With the introduction of swords, there is pretty much no reason for using ranged heavies outside of the raid. Why? let me explain it to you. This is a [u]comparison[/u] between a[b] legendary[/b] sword and a machine gun, rocket launcher, and sleeper ( the legendary is worse than the exotic, so it's safe to assume the exotic is even better ) Testing was done in heroic strikes on different majors. I will not be displaying damage per shot because that variable changes on the enemy, but rather shots required to kill. let's start with ammo - the sword can have up to 56 "shots" - The machine guns range from around 70 for slow rof mgs, and around 200 for high rof mgs. I will be using ruin wake, which can have up to 96 shots - Rockets can range from 4-6. I will be using ash factory, which can have 5 -sleeper is stuck at 7 now, for the damage. - sword can take about 2-6 strikes depending on the major and whether they have a shield - Rockets take 1-2 shots depending on the major and whether they have a shield - machine gun took about 12-20 shots ( all crits ) - sleeper took about 1-2 shots (crits) but was very consistent with it's ohks and 2 shots were rare so we'll stick with 1 shot Now, for math - Sword can kill 28 - 11 majors with full ammo - rocket can kill 5 - 2 majors with full ammo - mg can kill 8 - 4 majors - sleeper can kill 7 You may argue that because it's cqc so it requires risk and offers reward, but unless you are in the raid or fighting a boss with an aoe stomp the risk is generally low what do I ask? an increase in max ammo by 3/4 of their current max for all ranged heavies. - I'm not asking for an increase in ammo drop rate - i'm not asking for an increase in ammo picked up per heavy drop or heavy crate i'm simply asking for an increase in the ammo they can carry. That's it. Oh and I don't want swords max ammo to be nerfed. god no. I love swords