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Tuna the Fish
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.08.15 20:49:00 -
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I'm about to start unlocking proto suits and gear in the next couple weeks, and while I have invested into some skills to help with fitting all this new stuff, it's going to be a while before I can fit everything comfortably. So I need to make some sacrifices, and one of the sacrifices I'm thinking of making is sticking with an advanced or even basic sidearm weapon.
Here are my reasons for doing so: I use an SMG as a sidearm. The higher tier SMGs offer higher damage, accuracy, and range. Well, since I'm using my SMG as a secondary weapon, I mainly only use it in CQC situations, where the improved range and accuracy wouldn't benefit me all that much. As for the damage, it's only a point or two higher per tier, and as fast as the SMG fires, I can't see me noticing that extra damage.
My hold ups are that the way I play, if an enemy is close enough, I use an AR to drain his shields and switch to the SMG to hit his armor. If the enemy isn't that close, I just use the AR since it has better range than the SMG. I don't like the idea of skimping out on what is basically half my CQC strategy. Also, having a proto primary and a standard secondary is going to feel weird until I get used to the idea.
So what do you all think? Should I try and make a proto sidearm fit, or could the CPU and PG be better used elsewhere? |
Tuna the Fish
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.08.15 20:56:00 -
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I can't start skilling into the proficiency skills until I unlock proto weapons, but I am planning on maxing those out regardless of what tier weapons I'm using. |
Tuna the Fish
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.08.15 21:38:00 -
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Nemo Bluntz wrote:Also, as you plan your suit down the line to start using Swarms, its pretty important to have a sidearm that you can actually defend yourself with. If that's the case, its definitely worth it. I'm sure you've used the start swarm suit, and I'm sure you felt just as helpless as we all do when using it.
Yes. Yes I did.
Just to clarify to everyone, I'm not saying that Proto SMGs aren't worth using (I definitely would use one if I were using a swarm fit). I'm just asking if it's worth using the PG and CPU on a secondary weapon instead of somewhere else (like to stack complex shield extenders for example). Down the road, once I have maxed out every skill that has anything to do with fitting, I'm planning on running both a proto primary and secondary weapons, but for now I need to make cuts.
Also, I rather enjoyed your description of your evening with the SMG, Nemo.  |
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