TL5 Gank(Enforcer) Agent Nerf
With new perk changes, it seems Mimic Enforcer which is most used Mimic by TL5 agents atleast on RK1 (heard RK2 is just full of doctors), will get nerffed very hard as it relies on winning fights by ganking instead of outlasting (CH/tms).
Concussive Shot will change from Aimed Shot to Attack Modifier, in my agents case that means over 300 less AR for it. Damage will drop from -3589 .. -7065 to -2251..-4503. And biggest nerf of all will be from instant execution time, going down to 2s.
Pinpoint Strike with Armor Piercing Shot running will drop from -3719 .. -7307 to -2140 .. -4280. And also execution time will go from instant to 2s, even though Armor Piercing Shot which is required before using it effectively already takes long to execute (3 seconds).
Means mimic enforcers are forced to either Mimic Noob(Soldier) or Mimic Doctor, to outlast opponents as the old gank power is gone. Also doctors are impossible to alpha unless changes in their CH effectiveness also happen. 2s perk execution times will make it impossible to queue your perks in right order so that they all hit at once along with as+fling+crit buff which made it possible to alpha in optimal circumistances nearly 15k HP with the slow prepared alpha.
AI perks will also drop in AR hugely along with concussive, making it impossible to perk anymore good advies/fixers/mas etc.
Its true TL5 Mimic Enforcers were bit too OP against many profs but these changes seem to be one of the hardest nerfs ive seen around. Reaching 2k Aimed Shot skill is impossible at tl5 which would make the dmg atleast nearly as good as with old perks. Currently with this setup and 230 ransack tower i got bit over 1.9k.
Im not saying these changes are right or wrong. But one thing is sure, Ziltoid's ganking days are over.
Guess ill just have to adapt to not so exciting outlasting style and setup and forget perking anything with decent evades. Or start playing my TL5 trader and crat more since atleast some of the rare top twinked mimic enfos that could gank both of those nearly instantly will be gone. I foresee TL5 BS filling with traders and such lot more in future.
Intention of this thread is not to cry and whine. But to show whats coming and i think nerf this big is worth its own thread. Also not sure how much FC is intrested in sub-TL7 matters but decided to post this here on Balance Discussion also instead of just Agent Forums.
