- Why only limit LMGs on Sappers
- Why not limit Bren LMGs on Tommies as well?
The short answer to that is that it would make Tommies suck way too hard, for their limited utility.
The more precise answer to this is that Brens are closer in performance to the DP-28 (37.5 munitions per DP-28) than the MG-42. What makes matters worse is that Tommies:
- Receive very little in terms of accuracy (Received accuracy is a sub-par stat for long-range units)
- Receive out-of-cover bonuses, which increase Cooldown Reload
To get a comparison between the LMGs, I mentioned, have a look at the following graph:
A more subtle point is that Tommy Bren guns are the most unreliable LMG in the game:
- 8-9 seconds reload time, compared to 3-5 seconds for all other LMGs
- The +40% reload time out-of-cover penalty can make it that Tommies can take up to 12.6 seconds reloading
Thus. To limit Tommy Bren guns to 1:
- We would have to buff Tommy Bren guns
- We would have to give something to Tommies
Although we had some plans about how to accommodate the change, the changes required went out-of-scope. Thus, these will have to be applied in a future patch.
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