Which primaries do you consider overused by the playerbase mass?
If I had to pick most overused Primaries, it would have to be burst rifles. I’ve seen a good majority of players abusing them. Personally I’m more into bolt actions or assault (Timik to be exact, I like firing assault in small bursts).
[quote=“TheStrangerous;30889”]Which primaries do you consider overused by the playerbase mass?
If I had to pick most overused Primaries, it would have to be burst rifles. I’ve seen a good majority of players abusing them. Personally I’m more into bolt actions or assault (Timik to be exact, I like firing assault in small bursts).[/quote]
where is shotguns?
[quote=“arcaneCanvas;190098”][quote=“TheStrangerous;30889”]Which primaries do you consider overused by the playerbase mass?
If I had to pick most overused Primaries, it would have to be burst rifles. I’ve seen a good majority of players abusing them. Personally I’m more into bolt actions or assault (Timik to be exact, I like firing assault in small bursts).[/quote]
where is shotguns?[/quote]
I knew I missed something. Hopefully mods might add another poll option, I can’t edit it.
This poll seems kind of pointless - it’s obvious that the Stark is the best weapon in the game right now.
What we REALLY should be talking about is the massive underuse of LMGs in comparison to those burst rifles for both Fragger and Thunder, and the underuse of the Driess in comparison to the burst rifles for Kira and Arty.
The LMGs are supposed to be unique and highly powerful weapons that should, in close and medium range at least, be as strong/stronger than the BR/Stark. At the moment, we see Fragger players always choosing the M4 or the BR-16, and we see most Thunder players choosing the Stark over his other choices. The LMGs should be the best close range weapons in the game (except for the shotguns) and should also be able to maintain the same accuracy and DPS in medium range as the BR/Stark if the LMG user is bursting.
Similarly, the Driess should be a medium-long range powerhouse (which can only be beaten in long range by the MOA/FEL-IX/PDP/Grandeur). However the fact that we have to ADS for targets at medium range (or have the spread go all over the place) makes the Driess pretty much terrible in comparison to the Stark/BR in medium range, and the fact that the Driess has much more ADS recoil at long range and about the same DPS drop off at those ranges when compared to the Stark/BR means that the Driess can’t outshine them in THOSE ranges either. And then in close range the Stark/BR are around equal to the Driess in terms of effectiveness.
I see nearly every weapon used with reasonable frequency except for the Dreiss and Grandeur.
[quote=“Sploosh;190266”]Shotguns are definitely the most overused.
Also, what @ProfPlump said ^^^[/quote]
I would definitely not say that shotguns are overused. All competitive Aura players use the Blishlok, Proxy players use the Hochfir, and more often than not Fletcher players use the Blishlok over their shotgun choices for those mercs. And I’m pretty sure most pub metas follow the same choices.
Nah, I mostly see pub players running shotguns or assault rifles, but min level and competitive players definitely choose burst rifles over assault and shotguns. Also the BR-16 does the most DPS, and is more effective than the Stark in medium range and long range, although the Stark spits out more in rapid succession so it’s better in CQC, but why would you need to regularly CQC with a burst rifle?
Shotguns plague every fucking server I’m in, killing any potential enjoyment this game has to offer because someone at SD thinks that because they’re not used in competitive they need to keep being buffed and therefore even easier to use when they obviously just don’t belong in this game.
They’re pretty much the easiest weapon to counter - learn to adjust your playstyle to give yourself the advantage (in this case, avoid close range encounters and keep your shotgun-using-opponent and medium/long range).