DUST Search - [request] Tired of the AR Spam

BL4CKST4R wrote:

Meeko Fent wrote:

Dagger-Two wrote:

Its an assault rifle.

...ASSAULT RIFLE

Literally THE most common infantry weapon. Complaining about AR spam in DUST, you might as well complain about AR in every armed force in the world.

It's just not fair I tell you, nearly every US soldier being equipped with an M4!

The army should nerf the M4 so it shoots rainbows, and force soldiers to use other more ridiculous weapons.

I can't even believe people complain about spam, from what is SUPPOSED to be the most common weapon on the field.

It's spammed cause it outdoes longer range, short range, and mid range guns.

It needs its range brought down to 40m, and the other niche guns need to be buffed BADLY!

Its optimal range is 45 so 40 range is nothing, what should happen is that its optimal range remain the same or dropped to 35 and its max range drops to 65, and increasing its DPS so it is more of a SMG/AR hybrid. Then increasing the ranges of the next tiered weapon to be 45/75, then 55/85, and lastly 65/95 and their dps increasing in an inverse order to the the range increase. Also high DPS does not mean high damage, just high damage output depending on how the DPS is calculated*.


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Shion Typhon Intara Direct Action Caldari State 201	Posted - 2013.07.31 09:50:00 - [1] - Quote Buster Friently wrote: So, every other weapon in this game gets nerfed just as soon as the AR nerf brigade gets going. OP or Not, the AR is ruining Dust. This weapon is so overused it's just stupid. The weapon, in pubs, accounts for as many kills as 11 of the 14 weapons combined. Combined. Does that sound like balance or diversity? no, it isn't. CCP - Are other weapons supposed to compete with the AR? They aren't. It's about damn time that CCP approaches balance with, you know, usage balance in mind. The ARs aren't OP they are just the baseline weapon in this game and every other FPS in the universe. After the TAC nerf you don't see any bull$hit kills like you did with the flaylock. A rapid-fire weapon that throws small high speed projectiles is just the most practical and adaptable weapon on the battlefield. They are meant to be the go to choice when you are facing a broad range of situations where you need a weapon that is versatile. Decent but not exceptional range, good ammo capacity, ability to burst and spray, etc. They aren't meant to be the master of all and the specialist weapons in Dust are often underpowered or fail to shine in their area of expertise. For example, the laser rifle is insufficiently good at long range to offset its lack of versatility. This however is not the fault of the AR, its just that those other weapons aren't developed enough. The reason you see lots of AR kills is not because it is OP but because players have made the choice to go for familiarity and versatility at the cost of range/AE/whatever. Even if every other weapon was significantly buffed people would still use the AR because it is versatile.
Shion Typhon Intara Direct Action Caldari State 201	Posted - 2013.08.01 10:10:00 - [2] - Quote BL4CKST4R wrote: Meeko Fent wrote: Dagger-Two wrote: Its an assault rifle. ...ASSAULT RIFLE Literally THE most common infantry weapon. Complaining about AR spam in DUST, you might as well complain about AR in every armed force in the world. It's just not fair I tell you, nearly every US soldier being equipped with an M4! The army should nerf the M4 so it shoots rainbows, and force soldiers to use other more ridiculous weapons. I can't even believe people complain about spam, from what is SUPPOSED to be the most common weapon on the field. It's spammed cause it outdoes longer range, short range, and mid range guns. It needs its range brought down to 40m, and the other niche guns need to be buffed BADLY! Its optimal range is 45 so 40 range is nothing, what should happen is that its optimal range remain the same or dropped to 35 and its max range drops to 65, and increasing its DPS so it is more of a SMG/AR hybrid. Then increasing the ranges of the next tiered weapon to be 45/75, then 55/85, and lastly 65/95 and their dps increasing in an inverse order to the the range increase. Also high DPS does not mean high damage, just high damage output depending on how the DPS is calculated*. They just fixed the game being an imbecilic dance where you had to stick your gun up the other guy's nostrils. We don't need you tards clamouring for gun ranges to be dropped again.