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Posted - 2013.07.25 20:49:00 -
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So I used the SP I accumulated for a while to try out the Heavy.
I put it into Amarr Heavy Frame and HMG's, both are at lvl III.
Slapped a complex damage mod and complex shield extender in the high's, a complex armor plate and a complex armor repairer in the lows, a MH-82 Heavy machine gun, a syndicate SMG and a standard core locus grenade.
In 50 matches, I figured this:
1. HMG is fine, the DPS potential is off the charts and I didn't have problems with accuracy
2. Turning speed limit got to go, that was my only gripe when trying to stay on target
3. Heavy speed isn't as limiting as I thought, can still manevour very well, though jumping is a *****
4. Heavy suit needs some resistances, which is what I'm going to talk about
People have suggested 30% resistance to small arms fire, and really, this is NOT what the heavy suit needs.
What it needs is 30%-50% resistance to all explosives.
Flux + MD = You're ******
Flaylock = You're ******
Locus grenade = You're ******
*Insert any explosive here* = You're ******
The fact that you are slow makes it even worse, as evading is pretty much impossible.
And to put icing on the cake, THEY'RE SPAMMABLE <--- THIS HAS TO BE FIXED
I also had a problem with snipers, their ROF is too high IMHO, but that's a topic for another day.
tl;dr:
HMG is fine, Heavy suit needs resistance against explosives OR make explosives less spammable. |
Cat Merc
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CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.07.25 20:59:00 -
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Lance 2ballzStrong wrote:*facepalm*
People still judge a class / role based on pubs. I don't even have to use an ADV HMG in pubs to have a good game. Doesn't mean the class is fine.
Jump in a competitive game vs 16 players with your best suit and gun, then come back and give your feedback. The amount of threads made in Chromosome addressing this and people STILL do it. smh.
How many heavy HMG you see in a pub game on avg? 2-4 maybe... How many you see in a PC? 2 if you're lucky. The MOST I have ever seen against a good team is 2. That should say how much they're worth in PC. If they were great why don't i see an abundance of heavies?
I WISH i saw more heavies in PC. They're the most fun I have confronting.
Heavies are good for pubstomping.
The suit? lol... we only have 1 suit, and you're basing the heavy class based on the Amarr. Can't really balance the heavy class based on 1 suit.
Ah, my good sir, but pubs are the main game.
You probably don't want to hear that, but instant battles is where the majority of players are, and CCP needs to cater to them to make money 
P.S I was up against proto squads, so cloes enough. |