If you ever play me 1v1, you will realize that would be a REALLY BAD IDEA.nELsOn said:
Anyway, ltg 4tw.
SHOULD WE KEEP THE LIGHTNING GUN?
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Anyway, ltg 4tw.
does none of you guys just hate the switch time of that gun... i'm used to play with the lg and after a hit i always change to the shock to quickly level my opponent. just that darn rifle is soooo slow, it takes forever to change were lg+shock would have killed him now u get ****ed because u shoot thin air. Same switchtime as the lg and its perfect imo(although a tracer would be nice in 2k7)
No it won't. It'll only hurt the n00b campers.J_L said:
True snipers will be lethal regardless of how revealing the weapon is, provided it has near-insta-gib qualities.
IF they really wanted to stop campers then they'd have to remove all mid to long range weapons in the game and make the skins act like camouflage ... (you can't shoot what you can't see
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Well there a some MAJOR differances between a LG and sniper rifle.
The LG does more damage vs armor ed vehicles
The LG has splash damage (yes anyone who's acctualy played ut should know this)
The LG also has slightly longer cool down time (I think bout 98% sure on that one)
So it is easily more powerful than the standard Sniper rifle, the main problem with the LG is that it DOES do splash damage, and it can be significant
That being said the LG is electric sex in a can, keep em coming and make the translocator a pick-up only weapon muwahahaha
The LG does more damage vs armor ed vehicles
The LG has splash damage (yes anyone who's acctualy played ut should know this)
The LG also has slightly longer cool down time (I think bout 98% sure on that one)
So it is easily more powerful than the standard Sniper rifle, the main problem with the LG is that it DOES do splash damage, and it can be significant
That being said the LG is electric sex in a can, keep em coming and make the translocator a pick-up only weapon muwahahaha
JaFO said:No it won't. It'll only hurt the n00b campers.
True snipers will be lethal regardless of how revealing the weapon is, provided it has near-insta-gib qualities.
IF they really wanted to stop campers then they'd have to remove all mid to long range weapons in the game and make the skins act like camouflage ... (you can't shoot what you can't see
This is true but “True Masters” will find “True Snipers” no matter how “True” they are…lol. I should have been a little more descriptive but I did mean that post to be in context of the one before it. Of course its possible to camp but success depends on the awareness and peripheral vision of the opponents…yar?
Major improvements, IMO. However, compared to the UT99 SR (and not the 2k4 one) your damage estimates are slightly off. The UT SR did 70/100 iirc and the Ltg does 80/120 iirc again. The damage amounts don't change when hitting vehicles, so the Ltg only does slightly more damage than the UT SR did.HardcorexxX said:
Also, they DOUBLED the cool down time (the UT SR is 0.9, LTG is 1.8). That right there reduces it's overall effectiveness immensely.
And as for the splash damage is so random that a person could never really rely upon it. Someone made a mutator once that removed the arcs, but I think it adds a sort of randomness to the gun that is kind of cool.
thought it did 64/128 in UT... some crazy off number like that.
Comparing stats is irrelevant though, since all said weapons in question are hit-scan their constant nerfing as time goes on is due to pings getting better.
The cSR is more balanced then the LtG, but that's not to say they couldn't just import the stats to the LtG and keep it's current asthetic.
I still say something new, and projectile would be best.
Comparing stats is irrelevant though, since all said weapons in question are hit-scan their constant nerfing as time goes on is due to pings getting better.
The cSR is more balanced then the LtG, but that's not to say they couldn't just import the stats to the LtG and keep it's current asthetic.
I still say something new, and projectile would be best.
I wouldn't mind something projectile either, but people won't go for that for one reason. They don't want to lead. What has newnet shown us? People like their shots to seem to land precisely where they click. Epic would be better server making a gun that is not effected by the netcode, in the vein of a ZeroPing Sniper. It would certainly make people happy.
What about making a zoomable Rocket Launcher with lightning trail behind the rockets and a possibility to headshot?
@HarrySpanner: turns out I only have 1 sig here, haven't put the rotate thingy in yet... So thnx for the compliment
@HarrySpanner: turns out I only have 1 sig here, haven't put the rotate thingy in yet... So thnx for the compliment
Last I checked when i shot a goliath with an LG i did a solid 80 damage and with a sniper rifle I only delt 64 ......but as always with me, I could have jsut been imagining this due to the imense ammount of illegal narcotics I ingest on a regualr basis
And as I was jsut alittle noob back when I was playing 99 I dont really rember the SR much, i was mainly referancing the 2k4 one
And as I was jsut alittle noob back when I was playing 99 I dont really rember the SR much, i was mainly referancing the 2k4 one
Sure ... but what good is a sniperrifle in a game if you aren't allowed to master it ?J_L said:This is true but “True Masters” will find “True Snipers” no matter how “True” they are…lol. I should have been a little more descriptive but I did mean that post to be in context of the one before it. Of course its possible to camp but success depends on the awareness and peripheral vision of the opponents…yar?
As soon as someone has the skills to 'pwn' people that way they start screaming 'camper' and demanding the weapon be nerfed.
The sniper-lovers otoh will start demanding for higher damage, faster RoF, faster weapon-switch, etc as soon as they notice they can't 'pwn' as easily as they used to.
Of course it isn't limited to the sniperrifle. The flakcannon, biorifle, minigun, linkgun, redeemer, shieldgun, assault rifle, enforcers, etc. all get the same treatment. Those that like it want it to be even easier to use, while their victims would rather have it nerfed instead.
Neither is willing to consider a change of tactics. I guess that's human nature, but it sure sucks if every game is supposed to have the exact same weapon-balance simply because otherwise people won't be able to deal with it.
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If Sniperrifles are included again there should be the Lightning gun kept, it destroys a little bit of Sniper`s advantages and makes life a little bit harder to campers.
better visibility, better balance, better game
YES, keep it
better visibility, better balance, better game
YES, keep it