Uhm, Chainsaw?

[Jabau]

I started a thread suggesting a Katana Nerf not too long ago, and I could've posted this in there but I thought this deserved it's own thread.

Alright, so I just updated and tried the game.. and I'd just like to know, who asked for a Chainsaw nerf?

It seems to me that they have royally screwed the Chainsaw, whilst leaving the Katana just as overpowered as it was. Oh wait, I'm sorry, they did infact remove the ability to continously fire whilst holding down the key, but as far as I can tell the Katanas Primary Fire is blatantly more powerful than even the Chainsaws Alt-Fire now. Heck, it seems to me that even the Knife's Primary Fire does more damage outright than the Chainsaw(atleast when I tested headshotting clots on suicidal)

I'm hoping it's just me imagining things(if it is, please let me know), because now the Chainsaw just seems pathetic.

 

[Evilsod]

Really? Its not just me then?

I was giving things a try on Solo a moment ago (Suicidal w/ Clot Buster) and the Chainsaw really didn't seem to be working properly. I was holding down primary as you do and the Clots just didn't seem to die as fast as i remember. I swear they'd never normally decap and wander around for a moment unless you just clipped them.

 

[Jabau]

Yeah, I've been trying it a bit more and I'm sure they've messed up something about the Chainsaws headshots, pretty sure if you aim directly for the body things seem to die faster than if you headshot. Whatever it is, it needs a fix.

 

[Deadbolt]

yea, cutting off their head is taking too long to actually kill them.

 

[9_6]

Yeah, decapped stuff, even clots, keep running around, standing in your way.
It's especially annoying with gorefasts as those can and will still slash you while decapped.

 

[Nanostrike]

I dunno. The Katana nerf was a pretty big gimp. It swings about as slow as the Axe, so the power HAD to go up. Even so, it's nowhere near as versatile as it once was. You actually have to TIME and AIM your swings now, like the Axe. It made the Katana-spammers cry and switch classes, so I give TWI props there!

But yeah...as a Level 5 Zerker, the Chainsaw sucked eggs! It hits so incredibly weak on the main fire that the old 'Camp the doorway' thing where it'd kill everything before it could hit you (IMO, the ONLY real advantage over the Katana) is gone. As someone said, Gorefasts can and WILL smack you before they die now, so you'll get worn down in no time...

 

[Benjamin]

It hits so incredibly weak on the main fire that the old 'Camp the doorway' thing where it'd kill everything before it could hit you (IMO, the ONLY real advantage over the Katana) is gone.

Good, sounds like it might actually take some strategy to use now.

 

[Evilsod]

Not it really won't. Its getting rejected in favour of the Katana by me. I'm getting sick of been hit by Clots and Gorefasts if i use anything but Alt-Fire.

 

[Moosecat]

Marksman still trumps damage over all other classes I fail to see why beserker was the one to get nerfed.

Maybe one day firebug will get a day in the spotlight...

 

[Jabau]

Good, sounds like it might actually take some strategy to use now.

Please refrain from posting your preconcieved notions in this thread, I do not wish for it to turn out like the Katana thread.

Simple fact is that the very few people who used the Chainsaw over the Katana before the update will now want nothing to do with the Chainsaw. The weapon is basically ruined. I'm hoping that it is an accidental screw-up and will be changed.

 

[Nenjin]

The Katana nerf was a pretty big gimp. It swings about as slow as the Axe, so the power HAD to go up.

I may only have a lowly lvl 3 berzerker...but given that I don't have the full melee speed increase..I still think is a pretty big exaggeration. Slower? Yes. Before the katana was like an electric fence of death. But it's not as slow as the axe now. You can click like a madman and it's still pretty much a wall of death. It's now just that people STOP attacking because they don't want to click for 5 minutes straight, and the delay eventually gets them hurt.

Maybe one day firebug will get a day in the spotlight...

I kinda thought that was the last patch...unless you mean a shiny new weapon.

 

[Templarion]

There are already multiple threads like this.

It would be nice if people not always created a new thread...

 

[Jabau]

There are already multiple threads like this.

It would be nice if people not always created a new thread...

Excuse me? It wouldn't hurt to read the post before you make assumptions.

 

[Nanostrike]

At least to me, being a Zerker isn't fun anymore. Everyone else got shiny new toys and all we got was our two best weapons nerfed... The kicker? At Level 6, we get NOTHING NEW. Slightly upped movement, damage resistance, and attack speed. No extra damage. No spawn with Katana. Bleh. If anything, since the Chainsaw nerf, spawning with the Chainsaw at Level 6 is just pouring salt into the wound...

As Nenjin said, the chainsaw is now generally regarded as "Suck" in the Zerker weapon arsenal. No one touches it if they didn't just spawn with it. There's NO reason to get it over the Katana, period, as the Katana is lighter, does more damage, doesn't slow you down, doesn't make noise, and now...has about the same level of safety...

And now that the Scrake headshot hitbox is fixed, EVERYONE that plays Sharpshooter can 1-shot them with a Crossbow and any supports with the AA-12 can simply pummel one out of existance. The Zerker's niche is pretty much gone...

 

[-[SiN]-bswearer]

glad i got level6 zerker before the update......with the chainsaw nerf (no more FP decaps either) i no longer have a need to play as one.

the 8.0million damage was fun while it lasted

 

[Sigurd]

Whaaaaat???? Is the chainsaw really nerfed?????
Game is ruined for me know.

Still the second best 20 bucks I ever spent on a game, even if I never play it again. (RO was the best)

 

[Benjamin]

Please refrain from posting your preconcieved notions in this thread, I do not wish for it to turn out like the Katana thread.

I'm just saying, perhaps TWI thought there was no skill in simply crouching in a doorway while holding LMB.

 

[Jabau]

I'm just saying, perhaps TWI thought there was no skill in simply crouching in a doorway while holding LMB.

Well those TWI people obviously didn't do much testing with Berserkers weaponry, or they would have found that sitting around a corner with a Katana works just as well. Fact is that this nerf has completely ruined the Chainsaw peroid, it hasn't just affected those who would use a doorway for slight protection, which by the way is simply a tactical move that seems realistic enough to me. Also, it's obvious that your posts are based on assumptions from what you think you have seen, or you would know that it's not as simple as sitting there and holding fire.

 

[Benjamin]

Also, it's obvious that your posts are based on assumptions from what you think you have seen, or you would know that it's not as simple as sitting there and holding fire.

I think it's obvious that you just want an easy way to rack up kills.

 

[Evilsod]

I think it's obvious that you just want an easy way to rack up kills.

Isn't that what the Katana... AA12...SCAR...M14... etc are for? The chainsaw has been crippled beyond use. The Katana has a far superior alt-fire and the Chainsaws primary fire simply isn't usable what with Gorefasts constantly surviving long enough to hit you.

I think its obvious you have no idea what your on about.