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[MexichanMan]

So I was browsing the garage on the new February patch "preview" when I stumbled across a changed description for the replenisher internal:

When abilities are on cooldown, killing an enemy mech reduces ability cooldown by 25%. Get an assist on an enemy mech to reduce ability cooldown by 12.5%.

This is a very significant change for several reasons:

• This is no longer a flat 6 second timer reduction on kill
  
• This is no longer a flat 3 second timer reduction on assist
  
• This no longer affects items

So I've already had replenisher equipped on my sharpshooter, so I decided to test if this new description was the case:

http://www.twitch.tv...anman/c/3675346

So when fully leveled a sharpshooter's powershot has a cooldown of about 40 seconds. With the new replenisher the SS can now reduce that cooldown by about 10 seonds for every kill and about 5 seconds for every assist. Considering how effective powershot is, this change is quite ridiculous. I honestly hope this is not the final replenisher value that we will be stuck with for when the rest of the February patch is released...

Go ahead, try the combo for yourself and tell me what you think!!!

My suggestion: Revert replenisher back to the state is was before the steam patch. Even though it does not effect items anymore, it would still be a strong and attractive choice for many mechs.

Edited by MexichanMan, February 09 2014 - 04:03 AM.

[Xacius]

Broken.jpg.  Tested and confirmed.

[defekt]

Powershot is ridiculous and I’m dismayed that it’s still the SS’s ability.  Couple that with lower health pools than ever before and this internal, and you end up with Ridiculous³.

[Akrium]

*facepalm*

I think they seriously underestimate the abilities of players these days...

[EmBoLa]

don't touch the SS, you p r i c k s, learn to shoot and hide, no spray and pray game.
you need a collective brain in order to play this game.
know the hotspots and sniperspots, just know the maps and don't spray and pray and you will improve

[EmBoLa]

if you change sharpshooter ability then change the berserker ability aswell. so a NO GO.

Edited by EmBoLa, February 08 2014 - 07:05 AM.

[MexichanMan]

EmBoLa, on February 08 2014 - 07:02 AM, said:

don't touch the SS, you p r i c k s, learn to shoot and hide, no spray and pray game.
you need a collective brain in order to play this game.
know the hotspots and sniperspots, just know the maps and don't spray and pray and you will improve

Whoa there, this is not simply a discussion about the ss, but about the replenisher internal when used WITH the SS. Even in the video example I linked, I was able to get use powershot to give myself 1 kill, reducing the cooldown, then able to secure 1 more kill, then I had powershot immediately available. Many high tier players agree that powershot (even with the latest changes) is still one of the most powerful abilities in the game. So, being able to perform 2 powershots, each within 20 seconds of eachother, is quite ridiculous.

[OdinTheWise]

MexichanMan, on February 09 2014 - 03:59 AM, said:

EmBoLa, on February 08 2014 - 07:02 AM, said:

don't touch the SS, you p r i c k s, learn to shoot and hide, no spray and pray game.
you need a collective brain in order to play this game.
know the hotspots and sniperspots, just know the maps and don't spray and pray and you will improve

Whoa there, this is not simply a discussion about the ss, but about the replenisher internal when used WITH the SS. Even in the video example I linked, I was able to get use powershot to give myself 1 kill, reducing the cooldown, then able to secure 1 more kill, then I had powershot immediately available. Many high tier players agree that powershot (even with the latest changes) is still one of the most powerful abilities in the game. So, being able to perform 2 powershots, each within 20 seconds of eachother, is quite ridiculous.

This is the essence of the argument, I would agree with mexi, if there were no damage increase abilities, this would be no big deal. But with power shot allready a little OP, you can't be making it easyer to use.