AssaultCube Akimbo Balance

Akimbo Balance in Assault Cube
IRC LOG - 21st December, 2011 #TearYouDown @Gamesurge

<harps>
since my internet was dc'd for a day i decided to play some ac and think about weapon balance etc
i found that, from a duel i had with burp (dm, complex) yesterday, he could only kill me with akimbo
if you time akimbo you can easily rape anyone with any amount of armour
i think it should still be that powerful
but maybe spawn twice per map

<c4rma>
Akimbo is a pick up wep so it should be powerful

<harps>
if it any more powerful than it is now then it is imbalanced
well, if you duel
your goal shouldnt be to pickup akimbo
because its a noise clue
so you can instantly be trapped..

<c4rma>
I dont duel
I hate it

<harps>
well even in ctf
say you are in mines, you jump over or go around akimbo
cause you will be spotted

<c4rma>
The most important is to control armor

<harps>
yes, but armour is pointless, with the rate at which akimbo respawns

<c4rma>
Well, if you are spawning upstairs, and take the akimbo on your way up with flag you would be hard to kill for the next 30 sec

<harps>
since akimbo is fast firing and respawns fast

<c4rma> respawn in 1 min

<harps>
yes, i agree, akimbo is rewarding to use, but at the moment it creates an imbalance. instead of nerf'ing it, increasing its respawn rate would be a good idea. in a 10 min game, maybe 3 times

<SKB>
i think 2min spawn would be enough
 tdm = 5 tmes

<harps>
yeah that is alright

<jamz> why has no-one else ever suggested this?

<c4rma> because its not really that important. I pretty much never see Akimbo being a major factor in clan matches

<`RowanIsFat>
idk if you have to jump over an akimbo to avoid people knowing where you are
cause you could pick it then turn somewhere different and unexpected
you could use it to trick people

<harps>
with slow ac movement and where it is placed in many maps, there are only a few exits from akimbo rooms or spaces

<SKB> ac needs faster movement

<harps>
so you still know exactly where someone is and can just estimate a time they will arrive at the next point