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Artemis Rocket Launcher
Captain Smollett:
I'm still on the fence about the Artemis.
The thing that strikes me as funny about this whole debate, is that the Artemis is no more powerful now then it ever was. Though the projectile speed was buffed, and it's certainly easier to be accurate with, it was just as crippling in 1.14 as it is now.
Basically before, the general consensus was that it was underpowered, and though I agreed to a certain extent, it was still good enough for me to bring it into two Cogs matches prior to 1.2 .
Now with the less than 20% boost in projectile speed and an increased gun arc (which to be fair was always large) the general consensus now is that it is overpowered.
So, I suppose if public opinion were to be counted on as reliable, the way to bring the gun back into balance would simply be to decrease the gun arc and weapon speed to some point in between when it was underpowered and overpowered.
Though I have to wonder whether it's that the gun is overpowered, or people are just discovering for the first time that the gun was good to begin with. Quite frankly I enjoy seeing more light guns being used as viable weapons in combat, and I think it's pretty awesome for another weapon to be just as threatening to see in combat as a light flak albeit for a totally different reason.
Malarosa Agresti:
--- Quote from: Captain Smollett on May 05, 2013, 11:25:16 am ---Though I have to wonder whether it's that the gun is overpowered, or people are just discovering for the first time that the gun was good to begin with.
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Almost certainly the former. Yah give something even the smallest buff and people are gonna hop on it with a fresh perspective.
JaceBoojah:
I have no strong OPinion of wealth the Artemis is OP... but my new favorite build is a Artemis trifecta junker.
Anyway here are some possibly accurate (everything is just based on numbers I was given) numbers about the Artemis.
When I think of the difference between medium guns and light guns I compare one medium gun vs 2 light guns (goldfish/pyra).
Hwacha half power/Light Flak/Artimis:
DPS
PARTS: 134.4/ 31.6/ 179.3
HULL: 25.3/ 112/ 38.4
BALLOON: 9.8/ 20/ 15.6
ARMOR: 10.6/ 24/ 16.8
Add to this that Artemis is easier to shoot and has far greater range.
double Artemis squid would be more effective then a hwacha fish!!!
N-Sunderland:
--- Quote from: JaceBoojah on May 05, 2013, 04:00:21 pm ---double Artemis squid would be more effective then a hwacha fish!!!
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That pretty much sums it up. It's like a hwacha with way, way less reload.
Sammy B. T.:
I have been a proponent of the gun for a while now. I think because of the added arc and projectile speed though, its more accessible/easier to use and therefore people are seeing how great it always has been.
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