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10/10/2014 2:23:51 PM
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A reason why AR nerfs won't work
There is one reason why everyone crying foul about ARs doing too much damage and them having too much range is not entirely viable. Even if you nerf those elements, the answer won't be balanced until you take note of one of the other advantages the AR has...
Supression.
Supression is one of the reasons why I find the ARs hard to fight against. Where as they get tiny bumps to their crosshair from my Hand Cannon shots, once the firefight starts, I find it rather hard to aim when my crosshair is on half-way to moon from thei AR.
Even though I do feel they do rather much damage, and some (like Suros) have way too much range (I lost a goddamn sniper fight to one), I think supression is an element everyone should take into account.
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3 RepliesThis reminds me of a familiar patch made on another shooter…Titanfall was it? Same thing happened. EVERYONE used the same AR (the only full AR) and the community B'ed and whined about it. A nerf came out, and the community was like "haha, now they won't use it cuz it suks so bad." Wrong. The use % WENT UP. It was now a challenge to use, and the users thought of themselves as rebels. Not long after, the complaints came back of "OP and overuse." The irony: Respawn put the stats back to where they originally were, minus a little in each field, and BOOM, hardly any ARs to be seen. Moral: THIS WILL NOT WORK. If anything it makes guns like Atheons rifle all but a garden hose. I will still use them though. I have 3 class set-ups, each a different profession, so I am only hindered on my main, who will continue to use ARs. Bungie will tune them back up, we just have to sit and watch the world burn until then.
