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CodeCowboy
Join Date: 2012-09-21 Member: 160235Members
Join Date: 2012-09-21 Member: 160235Members
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is the railgun really going to compensate for new alien toys?
don't get me wrong; everything about the update looks AWESOME (i'm especially excited about the blood/bullet decals). however the game is still very frustrating to play as marine when you have an unsavvy team (more than an unsavvy alien team).
the railgun is a hard choice for me already, because i still expect shotgun + jetpack + mines + welder will be a more reliable kit.
anyway wth - i'll still have a lot of fun with the new content regardless and i'm sure any balance issues will be taken care of eventually.
I think it needs to be a more viable option that people consider buying, whilst the railgun (after a lot of $ in research to get to this upgrade) should be as powerful as it looks.
I don't like the current situation where it is basically JPs or EXO, as people tend to go JP. So having a more affordable EXO would perhaps be a good middle ground and possible alternative to an HMG.
obviously pure speculation on my part, but i expect the railgun will be a significant advantage. i expect it will be true to 'sniper' class weapons and reward skill more than the sloppy 'spray gun'. that's what i'm hoping anyway - even so; i'm not sure that would match the versatility/utility of jetpack.
imo a good direction for 'endgame' marines would be a mix of EXO and jetpacks... rather than mass jetpack or mass EXO. if EXO railgun rewards skill then maybe it will be a worthy sidegrade to jetpacks.
darn... i was still gingerly hoping for a dual railgun variant
They are rarely if ever used in competitive matches. JPs tend to be the weapon of choice. Quite simple, JPs provide something that EXOs just cant.
There's some balance tweaks but nothing breathtaking that Im aware of.
I think that's as much a function of the small team size used in competitive matches as the merits of the techs themselves. Exosuits need other players near them as they're pretty vulnerable in close quarters or without someone to help top up the chipping damage from lerks and gorges, and with five marines on the field in a 6v6 game you just don't have enough bodies for that to be practical.
Either way there's a lot of tweaks to overall balance on both sides and you'll get to see it all in a few hours anyway. =D
No worries, we know some other places, where balance can come from
I'm more interested in final spawn system changes, cause that can affect balance. Babblers look exciting, but I don't expect them to be a serious weapon. Railgun is not much of use either. Choo-choo still comes 10 minutes earlier.