an AR blob now is an AR blob. |
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Posted - 2013.06.15 23:20:00 -
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So does CCP plan to troll us all by unf-¦cking the thing in a ninja fix, or do they plan to troll us by not unf-¦cking it at all? |
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Posted - 2013.06.19 04:16:00 -
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Now this is what I call viral marketing!
You do realize that you advertize on corporate turf? |
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Posted - 2013.07.02 23:04:00 -
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Now I wish I didnt respec into scrambler rifles, I kinda gave up at some point =/
Will be the next big thing I spec into after getting proto suits |
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