Hey everyone!
A new Japanese rifle was announced today for the upcoming Battle Pass. I was initially excited because I like the 5-round Arisaka Type 38 Rifle, and the 30-round version was supposed to be awesome.
But then I saw the stats… The developers simply took the poor stats of the starting Arisaka Type 38 Carbine and copied them for the new rifle. It looks really bad now:
- Rate of fire significantly reduced from 72 to 62
- Vertical recoil increased from 40 to 46
- Horizontal recoil increased from 10 to 31 (!)
- Velocity reduced from 770 to 735
- Damage reduced from 24.1 to 23.6
- Dispersion increased from 0.08 to 0.1
- Bayonet removed
Overall, the new rifle doesn’t look like anything special. Instead of a truly cool and interesting weapon, the most forgotten and unpopular faction gets another mediocre one. Why? Why?
I suggest fixing the new rifle, using the stats of the original Type 38 Rifle instead of the Type 38 Carbine.
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Well their reference does not have a bayonet lug.
And I’d say they need to remove the “detachable” part from this entire thing and make it work like the G98 warmod. Because neither in real life nor on their model, is there any indication that that mag is removable…
I think the nerfs are fair with it receiving a massive 30 rd magazine.
Hmph… because having 6x the normal ammo capacity isn’t special.
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Yes, there are plenty of examples of weapons from other classes with extended magazines in the game that are garbage.
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Honestly, I can’t take anyone who gave this suggestion yes seriously.
If this weapon had the stats of the original Type 38 rifle and a 30-round magazine (not stripper clips), it would clearly be BR3 material and undoubtedly the best BA in the game, a clear case of power creep.
When something is “garbage,” it means it’s barely playable.
And neither of said weapons are barely playable. They’re well-balanced, decent weapons.
But I understand that for people who want pure power creep, anything that’s average in performance is trash.
Those people are clearly incompetent.
I’m ready to play 1 on 1 with you tomorrow.
