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[GTKA]

My stream and I noticed that the rocket launchers I had equipped were doing a significant less amount of damage and tested out why this may be so. the rocket launchers do their damage at 120m but in between 50 and 120 they do a significantly reduced amount of damage.

This is rocket launchers working fine here

https://clips.twitch...nCleverCrowBIRB

And here are the two clips proving they are doing reduced damage.

https://clips.twitch...ssChipmunkDxCat

https://clips.twitch...FlyStinkyCheese


is this as intended or simply a bug?

[Koniving]

GTKA, on 25 March 2018 - 03:08 AM, said:

is this as intended or simply a bug?

Intended.
Its been expressly stated on at least one patch note, as well as listed on Li Song's mechlab and Smurfy.

The goal is to prevent the "mass alpha one shot kill" of players and the cheap gameplay associated with "one shot wonders."

At less than 50 meters they do zero damage if I'm not mistaken.

[VonBruinwald]

Koniving, on 25 March 2018 - 11:24 AM, said:

Intended.
Its been expressly stated on at least one patch note, as well as listed on Li Song's mechlab and Smurfy.

The goal is to prevent the "mass alpha one shot kill" of players and the cheap gameplay associated with "one shot wonders."

At less than 50 meters they do zero damage if I'm not mistaken.

He's talking about 50-120m, not 0-50m (where they indeed function as intended).

I've just been testing this in the Academy on the turrets but unfortunately I couldn't replicate his claim. I'll admit I have felt my aim is worse with rockets in live matches but I often put that down to the heat of the moment throwing my aim off. So if there is an issue it's likely server-client/hit-reg rather than broken game mechanics.

My data (for the curious):

Spoiler

Mech: GRF-2N
Skill Nodes: +3% Range, -2.5% Spread
4xRL20 (Maximum 160 Dmg)
 
Distance (m)     60     100     110     130     150     200     250     350
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Damage:      108     108     114     94     106     90     96     110
           114     102     104     98     110     98     88     88
           82     96     102     104     100 92 100 98
           118     102     108     104     102 92 88 94
          118     86     100     102     102 96 84 78
           80     106     104     96     100 118 94 90
           118        112     96      108
           122        124     94      104
           116        108       102
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Average:  108 100 105 100 107 97 92 98
% of max  90 83 88 83 89 81 76 82
 

Edited by VonBruinwald, 25 March 2018 - 12:14 PM.

[Spare Parts Bin]

Wow less damage 50-120 meters. I knew they did no damage at point blank range, although they should.

[Nightbird]

Use the testing grounds, use an awesome or atlas, record the total % damage from a bunch of rockets at 60 meters and 130 meters, tell us results

[Spare Parts Bin]

Nightbird, on 25 March 2018 - 04:47 PM, said:

Use the testing grounds, use an awesome or atlas, record the total % damage from a bunch of rockets at 60 meters and 130 meters, tell us results

Sounds like a solid plan but not me I own neither.

[Horseman]

Spare Parts Bin, on 25 March 2018 - 07:01 PM, said:

Sounds like a solid plan but not me I own neither.

He means the dummy Atlas / Awesome that spawns on the testing grounds... have you ever used that option at all?