Purifier still feels bad

[ccdu5000]

As title says Purifier was not buffed this update and still feels like it fits no role or does any damage compared to other weapons even pre-patch. All the buffs feel great so far I just don't want this weapon to be forgotten and hope it gets buffed in the future.

[Æɴɪsᴏ]

Purifier needs love

[joeredner]

Honestly shocked Purifier didn't get attention. It has to be one of the lower selected weapons. It's basically the damage of the Plas Punisher with the trajectory of the Scorcher, but it fires so slowly the extra shot capacity doesn't really matter. With that charge up time it needs to do 3X the damage with a bigger splash radius. It should feel like an energy version of the Eruptor or Crossbow. Could be in the works though as there is supposed to be another round of buffs possibly in the next month.

[Zaidah]

I feel like the main thing Purifier needs is an "automatic" fire mode, which would allow you to hold the trigger and the gun would shoot whenever it's charged up enough. Not only would it boost the DPS overall by not wasting some fraction of seconds every shot, but also make it more enjoyable to use by simply holding click and staying on targets.

[Midas]

There's a few things that have always been duds and basically prove that this patch was pretty much 'squeaky wheel' treatment. The Purifier, the throwing knives, the jump pack, the ballistic shield. Stuff no one uses, forgets exists, and doesn't even bother complaining about because it's so far out of people's minds that even AH doesn't think to buff them, even though nobody uses them ever.

You'd think that if they were following usage metrics, these things would be priorities, but I guess not.

[Pimpin Pippin]

Purifier needs an automatic firing mode, and with its current firing rate it likely needs at least 50% more damage if not a literal 100% more damage.

And the Punisher plasma needs to reliably inflicts its direct/physical damage from its projectile, instead of exploding at 0.5m proximity.

[Zaidah]

Dunno about the damage : it already has explosive damage, small AoE, great stagger and medium armor penetration. Maybe a slight increase on direct hit so enemies like warrior can get one-shot in the head ?

[Midas]

Originally posted by Pimpin Pippin:

Purifier needs an automatic firing mode, and with its current firing rate it likely needs at least 50% more damage if not a literal 100% more damage.

And the Punisher plasma needs to reliably inflicts its direct/physical damage from its projectile, instead of exploding at 0.5m proximity.

I think it would feel a lot better if it worked like the quasar and fired automatically on a full charge instead of needing to be released. I think the arc thrower would be better that way too.

[TunaHematoma]

At this point I wish Purifier was just something else entirely. It offers nothing new at all, and while spiking its damage would be great, it's still another iteration of the Scorcher and Punisher.

Idk, maybe make it shoot a big cone of plasma that does big damage over a short range. An actual plasma shotgun of sorts. Sort of like those melta guns in Space Marine 2.