Lex Prime's changed to a self loading pistol

[Weedy_Wanker]

I have recently noticed a new reload animation on the Lex Prime where instead of pulling back the slide manually as before it goes back into position on its own

This makes it look like a self loading pistol (is that the correct term?) and it feels as if someone's been tampering with the equipment

 

My question is when and why did DE feel a need to change the animation in the first place? I loved that little detail...

 

Can't get footage of the new reload myself, but here's video evidence of the old and removed reload: 

 

[CheekiestBreekiestNinja]

Why did they remove that? I love the lex prime and thought the animation was neat. It made it unique from the other pistols in the game.

[rapt0rman]

When in doubt, assume its a bug (and report it as such).

[Zandermanith222]

Pretty certain it's a bug, because it's just using the generic "Secondary" reload animation that weapons used to have before DE started giving new guns unique reload animations (And retroactively adding unique reloads to old weapons every so often.)

[(PSN)robotwars7]

2 hours ago, Weedy_Wanker said:

(is that the correct term?)

you're correct in that the Lex is a self loading pistol (the action cycles the weapon without you having to do it manually), but there's many ways to reload them. some of the earlier real life ones like the C96 Mauser and Steyr Hahn 1912 were fed using stripper clips instead of magazines. sometimes games depict reloads where the slide locks back when empty and you press the slide release to shove it forward, sometimes the slide goes back to the forward position on an empty mag and you have to pull it back and then let it go forward to reload (as seen in the vid). it depends on the gun a lot of times, and I can't say as I've notice a change in the Lex's animation.

 

Edited November 2, 2018 by (PS4)robotwars7

[Dominiuos]

Hope DE don't fix the bug that gives you unlimited clip ammo... love when that appends. 

[(PSN)VenuxCore5]

6 hours ago, Dominiuos said:

Hope DE don't fix the bug that gives you unlimited clip ammo... love when that appends. 

It's not a bug. It happens sometimes when you doing void fissures and you crack your relic. It's only a chance tho.