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Title: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Frozen Mind on February 18, 2010, 01:17:09 pm
Requirements to construct XL-70 are really too high. 7 alloys, high cool down and here you have the rifle that is mostly overpriced.

AK-112 expanded has larger magazine (40 rounds), so you can burst many times. (Normal version has 24 rounds in a mag)

FN-Fal has short range and uses R-A-R-E ammunition. 20 rounds and it's mostly not economical to use that weapon (because of ammo).

XL-70 has... 20 rounds in a mag. Burst eats 8. Two bursts and reload. Have anyone seen a person using that weapon? Huh? It should be high class assault rifle. So there are 3 ways to change present situation:

1. Lower requirements to construction - still only odd guys will try to use that.
2. Make that weapon more accurate. Maybe change weap. damage mod. (I don't know mechanic) or add perk/s.
3. Enlarge magazine or add expanded version. Eventually make bursts of 10 or 12 rounds.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: gordulan on February 18, 2010, 01:20:05 pm
i would actually suggest that the xl7 ought to have at least 32 bullets in a mag and be upgradeable to 60 bullets in a mag, after all 5mm ammo is normally tiny...
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Attero on February 18, 2010, 01:22:32 pm
http://www.fo2238.fodev.net/wiki/M60
roll eyes weak , rare ammo and expensive like f-k

Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Solar on February 18, 2010, 01:22:58 pm
Yes, AR as a whole need a boost and the XL70 needs one in particular. These things must wait until Atom is fully back with us, but will be sorted then.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Florek on February 18, 2010, 01:26:43 pm
30 in mag and 10/15 burst? :] 30 is standard ammo cap. for most of guns.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: DarkRyder on February 18, 2010, 04:14:00 pm
30 in mag and 10/15 burst? :] 30 is standard ammo cap. for most of guns.

If you want reality... minigun would not and will not exist as personal weapon...
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Kilgore on February 18, 2010, 04:26:28 pm
increase its range to at least 45 (personally I vote for 50, it's an expensive rifle)
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Sayak on February 18, 2010, 04:56:58 pm
Assault rifles are just too weak.. that's true right now P90>XL70E3
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: gordulan on February 18, 2010, 04:59:19 pm
doesnt the xl70 still have the advantage of range?
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Frozen Mind on February 18, 2010, 05:19:54 pm
XL70 has 5 hexes better range than P90.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: gordulan on February 18, 2010, 05:22:27 pm
damn, not much...
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Karpov on February 18, 2010, 07:01:07 pm
and the p90 does more damage, at least in my experience.
 
I found the real weapon, it says it uses 5.56mm bullets. What if you change the ammo from 5mm to .233, I think it could be a lot better, like a sniper rifle, less powerful but with burst option.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: UbiValkin on February 18, 2010, 07:15:47 pm
and the p90 does more damage, at least in my experience.
 
I found the real weapon, it says it uses 5.56mm bullets. What if you change the ammo from 5mm to .233, I think it could be a lot better, like a sniper rifle, less powerful but with burst option.

Burst with .223? Omg, this gun must be really really really big.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Frozen Mind on February 18, 2010, 09:00:43 pm
I think 5mm (as 5.56mm nowadays in real) is an assault rifle standard so there is no reason to change that. Keep it that way... it's Fallout.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Quentin Lang on February 18, 2010, 09:40:26 pm
Well, right now the XL70 is quite great example of PLASTICOOL BULLSHIT - worthless right now. Should be balanced abit.
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I think 5mm (as 5.56mm nowadays in real)
Actually 5mm aint 5.56mm. 5.56mm(x45mm if im right) is .223 caliber and the minigun/assault rifle 5mm is fictional ammo.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Lordus on February 18, 2010, 10:15:51 pm
1) add range similar to sniper riffle .. this gun is scoped and has bull pop
   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullpup
   "This permits a shorter firearm length for the same barrel length, saving weight and increasing maneuverability in confined spaces."

   45 hex for single, 40 for burst

2) 30 round magazine

3) 10 pieces of ammo burst

4) because ap and jhp 5mm is useless in other than minuguns guns, change ammo type in this gun or change damages.. i compared it with sniper riffle and the damage is totaly useless in pvp (tested only on MK2, against CA or better is this gun less then useless)
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Steyr AUG

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr_AUG
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: DarkRyder on February 18, 2010, 10:23:02 pm
Well, right now the XL70 is quite great example of PLASTICOOL BULLSHIT - worthless right now. Should be balanced abit.Actually 5mm aint 5.56mm. 5.56mm(x45mm if im right) is .223 caliber and the minigun/assault rifle 5mm is fictional ammo.
Actually 5.56x45 is slightly modified .223. .223 weapon cannot use 5.56, but 5.56 weapon can use .223.
.223= civilian round
5.56= military round (more gunpowder)
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Karpov on February 19, 2010, 12:06:41 am
so if this weapon, built after the XL70 prototype, uses 5.56 caliber, and that type of caliber is similar to the .223 it would be correct to change the type of ammo for the rifle in the game

this is the weapon I am talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SA80
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Frozen Mind on February 19, 2010, 08:50:12 am
Maybe there's evolution string in Fallout like this:

.223 -> 5mm
(instead of .223->5.56x45mm which AFAIK is not mentioned in FO1/2)

9mm -> 10mm
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: avv on February 19, 2010, 09:27:53 am
Guns in general need some special abilities other than damage, clip size and range. Assault rifles are the middlemen between burst and sniping, so why use them if you can't specialize in being a middleman.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: gordulan on February 19, 2010, 09:37:39 am
haam, i've had this wonderful idea on what we could do with the xl7, maybe allow the basic version to be done by a smallguns crafter lvl 2 and at smallguns lvl 3 you could equip it with an extended mag and a scope, would give people more of a reason to craft them and would allow high lvl players to actually want to use the upped version.
scope would add long range perk, and extended mag would up the cap to 56
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: Quentin Lang on February 19, 2010, 02:48:19 pm
Actually 5.56x45 is slightly modified .223. .223 weapon cannot use 5.56, but 5.56 weapon can use .223.
.223= civilian round
5.56= military round (more gunpowder)
Did some little research on this and yeah, youre right - they have the same dimensions except the shape is a little different. While thinking about this, i tought that technically (and of course logically) the ammo M60 and FN FAL is using (7.62x?(was it 51?)) is stronger because of its size and powder ammount than the .223 (wich actually is a sporting round) while in-game .233 is times more worth and better. But alright, thats another story.
Title: Re: XL-70E3 is almost useless
Post by: DarkRyder on February 19, 2010, 08:38:22 pm
Did some little research on this and yeah, youre right - they have the same dimensions except the shape is a little different. While thinking about this, i tought that technically (and of course logically) the ammo M60 and FN FAL is using (7.62x?(was it 51?)) is stronger because of its size and powder ammount than the .223 (wich actually is a sporting round) while in-game .233 is times more worth and better. But alright, thats another story.
yes it is 7.62x51, same thing with civilian .308 and 7.62x51 as with .223 and 5.56.
ingame 7.62 should have double the power and penetration of .223.