Originally Posted by Badjuju
As i argued before, i agree that the 33% speed buff is very strong and that it is a large part of why I think VS LMGs are the best overall, but still I don't think it is a huge imbalance, definitely not game breaking.
The biggest issue with classes going up against heavies is resist shield + nano-weave. A heavy rocking that combo should not loose to any any other class, or any heavy not suited up the same. You take this incredibly strong set up and stick a .75 lmg in their hand, then yes you have a killing machine. However you have to think they will tone down resist shield at some point, and then the speed buff wont be as noticeable as you wont have to land the absurd amount of bullets it takes atm to drop a resist/nano heavy. That would be the root of the problem from my perspective.
Also keep in mind that their is suppose to be a weapons balance pass coming up.
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Why are you calling it a 33% speed boost? Isn't it 50%?
No. It isn't game breaking, but I think it still offers a significant advantage - particular in smaller engagements - the advantage being lessened in larger ones by the more likely presence of mass AOE and just lots and lots of rounds.
I'd dial it back to .6 and see how things play.