AmericanMarauder: New Test of the Epic T4, Level 40 Gatling Gun after Update - Video

Hey Guys,

We have a whole new weapon as you know. Here is some footage of an Epic T4 Gatling Gun in action after the 1st update. Defense no longer plays a role and damage has been boosted by 30%.

Unfortunately i have four 1.5% weapon damage boost perks on. I expect a significant buff to the damage once i have four GG specific damage boost perks on.

Strafe you later...

 

So expecting approx. 2,000 damage for full clip from a maxed T5E with all perks.

 

Base damage is 61. So figure with four 8% Epic damage boost perks on, if my math is correct then it would be 1977.3. So yes.

We will have to ask Banderas what a T5 Legendary one does LOL

 

It was TheGunslinger and i was using my butt cheeks, not my toes.

 

Epic T5 with 4 fire perks shall deal approx. 2.6k!

 

Do you have all the trainings for Gatling gun?

 

ooooooooohhhhh yes yes yes!

 

Yes.

 

I posted this in the "Announcements" section regarding the increased damage and negation of defense for Gatling Gun. Just my opinion, but I think they have gone too far in the opposite path and Gatling Gun is now too overpowered since both changes were made at the same time.

"I am having trouble understanding how this change for Gatling Gun is justified without a drastic increase to cooldown and an increase to 2 weapon slots. The only Gatling Gun stats I have available are for American Marauder's level 40 Epic w/four Epic damage perks (15 rounds, 100.5 damage/round, 7.0 second cooldown, 30.8 range, 38.5 projectile speed, DPS of 210, and 1 slot point) that also negates Defense. There seems to be a wide disparity when I compare the level 40 Epic Gatling Gun to my own level 41 Legendary Explosive Cannon w/two Epic event perks + 2 Epic fire perks (1 round, 2030 damage/round, 14.4 second cooldown, 30.0 range, 21.5 projectile speed, DPS of 140, and 2 slot points) that will still be reduced for defense. I understand there will be some minor training offsets, but these are most likely minor since I am also at a Captain level of 50. If the stats that I listed above seem fairly comparative, then you must have simply overlooked the fact that this is a Tier 4 Epic being compared to a Tier 5 Legendary. If I use only DPS totals and the 14.4 second cooldown of Explosive Cannon to measure the "strength" of these 2 weapons, this equates to damage totals of 3,024 for the level 40 Epic Gatling Gun and 2,016-Defense for the level 41 Legendary Explosive Cannon. Can anyone seriously tell me with even the slightest honesty that these bloated stats are justified on a 1 weapon slot item that has a very high hit rate probability?"

 

Not even close. Takes too long to inflict the damage. All your hits would have to land to do the total damage. Now i don't have any Gatling-specific perks on yet. That may change my mind later. But right now it will be used in the event but it's not perfect yet.

 

As long as it takes to fire you could’ve taken 2 shots with a blast cannon so... and it’s a new weapon I think that the stats may need played with as well just like the dmg was weak, so too are the other stats high. Either way, since I’ve used it I can say that I think the range and cooldown need to be good on this weapon, it’s already pretty tough to land a full clip without the wave blocking your shot.

 

I was simply looking at stats for comparison without any actual experience using it, so I can't speak to the accuracy. I am by no means saying it is a better weapon than explosive, but the potential exists (on paper at least) to be a very strong 1 slot weapon with the damage boost and negation of defense that were added today.

 

Well I'm having a lot of fun with this lil peashooter in the event tbh. Quarter of the way to the Rare achievement so far, jjust from today