What is up with the ammo system?

[HeavilyarmedxDl]

Not going to make this an extremely lengthy essay. The game is great, i am actually impressed to say the least. While it isn't perfect; that is hard to expect from games these days, I hope someone from the defiance forum tech reads this and sends the message along to...

...CREATE DIFFERENT AMMO FOR EACH WEAPON.

I HATE that my LMG, SMG and Assault Rifle share the same ammo. C'mon please address this minor detail so players are able to roam around with an LMG and SMG and not have to worry. THANK YOu

[Jardian]

It is done this way to prevent the total spray and pray effect the full auto weapons give. You may not like ti but without it you wouldnt be forced to use diffrent weapon load outs.

[discosoc]

It is done this way to prevent the total spray and pray effect the full auto weapons give. You may not like ti but without it you wouldnt be forced to use diffrent weapon load outs.

That doesn't make any sense, because the LMG give you the "spray and pray" effect with huge ammo clips anyway.

I was pretty disappointed when trying to build a short-medium range loadout that used SMG's up close and semi-auto scoped assault rifles for mid to long range, only to realize that the ammo was shared.

[AgentMytho]

I'd settle for quick-swap between loadouts.
I used to run with a Sniper Rifle with double-tap and it always ran out of ammo, and my SMG drained quickly too. I wouldn't mind switching to a backup loadout with Shotgun & Pistol, but trying to swtich in combat gets me killed.

[Jardian]

That doesn't make any sense, because the LMG give you the "spray and pray" effect with huge ammo clips anyway.

I was pretty disappointed when trying to build a short-medium range loadout that used SMG's up close and semi-auto scoped assault rifles for mid to long range, only to realize that the ammo was shared.

Dont matter if it makes sense to you or not really. its done to limit the use of ar's smg's and limg's.

[Radz]

Didn't we already have a thread about this today?

Anyhow, it's done to limit full-auto loadouts. I like it this way and feel it should stay. A compromise I would be willing to live with would be pistol and SMG sharing ammo instead, but that's it.

[discosoc]

Dont matter if it makes sense to you or not really. its done to limit the use of ar's smg's and limg's.

If someone wants a full auto experience, all they need is an LMG, which is why it makes no sense. Get an LMG, and there's all the "auto" you need. Furthermore, why even have 3 different weapon types (SMG, LMG, AR) if you only want people to use one of them?

[UsuallyDope]

It is done this way to prevent the total spray and pray effect the full auto weapons give. You may not like ti but without it you wouldnt be forced to use diffrent weapon load outs.

Mainly this. So you can't unload all your AR ammo, then switch to an LMG or SMG and keep unloading another 500 rounds.

This being said, I'm completely fine with AR/LMG ammo sharing, considering it's usually how it goes in RL. Also, SMG fire pistol cartridges, soo there's absolutely no logical reason it fires rifle rounds in Defiance. Split it so the ammo pools are AR/LMG and Pistol/SMG and I'd be fine with it.

[Jardian]

If someone wants a full auto experience, all they need is an LMG, which is why it makes no sense. Get an LMG, and there's all the "auto" you need. Furthermore, why even have 3 different weapon types (SMG, LMG, AR) if you only want people to use one of them?

to give people choices on what of the 3 types they wish to use. Lmg is supresion fire AR can be sharp shooting and so on smg close quarters. If you wanted to use the why give question "Why give people more then one gun when all you wish them to do is shot." See you can twist and turn this one way and another to try and make excuses all you wish. It dont change the fact its this way for a reason they think is needed. You can either like it or not but thats how it is.

[Nextic]

SMGs should use pistol ammo or be renamed to PDW's.