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KA24DERT
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Posted - 2013.05.08 23:42:00 -
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Yeah, the weapon changes have changed its role. After much struggling, I'm finding success using the Freedom as a CQC weapon. I just run up on groups of people and hope my buffer holds out till the smoke clears.
I don't think this is the role that was intended, and I seriously doubt the QA that went into validating this new mass driver.
If they want to keep the weapon damage in line with the other nerfs, blah, whatever, fine, but give me back my splash so I can actually suppress people while my squaddies mop up.
The nanohive nerf is just salt in the wound too. Now that I have to spam rounds to even have a chance at killing people, I'm finding myself going through 12 rounds just to get 1-2 kills. I'm getting way too many SMG kills lately. |
KA24DERT
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Posted - 2013.05.09 20:15:00 -
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Tiel Syysch wrote:
Well, with everyone claiming it was a "support" weapon, it was way too good in a slayer role. You could get over 1300 splash damage per clip (it's down to about 1000 now)...
If you're talking numbers, let's talk context.
Damage Per Clip
Freedom: 1452 Direct, 693 Splash
Duvolle: 2046
DPS
Freedom: 242 Direct, 115.5 Splash
Duvolle: 426
Even if you only look at Direct damage, the weapon is inferior to the Duvolle. But taking a more realistic view that most hits are splash, yes, the Mass Driver is a support weapon. Giving it back the splash radius it had won't change that. |
KA24DERT
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Posted - 2013.05.10 18:45:00 -
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semperfi1999 wrote:TBH the mass driver needed some kind of change as it was crazy last build if you knew how to build it correctly. Tiel (one of our imperfects) went with mass driver and he could 2 shot with splash dmg any standard and adv A type suit. He could even 1 shot adv heavies if he got a direct hit. I would watch him go to the bowl and if the enemies are all on the bown fighting he could empty the entire bowl by himself in 1 clip. Yea.......it was too crazy before. They nerfed the explosive radius. I think this is a good compromise rather than limiting your rounds in a mag back to 4 (I think thats what it was previously).
There's alot of missing information in your post, but if I strip away some of the variables, here is how your scenario plays out:
"he could 2 shot with splash dmg any standard and adv A type suit."
A series total hp: 300
Freedom Splash Damage: 138.0 HP
This would require 3 shots if the A series had no armor or shield enhancements, about 3 seconds total.
If we do the exercise with the Duvolle, the A series melts in less than 1 second. Duvolle FPS = 426.25, Freedom FPS = 138
If the Duvolle user "can't aim" like us n00b t00b users, and misses half of his shots, then it's 1.5 seconds.
" He could even 1 shot adv heavies if he got a direct hit."
A series heavy total hp: 750
Freedom Direct Damage: 270 HP
Only variables I can think of is he he had a rack full of damage mods, and if and MD can cause headshot damage. Otherwise It probably wasn't an advanced heavy.
"I would watch him go to the bowl and if the enemies are all on the bown fighting he could empty the entire bowl by himself in 1 clip"
This is likely if he started out with a Flux. And it is how the scenario SHOULD play out if a great player (an imperfect, no less), approaches a clustered group of enemies. Working As Designed.
It's easy to rage at the MD until you compare it with other weapons. The weapon was fine. |
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