Burst laser - 5 round bursts

[Psycho Romeo]

I propose changing the burst laser from a three round burst to a five round burst, while doubling its fire interval.

I think this exemplifies its 'burst' aspect and makes it more of its own kind of weapon, instead of a halfway point between pulse and beam.

Weapons that fire less frequently but do more damage per trigger pull (such as the cannon or burst laser) have a distinct advantage over more rapid fire weapons (such as multi-cannons or beam lasers): you don't need to stay on target all the time to be doing your full damage. You can maximize your damage per firing opportunity. I do not think the burst laser in its current form benefits as much as it could from this unique trait, and I feel this change would help it become more of its own thing.

By doubling its attack interval but only increasing its output by 2/3, the weapon will see a bit of a maximum DPS decrease. This is fine in my opinion, because as stated above, it does become a more efficient weapon. Also, the spike heat might be a little harder for some ships to deal with.

Watching the Cytoscrambler, more rounds per burst looks really satisfying.

 

[Stealth Gamer92]

I like tri-bust, any more and I ask myself "why not just make it full auto?"

 

[Psycho Romeo]

I like tri-bust, any more and I ask myself "why not just make it full auto?"

Just the aesthetic? How do you feel about the Cytoscrambler's aesthetic?

 

[DragoCubX]

+1 I support this idea. However, I think the 5 round burst should be shot as fast as the 3 shot burst is right now. Then it would be perfect from my point of view

Edit: What I mean is shooting the 5 shots as fast as 3 shots are shot right now. I'm not talking about the fire interval!

 

[Psycho Romeo]

+1 I support this idea. However, I think the 5 round burst should be shot as fast as the 3 shot burst is right now. Then it would be perfect from my point of view

Edit: What I mean is shooting the 5 shots as fast as 3 shots are shot right now. I'm not talking about the fire interval!

I was on the fence about this when drawing up the suggestion. Having the five rounds come out as quickly as the three rounds might give off a little too much spike in damage and heat I feel, where as having the five rounds come out at the same rate of the three rounds would more evenly distribute its damage.
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The three rounds come out in what, a third of a second? Spending a third of a second on target (current three round burst) or five ninths of a second on target (five round burst at current fire rate) can be two quite different experiences. The latter being two thirds longer duration than the first.
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Why do you feel the five rounds should come out in the same time frame as the current three round burst?

 

[DragoCubX]

I was on the fence about this when drawing up the suggestion. Having the five rounds come out as quickly as the three rounds might give off a little too much spike in damage and heat I feel, where as having the five rounds come out at the same rate of the three rounds would more evenly distribute its damage.
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The three rounds come out in what, a third of a second? Spending a third of a second on target (current three round burst) or five ninths of a second on target (five round burst at current fire rate) can be two quite different experiences. The latter being two thirds longer duration than the first.
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Why do you feel the five rounds should come out in the same time frame as the current three round burst?

Well, I don't know if you ever used a class 3 burst laser, but the class 3 one is a lot slower (as well as the pulse laser), it takes about four fifths to one second for one burst, and I definitely don't want it to get even longer.

 

[CTCParadox]

They should have lots of different burst lasers with different fire modes. Some with 2-shots per burst, some with 4, some with 5.
No reason why every manufacturer in the galaxy would keep things consistent.

 

[Stealth Gamer92]

Just the aesthetic? How do you feel about the Cytoscrambler's aesthetic?

Why would I use that? I'm not in PP. And I was not saying "no" just if they do this why not just go the extra small step and make a fulll auto version, maybe only on small mounts.

 

[Psycho Romeo]

Well, I don't know if you ever used a class 3 burst laser, but the class 3 one is a lot slower (as well as the pulse laser), it takes about four fifths to one second for one burst, and I definitely don't want it to get even longer.

Haven't used class three bursts (courier). I think four fifths of a second is a pretty solid amount of time for a burst weapon. I don't want to see it any slower than that either.

Why would I use that? I'm not in PP. And I was not saying "no" just if they do this why not just go the extra small step and make a fulll auto version, maybe only on small mounts.

Hi. I'm talking about the aesthetic. The Cytoscrambler's got four or five shots per burst. Many people say it looks wonderful despite being quite awful. I was wondering about your opinion on the aesthetic when I asked what about how you felt about its aesthetic. You said that at five shots it might as well be a machine gun. Do you feel this way about the Cytoscrambler?

 

[Snarfbuckle]

I like tri-bust, any more and I ask myself "why not just make it full auto?"

I think that is called a beam laser.