ARC-12 Blitzer could use a small buff

[NiuHello]

It mainly needs slight buff to it's Damage or Fire Rate. Ideally fire rate raised from 45 to 50 or 60. That's all it needs, would make a noticable difference without being groundbreaking

Originally posted by NiuHello:

For anyone wondering, I feel like the ARC-12 Blitzer needs a buff because currently it's unreliable and the DPS it deals is VERY low.

I calculated it's DPS (Damage Per Second), we have 5 ARCs each doing 50 ARC damage. That puts us at 250 total per shot.
My issue stems from the fact these ARCs tend to miss a lot or go to the wrong targets, additionally it gets even worse as this weapon only has 45 RPM (Rounds Per Minute).

This means if you hit ALL 5 ARCs everytime you will deal exactly 187,5 DPS, which even the crappy LAS-7 Dagger secondary beats as it deals more DPS on top of having "infinite" ammo, much more range and setting targets on fire, the tradeoff is Light Penetration.

[StaunchStache]

It's already one of the best primaries to bring on two of the three fronts, though.

It has infinite ammo, never needs to reload, and stuns enemies like no other primary.

[Mega]

As an avid user and huge fan of the Blitzer, it is fine as is.

Buffing it would make it too strong when paired with a Guard Dog, especially the laser GD.

It can even stun Walkers.

[Khloros]

What? nah, this thing is already stupid strong against bugs its one of the best weapon weapons, out shined only by the cookout.

[VelxraTV]

I love blitzer. It could use a tiny rpm increase again and I would like it to better ignore armor. Another issue I have found is that it is difficult to control the arcs as well. Where there is almost always two arcs that decide to separate away from the target.

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by NiuHello:

ARC-12 Blitzer could use a small buff

Blitzer is one of my favorite guns in this game and i don't think it needs any buffs. It's my primary weapon of choice for Illuminates at the moment.

Originally posted by Velxra:

Another issue I have found is that it is difficult to control the arcs as well.

They follow the same rules as the Arc Thrower. So follow the Arc thrower guides on how to avoid shooting your Teammates and it will work just fine.

And bring a Sidearm you can use to help out a Teammate to deal with "danger close" when you can't fire the Blitzer without hurting them.

[Spirit]

isnt the blitzer part of the cutting edge war bond ?
maybe i should invest in that one too

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by Spirit:

isnt the blitzer part of the cutting edge war bond ?
maybe i should invest in that one too

From memory, yes, but i am not entirely sure, without checking. So someone else will need to confirm if it definitely is.

That being said.. only get the Blitzer if you enjoy slow firing weapons like the Punisher and the Slugger. People that do not enjoy the former two's firing speeds will not enjoy the Blitzer. Its kinda like an infinite ammo Punisher.

[NiuHello]

Originally posted by StaunchStache:

It's already one of the best primaries to bring on two of the three fronts, though.

It has infinite ammo, never needs to reload, and stuns enemies like no other primary.

It has to reload after every shot though, effectively having 1 shot in the mag before reload.

Besides R-63 Eruptor, AR-23C Liberator Concussive and SG-8 Punisher all have better stagger value on top of firing faster.

They're also more reliable than the Blitzer so only thing it has going for it is it's Infinite ammo

[NiuHello]

Originally posted by Mega:

As an avid user and huge fan of the Blitzer, it is fine as is.

Buffing it would make it too strong when paired with a Guard Dog, especially the laser GD.

It can even stun Walkers.

Sorry, I didn't understand. How does Guard Dog have to do anything with the ARC-12 Blitzer primary? I don't mean this as offense just genuinely curious.

[NiuHello]

Originally posted by Velxra:

I love blitzer. It could use a tiny rpm increase again and I would like it to better ignore armor. Another issue I have found is that it is difficult to control the arcs as well. Where there is almost always two arcs that decide to separate away from the target.

Exactly what I want here, glad you agree

[NiuHello]

Originally posted by Spirit:

isnt the blitzer part of the cutting edge war bond ?
maybe i should invest in that one too

Yes, it's at the last page for 80 Medals. Not the worst but I feel like a small buff would help greatly

[NiuHello]

For anyone wondering, I feel like the ARC-12 Blitzer needs a buff because currently it's unreliable and the DPS it deals is VERY low.

I calculated it's DPS (Damage Per Second), we have 5 ARCs each doing 50 ARC damage. That puts us at 250 total per shot.
My issue stems from the fact these ARCs tend to miss a lot or go to the wrong targets, additionally it gets even worse as this weapon only has 45 RPM (Rounds Per Minute).

This means if you hit ALL 5 ARCs everytime you will deal exactly 187,5 DPS, which even the crappy LAS-7 Dagger secondary beats as it deals more DPS on top of having "infinite" ammo, much more range and setting targets on fire, the tradeoff is Light Penetration.

[Vespertellino]

bro, no

[NiuHello]

Originally posted by Vespertellino:

bro, no

Why not?

[Midas]

If the blitzer needs anything, it's for the arc weapons to be a bit more consistent.