The Sad Truth of the Ravager in Halo Infinite

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[@chriskatz2355]

Imagine if you could use the ravager to rip someones head off with it or run it through their skull

[@Zenlore6499]

Wish this wasn’t nerfed. It needs that splash damage, and I feel like the charge rate could use a tiny boost.

[@Windjammer19]

The primary needs splash damage or it needs to be a 2-shot direct kill. And if they decide to keep it splashless, they need to change the visual effect. It's very misleading right now. The secondary either needs to charge faster (about as fast as the PP) and/or they need to make it so the battery doesn't drain as fast. The long charge forces you to pre-charge it, but your battery runs dry almost instantly, punishing you for being prepared. Also they could adjust the duration of the flames so the area denial is more threatening.

[@spacecraftcarrier4135]

This. I now understood why the splash shots did jack shit from watching the video. The splash shots need to do at least 25% more damage. While the charged shot need to increase its health damage too and kill the player in 1 charged shot. In the video we saw how the 3 other players still survived the charged shot.

[@ralphwarom2514]

It needs more damage. PLain and simple.

[@Stormchaser42069]

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[@minesploder3k]

It’s about drive it’s about power

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[@PrestonGifford]

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[@Mysterynovus]

I'm surprised they didn't add a burning DoT effect for the charged attack to make it at least kinda scary to step on.

[@_Phoenyx_]

I'm of the same mind. Give it a DoT similar to the electric weapons, but also applying to vehicles with no EMP effect. Suddenly the charge shot can deal solid damage without your target having to stand in the pool for the entire duration.

[@voidboi0]

yes. This and more splash dmg.

[@okankyoto]

@@_Phoenyx_ ESPECIALLY since its visually similar to the DoT effect from electric explosions- it makes the player respond the same way by assuming its a burning damage region. When it isnt.

[@radiationpony8449]

No, DOT is not fun or fair, if it does damage it NEEDS to have couterplay. There is no couterplay for slowly burning to death

[@alexMendoza-wl5oj]

They should have focused on the mortar part by giving it a long lasting wider area of effect with possibly a flashbang aspect to the charged shot initially exploding

[@VATROU]

I think a wider aoe and a slow effect would keep players in that zone, which would make keeping players away better.

[@MrMcgee-me6bu]

that doesnt sound fun to fight against.

[@BalkanGames]

I feel like the secondary firing mode should've been the focus. The size of the AoE is ok I guess, but it needs to do more than simple damage, e.g. disable sprint or jumping.

[@trevsoda]

giving it movement restricting utility is a great idea, even just slowing players movement speed by 30% in the aoe would make it very useful. no other weapon fills that niche currently

[@Motoboo_Marine]

That would be awesome, like a functional opposite of the brute shot almost. Maybe also add a buff to the AOE damage.

[@cottereyre]

Disabling jump would be really interesting and I think it would fit thematically. The ravager "goo" looks like it could be quite sticky... Maybe also give this to the primary fire if you land a direct hit?

[@slumberslushie]

@@trevsoda you know what's funny is that we already have a weapon that does an AOE damaging movement slow, and that's dynamo grenades. Dynamos even have the benefit of moving *with* the enemy in some cases and arc between players. Dynamo is literally the "guy she tells you not to worry about" when compared to the ravager.

[@trevsoda]

@@slumberslushie do dyanmos actually slow players? can't say I've noticed that but I could just be oblivious. If so then they really are the best grenades by far

[@S1erra107]

Back in the flights, I think it was the perfect level of power. Notable splash damage, but a 3 shot kill if direct hits now it takes longer to kill than a Battle Rifle, will less ease of use

[@hypnosissd281]

Mad faxx. In the hands of a good player it was OP

[@RoachCatJr]

fr it was my go-to pickup . & now i jus run past it lmao

[@bandanna2388]

it was legit my fav gun in the sandbox during the flights...now its a joke :((((((((((

[@זהסודי-ה7מ]

343 shouldn't have nerfed the ravager

[@JellyfishRave]

The flight Ravager was like a power weapon-100% "slash and dash" style. And it was awesome to use, even while leaving room for the brute shot to come back as a low-mid damage physics impulse addition. It works well as a high-damage power weapon imo.

[@neptune2398]

It isn't supposed to be a power weapon tho? pretty sure that's why it was nerfed so hard

[@AspiringDevil]

343 seems to just hate having any weapon that's not a primary be capable of killing people

[@Gilbert_Eugene]

I remember it being much better in the flights, especially against vehicles. Warthogs specifically. I used to pick it up but it just tickles other players.

[@busychickens4299]

I do like having more player options against vehicles, but maybe not the ravager, or at least the primary fire, vehicles in infinite already are very weak. But once they are buffed (Hopefully), I would like to see the alt fire be a very good shield striping tool against the passangers

[@boogie1434]

Make it a two shot kill again so that it's usable and it's low ammo capacity actually makes sense. Make it so the charged shot slows down Spartans to make it worth the hassle.

