We could add a new weapon option to attack helicopters: a machine gun that can fire instantly without any spin-up time, but it will overheat. This would set it apart from the current machine gun, which requires a spin-up period but never overheats.
Each of the two machine guns has its own strengths and weaknesses, which feels well-balanced. The existing one excels at sustained fire and delivers heavy firepower, while the new one is great for precise burst firing but lacks staying power and has a cooldown window.
#A machine gun that can fire instantly without any spin-up time, but it will overheat
inland iris
magic solar
Wasn’t the original minigun for LB just supposed to have a cooldown mechanic as its “nerf” and nothing extra?
obsidian socket
It was supposed to have that?
magic solar
I mean clearly oki couldn’t implement that idea so that’s why we got the changes we did instead
From what I know
obsidian socket
Can implement overheat for other miniguns, but not for LB
10/10 Oki spaghetti code
magic solar
Well, either way, that was supposed to be implimented as a nerf, not a sidegrade
Rather have that nerf over whatever they’re doing to the movement of said heli
obsidian socket
Yes
spring burrow
Miniguns already have overheat right they shoot slower or smthn
magic solar
On blackhawk/KA60? Yes
On Hermit/LB? Not that I recall
spring burrow
So I mean the mechanic is there, does not look like a "couldn't do it: