FULL RP Name(s):
A: RU Blitz PFC Deutsch / NPU SENTRY 08 9849

Discord Username:
A: Deutsch♡#9849

Steam ID
A: STEAM_1:0:43874037

Workshop Link: (If applicable)
A: None.

What is your suggestion?
A: Swapping out the Ballista M249 LMG with an assault rifle, or a lighter weapon.  

How would this benefit the server?
A: With the role of utilizing an RPG for anti vehicle operations and dealing with heavy or large amounts of units, the usefulness of the M249 isn't too well implemented, and is 9 times out of 10 unused when compared to an AR or an SMG that you can purchase with the level system. In a roleplay sense, it'd be far better suited for Ballista's spec-ops models to use something much lighter, especially in the transportation of something like a heavy shoulder mounted RPG. The loudout shouldn't have to be a direct mirror off of the Resistance Heavy, and supplying Ballista with a well rounded AR should be a good counter weight to this.

Im ngl, giving hvy and ballista something that isn't an lmg doesnt sound bad. They are always overtaken because why be Hvy/ballista when you can be shield/lvet hvy (atleast in gun terms). If these classes got an AR/SMG they could be more fun to play actually.

Roleplay is not a good argument to base a weapon change off, but either way if the LMG is really as poopy as people say it is then sure I'll +1 this.

+1

When it comes to the LMG, I think this has more to do with giving someone a decent gun, but that someone is literately a twig. BALLISTA only gets 50 more AP compared to a UNION(75 for CO) they aren't that much more tanky than a UNION.

+1 ballista lmg poo poo, give hvy and baillsta a unique machine gun so if you buff those classes you won't buff lvet and shield too

-1
Why would you need an assault rifle, as a Ballista/Heavy, your goal isn't to accurately shoot people to get kills? When you are that type of soldier, you are meant to be a bit more of a support soldier, not an assaulter. The primary purpose of a Light Machine Gun is to deal damage and to be used as suppressive fire. As a Rebel Heavy with the Negev with 77 kills, I don't think that you would need an AR. Also, if you want an AR, level up and BUY one from the SHOP that is provided. Also, as the name Ballista, you are going to not be carrying a small accurate gun, you are going to be carrying something heavy, because ahem, a ballista in real life, is probably very heavy.+-

(18 Sep 19 at 8:39pm)Comic Wrote: -1
Why would you need an assault rifle, as a Ballista/Heavy, your goal isn't to accurately shoot people to get kills? When you are that type of soldier, you are meant to be a bit more of a support soldier, not an assaulter. The primary purpose of a Light Machine Gun is to deal damage and to be used as suppressive fire. As a Rebel Heavy with the Negev with 77 kills, I don't think that you would need an AR. Also, if you want an AR, level up and BUY one from the SHOP that is provided. Also, as the name Ballista, you are going to not be carrying a small accurate gun, you are going to be carrying something heavy, because ahem, a ballista in real life, is probably very heavy.+-

You're just echoing what the suggester said. Is it an issue that the loadout a subdivision is given is unused? Is it an issue that, let's say, SWORDs have to use the I menu because their shotgun isn't really viable in most situations?

+1 All of ballista's "LMG's" were either SMG's with extra ammo or just awful in general

+1
Last time the LMGs on the rocket units were actually good was cvr_main and even then that was because they were large mag assault rifles.

Server seems to always try to balance the LMG's ammo capacity by making them have really mediocre damage, range, and accuracy but they don't seem to realize there's no point to having 100 bullets when you need to fire 50 to kill someone (and will probably die before successfully doing that). No point in ever using the LMG when your average shop gun is better in nearly any given situation.

+1
The only way ANY of the LMG's can kill is either the enemy isnt looking (on this map there isnt very many ways to make yourself less noticed except rooftops) or use magnum ammo which a majority of players dont have on the LMG due to again, the low damage, high recoil and high spread.
Id support something like the ak74 or galil being the replacement