Let's Discuss Vulcan!

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

14 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

I see what you are getting at - and maybe in lower ranks with less experienced targets and slower moving tanks it might work out.  But against competent enemies, and as the tanks move faster, I'd say the DPS for Vulcan will keep dropping with the slower bullet theory.  And distance too will make things much harder.

I'll stick to my original wish that Vulcan keep it's high-speed projectiles, even if that means they do a little bit less damage each.

Yeah, faster projectiles are much better practically, but slower projectiles do have a small upside to its massive downside.

 

Have you ever outmanoeuvred a Heavy Plasmagun Twins? It's so easy to dodge their projectiles it kinds of hurts. Whenever I use it, most kills I get is from catching the enemy by surprise. Damaging a light hull moving almost perpendicular to me is near impossible. A stationary enemy is as good as dead though. 

[DaringDeer 656]

@At_Shin I just got the Fujiyama kit (has hunter but I already had decent MK7 hornet) on my marshall account in this last sale and it is ridiculous.  Highly recommend it.  If you are able, pair it with Defender, which even at relatively low number of MUs helps tremendously.  You should also upgrade your Fire protection or use the alteration that reduces burn damage.  I am often scoring over 500 with hornet and stock vulcan, playing very agressively.

e.g. 

 

[ironCzar 36]

Playing against Vulcan is futile .... especially if equipped with alterations. I get shredded in nanoseconds. Meanwhile, Thunder is virtually useless.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

On 11/13/2019 at 2:26 AM, TheCongoSpider said:

Oh, here I thought I hadn't beaten my record. This time wasn't with Mammoth though. 

 

 

New record. I've finally achieved 50 kills in a team battle. 

 

 

 

[Naboo 15]

 

joined when Insensitive was first with 100 points. Vulcan/Hornet is so op

[Reddkuest 48]

2 hours ago, Naboo said:

 

joined when Insensitive was first with 100 points. Vulcan/Hornet is so op

Indeed, and its success breeds itself into more of the same. Been playing a few hours today in TDM, sometimes up to half the other team were Vulcans.

[razisalman 1]

 I Agree Vulcan was weak how it was before , But after the buff its way too strong 

[Devoid 2,601]

2 hours ago, razisalman said:

 

Topic merged.

For Ideas and Suggestions topics, please include a specific idea on how to solve a problem, rather than just noting the problem.

[ghost-guns 1,486]

What's going on with this turret... hornet/vulcans are ending short battles with 36+ kills...

[wolverine848 13,097]

5 minutes ago, ghost-guns said:

What's going on with this turret... hornet/vulcans are ending short battles with 36+ kills...

You answered your own question...

[Alklines 1,751]

4 minutes ago, ghost-guns said:

What's going on with this turret... hornet/vulcans are ending short battles with 36+ kills...

It's ridiculous. But then just like everyone else who uses it, I also use it because it's so OP. I wish they'd release a radar jammer/blocker augment for hulls to somehow go against Hornet's OD.

[Naboo 15]

so op 

[KillerDiesel 188]

33 minutes ago, Naboo said:

so op 

I wonder why. Surely it can't be because you have incendiary band and fire immunity alts equipped.

[Amagi 1,728]

On 5/1/2020 at 10:01 PM, wolverine848 said:

You answered your own question...

Vulcan is still OP whether or not it's mounted on a Hornet...

[Ethiaa 135]

Does destroying a tank with the afterburn of IB count towards the shootout special mission where you have to use melee range turrets?

Or did I play some Tanki in my sleep which is how I got some kills on there without ever using anything but a Vulcan?

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

10 minutes ago, Ethiaa said:

Does destroying a tank with the afterburn of IB count towards the shootout special mission where you have to use melee range turrets?

Yes.

[KillerDiesel 188]

I'm gonna get mk5 Vulcan and mk5 smoky on this account when tanki's birthday hits. I want to see how good Vulcan really is and if smoky is still good up here.

[F41TH 483]

Smoky is the best.

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I'm gonna get mk5 Vulcan and mk5 smoky on this account when tanki's birthday hits. I want to see how good Vulcan really is and if smoky is still good up here.

 

Edited May 6, 2020 by F41TH

[PEW_PEW_YO_MOMMA 93]

You guys are just saying "Nerf Vulcan" all over it.

[KillerDiesel 188]

1 hour ago, PEW_PEW_YO_MOMMA said:

You guys are just saying "Nerf Vulcan" all over it.

I'm not. I have yet to see how good it really is.

[PEW_PEW_YO_MOMMA 93]

1 hour ago, KillerDiesel said:

I'm not. I have yet to see how good it really is.

Too good

[KillerDiesel 188]

12 minutes ago, PEW_PEW_YO_MOMMA said:

Too good

We'll see what I think of it when I do test it.

[Ethiaa 135]

12 hours ago, TheCongoSpider said:

Yes.

Intuitive 

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

3 minutes ago, Ethiaa said:

Intuitive 

It works. I'm trying to complete it right now so I won't have to willingly pick up Incendiary Band again. I don't like the gameplay it encourages me to do. I'd rather Stock gameplay. 

 

[Ethiaa 135]

49 minutes ago, TheCongoSpider said:

It works. I'm trying to complete it right now so I won't have to willingly pick up Incendiary Band again. I don't like the gameplay it encourages me to do. I'd rather Stock gameplay. 

 

I agree - I'd only equipped it for one game where the opposition was mainly Titans sat in domes hence the kills I spotted.

Frankly, since the changes to Vulcan I've found myself playing with Striker much more. Maybe I just like being the odd one out - or maybe the gameplay at low levels is actually more fun.