Bandit Balance Feedback/Suggestions

Discussion in 'PlanetSide 2 Gameplay Discussion' started by BeyondNInja, Apr 21, 2014.

  1. BeyondNInja

    I personally really enjoy the new Bandit carbine. I think it perfectly fills the NC carbine lineup's missing niche and it feels like a good "NC-style" close-mid range hybrid.

    However I have one major sticking point: its short reload time.
    It has practically the same reload time as its CQC carbine competitor (GD-7F) despite trading off significant DPS.
    The bandit gives me a very slightly easier time with multi-kills and the 0.75ADS is great, but if I want todominate in CQC while retaining mid-range ability why would I take the bandit over the GD-7F if they both have equally terrible reloads (Along with Jaguar and T-5S roughly equal worst of all carbines)?

    To put it in perspective, the VX6-7, Serpent and Lynx all have better short reload times and better DPS, while having identical attachment selection. The jaguar has roughly the same reload time but more DPM.

    I'd like to see its short reload in the vicinity of 2.5-2.6s similar to the Trac-5 and Serpent.


    On the other side of things, I personally feel that the bandit's horizontal recoil may be slightly too low and should be increased slightly, like most other 0.75ADS weapons were.

    tl:dr Bandit feels great, fills a niche but buff its short reload, nerf its horiz recoil slightly.


    Please keep all feedback to the Bandit, if you want to discuss the Zenith or Cougar make a thread specific to those.
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  2. DJPenguin

    Having just got auraxium with it yesterday i had a bigger sigh of relief than when i finished the auraxium grind with the compact burst. For starters the ALS doesn't do jack compared to the GD-7F making it unreliable for hip firing. With the increased ADS speed the gun feels like it has an identity crisis. Such a trait should be on a longer ranged carbine not one that can have soft point ammo and ALS, hence defeating the purpose of the attachment. The gun is innacurate and kicks too much when ADSing anyway.

    All in all it gets outclassed by every other carbine. If you want a close range hip firing carbine, GD-7F. Anything longer w/ aiming, use the AC-X11. Can't say i ever see a reason for equipping this thing again in its current state.