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SolitaryMassacr's avatar
6 years ago

Buff the L-Star SLIGHTLY

tested this, the Spitfire is more OP than the L-Star. In firing range, both L-Star and Spitfire have the exact same per bullet damage of 18. In one magazine, the Spitfire does 630 damage stock, with purple mag, it does 990 damage! I can and have taken out an entire squad with the Spitfire and purple mag. The L-Star does 450 before overheating (comparable to needing to be reloaded). But that is it, there is no purple mag for the L-Star.

Now, damage aside, the Spitfire handles incredibly. Its recoil is almost not even existent. Pair it with a purple(or worse gold) barrel stabilizer, and a purple stock, it is almost impossible to miss your targets. The L-Star doesn't have the barrel stabilizer.

Taking above into consideration, rate of fire is irrelevant. Even if you hit all your shots with an L-Star (which is EXTREMELY unlikely due to above), you still won't do comparable damage to that of the Spitfire. Plus the L-Star has like zero attachments for it. Pair all that with limited energy ammo, L-Star is * compared to Spitfire.

What I propose, increase single bullet damage of L-Star to 20, increase VERTICAL (not horizontal) recoil. OR

Reduce the horizontal and vertical recoil

The Spitfire is probably the most powerful weapon in the game. Due to its stability at close and short ranges, and insane mag size, it is very easy to go against a whole squad. Things like R99 and assault rifles have nothing on it. It is a good gun that I don't think needs a nerf, but the L-Star needs a small buff.

6 Replies

  • @SolitaryMassacre I am really loving the Lstar at the moment and using.it as a very very short range smg, anything over a few meters and its just covering fire for me.

    Perhaps if it could be equipped with the precision choke it would be a much better weapon.

  • SolitaryMassacr's avatar
    SolitaryMassacr
    6 years ago
    @OldTreeCreeper I was under the impression it is supposed to be an LMG not an SMG. If its meant to be an SMG, then it needs a buff in other aspects of it, but I think devs meant for it to be an LMG
  • @SolitaryMassacre
    Wrong.
    R99 can beat Spitfire because Spitfire has slow rate of fire.
    While you shoot 10 bullets you will be dead by an R99 ๐Ÿ˜‚
    Spitfire can be a good 2nd weapon to continue shooting and finish your enemies but never a good main weapon to win a fight fast!
    Spitfire can be good early game when you drop and everyone is weak but then you have to change it.

    Lstar currently blinds enemies ๐Ÿ˜… so i'm not sure if it needs a buff.

    Are we even playing the same game? :P

  • @SpyrosFPS The R99 gives you a lesser of a chance of hitting your enemy. Spitfire gives you 55 chances with a purp mag. Not to mention it is much easier to controller and you can be a lot more accurate with it. As stated before, I have taken out entire squads with the Spitfire, I cannot do that with an R99 because of reload.

    In regards to blinding enemies... You are 100% correct. I have no idea if this is intentional (if so remove it) or if this was an accident. But, I would agree that the L-Star being moved to an SMG class would be a better place for it (To me that would be a buff). I haven't seen it used like an LMG, it is always used up close and not mid ranged.
  • Flashshark1980's avatar
    Flashshark1980
    6 years ago

    @SolitaryMassacre wrote:
    @OldTreeCreeperI was under the impression it is supposed to be an LMG not an SMG. If its meant to be an SMG, then it needs a buff in other aspects of it, but I think devs meant for it to be an LMG

    I have the same feeling!

    Always put my short range / close combat on slot 1.

    That's where L-Star goes for me.

    Over all L-Star spreades too much even on semi midrange.

    I prefer the Spiitfire over the L-Star because it has barrel stbilizer and I can control it much better than L-Star...

    But I still do not understand how to play the Havoc now.

    Without turbo you loose very close combat fight right at the start...

    I tried it a lot as a sniper long before season 4. Really wnted it to be good as a sniper!

    But it isn't... period

    They just should have deleted the hopup for Devotion and leave turbo in the game...

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