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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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.
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% ).
