Let's Discuss Gauss!

[The_Voltage 178]

18 hours ago, asem.harbi said:

I don't have a hull Augment against such overpowered EMP and AP Augments??! so I'm completely devastated by them.

Also commmon The Voltage, isn't "fully devastated" a big word to say? fully devastated!! first EMP Gauss have a -50% reload time, that directly compensate the -25% nerf in damage, so even against EMP Immunity, it still OP.

But you cannot one-shot most of the tanks with this aug (EMP-immune or not). But this -25% is essential for EMP feature to works (if it wasn't there, you just one-shot the target and EMP goes for nothing). Also without boost of reload, your enemy probably hide somewhere from you.

18 hours ago, asem.harbi said:

And AP turret Augments!! many of them didn't have any disadvantage! and if they have the disadvantage is a neglectable, like the -15% in critical shot damage in Smoky, the critical damage haven't gone, no just the reduced -15% of the critical damage, with for sure AP addition.

I don't play against APs. or with them. So, I couldn't say much here.

[alkyng 3,080]

3 hours ago, The_Voltage said:

But you cannot one-shot most of the tanks with this aug (EMP-immune or not). But this -25% is essential for EMP feature to works (if it wasn't there, you just one-shot the target and EMP goes for nothing). Also without boost of reload, your enemy probably hide somewhere from you.

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Yes, you cannot one-shot most of the tanks, but the nerf -25% in damage have a good compensation -50% in reload, so it's balanced without the EMP, but the EMP made it OP.

And the problem you said, happens also with stock Gauss and Railgun and Magnum, so it's OP than Gauss - Railgun - Magnum.

3 hours ago, The_Voltage said:

I don't play against APs. or with them. So, I couldn't say much here.

Yes, it's hard to find them, I rarely see anyone of them while I'm on Legend, I think it's more rare for you to see in low ranks. But what I said, is just a pure statistics from Wiki, and here is an example

See this example for AP Hammer, it's the same with Stock, but for last shot of your clip they gave you the ability to AP the enemy, and -20% reload. Exactly the same with stock no disadvantage as they shown (the red disadvantage they added is just a bunk). So it's purely stronger than Stock Hammer, because it's exactly Stock Hammer with AP addition and -20% reload. And here even if you fight someone with AP Immunity, you didn't lose anything, in opposite you have -20% reload, an advantage for you

[FocalPoint 3]

Hi guys, I got the Electromagnetic Salvo augment from the ultra containers of the Snowman Hunt missions. What tips do you have for this augment?

[wild001 1,422]

I have emp slavo from free ultra container long time ago, it is OP if no one use EMP immu augment,

but legend rank battle, 1 in 3 battle you will some enemy with emp immu, I also have emp immu for hornet and mamthon from normal container.

I found the best tip for emp salvo it is keep shooting the group with emp shot, to keep them supplies and defender/criss drone shut down. let your teammate clear them.

but at distance, gauss sometimes hard to lock when you move while locking. so better hide far and keep salvo.

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the AP rail is more OP than emp salvo, emp shot only disable supplies protection, but AP disable both supplies and protection modules and titan dome protection.

AP immu is more important than emp immu if both in battle. as shot by emp enable you to use health kit again. consider that as a helper for you instead of against you, once you have 50% gauss protection, emp shot only help you use more health kit when needed

[jerry2975 56]

I'm trying the gauss (mk5) turret and the result is a drama. So, even wirh tankiwiki, no informations about how fighting with gauss.

[Devoid 2,601]

5 minutes ago, jerry2975 said:

I'm trying the gauss (mk5) turret and the result is a drama. So, even wirh tankiwiki, no informations about how fighting with gauss.

Try checking out this article.

[Maf 32,300]

10 minutes ago, jerry2975 said:

I'm trying the gauss (mk5) turret and the result is a drama. So, even wirh tankiwiki, no informations about how fighting with gauss.

Topic merged

What exactly are you having trouble with? The controls?

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

On 6/16/2019 at 8:22 AM, Tanker-Arthur said:

Gauss Alteration: Electromagnetic Pulsing Shells

 

Pros:

• The sniping shot stuns all enemies in its radius for 0.75 seconds.
• Upon the removal of the stunning effect - all enemies shot are forced to reload their turrets (Twins will be unaffected by this)

 

Cons:

• Reload after firing the sniping shot is increased 100%.

