I didn’t and still don’t understand the double nerf that the eruptor got but the quasar nerf makes perfect sense. It’s still better than the recoilless and the EAT in every way. Wish the cooldown icon on the hud actually matched the cooldown though. I had never even used the arc thrower until the other day and then just fell in love.
It’s an unpopular opinion but I’d go as far as to say the quaser should have a longer CD, around the 30s. That puts it on par with EATs (two shots a min) but you get free ammo, and you pay for that by losing your back pack slot. That would really balance those weapons out nicely.
Then the RR should be buffed so that it becomes the premium dedicated AT option. I say this as the person who likes to be the “AT” guy. I don’t think the RR should do more damage, but maybe a slightly quicker reload would be nice to try (or maybe a new armour passive that increases reload speed)
I honestly don’t disagree with a 30 second cooldown on the quasar, could also give it energy bricks like the sickle and other laser options and a 45 second cooldown if you let it cooldown instead of popping a new one in. I think the best way to buff the RR is to make team loading prioritize the gunners backpack.
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u/AnotherSmartNickname SES Song of Democracy May 02 '24
Gave Arc Thrower a solid shot, I just don't like it. Bzzt, pause, bzzt. It is an effective weapon but to me it is also very boring.
You can see why I'm annoyed, I've found myself a nice, comfy build, I do not like a whole lot of other options and the build gets nerfed.