The only thing the Shoota's got going for it is rate of fire. The doubled clip size doesn't mean all the rounds will hit. In a vacuum of maths, it might, but in practice? No. Twice as wide as a SM i believe? corridors that three SM's in shoulder to shoulder can't take two orks. The entry way to B point on Blackbolt if your going from A point is a prime example. Eh, since 8.1 would still require a ninth bolt and could still be argued as a bolt round more.
I really, honestly think Orks need to loose their headshot multiplier thing and loose the jaw from the head hitbox. It's more intuitive, and doesn't screw with other balancing dynamics (like making a headshot reliant mainline gun). I think maybe Beh need to stop balancing the other three factions against LSM in isolation, maybe. I dunno if that's what they do, but stuff like the above makes it feel like it's the case.
Btw chaos has a bolter that pierces targets now. So that'll be fun to try and push against with wider hit boxes.
What we lack in accuracy we make up for in damage, fire rate, and health pool. We are slightly op, but thats all the advantage needed to stomp the other races most of the time. Also there are a lot of new players right now, so I somewhat reserve judgement until they all accrue vetrancy.
To be completely Honest? Not really the big issue is that alot of the other Factions have gotten alot of new players so their player pool is well.. lacking in experience while Orks most of the time we group up (DLB runs for the win) Its not that we are tough its that you guys have just a MASSIVE influx of non experienced players. I mean when we run other factions in DLB (for the Lols) we do amazing mostly cause we work together properly. But when I am playing solo with no clan around we seem to be the same-ish as the other factions. And always remember sure our faction seems physically stronger.. but you guys got more toys so there is the trade off.
I don't like the big shoota either. There seems to be a tiny windup before the first shot that I can't stand. Also it's not so much better than the basic shoota to justify the 100LP.
Fink ov it as a a smaller Dakka Deffgun, zog because ov dat i barely run Loota at all because ov all da stuff shoota getz, oh i need to shoto gitz? grabs a shoota oh i need to suppress gitz and be defensive? Big Shoota oh they have a rhino? Rokkit launcha and two stikky bombz Basically Big Shoota is jsut a small Dakka Deffgun fer a Shoota to carry if he doesnt want to be slowed down an have a melee fightin' chance.
