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[scabs]

I just recently came back to AoP, and have been browsing the changelogs for what I've missed.

So far I've caught up with most of the changes, but as an EW enthusiast, EW seem significantly different - significantly slower.

I've play tested this in those new shooting ranges using a plasma pistol, magneto laser pistol, and a combat shotgun.

With the combat shotgun, my full AP bar is emptied within 5~6 shots, in roughly 6 seconds.
I click, I shoot with decent speed.

The magneto laser pistol takes me approximately 18 seconds to empty my AP bar.
A very noticeable delay is present.

With the plasma pistol no matter how fast I click I struggle to empty my AP bar, the plasma pistol shoots so slow that my natural AP regeneration almost out paces it taking me approximately 28 seconds to empty my AP bar.
I click, and I click, and my character just aims at the enemy as if it's a sniper rifle, and finally shoots.

Is this a nerf, or a bug?
And will it get rolled back or fixed either way?

[S.T.A.L.K.E.R]

Not bug, just the fire rate has been decreased I think

[cirn0]

AP+ was also buffed so its possible if you're an AP+ build you're able to sustain the AP usage to fire the guns.

[scabs]

AP+ was also buffed so its possible if you're an AP+ build you're able to sustain the AP usage to fire the guns.

I'm 1 AG + Bruiser.

I guess it's time to give up on EW and reroll in the meantime.
I mean, please, try playing EW now yourself - it is competitively unplayable, and you will struggle in PvE.

Can the devs please playtest massive changes like this in the future?
And be decent enough to include them in the changelogs; stealth nerfing this significant is absolutely disgusting and damages trust in the community.

[artaman]

hello friend scabs. mayhap you were of using aim shot with energy weapons as shotgun have no aimshot so is not affect. delay in shooting may be attributed to aim time of aimshot. please try shotgun/energy attack in weapon range with make sure you are not in aim body part mode. tell us what you think thanks!

[scabs]

hello friend scabs. mayhap you were of using aim shot with energy weapons as shotgun have no aimshot so is not affect. delay in shooting may be attributed to aim time of aimshot. please try shotgun/energy attack in weapon range with make sure you are not in aim body part mode. tell us what you think thanks!

I was only using unaimed shots.
Sorry for not clarifying that.

[artaman]

i have just do test of EW plasma pistol + laser pistol. without aimshot was able to rapid fire and empty ap bar fast click of lesser 2 second. with aimshot fire delay was ~2000ms. please try again and if problem persists please post.

[John Porno]

there still is a weird bug where every newly created character will have the default 1200ms for every attack until you activate and deactive autoaim once to have the proper weapon speed apply.

Aside from that, the fastest speed for single shots is 400 and for full auto it's 600, plus the either 200 or 400ms it takes to raise the gun for the first shot.

there are also some client options to enable queing shots which might give better results for people with bad ping, though I personally have not tested it as i dont plan to use it myself.

[scabs]

I maintained a roughly 90~ ping while I tested this again.
I'm using my old character but tried turning on/off autoaim anyways, and the problem still persists.

I've never had issues with EW before, and still compared with the combat shotgun the plasma pistol shoots disgustingly slow despite supposedly the two sharing the same listed fire speed.

Thank you for the helpful replies, and I'm sorry have found no solution to what seems to be only my issue.