Javelin Ammo replenish handicapped??

(binderr) #1

I’m not downing the Javelin update which everyone was pretty mush asking for it but since the update, I think her ammo supply got nerfed pretty hard. Playing Javeling after the update is still great but I realised her ammo resupply is very limiting, not just for team mates but I am constantly running out of ammo and Javelin just can’t resupply enough to keep my gun firing.

I do realise before the update, her ammo supply to team mates was some what better than other fire support mercs and its been nerfed to some extent but Javelin shouldn’t be be running out ammo her self, this literally stops her from being a fire support in the first place. I am now constantly chasing another fire support merc/ammo crate for extra ammo!!

Any of you guys notice this…?

sorry for any typos!

(Melinder) #2

2 minutes and 24 seconds is the time it takes to fully restock yourself of ammo as Javelin. Pretty ridiculous dont you think.

It was nearly as bad prior to the changes, though. Back then it took 2 minutes exactly.

(Guziol) #3

I do think they overnerfed it. Bring back old radius or old rate. Nerfing both makes it so tedious. I just run to on-map ammo boxes rather than trying to stick to javelin and get ammo from her.

(GatoCommodore) #4

@Guziol said:
I do think they overnerfed it. Bring back old radius or old rate. Nerfing both makes it so tedious. I just run to on-map ammo boxes rather than trying to stick to javelin and get ammo from her.

the current rate is okay-ish
what im very enraged is that you have to stand in the circle for certain time then you get ammo supplied

just let it supply immediately when you enter the circle ffs, the 1/3 mag is already bad enough

hell, ammo box is slightly better since it doesnt move anywhere and reset the in-circle stay time

#5

I like her ammo the way it is. She’s a fire support with an emphasis on fire rather than support. Having her ammo replenishing rates be more along the lines of the other supports or returned to its previous broken state would again have her outclass every other fire support that isn’t dealing with an EV. It should not be that way given how powerful she is when it comes to other aspects. She’s convenient at spawn because it tops off your team’s ammo capacity, she can give her team a few extra mags here and there in the middle of battle with little effort, and she can also huddle up next to any teammate that’s at a regular ammo crate to speed up the process. To me this idea is comparable to wanting Stoker’s molotov to be as damaging with the same radius as the rocket just because he’s also a fire support and Javelin has arguably the more powerful ability. I don’t want every merc’s abilities to be similar or based off of another. I also don’t believe nerfing the rocket to the extent that additional ammo rates for her would be justified is the right way to approach it. I’m open to a few more tweaks as I’m sure they will in the future, but nothing drastic.

This was me earlier today:

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She is simply too good at what she does currently to make her a great ammo merc as well. I like that she has more of a secondary assault/objective role with generators, shields, equipment, and choke points than the EV wreckers and other ammo givers. All my opinions, of course. B)

(Xenithos) #6

@Wintergreen
Something tells me that Phoenix was very helpful to you.

(Press E) #7

What I really dislike is that there seems to be a sort of “initialization time” before you can get your first bundle of ammo from her. Like, you have to stand near her for a second or two before she even starts giving ammo. But because the radius is so small now, standing near her long enough for her to start giving ammo can be a pain in the ass when she’s moving (and of course standing still is usually death in DB).
And the moment she walks away from you, you have to wait all over again.

#8

@STARRYSOCK said:
What I really dislike is that there seems to be a sort of “initialization time” before you can get your first bundle of ammo from her. Like, you have to stand near her for a second or two before she even starts giving ammo. But because the radius is so small now, standing near her long enough for her to start giving ammo can be a pain in the ass when she’s moving (and of course standing still is usually death in DB).
And the moment she walks away from you, you have to wait all over again.

It’s the same delay as the ammo crates on every map as far as I can tell. She’s literally a walking ammo crate. I do like your idea, though. I think that could work well if it were changed.

@Xenithos said:
Something tells me that Phoenix was very helpful to you.
Honestly, he was pulling his own weight for most of that match hence his kills as well. But yeah, he had my team’s back a lot. Ended up being a pretty damn good match somehow despite me going off with Javelin lol.

(Sorotia) #9

@Wintergreen said:
I like her ammo the way it is. She’s a fire support with an emphasis on fire rather than support. Having her ammo replenishing rates be more along the lines of the other supports or returned to its previous broken state would again have her outclass every other fire support that isn’t dealing with an EV. It should not be that way given how powerful she is when it comes to other aspects. She’s convenient at spawn because it tops off your team’s ammo capacity, she can give her team a few extra mags here and there in the middle of battle with little effort, and she can also huddle up next to any teammate that’s at a regular ammo crate to speed up the process. To me this idea is comparable to wanting Stoker’s molotov to be as damaging with the same radius as the rocket just because he’s also a fire support and Javelin has arguably the more powerful ability. I don’t want every merc’s abilities to be similar or based off of another. I also don’t believe nerfing the rocket to the extent that additional ammo rates for her would be justified is the right way to approach it. I’m open to a few more tweaks as I’m sure they will in the future, but nothing drastic.

This was me earlier today:

Rwbih26.jpg1920x1080

She is simply too good at what she does currently to make her a great ammo merc as well. I like that she has more of a secondary assault/objective role with generators, shields, equipment, and choke points than the EV wreckers and other ammo givers. All my opinions, of course. B)

Well no one says her rate has to be upped…what is silly is the really short range on top of the fact you have to sit around her for a few moments before you even get the first tick.

