Are you high? HARDLY ANY SPLASH DAMAGE? LOL then how is my 550+ sheild protosuit getting killed in two splash hits from a proto FG across the map on the tallest structure in the game?

When not firing towards a vehicle, it should gain crazy weird dispersion past medium range.

This keeps it from being used at long range against infantry, but you can still kind of make it work if they're really close; putting you in harms way.

This coming from a forge gunner who thinks this is faaaar too easy, and my controller screws with my aim :/

With Forge Gun Proficiency at level 5, you get a 15% bonus to damage. Throw on two complex heavy damage modifiers and you get another 20%, minus the stacking penalty. For the purposes of this post, I'll lower it to 15% (if someone could give me the actual number, it would be much appreciated). In total, that gives you a 30% damage bonus. Base splash damage for all proto forge guns is 277.2 (advanced and standard tiers have lower splash damage). 277.2 times 1.30 equals 360.36. 2 shots equal 720.72, 3 shots equal 1081.08 and four shots equal 1441.44. If your EHP (armor + shields) was higher than 720.72 at the time, then you were probably hit by splash damage followed by a direct hit. However, I did not factor in the reduced damage to shields and increased damage to armor.

Like I said earlier, you have to keep in mind that reducing the forge gun's splash damage also decreases its effectiveness against fast-moving vehicles.

Yes that correct, partly, One of those weapons is capable of doing 2 shots in less than 2 seconds. so 277.2 X 2 plus the damage mods plus what you get from the forging skills will push it over 700.

277 x 1.2 (we shall assume that the stacking penalty got removed and heavies can only have two)

why that comes to...332.4 so 2 shots =

664.8 splash damage.

tankable on anything but a scout.

Oh by the way, Kobrah, you are quick to dismiss people as scrubs who can't hack it.

Here's a hint: No one cares what you think. You're mad because someone figured out how to use a weapon you're incapable of using to smear you all over the battlefield and now you want it screwed because you're offended that heavies can be relevant. It's a common problem.

It's a shocker, I know, that not everyone considers your opinion relevant. But I'm sure you will cope somehow.

Your little temper tantrums undermine your position when people use LOGIC to derail your arguments. It's a given that you can fit to tank forge gun splash.

I'm sorry you think doing so is beneath you. I'll call Free Beers to hold your Hand. He won't nova knife you I promise.

that flash of light followed by the respawn screen was my forge gun killing you.

It's called the "blackmagic special" Assault Forge Win Gun. The Devs give them to Goons to ruin DUST don't you know.

1.2 is the multiplier you use for two complex damage mods. the max a heavy can use.

Jesus is math really that hard?

BTW it's actually lower than 1.2 because of stacking penalties but you know... :effort: