Hello! As I already said on the forum, we've decided to nerf EM Rifle after analyzing the feedback we'd been receiving for many months and after making calculations proving this Weapon is way too overpowered. We considered EM Rifle to remain feel Legendary - it's still one of the most powerful guns in the game, and players are still able to one-shot opponents.

However, we see your reaction, and we are investigating this case!

no we are not able to one-shot apponents anymore stop lying and you are lying because i'm still useing my em-rifle and its 2 maybe 3 shots at best against epic or legendary mechs.

Before this nerf i was one-shotting epic or legendary mechs and my em-rifle is only 4 stars

now if i wan't to one-shot as you say with this weapon this supposedly overpowered weapon i'm going to have to spend a ton of real money just to max it out so that it can become relevant again.

thank you plarium you just became EA games 2.0

I articulate only official information from the developers or my own experience. In both cases, the availability of a one-shot is confirmed. Of course, now, not every single shoot is -100% of HP, still it's quite possible

you know you're lying .... why do you cheat players like that, complaints ?? and what about the rocket mortar ?? that and perfect static player, maximum damage, does that sound fair to you??? , there are no complaints about rocjket mortar ?? I've only ever heard complaints about mortar, never about EM. and just one of your comments.. com thanks for placing the offer today implants for EM .. eheheh thank goodness so I don't take them, now they are completely useless, first depower, and then put implant more damage, if you had done it before I would have taken them, I saved some money hehehe, as I said you hurt yourself.

***I have no experience in the high-end game as my highest mech only has a 20 energy capacity***

I agree that the recent EM Rifle nerf was awful but he is not lying. You can DEFINITELY one shot a lancer (or any mech under 60k HP) from across the map but any mid to high HP mechs will just laugh at the shot (and that's assuming you can aim that far and that quickly). I'm at the point in the game where Brickhouse, 6 star Bastions, and 6 star Gatecrashers are almost common and EM Rifles just bounce right off those guys (everyone else is usually zipping across the map on Surges or Eclipses).

It doesn't feel like a legendary weapon anymore and that's the sad part. It was a staple when auto targetting was a thing but I have since stopped using it altogether. 

That's the only way I can imagine they considered the EM rifle to be such an issue, with it being involved in lower ranks, either by mechs having it, players manipulating their SP to play in lower rank matches, or just that the weapon is overpowered for lower levels in general, but at the level I'm at, sure, EM rifles can one shot some lower HP mechs, but it still was by no means a guarantee, even before the update, and now it's almost impossible, with higher HP mechs like the ones you mentioned taking over 2 shots. A 6 star Bastion with its shield could possibly take 4 shots to knock out, where even before, it still wasn't a one shot mech. At higher ranks, EM rifles were equalizers, now they're a liability.

Hello! I have no aim to misinform you, as everything I'm saying is official information from the developers. Still, it's up to you whether to question my words or not, but I deliver here only the information I have.

Talking about other Weapons, we are aware of every piece of Content we have, and if we have enough reasons to change any Weapon/Mech somehow, we may do it. You are talking about the Artillery Weapon and comparing it to the Sniper Weapon, which has totally different stats and purposes.

you said right "" IT LOOKED LEGENDARY but it's not anymore indeed, there are much more dangerous and terrible weapons ,, without being legendary .... you don't even know what you're saying ..

indeed as said by another player. it was an obligatory weapon to counter ... who is hiding ... but now it is much much more difficult, the view is blurred by effects of other weapons, scenic effects of maps, images of AVATARs of the enemy and friend, which are of no use in the game,

  if you don't overlap with the real objective...

   while those who use javelin , HELIX RACK , tocket mortar , disch launcer , arc torrent NO , because they still have the assisted hit ... I speak and answer to you 'because you represent Plarium, no one is' offending you, or accusing you of crimes, but you represent Plarium.

CMQ even before upgrading EM to 6- stars doesn't change anything you will always have slightly superior opponents against. and the blow will always be that. my EM and 6 stars , and it kills like a 4 stars, nothing changes. but now the worst is also that 1 shot is no longer needed, some mechs even 6 if they have a shield, others now vary from 1 shot to 2 shots at 50%, in addition to spending time looking for the target by expnendoti ... much more than before , while , someone hiding behind a wall with javelin rack , and ready to strike them.

Yes, I'm representing Plarium and bringing you our official statements. As was stated previously, you compare not Sniper Weapons to a Sniper Weapon. That's the reason why they are different, and it's pretty damaging to the balance.

But still, we are investigating this EM Rifle nerf case. Stay tuned!