Thunder's MK46 LMG

(Hipolipolopigus) #1

It seems like the MK46 does a ridiculously low amount of damage per round for what it is. Downing a target takes half a box of ammunition, and then a dozen or so more rounds to finish them.

(TheEagleTrooper) #2

This is because Thunder has alot of health compared to others, use it good and work with ur team’s medic

(Hipolipolopigus) #3

Hm… Thanks. So the only way to play Thunder - really - is to coordinate with at least one person that knows what they’re doing? Seems like a bit of a stretch for pubs.

(TheEagleTrooper) #4

Well the main thing on the different classes in this game is that you work together to get to your objective. Since the Thunder dude has a lot of HP but wont hit much it’s great to team up/follow a medic. Medics can heal+revive u and hit a little bit more than you do. Your role is to tank most of the damage so others can take out the enemy.

Edit:

Thunder is more of a supportive class than pure Damage class.

(sleeepy) #5

Thunder is the second worst merc in the game right now. Compared to Fragger he has a much worse gun and a much worse ability for just 10HP extra. The easiest way to balance them would be to have them swap guns but I’m not sure that will happen this late in development. If you really want to play Thunder I’d say pray you get the loadout with the AK47 otherwise don’t bother unless you really want a challenge.

(Tekky) #6

Funny thing is - and you might have noticed this from their art - this has happened before. However, it feels as though the Mk46 has been nerfed significantly in the swap (or perhaps it was the other way around). Before, I had always felt that fragger’s gun (the Mk46 back then) was much better. In any case, Thunder’s gun could use a buff, regardless of how they do it.

(Robert J. Sullivan) #7

Funny thing is - and you might have noticed this from their art - this has happened before. However, it feels as though the Mk46 has been nerfed significantly in the swap (or perhaps it was the other way around). Before, I had always felt that fragger’s gun (the Mk46 back then) was much better. In any case, Thunder’s gun could use a buff, regardless of how they do it.
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I knew there was something weird going on with Thunder’s/Fragger’s gun but I imagined the artists just got the guns mixed up, not that they had actually switched them lol. It’s especially baffling considering it’s obvious even with very little playtime that Thunder deserves the better gun much more than Fragger.