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u/Horotoma 1d ago
They have buffed weapons and planes before, but I think the only way to buff the laser drones would be to change it's behaviour.... Which may make unintended effects on multiplayer.
The Burst Railgun is pretty darn nuts tho. It can end most fights even before it begins. Though that being the only good point is not really saying much.
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u/Critical_Aspect_1114 1d ago
The X-40 isn’t available in multiplayer, which makes how restricted it is even more dumb.
And the burst railgun feels so much worse than the railguns in AC7. They took such a step back in this game
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u/Am-Girl_Am-Gay 1d ago
It's not available right this second, but it exists in MP files, has an MP flight model, and has XP and level uncap costs associated with MP.
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u/Critical_Aspect_1114 1d ago
Oh good to know, I guess they’ll eventually include it in an Ace Pass.
I’m not a fan of multiplayer design affecting the single player experience though.
This series has been, and should be, a single player focused game series… but I’m worried at how it’s trending and given the state of the gaming industry my hopes aren’t very high.
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u/Am-Girl_Am-Gay 1d ago
Don't worry, multiplayer currently has 0 design, and most of it's balance issues come from things being balanced in campaign.
Unless they do a full 180, PA will kill multiplayer in the crib and campaign will not be affected by it at all.
(P.S. I too wish that game companies could realize that SP/Solo content should not be balanced around MP or PVE with PVP, but alas, resources are limited and they will always chase the money)
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u/Critical_Aspect_1114 1d ago
Really? I figured the horrible flying mechanics for the early game planes, that can only be mitigated by equipping parts, is in service of the grind for multiplayer.
Plus multiplayer has the level 2 parts which are even more effective.
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u/Am-Girl_Am-Gay 1d ago
Nah, MP flight models only align with campaign flight models at ~level 10.
Also MP Level 2 parts are on average about 30% worse than campaign parts.
They just made early game aircraft flight models feel like shit, especially the legacy hornet.
https://ac8-database.pages.dev/
Is a wealth of info.
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u/PathsOfRadiance Garuda 1d ago
multiplayer has 0 impact on singleplayer since the stats are separated.
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u/Agloe_Dreams 1d ago
I mean, for what it is worth, in the canon of the game, The X-40 is only able to hit full size warships ships and, accidentally, a plane lol.
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u/Critical_Aspect_1114 1d ago
Thats true I guess. Although it could be more of a skill issue on Tewey’s part lol. I never rated her as soon as I found out she got shot down before lol.
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u/AppleOld5779 1d ago
For the little amount of ammo you bet, the burst railgun has the target area of a pea.
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u/remirousselet 15h ago
Can be a buff through parts.
Like railgun or drone parts that are in campaign only, or more slots for the plane in campaign
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u/SteelyEyedHistory 1d ago
Not a fan of the X-40. From how stupid big it is to its handling and weapons. Flew it on one mission and haven’t touched it since
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u/remirousselet 15h ago
Railguns need an improvement. TLS of the Morgan is better right now. Way easier to use and deals good enough damage that killing planes is easy
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u/BlueGumShoe Ghosts of Razgriz 1d ago
Its not terrible but for an endgame plane its kinda bad, compared to other endgame AC planes. Youre better off with something like the su57 with qaam and lacm.
Drone ammo count needs to be 3x what it is if they're going to do such crappy damage. railgun is ok but feels worse than AC7 eml and definitely worse than plsl.
I dont know why they nerfed the futuristic stuff when weapons like esm, sasm, lacm by themselves are pretty busted.