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Offline STM1993

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Re: M79 - Weak or Balanced?
« Reply #40 on: July 12, 2008, 06:19:08 am »
And the M79's indirectly boosted more than its +bink nerf with lower bullet push from other guns in the next version. So...

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Re: M79 - Weak or Balanced?
« Reply #41 on: July 12, 2008, 11:57:34 am »
It's balanced. As an ALT route player, I've pretty much "mastered" the m79 to some degree. The weakness that veteran players have found in players like me is that distance is the key, so grab a Steyr or AK, and you're ready to go. Also, spraying with a Steyr is VERY effective, since the recoil slows me down and it hurts me. That seems to be an auto's greatest advantage over the m79. So you kids need to learn not to rush so damn much and use tactics. How do I know? Rushers die 85% of the time, the 15% they learn to not rush and by the posts above mine seems like they are rushers 24/7.

Still, on a tactical point of view, when a vet is paired up with the m79, even if he is against a sprayer, the m79er is in advantage.
Steyr wont rush because he know that he's going to get killed, m79 could choose to not rush and basically freezes the route, or to attack and push the other guy back.
So unless m79 makes a stupid mistake or reinforcement comes(which is unlikely, since 1 route will be open, and people dont do that), the route is secured and basically depending on how m79 play's his hand, he's in command of the route.
You sound like you're talking about TW. To the point, since you are an AUG user, you would use it in a tactical way, would you not? In a map like Laos, going low is very fun with an m79 is fun however the length of the level is my greatest weakness. I've experienced this against xurich, a good barretter, it is so FRUSTRATING going low knowing half of the time you're going to die.

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No, I don't play TW. I mean the purpose of one guy per route is to push the enemy back right? otherwise we would use strong side push.

Yes when I use aug, I try to not get myself in situations like these. Laos' alt works well for m79 because the middle is pretty bumpy. but the overall shape of alt route is fairly straight, so it works for ret also. but the alt route's length is just a little beyond the range of aug. m79 works well as long as the route is bumpy and small and full of curves(ret counter), and thats most of the alt route.
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Re: M79 - Weak or Balanced?
« Reply #42 on: August 04, 2008, 08:00:04 pm »
I think is perfect.!