Kuva Bramma Changes: Explanation and Timeline.

[(PSN)f_r_e_e_b_i_e_bg]

Hm, ok but you missed this part here as well "Reduces the overwhelming AOE potential somewhat"? More clusters bombs bigger area, less with bigger radial attack doesn't mean bigger overall. You can calc it, it aint complicated.

I see the intention, it just feels like the fantasy was suppouse to be bigger "area". Thats what my initial experiences was. I swear now it seems so short I barely notice it, almost pathetic. Isn't the shtick of the Bramma - bow with big aoe?

[Ikusias]

Well, DE got wat they wanted out of it and then castrated it deliberately.

Only someone who doesn't play the game wouldn't realize that the original bramma was a powerhouse.

As it is it was one the main reason / carrot to deal with Kuva liches and the stick that is that borked system.

After players bit in the system and spent tons of platinum on rivens for it and forma to completely unlock it DE nerfed it... as usual

[(PSN)f_r_e_e_b_i_e_bg]

I can feel the salt :(, sorry for your loss. I probably would've kept the AoE potential and nerfed the damage. Now I legit felt the Ogris (my first Kuva weapon) was more awesome and widesrpead :) (pls no nerf :P) than the famous Bramma.

 

Yes I am implying disappointment that's all.

[(PSN)Silver1593]

Thank you for killing the only weapon i liked to use 🔥

[(PSN)Claudija]

with Tempestrii and Corpus Liches coming, the next Bramma is on the way as in an amazing weapon everyone likes, is essential for progress and thus 2-3 months from release will be killed until DE wake up and start addressing their less-popular creations and look at spicing them up instead of repeating this almost company mission statement- Create ludicrous items as fodder around one truly outstanding weapon that later, when it is clear go-to choice; nerf the hell out of it and claim "for balance"

[SneakyErvin]

5 hours ago, (PSN)Claudija said:

with Tempestrii and Corpus Liches coming, the next Bramma is on the way as in an amazing weapon everyone likes, is essential for progress and thus 2-3 months from release will be killed until DE wake up and start addressing their less-popular creations and look at spicing them up instead of repeating this almost company mission statement- Create ludicrous items as fodder around one truly outstanding weapon that later, when it is clear go-to choice; nerf the hell out of it and claim "for balance"

When was bramma ever essential to progress? When has any lich weapon been essential to progress?

Currently all weapons that DE have nerfed recently are still massive powerhouse weapons. And as to the part.

5 hours ago, (PSN)Claudija said:

Create ludicrous items as fodder around one truly outstanding weapon that later, when it is clear go-to choice; nerf the hell out of it and claim "for balance"

That doesnt really apply to Kuva weapons, since pretty much all of them are strong choices, with very few exceptions. Bramma was just far beyond the rest for no real reason. Even all the OG kitguns were good, Catchmoon was just far ahead of the rest, they are all still good weapons.

[(PSN)Claudija]

21 hours ago, SneakyErvin said:

When was bramma ever essential to progress? When has any lich weapon been essential to progress?

Currently all weapons that DE have nerfed recently are still massive powerhouse weapons. And as to the part.

That doesnt really apply to Kuva weapons, since pretty much all of them are strong choices, with very few exceptions. Bramma was just far beyond the rest for no real reason. Even all the OG kitguns were good, Catchmoon was just far ahead of the rest, they are all still good weapons.

So what Kuva weapons were "brought in line" to make them all as viable as you claim? Which ones? Bramma being heavily-punished was due to it's over-popularity. Well when every player could be carried through a Lich and it had essentially 0 MR requirement as, like a Prime Access/ Market purchase it skipped the requirement- MR5s not even completed the Star Chart were blitzing through content with ease with this 2h nuke... unsurprisingly it saw much larger popularity as majority are "get sh*t done yesterday, move on" the Bramma is a crowd clearer. 

DE then try to make other Kuva Primary Weapons (note Primary as the Kuva Nukor is still highly-prized as a sidearm) seem competitive by smashing the Bramma. Yes we knew it was being nerfed, what a lot in this thread disputed was the nerf that dropped. The Ayanga is a popular choice for Necramechs and Archwings depending on mission.

Catchmoon was nerfed same reasons before it, Bramma got her nerf... history repeating means the next Catchmoon/Bramma pre-nerf is coming just be funny to find out which it will be though Opticor Vandal has been a fave so we'll see.

