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-R-RiCE41's avatar
6 years ago

Distruptor + Alternator balance

I know the Distruptor has been nerfed a couple of times already, but i think the root of this problem is not the attachment, but the attachment on the wrong weapon (the Alternator). In my opinion the RE-45 is perfectly enough with this shield shredding ability. Alternator already has too much attachment slots, and it can easily became a no-brainer all distance weapon.

Basically i have two problem with it:

  1. It can be relatively accurate at long/mid distance. It often happens, that you've got hit with distruptor+alternator bullets from longer distance. A single bullet can make 30 damage to your shield, and you already have to eat a shield cell.
  2. It is a no-brainer. Alternator can easily kill someone now even without the Distruptor. In case of the P2020 and the Mozambique, the meta is to break the shield of the enemy, then switch to a Hammerpoint weapon and finish it job quickly. In case of the Alternator you don't really need to worry about switching weapon, because the Alternator is good enough by itself to kill a 100 HP enemy without any shield.

In my opinion (some of) these would be good solutions:

  • Distruptor should be removed from Alternator (if both the Alternator and the Distruptor remains in its current form)
  • Alternator has too much attachment slots
  • Distruptor attachment should have a downside, like decreased damage against unshielded enemies. It could force the player to switch between weapons.
  • Introduce a new pistol which more suitable for such attachment, and move the Distruptor from the Alternator to that new pistol.

3 Replies

  • @-R-RiCE41 I just say make it cause reduced damage to enemy health.

    Take something like the ION cannon from Starwars BF. The ION shots deal a great amount of damage to shields or machines but are like pebbles when shot at a person without shields.

    I'm sure this alone would balance the alternator out a bit more.
  • Cabowse's avatar
    Cabowse
    6 years ago

    I think really it just need to be balanced for range.

    The disruptor ammo should be more effective at close range and barely active at long range, essentially the buff just get's less powerful the longer the bullet has to travel.

  • The alternator is perfectly fine where it is now after 2 nerfs. An R99 both has better accuracy and DPS and doesn't need a hop-up to get to that level. The Alternator is terrible at long or even medium range due to the spread.

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