[@kapthas59]

Or the charge shot fire could instantly cook any shields of people that touch it and not damage health.

[@Cardboard_Cut]

@@kapthas59 so just the plasma pistol?

[@kapthas59]

@@Cardboard_Cut base concept is similar but this is not a tracking shot, it is an aoe hazard zone.

[@Jormyyy]

Ascened Hyperion perfectly explaining the subject at hand yet again. I'd vote for the weapon to be more focused on the area denial aspect becuase I thing that is a weapon feature that belongs in the game.

[@thorveim1174]

yup, and something that other guns besides maybe the cindershot don't really do (rockets arent so much denial as flat out extermination). Ravager could be a lower damage, more sustained fire option, but its too weak to be a threat

[@0awareness763]

I think if it was like a sticky proximity mine launcher instead, it would be better AOE than it is now.

[@Jormyyy]

@@0awareness763 that sounds very cool, but I'd rather save that mechanic for the possibility of the sticky detonator being added

[@0awareness763]

@@Jormyyy Fair point

[@bestdogshadow383]

It was a beast in the flights before it got nerfed

[@caprex117]

They should give it: 1. More splash damage or a faster shooting rate (like how the elites/brutes use it in the campaign). 2. A larger area of effect for the secondary.

[@hiwrenhere]

This!? The enemy AI on the campaign can use weapons ridiculously accurately. Like grunts landing tracing needlers from 1 km out...

[@WeatherStationZ41]

My favorite part about the ravager is the abysmal fire/plasma effect that the AOE shot produces. That plus the lack of splash damage on the main firing mode? * chef's kiss * Perfect garbage

[@AspiringDevil]

343 at they're finest

[@predharalien3239]

This thing was so good in the flights. I feel like if the splash damage was on par with it's direct damage and maybe like a slow effect in it's alt fire would make it more viable

[@GoldBearanimationsYT]

I’m not gonna lie the weapon selection in the game is kinda playing it safe and at some times very awkward. How many seudo shotguns are there and sniper types. Then they balance everything I liked halo 1 cause balance was very natural well everything was unique

[@vladtomuta3008]

During the tech preview, the ravager was absolutely my favorite weapon and I was obsessed with finding it on the map. Back then it was actually powerful, but didn't feel too powerful as I felt that I still had a good chance against opponents using it. It's a shame how it was nerfed so badly

[@my8thaccount236]

I’d increase the charge speed of the alt fire and not only add a DOT effect to it, but make staying in the plasma field a guaranteed death. Essentially make the alt fire as nippy and useful as possible. Area denial on command. Maybe also lessen the heat build up of it’s standard shots too. Doing that gives extra breathing room for missed shots and more time shooting rather than cooling. Also I disagree with the area denial not fitting in halo part. One of the big uses of grenades is throwing one behind you to deny them the ability to chase you.

[@maxmax9050]

The solution is simple: give all plasma weapons stun, like they had in CE.

[@stephendahlheimer2027]

Came here to find this comment. It would make every plasma weapon more viable in MP.

[@aceskeletonne7446]

that doesnt sound very fun imo

[@JCarrera_ll]

Yeah it's enough emp, vehicles would be sh*t, it already feels like you're getting empd all the time

[@maxmax9050]

@@aceskeletonne7446 only if it were too strong, but the Halo CE stun effect was _very_ subtle and not at all OP.

[@maxmax9050]

@@JCarrera_ll Stun is different from EMP. Halo CE stun is on players only.

[@KingMakerRook]

The Ravager does a great job as an anti-vehicle weapon using standard-fire, unfortunately there’s not a lot of maps that let it shine there. Especially in 4s.

[@JimankyGaming]

I'd change the Ravager to act like Napalm - it's charged plasma blast sticks to things like a sticky grenade would, but deals damage over time - and while it's damaging the thing it's stuck to (player, vehicle, object) it spews out plasma that: 1.) Damages stuff it hits 2.) Creates new areas of effect damage based on WHERE those things move This means that, like a sticky grenade, you can force an opponent to act as a serious threat against their will to their teammates. How long this effect lasts for is something I can't determine without playtesting the idea, but having something else you can stick to players to do a job for you is always welcome in my book. At that point the Ravager might become a power weapon - but better that then it becoming a useless weapon nobody uses.

[@iKiwed]

Increase damage from 3 attacks to 2 for normal shots, add area of effect and increase duration of the flames. In this way, it may be a good weapon for defend objectives like capture the flag.

[@Tinkerer_Red]

keep it like the plasma pistol, where it melt shields with it's charge attack but it's primary is slightly less powerful but can be used very quickly. so e-sports players have something in their back pocket but its not over powered for average players. That way you can keep the functionality of the aoe lock down. but it can be different enough from the plasma pistol because it effects multiple players, though its primary being a quick explosive damage could increase its ability over the dynamo grenade. Which all the dynamo is, is a mutation of the power drain and flame grenades from h3, but can be activated quicker since it is a grenade.

