(Yes- the title is click bait)
I use the word “Beautiful” loosely - but I see some of the Art Build guys getting excited about the cannon change thinking that this will force people to make cars that they think are beautiful.
This is sooooo far from the truth.
Military history has proven that when using heavy armor it is more effective to spend most of your armor weight on the front of your vehicle.
This holds true even more when you have omnidirectional movement parts. In real life this is how tanks are built.
So, I’m sure the light is already going off in your head, omnidirectional movement parts will still be king in Crossout and front loaded armor will still be the thing.
We might need to use a little heavier armor to achieve the desired effect, but who do you think will win more often after the patch? 1) A hover with all of its armor facing forward that can turn on a dime and stay facing the enemy OR 2) a wheel build that has to cover their whole build with armor because they can’t keep the front of their car facing the enemy?
Do cannon need changed? Sure they do.
Is this going to make everyone build art builds? No, lol
I hate to say it, but the change to cannons is a omnidirectional movement part buff. Hovers, Bigrams and Omniwheels will benefit from this patch the most. This will be the another nail in the art build/wheel build coffin.