Trying to decide which of the 3 rifles I should focus on. I loved the AR-50 during alpha, but haven't tried it much yet in live. The Aphelion is really nice for shields, but its woes against armor are something of a killer for me. And the Oppressor... I want to love it, but it feels so weak in terms of damage. So, what rifle do you prefer? Particularly when upgraded a few times
Favoured Assault Rifle?
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The oppressor sucks. It's slightly better at killing shields than the AR50, and slightly better at killing armor than the Aphelion, but less effective than both in practice because of the accuracy issues.
I like the AR50 personally. I strip shields with the Tormentor and finish armor off with the AR50 if I'm trying to conserve.
In my opinion, the Kinetic guns should do a little better against shields though, not really to help players, but to help the AI which (Aside from Sharpshooters) are locked to one weapon. So if they have a kinetic gun, they're kind of screwed. At least Laser wielding enemies have the advantage of Hitscan, and t hey can get really nasty chip damage on your armor over time by stripping your shields quickly.
I like the AR50 personally. I strip shields with the Tormentor and finish armor off with the AR50 if I'm trying to conserve.
In my opinion, the Kinetic guns should do a little better against shields though, not really to help players, but to help the AI which (Aside from Sharpshooters) are locked to one weapon. So if they have a kinetic gun, they're kind of screwed. At least Laser wielding enemies have the advantage of Hitscan, and t hey can get really nasty chip damage on your armor over time by stripping your shields quickly.
Aphelion actually has no headshot multiplier. Oppressor's travel time isn't much of an issue for me, but its low dps is a killer.
I agree, it'd be nice to see a bit of a buff in that area.
Between the two of you, I'm convinced to give the AR-50 another go. Thanks!
To be honest I prefer a C-44 to the AR-50
Easily the best assault rifle. And that's exactly what it actually is.
I did a double take when I read the OP though. Thought it said "flavoured rifles". I was all up for cherry.
Unless there's something seriously off with mine (pre-upgraded G2 with no mods), the plasma assault rifle is total garbage. Sat there chunking away at NPCs with almost no damage. I've got better and more consistent time to kill stripping shields with a laser pistol and finishing with a kinetic SMG or rifle, which is saying something given the godawful weapon switch delay.
Try tuning your AR50 for greater range, stability and magazine capacity. Free slot for the last one if you want to put like a scope on and make it a battle rifle, But it rocks then. "Range" is effectively "Damage" just like in space, once you're outside optimal range, the falloff is pretty bad.
Yeah, Plasma auto is garbage.
The Executioner is a one-shot shield dropper. The second round kills. If you have to reload, switch to the AR-50 for a quick kill. Go for the headshots.
i like the g5 aphelion and use it almost exclusive now, headshots work, distance works, audio masking works, im taking out level 5 vip threats at a distance and not even alerting the other npc (workers and enemies) in the area
i have a p15 too ... use it when needed esp. useful when the npc rush you -- drop a few npc shields with the aphelion and then switch to the secondary and quickly finish them off
i have and tried most other weapons and not really liking them ... im pleased with the 2 i mentioned and they fit my playstyle perfectly, ymmv
i have a p15 too ... use it when needed esp. useful when the npc rush you -- drop a few npc shields with the aphelion and then switch to the secondary and quickly finish them off
i have and tried most other weapons and not really liking them ... im pleased with the 2 i mentioned and they fit my playstyle perfectly, ymmv
All the weapons works that way I think. It's very annoying. The plasma pistol is the same, while aiming it's perfectly accurate, but without aiming it's very much not.
Someone posted a screenshot on Reddit where the shotgun, if you put a scope on it, suddenly have a much better spread.
Shields go down almost immediately regardless so I use a Zenith rather than put thermal in a primary slot, then an AR-50 in primary. Pretty fast to just murder my way through farming runs now, RIP player anarchy factions. Haven't engineered them yet, waiting to see what the meta is since getting it wrong is unfixable without repeating the soul-crushing grind.
This is what I've been using as well G3 for both. Works great for sitting on a rooftop and taking people out from above. I lucked up and got a g2 ar-50 with headshot damage at the first pioneer stop I ever went to.
I'm collecting mats and just playing the game to wait and see what happens with the engineering requirements.
Same. I have a G3 I picked up from a random station and I love the completely mental spray. Not that the AR-50 isn't fun too.
I'm thinking of a Dominator loadout with an upgraded Zenith to rip shields and both the C-44 and AR-50 in the primary slots. Reduces the time between ammo box refills.
G3 Executioner mostly. The clip size needs engineering. The travel time is NOT good against skimmers. But I have killed many mans with it.
I would also say that laser rifle / kinetic pistol should be very valid, or laser/kinetic rifles in a dominator.
Haven't started conflict zones yet, but I'm hoping plasma/rocket/plasma is a good way to go.
I just G5'd my Tormentor and extended its magazine (The Magazine Capacity is only +50% not Double, so take that into account for weapons like Executioner and Intimidator, you're only going to get 1 extra shot).
So basically I have a Space DEagle. 9 Shots at 22.6 damage per shot. It's absolutely barbaric. Debating which gun I should upgrade next, but I really like the Karma 50. Until I can confirm whether or not the Accuracy modification will tighten the spread of the Intimidator, I'll probably just go with the AR50.
I was thinking
Magazine Capacity
Longer range
better handling
Headshot damage
So basically I have a Space DEagle. 9 Shots at 22.6 damage per shot. It's absolutely barbaric. Debating which gun I should upgrade next, but I really like the Karma 50. Until I can confirm whether or not the Accuracy modification will tighten the spread of the Intimidator, I'll probably just go with the AR50.
I was thinking
Magazine Capacity
Longer range
better handling
Headshot damage
I like the executioner a lot, mostly made this thread to find an alternative to it when I don't feel like being quite as precise. But I can say that the executioner, rocket, tormentor loadout works beautifully