[@ewantube4555]

I just wanted to point out the fact that the Ravenger seems to perform well on the harder difficulties of the campaign. This might be due to the enemies moving less and it being harder to stand in the open for long periods of time due to the increased damage. Edit Yes I do understand that thease videos are oriented twords the PvP aspect of this game. I just thought it was something interesting and worth mentioning.

[@kapthas59]

The balancing in campaign is separate from in multiplayer

[@busychickens4299]

@@kapthas59 not really honestly, you still have the same amount of ammo, the weapons all do the same damage ( except the variants obviously), the only difference is the health of the enemies, (which also depends on difficulty)

[@kapthas59]

@@busychickens4299 What I mean by separate is Any changes to multiplayer stats does not affect campaign.

[@busychickens4299]

@@kapthas59 i mean we don't really know that, their hasent been a balance patch to test that...

[@busychickens4299]

@@kapthas59 with all the issues infinite has right now, i don't know how intertwined both mulyiplayer and campain are

[@Thelunarraptor]

I feel like the ravager can be good with just a few simple buffs. Increase the fire rate by 30%-40% or so, increase the size of the charge shot to be true area of denial.

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

It needs some degree of AOE damage again from the base fire mode too. Right now the base fire needs to be a direct hit to do any damage, which is super unintuitive as it makes these explosive blasts so you’d assume that there would be AOE damage.

[@Thelunarraptor]

@@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss Good point, and I absolutely agree. Now that I think about it I think the damage radius is the biggest problem more so than the damage itself.

[@ee822]

I would argue that its less the size of the charge shot that needs to be buffed, but instead the duration of it and maybe a bit of the damage inflicted, perhaps inflicting a disabled sprint/jumping like BalkanGames suggests. The size of the splash is more than enough to cover a lot of chokepoints, but the problem is that it disappears too fast for it to properly lockdown those chokepoints for any significant amount of time.

[@kravman2471]

In the campaign, brute captains are able to fire a whole volley of ravager plasma so the fire rate increase might be better than just buffing it to a 1 hit kill.

[@ee822]

@@kravman2471 I meant damage inflicted by the alt-fire mode.

[@daviddesrosiers1946]

This is probably the most spot on analysis of the Ravager. It's in this very weird place. Objectively, it's a good tool, that could use some tweaking. Is it a good tool for the job of multi-player combat in Halo? Tragically, no. It's hell on wheels in the campaign, though.

[@LiterallyIzutsumi]

The weird part is the ravager was originally just the launcher side of it, the 2020 demo version had no charge up and a different reticle entirely. So to answer your viewer question I think the launcher side should be focussed on

[@jackmcmorrow9397]

"share this to scare a pro player" lmao

[@EXDAN12]

One thing is that it NEEDS to have splash damage, no discussion there. So aside from that, they have two options here: - To give the charged shot a more utility aproach, like damage overtime even if they are not standing in the aoe anymore, or a sort of debuff like no sprinting, AND of course, improve the ammo efficiency so you can use the charged shot more than two times. Or - To increase the damage for both normal and charged shots and make it a weapon that can both attack or defend objectives.

[@DOOMMARINEUwU]

To fix this gun they should make it 2 direct burst kill, and allow the bursts to create an aoe denial zone as well but with a smaller radius and a shorter effect time, have the charge shot be a one shot kill and the aoe last 3times longer than the burst fire option and keep the stronger mele as a way to persuade the user NOT to burst fire the weapon in close Range because doing so will lead into a suicide

[@Delly_bean]

How to fix the Ravager: remove the pitiful splash damage, and give both primary and secondary fire the slowing+reduced turning effect from plasma in CE. Causes the area denial effect to become much more of a threat as players become "stuck" in it

[@B0BBYL33J0RD4N]

Buff the AOE Denial side. Increase the affected area so that mid sized room is mostly affected. While they are at it make it last 3-5x as long, since denying an area for 3 seconds is nothing 99% of the time, as you cannot capitalize on them being denied that area, however with 10-15 seconds you can rotate to where they are choked to flank. It also creates the meta game of 'staying to kill stripped shield enemies who ran through' vs 'flanking since the enemies wouldnt go through the goo', as well as the meta game on the receiving side for the same thing. Make the initial 'splat' instant strip shields, and make it apply a shield regen debuff for a bit after leaving that will delay the regen. Probably best way to do that is to add a 3 second very low damage burn to it, the 3 second burn keeps shields from genning, and adds 'some' damage without it being the primary way of killing. Maybe the burn does 3x damage to shields, meaning that the splat is powerful, but it gives some counterplay to a player just sprinting through it to make a play.

