quoted from a forum news post

"We'd like to test a small change to the Lightning Gun. Most of you probably would not even notice the change if we did not post it, and some of you won't like any change at all, but the intent is just to balance it against the other weapons a little bit better. Here is the specific change for those interested. Most recently the LG did 7 points of damage per cell at close to mid-range (the first 2/3 the distance it shoots), and 6 points of damage per cell at far range (the last 1/3 of the distance it shoots). The tweaked settings are: 7 points of damage at close range (first 1/3), 6 points at mid-range (second 1/3), and 5 points at far range (last 1/3). This is still a beta, so please give it an honest shot (particularly in a few CA and CTF games)"

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