CHARGE RIFLE
The new CHARGE RIFLE weapon is too strong, should be from the drop like Mastiff or kraber, everyone is running with this rifle now.
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honestly i dont think its that bad to call for a total nerf of the weapon. The CR by itself has too major drawbacks already:
1. the weapon is so long poeple miles away can hear a gunfight going on before they hear the bullets off in the distance
2, for a sniper its pretty risky. other weapons are fire and forget but with this u have to consistently hit your target while pretty much not moving and being out in the open to receive return fire.
due to both of these i'd say its as powerful as a g7 scout but not really all that powerful in the long-run. sure the way it deals damage harasses the enemy but all it takes is for them to shoot back and dodge the charged shot and ur gonna be in for a rough time. at least using the triple you can have an un-even battle at long range but with the CR. u basically killing yourself.
and dont even get me started at close range, hell a spitfire/R-99/Devotion out damage u too quickly to make it viable. the only time ive been killed with this thing is being in the urban areas. anywhere else and im usually hunting people down for their own CR just to take it.
I land in Overlook and find a charge rifle in the first loot bin I open. Moments later, I see a Pathfinder landing at about 50m away and scrape 52 damage points off of him right as he grabs a white armor. He runs behind a crate, but then immediately pushes me, as he's got no meds / batteries. I hit him again, another 30-40 damage. He's hurt, but closing in fast. Dodges my third shot, then grapples right near me. I beam him once more with another 20-30 damage. He's still on his feet and starts punching me. I try to reload, but before the animation finishes I get punched again and have to restart the process. I try to punch him but miss and then, as I try to run away to gain some time to reload, Path grapples me and downs me with another punch.
Charge Rifle can be beaten with bare hands, if you are skilled.
@DoYaSeeMeThis made me laugh hard, sorry but I dont think the main thing to take out of this story was the Pathfinder, but rather how are you able to miss shots with CR, even close range ADS or hip is easy as hell to land - compare that to Longbow mate.
Well I did it! Finally gotten the 10 downs with this weapon (I really dislike sniping and for some reason the actual hit always misses but the beam constantly connects...)! I’m better with this thing in close quarters than with actually sniping it seems xD
- @NitromethaneAP I hit 3 out of 4. Path knew he had no chance to run away in the open field and used his abilities and the available features in the area excellently. With a bare Longbow, I would've killed him for sure, so what I'm trying to say is that Charge Rifle is not as OP as people think and, therefore, the upcoming nerf should be small.
@DoYaSeeMeare you playing on PC? I have downed people in close ranged with CR while they used PeaceKeeper, so imo it is as OP as people say (if people have a good aim) - and I dont have a god like aim, I´m a casual player. Long range its broken beyond anything, you know when you can down 3 squads with purple armor from half across the map with 0 risk. Imo nerf CR to the ground, bring back hopup on Longbow.
Or if you dont belive me, try listening to the best players in the world and what they think. Most of them refuse to even pick it up due to how broken it is (granted that people have a decent aim).
Potential nerfs that I see viable for this weapon:
- Charge up time increased to 0.75-1 sec. This would give the target a better chance to escape the final blast, especially in laggy situations when more hits accumulate in one update.
- Energy ammo consumption increased to about 3-4 units per shot.
- Damage reduction factor per distance (for the final punch only).
- Make knockdown shields more resistant to beams (reduce incoming damage to 50% ).
