My Ideas about the Fel-IX

(Tanker_Ray) #1

So, besides the recent hot issue of instant kills, MOA Sniper is still considered to be the best bolt action sniper rifle, even it switched mag size with the Felix.

Everytime I look at this 79 damage of the Felix, I do understand the purpose of Splash Damage, that they don’t want sniper rifles to one shot anyone in this game with single bodyshot. But, even the game’s balance system force you to shoot enemy’s head, I can’t still find any advantages when I’m shooting heads with Felix, instead of MOA. I mean, I do get the point why Felix gets the slower reload, Rof, but this is too much of sacrifice for just 4 damage than MOA. Felix’s concept supposed to be a one-shot damage rifle, with other sluggish stats right? Unless they change MOA’s damage to 60, and only make it one shot 120hps.(I know this is bullshxt.)

So, heres the thing, changing the damage to emphasize Fel’s chracteristic, but how much? is the problem.

what I’m thinking of is these 3 options, so I’m just asking you guys for your opinions

  • 80 Damage for, just adding 1damage is enough, so that it would one shot-body shot female medics. If Thunder comes out with 160 hp, then this damage will fit in.

  • 90 Damage for, one shot-body shot all female characters including Proxy, and Kira. Instead, -1 mag size.

  • 100 Damage for, one shot same Vassili and Phoenix. Gets worst accuracy, but one shot Rhino if shot in the head. -1 mag size, much slower reload, RoF, or even zoom speed.

How do you guys think?

(Haki) #2

I don’t wanna click on any of these three options.
Everyone can land bodyshots, I don’t want even more Vasillis in every match just because everyone can get some easy bodyshots whereas the guy at the other end of the scope has to run for his dear life because he musn’t get hit anymore.

(Tanker_Ray) #3

[quote=“Haki;96616”]I don’t wanna click on any of these three options.
Everyone can land bodyshots, I don’t want even more Vasillis in every match just because everyone can get some easy bodyshots whereas the guy at the other end of the scope has to run for his dear life because he musn’t get hit anymore.[/quote]

Well, I think running around with 470 speed would cover it. Felix had 80 before, but after it got 79, it just went to crappier-MOA. Its true anyone can land bodyshots, but it doesn’t mean you can always land it. Even it gets at least 80 damage, it is still limited to Aura and Sparks, the fastest merc in this game. I don’t think Fel has other way to become a decent gun, unless SD gives up the concept of harder-hitting sniper rifle.

Also, I didn’t wrote this Poll for Vasilli. Fel is also for Aimee too, and whether how much you hate him or not, I’m just talking about the single gun, not about Vasilli. If you have better suggestion for the poor Fel, let me hear it then.

(sentimentalDime) #4

[quote=“ThunderPro;96625”][quote=“Haki;96616”]I don’t wanna click on any of these three options.
Everyone can land bodyshots, I don’t want even more Vasillis in every match just because everyone can get some easy bodyshots whereas the guy at the other end of the scope has to run for his dear life because he musn’t get hit anymore.[/quote]

Well, I think running around with 470 speed would cover it. Felix had 80 before, but after it got 79, it just went to crappier-MOA. Its true anyone can land bodyshots, but it doesn’t mean you can always land it. Even it gets at least 80 damage, it is still limited to Aura and Sparks, the fastest merc in this game. I don’t think Fel has other way to become a decent gun, unless SD gives up the concept of harder-hitting sniper rifle.

Also, I didn’t wrote this Poll for Vasilli. Fel is also for Aimee too, and whether how much you hate him or not, I’m just talking about the single gun, not about Vasilli. If you have better suggestion for the poor Fel, let me hear it then.[/quote]

I say we do nothing, the Fel already has the best loadout for Vassili, so i think the better gun for a worse loadout is a fair trade.

(jazevec) #5

I’ve seen some stats that Fel-IX has less recoil. Is that true ?

(Dawnlazy) #6

I think it would be nice if the Fel-ix did tons of damage to deployables and objectives since it’s an anti-material rifle.

(scavazzi4) #7

We all want fel-ix to be more hard-hitting than MOAR but we also don’t want to see any one bodyshot kill.
An increased headshot multiplier could be a welcome buff but with the current released mercs would be pointless (of course giving it the ability to one-shot rhino would be too big).
The only way to buff fel-ix is to nerf MOAR but it looks in a fine state already.

(LifeupOmega) #8

Can we just give it the option of one shotting any merc regardless of health pool, but still applying the same instagib changes coming up at the same time? Would be nice to murder Rhinos.

(Sir_Slam) #9

Remove insta-gib from MOA

Let Fel-ix keep it.

I actually think the MOA is fine with the insta-gib headshots, but it seems I might be in the minority there. Doing the above would let the Fel-ix be powerful but slower compared to the MOA, who can still one shot down an enemy, but not one shot gib.

(Grave_Knight) #10

Missing a None of the Above option.

While I would vote for the 80 damage I can see it causing problems. Personally I want it to deal 200 damage on head shots without change to its body shot but with how instagib is changing this could be problematic as well depending how much health down players have. If all mercs have 100 hp when downed than this isn’t too bad an idea, would mean Vassili and below would be instagibbed on a headshot but any merc with 110 HP would survive.

Actually, it’s consider that’ it’s an AMR. What if we added a punch-through mechanic just for the Felix? Let it pierce through a single wall at the cost of reducing its damage by half. Only problem with that is it might require more coding than it is worth.