Sparks need some love

(blissfulUrn) #1

Im a big fan of being a medic in my firstperson shooters and being able to revive at range is a great start for sparks
but Sparks needs a weapons upgrade or a better primary weapon like one of the SMGs its almost impossible to kill
other people with the weapons she has available to her atm( unless they are almost dead already) they may have fast fire rate but even getting the drop on your enamy you still have trouble with such low damage and becasue you guys plan on a nerf to the revive gun im afraid she will become obsolete when you have a multitude of other medics that are all much easyer and user friendly to play

the only way I find my self enjoying playing sparks is when im realy on my game and in the mood for 1 shotting people
with that said its still realy hard to get kills if I dont 1 shot them with the revive gun I have to swap to primary/secondry both the same in my eyes and finsh them off but even with the fast weapon switching perk I feel im
still at a disadvantage because I still have half of their hp to remove befor they put a few rounds into my head and for
the avarage person its not hard to put a few rounds into another player while they are weapon switching

the only thing I feel sparks has going for her is her speed I find it easy to dodge and meele people but I dont think
sparks was intended as a meele character

I would like to know what likes and dislikes you guys have about sparks thanks :smiley:

(Jostabeere) #2

Yeah right. Apart from the unlimited ammo, spammable, point-accurate weapon that deals 130 damage on heads she literally has no good weapons, right?
The Revivr is OP as fuck and needs a damage over range dropoff and not a better gun.

(darlingClaymore) #3

^ what josta said, and sparks has a powerful gun the revivr why should she have a smg? that would make her OP

(KorpKyuuSama) #4

[quote=“Jostabeere;130373”]Yeah right. Apart from the unlimited ammo, spammable, point-accurate weapon that deals 130 damage on heads she literally has no good weapons, right?
The Revivr is OP as fuck and needs a damage over range dropoff and not a better gun.[/quote]

No nerfs but no buffs either.

Imagine sparks with a shotgun XD

(sentimentalDime) #5

I’m sure you will find that a lot of people disagree with you. I myself don’t care about Sparks.

Also, could we get this moved to Merc discussions? @Faraleth @Amerika @Ardez

(brennanfreak) #6

She’s a medic, and most people forget she’s a medic and think she’s recon.

(blissfulUrn) #7

yea I dont think the OP revive gun was intented to be a sniper but if and when they add the damage drop off at range she will still need a boost to her primary weapons or be able to use one of the middle range smgs
or instead of giving her a middle range smg or buffing the secondry weapons out right accross all classes they could just give a passive boost to sparks use of secondry weapons
this would increase her usability and increase the damage she does with the lower tire smgs
giving her the ability to compete with the other mercs on a slightly more even footing rather than a completely uneven one

as she stands now I wouldnt suggest buying or even using her you will be disapointed
I wish I had of waited for her in the rotation to try her out befor I brought her out of my christmas pack I did get arty and bushwaker aswell and I realy enjoy arty and bushwaker

my anticipation for getting sparks was so great
but my love for sparks has withered into a dismal shriveled up dried nothingness

(watsyurdeal) #8

Her Revivr is her bread and butter, but to be honest that’s not the most op thing about her. For me it’s her med packs, I’d trade those for the Revivr to be able to heal people, this way this forces more usage of it and more careful tactical thinking besides a pseudo sniper rifle.

(Jostabeere) #9

Yeah. That’s why she is so good in Comp and Pubs and people say she’s OP.
And that’s why @Faraleth is playing her. Because she is disappointing.

(p4v) #10

Play more. See a good player with Sparks. Then come here again and edit your post.

(thoroughPistachio) #11

SPARKS??? SPARKS NEEDS BUFFS? Are you out of your mind? She’s wicked OP… lmao

(SpinnerzNQ) #12

I think you are the only person on the planet who thinks Sparks needs a buff.

(CCP115) #13

I love it when I’m fighting a Sparks, get them low, and they heal up 35 HP instantly. Yep. Buff needed. Definitely.

