Let's ban the Boltshot

[Avenger]

Everyone I have talked to thinks it's cheap and unfair. It doesn't take skill to use. It is just a pocket shotty that you can spawn with. If you are one shot you can pull out the boltshot hide in a corner for a second charge it up and 1sk your opponent and get a free kill that wasn't deserved. The fact that you spawn with 1sk weapon is ridiculous.

I believe that battle night would be much more enjoyable without it.

So what I have done is created a poll. So should the Boltshot be banned?

EDIT by Myth:

Be aware that the only way to remove the boltshot is via forcing the secondary weapon to be a Magnum. This has the consequence of banning the plasma pistol as well, and also makes using the Firepower perk (which allows you to have 2 primary weapons) impossible.

Vanilla Conflict is already a gametype we have which features preset loadouts and removes the boltshot from the game, as well.

EDIT by EagleOne:

Banning the Boltshot is not removing it, it's treating it like we do with tea-bagging. We tell people you're not allowed to use it in FC Battle Nights. Make it a restricted weapon. That means players just have to use other Loadouts without it. Then you can use firepower and the plasma pistol.

Eagle out.

EDIT by Nicholas:

I like applesauce

[Zeta Crossfire]

I actually meant to click yes, damn touch screens. Any chance that vote can be changed?

[Silko]

Yep, here we go again

[Avenger]

@Zeta is there anyway I can change that? lol I don't think its possible

[Fuzzy]

Anyone who votes 'no' will forever be publicly shamed.

[KazuhLLL]

I actually meant to click yes, damn touch screens. Any chance that vote can be changed?

I believe admins can but even if they don't it's simple enough to subtract a vote from "No" and add it to "Yes". Especially since the votes are public.

[Mythonian]

Be aware that the only way to remove the boltshot is via forcing the secondary weapon to be a Magnum. This has the consequence of banning the plasma pistol as well, and also makes using the Firepower perk (which allows you to have 2 primary weapons) impossible.

Vanilla Conflict is already a gametype we have which features preset loadouts and removes the boltshot from the game, as well.

[Yehsus]

Anyone who votes 'no' will forever be publicly shamed.

I voted no.

Its part of the game now, just like the mauler was, and you just have to play through it. Forcing set secondary weapons is something that I would love, but its going to create the problem of people complaining that they cant kill a banshee...or a mantis in a pivotal BTB/Capitol game without the plasma pistol. It even makes the ghost that much stronger, and its made out of paper.

Trying to fix this small problem will lead to bigger ones,and I know for a fact everyone will bitch about the new settings come BTB.

Pick your poison carefully FC. If you have somebody in a vehicle who knows what they are doing, you're going to hate it. And I'm going to love it.

EDIT: Myth beat me to the punch >.>

[Barry Soap]

I voted no.

Its part of the game now, just like the mauler was, and you just have to play through it. Forcing set secondary weapons is something that I would love, but its going to create the problem of people complaining that they cant kill a banshee...or a mantis in a pivotal BTB/Capitol game without the plasma pistol. It even makes the ghost that much stronger, and its made out of paper.

Trying to fix this small problem will lead to bigger ones,and I know for a fact everyone will bitch about the new settings come BTB.

Pick your poison carefully FC. If you have somebody in a vehicle who knows what they are doing, you're going to hate it. And I'm going to love it.

EDIT: Myth beat me to the punch >.>

I don't understand why everyone has a problem with the boltshot... IMO, if you play smart enough you should rarely be killed by it. I use it, and it's only due to the fact that people have such linear movements that I get so many kills with it. One jump around a corner can usually mess up the aim, and in general the boltshot isn't really that good.

[JonOU812]