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Talos Alomar
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Posted - 2013.07.15 17:34:00 -
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So here's my thoughts on the ASCR -
It isn't a good weapon, nor should it be. It's a useful tool for people who have specced wholly into SCRs to have a half decent close quarters weapon. It does that job really well.
So yes, the ASCR is UP compared to the AR. and it should be. having a variant that can beat another weapon at it's forte is bad for balance.
The ASCR is handy for use on suits that aren't specced for using energy weapons, so there is also that trade off of greater versatility for having a bit of kick.
though it is rather odd that lasers have kick. I can over look that little bit though.
edit- reread OP.
A slight reduction in dispersion would be ok. Lasers should be accurate, after all. All in all I'm ok with the way the ASCR is now. |
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Posted - 2013.07.16 07:00:00 -
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SponkSponkSponk wrote:
The ascram is worse at both short, medium and long range compared to an AR, which is a bit lame.
It is lame, but needed.
Anyone remember the Tac AR mess? A variant shouldn't out perform the type of weapon it's imitating. the ascram Does it's job of being a decent CQC weapon. the adv ascram matches if not beats the raw damage output of the Duvolle, and the Carthum ascram is comparable to the balac's.
buffing the ascram too much will lead to a tac AR 2.0. Nobody wants that.
If CCP tweaks the ADS dispersion/recoil they should be really careful with it. |
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Posted - 2013.07.17 03:58:00 -
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SponkSponkSponk wrote:Talos Alomar wrote: the ascram Does it's job of being a decent CQC weapon. the adv ascram matches if not beats the raw damage output of the Duvolle, and the Carthum ascram is comparable to the balac's. Really? I'm using the wrong scram variant, then, because I really, really miss the accurate full-auto fire of the duvolle AR.
If you take a look at how much damage per shot each weapon does, the ascram does do more than the AR. The dispersion does hurt the actual DPS when compared to the duvolle. But that's the thing. we are comparing it to the duvolle AR - the king of close quarters.
Judged on it's own, the ascram is decent. not great. which is where it should be IMO.
The real question is should the ascram have high damage or high accuracy? I prefer the high damage myself.
Garth Mandra wrote:PlasmaBall wrote:Honestly, I think the SCR family shouldn't have any kick. The thing is shooting light. Just so you know light has momentum too. Each photon has momentum equal to Plank's constant divided by the wavelength. Hmm... Now I'm tempted to estimate the energy output per shot of the SR using SCIENCE!
We could also factor in the rifle itself shaking as the heat dispersal mechanism works its magic. Gameplay balance shouldn't be hindered by lore. |
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