Thanks to the people constantly arguing against changes to weapons until one of their counterparts recieve a similar change I shall be tackling them all at once (because if you only bring up one weapon that automaticly means you support every other weapon in the game as it is right now). Not flooding the forum with a unique suggestion post for each weapon is also a positive.
Propposed changes:
- Increase reload time by making it reload through clips.
Reasoning:
BR 3 semi-auto rifles should either be low capacity magazine fed or fed through clips, for the sake of balance. Also, just like British riflemen armed with Lee-Enfields, Soviet soldiers armed with SVT-38s were usualy only issued one spare magazine (if any) and the rest of th extra ammunition was carried in clips.
Currently, the SVT-38 is just a faster reloading Gewehr 41, and therefor objectively better, therefor increasing reload speed to something closer to it’s peers is more than justified.
This change would both be for balance and for historical authenticity. The Sniper version would not be impacted as the scope in game would not get in the way of clips, so change it as well.
- Buff damage to 12.7.
Reasoning:
With the recent buff to the FG 42 series once again affirming that the standard damage of a full-powered automatic rifle is 12.7 it is only right that we start doing the same for all such weapons, and would double as compensation for the reload time nerf.
Propposed changes:
- Lower reload time to 4.0.
Reasoning:
Even for a dual-clip loaded rifle it’s time is slow, the only dual-clip loaded weapon that is slower is the Pavesi SVT (more about that one later). It’s peers are all otherwise way faster, the Johnson M1941 is 3.4, the SMLE Mk III is 4.0, the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I is 3.8 and the Type 4 is 4.0. Lowering the time to 4.0 would make it closer to it’s peers (just average), but still slower than the more refined No. 4 rifle and the side loaded Johnson who both should be faster.
- Increase damage to 12.7
Reasoning:
Again, the recent update proved the obvious, 12.7 is the standard damage of a automatic rifles in the game, so the G41 deserves the same.
Propposed changes:
- Lower reload time to 4.4
Reasoning:
Reloading this thing feels like it visibly changes you, 5.4 is rediciolus, a full second lower would still make it one of the worst in the game, 0.4 second difference is still noticeable and would make it a interesting tactical choice between the (now hopefully buffed) G41 or the Pavesi (faster reload but lower damage vs slower reload but higher damage).
- Lower reload time to 4.6
Reasoning:
Same reasoning as the Pavesi SVT, even if the rifle is a converted SMLE, it still is a SMLE, and should have some of its grace left over. Lowering the reload time by a full second is more than reasonable.
Bonus: The Premium squad connected to the Turner SMLE is American, despite the fact that the rifle is a conversion of a British rifle, that still fires British ammunition and was specificly marketed to the Canadian military. The squad SHOULD be Canadian, not American, the inventor being from the US has no bearing on it as most British weaponry has foreign inventors.
Propposed changes:
- Increase reload time to 3.6
Reasoning:
The Johnson was recently lowered from BR III to BR IV, 3.4 reloadspeed might have been justified and nessesary in BR IV but in BR III it’s too fast. I understand that loading from the side does speed things up over standard top, but 3.4 is unnaturally fast when looking at it (especially with reload perk). Increasing it by 0.2 seconds will be enough to make the operator human again and make the thing balanced for its BR, whilst still retaining the benefits of side loading.
Propposed changes:
- Increase damage to 12.7
Reasoning:
Again, the standard for semi-automatic rifles is provably 12.7, and combined with its magazine size (the same as the Johnson M1941) and its reload time (a meager 4.0 seconds) it does not offer any advantages that warrants a lower damage.
Now, you could argue that that the 7.7mm Japanese round is weaker than the US 30-60, but the difference is negligible at best (I don’t think anyone here on this forum would be able to tell me which one of these two bullets they where shot by). Besides the premium semi-automatic rifles that shoot the .303 (also a technically weaker round similar to the 7.7mm) deal a flat 14.0 damage, so clearly there can be some bending to the rules.
Therefor, I belive it is only just the Japanese rifle deals the same 12.7 damage as everyone else.
- Increase damage to 12.7
Reasoning:
Once again, this one is defying convention. All other FG rifles were just changed to 12.7, this one should be no different.
- Seperate Krieghoff FG ammo pool from all other FGs.
Reasoning:
I see some people saying this is still the case, well it shouldn’t be. The magazines are obviously different, and I am fairly certain not interchangeable.
Thank you dear reader for your time.
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