[SneakyErvin]

1 hour ago, (PSN)Claudija said:

So what Kuva weapons were "brought in line" to make them all as viable as you claim? Which ones? Bramma being heavily-punished was due to it's over-popularity. Well when every player could be carried through a Lich and it had essentially 0 MR requirement as, like a Prime Access/ Market purchase it skipped the requirement- MR5s not even completed the Star Chart were blitzing through content with ease with this 2h nuke... unsurprisingly it saw much larger popularity as majority are "get sh*t done yesterday, move on" the Bramma is a crowd clearer. 

DE then try to make other Kuva Primary Weapons (note Primary as the Kuva Nukor is still highly-prized as a sidearm) seem competitive by smashing the Bramma. Yes we knew it was being nerfed, what a lot in this thread disputed was the nerf that dropped. The Ayanga is a popular choice for Necramechs and Archwings depending on mission.

Catchmoon was nerfed same reasons before it, Bramma got her nerf... history repeating means the next Catchmoon/Bramma pre-nerf is coming just be funny to find out which it will be though Opticor Vandal has been a fave so we'll see.

All kuva weapons were already inline, Bramma was simply out of line due to the time of the game it was released, which was at the bridge between self damage and stagger for explosive weapons. Bramma was also a late arrival in the lich system, released not until update 27.1, while most of the rest were released in update 26. It was obvious it was going to get changed due to the changes from self damage to stagger, since the weapon was balanced around blowing yourself up. Barely no one used the Bramma until the self damage to stagger changes went live, which happened a month after Bramma's release. Then 3 months later it recieved the balance changes to it, which still keeps it as one of the strongest AoE weapons in the game. It just isnt the best AoE and single target ranged weapon in the game anymore.

You talk as if weapons like CM and Bramma are useless or even weak after the changes. I cant do much more than chuckle at that. It is fine if they nerf the outliers since those weapons still stay strong as options. If you think Bramma and CM are weak now, maybe you should reconsider your builds a bit.

[(PSN)Claudija]

10 hours ago, SneakyErvin said:

All kuva weapons were already inline, Bramma was simply out of line due to the time of the game it was released, which was at the bridge between self damage and stagger for explosive weapons. Bramma was also a late arrival in the lich system, released not until update 27.1, while most of the rest were released in update 26. It was obvious it was going to get changed due to the changes from self damage to stagger, since the weapon was balanced around blowing yourself up. Barely no one used the Bramma until the self damage to stagger changes went live, which happened a month after Bramma's release. Then 3 months later it recieved the balance changes to it, which still keeps it as one of the strongest AoE weapons in the game. It just isnt the best AoE and single target ranged weapon in the game anymore.

You talk as if weapons like CM and Bramma are useless or even weak after the changes. I cant do much more than chuckle at that. It is fine if they nerf the outliers since those weapons still stay strong as options. If you think Bramma and CM are weak now, maybe you should reconsider your builds a bit.

Never said they were weak.. just Corpus Liches bring Corpus Lich Weapons. DE bring weapons many call MR fodder -because reasons-, leaving one usually fave go-to. That is mysteriously used more so DE "Balance" it.. hence me saying the "next Bramma"

[SneakyErvin]

11 hours ago, (PSN)Claudija said:

Never said they were weak.. just Corpus Liches bring Corpus Lich Weapons. DE bring weapons many call MR fodder -because reasons-, leaving one usually fave go-to. That is mysteriously used more so DE "Balance" it.. hence me saying the "next Bramma"

Well that is obvious, but it wouldnt be an issue unless the "MR fodders" were actually weak and the nerfed gun wasnt particularly strong to begin with. That has never been the case with lich weapons, since they are pretty much all really strong, with Bramma being absurdly strong.

And you kinda said they were weak when you claimed Bramma was essential to progression. Not to mention that you also said that the others should be spiced up. 

Even if we do get a "next Bramma" it wont do much, since that means a single weapon out of every 15 is overtuned and needs a nerf, while the majority of the rest are already strong. And Bramma was a pretty unique case, since it was released in its initial state for an exsisting system and wasnt changed in preperation for the new. As I said, barely anyone used Bramma before the removal of the self damage system, so it was balanced on release thanks to that system. Then when there was no longer any risk or special frame required to utilize it to the fullest everyone flocked to it since it still possessed the same damage output.

So a "next Bramma" is honestly far far far down the line, unless they do a wide system change that effects a single Corpus Lich weapon a few months after release.

[DroopingPuppy]

Anyway, the point is, the 'nerf' did when the thread is posted is not really a nerf enough to make it normailze. It is still very, very powerful weapon and quite easy to use.

Although not being automatic trigger and somewhat weaker damage is not enough to kill the distant high level enemy by only one blow, but it is still very powerful.