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kartikins
6 years ago

URGENT - Nerf Charge Rifle!!!!!!!!

I know there are other threads about this, I even posted in them, but I think it needs repeating as it's such a major issue. More and more people cottoning on to how OP the charge rifle is it is getting used more and more in game, and is now absoluting dominating almost every encounter. Every team has one, two or even three of the damn things.

Outside of the super high fire rate and massive damage it does it is also very difficult to play against as the beam itself obscures your view of what you are trying to shoot at. If I start getting hit with one I don't even bother trying to return fire now... there's no point, I just run for nearest cover.

C'mon Respawn, before this weapon ruins the game completely!! Either simply reduce it's damage output, OR (if you want to keep the potential for big damage) reduce the fire rate and make the beam time longer (so you have to keep it lined up for longer to get the full damage). And also maybe reduce size and brightness of the beam so players being shot at can still see target clearly!!

This needs to be done fast as I think many players are really getting sick of it already.

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  • Leo_the_Lion25's avatar
    Leo_the_Lion25
    6 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry I made a thread here on the day of the patch after figuring out the changes myself.

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Weapons-Loot-Feedback/Charge-Rifle-s-Oct-17th-2019-Nerf-Wasn-t-Enough/m-p/8328423#M4623

    Long story short, the nerf wasn't enough. It problems are still there. At this point there are two options. Make it a Care Package Weapon with the L-Star out of the Care Package on replacement of the Charge Rifle. Or Make the Charge Rifle a lower spawn rate in locations around the map like you did to the Wingman way back in Season 1.
  • kartikins's avatar
    kartikins
    6 years ago

    @Leo_the_Lion25 

    @PruneGang4Life 

    Thanks for the confirmation, when I read about the changes I had the feeling it didn't go far enough, ammo and mag size were never really the issues with the Charge. So frustrating to not be able to play Apex this week...

    I'm not sure if a simple lower spawn rate would be enough though Leo, you could still end up with quite a few in play in later stages of the game. If they don't have the time to change the weapon mechanically then I think care package is the best option... although I think that would be a shame in some regards. I quite like the charge rifle, I just think it should be made much harder to use (recoil, longer charge time etc.) so that only very skilful play/use gets the rewards of big damage.

  • xLevee's avatar
    xLevee
    6 years ago
    @EA_Blueberry After playing 10+ hours of ranked matches this weekend on XBL, it does not feel like the nerf was enough to make the gun balanced. It is still a god-tier gun compared to every other weapon, including the kraber and mastiff.
    If it's going to be a common gun, it needs a major overhaul to make it balanced. I think most of us would prefer to see it become a care package golden gun though, from everyone i've talked to and read! Well, those that don't just want it removed outright...

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