Yo yo!
I'm an experienced Game Master and I am currently running a campaign in Only War. So far my players have been in some major combats spread out over 8 sessions.
Not once have they even been close to running out of ammo; they have barely had to reload (Las and Heavy Bolter Weapons).
What is your experience with ammunition in the game? Do you other GMs care to note it?
Right now I am thinking of halving the capacity of all Las and Heavy Bolter clips just to get in a reload here and there in the combat encounters. I feel this is important because I want the players to feel increasingly desperate if they don't land their shots, without making combat run forever.
Currently, a Heavy Bolter can shoot full auto for 10 rounds without having to reload. Most of my encounters don't last much longer than that. Do you experience this, that players can basically shoot straight through a whole encounter without needing to reload?
And yes, I know that the Heavy Bolter is a heavy weapon made for suppression and so on, but still, I get the same results with the players Lasrifles and such.
Thankful for thoughts and experiences
-Max