As we all know the catalyzer is a nearly completely useless weapon. It does little dmg. Has only moderate range and it bullets are extremely slow. I have some ideas to fix it and make it a more reliable. First buff it's dmg. This is a huge difference already. Then change the charge attack. Instead of circling, make it export the moment it hits and ENIMEY. Do this and it will make up for the slow bullets or you can make bullets even faster and keep the charge attack while slightly increasing dmg. Doing either of these will greatly increase effectiveness.
Cetren presents catalyzer fix!
Sun, 12/01/2013 - 17:54
Sun, 12/01/2013 - 18:13
#2
Skold uses "leave my cats alone"
I suggest you think long and hard about what you've done.
Like 5 years or more.
Sun, 12/01/2013 - 18:21
#3
@skold the drac
WOW you make it sound like I'm in prison
Sun, 12/01/2013 - 18:25
#4
That would be a little OP but
That would be a little OP but there BUFFING guns for the gunners update so the catalyzer could be changed
Sun, 12/01/2013 - 18:38
#5
The 4th wall shall be shattered!!!
I think they are talking about the Iron Slug on that
Sun, 12/01/2013 - 19:11
#6
N-no... Just no.
You see, if you take the time to use a Catalyzer, you'll see that it's actually quite powerful, and is anything but useless. The Catalyzer is more of a utility weapon, and should be used as such. And don't even get me started on what it can do with a group of other Catalyzers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFqWUQhnQSg
Favourite use of my Catalyzer: One-shotting Lumbers.
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 10:40
#7
-1
Basically, you couldn't be bothered figuring out how to use a catalyzer and therefore want to change it. Don't take away the sticky mechanic; many people crafted it simply because of that.
If you really want to buff it, you could speed up the bullets and/or perhaps make the normal bullets have the sticky bomb effect and the charge the detonator bullet.
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 11:57
#8
Yes, i did
I got one and tested it out. It certinly wasnt very useful and i wasted lots of lives. Have you ever seen a group of people with catalyzers online? The catalyzers are barley owned by anyone and i think that with a few minor tweaks it would become more popular and used by many like the pulser.
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 14:14
#9
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The trick is to take it to PvP and not use the charge attack. You just spam biohazard and people don't know what to do. I forgot to mention it deals a lot more damage than you would expect.
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 14:26
#10
gods ain't gonna help you, son.
you probably never used a catalyzer in a good way. quit stckying charges everywhere like it's the only thing it does and start using it as a gun. the charge is for crowds and big monsters, while the normal shot shreds little things.
Tue, 12/03/2013 - 14:53
#11
What?
You got a Biohazard/Neutralizer? Or a regular Catalyzer? Because, last I recall, 2* gear is absolute garbage. Ever tried using a 2* Pulsar? It sucks. As does the 2* Catalyzer. Maybe you even got it to 3*. But wait! Damage doesn't increase very much until 4*. Unless you have a Level 10 4* Catalyzer or better, don't say it needs to be changed.
And as stated by Thunder-- the charge shots are for strong enemies. The regular shots tear through lesser ones. And those slow shots can sometimes be a good thing. More time for your enemies to run straight into them.
Wed, 12/04/2013 - 05:10
#12
@Dibsville:
Wow, nice video. (Your video is the actual reason why I post here)
To the OP:
No. Simply no. Give it an honest try, think about it again, then come back. It is a perfect gun and doesn't need a change.
As a suggestion though: Something like a Fire Hazard would be hot - as addition though, not as a change of the existing one!
The line is actually really good and far from what I would call "completely useless." The thing is, most of everything else is overpowered, why use Neutralizer when I could just craft an Autogun and one-shot everything with the charge?
It's perfectly fine the way it is, just nerf the other things, so -1 to this suggestion.