News: Bolt Driver - Page 4

sylphaen · 2012-02-08, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by Bags

If it's common pool, why show it during NC week, and why does it look so much like the gauss rifle?

SNAFU ?

Im still confused about this piece of news. NC or NS ?

TacosWLove · 2012-02-08, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Planetside

"The Bolt Driver uses an electromagnetic propulsion system to drive an extremely accurate, high velocity projectile at distant targets. It is prized by New Conglomerate snipers for its stopping power over long ranges and has become the primary weapon of choice for many soldiers entering the field of battle.[RadarX]"

Why the hell is a Sniper rifle the primary weapon for soldiers? WHERE IS DA JACK HAMMA(See what I did there?)!

FriendlyFire · 2012-02-08, 02:37 PM

I wonder if this will be semi auto, like the SKS or MK11 Mod 0.

HitbackTR · 2012-02-08, 02:42 PM

I don't think you can fit velociraptors in that thing.

Hermes · 2012-02-08, 02:45 PM

These weapon reveals are becoming more confusing than exciting.

So... one/some of the TR week reveals were common pool too? Ah you know maybe the common pool ones should have been revealed first in their own specific week.

Unless the availability of finalised models is messing with these showcases? Either way colour me confused (and blue and gold).

Knightwyvern · 2012-02-08, 02:46 PM

I'm a little confused right now, to be honest. I think PR needs to step it up a notch. I mean, I look at that and I: A) Don't see a Bolt Driver, B) See an NC ES Gauss Rifle variant, C) Wondering why they aren't showing equivalents across empires (to a lesser extent) D) Am still really confused about the whole "long heavy barrel means worse accuracy and range" thing from the TR LMG Cycler variant.

Don't get me wrong, I am really liking the aesthetics, but.. it almost seems to me that someone is mixing up the weapon models and the descriptions. Things aren't making too much sense :P

BorisBlade · 2012-02-08, 03:00 PM

curious to see how this idea of hits harder but fires slower will work with a sniper rifle. Personally, a harder hitting but slower firing weapon is massively better hands down. It doesnt balance out like it does with faster firing rifles.

Raymac · 2012-02-08, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by RadarX

Just to avoid confusion, this is a common pool weapon. It's prized by NC snipers because they prize their sniper rifles. Wouldn't you?

Well, I wasn't confused until you said this.

It looks similar to the Gauss we've seen, so is this just what the NC "bolt driver" looks like and the other empire "bolt drivers" look different? Or is the "Gauss' we've been seeing in NC colors this whole time just a common pool rifle and all the "bolt drivers" look the same?

polywomple · 2012-02-08, 03:04 PM

i dont know who to trust anymore

yeah it does look like a guass. perhaps the bolt driver is common pool but it looks different depending on the empire

Knightwyvern · 2012-02-08, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by polywomple

i dont know who to trust anymore

yeah it does look like a guass. perhaps the bolt driver is common pool but it looks different depending on the empire

Yes I suppose this is possible, but at that point I'd wonder why not just make ES sniper rifles? :P

Vancha · 2012-02-08, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

Stop complaining about the confusion, it is quite simple. The Bolt Driver was always intended to be a common pool weapon, it was stated to be a common pool weapon a long time ago by Higby and T-ray, I believe through Q/A on twitter actually. (see bags' info post)

Showing it during NC theme week shows that the NC are the hardest hitting faction out of the three and the Bolt Driver is the hardest hitting weapon in the game on a round for round basis that is hand held (minus OS's and the such). Hence them taking pride over it and it being exposed during NC weapon theme week.

I am eager to play this game.

Well yeah, lots of things stop being confusing if you just flat out ignore the confusing bits.

Biohazard · 2012-02-08, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by GTGD

Why name it the bolt driver when it clearly has a magazine and isn't a bolt-action sniper?

The original was not bolt action either, it was break action. We didn't question it then, why are we now?

FriendlyFire · 2012-02-08, 03:23 PM

It drives bolts, its not a bolt action driver.

Knightwyvern · 2012-02-08, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Biohazard

The original was not bolt action either, it was break action. We didn't question it then, why are we now?

I used my BD indoors as my "ghetto shotgun" anyways

Hermes · 2012-02-08, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

Stop complaining about the confusion, it is quite simple. The Bolt Driver was always intended to be a common pool weapon, it was stated to be a common pool weapon a long time ago by Higby and T-ray, I believe through Q/A on twitter actually. (see bags info post)

Showing it during NC theme week shows that the NC are the hardest hitting faction out of the three and the Bolt Driver is the hardest hitting weapon in the game on a round for round basis that is hand held (minus OS's and the such). Hence them taking pride over it and it being exposed during NC weapon theme week.

Something having a simple explanation doesn't stop it being confusing. Almost everyone was clearly expecting that each themed weak was focusing on the empire specific weapons. That now leaves the TR reveals open to question as well.

I'm more guessing that the availability of the final models are having an impact on the weeks reveals, though handling it like the lightning would have been clearer.

No one's really complaining in any serious way though, don't worry about it.

Originally Posted by IDukeNukeml

I am eager to play this game.

+1