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Looks like your favorite Slugger is getting nerfed.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes! They buffed fire. Now everything including myself can die quicker.

[–] Badeendje 4 points 8 months ago

Especially myself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Just when I learned to stop drop and roll, it becomes irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Finally some weapon buffs! Dominator sounds like a legit primary now.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have been using it regularly and thought it was prettty solid already, looking forward to the damage increase!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There really wasn't any payoff for the sluggish aim and having to lead shots, so the extra damage definitely helps. That said it still won't replace the scorcher for me. Maybe it'll be better against the illuminates, whenever they release.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Definitely unweildy at short range, but the ability to one shot minor enemies at range makes quick work of things like rockets and do a lit of damage to gaps in armor while teammates distract.

Situational, sure. But really great in those sutuations and even better after the update.

[–] Crackhappy 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oooh breaker incendiary, might take another look at that.

[–] WoolyNelson 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah it was already really good in big missions. But now a buff to the gun itself plus a 50% buff to all fire damage?! Shit's gonna be 🔥🔥🔥

[–] robalees 9 points 8 months ago

This is great news, I’ve been busy with my wife’s birthday and I then got sick, so I’ve been playing Bolatro because this game can be stressful AF! But I’m very excited to dive back in this week. Really hope the mech is a bit more sturdy now, when I played Friday, it blew up almost immediately just using the gun and not the rockets. Also the stupid reset issue is finally gone!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but the JAR Dominator got a huge buff. That gun was already good, now it may be godly.

[–] Dabundis 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Time to unlearn all my arc thrower muscle memory

[–] DarkSpectrum 1 points 8 months ago

Yes, but think of the repetitive strain injury they've saved you! 😅

[–] atocci 5 points 8 months ago

As long as they leave my Punisher alone, I'm fine

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

It’s not like stagger did anything. I've watched countless devastators ice skate towards me while I unload on them.

[–] StraySojourner 4 points 8 months ago

I wonder if the armor pen on the Diligence CS will make up for the glacial ADS movement.

[–] Psaldorn 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Breaker feels like it fires nerf rounds now.

But the plasma rifle.. that shit slaps

[–] Red_October 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But the breaker didn't get nerfed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes it did, a few patches ago.

[–] Red_October 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Okay but that was a few patches ago, not this one, and if I remember right it had it's recoil increased and capacity decreased, damage was untouched.

[–] Psaldorn 2 points 8 months ago

Maybe they buffed bugs? Our group usually walks through extreme difficulty but I struggled taking out lone brood commanders today. Hunters taking 3 shots at medium range.

🤷 Maybe my helmet was on wonky

[–] StraySojourner 1 points 8 months ago

You are correct, it's had its magazines hold 3 less rounds and it's recoil was increased.

[–] QuandaleDingle 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

NOOO!!!! 😭😭😭 Not the SLUGGER!!! Stagger was a bit crazy, I'll admit.

[–] A_Toasty_Strudel 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I used it yesterday and it still feels fine tbh.

[–] QuandaleDingle 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, it's not bad, but I lament the loss of it's stun lock against Berserkers and such. T-T

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Bile Titan can't be stunned - that's rough

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I can confirm the reports of the AMR scope being fixed are true. Why they never acknowledge this as a bug nor reported it as fixed is beyond our puny human brains. But that and the 30% damage buff makes AMR users happy pandas.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

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