/vr/ - Retro Games

>>4735990
This isn't really a case of weapon balance, but I'd say it's still related. The "Heavy Machine Gun" is a really weird weapon to include. It fires somewhat faster than the rifle, has about the same accuracy as the minigun, doesn't need to reload, and has a grenade launcher that uses rockets. Thing is, in practice it basically acts as a mix between the minigun and rifle without really being unique in any way. If you want accuracy, use the rifle, if you want firerate without reloads, use the minigun. The grenade launcher also isn't as effective as just using the rocket launcher itself. I guess it was just added so Mark can say "Hey, here's another feature". It also means you can have up to 3 weapons on slot 3 that you have to scroll through to get the one you want.