I partially agree. I don't think it's better, but I hardly think it's been killed. Yes the damage is lower, yes the radius is way smaller, but I used mine in conjunction with flux grenades and got good enough to put a grenade right at your feet so the radius doesn't bug me and with the bonus to armor after the flux grenade does it's job, I hardly notice the damage nerf.

I would say all in all, it's ok.

if you try and bust up someones shields with the MD, yer gonna be punching something, because that is next to impossible. you might as well be throwing sticks of butter.

combine it with flux grenades and that is your sweet zone.

P.S. I use the 'Cyclone' Exo and 2 Complex damage mods on an A/1 Amarr medium frame with flux grenades, a nano hive, and 2 complex armor reps. I do well for myself.

Nope, I am being serious.

In Chromosome, I would have issues with some medium/long shots not exploding & just disappearing into the ether.
The splash damage was unreliable, any slight incline & the enemy would be unharmed.
Even the odd close range shot wouldn't explode, that was very rare though but always at the worst time.

But to me this release just feels better. I haven't had any issues with the MD so far.

Have you had issues with the MD this release?

I'm still using mine, It's still usable in combat specifically when combined with flux grenades. but is less likely to send crowds scattering due to reduced splash which was its one real strength.

It is no longer an area denial weapon.

I actually think I'm getting more kills with it right now overall, but I think that's because people messed up when they skill up and lots of people are easy to kill.

You could get near a corner before and keep 4 or 5 guys at bay while your team was flanking them. This is no longer the case. If you are waiting around the corner because you are scared of the MD rounds going off, don't be. Just proceed around the corner and murder the MD user. It's not hard because he has to hit you 5 or 6 times. If you've been fluxed by him, just wait until your shields recharge.

You should be able to kill him.

My apologies if I've riled anyone here, I was just trying to understand what everyone meant with all the "it's broken threads", as my impression has been the complete opposite.

Maybe it is just my impression then.

I haven't encountered that many PRO suits yet, but I have managed to kill a few of them.
Usually have wiped the shields with a flux, and probably 3/4 shots if I'm lucky to get that many off.
But most I have encountered have been lower ranks... I'm starting to feel quite conspicuous running around the place in my bright yellow suit while others are all grey.

I have noticed the splash radius reduction, but have taken that to be due in part to balancing & to give meaning to the blast radius increase per skill level.

My apologies if I've riled anyone here, I was just trying to understand what everyone meant with all the "it's broken threads", as my impression has been the complete opposite.

I've seen quite a few threads popping up across the board from people complaining that it's broken.
However, from my point of view it is working better than before.
The range is good, splash is working perfectly, & direct damage is working like a dream.

Now, with all the complaints there must be an issue somewhere. Maybe it's just one particular model that is at fault rather than the whole range?
So what are people using? I've seen a couple of people say they're having issues with the EXO-5, is that what everyone else is using.

I just use the standard, as like I've said it works perfectly for me.

Let's see if we can narrow it down, and provide CCP with some assistance before they knee jerk nerf the whole thing.

I've seen quite a few threads popping up across the board from people complaining that it's broken.
However, from my point of view it is working better than before.
The range is good, splash is working perfectly, & direct damage is working like a dream.

Now, with all the complaints there must be an issue somewhere. Maybe it's just one particular model that is at fault rather than the whole range?
So what are people using? I've seen a couple of people say they're having issues with the EXO-5, is that what everyone else is using.

I just use the standard, as like I've said it works perfectly for me.

Let's see if we can narrow it down, and provide CCP with some assistance before they knee jerk nerf the whole thing.

I already pointed out the flaw and I'll do it again:

The smoke trail's arc is disproportionate with that of the shell. The smoke trail shows the shell moving at a slower speed and over a shorter distance than it actually travels. You can observe this two ways:

1) Fire a shell from a high roof to the ground below. Pay close attention to the fact that (a) the shell explodes before the smoke trail reaches the grounds and (b) the smoke trail will hit the ground at a shorter distance than where the explosive hit.

2) Fire from the ground up to a building and try to get your shell to *just* bypass the roof so it keeps going. You'll notice if you do this correctly, the smoke trail will still smash into the building, despite the shell going over it.

Not riled at you, or anyone. Just wish CCP could have left well enough alone.
My writing style is thus: Point by point deliberation and rebutal. I don't like wasting time with formalities for the most part. Its not that I don't like you or anything like that, I just disagree with ideas sometimes.

The thing is I can't even harm a well equiped player with it. If I have to use flux nades, Why wouldn't I just use a different gun and flux nades? Or a Scrambler Rifle and locus?

What purpose does the gun currently have?
Very effective against heavies (Along with every other combo in the game at this point)
Rez denial? Does it still perma kill? I think it does, but am not 100% sure.