Got too fast for my own good - started replying when 5 posts later lore is explained. Eh, to hell with it:
It’s two stage system – first, primary charge (propellant) contained within casing pushes bolt from the barrel with great force then when bolt leaves the barrel, second stage charge (propellant 2) contained within bolt kicks in. It supposed to sound like roar that is impossible to confuse with anything else.
As for me… in terms of sound and way it works we are not there yet.
If I was a sound designer I would try to draw inspiration from “TIE fighter engine” to get something memorable and unique (not as use the same sound but aim to get the same vibe).
Or try to get a library of other type of sounds that are connected with rockets (would be great to find areonautic enthusiasts who build their own rockets – not only copies but also experiment with their own designs).
Yeah I can’t bear the slowwww bolter equip and reload speed (zealot). Id rather use a braced auto, revolver, or shotgun so I can quick switch to ranged for clutch moments. Team mate out of melee range pounced by a hound? Just wait 4 seconds while I slowly draw my bolter! I do like the feel of firing it though. It’s mainly the draw speed that makes it bad for me.
Bromentum achlys is like a baby deathblow heavy sword. Both can kill a pack of shotgunners in one sweep. Achlys is a bit better against cara and unyielding, heavy sword is better against literally everything else. It’s no meta by any means, but it’s hyperbole to say it’s in desperate need of help. The very existence of it’s sweeping heavy already gives it an identifiable niche apart from the other caxes, it has genuinely high potential but simply needs tweaking. There’s no logical or mechanical reason for both lights and heavies to share the same bromentum hard cap. Reduce lights to 3, increase heavies to 5, and we’ve damn near fixed combat axes by changing two numbers to a single blessing.
On the other hand, something you could appropriately call in desperate need of help is the shredder autopistol. This weapon actually has nothing going for it. Worse mobility, handling and range than the laspistol, less flat-out dps than iag, inferior in spraying at density to brautos, terrible flak pen, it’s nothing more than a forgotten relic of the past. I love how it’s the one gun that no one’s mentioned in this thread. No one realises it needs buffs because no one realises it’s still been in the game for the past 6 months. It’ll be a herculean task for any weapon to fade to that level of obscurity.
