LMG need some love

[John Digger]

As the title said LMG need some much needed buff to make it stand up to other support weapon and don't hit me with "it's a starting equipment" BS if weapon have clear heirachy then DEV shouldn't talk about balancing, it need more reserve maggazine more ammo gain on ammo pick up and more yelling when firing i love holding down my left mouse but as of right now best use of LMG is to do short burst to save ammo as much as we can

[Kopejka]

I think the only good thing about the starting Machine Gun is that it penetrates medium armor while Stalwart doesnt.
In every other aspect Stalwart is a much better weapon

[jtm_alaska]

MG-42 and Stalwart are actually both pretty great weapons. Nowhere near as bad as other weapons at launch. Also the devs are lessening heavy armor enemies and increasing light enemy presence so their may be more gameplay with MG's, not to mention supposed "flying bugs" which I'm sure the LMG will come in handy with.

Once the dust settles I'm sure we will get a better representation on how well it performs.

[John Digger]

Originally posted by eram:

the devs dont use steam they use discord. no one that matters will see this thread

Ah ♥♥♥♥ not the discord my cryptonite

[Howling-MoMo]

they are fine where they are at its intended at a crouching weapons its fine on the lower levels where ppl just death match.

[jtm_alaska]

Originally posted by |⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️|:

Originally posted by eram:

the devs dont use steam they use discord. no one that matters will see this thread

Ah ♥♥♥♥ not the discord my cryptonite

There's not really a great way to give suggestions to devs because there's sooooooooo many people they likely can't get to everyone. But yea check the discord armory and discuss your thoughts there. I'm sure sometimes they read them. I remember they locked the discord before because of trolls so you might have trouble getting in.

[John Digger]

Originally posted by jtm_alaska:

MG-42 and Stalwart are actually both pretty great weapons. Nowhere near as bad as other weapons at launch. Also the devs are lessening heavy armor enemies and increasing light enemy presence so their may be more gameplay with MG's, not to mention supposed "flying bugs" which I'm sure the LMG will come in handy with.

Once the dust settles I'm sure we will get a better representation on how well it performs.

I mean it's aleight but why pick LMG when you can pick thing that do it's job better
Arc thrower is prime wave and medium armor clearing right now buff flame thrower is also quite alright and Laser cannon is also up there it usable but clealy with better option any self respected player would choose the better option

[Gryregaest]

I actually find the machine gun is pretty solid. People sleep on it because it's the starting weapon, but it very good at clearing anything that isn't heavy armor. I agree it could probably use more ammo, but that's my only nitpick.

[jtm_alaska]

Originally posted by |⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️|:

Originally posted by jtm_alaska:

MG-42 and Stalwart are actually both pretty great weapons. Nowhere near as bad as other weapons at launch. Also the devs are lessening heavy armor enemies and increasing light enemy presence so their may be more gameplay with MG's, not to mention supposed "flying bugs" which I'm sure the LMG will come in handy with.

Once the dust settles I'm sure we will get a better representation on how well it performs.

I mean it's aleight but why pick LMG when you can pick thing that do it's job better
Arc thrower is prime wave and medium armor clearing right now buff flame thrower is also quite alright and Laser cannon is also up there it usable but clealy with better option any self respected player would choose the better option

Arc Thrower is a decent horde clear with some armor penetration with no ammo but it doesn't have the same killing potential as the LMG's you need to sit there and charge it up many times over. Also it's a friendly fire weapon so you need to handle Arc Thrower more carefully. LMG's you can spray right next to your buddies face to get a bug off them and they will be fine as long as they don't run headfirst into the gunfire. LMG has superior killing power in DPS though because you can gun down so many targets in such a short time. Ammo does hold it back.

[Slayer Slayerson]

why do i only get 1 mag from supply crate while holding the machinegun. IT's already low tier. let be get full ammo from pickups.

[Fox]

It can blast through hive guards and brood commanders with ease, which is something the stalwart struggles with since it deflects off the armor plates. I'd say the ammo amount is frustratingly small and stopping for reload just feels cumbersome, but it clears a hoard many times faster since it's effective on medium armor.

[Dain_Ironfoot]

It's better than most other support weapons if you compare them in a fight... which probably means everything else still needs buffed.

[Sorrode]

I don't understand why it has less mag than the stalwart when it already has a smaller mag

[John Digger]

Originally posted by jtm_alaska:

Originally posted by |⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️|:

I mean it's aleight but why pick LMG when you can pick thing that do it's job better
Arc thrower is prime wave and medium armor clearing right now buff flame thrower is also quite alright and Laser cannon is also up there it usable but clealy with better option any self respected player would choose the better option

Arc Thrower is a decent horde clear with some armor penetration with no ammo but it doesn't have the same killing potential as the LMG's you need to sit there and charge it up many times over. Also it's a friendly fire weapon so you need to handle Arc Thrower more carefully. LMG's you can spray right next to your buddies face to get a bug off them and they will be fine as long as they don't run headfirst into the gunfire. LMG has superior killing power in DPS though because you can gun down so many targets in such a short time. Ammo does hold it back.

Arc thrower can be spam after first charge shot i don't know if it's a glitch or intended mechanic but it's rip through horde and medium armor because it's arc yes you need to be careful and you can't use it to save team mate when they're swarmed but that where team postioning come in hell i kill charger with this thing pretty consisntently provide that my team mate don't play with it

[John Digger]

Originally posted by Sorrode:

I don't understand why it has less mag than the stalwart when it already has a smaller mag

It's probably because it use larger caliber sonce it can shred medium armor but still too small ammo reserve

[JuX]

Machinegun is good, especially with the enemy balancing changes.

It's primary function is to wipe out mid-tier bugs, as it ignores the mid-tier bug carapace. While it's flaw is the supply : ammo ratio. Giving you only one belt(150), so it requires supply backpack to function properly through the entire mission.