Let's talk BMGs.

[DeMoted]

Can your "actual gun" deal full damage on multiple targets simultaneously? Each gun has their uses.

Well the actual gun can kill all of those guys before you put a dent in a single one. This game is all about killing mobs quickly not doing a tiny bit of damage to each one. I think they added the gun not realizing it doesn't do much outside of PvP.

[RoG Goat]

Can your "actual gun" deal full damage on multiple targets simultaneously? Each gun has their uses.

No, but 'full damage' of a BMG is still slower than the decreased bullet damage of my LMG at range -__-
BMGs are a complete waste of time for offense, and imo a waste of time entirely
...however it can be argued they can be useful in some cases for healing

[Cirvante]

Cheers, first few stingrays i found were 1 target not link only so i've scrapped them from that on. Will now give 'em a try

peace

The link range might not be that high. I use it on tight groups of ~10 skitterlings and it eats through them in a few seconds.

[SuitcoatAvenger]

No, but 'full damage' of a BMG is still slower than the decreased bullet damage of my LMG at range -__-
BMGs are a complete waste of time for offense, and imo a waste of time entirely
...however it can be argued they can be useful in some cases for healing

Ironically, though the BMG doesn't do much damage outright, when it is useful it can be super useful. For example, it's surprisingly potent agains Nim with its infinite ammo pool and seeking ability. It doesn't do a lot of damage, but I was able to beat him in one go using only a BMG and a Wolfhound.

[Olvan]

Someone touched on it, but DMG charge is how fast your BMG runs out of juice. The -0.06 and what not make it drain slower and the x1.15 makes it drain faster. Tested and timed with a stopwatch.

BMG's are currently bugged and are not displaying the % charge used per second on the weapon.
(http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...ying-on-weapon)

Why would you want your BMG to discharge faster? Reload perks and synergies I guess.

[Nuconman]

I have a BMG as my secondary on every loadout, since I seem to only need one or two hits to have my shield blown away, it's nice to hit Q and tap right click for two seconds to get my shield back. If I want to be cheesy I take perks that grant me more damage when my shield breaks, right click for a second to get some shield back and let it drop off again, stacking mad amounts of damage/healing/recharge/reload speed/etc. One nice thing to use on the Arkfalls that have the bugs open the weak points is that if you zot that point with a BMG at full charge and you use one of the really slow draining ones, it'll do the critical damage the entire time, even after the weak point closes, it'll continue to roll the critical damage off the crystal as long as you have charge. I used to top charts easily when using BMGs that take 30 or more seconds to run out of juice. Fun stuff but I've since moved on to the LMG crowd as I can do a BMG's critical damage on non-critical spots with the LMG.

[SuitcoatAvenger]

Someone touched on it, but DMG charge is how fast your BMG runs out of juice. The -0.06 and what not make it drain slower and the x1.15 makes it drain faster. Tested and timed with a stopwatch.

BMG's are currently bugged and are not displaying the % charge used per second on the weapon.
(http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...ying-on-weapon)

Why would you want your BMG to discharge faster? Reload perks and synergies I guess.

Super useful info, thanks.

[RoG Goat]

Ironically, though the BMG doesn't do much damage outright, when it is useful it can be super useful. For example, it's surprisingly potent agains Nim with its infinite ammo pool and seeking ability. It doesn't do a lot of damage, but I was able to beat him in one go using only a BMG and a Wolfhound.

An infector/clustershot would have been more useful against Nim. I also beat him on the first try... but I used an LMG.
And I bet I did it faster ;D

[SuitcoatAvenger]

And I bet I did it faster ;D

Yeah, but I did it with style.

[HellOnOrion]

Spend 5 bucks and get yourself a skillboost for Self, Group, and Clan. The Clans are borked right now, but it will still apply to you, giving you a 22% boost to weapon XP. Get 3 other people with that 5% Group Boost and you've got a total of 37%. Helps it go by sooooo much faster.

The boosts will only cost you about $5 too, so you can't whine about overpricing.

spend 5$ on a game that ive already spent like 130$ for at launch... yea i dont care if it was a dollar, im done dropping money here