[@battlefrontinfinite5215]

I feel like the Ravager is similar to the Disruptor in the sense that it can damage an enemy before you finish him off with another weapon. And hey, that’s a pretty sweet feature to hurt enemies through walls.

[@battlefrontinfinite5215]

But yeah, it could stand some tweaking. Overall, I’d say it’s pretty decent addition to the game.

[@FireStormOOO_]

Ravager is a lot more compelling in campaign with both brutes and marines making decent use of it. A marine or two with those in your razerback is some pretty solid indirect fire support and engage and similar ranges to snipers. And as a brute armerment it's a reasonable sub for the bruteshot flavor wise. Gotta agree on multiplayer though; it's really niche and needs a huge buff to be competitive. I like the area denial aspect - denying the best sniper perches or flanking routes to the other team would be really intersting if the gun could actually put out.

[@AspiringDevil]

When I first played campaign I was amazed what the ravanger can do. I rescued a captive marine he picked it up. We jump in the razor back and he starts counter sniping jackals and shooting over enemy barricades and even banking shots over base walls. Shame in multiplayer you'd be lucky to break a shield with it.

[@James-cr5mc]

I HATE getting shot at by this gun on legendary campaign. It is the biggest pain in the ass and if they buffed it to that level of damage, it would be a power weapon.

[@Delly_bean]

You've convinced me how wrong I was about hating the Disruptor. You changed my mind about the Cindershot. But nothing you say could ever get me to pick up a Ravager, lol.

[@AspiringDevil]

Why is this always what happens with 343 era Halo. They throw away classic weapons for no reason and any new weapons that are actually fun or effective will immediately be nerfed, leaving primary rifles and automatic rifles to be the only effective strategy.

[@skidmarky]

1:00 “Enough talk about home invaders, let’s talk about how the ravager invaded the weapon rack” am I only one who laughed 😭😭

[@chimby8494]

The charge is honestly pretty good. Enough that I wish it was somewhere in the ranked playlist during stronghold matches.

[@Skrenja]

Yeah, if you could hold the charge for longer, it'd actually be decent.

[@Skizzy461]

I feel most weapons in Infinite just aren't even worth picking up in ranked. You come at me with a ravager in ranked and ill kill you twice with the BR. Every time haha.

[@ragnarok7976]

Wasn't anything to write home about in the first place then I guess they decided it was too mediocre and needed to be nerfed further. Most weapons are already weak against opponents on higher ground, having one that is especially so with no other niche is not an easy sell. Personally I think they should make the regular shot make small pools of fire for quick area denial and the charge shot should be big hard to hit single hitter (or at the very least do enough damage that makes the charge up feel worth it).

[@thecoolmalaka6327]

What's interesting about infinites sandbox is how some weapons are significantly better in the campaign than in the multiplayer. The ravenger and the pulse carbine are two perfect examples of this because they are both really great weapons in the campaign, especially the ravenger, but seen to lack in the multiplayer

[@SirBigWater]

Carbine in great in multiplayer. Problem is is that most of the time you'll be too close range to use it.

[@Trespasser_]

I remember kicking ass with this thing in the flight… good times

[@iamme4184]

filling a razorback with ravager carrying marines is so satisfying

[@masonmennell8514]

A razorback full of marines carrying decent weapons is better than the warthog in my opinion

[@insidious8054]

@@masonmennell8514 ur opinion is a fact imo

[@DirtyStinky]

Nah bro volatile skewers its practically a SAM truck and is the funniest thing to watch at a distance

[@iamme4184]

@@masonmennell8514 thags not even an opinion, thats just fact, what i do is 1 ravager, 1 setinel beam, 2 rockets, and a shotgun (shotgun in case i go to ram an enemy and miss, they might hit em)

[@insidious8054]

@@iamme4184 is 2 rockets to much? When my marine has a rocket it kills me instead

[@Jetstreme]

I can never get any real kills with this thing. The assault rifle outclasses it wins fights against it nearly all the time

[@busychickens4299]

I honestly thought the beta version of the ravenger was almost perfect, I would go back to that, and then, give it either a bigger secondary fire radius, or increase the damage of the secondary fire radius

[@cal928]

I actually don't mind the ravager's relative weakness in multiplayer, as I feel the gun was primarily a campaign-oriented weapon. Certain guns in halo are designed to be shot AT you rather than simply by you, and the ravager is a perfect example. I'm sure a buff would make it even more painful to deal with in campaign, and it's got a nice balance there where I can use it to easily take down a squad of unshielded enemies and throw a grenade in to finish off any elite or brute caught in its blast. Reminds me of the halo 3 days where not every gun was multiplayer viable, but still invaluable to the needy hand during pve modes.

[@charchadonto]

campaign and multiplayer have different weapon balances. Ravanger and commando and plasma carbine are very usable in campaign for example

[@cal928]

@@charchadonto very true

[@3OHT.]

