Marston EV
Doomheim
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Posted - 2012.11.17 14:14:00 -
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OK so i have been using the laser rifle since the start of the current build, and ive noticed a lot more people starting to use it lately so because of that ill share everything i know about the laser rifle, and what can be done to make it better....
SUMMARY: The laser rifle is a unique weapon in that it "stacks" damage, and has pretty much ZERO recoil. That being said, the initial damage the laser rifle does is very little at the start. Initialy the standard and advanced laser rifles start off at 15 damage per "bullet" (bullet = ammo count considering there really isn't individual bullets.....) each second that goes by adds another 15 damage per bullet. So this means 1 sec = 15 dmg/bullet, 2 sec = 30 dmg/bullet, 3 sec = 45 dmg/bullet, ect...... this works really well because lets say in 2 seconds you've fired 25 "bullets" thats...... a LOT of potential damage being delt.
STATISTICS so here are the statistics for the three laser rifles currently available.....
The Standard "Laser Rifle" has a stacking damage of 15, a PG of 5, a CPU of 53, a cost of 6000 isk, and it overheats at around the 20 bullet mark (meaning youve shot 80 out of your 100 shot clip). This rifle is effective, but not the best to use obviously.
The Advanced "ELM-7 Laser Rifle" has a stacking damage of 15, a PG of 8, a CPU of 72, a cost of 18,240 isk, and it never overheats. This rifle is questionably the best Laser rifle as it never overheats and costs literally a fourth of the prototype laser rifle.
The Prototype "Viziam Laser Rifle" has a stacking damage of 20, a PG of 10, a CPU of 92, a cost of 80,480 isk, and it overheats after firing it for 98 rounds in a row (2). This is my favorite laser rifle as it does the most damage and wont usually overheat unless your in a heavy fight.
USAGE As many people already know the laser rifle does its maximum damage at its maximum range, what most people dont know though is that the laser rifles basic range is actually less then the assault rifles basic range. Because of this its HIGHLY recomended that the "sharpshooter" skill be upgraded to atleast lvl 3. At this point it almost has the same range of a tacticle rifle and can melt people who don't even know your there. The laser rifle does better against shield then it does armor but this doesn't mean you cant kill things like heavys at ease. It is actually decent as an anti vehicle weapon as most vehicles in the game currently are "shield tanked" but that doesn't mean its gonna be more effective then your standard AV equipment, it just means that if you get good with it you might be able to take out an LAV or two if there being careless. ALWAYS have a submachine gun on hand because the laser rifle is literally useless at close range, and if your running it with a logi suit just make sure to have a decent squad running with you because obviously you dont have a side arm slot for those suits. Lastly i want to point out that by design the laser rifle is meant more as a "close" range support role. If your using it you should be on the outskirts of large engagements just picking people off from a distance and supporting the guys getting in close.
CONCLUSION ALL in all the laser rifle is a fantastic gun that can melt people, but its useless at close range and the upper teir versions of it can get expensive and hard to replace if you like to die a lot. However it really is a good gun and id reccomend everyone to atleast |