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Gorra Snell
BetaMax.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.07.17 15:43:00 -
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Though it's terribly underpowered on the whole, I love this weapon. Usually, after I've played "seriously" for an hour or two, I'll end my session with an ambush or two just running Plasma Cannon fits. I miss a lot, and usually end up with a terrible KDR in these matches, but the feeling of walking around a corner and one-shotting a heavy, or watching someone 60 meters away strafe into my shot is so much fun. Despite its being introduced (at Fanfest, if I recall correctly) as a primarily AV weapon, I'd say 90% of my kills with it are anti-infantry, 8% non-moving targets (installations and abandoned LAVs), and maybe 2% are legimitate AV...I think I've taken out one HAV and a handful of moving LAVs, always with the help of AV grenades.
I'm wondering how others' experience with this weapon compares to mine. Does anyone else actually use it? Does anyone use it primarily as AV, or do you find yourself mostly fighting infantry with it, too? |
Scheneighnay McBob
Tribal Band Dust Mercenaries
Immortals of War
2384
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Posted - 2013.07.17 15:52:00 -
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I stay in close-quarters areas, like the description tells me to. I use it more or less as support against infantry, but also a way to harass HAVs. |
Kaylee Veloc
ShootBreakStab
13
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:27:00 -
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It's one of my favourite fits to run currently, however the fittings name is Plolsma Cannon 
I use it as a hit n run fit on a mini assault suit with a SMG but as you said mainly against infantry, heavys are the main target but overconfident protos who don't seem to want to move much also feel the effect of its one shot capabilities. Also people hacking stuff, I won't pass up that oppurtunity even though sometimes the shot seems to go straight through them. I tend to open with it and if I get a direct hit great but if it's splash the sheilds are either gone or almost gone in most cases so I'll switch to SMG to finish off a target.
I have gotten a few long range one shots also which is always fun to see, just gotta get the arc right and hope for the best lol.
It does perform best like the description says in "confined space combat" but I'm terrible at remembering the map names, the ones with enclosed areas with lots of corners and turns to go and reload.
As for using it as AV I'll let off a shot then throw the packed AV grenades depending on the tank maybe a couple of shots 1st, though 1 tank who tried to run away in a straight line got outside grenade range but the plasma finished it off.
I wouldn't say I'm highly skilled with it but it's great fun and the best thing about it is seeing it pop up in the kill feed, kinda like the laser rifle xD
I skilled up to the advanced one but don't see much point going any further atm.
I wouldn't change to much on it apart from reload speed and a slighty faster projectile. If you add shots to its clip size you'd be able to 2 shot most infantry with splash depending what they're runing which would probably have people asking for a nerf straight away. But that is my thinking of it as an infantry weapon over AV, if it were to be buffed to a primarily AV role, another shot less splash. |
Ruthless Lee
The Eliminators
2
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:31:00 -
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Kaylee Veloc wrote:It's one of my favourite fits to run currently, however the fittings name is Plolsma Cannon I use it as a hit n run fit on a mini assault suit with a SMG but as you said mainly against infantry, heavys are the main target but overconfident protos who don't seem to want to move much also feel the effect of its one shot capabilities. Also people hacking stuff, I won't pass up that oppurtunity even though sometimes the shot seems to go straight through them. I tend to open with it and if I get a direct hit great but if it's splash the sheilds are either gone or almost gone in most cases so I'll switch to SMG to finish off a target. I have gotten a few long range one shots also which is always fun to see, just gotta get the arc right and hope for the best lol. It does perform best like the description says in "confined space combat" but I'm terrible at remembering the map names, the ones with enclosed areas with lots of corners and turns to go and reload. As for using it as AV I'll let off a shot then throw the packed AV grenades depending on the tank maybe a couple of shots 1st, though 1 tank who tried to run away in a straight line got outside grenade range but the plasma finished it off. I wouldn't say I'm highly skilled with it but it's great fun and the best thing about it is seeing it pop up in the kill feed, kinda like the laser rifle xD I skilled up to the advanced one but don't see much point going any further atm. I wouldn't change to much on it apart from reload speed and a slighty faster projectile. If you add shots to its clip size you'd be able to 2 shot most infantry with splash depending what they're runing which would probably have people asking for a nerf straight away. But that is my thinking of it as an infantry weapon over AV, if it were to be buffed to a primarily AV role, another shot less splash.
Would you say the advanced is worth it? I'm only at STD right now... |
Sinboto Simmons
SVER True Blood
747
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:33:00 -
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from up high for splash damage, or behind friendly mercs for suppression fire.
