Anyone else hoping for some dedicated MG's as infantry weapons in Planetside 2?
I've always played the Automatic Rifleman (Or "Support" gunner) in my tactical FPS games, and other than the MCG and some high-cap magazine rifles in Planetside, there wasn't really anything to speak of for infantry-carry suppressive fire.
Now I'm not talking about an assault rifle with longer range and a massive magazine size, as a lot of FPSes do nowadays. I'm talking an LMG the way it's been to be used, from an overwatch position, laying down suppressing fire for your fellow Infantrymen.
I'd even be fine with it using a deploy system, where firing from the shoulder is possible but recoil and inaccuracy will make it quite ineffective compared to a supported position (Via bipod, or Vanu sorcery, or whatever
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Not a role of glory or lots of kills, but it's a job that needs doing in several games! I really hope they throw in an LMG or two for each faction. Any reasons why this would not be a good idea? Anything you'd like changed from the way other FPS/Tactical games handle MGs?
They have just about every weapon type in Planetside, why wouldn't we have LMGs this time around?
Share your thoughts,
-Cro
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2011-12-14, 06:42 AM
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