ouTJumped Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Adv Proto will be the new ultimate dps spec...Instead of Rail Shot spam it will be Rocket Punch... Seriously though. How ridiculous would that look.. Why bring an AP instead of a marauder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingShadow Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Why bring an AP instead of a marauder? Utility Survivability Area Dmg These things a maurader craves not... that is why they fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouTJumped Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Utility Survivability Area Dmg These things a maurader craves not... that is why they fail. Marauder has better utility and survivability. I agree on AoE though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davilorius Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 No one every called a merc healer overpowered. I hope whatever the nerf is that it doesn't further weaken merc healers, we are already perceived (correctly or not) as less desirable than sorc or ops healers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerre Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I miss hittin peeps with the dump in UO. The good ol days of gaming. When i didn't think it could get much better DAoC comes along and rocks all of our pvp minds. Ever since, it seems nobody has the nards to take on the 3 factions with unique classes. Oh mythic how I miss thee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokingGoose Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Utility Survivability Area Dmg These things a maurader craves not... that is why they fail. Implying a Marauder has worse utility or survivability than a BH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shively Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 As a Pyro Powertech even i know that they are pretty ridiculous overpowered. Im 8/6/27 and its not even a pvp spec but can basically trinket and kill anything i come into contact with. Im interested to see what the nerf is... If i had to guess it would be moving steely resolve higher up in the tree for PT's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmagonofBloodfin Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For those of you who didn't play beta, the merc was significantly buffed a few patches before live. WHY?!?!?! BECAUSE THEY SUCKED ***....... and now we have one ability that's slightly op and NERF NERF NERF NERF NERF NERF NERF........ just diaf bioware. diaf. while i know it doesn't say merc, let's be honest. it's what the glowbats have been clamoring for from day one, and they'll get it. Edited March 6, 2012 by AmagonofBloodfin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecollo Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Well I think its BH specific because it doesn't say Trooper, I think its DFA or the Heat System. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzident Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Wonders how many people remember where the term 'nerfed' got coined. 1 Million forums points to the first person to post the correct answer in this thread. Since Google is our allmighty saviour this day and age... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerf_(video_gaming) Edited March 6, 2012 by Dizzident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevvy Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 That is one point for a TM nerf. But realistically if they were truly balancing then pyro would be first, spammable 3-5k railshot hits do more damage than TM any day of the week. However like you said few people play PT compared to Merc. Lol @ spammable Rail Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taoron Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 My joking right what? ^^ Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarSiren Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Hmm I don't see BH's needing nerfed TBH (I play a SW btw) the only complaint I have about BH's also apply to Troopers and Sorcs and Sages. Tech and Force attacks need to consider Mitigation, other than that they are fine IMO. Hopefully the "nerf" is simply that the tech attacks will consider Mitigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightywombat Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 YES! i knew it was just a matter of time before mercs/comms also gets to feel the nerfbat justice will be served they need the damage reduction badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obismackenobee Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Haha - operative sends greetings. They just leaving the sorc for last. :D:D Hopefully it'll balance out one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsian Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 In mostly Champ gear, after popping 220 crit/surge relic and Explosive Fuel I pull 3.4k dmg on each of my Rail Shots, and around 2.8k on my Rocket Punch, and 1.2k on FB. I don't think that's out of whack because it's so dependent on luck to get the PPC proc. Although, I could see them lowering the percentage of the proc because Sages that sit still and heal get upset when they die because someone is hitting/disrupting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sowwy Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 As a BM geared pyro, I have to admit I'd be surprised if that wasn't the spec lining up for the nerf bat. We can stack a ridiculous amount of damage into just a few cool downs. Having said as much, I will say that if it doesn't come with buffs to AdvProto, I"ll be a little pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobinator Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) ...Dont touch my powertech's pyro tree please...please. I dont even pvp...SEE PVP *********** RUINS CLASSES! Company: "Oh a class is doing too good in pvp NERF IT!" PvE'er: "Why is my class awful now?" Edited March 6, 2012 by Bobinator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovereignDark Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Meh, I don't think the BH nerf is as ridiculous as people think it will be. Most likely nerfing Tracer missile spammers, which is a welcome change to me. Hate seeing a BH on the top of the DPS board after seeing them spam tracer missile the entire game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobatet Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 All i can say BW is be very careful about this anounced "nerf " because what is a merc bounter hunter it is pure dps as in thats all they have no skills like charge and pull/grapple and sprint and cc imunity this / damage imunity that..yeh they have cc`s ofc but only a few ..thats all mercs have without very good dps they are absolutely useless and pointless, unless a healer and lol i def didnt make a merc to heal ..they are killers they hunt they kill ... If you take stuff away you need to give something in return. I would imagine this nerf is coming because of nerf whining ofc and tracer missile but if you make tracer missile so it is doing 6 things at once then people are goin to spam and mostly its to try and reserve heat ..just take away the effect that you might get 8 heat back if the spam the hell out of tracer and give us more heat to play with in the first place and job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightywombat Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 They didn't say it was a big nerf, just a nerf. Even just adding a short cooldown to TM would fit that criteria for "Bounty Hunter Nerf". a 10sec CD would be nice on it. its a decent CD timer for it. and why would bw nerf sorces/sages? theyr fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahdasz Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Looks like it may be time to cancel my sub sooner than I expected. I made a vow to myself that I will not go through with this game what I went through with SWG. This is the only prof I want to play, and if anything it needs a boost rather than a nerf. If they screw BH up in this game one time, I'm out. I will not sit through years of nerf/unnerf/nerf/unnerf/change combat engine/nerf/unnerf/nerf/unnerf/change combat engine/nerf/unnerf/nerf/nerf/nerf again. I've got better things to do than keep relearning how to play the same class. I challenge everyone to come with me, it's the only way to teach developers a lesson about taking care of their customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amiodarone Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 a 10sec CD would be nice on it. its a decent CD timer for it. and why would bw nerf sorces/sages? theyr fine. Do you even play a Merc? Quick question for you since you seem to be the all knowing of everything. If you put a 10 second CD on tracer, exactly what ability to you expect a mercenary to use when trying to dps anything (ops boss,FP or even PvP)? Auto shot? Unload? O Wait I know! Heatseeker!! O wait thats right, it requires tracers to be stacked up to make it hit harder than a wet noodle.. So what you are saying is have the mercenary dps rotation take 30ish seconds to do a full rotation.. Thanks for your information but as it stands.. You are bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varicite Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Do you even play a Merc? Quick question for you since you seem to be the all knowing of everything. If you put a 10 second CD on tracer, exactly what ability to you expect a mercenary to use when trying to dps anything (ops boss,FP or even PvP)? Auto shot? Unload? O Wait I know! Heatseeker!! O wait thats right, it requires tracers to be stacked up to make it hit harder than a wet noodle.. So what you are saying is have the mercenary dps rotation take 30ish seconds to do a full rotation.. Thanks for your information but as it stands.. You are bad They could always just get rid of the stacking mechanic. You should try thinking outside the box sometimes. Either way, I think it's Pyro that's going to get the nerf bat, personally. Not that I want it, of course, but I've been saying it would be nerfed from the moment I started playing it. Top damage/kills in 95% of warzones from 10-50 felt a little ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amiodarone Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 They could always just get rid of the stacking mechanic. You should try thinking outside the box sometimes. Either way, I think it's Pyro that's going to get the nerf bat, personally. Not that I want it, of course, but I've been saying it would be nerfed from the moment I started playing it. Top damage/kills in 95% of warzones from 10-50 felt a little ridiculous. I do think outside the box, I actually play a Sorc now (switched from a Merc) and you know what the funny thing is... I was top dmg in kills/dmg as a Merc and now I am almost always top dmg/kills near if not top in healing and die at best 1-2 times a game (if I even die) but thats in the 10-49 bracket. See a pattern? Its not the class its the player in alot of cases.. Will things change in the 50 bracket as a sorc? Sure but for the lowbie bracket its the player not the class in most cases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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