Just to clarify a few things on the recent N7 Typhoon balance changes...
We've done a lot of internal tests on the N7 Typhoon comparing it to other assault rifles and other weapons, and even with the recent nerf it is still incredibly powerful. One of the reasons for this is that the weapon has an inherit 50% damage bonus versus armor, shields, and barriers. This far outclasses other weapons in terms of damage bonuses against resistances. The Revenant, for example, does not get this bonus and does regular damage to armor, shields, and barriers.
As always, we'll keep an eye on the balance of the N7 Typhoon, but if you have the weapon please test it out in game against different enemies to see how it feels. The numbers can often be deceiving so it's difficult to tell how effective a weapon is on paper.
Thoughts on the N7 Typhoon
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Eric Fagnan
, août 03 2012 05:36
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Posté 03 août 2012 - 05:45
Eric Fagnan
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SalvationThroughDestruction wrote...
Does this bonus multiply with the damage ramp up? (Ie. Bonus vs shields/Armor/ect applies to first hits, then is effected by the ramp up)
The bonus to resistances multiplies the final damage number, so it is incredibly powerful.
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Posté 03 août 2012 - 05:46
Eric Fagnan
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justgimmedudedammit wrote...
Eric Fagnan wrote...
Just to clarify a few things on the recent N7 Typhoon balance changes...
We've done a lot of internal tests on the N7 Typhoon comparing it to other assault rifles and other weapons, and even with the recent nerf it is still incredibly powerful. One of the reasons for this is that the weapon has an inherit 50% damage bonus versus armor, shields, and barriers. This far outclasses other weapons in terms of damage bonuses against resistances. The Revenant, for example, does not get this bonus and does regular damage to armor, shields, and barriers.
As always, we'll keep an eye on the balance of the N7 Typhoon, but if you have the weapon please test it out in game against different enemies to see how it feels. The numbers can often be deceiving so it's difficult to tell how effective a weapon is on paper.
Which character did you test with internally? The entire lot or certain known characters that skew any weapons output?
As mentioned earlier, we did many tests on a variety of kits, mods, builds.
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Posté 03 août 2012 - 05:47
Derek Hollan
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xXdmndmnXx wrote...
justgimmedudedammit wrote...
Eric Fagnan wrote...
Just to clarify a few things on the recent N7 Typhoon balance changes...
We've done a lot of internal tests on the N7 Typhoon comparing it to other assault rifles and other weapons, and even with the recent nerf it is still incredibly powerful. One of the reasons for this is that the weapon has an inherit 50% damage bonus versus armor, shields, and barriers. This far outclasses other weapons in terms of damage bonuses against resistances. The Revenant, for example, does not get this bonus and does regular damage to armor, shields, and barriers.
As always, we'll keep an eye on the balance of the N7 Typhoon, but if you have the weapon please test it out in game against different enemies to see how it feels. The numbers can often be deceiving so it's difficult to tell how effective a weapon is on paper.
Which character did you test with internally? The entire lot or certain known characters that skew any weapons output?
This.
Testing always involves using it with a variety of classes.
Cheers
