Why? Let me briefly state that I only play as a heavy all the time. i am a professional heavy. I have 200-300 copies of every HMG from the basic to the proto. I maxed out the proficiency so as to maximize damage, etc. I even bought the seismic heavy damage modifier. with that said, here is why i think there should be a buff to HMG range and shield/armor (even as a temporary fix until the ranges on all weapons are fixed) I also, strongly believe the HMG should do slightly more damage to shields (not like a hybrid weapon but about 10% more than it is now).

1. limited mobility
2. its antipersonnel purpose

limited mobility
to elaborate. the heavies limited mobility makes it so that when i gain the upper hand on an enemy who charges me directly, they simply turn around and run away. As a result enemies can literally jump and run circles around me and i am powerless. as a result i am ineffective at mid-range and close-range. this i feel should change. i also find that while i am engaging an enemy at mid-range they can walk backwards faster than i can run and simply cook a grenade and kill me. at other times i have engaged enemies literally across the street, and couldn't do an damage. if the HMG had more range, and did more damage to shields enemies would need to engage me more tactically.

limited mobility is also the reason why i think more armor would be appropriate, proto ARs do so much damage now that they can tear right through a heavy like me even in proto gear. that said more shield or armor (about 25% more than current 400/400) would stop that. :)


its anti-personnel purpose
in short, the only real role of the HMG is to be antiperssonel. that said, i have encountered on a consistent basis enemies with massive amounts a shield that make taking them out just as difficult as taking out another heavy. difference is they are more mobile. if the HMG did more shield damage (10% more shield damage than it currently does) that would remedy the problem.


thank you for hearing me out. I appreciate your concern