Gameplay: Heavy Cycler ROF (MAX wpn.)

[Jinxsey]

At present the rate of fire on the Terran Republic MAX unit's heavy cycler (rotary anti-infantry cannon) seems low. In order to give the weapon the "feel" of a proper minigun I wonder at the possibility of increasing the weapon's rate of fire.

This change would nessecitate a decrease in damage per bullet and increase in magazine size and ammunition storage. Additionaly, if armour is working on a damage gate or damage reduction system the Cycler may need some "AP rounds" to ensure it's DPS against armoured targets remains static.

Also, a nice long two or three foot muzzle flare would be just grand!

[MedicDude]

It makes sense to have fewer shots for better performance, but there's no reason it can't LOOK like it's firing a metric boatload of bullets per second. Like the heavy weapons guy in the original Team Fortress. Bullet wall splashes could be created in groups to further enhance the effect. I support MOAR BULLETZ for the TR.

[NoKitty]

i agree. dont have to change the damage output or the accuracy.

currently it doesnt look like it feels like a spray of bullets that the original did.

[Saifoda]

This is something I noticed in the E3 (primarily) play as well. It seemed almost like it's encroaching on the NC territory of slower-fire, higher-power. The TTK was decent for the TR AI MAX setup, so yeah buff the fire rate and nerf the damage to maintain a constant dps/ttk.