Marksman NERF

[genedjr]

Sooo

My fav weapon before v1.6 and before turning 30 was the SCAR-H marksman rifle.  Headshot killed most - head shot and body shot dropped everyone without shields.  

Now comes v1.6 - before 30 takes 2 head or 1 head and 2 body to drop the MOB.
After lvl 30 same world tier - 3-4-5-6 headshots and the guy is still coming with at least half life.  WTF!

Is there a way to get back the devastation?  OR are semi-auto marksman's nerfed.....

...gene

 

[Oh. daesu]

Sooo

My fav weapon before v1.6 and before turning 30 was the SCAR-H marksman rifle.  Headshot killed most - head shot and body shot dropped everyone without shields.  

Now comes v1.6 - before 30 takes 2 head or 1 head and 2 body to drop the MOB.
After lvl 30 same world tier - 3-4-5-6 headshots and the guy is still coming with at least half life.  WTF!

Is there a way to get back the devastation?  OR are semi-auto marksman's nerfed.....

...gene

a) Get better mods. They're more important at end game.

b) could be bad rolls. mk17 and mk20 are similar alternatives

I prefer the carbon/tactical M700, which is slower rof bit hits harder.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

For semi-auto, MK17 is my go-to sniper.  The toon that has that also has the M700, cuz that thing is just beast if you hit your marks.  

I agree with @Oh. daesu that you should look at your weapon mods and you should look at gear sets that work for snipers and headshots.  Look into DeadEye and Hunter's Faith, possibly a 3 & 3 set.

https://division.zone/items/gear-sets/

 

[genedjr]

OK I will, but my point was that the weapon performed poorly in equal circumstances.  The only change was level and v1.6.

I am working on mods - that may be the game balance.  Jury still out.

...gene

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

It might also be using lvl 30 weapons.  Like everything else, they perform different than 1-29 items.  When I'm leveling toons, I like the 416 as my main weapon, but I never use it once I hit 30.  

 

[genedjr]

OK, M700 with lvl 30 high end mods and I am back to 1 shot kills for normal's, 2 shot kills for purples,and 1 shots for dropping 1-2 armor slots on yellows - not bad.  My play style has retuned.  But, as you noted with mods, all high end.

Thanks all!

...gene

 

[Oh. daesu]

OK, M700 with lvl 30 high end mods and I am back to 1 shot kills for normal's, 2 shot kills for purples,and 1 shots for dropping 1-2 armor slots on yellows - not bad.  My play style has retuned.  But, as you noted with mods, all high end.

Thanks all!

...gene

Yeah, it's slower that the semiautos. So, wasn't sure if it might not suit your play style. Also, it has a talent for +10% dmg whrn shooting from a height, which is cool.

 

[genedjr]

Just to add, now that I have a few hours under my belt with a gear score of 256.  The game is different.  You need to spend alot more time assembling not just gear sets but weapons and mods.

So not nerfed, but definitely changed.  

...gene

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

Just to add, now that I have a few hours under my belt with a gear score of 256.  The game is different.  You need to spend alot more time assembling not just gear sets but weapons and mods.

So not nerfed, but definitely changed.  

...gene

The 1-29 game is WAY different than the lvl 30 game.  I didn't do much work on weapons or gear 1-29, just grabbed whatever is best. Once you hit lvl 30, you have to really work out a synergy between weapons, gear and your playstyle.