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Cosgar
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
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Posted - 2013.06.08 20:16:00 -
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Keeping it civil, like every other game mechanic that was nerfed in the beginning of uprising, the nerf bat was swung too hard. In fact there was no real need for one to be swung in the first place. Even though a skilled user could dominate with the Freedom or Boundless Assault, the weapon was severely gimped when going against suits running equipment with the same average meta level equipment. I spent many a corp battle playing full support back then because of the glaring advantages shields had over armor at the time.
The combination of nerfs to damage, splash radius, and nanohives has put the MD on the levels of novelty. The desynch issues make it flat out unreliable. There were also changes to the grenade trajectory, which could have warranted a slight nerf, but honestly, the weapon wasn't broken to begin with outside of the flawed splash coding.
Adding insult to injury, the grounds of why the MD was nerfed is an insult to anyone who gave valued feedback during beta testing. It also raises more questions as to if certain game mechanics were actually tested before Uprising's release, not just the MD. And if that wasn't enough, said game mechanics weren't listed in the patch notes and many of us MD enthusiasts feel robbed because of this. |
Cosgar
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
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Posted - 2013.06.08 20:43:00 -
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That's the source of a lot of frustration. Nobody really complained about the MD outside of people nice enough to stand bunched up together and let me lob grenades at them. If it was this super OP weapon that Remnant feared it was, I wouldn't have a KDR below 2, and I used it for the majority of Chromosome. |
Cosgar
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
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Posted - 2013.06.08 21:21:00 -
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Sadly, the MD was at the peak of its potential in Chrome. Now it's just a handicap and a waste of SP. |
Cosgar
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
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Posted - 2013.06.08 22:40:00 -
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I miss the "OMG! MD is a n00b tube!" topics. If people aren't complaining about a niche game mechanic enough, it's obviously broken. |
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