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Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.21 19:20:00 -
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Got this gun on my alt to play around to see how it was, and boy can I say just from that it needs some sort of buff to be viable as a useful weapon.
It has great one hit kills if it hit's the guy and doesn't pass through center mass. The projectile is easy to dodge if seen coming any further than 15m away. The reload wouldn't be as much of an issue if it was easier to do damage to opponents
9 times out of 10 if i hit a guy with splash it drains all shield and does some dmg to armor (keep in mind the splash will hit if its directly under or a foot away from your target, splash is abysmal in it's current state)
This gun needs a large buff to it's blast radius with maybe a lesser damage impact. 700 dmg direct with 350 splash in a 4m radius with a diminishing dmg output the further from the center would be much more sufficient. That's still less powerful than a militia grenade besides direct impact. A faster moving projectile would also help it's efficiency.
Pros:
High Direct Damage
Predictable Shooting Arc
Decent Ammo Reserve
Cons:
Reload Speed
Projectile Speed
Splash Radius
Splash Damage
No Optic to Judge Distance
What I would do in short:
Standard Plasma Cannon:
700 Dmg Direct
350 Dmg Splash
4m Splash Radius
+50% Projectile Speed
3 Sec Reload
Tactical Variant with Optic to judge distance, slightly higher direct dmg, slightly less splash dmg
750 Dmg Direct
280 Splash
4m Splash Radius
+50% Proj Spd
3 Sec Reload
Burst Variant with faster reload, lesser direct dmg
650 Dmg Direct
350 Dmg Splash
4m Splash Radius
+50% Proj Spd
2.4 Sec Reload
Thoughts / Changes?? I love this gun and would be ecstatic if it were to be a little more viable in this game.
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Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.21 19:42:00 -
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Thanks, but regardless if it had that extra boost it would be much more useful. I have never gotten killed by one yet. (not like I want to get spammed with it though, just a point) |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
EoN.
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Posted - 2013.05.21 20:09:00 -
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Anyone else experience the plasma shot going through enemy bodies? The hit detection could also be a large problem with the gun, could be whats holding it back. |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
EoN.
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Posted - 2013.05.21 20:24:00 -
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Well it isn't an anti LAV weapon here, how CCP made it was for anti-infantry. Too many AV things get redundant, it's basically a 1 shot more powerful MD. It's capable of being used as an AV weapon, but excels at 1 hit kills and what should be splash damage haha. |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.22 01:08:00 -
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Could a mod move this post series to feedback/requests? Thanks  |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.22 18:27:00 -
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The mobility is what makes them so interesting to use, plus that would be sniper bait for sure |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.23 07:22:00 -
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The gun is good enough to stay in game. everyone thinks it's AV but in reality its more like the great equalizer against heavy units forge gunners, and splash is good for severely hurting multiple targets clustered together.
If it was updated to something close to what I said in the beginning, it would be fantastic anti-infantry launcher
& above, yes i read that before trying it and it helped quite a bit, good stuff |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.23 17:29:00 -
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if the blast radius and dmg was a little higher and the projectile speed was faster, then the plasma cannon would be a great weapon to spec into |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.27 06:04:00 -
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If you would use the PC for a week you will see that it is at a MASSIVE disadvantage in all it's aspects besides attacking infantry in choke points. Sure I've killed several tanks and LAVs, but I've also done that with normal grenades and the SR granted they were low hp. The vast majority of die hard PC users use them against infantry I'm willing to suspect, because its underpowered, even for that role.
Anyone spec all the way through PCs and cal assault? I know the two work together nicely with the added 25% reload speed. |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.05.27 15:19:00 -
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^ My point exactly, I rarely ever see anyone else rocking one with me |
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Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.06.06 20:10:00 -
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Whats interesting is this gun has great anti-infantry potential, and you can actually snipe with it. I was on a building and I direct hit a sniper at 376 m. The plasma shot doesn't seem to be effected by range if you use it like a mortar haha. |
Carter Raynor
The Generals
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Posted - 2013.06.08 15:13:00 -
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Just reposted into the feedback section, if you want to see it and some of the updated ideas, check it out.
https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=85776&find=unread |
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