I jump in one of my buds tanks sometimes and use it for a little more UMFF when a hostile tank roles up along with flux or *shudder* av grenades and proxi mines.
oh and as an opening weapon too: the splash is pretty high if you hit someone with it so just a quick switch to the toxin and he's done(would use adv smg but it don't fit) |
Sinboto Simmons
SVER True Blood
747
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:34:00 -
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Ruthless Lee wrote:Kaylee Veloc wrote:It's one of my favourite fits to run currently, however the fittings name is Plolsma Cannon I use it as a hit n run fit on a mini assault suit with a SMG but as you said mainly against infantry, heavys are the main target but overconfident protos who don't seem to want to move much also feel the effect of its one shot capabilities. Also people hacking stuff, I won't pass up that oppurtunity even though sometimes the shot seems to go straight through them. I tend to open with it and if I get a direct hit great but if it's splash the sheilds are either gone or almost gone in most cases so I'll switch to SMG to finish off a target. I have gotten a few long range one shots also which is always fun to see, just gotta get the arc right and hope for the best lol. It does perform best like the description says in "confined space combat" but I'm terrible at remembering the map names, the ones with enclosed areas with lots of corners and turns to go and reload. As for using it as AV I'll let off a shot then throw the packed AV grenades depending on the tank maybe a couple of shots 1st, though 1 tank who tried to run away in a straight line got outside grenade range but the plasma finished it off. I wouldn't say I'm highly skilled with it but it's great fun and the best thing about it is seeing it pop up in the kill feed, kinda like the laser rifle xD I skilled up to the advanced one but don't see much point going any further atm. I wouldn't change to much on it apart from reload speed and a slighty faster projectile. If you add shots to its clip size you'd be able to 2 shot most infantry with splash depending what they're runing which would probably have people asking for a nerf straight away. But that is my thinking of it as an infantry weapon over AV, if it were to be buffed to a primarily AV role, another shot less splash. Would you say the advanced is worth it? I'm only at STD right now...
NO,don't waist the sp I use it and the difference is minimal at best. |
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Storm Wind Strikeforce
Caldari State
117
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:39:00 -
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you run up on your enemy
and melee him with it |
Kaylee Veloc
ShootBreakStab
13
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:40:00 -
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The only reason I went up to advanced is that little bit of extra splash if I missed the direct shot, I'd rather have the shields completely gone in most cases unless its proto for the longer recharge time, since it takes a second or two before you can switch to sidearm after firing I don't want that sheild to start recharging before I can reaquire and start shooting. |
Ruthless Lee
The Eliminators
3
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Posted - 2013.07.17 16:41:00 -
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Sinboto Simmons wrote:Ruthless Lee wrote:Kaylee Veloc wrote:It's one of my favourite fits to run currently, however the fittings name is Plolsma Cannon I use it as a hit n run fit on a mini assault suit with a SMG but as you said mainly against infantry, heavys are the main target but overconfident protos who don't seem to want to move much also feel the effect of its one shot capabilities. Also people hacking stuff, I won't pass up that oppurtunity even though sometimes the shot seems to go straight through them. I tend to open with it and if I get a direct hit great but if it's splash the sheilds are either gone or almost gone in most cases so I'll switch to SMG to finish off a target. I have gotten a few long range one shots also which is always fun to see, just gotta get the arc right and hope for the best lol. It does perform best like the description says in "confined space combat" but I'm terrible at remembering the map names, the ones with enclosed areas with lots of corners and turns to go and reload. As for using it as AV I'll let off a shot then throw the packed AV grenades depending on the tank maybe a couple of shots 1st, though 1 tank who tried to run away in a straight line got outside grenade range but the plasma finished it off. I wouldn't say I'm highly skilled with it but it's great fun and the best thing about it is seeing it pop up in the kill feed, kinda like the laser rifle xD I skilled up to the advanced one but don't see much point going any further atm. I wouldn't change to much on it apart from reload speed and a slighty faster projectile. If you add shots to its clip size you'd be able to 2 shot most infantry with splash depending what they're runing which would probably have people asking for a nerf straight away. But that is my thinking of it as an infantry weapon over AV, if it were to be buffed to a primarily AV role, another shot less splash. Would you say the advanced is worth it? I'm only at STD right now... NO,don't waist the sp I use it and the difference is minimal at best.
Cool, thanks. That's what I thought (looking at the stats), but wanted to know from somebody who had used it ... especially with those CPU requirements...
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