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Balancing the Ray Gun

Discussion in 'Ideas' started by BrawlerAce, May 21, 2014.

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Remove the Ray Gun's explosion if the ray doesn't hit a player?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

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  3. Neutral/Unknown

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  1. BrawlerAce

    BrawlerAce Well-Known Member

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    If you shot directly at the player, I believe the ray would blow up if it hit the player. So as long as you can shoot at them and hit, you should be good...
     
    #21 BrawlerAce, May 21, 2014
  2. jacobkolstad

    jacobkolstad Well-Known Member

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    *Memories..*

    Anyway, +1
     
    #22 jacobkolstad, May 22, 2014
  3. MrCowlick

    MrCowlick Well-Known Member

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    Nerfing the rayguns explosion would be good for a few reasons:
    • It would reduce the amount of rage about the raygun being "nooby" and being able to kill people around corners.
    • It makes it more balanced.
    • And it also is more fair on the zombies in infection that just get camped and die millions of times every round.
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
    #23 MrCowlick, May 22, 2014
  4. BrawlerAce

    BrawlerAce Well-Known Member

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    Edit to the idea: To make the Ray Gun easier to use if this patch was added, it will explode when hitting a player. That way, as long as you hit a player, you should be able to get a kill.
    I'm not sure whether it should go through players anymore, so here's what I've got.
    Option 1: It doesn't go through players. That would honestly be more useful for many players, since they rely on the Ray's perfect accuracy and high laser velocity. Hitting a player would cause an explosion, but the ray wouldn't go through the player. However, code edits may have to be made, which means a longer time until it is added.
    Option 2: Retain the ability for the ray to pass through players. Because of this, there might have to be a firerate nerf to make up since you can get a high kill count with one shot by shooting at a line of zombies. However, this would be easier, since that's what the Ray Gun originally did.
     
    #24 BrawlerAce, May 22, 2014
  5. randomcitizen1

    randomcitizen1 The schizophrenic swagmoneymillionaire

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    I like option #1 for a few reasons. Firstly, it seems a bit op that the ray would get a lot of explosions by shooting through a bunch of zombies. Secondly, if there was a fire-rate nerf, everyone would gripe and complain.
     
    #25 randomcitizen1, May 22, 2014
  6. PhantomRider22

    PhantomRider22 Active Member

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    I disagree because the explosion blast does sometimes help and it hits the player even if the bullet doesnt
     
    #26 PhantomRider22, May 22, 2014
  7. Usp45

    Usp45 Well-Known Member

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    Just gonna put this out there.
     
    #27 Usp45, Sep 10, 2015
  8. randomcitizen1

    randomcitizen1 The schizophrenic swagmoneymillionaire

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    Yeah, preach it man. Infect isn't what it was because of the ray. :V This is still a viable idea.
     
    #28 randomcitizen1, Sep 11, 2015
  9. Intincrui

    Intincrui Well-Known Member

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    No thanks I like it how it is Ray nub :stuck_out_tongue:
     
    #29 Intincrui, Sep 16, 2015
  10. RMST1

    RMST1 Ex-Mod I WarZ Noob

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    I agree, I think ray-gun is to op in infect
    This should be changed, but just a little bit
     
    #30 RMST1, Sep 19, 2015
  11. StarZManZ

    StarZManZ Well-Known Member

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    Nice thread man,

    I think the ray need to be more balanced.
    In infect its to op,
    You dont need to lower damage but the firerate
     
    #31 StarZManZ, Sep 21, 2015
  12. _Enderfire1602

    _Enderfire1602 Well-Known Member

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    Why not keep the explosion, but nerf the damage?
    E.g 3 shot to kill a zombie
     
    #32 _Enderfire1602, Sep 21, 2015
  13. RMST1

    RMST1 Ex-Mod I WarZ Noob

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    3 shot to kill a zombie... that would ruin infect and no one else would every buy ray gun again
     
    #33 RMST1, Sep 21, 2015
  14. _Enderfire1602

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    That was just an example, so it depends whether your ray gun hits the head or the body.
     
    #34 _Enderfire1602, Sep 21, 2015
  15. RMST1

    RMST1 Ex-Mod I WarZ Noob

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    I think the ray gun is good enough. It shouldnt be changed. maybe only the speed of the zombies should, but I dont think we can change the ray gun that much, because its still a donator gun and those are ment to be a little bit overpowered
     
    #35 RMST1, Sep 21, 2015
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