I’m actually surprised I haven’t really seen any threads about this, but… Am I the only one concerned that the boltshot might seem a bit OP? It’s a starting secondary, and it can kill in one shot. Plus, it’s really the only starter that fulfills the super close one hit kill role. (Unless we can start with the UNSC shotgun?) Obviously the fact that the charge can’t be held forever dims its use, but it looks like it charges pretty fast and that the timer til release won’t be much of a drawback. Even if it isn’t necessarily overpowered, I’m just hoping it won’t be the automatic go-to starter pistol. Thoughts?
You have to charge up the shotgun blast. It works like the Spartan Laser in that you don’t choose when to fire it.
Yeah, the Boltshot and the Light Rifle seem pretty OP.
It has a bit of a learning curve to it, eats ammo quickly, doesn’t hold a charge, and the magnum spanks the Boltshot’s regular firing mode. I think they will be fairly balanced.
Yes.
Spawnable 1 hit kill weapon.
The amount of people who will select it only to crouch in a corner staring at their motion sensor…
> The amount of people who will select it only to crouch in a corner staring at their motion sensor…
PV’s. See’s Camping Kiddie. Frag. Frag.
> Yes.
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> Spawnable 1 hit kill weapon.
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> The amount of people who will select it only to crouch in a corner staring at their motion sensor…
And will become disappointed when they misjudge the charging time and miss, wiping out a large chunk of ammo and revealing their position.
It has a learning curve, takes time to charge (and learn the charge times), and takes up a large amount of ammo when fired. It isn’t a starting shotgun. Like they said, its dangerous in the right hands. A newbie might get lucky, but you’ll need to learn and get a feel for it before effectively using it.
Is it really going to be that different from Plasma Pistol charge + melee? It also has limitations to being able to hold the charge as well.
IMO it’s a very good thing for players to be able to 1-hit kill using only what they spawn with so I’m down for this as long as it doesn’t cause gameplay to become too campy somehow. It takes two melees to kill or one melee and a headshot so I don’t think it’ll be too out of line.
> Yes.
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> Spawnable 1 hit kill weapon.
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> The amount of people who will select it only to crouch in a corner staring at their motion sensor…
Not really. It can’t hold a charge. They’d have to time it EXTREMELY well by the time someone comes around that corner, and if they don’t virtually any primary weapon or the magnum would win against it.
It doesn’t matter if they are proficient with the Boltshot or not. Spawning with a 1sk weapon will encourage corner camping.
> > The amount of people who will select it only to crouch in a corner staring at their motion sensor…
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> PV’s. See’s Camping Kiddie. Frag. Frag.
Yay, so now we are required to use wall hacks to make up for extremely poor weapon design choices. Woohoo!
> It has a learning curve
Of about 3 seconds.
> Yay, so now we are required
Didn’t say that.
A 1sk pistol could be, but it charges like the laser so you can’t fire it on your own.
Also depends on how much ammo you can start with it.