7:05 it's mostly good for objective games, where it is op. King of the hill especially. 1v1? Sucks. But in king of the hill it really can be the difference between winning and losing, especially considering it blows up dropped grenades.

[@taintsmacker4008]

I think I actually have a decent idea on how to fix it while maintaining it's functions. 1. Make the primary fire splash damage be equal to a direct hit if it lands within about 2 to 3 feet of the opponent. This will make it viable in direct combat. 2. Rather than charge the alt fire, have it be instsntly launchable while holding the RMB or Left Trigger. Fine aim isn't needed so have it function like the alt mode on the cindershot or hydra. A toggle. Then you can use the ravages are much more aggressively and reactively. It's possible this change alone will fix the alt fire. It's damage is already good enough to finish off an opponent who ran to cover. If the AOE needs a buff other than that, I'd say increase the radius by about 15% and make it last a little longer. But overall, these 2 changes would make the Ravager feel much more like a Brute power weapon than the Brute experiment it is now. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it or possibly discussion of these ideas.

[@D77tcPelican]

The primary fire should either kill in 2 bursts or do far more splash damage, not both. Having both would make it a power weapon. Now for the alt fire. I’d suggest a status effect for the alt fire. For example, slowing the movement speed of any player in the flames or inflicting extra burning damage after exiting the flames.

[@polartest122]

if they don't buff the damage a sticky slow effect that kept you from jumping and running out of it quickly would be awesome because then if you did get that lucky shot and caught most of the team in it and could just pick them all off that would be sick. main fire mode never use it honestly unless its to shoot stab them. and was a key point in why the bulldog sucks because almost every weapon in the game can do what it does beside 2 tapping at slightly out of melee range lol

[@D77tcPelican]

It’d be pretty cool if 343 focused on the support aspects of the ravager.

[@arbter56]

Hate the weapon in multiplayer but it’s my go to for hunters on legendary. Usually available and don’t need a direct hit let’s me whittle them away

[@juansolo9166]

It just needs more damage, it’s literally that simple. Same story with the comando, just a little bit more damage.

[@ouroboricscribe3201]

It should kill in two bursts(because power weapon) and the plasma mortar round should detonate and stick to players on direct hit, guaranteeing a kill to players with good aim and good awareness.

[@neptune2398]

But it isn't a power weapon tho?

[@MasterHall117]

Thoughts: 343 needs to revert the damage to every gun back to what it was in the flights.. the Pulse Carbine/Ravager combo was my go to in the flight and melting everybody, along with the commando and the Rocket Launcher.. (SPNKR blast radius was nerfed)

[@AspiringDevil]

343 really seems opposed to guns killing people in they're fps game for some reason...

[@MasterHall117]

@@AspiringDevil Freakin odd

[@tardarsauce3355]

I’ve only played the campaign, so I can’t speak about the multiplayer, but I absolutely love the ravager. It’s my go-to for boss fights. This thing ate through Chal-lok and Bassus’s shields like they were nothing. With Bassus I didn’t even bother switching to a kinetic weapon when his shield was down-I just finished him off with plasma bolts and a melee. It also did most of the heavy lifting in my fight against Jega

[@kuibion8394]

You should cover the plasma pistol next, with Halo infinite the plasma pistol has evolved in the way like the plasma carbine with it's tracking shots but for the full charge plasma pistol. The new change with it allows it to be a beast to contend with as the plasma pistol doesn't drain ammo fast when full charge and also offers a lot of chances to hit someone with a full charge shot all while it's tracking works similar to the plasma carbines but shorter range it just lets you get easy clean ups if you have a precision weapon.

[@dmitryivanov5411]

The damage and TTK is the weapons undoing so a boost to the splash and AOE damage and allowing it to shoot for longer before overheating will benefit the weapon. The main issue currently is it is hard to land enough bursts on the target before it overheats to kill the target because of the projectile speed and and arc, but also it does little damage when it does hit. Currently it is the weaker version of the pulse carbine which in itself is quite situational and weak in bullet speed so having the bullets not track and arc downwards hurts it. AOE and splash damage if boosted will make it more usable and the main quirk of the gun is that it is a plasma grenade launcher so making it focused on the burst makes it too similar to the pulse carbine, so for it to stand out it needs the splash and AOE effects.

[@jalakor]

I think, before finishing this whole video (7:39 in rn), that the best way to fix the Ravager is slightly buff it’s standard shot’s damage to kill in 2 FULL bursts (all projectiles MUST hit), deal a slight amount of splash damage (or more if there’s already this), make the AOE damage deal more damage slightly faster, but have a “burning” effect left on them, similar to the electrocution effect on shock weapons (which wouldn’t overwrite that effect because it doesn’t chain, and in campaign, it wouldn’t stun lock enemies), and allow the overcharged shot to go for high damage and burning if it hits a target (not walls or ceilings still, for trick shots). Edit: answering the question at the end, I think the Ravager shouldn’t stray either way towards its standard or overcharged fire modes, as I feel you would end up losing the value of the other if you picked one (like how the Plasma Pistol these days is ONLY useful for it’s overcharge, unlike it’s OG iteration). Instead I propose an overall slight buff to everything it brings to the table.

