I was so very excited upon learning of this mode... then I played it.
Right of the bat, I was disheartened that the Warlock's Dash was unusable; frustrating, but understandable.
After firing my first shot I realized this was not the game type I'd hoped for. The excessively sluggish shells slowly crawl out of the barrel, gently floating to the targeted location.
The explosion radius is also horribly underwhelming. The beautiful display of Solar detonation is vastly greater than the true damaging area.
For me personally, this gametype [i]needs[/i] two things:
1) Increased projectile speed. Make the Scorch Cannon the [i][b][u]actual[/u][/b][/i] SCORCH CANNON. Not a flare gun.
2) Increased blast radius. I'm not saying it should one-shot everything within 20 meters. However, it should damage - even slightly- those within the glorious explosion display.
And although not absolutely necessary, but still worthwhile to note: Don't Disable Class Perks And Abilities... seriously. Just don't please.
Superb thought. Mediocre execution. So much excitement, so little enjoyment.
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you can hold the trigger then release in mid-air to easily hit targets. you can also hold and charge it on surfaces to get kills
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Yes, you can. Just like a normal scorch cannon. But that does not not make the painfully slow projectiles any faster which is really my primary annoyance. A faster projectile with its current cute little explosion, or a much larger blast for the sloth-powered shots it currently has. It's apparent that this is supposed to be a gametype for chaotic fun, so I'm not sure why they put in so much handicap and "balance"
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It’s meant to require greater skill and timing to charge and release the grenade... i guess you’re wanting rockets?
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Rockets was precisely what I was expecting.
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Ok... well that would be fun, but I happen to like scorch cannons... I’d be down for all snipers and all rockets and all swords /Shotguns
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It bothers me so much cause the Scorch cannons used in the world have the faster projectiles... unless I've just imagined that for years... haha
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U know I’ve always assumed it was the same... but I never gave it any real thought...
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Haha, I just love using them on the Walker public events. It's where I learned you could charge the shot.