Why the proposed 1.2 Pyrotech changes are poorly thought out

I mean that it should be balanced within some respect. My point is that the changes will have a marginal effect overall, and the three people beating their war drums know it. Pyrotechs are overpowered right now, and reducing their effect a little bit isn't even going to change that.

i play a merc pyro, and i would agree our dps was a little over the top. with the right set up of abilities, you could hit a target for 8-10k in the span of 2 seconds, which is very tough to recover from.

the change to PPA will likely not affect damage output or heat management very much. we have vent heat and thermal override when your heat gets too high. i would welcome an increase in chance to proc, even with the internal cooldown.

as the OP pointed out, the chance of getting 3 procs in a row is 4%. personally, the most ive ever gotten is 2 in a row, and ive been playing the spec for several months now.

the part of the update i am most annoyed about is forcing us to use the Combustible gas cylinder in order for PPA to work. i had been using the High velocity cylinder (extra armor pen) for the increased spikes. ive recently switched to combustible so i can adjust to the play style for 1.2, and i can say that CGC helps with heat management. i will tap a target with rapid shots before i do anything to see if i can land a DoT, which then saves me 25 heat on an incendiary missile.

overall im fine with the change. good players will overcome this minor setback

All you are saying is that you disagree with #3. However, you do not play a Pyro PT or an Assault Spec Vanguard. If you did, you wouldn't have said they have a knockback. Hell, you should know that even if you don't play one.

i play a merc pyro, and i would agree our dps was a little over the top. with the right set up of abilities, you could hit a target for 8-10k in the span of 2 seconds, which is very tough to recover from.

the change to PPA will likely not affect damage output or heat management very much. we have vent heat and thermal override when your heat gets too high. i would welcome an increase in chance to proc, even with the internal cooldown.

as the OP pointed out, the chance of getting 3 procs in a row is 4%. personally, the most ive ever gotten is 2 in a row, and ive been playing the spec for several months now.

the part of the update i am most annoyed about is forcing us to use the Combustible gas cylinder in order for PPA to work. i had been using the High velocity cylinder (extra armor pen) for the increased spikes. ive recently switched to combustible so i can adjust to the play style for 1.2, and i can say that CGC helps with heat management. i will tap a target with rapid shots before i do anything to see if i can land a DoT, which then saves me 25 heat on an incendiary missile.

overall im fine with the change. good players will overcome this minor setback

i play a merc pyro, and i would agree our dps was a little over the top. with the right set up of abilities, you could hit a target for 8-10k in the span of 2 seconds, which is very tough to recover from.

the change to PPA will likely not affect damage output or heat management very much. we have vent heat and thermal override when your heat gets too high. i would welcome an increase in chance to proc, even with the internal cooldown.

as the OP pointed out, the chance of getting 3 procs in a row is 4%. personally, the most ive ever gotten is 2 in a row, and ive been playing the spec for several months now.

the part of the update i am most annoyed about is forcing us to use the Combustible gas cylinder in order for PPA to work. i had been using the High velocity cylinder (extra armor pen) for the increased spikes. ive recently switched to combustible so i can adjust to the play style for 1.2, and i can say that CGC helps with heat management. i will tap a target with rapid shots before i do anything to see if i can land a DoT, which then saves me 25 heat on an incendiary missile.

overall im fine with the change. good players will overcome this minor setback

I have a 32 Pyrotech PT. I thought Thermal Grenade was a KB that worked on players, but I was obviously mistaken. I have 31 valor, which, of course, isn't a feat for a Pyrotech because they're OP.

My main is a juggernaut in full centurion/champion gear.

With all due respect, the PT Pyro nerf is NO WHERE near what's happening with Mercs.

I have a 32 Pyrotech PT. I thought Thermal Grenade was a KB that worked on players, but I was obviously mistaken. I have 31 valor, which, of course, isn't a feat for a Pyrotech because they're OP.

~50% cut in heat regen and Railshots, not to mention the huge increase in auto attacking we will be doing isn't too bad i guess.

Both of which would be solved by putting the ICD to 4.5 instead of 6. Or just making PPA a flat CD reducer to make RS a 6 second CD.

^Very reasonable.



I have a 32 Pyrotech PT. I thought Thermal Grenade was a KB that worked on players, but I was obviously mistaken. I have 31 valor, which, of course, isn't a feat for a Pyrotech because they're OP.

My main is a juggernaut in full centurion/champion gear.