Jump to content
Koumei & the Five Fates: Share Bug Reports and Feedback Here! ×

Energy/laser Based Weapons Idea


03-AALIYAH-
 Share

Recommended Posts

I noticed that general discussion recieves much more attention than other sections.... so here I go..............

 

Currently in the game... energy/laser based weapons  (in my opinion... not talking for anyone else) feel too similar to normal weapons..

 

What do I mean and what do I have in mind ?

 

I'll use the SUPRA as an example  ( here is the supra for those who dont know what it is  http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Supra )



The Supra uses rifle ammo...

 

     What if the Supra used a different type of ammo ? lets call this ammo type a "Battery" for now. This battery when fully charged will start at 100% charge. Depending on the energy weapon being used, each shot will consume a set ammount of the battery's charge. The Supra would consume 1% of its charge for every 5 shots.
 

 

 

But Seperta, that would mean that you could just hold the trigger down and shoot a total of 500 bullets without having to reload at all !

 

     I know this, which is why I also though about an "artificial" reload for those trigger happy people out there by using a new mechanic that uses temperature... Using 20% of the charge continuously (100 shots) will cause the weapon to "overheat", there by forcing you to stop shooting completly until the gun cools down enough for it to be used once more.

 

as an example for overheating... i guess a real life video of overheating would be perfect...

 

 

Wouldn't that be the same as leaving the guns as they currently are ?

 

     Here is the thing, by using the weapon in bursts, you would keep the weapon on a temperature low enough that would allow you to use the entire battery without overheating, which would give energy weapons like the supra and the dera an advantage over "hitscan" weapons as the Braton... energy weapon shots have a travel time... but wont need to reload... while a weapon like the braton or soma have the advantage of instant damage but will need to reload sooner or later...

 

 

 

What would happen to an energy weapon like the Synapse or flux rifle that has instant damage while also being an energy weapon ?

 

     The Synapse and flux rifle both share something in common, their fire rate can not be increased, which means that their damage output will suffer when compared to other weapons that CAN be increased with mods like "Speed trigger". They also don't have unlimited range, so they would be exceptions on the hit scan VS energy weapon travel time difference...

 

 

 

What if i run out of battery charge ? (battery charge reaches 0%)

 

     I also thought about this. batteries would drop like normal ammo does! With the downside of the batteries being rare, more so than sniper ammo boxes




I apologize for any grammar mistakes that I might have made as english is not my main language (atleast my english is about average if not better)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I like the idea of batteries and overheating of energy weapons, makes much morse sense, but what about the lanka? Sniper or battery?

The lanka is hybrid... sinse its description sells it as a rail cannon... i guess i would say battery... but consuming a much bigger charge per shot

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Possible energy weapon mod: static charge - battery recharges at rate of X as warframe moves?????

Also, as the synapse is working off bioenergy i dont think a batterybmechanic should apply to that. And just to covercall our basis of being obvious, laser edged melee should not be affected. Just thought id get in before someone asked haha. Sorry OP but i just like this idea!

Edited by Demon_Mask
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Possible energy weapon mod: static charge - battery recharges at rate of X as warframe moves?????

Also, as the synapse is working off bioenergy i dont think a batterybmechanic should apply to that. And just to covercall our basis of being obvious, laser edged melee should not be affected. Just thought id get in before someone asked haha. Sorry OP but i just like this idea!

you have a point on synapse technically not being an energy weapon as it is an infected weapon... :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

are we are talking about (me3 mp) geth spitfire?

technically speaking if we want to bring games with this mechanic we can go all the way to an oldie called halo combat evolved. .. even sooner dating back to the first playstation's original "armored core"...
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...