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Post by grävling on May 29, 2012 9:24:47 GMT -5
The description of the Blasta Gun
Power 6, Penetration 2, Accuracy 3, Ammo 5 Pistol, Range 3, AP 3, Speed 1, Y800
says: Constructed of lower quality Street parts, the Blasta Gun cannot boast much accuracy.
This leads one to believe that other Blaster weapons, made by the Corps, would be more accurate. They aren't:
Yakashima Defensor MT
Power 7, Penetration 2, Accuracy 3, Ammo 5 Pistol, Range 3, AP 3, Speed 1, Y1000
Mars Ares Gamma Mk3
Power 6, Penetration 2, Accuracy 3, Ammo 5 Pistol, Range 3, AP 3, Speed 1, Y950
Aztek A9 Defender
Power 6, Penetration 2, Accuracy 3, Ammo 5 Pistol, Range 3, AP 3, Speed 1, Y999
So the Blasta is in no way deficient compared to the Corps weapons. The Yakashima is slightly more powerful, and the Mars and AzTek offerings are exactly the same. Maybe the Blasta should be deficient? Or maybe the Corp weapons should be more accurate?
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Post by Cory Trese on May 30, 2012 0:01:04 GMT -5
You make a good point -- it was intended to be a lesser weapon but in various iterations of balancing it ended up forgotten. Thanks for pointing this out!
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nemesis
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Post by nemesis on May 31, 2012 18:23:15 GMT -5
Is there going to be blaster model that will come out that will have better penetration than 2?
Can we also have variation with the A9 Defender and Gamma MK3? The Mars version is 40 nuyen less than the Aztek version but they are exactly alike in stats.
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Post by fallen on Jun 1, 2012 8:43:17 GMT -5
nemesis - generally, the rules definition of a blaster is a weapon that has very low penetration, so no, you will not likely see a blaster that has higher than 2 penetration. You may see varieties that continue to increase their damage, but pen will stay low. I will take a look at the two weapons.
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Post by grävling on Jun 12, 2012 21:01:04 GMT -5
A more accurate blaster weapon would be most welcome. I have to train firearms to 8 before I can reliably hit things with the ones we have now, which is a problem as Cava Saint wants me to capture people for him long before I have such skill. (Not to mention the other V-chip connections who like capture missions.)
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Post by Cory Trese on Jun 12, 2012 22:55:01 GMT -5
A more accurate blaster weapon would be most welcome. I have to train firearms to 8 before I can reliably hit things with the ones we have now, which is a problem as Cava Saint wants me to capture people for him long before I have such skill. (Not to mention the other V-chip connections who like capture missions.) CK-324 ... ... ... logged for fix |
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Post by koles on Jun 13, 2012 12:10:42 GMT -5
A more accurate blaster weapon would be most welcome. I have to train firearms to 8 before I can reliably hit things with the ones we have now, which is a problem as Cava Saint wants me to capture people for him long before I have such skill. (Not to mention the other V-chip connections who like capture missions.) and this should be place for proper runner in your team, not weapon  |
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Post by grävling on Jun 13, 2012 17:03:54 GMT -5
If I had enough money to hire a runner, I would buy myself some armour instead. Cava Saint wants you to capture Los V fugitives really, really early in his ladder. Plus to get a martial artist you need to have good enough rep to get into the Mars or a Bravestar backroom. Just going to a zone where you can enter one is a pretty scary thought at my current level of development. But is is another reason why we might want the Black Water Saloon in the Commonwealth to be a BS and not a Los V VIP room. |
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Post by prideofcadar on Jun 16, 2012 20:05:41 GMT -5
A more accurate blaster weapon would be most welcome. I have to train firearms to 8 before I can reliably hit things with the ones we have now, which is a problem as Cava Saint wants me to capture people for him long before I have such skill. (Not to mention the other V-chip connections who like capture missions.) I was under the impression that you had to stun everyone else before you captured the target. but well, what I do is to kill everyone else first, and taser the guy. I like heat a lot. It makes the sector feel warmer (especially if the denizens hate my guts.) |
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Post by Cory Trese on Jun 17, 2012 20:21:52 GMT -5
I think right now the enemies are way too happy to chase your runner while the sniper shoots the target  |
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Post by grävling on Jun 17, 2012 21:11:31 GMT -5
I think right now the enemies are way too happy to chase your runner while the sniper shoots the target Yes indeed. Let me know when you want to start a 'how shall we improve the combat AI' thread. I have some ideas. |
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Post by Cory Trese on Aug 19, 2012 14:40:17 GMT -5
Ares Gamma Mk4
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The prototype revision of the Ares Gamma platform, the Mk4 sets a new bar for the non-lethal weapons market. Featuring an integrated SmartTARGET interface, the Mk4 makes target acquisition immediate and pin-point accurate.
Accuracy: 5
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Post by grävling on Aug 19, 2012 15:01:17 GMT -5
The weapon sounds sweet, but do you want to use the name 'Ares'? I thought we replaced all of that string with 'Mars' these days.
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Post by Cory Trese on Aug 19, 2012 15:27:45 GMT -5
Ares was the Greek god of war and as such, I think he's immune to copyright.
Ares weapons are a line of product produced by Mars, Inc.
Do you think that works? Thoughts?
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Post by grävling on Aug 19, 2012 15:29:05 GMT -5
I think it works great. I was just checking that it was intentional, so you don't have to go back and change things later.  |
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