Difference between machine gun and heavy machine gun?

[Lycon]

They both have medium armor pen, only the latest one has scope only view, way less bullets and plenty more recoil. So whats the difference between the old one?

[SideZeo]

The HMG in its current state is pretty mid
It probably has its place somewhere in the gameplay loop, but I think anything the HMG can do, the MG or Stalwart can do just as well if not better

[Lycon]

Originally posted by SideZeo:

The HMG in its current state is pretty mid
It probably has its place somewhere in the gameplay loop, but I think anything the HMG can do, the MG or Stalwart can do just as well if not better

Yeah ikr? I used it for a bit and was like...meh. If I want a crowd control dakadaka support weapon ill take the regular wich does the exact same thing only better.

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by Lycon:

They both have medium armor pen, only the latest one has scope only view, way less bullets and plenty more recoil. So whats the difference between the old one?

HMG has higher penetration than the regular MG. You can test this at Bot Striders. MG can damage the legs but not front shield. HMG can kill the through the front shield.

[Axis of Lint]

Originally posted by Lycon:

They both have medium armor pen, only the latest one has scope only view, way less bullets and plenty more recoil. So whats the difference between the old one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7WF1M0xruY has a decent video that has a comparison between them with some analysis.

[Delta Dagger]

LMG is one of my go-tos vs. bugs because of its ROF, belt size, and pen values against bugs.

[reges crucesignatis]

only found the HMG useful when we had the protect important asset mission cause of how packed hulks and devastators were packed

[Axis of Lint]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by Lycon:

They both have medium armor pen, only the latest one has scope only view, way less bullets and plenty more recoil. So whats the difference between the old one?

HMG has higher penetration than the regular MG. You can test this at Bot Striders. MG can damage the legs but not front shield. HMG can kill the through the front shield.

Ya, Medium II for HMG vs Medium I for MG43.

[Mildly Nuclear]

Originally posted by Axis of Lint:

Originally posted by Ishan451:

HMG has higher penetration than the regular MG. You can test this at Bot Striders. MG can damage the legs but not front shield. HMG can kill the through the front shield.

Ya, Medium II for HMG vs Medium I for MG43.

Why can't they just give us a number in the weapon's stats.

[Dude.Man.Guy™]

I believe the HMG has a place right now but it's not as effective as it should be for that place, I think it's pen is a little more than the MG so there is more damage bleed through along with having a little more damage than the MG as well, that being said, I think the 75 round mag is just a bit to small, I think 100 would be a perfect sweet spot, and please give me a crosshair.

[Axis of Lint]

Originally posted by Mildly Nuclear:

Originally posted by Axis of Lint:

Ya, Medium II for HMG vs Medium I for MG43.

Why can't they just give us a number in the weapon's stats.

I wish. I really dislike the hidden stats, especially of the support weapons.

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by Mildly Nuclear:

Why can't they just give us a number in the weapon's stats.

Been wanting proper weapon stats for a while.

[Death a Barbar]

the slight increase in pen and dmg does not negate the huge drawback of the handling and low ammo, no reason to use it, 99% of the things die to the mg just too

[Rocketman]

I think the HMG would be goated if it had more ammunition, or came with a backpack that lets you feed ammo directly to the gun without ever having to reload, like the HMG emplacement works. Of course a third person reticle and laser would help. Would be dope to get a a backpack fed minigun at some point

[CountCapacollo]

Originally posted by Lycon:

They both have medium armor pen, only the latest one has scope only view, way less bullets and plenty more recoil. So whats the difference between the old one?

one goes ratta tatta tatta tat

the other goes RATTA TATTA TATTA TAT

Unfortunately the HMG is just in a really really bad place. Low clip, very unwieldy to use, limited dps based on that, suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper long reload time.

[Alkaline]

I think the supply pack so be able to hook up to it and feed it automatically. No need to reload once set up. Maybe one to connect the gun to the pack?

Two gems being needed would offset the power of the combo. While also offering the freedom to go without it if you so choose.