If they could un-nerf her range or make her ammo instant like a station it would go a long way to make her better while not making her op.

(Press E) #10

@Wintergreen said:

@STARRYSOCK said:
What I really dislike is that there seems to be a sort of “initialization time” before you can get your first bundle of ammo from her. Like, you have to stand near her for a second or two before she even starts giving ammo. But because the radius is so small now, standing near her long enough for her to start giving ammo can be a pain in the ass when she’s moving (and of course standing still is usually death in DB).
And the moment she walks away from you, you have to wait all over again.

It’s the same delay as the ammo crates on every map as far as I can tell. She’s literally a walking ammo crate. I do like your idea, though. I think that could work well if it were changed.

I know, but at least on ammo crates and stations you’re not having to chase them around. Most javelins don’t give a shit if you want ammo now since the XP from it is so low, so they just wander off.
I don’t much like it at all, but especially not on something that’s supposed to move, and with such a small radius.

#11

@Sorotia said:
Well no one says her rate has to be upped…what is silly is the really short range on top of the fact you have to sit around her for a few moments before you even get the first tick.

If they could un-nerf her range or make her ammo instant like a station it would go a long way to make her better while not making her op.

That’s fair, but I think I’ve seen a lot of posts and a few threads recently (also a lot in game) of people calling for the rate to be faster so I was just tackling that idea broadly. People got way too used to and spoiled with her rates at launch. That and now that she’s been out for a while and has a more defined role, I’d hate to see her ammo support abilities becoming the same as the rest of them. I think few people would choose another support over her if that were the case unless an EV was in the equation. I don’t disagree with you or Starry on the range and the initial delay at all, though. I want that visual circle indicator to be at feet level as well.

(Sorotia) #12

@Wintergreen said:

@Sorotia said:
Well no one says her rate has to be upped…what is silly is the really short range on top of the fact you have to sit around her for a few moments before you even get the first tick.

If they could un-nerf her range or make her ammo instant like a station it would go a long way to make her better while not making her op.

That’s fair, but I think I’ve seen a lot of posts and a few threads recently (also a lot in game) of people calling for the rate to be faster so I was just tackling that idea broadly. People got way too used to and spoiled with her rates at launch. That and now that she’s been out for a while and has a more defined role, I’d hate to see her ammo support abilities becoming the same as the rest of them. I think few people would choose another support over her if that were the case unless an EV was in the equation. I don’t disagree with you or Starry on the range and the initial delay at all, though. I want that visual circle indicator to be at feet level as well.

Okay maybe people did say it lol…but I don’t think anyone said it in this thread? Maybe…I’m tired and kinda on autopilot the last week >.<

Anyways…yeah…if they could return the old range or at least make her dispensing instant it would go a long way.

#13

@Sorotia said:
Okay maybe people did say it lol…but I don’t think anyone said it in this thread? Maybe…I’m tired and kinda on autopilot the last week >.<

Anyways…yeah…if they could return the old range or at least make her dispensing instant it would go a long way.

Yeah, I’ll admit I’m kind of bad with that anyway haha. I just assume everyone has already heard and seen the common suggestions or arguments and then I just run with it from a broad angle from there. I’m tired too. Some days this place gets a ton of activity and other days it feels pretty dead. That and taking a year break from the game and coming back on a fresh account has me feeling lost at times especially considering I never took part in the old forum and Reddit shenanigans.

(bushyg) #14

She should be an Assault merc honestly.

(Press E) #15

@bushyg said:
She should be an Assault merc honestly.

Honestly idk, she’s already quite similar to fragger and even nader in a lot of regards. I think she needs that second ability just to make her different, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be an ammo ability. It’s just one of the best fits.

(binderr) #16

@Wintergreen said:

It’s the same delay as the ammo crates on every map as far as I can tell. She’s literally a walking ammo crate. I do like your idea, though. I think that could work well if it were changed.

@Xenithos said:
Something tells me that Phoenix was very helpful to you.
Honestly, he was pulling his own weight for most of that match hence his kills as well. But yeah, he had my team’s back a lot. Ended up being a pretty damn good match somehow despite me going off with Javelin lol.

wo!, look at your ping! You have the best ping while everybody else is pretty terrible, no wonder you wen’t on murder rampage!

(Melinder) #17

@binderr said:

@Wintergreen said:

It’s the same delay as the ammo crates on every map as far as I can tell. She’s literally a walking ammo crate. I do like your idea, though. I think that could work well if it were changed.

@Xenithos said:
Something tells me that Phoenix was very helpful to you.
Honestly, he was pulling his own weight for most of that match hence his kills as well. But yeah, he had my team’s back a lot. Ended up being a pretty damn good match somehow despite me going off with Javelin lol.

wo!, look at your ping! You have the best ping while everybody else is pretty terrible, no wonder you wen’t on murder rampage!

A difference in 40 ping is negligible at those values.

(Eox) #18

I’m more annoyed by the fact that I have to chase Javelins all around the map in order to get ammo than the rate of ammo given.

This said, moving to merc discussions.

#19

@binderr said:

wo!, look at your ping! You have the best ping while everybody else is pretty terrible, no wonder you wen’t on murder rampage!

Don’t remind me I’m stuck here in Nevada for another 8 months. :’( California servers. Gross.

(l2c) #20

You have to run up, and get INSIDE Javelin’s thicc ***, and stay there, to get ammo from her.
Meanwhile, she’s getting ****all herself :<
But that’s how nerfs work. It’s like with everything else, if you’re gonna do it, OVERDO IT.