[@FattyMcFox]

In universe, i get the feeling this was meant to be part of a Squad or Fireteam loadout. Its lower damage would be made up for by the role of area control and squadmates with other weapons picking off targets pinned or funneled by the charged shot. I also think that might have been its intent for multiplayer during things like CTF or Team Deathmatch, but it was never adopted that way.

[@wallengene]

Let it reak havoc with AOE. Huge area of effect slow player movement and just a touch more damage. Then the utility can be closing off paths and shutting down objectives.

[@wallengene]

The more I think of this idea the more I love it. Little hops instead of jumping like glue. That way you make players use equipment to escape. Maybe even add some tick damage like fire to the primary shots. It is a pick up weapon after all it should be a little powerful.

[@geesewantedforwarcrimes8911]

I love how he was talking bout Santa and then said that’s enough talking about home invaders

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[@MajoraZ]

The Ravager was great in the flights: it was a 1 or 2 burst kill with head and bodyshots respectively. Should have left it as is (or only nerfed headshots) IMO tho I think the Bulldog and Heatwave got nerfed almost as bad from the flight to the final game: At least the Raveger was great in the flight, the Bulldog and Heatwave were just okay, so their nerfs are even more baffling, and the bulldog's ROF nerf really makes it only a sidegrade over the AR at best, and less distict vs the classic shotty; while the Heatwave's nerfs are just confusing and inconsistent: It just how takes 3 shots instead of 2 sometimes in vertical fire mode. As far as I can tell, even if all the pellets hit, if they land on the head or limbs they do less damage and that's why it takes an extra shot, which is unintuitive and unessacary, it was fine with a consistent 2 shot in the flight.

[@16BitKamek]

I think the heatwave and bulldog are perfectly fine at the moment. I never played the flights, but those 2 are very solid weapons I use regularly enough. Not so much the ravager.

[@bestdogshadow383]

Simple solution: Revert the Ravager nerf

[@kieran.grant_]

I think adding a slight slowdown effect to the water-splash of the primary fire would go a long ways to redeeming the ravager. By locking targets down a bit it would make it easier to hit them with all the bursts/get up close for a melee kill, and it would add further utility to a weapon doing it's darnedest to *have* utility.

[@DynamicUnreal]

Make the area of denial fire/energy slow down the speed of anyone caught inside it for a limited period of time. Also make anyone hit with a single burst temporarily move slower also, which might make it easier to go in for the increased damage melee of the ravager. Test that out for a while.

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

I swear this thing got nerffed between the second flight and the final game cause it used to be able to melt but now having weak splash damage hurts it so much and it’s charge shot having a spotty small AOE just makes it a plasma pistol (the older better ones) with extra steps even in places where throwing grenades would get more results

[@zackbatcountry3361]

The ravanger is a Kool idea but not executed well say it was made into a fire weapon with AoE and damage over time it would alot more viable for area denial taking out players grouped up , make the basic shot leave fire on the ground for a short time just like the charge and change the charge shot to longer lasting and bigger area the nerf made the gun basically useless other than the charge hot I don't find myself ever using it were if the basic shots left fire aswell u wouldn't have to hit 3 body shots to actually be effective

[@nominoe7242]

To answer your question, I think neither should have been focused on. Its dual purpose is great. The details just need to be reworked. I think having the AoE be a toggle or alt fire - rather than a charge-up - would be ideal. Give it a cool down so you can’t quickly land two AoE shots in a row, but let the player switch from AoE to normal fire and immediately shoot your bursts. Have bursts reduce the weapon’s “ammo” by x %, and have AoE reduce ammo by 5 times x %. Have a long AoE cool down and rapid cool down for the regular burst (i.e. current cool down for burst).

[@magmadude35]

I think simply having a burn effect on the splash and direct impact would fix everything. If they're taking tic damage you might get kills after disengaging, it adds uncertainty to your enemies on if they'll win but still get got and it falls in line with the theme of its charged shot

[@bryant9113]

I love how dangerous it is in the books it melted through armor on near misses and I'm pretty sure a brute shot down a broadsword with one. it wasn't clearly stated to be a ravager, but the weapon was described as a small fuel rod with a bayonet, and it shot incendiary plasma in an arc so idk what else it would have been.

[@1337GameDev]

Is it just me, or does the AoE effect look like PAINT on the ground? It SPLATTERS instead of scorches....

