Contest: New Maxim vet1 ability

Jump back to quoted post1 Apr 2017, 21:59 PMJB.

Not One Step Back

For 20 munitions Maxim can't be suppressed for 8~ seconds, but is immobile and can't rotate its arc. If in suppression it breaks suppression and fires normally.

It would come in useful in MG wars, when both are setting up, rushing to suppress the other or when they are already set up and you want to return fire. It's a fairly situational ability, which I'm guessing is what you want, as you you don't want to buff the Maxim by giving it an ability it uses all the time. It's also skillful, as you have to gauge before using it whether:

1. It's worth 20 munitions to suppress their MG at this moment in time and
2. If you'll be able to suppress their MG and manage not to get flanked, or worse decrewed, during the 8 second immobility.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2017, 09:21 AMspajn

its not like maxims don't already win all mg wars... why an ability so they win mg wars even more?

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2017, 11:27 AMJB.

Well with its nerf to set to times and suppression, this isn't going to be the case much longer.

With abilities that are flat stat increases like; burst duration increase, reload rate increase, damage increase and suppression increases, these are not really situational as there are few scenarios where it would be a bad idea to use them. Therefore you can spam them when you have the munitions.

Not One Step Back has the advantage of being situational. You'll only use it in MG wars. Also if this patch does the job, Maxim spam won't be as common and the scenarios where MGs face MGs will be less often. It's not an ability you can spam and you'll probably use it 2/3 times a match max. It also has draw backs, it's not an ability you mindlessly click. If you use the ability and force their MG off, that's not going to be much good to you if they got around your Maxim and decrewed it during the 8 second immobility.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2017, 16:45 PMspajn

maxims win because they have a much larger health pool than any other mg, simple as that.

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2017, 08:38 AMElSlayer

Pay X muni, increase AoE suppression (through any means) by Y for Z seconds.

- Spamming maxims won't get much from this ability as it have low stacking value (also because there is a muni cost attached)
- It supplements what MGs are about - crowd control/force multiplier
- It helps to handle situation which often frustrates SU player - inability to control infantry blobs with your stock MG

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2017, 17:17 PMImagelessbean

Suppressive fire: The maxim will take advantage of its water cooled jacket to fire a continuous stream of bullets, suppressing all infantry units within arc rapidly. The maxim will deal less damage during this time.

The triggering of this ability causes the maxim to reload, at which time it then fires continuously for 10-15 seconds suppressing all infantry in arc. Damage is reduced by half (or more). After completion the maxim must reload again and maybe has a cooldown of 2-4 seconds before it fires again.

This would cement the maxim's roll as a suppression unit requiring support to succeed. While giving the player an option between a high suppression (triggered ability) and a high damage (normal fire) mode. The forced reload ensures there is a tradeoff, you don't just hit it and suppress another MG instantly, while also providing a way for future vet levels to help build on one another.

Jump back to quoted post4 Apr 2017, 01:36 AMfrostbite

i like this sounds dope as shit

Jump back to quoted post3 Apr 2017, 17:06 PMzerocoh

I was about to post that, only sensible thing that can be done. I get so mad when 3 squads charge my maxim and I can only supress one of them while the other 2 side-step and grenade the hell of my mg.