Wow. WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

I literally forgot I suggested this idea.

Looks like it was my fault we have an EMP Gauss alt today :(

[Venom_GR 0]

Guys Im confused I cant tell if they have removed Splash damage from gauss if they did IS it a bug or was it a nerf they didnt inform us about..

Either way I find this nerf pretty Bad Because if its true Gauss just became a worse version of thunder

[alkyng 3,080]

Nothing is assured.. But I tested my Mk1 Gauss and it still have splash-damage.. But the EMP as others assume it has it splash removed completely.

[thunderhunter123 741]

I guess it's more balanced for everyone this way.

Let's see what developers say in the next V-Log.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

7 minutes ago, Venom_GR said:

Either way I find this nerf pretty Bad Because if its true Gauss just became a worse version of thunder

Lol........it's still OP

Unlike Thunder, Gauss has far longer range and it's still a better Striker and Shaft.

If the splash damage is removed/reduced, just know this:
Gauss can still hold its own in a 1v1. It's still a very OP turret. It just doesn't do as well against groups but it can surely still out-perform Firebird, Freeze, Isida, Twins, Ricochet, Hammer, Vulcan, and Striker in a MatchMaking 1v1 scenario.

[TWICE 798]

They have nerfed the splash radius without mentioning it in the patch notes nor the announcement.  Disgusting.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, TWICE said:

They have nerfed the splash radius without mentioning it in the patch notes nor the announcement.  Disgusting.

Yes.


But wanna know what's not disgusting? Gauss got a nerf :D

[Juodai_Baltas 19]

Yeah i tested it , seems like similar to AP radius and salvo doesnt splash at all , also i wonder how many secret things they do...

[Spy 14,687]

I don't know about normal Gauss but Gauss EMP was nerfed.

[TWICE 798]

2 hours ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Yes.


But wanna know what's not disgusting? Gauss got a nerf :D

The nerf is acceptable, but not the way they did it.

[Blutaar 1,904]

3 hours ago, Spy said:

I don't know about normal Gauss but Gauss EMP was nerfed.

You probably read the full change already somewhere on the forum but Gauss did infact receive a massive nerf altogether. Its stock splash has drastically decreased to a negligible radius, only being able to hit the locked-on target and with a bit of luck a second tank is being hit if its close to the first tank.AP-Salvo and EM-Salvo no longer deal their corresponding status effects to other tanks apart from the target that has been locked onto. 

I am not unhappy with this change; what's more, I am relieved that EMS finally got the nerf it needed - I can confirm so as a player who regularly uses EMS - but even so, I find it disturbing that this important information was not shared with the playerbase

[Alim2 0]

 for some reason gauss em salvo does  not do slash damge in salvo mode 

[Alim2 0]

why tho 

 

[Alim2 0]

guass is my highest ungraded turret 

 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

7 minutes ago, Alim2 said:

why tho 

5 minutes ago, Alim2 said:

guass is my highest ungraded turret 

 

 

Because EMP Gauss needs a nerf and how OP that thing was. EMP is not meant to affect more than 1 tank other than Hunter OD.

[CriTicAL_AgeNT 18]

Gauss lock shoot does no longer deal any splash damage. I have checked the forum and wiki, but found no announcement about it being removed.

Did they really removed the splash or reduced its radius to very short distance? 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

10 minutes ago, nabiL94 said:

Did they really removed the splash or reduced its radius to very short distance? 

It was a secret nerf that Alternativa made. IDK why they decided to be quiet on this one but a nerf is needed either way.

[Frylock 1,617]

1 hour ago, nabiL94 said:

Gauss lock shoot does no longer deal any splash damage. I have checked the forum and wiki, but found no announcement about it being removed.

Did they really removed the splash or reduced its radius to very short distance? 

The super shot splash radius is cut down to less than 5 meaning to splash with Gauss, the enemy tanks have to be really close to each other. 

Spoiler

On the serious note, because of the nerf in Gauss super shot splash radius is cut, I think Gauss actually became way more effective at point blank and close range even when super shooting. So in a way Gauss is still strong.

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by MysticBlood