Widowmakers machine gun is the worst in the game horrible spread 13dmg per hit now it’s being made even worse with damage falloff… I get it as a Widow you shouldn’t be using her primary fire anyway and I don’t think anyone really does but there are those situations where you are forced to use it and now it is even worse than before… I really don’t agree with this Nerf… In my opinion if they were going to add dmg falloff maybe they should reduce the spread a bit not much but a bit… Anyways as always share your thoughts and opinions as I am always looking for new perspectives on matters.
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I agree. It was totally unnecessary. The no fall off was to make it easier for her to finish low health targets at distance seeing as her sniper mode does 12 damage while the machine gun does 13. Now she has no choice but to stay scoped in to do that. I’d be okay with it if they reduced her spread but they didn’t. She’s already got a terrible kit, now they are going after her gun.
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yes i was hyped cuz i thought it was a damage falloff on her scoped fire
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I doubt anyone will even notice since its already useless at a distance.
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If it isn’t noticeable why nerf it in the first place?
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Seems like an after thought. They even mention it in the notes, “While assessing falloff mechanics across the board, weapons intended primarily for close-range combat benefited too greatly from lowering their falloff restrictions.”
Well then Widow got the short end of the stick. Because while her machine gun is intended for close range combat it’s horrible for that purpose. It not having falloff was the only thing that made it decent. Now why bother to use it at all?
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I’m gonna miss the no fall off, now only 2 more hitscan weapons with no fall off remain.
I do agree with you on the point you made above. Her machine gun is “supposed” to be used in Close Quarters engagements but the spread is sooo horrible it sucks for it’s intended purpose… What it’s real purpose was used for is finished super low health targets at range with a quick burst since there was no fall off dmg… Now what we have is a crappy weapon intended close quarters weapon that cannot finish off low health targets at range either… her kit already heavily leans on her sniper rifle and the players ability to hit their shots she is already an unforgiving character now this nerf makes her even more unforgiving… I could be wrong but these are just my thoughts