Gauss Needs to be Reworked - or Removed

[TheCongoSpider 8,943]

1 hour ago, wolverine848 said:

Not in practice.  Either you mean DD vs no DA, or I just keep running into enemies with decent protection module.  The regular shot IS very weak in battles.  If the turret did not have snipe I would never have bought it.

Yeah I mean DD vs no DA. It's the same thing with Thunder. Thunder takes 2 shots with DD to kill a medium hull in that same situation. 

 

The closest thing to Gauss currently is Sledgehammer Thunder. But even Gauss has a faster reload, projectile speed and is able to deal 100% damage much farther in its arcade mode.  

What Sledgehammer has over that is a larger splash damage radius. 

Edited January 2, 2020 by TheCongoSpider

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

You know it is weakest weapon agianst 45+ owl module. Its not OP. Evey turret is OP if you don't have its resistance module.

[TheCongoSpider 8,943]

26 minutes ago, The_Pakistani said:

You know it is weakest weapon agianst 45+ owl module.

And how did you determine that Gauss is the weakest turret of the 14 when faced with 45%+ protection modules? 

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

1 hour ago, TheCongoSpider said:

And how did you determine that Gauss is the weakest turret of the 14 when faced with 45%+ protection modules? 

Go try it.

My Gauss stats:

Hours played 447

Experience earned 865 836

Edited January 4, 2020 by The_Pakistani

[TheCongoSpider 8,943]

4 hours ago, The_Pakistani said:

Go try it.

My Gauss stats:

 

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Hours played 447

Experience earned 865 836

 

 

Does that mean you tried all the other turrets for 447 hours and observed how each of them fared against 45+ protection to make that conclusion?

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

1 hour ago, TheCongoSpider said:

Does that mean you tried all the other turrets for 447 hours and observed how each of them fared against 45+ protection to make that conclusion?

Yes! I did.

[TheCongoSpider 8,943]

7 minutes ago, The_Pakistani said:

Yes! I did.

Alright then. 

[wolverine848 13,097]

9 hours ago, The_Pakistani said:

Go try it.

My Gauss stats:

 

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Hours played 447

Experience earned 865 836

 

 

What do those numbers prove?  That you used it?  (maybe inefficiently?)

 

How is Gauss facing 45% protection any weaker than say... Rail facing 45% protection?

Both likely fail to get a 1-shot kill, but at least Gauss can damage (or even kill unprotected) tanks nearby.

 

To be clear - I personally don't think it is OP.  But it's no weaker vs Modules than other "one-shot" turrets or turrets that can run out of 'energy' (Isida, freeze, ricco)

Edited January 4, 2020 by wolverine848

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

1 hour ago, TheCongoSpider said:

Alright then. 

 

1 hour ago, wolverine848 said:

What do those numbers prove?  That you used it?  (maybe inefficiently?)

 

How is Gauss facing 45% protection any weaker than say... Rail facing 45% protection?

Both likely fail to get a 1-shot kill, but at least Gauss can damage (or even kill unprotected) tanks nearby.

Both of you just sit in forum and mess around. Nothing else I can say about you 2.

[wolverine848 13,097]

10 minutes ago, The_Pakistani said:

 

Both of you just sit in forum and mess around. Nothing else I can say about you 2.

If you are so confident - why don't you answer my question?

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

11 hours ago, The_Pakistani said:

You know it is weakest weapon agianst 45+ owl module. Its not OP. Evey turret is OP if you don't have its resistance module.

Module will only affect its damage. Abilities, like it's stealth and fast projectile speed, not so much.

[sensei_tanker 3,098]

Modules should not even be a point of contention. Every turret has equal modules. Turrets should be balanced based on its own abilities and their own abilities only. Just because no uses Isida protection anymore doesn't mean it's OP. Likewise, just because everyone uses Thunder protection now doesn't mean it's UP.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

How about slowing down the rotation speed when you are locking onto an enemy?

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

 

On ‎1‎/‎26‎/‎2020 at 6:36 AM, Tanker-Arthur said:

How about slowing down the rotation speed when you are locking onto an enemy?

It can't even one-shot 2k HP light hull in average without Double Power.

Edited January 28, 2020 by FrozenRailgun

[TheCongoSpider 8,943]

40 minutes ago, FrozenRailgun said:

 

It can't even one-shot 2k HP light hull in average without Double Power.

On average, yeah, but it still can if it gets a lucky shot. 

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

What if I say hornet and its OD should be removed from game?

[Dhikr 132]

14 minutes ago, The_Pakistani said:

What if I say hornet and its OD should be removed from game?

It's better to just rework or tweak something, rather than removing it of course, because it takes alot of effort to create such things in the first place. So, they should just focus on adjusting gauss if players feel its unbalanced.

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

14 minutes ago, Dhikr said:

It's better to just rework or tweak something, rather than removing it of course, because it takes alot of effort to create such things in the first place. So, they should just focus on adjusting gauss if players feel its unbalanced.

I say hornet's OD is totally Op and Un-balanced.

[Dhikr 132]

3 minutes ago, The_Pakistani said:

I say hornet's OD is totally Op and Un-balanced.

Yeah, it has fairly fast reload and increases the turret's damage by alot. However, in the beginning, hornet's OD wasn't the best...I think the damage isn't too unbalanced, maybe just decrease the reload time. The OD are meant to be OP, just look at viking and hunter.

[wolverine848 13,097]

37 minutes ago, Dhikr said:

Yeah, it has fairly fast reload and increases the turret's damage by alot. However, in the beginning, hornet's OD wasn't the best...I think the damage isn't too unbalanced, maybe just decrease the reload time. The OD are meant to be OP, just look at viking and hunter.

You mean OD "recharge" time?   I associate "re-load" with turrets...

[Dhikr 132]

1 minute ago, wolverine848 said:

You mean OD "recharge" time?   I associate "re-load" with turrets...

I was refering to recharge times, and I'm too used to saying reload lol. You know what I meant tho )

[wolverine848 13,097]

6 minutes ago, Dhikr said:

I was refering to recharge times, and I'm too used to saying reload lol. You know what I meant tho )

Just wanted to be sure  

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

58 minutes ago, Dhikr said:

Yeah, it has fairly fast reload and increases the turret's damage by alot. However, in the beginning, hornet's OD wasn't the best...I think the damage isn't too unbalanced, maybe just decrease the reload time. The OD are meant to be OP, just look at viking and hunter.

Hornets OD lasts almost 3x as long as vikings, recharges in almost half the time, can be used at any time and anywhere, and is just as effective if not more.

 

It's also the reason why I don't plan on buying any protection modules.

[Dhikr 132]

2 minutes ago, DieselPlatinum said:

Hornets OD lasts almost 3x as long as vikings, recharges in almost half the time, can be used at any time and anywhere, and is just as effective if not more.

 

It's also the reason why I don't plan on buying any protection modules.

Good point, the duration is also really lengthy, another reason why the developers should tweak it. Although it does ignore protection modules, I would still recommend purchasing protection modules because not everyone uses hornet, and for the moments where the hornet's OD isn't activated, it helps and can come in clutch. That being said, if your F2P, you should prioritize upgrading your turret and hull.

[a7x_Pedro48 13,999]

I thought I was the only one thinking that...

 

Why I don't play Siege? Titan Dome and Hornet-Gauss.

 

Gauss is already OP. And it becomes just ridiculous with Hornet.