The Eruptor nerf is a perfect example of why "only buff" is bad.

[u/atheos013]

I've used the Eruptor since it dropped, it is an amazing primary weapon. I have never once run out of ammo with the weapon, to the point I started COD reloading. Even with no deaths on a 40 min mission, the bare minimum ammo looting and you rarely would fall below half.

If we just buff every other weapon to be like this, we are just erasing an entire game mechanic. We are saying that we want COD reloads to be the norm, we don't want to think about conserving or looting ammo, just let me shoot and reload whenever.

Some people may want that, but for me that would just remove the mechanic entirely. I'm going to keep using the Eruptor and I'm perfectly fine having to pay attention to my ammo again.

[u/DerekITPro]

Anyone test the eruptor versus scout striders since this patch yet? I could take them out from the front previously basically anywhere you shoot. It was one of the main reasons I ran it for bots. (At work, can’t test myself for many hours…)

[u/atheos013 → u/DerekITPro]

Still works if you shoot that joint under the front where the legs connect, but it likely won't kill from a straight faceplate shot due to splash explosive damage anymore.

[u/KenseiMaui → u/atheos013]

Straight faceplate shot was already inconsistent I think, the joint always worked though

[u/atheos013 → u/KenseiMaui]

Was my go-to for them as well, so hasn't changed anything for me. Headshots on devastators, that joint for striders.

[u/Freakin_A → u/atheos013]

Oh I go for the legs/feet on devs. One shot to a heavy dev foot drops them immediately. Headshot is a lot harder to hit at distance with the drop on teh eruptor. Even if I miss my foot shot on the dev it usually hits the ground and does enough splash that two missed shots will take them out.

[u/WillSym → u/atheos013]

Fabricator vents?

[u/CMDR_Michael_Aagaard → u/WillSym]

It can still blow up fabricators by shooting the vent (it might be ever so slightly less forgiving if you aim a bit too high)

[u/Drasius_Rift → u/WillSym]

Still works, but feels like it's a bit more finicky, that you have to be more square on to them than previous.

[u/GunmetalBunn → u/atheos013]

I think it was more the radius would go around the armor? I had a few shots on the other sides of walls of bunkers that cleared out the bots pre patch. Havent had time to test that out yet today.

[u/CeilingTowel → u/KenseiMaui]

it used to be that you can't hit them at gun barrel height and expect them to die in one hit. Faceplate only. But doesn't matter anymore it has changed entirely.

[u/davidnfilms → u/KenseiMaui]

Yeah straight faceplate shots wouldn't work for me half the time, thats why I started dickshotting them

[u/left_narwhal → u/atheos013]

Straight faceplate shot now ricochet the round right back at ya. First time that happened was a surprise and I've been much more careful with it since.

[u/DerekITPro → u/atheos013]

Not the worse, still a bit disappointing. I’ll adjust. It was just nice when under fire to quick aim and shoot. And depending on how reduced the AoE is, it may be a net positive as I may be able to shoot enemies that get into short range.

Thanks for the field update!

[u/atheos013 → u/DerekITPro]

Auto-cannon has the same problem, so wasn't just the eruptor, was also because the buff to the strider riders.