Marc Rime
Zumari Force Projection
Caldari State
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Posted - 2013.06.04 16:00:00 -
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My main problems with the shotgun atm are the display/controller issues (frame rate drops/lag/sutter/whatever) because:- They actually appear to get worse when you're that close to enemies.
- -áOnce movement (both on the screen and my controls) get all choppy it's impossible to keep track of approx positions of multiple enemies (hell, it's quite possible to lose track of even one). This makes it easy for an enemy to get a bit of range while maintaining perfect LoS => dead shotgunner. In chromosome it was possible to maintain at least a little situational awareness giving you a chance to counter enemy movement or try to GTFO if it wasn't possible (a working passive scanner may have helped too I suppose).
- The micro-freezes/stutter don't appear to be consistent or predictable making it easy to miss a shot. A single miss is often more than you can afford.
The range isn't fine. Even at point blank range most targets require 2-3 shots and people don't usually stick around at that range once they notice you. Once someone gains the slightest bit of distance the number of shots required grows, fast. A sidearm is pretty much mandatory now, in chromosome it was optional (which was really nice since scouts struggle to fill even the few slots they have).
I don't see a problem with raising the range to what was possible in chromosome. I wasn't OHKing people at noticeably longer ranges than is possible now. Level 4 sharpshooter proff did, however, allow me to finish off an enemy who was somewhat further away -- still only at close range obviously, but I could at least deal non-negligible amounts damage to enemies as long as they were close enough to prevent me from turning tail.
As for cloaks... I just want lights/scouts to be viable on their own, not fully dependent on a single piece of equipment (and limited to the play styles for which that equipment is viable) that we're not even likely to see for at least a year. Besides, I have a feeling they will be heavily pre-nerfed when they're eventually added. Not even sure if a cloak would be very useful for a shotgunner. |