So you're say the AR should do more damage than the Blaster Turret?

Explain the logic behind this please.

forge gun is a mini railgun.... but with more daamge than the large turret version.

so blaster turret should do less damage than the HMG right?

probably a better analogy than that guys

Ok it's a railgun bit it's small compared to the tank railgun. It doesn't make sense that it does more damage. Ok it charges and? It's a gun not a cannon.

Splash radius is the best part of your post. Yes it shall be reduced since clearly the thing ain't no explosive. Like you said it's a chunk of metal going at hyper speeds, meant to kill tanks not infantry. Leave the explosions to missiles, MDs, Flaylocks and grenades.

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I looked it up. AR actually does more damage than the Small Blasters. I fell out of my chair laughing at this.

It is a bit smaller if you look at it, but the Large Railgun isn't just the Railgun but also the ammo cache and the slug feeding systems while the Forge stores it's extra shells in you're Light Burden-esque ammo pouch(I really hope someone gets that reference.). Also, the Railgun blasts are far faster to charge, and the barrel for the Railgun ios much thinner, making the slug smaller, or at least less wide. Add that to the zero deviation of the Railgun, which means some kind of containment feature exists to keep the blast from soaring wide, and the counterweight that is the chassis of the HAV to keep the shake down, and it isn't hard to see that the Forge is basically a Large Railgun, but optimized for pure damage output at the cost of all else.

DISCLAIMER: I am a bloody Minmatar Logi, so I am not 'defending my win button.'

People are whining about the Forge day in and day out. I am here to try and set things right.

Why does the Forge do more damage to Vehicles? Because this simulates armor piercing. After 1000, you are OHKing dropsuits, so the extra damage is meant to be for vehicles ONLY. The reason why Large Railguns have less damage is the faster refire rate, the infinite ammo, and the much greater anti-infantry role a Large Railgun can play.

Why does the Forge fire so far? If you pay attention, it's a bloody railgun. The description says it fires at 7000 meters per second, so be glad they already don't do that for balance. They are a railgun and should have the range of a railgun so they can be used to counter railgun tanks sniping from WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over there.

Why does the Forge kill people in one hit? It can blow holes in tank armor. If it can do that to a hunk of powerful metallic bulkhead, imagine what it does to that squishy fellow that can't even durvive being nudged by a jeep.

Why does the Forge have such splash damage? I dunno, this seems a fair question. What with the giant hunk of metal hitting the ground however there is bound to be SOME shrapnel from the impact.

Why does the Forge do more damage to Shield? Railgun. It's specifically stated in the description that it has a huge amount of heat (literally very very hot), and thermal hurts shields. Still no Laser AV, so Caldari tankers need to suck it up.

Why are Forge Guns so easy to aim? They aren't fool, now let me tell you why. No zoom, not even ADS levels. The reticule shakes constantly. They take 3-6 seconds to charge, and the ones that take 2.4 to 3 seconds (skills dependent) fires at the moment it fills it's charge. Also, the charging, limited ammo and reloads cause the gun to have lengthy downtimes between shots, and a very limited lifespan if they do not coordinate with Nanohive owners.

DISCLAIMER: I am a bloody Minmatar Logi, so I am not 'defending my win button.'

forge gun is a mini railgun.... but with more daamge than the large turret version.

so blaster turret should do less damage than the HMG right?

probably a better analogy than that guys

Well said. Minus the insult.

What would be your proposals for the Forge gun specs then? proportionnal damage of a tank railgun? Would be what 400 HP per shot? Who would use that?

Why does the Forge do more damage to Shield?

They don't.

http://web.ccpgamescdn.com/dust/news.control/64862/1/damageprofiles.jpg

In-game also confirms this.