[Declined] Optional Shaft Laser Sight

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It's been noted many times before that many Tanki users heavily disliked the Shaft's laser sight being visible by players, as it made Shaft far more "predictable". On the other side, however, there are many who agree that Shaft needed the nerf.

 

With the addition of Striker into the game, it can be argued that Shaft is a little bit redundant now, considering that Striker has splash, can move around whilst aiming, and has a more powerful arcade shot. So, my idea is this:

 

 

Make Shaft's laser sighting optional. Using a hotkey for the sight, you can toggle it on or off. Each option has different effects on how the Shaft is handled. Toggling the laser sight on would allow the shaft user to zoom in farther if necessary, give a faster rotation speed for the turret, and would generally make aiming easier, at the cost of the Shaft's cover being blown. On the other hand, toggling the laser sight off would do exactly what it is expected to do - turning off the laser sight, so the Shaft is much harder to see. However, this would come at the price of foggier vision and/or less specific crosshairs.

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Declined

 

Your conclusion about Striker is false. You simply can't compare it with Shaft and call the latter "redundant" just because they both have the same laser. Unlike Shaft, Striker needs to keep the laser on the target for a full 3 seconds before it can fire a salvo. And even then, the enemy can often dodge the rockets by going behind cover. With Shaft you can actually keep the laser hidden from the enemy and snipe them within a fraction of a second, instantly dealing the same amount of damage as all 4 of Striker's rockets.

 

Shaft is fairly balanced now and the laser does a very interesting kind of interaction between the Shaft and the player he's aiming at. In fact, I think it's Striker that needs certain changes, because at the moment it seems way too weak. And if you simply think that it's wrong to have the same laser for two different weapons, then the idea to change it has been posted here.