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Kitten Empress wrote:

Roldrage wrote:

Kitten Empress wrote:

Shane Darko wrote:

Killed many with a plasma cannon,they should fear that weapon.

It seems to me at times that it can be underestimated,in those who have not used it well its a pain to use.

To the hands of someone who can knows how to use it,yeah it can be underestimated.

Killed tanks,lavs and even one shot heavy's,and even if it grazes someone,then that's what my SMG is for.

I have made a thread about how to use this weapon.
Trust me, I have tested it again and again, but all other weapons beat it.
Its USEABLE, just USELESS.

I wouldn't say completely useless, it is very effective against heavies and shotty scouts and as spec said it is very effective at dealing with installations (the best infantry AI weapon to do so by far).

Dealing with installations?
Forge guns and swarm launchers do it just fine, I don't see what plasma launchers give you that they don't.
As for shotty scouts, it would be useful if the projectile didn't move like a snail.


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Roldrage Zumari Force Projection Caldari State 66	Posted - 2013.06.21 08:29:00 - [1] - Quote I use it because I find it fun to use. As AV though it does suck, I mean it takes 2 direct shots just to kill a militia LAV with a proto cannon +3 complex damage mods, it needs +50% damage against vehicles imo if it is to be considered an AV weapon.
Roldrage Zumari Force Projection Caldari State 66	Posted - 2013.06.21 08:44:00 - [2] - Quote Kitten Empress wrote: Shane Darko wrote: Killed many with a plasma cannon,they should fear that weapon. It seems to me at times that it can be underestimated,in those who have not used it well its a pain to use. To the hands of someone who can knows how to use it,yeah it can be underestimated. Killed tanks,lavs and even one shot heavy's,and even if it grazes someone,then that's what my SMG is for. I have made a thread about how to use this weapon. Trust me, I have tested it again and again, but all other weapons beat it. Its USEABLE, just USELESS. I wouldn't say completely useless, it is very effective against heavies and shotty scouts and as spec said it is very effective at dealing with installations (the best infantry AI weapon to do so by far).
Roldrage Zumari Force Projection Caldari State 66	Posted - 2013.06.21 08:56:00 - [3] - Quote Kitten Empress wrote: Roldrage wrote: Kitten Empress wrote: Shane Darko wrote: Killed many with a plasma cannon,they should fear that weapon. It seems to me at times that it can be underestimated,in those who have not used it well its a pain to use. To the hands of someone who can knows how to use it,yeah it can be underestimated. Killed tanks,lavs and even one shot heavy's,and even if it grazes someone,then that's what my SMG is for. I have made a thread about how to use this weapon. Trust me, I have tested it again and again, but all other weapons beat it. Its USEABLE, just USELESS. I wouldn't say completely useless, it is very effective against heavies and shotty scouts and as spec said it is very effective at dealing with installations (the best infantry AI weapon to do so by far). Dealing with installations? Forge guns and swarm launchers do it just fine, I don't see what plasma launchers give you that they don't. As for shotty scouts, it would be useful if the projectile didn't move like a snail. Swarms are AV and can't be used against infantry. Forge guns are heavy only, so you are limited on suit choice. So it offers some degree of versatility. At close range the projectile speed doesn't really matter if you aim just a little ahead of them and (I'm actually taking a guess here) is far more likely to one shot them than say a mass driver, which matters when they can kill you at a moment's notice. There have been many situations where I've spotted a shotty scout within his range and won (although stealthy ones will obviously still win against me). I'm not saying it doesn't need a buff of some sort (most notably the fixing of the hit detection) but I wouldn't call it useless, it just has a very small niche.