Plasma cannon was CCP's attempt at creating a literal "hybrid" of MD and light weapon AV.

Depending which, it means caldari and Gallente with get MD like weapons, or Minmatar will get a real AV weapon.

Just curious.

Plasma cannon was CCP's attempt at creating a literal "hybrid" of MD and light weapon AV.

And it fails at both roles, quite badly. It's ever so slightly useful against infantry, but totally useless against vehicles that arent paper thin (only std LAV's get damage that is worth anything).

PC is great if you can land a direct hit, as I don't think any suit can withstand 1000+ damage, but forget about getting reliable splash damage. From my experience, the odds of getting a hit-marker from firing into a tightly packed blob of reds, is about 1 in 5.


A few times the PC has surprised me when facing LLAV's, as it almost knocked their shields down to nothing with a single hit. Was probably a noob LLAV or one that was primary armor tanked. Most times though, a hit on a LLAV results in such a small amount of damage done, it's almost visually imperceivable on their health bar.

The splash can wipe out a scout

The Plasma Cannon is the Gallente version of a feather duster.

If you are asking if we will get a hybrid mass driver, with the same kind of range, damage, splash etc, I think that is unlikely.

That's like asking if we will get an explosive assault rifle complete with the normal explosive splash. I would hope not...

I always assumed it was just a toned down FG designed for hit and run instead. I like it but I hate the crosshairs I just dont like them at all.

Yup.

Pretty much. Its not as bad as people make it out to be.

IWS, do you even read the thread when you post? Just seems like you miss things completely.. all the time.

but it still is terrible whether youre trying to make sure this thing doesnt get buffed or not.

The plasma cannon was meant to be a light AV weapon. But the projectile speed doesnt allow that.

Also to take into account the weapon doesnt really get any better if you skill into it.

Look at the numbers on the plasma cannon from basic to proto. Then look at the damage difference between basic and proto with the Caldari smarms or Mass Driver.

There's a good reason to skill up into those while the plasma cannon is just **** damage at proto.
I understand it's a light AV weapon so it shouldn't do as much damage as a forge of course but keep in mind the proto swarms do 1980 base damage while the proto Plasma Cannon only does 1155 (basic PC is 1050)

He means both...
I think, clairification would help

Either I stumbled on to some new weapon, or IWS is trolling us...the latter seems more likely.

but it still is terrible whether youre trying to make sure this thing doesnt get buffed or not.

The plasma cannon was meant to be a light AV weapon. But the projectile speed doesnt allow that.

Also to take into account the weapon doesnt really get any better if you skill into it.

Look at the numbers on the plasma cannon from basic to proto. Then look at the damage difference between basic and proto with the Caldari smarms or Mass Driver.

There's a good reason to skill up into those while the plasma cannon is just **** damage at proto.
I understand it's a light AV weapon so it shouldn't do as much damage as a forge of course but keep in mind the proto swarms do 1980 base damage while the proto Plasma Cannon only does 1155 (basic PC is 1050)

On the grid the PLC is in the same row as the lightweight launcher category thus MD SL and whatever the amarr variant is are somewhat in the same class. It doesn't mean that in the future there wouldn't be any a Gallente Plasma mortar or a microswarm launcher from the caldari in the future though just as it stands right now that's one row of weapons here.

Knives
Pistols
SMGs
Shotguns
Rifle
Snipers
Launchers
Heavy Anti-infantry
Heavy Anti-Vehicle

Minmatar is used the odd method diverted over to the dakka dakka method though instead of their usual da big kaboom one.