[@FlyingCircles]

There are so many ways to effect AOD (cindershot, rocket, grenades, etc) that the ravenger just becomes useless since that's the ONLY thing it's good at. And the Super Fiesta version is bizarre - it bounces MULTIPLE times. So you kind of have to re-think the entire way you aim and fire an already indirect weapon. Some of the Super Fiesta variants are really fun, but others are confusing because it's not clear how they're "Super"

[@tomsimpkins1211]

I feel like it should be a mega version of the disruptor, just without the EMP. DoT on the regular shots, if all three land it could be enough to bring down a shield. Charge it and it'll do a fuel-rod style projectile that will leave a huge aoe of flame where it hits, wherever it hits, on the roof engulfing the room, on a floor in an open area, on the walls in a tight hallway. Only enough charge for four triple shots or two charged ones, but have them always have an impact when used. A heavy hitting, DoT committal weapon.

[@tonymoretti5053]

It feels like it was designed without taking sprinting into consideration. If this gun was available pre-sprinting Halo I think it would have been a beast with players not being able to get out of the AOE before it had shredded them. A couple fixes for it would be to increase the splash damage for the normal shots and for the charge, to counter the sprinting, have it coat the players along with the ground so even if they walk out of the AOE they still take damage until it wears off, but player that walk through the AOE afterwards are just affected by it and are not coated.

[@shannonjones8877]

Another issue that the Ravager runs into where AOE denial is concerned is that the Shock Grenade already does that better too. And the Mangler already does the "alternative option for a shotgun" thing well enough, so the Ravager should have focused more on being functional from a distance in the primary fire mode. TBH, now that i think about it, the primary fire should probably bounce off walls also, because even if you buff the Ravager's dmg output it's still basically going to be just like the Plasma Carbine. Or maybe they need to do more to take advantage of the fire elemental dmg in the same way electical dmg has secondary effects too.

[@aZeddPrattFilm]

It was amazing in the flight. My fav new weapon. They need to meet in the middle. I’m not exactly sure why you didnt mention the flights version compared to it’s nurf’d full release version

[@zacharys8141]

This thing was so much fun in the flights if it had the damage and a buff to its charge time it would be perfect

[@Vecorix]

Their thinking was likely that the Banished needed a more advanced replacement for the Brute Shot and Spiker, one that showed how they differed from regular Brutes, and they did a great job visually, the red, volatile plasma, the giant blade, the splash visual effect, but then they absolutely dropped the ball on functionality. Thankfully in the campain it still functions similarly to how it was pre nerf, but even that doesn't seem powerful enough in many ways.

[@rufusmorris9160]

Would like the alternate version of this weapon to remove the bounce, and add larger blast radius, that would fix it.

[@79bigcat]

What could have helped is instead of making the ravager a dollar store incineration cannon, they could make it the fusion of the flamethrower and concussion rifle. Start the fire with the charge shot and then use the primary fire to keep opponents in the splash zone. All 343 would have to do is increase the physics impulse from direct hits and there you go. This would make the ravager zoning tool both by area denial via the fire and forcing opponents out of position directly via the knockback.

[@ShurikenSean]

I think the AOE of the ravager should have been more focused on, an area of denial could be useful if done the right way. a shock grenade does that job quickly and efficiently, almost too well. an idea I have for the ravager is to embrace the prep phase before combat starts, instead of the charged shot detonating when it hits a floor it instead sticks there and becomes a land mine, only going off when someone walks into the area, letting the user set a trap and block off an entrence/exit. people would either have to go around or try to go around or brave setting it off, which would alert the one who put it down

[@Halo1goods118]

I think the ravages is a support weapon like you shoot the big plasma bolt then it's burning the enemies so you or your buddy's could kill them easier and it's like a morter as well because in the campaign the brutes use it as a morter at ya

[@slipperycatfish4025]

The use of a ravager in close space with corners is that it forces a reaction out of campers or corner ambushers. Holding ground is no longer feasible to winning because you're in an AoE that's cooking you - A simple grenade will do the exact same thing though. The ravager needs more; more damage, and more ways of dealing that damage like a DoT effect on the splash field that sticks to players hit for a few moments after they leave the field, hampering shield regen and even breaking it if they didn't move fast enough.

[@ToaDrakua]

The Ravager, melee aside, is sort of the antithesis of what makes a Brute weapon. It’s quirks run counter to how Brutes operate, and the area denial punishes the kind of rush in, bash in skulls play style you’d normally expect from the Brute arsenal. Like a lot of weapons in Infinite, it seems to be trying to slot into more roles than necessary, and needs to be more focused on one or the other.

[@SockEater4293]

I think that it needs that it needs to be a two burst instead of a 3 burst kill, that way it can kill decently while still making you preferring the alternate fire in team/objective situations. I think that perception of how you see these weapons is also important, because I see this as more of a team friendly weapon that rewards you by sticking to objectives and teammates.

