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Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2013.07.22 03:15:00 -
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Morrigan Uroboros wrote:TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote:You nailed it. Really shines with an Amarr assault suit. My alt uses a Viziam with three complex mods and level 3 proficiency. Melts everything within optimal (save heavies). I wish i had the sp to spec into ammar assault suit, but my logi duties take up most of my sp. I just wish there as a close range version with a thicker beam, is this the only weapon class without variations?
Variations are on the way.
Acezero 44 wrote:be cool if they just buffed it already, .
Laser fun? yes
laser good? no
It does not need a buff, this coming from a guy who uses them regularly. It is effective at doing it's job, if you can't do good with it don't necessarily blame the gun . . . |
Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
690
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Posted - 2013.07.22 03:30:00 -
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Morrigan Uroboros wrote:Ive not had enough time to work it out, but does the damage increase go upto a cap, like after 2 seconds continuous fire its at max damage, or as the heat of the gun increases the damage does?
There is no cap, as long as you are continuously holding down the trigger the beam will get stronger and stronger until it overheats or you let go. Also the damage output is not related to the heat of the gun, it's only related to how long you hold the trigger. This means if you fire the laser rifle until it nearly over heats, then start burst firing at near the maximum heat build up, your spurts would do no more damage than if you were to burst fire with no heat build up. |
Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
693
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Posted - 2013.07.22 03:44:00 -
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Winsaucerer wrote:Aero Yassavi wrote:
There is no cap, as long as you are continuously holding down the trigger the beam will get stronger and stronger until it overheats or you let go. Also the damage output is not related to the heat of the gun, it's only related to how long you hold the trigger. This means if you fire the laser rifle until it nearly over heats, then start burst firing at near the maximum heat build up, your spurts would do no more damage than if you were to burst fire with no heat build up.
With the very powerful viziam in the last build, I liked to build it up on a wall directly in front of me, then move sideways so that it's suddenly hitting someone with high damage, giving them almost no time to seek cover before they'd melt. Is that still possible this build, if you have the viziam and appropriate skills? I suppose Amarr assault suit is desirable.
That is still exactly how you are supposed to use it! I have a feeling people who complain it is weak are not using this tactic. Waste all initial low damage outputs on the environment, then dish out the high damage on the enemies. |
Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
693
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Posted - 2013.07.22 04:02:00 -
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Winsaucerer wrote:Thumb Green wrote:I've actually been seeing a bit more people using the laser rifle. Still not many but considering it practically went extinct, it's a fair amount. I hate to be redundant but the iron sights it has kills it for me; combined with me playing the game on a 30" crt tv that makes the ps3 only display in 480p. It makes it kind of hard to see what I'm shooting at. I had been wondering why people don't like the iron sights. Didn't seem too bad to me. The glare when shooting laser, on the other hand, was a little distracting.
The iron sights haven't been bothering me at all. |
Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
693
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Posted - 2013.07.22 04:11:00 -
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Winsaucerer wrote:True Adamance wrote:Morrigan Uroboros wrote:I don't see many of these on the field, and they arnt talked about much, but i've being using the basic one with 2 complex damage mods and I've being having a lot of fun with it. But what is the point of upgrading it? Looking at the stats they all appear to have the same damage, so is it more potential damage from the heat build up? They are amazing guns! And not jokes the Viziam is a huge step up from the ELM-7 How essential is the amarr assault for it? With upcoming logi changes, I'm tempted to leave vehicles for a bit and spec into Amarr logi (as a PIE member, I'm sure you can understand my preference for Amarrian technology). I am not sure if the heat buildup on a suit with no heat bonuses will be too high to make it worth it. Compared with other guns such as a scrambler rifle, or a TAR.
Well considering that with the Amarr Assault skill at level 5 you can fire the laser rifle 25% longer, it is a HUGE bonus. That said, you can still do well with it in other suits, heck I run a standard laser rifle in my Commando suit and kill just fine. But if you want to be really feared with it, the Amarr Assault is a must.
As a sidenote, I really want to get into vehicles but with my preference for Amarrian tech I just haven't been able to 
I don't care if the dropships aren't fixed yet, I want to fly the Amarrian one even if it will just crash into the ground  |
Aero Yassavi
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
693
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Posted - 2013.07.22 04:13:00 -
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THEAMAZING POTHEAD wrote:Id say just remove the laser past its optimal range so that itd be a helluva lot easier to use, but who knows i just use STD w/ damage mods, on a non-amarr suit
I fully agree with this, past the effective range have the laser come to a dead stop. Nothing sucks more than getting the hit markers and thinking you are doing damage, then overheating only to realize you didn't even scratch the shields. If it is going to be that ineffective past the effective range why even have it? |
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