(blissfulUrn) #14

see a good player are you joking as soon as the reviver has had its downgrade every single player using sparks now will drop her like a ton of bricks because the secondary weapon you use as a primary atm is no match for any of the medium to high tire weapons its only because you have the reviver that you can get kills
I would bet that the majority of kill made with sparks is with the reviver as soon as that is changed to do what is was intended to do
sparks and her seconday loadouts will be the worst medic of the lot
if you want to realy engage the enamy with your team other than sitting 10-20 meters behinds the front lines
doing nothing other than reviving she is going to need a replacment to counter the loss of the op reviver if you guys cant see that now then maby you will see it when she gets the damage drop off to her reviver

(blissfulUrn) #15

[quote=“Jostabeere;130396”][quote=“blissfulUrn;130389”]
as she stands now I wouldnt suggest buying or even using her you will be disapointed
I wish I had of waited for her in the rotation to try her out befor I brought her out of my christmas pack I did get arty and bushwaker aswell and I realy enjoy arty and bushwaker

[/quote]

Yeah. That’s why she is so good in Comp and Pubs and people say she’s OP.
And that’s why @Faraleth is playing her. Because she is disappointing.[/quote]

take the OP reviver of him/her and see how they play after that

(RyePanda) #16

[quote=“blissfulUrn;130436”][quote=“Jostabeere;130396”][quote=“blissfulUrn;130389”]
as she stands now I wouldnt suggest buying or even using her you will be disapointed
I wish I had of waited for her in the rotation to try her out befor I brought her out of my christmas pack I did get arty and bushwaker aswell and I realy enjoy arty and bushwaker

[/quote]

Yeah. That’s why she is so good in Comp and Pubs and people say she’s OP.
And that’s why @Faraleth is playing her. Because she is disappointing.[/quote]

take the OP reviver of him/her and see how they play after that [/quote]

Yeah, because that’s a great way to judge something, take away it’s best aspect. Every merc does worse without their ability. Sparks needs no buff, even if they nerf the damage or add dropoff to the revivr. Her ability to revive at a distance and grant instant health still makes her a formidable merc.

(Haki) #17

I have 110 hours played with Sparks and even though I fucking love playing her, I could never deny how strong she is in all categories. She’s just a swiss knife.

Giving her a better primary weapon is nonsense, i would actually go as far as removing the Primary Slot, so her Revivr would be both Primary and ability, making her less but still pretty damn OP.

Seriously, give me a Sparks with a Revivr,the medpacks and nothing else and I would still be able to play her without any problems.

(blissfulUrn) #18

[quote=“RyePanda;130530”][quote=“blissfulUrn;130436”][quote=“Jostabeere;130396”][quote=“blissfulUrn;130389”]
as she stands now I wouldnt suggest buying or even using her you will be disapointed
I wish I had of waited for her in the rotation to try her out befor I brought her out of my christmas pack I did get arty and bushwaker aswell and I realy enjoy arty and bushwaker

[/quote]

Yeah. That’s why she is so good in Comp and Pubs and people say she’s OP.
And that’s why @Faraleth is playing her. Because she is disappointing.[/quote]

take the OP reviver of him/her and see how they play after that [/quote]

Yeah, because that’s a great way to judge something, take away it’s best aspect. Every merc does worse without their ability. Sparks needs no buff, even if they nerf the damage or add dropoff to the revivr. Her ability to revive at a distance and grant instant health still makes her a formidable merc.[/quote]

I didnt mean it like that (take it off her completly) I ment after the nerff

being able to revive and grant health is not formidable she is No threat what so ever without the op revive gun when ever I see a sparks I just run at her and meele bash her and thats it fight over and the majority of times there is no resistance from the sparks also
she has a hard time taking on or survivng more than 1 merc at a time without the reviver not unless they are both badly wouned and or completly stupid
yes I know shes a medic but the other meds have a much easyer time killing and surviving

(Drac0rion) #19

A nerf isn’t something with the intention of destroying a merc, she just needs to be toned down to be more balanced.
If the Revivr would be stronger than it is now, it would have probably been overnerfed very quickly, but since it isn’t the most problematic thing at the moment, SD can take their time before releasing a patch that would bring her to a more balanced state.

(Naonna) #20

Only the head shot multiplier annoys me in the case of sparks: otherwise, i love the concept: she requires a team to keep alive and to keep her alive.