[@kevinhardy8997]

I have 1 Ravager kill. It is strictly a meme weapon to mess with if you are already winning. It seemed to do the trick of temporarily scaring enemies from walking into the fire puddle. But it didn’t really help anything. I would double the width and height of the fire puddle, increasing the damage, so it is basically a Counter-Strike molotov cocktail. Shuts down enemy rushes.

[@scoot6363]

They give you a achievement for just getting a single kill with it. Its that bad.

[@AspiringDevil]

At first I thought they were just really proud of the achievement joke but no... Get a single mp kill with the Ravanger really is an achievement unfortunately.

[@pred6]

I'd say make it an alt fire like the hydra, remove the charge up, make it swap by aiming, reduce the size of the AOE on the burning ground, make it have two shots before it overheats. You walk with it, see a guy, pop a shot for the advantage on where they can step, and that's its niche. Alternate solution, make the burn stick to vehicles and more solidly put it in the anti vehicle category.

[@kingoftheflood94]

Personally, I think since the ravager does such little splash damage, and it's Secondary fire is that of area denial, I think it's best suited as a niche support weapon, at least that's how I use it. A specific example I have was during Fiesta on bazaar, my teammate were picking at the enemy team, who were peaking out of their center court balcony room, I sneak across along the side to their balcony, lob a couple charged shots into the room they're bunkered up in, and got 3 kills, but this strategy only worked because my teammates had already done their fair share of damage to the enemies shields.

[@AugmentalGameplay]

Give it an additional stun effect with it's charge shot. This gives the intended role of AOE denial more leverage as enemies may not care all that much about the damage but will be terrified of losing mobility options. Thus keeping the gun's identity in tact while still providing a more interesting explosive option in the game's sandbox.

[@skr33nsav3r]

There are a few options they could go with regarding a buff to the overall weapon. I think most people expect this to be a killer weapon and I can only think of one that is not meant to get the kill, but assist. I would classify this as an assist weapon. 1 - Increase Spread of AOE 2 - Increase AOE damage 3 - Increase Splash Size 4 - Increase Splash Damage 5 - Decrease Charge Rate 6 - Increase Melee Damage 7 - Increase Melee Speed Any of these can be selected and adjusted to whatever degree but there should be a use for this weapon. And I believe that it should be in the AOE feature of the weapon. I personally think it should work as a deterrent than a killing weapon. More for objective than K/D. But that's just my opinion.

[@ezzyelder3385]

A fully charged shot from the ravager melts shields, and is super useful on capture the point game modes. I'm quite a fan of it, even in its post-nerf state

[@superjesse645]

My thoughts for how to save the Ravager are as follows: - Buff the damage so the plasma puddle can kill unattentive or weakened players. - Make the splash damage a little bigger. - Add on some kind of afterburn affect that adds on a little more damage even once your opponent leaves the puddle. This thing should've been a mini-artillery power weapon like the beta flighters said it used to be.

[@isaacjones748]

I will say I do sometimes use it for the charge shot instashield break combined with a precision weapon. Find it easier to land than a plasma pistol shot in close quarters

[@burnin8able]

I figure if they just made the overheat cooldown and overcharge times maybe between 30-50% faster it'd actually work as an area denial weapon worth picking up in niche situations. That and/or give the AoE on the regular bolts a bit more range

[@Triannosaurus]

They need to make this weapon shoot a faster 3 burst round without having to charge it. If feels clunky because when you want to do a quick shot you still have to charge it slightly for it to register.

[@evolution_ethos]

Make the primary fire mode leave smaller aoe zones so that you can use it to cover more than one area. Make the secondary mode a release of bursts that has the potential to one shot someone, but only if you hit all (say 6-8) bursts. There is almost no way to control more than one point of entry in Infinite, this would be a great mechanic for the ravanger.

[@BurakkuHishou]

In my personal opinion: i think they should have combined the functions. A slightly slower fire speed, but each shot leaves behind a small pool of flames. The pools last for a decent amount of time (maybe 10 seconds) each, and can potentially start to cover a battle field with it. Then perhaps up the damage on the pools due to them having a smaller area to give them enough threatening power. Perhaps if landing on an enemy, they start taking burn damage for 3-4 seconds (as shields extinguish the flames faster than natural processes do on the ground).

[@Ltaustin117]

6:24 "using the PP right was so short, it didn't matter."

[@turbulanceeco1a246]

Perhaps adding a "stun" effect like the CE plasma rifle would fit the bill for its primary fire. I think for the secondary making it last way longer is a good idea. Leave the relatively low damage but make it so that you can create more pools at the same time so you can really stack up the aoe so the opponent has less and less room to dodge and jump out. Maybe 3 pools at once. A balance to this could be if all 3 are in the same spot the damage won't stack (solidifying the area is the important part not the damage stacking). Keep the damage the same to avoid making it op. This would make it I think a cool team support weapon used to push the enemy towards your teammates in a scrambled and disadvantageous position. Essentially making it an extremely good crowd control/ multikill setup weapon without being a power weapon.