Heavy Weapons powerset

[Gunrunner]

Heavy Weapons is the ranged equivalent of Titan Weapons.  Same mechanic?   Lots of status stuff.  Applicable to whichever ATs can use assault rifle.  Guessing s/l and fire damage.  Suggest using existing heavy weapon models, such as resistance cannon or council miniguns.  Most of these powers are modification of powers already in game, so not a lot of work to get this happening.

 

Absolutely a work in progress, let's see some feedback!

 

Burst / lvl 1 / Moderate DoT, -foe defense, stun / fast recharge
You fire a short burst from your Assault Cannon, disorienting your foe and reducing his defense.

 

Blast / lvl 1 / Moderate dam, +kd, +self acc - fast recharge
You fire a single ranging shot, improving your accuracy slightly and possibly knocking your foe down.

 

Long Burst / lvl 2 / High dmg cone / -foe def, stun / moderate rec
A long burst of automatic fire hits multiple targets, rattles them, and leaves them vulnerable.

 

Heavy Blast / lvl 6 / High damage AoE (15') / -foe def, kd / moderate rec
You launch an explosive shell, knocking down several foes and lowering their defense.

 

Smoke Discharge / lvl 8 / location, large(30') AoE blind / moderate rec
You fire a smoke canister from your Assault Cannon, blinding opponents over a wide area.

 

Precision Targeting / lvl 12 / single foe large -def, large -res / long rec
Feedback device in your Assault Cannon determines just where a foe is weakest, for a good while (30 sec)

 

Missile Salvo / lvl 18 / large location AoE (20') extreme dmg / stun, KD / slow rec
You launch a sheaf of Swarmer missiles from your Assault Cannon, blasting down foes over a large area.

(yeah, it's that annoying IDF Heavy Commander attack)

 

Assault Shield / lvl 26 / self large +def +res +absorb
(30 sec) / slow rec
Triggering your Assault Cannon's defensive mode, you encase yourself in a shield that stops most damage.

 

Orbital Strike
(similar to SoA Crab Beacon, but with real damage.  Fears targets instead of taunt)
You drop a beacon for an orbital strike, freezing your foes in terror and devastating a wide area.

 

[Sancerre]

this sounds similar to champions online 'munitions' powerset actually.

https://championsonline.fandom.com/wiki/Munitions

 

would be interesting to have something like the MG2-87 from Let it Die though (without the casino RNG portion) where it -looks- like a minigun but has an assortment of functions.

 

anyways im a fan of the idea

[Outrider_01]

1 hour ago, Sancerre said:

-looks- like a minigun but has an assortment of functions.

Thats called Assault Rifle 

[Gunrunner]

Never played Champions.  From the link posted above, Munitions looks like a combo of Dual Pistols and Assault Rifle.  Not quite what I had in mind.