Shotguns and ARs are very subpar

Well I like the overall philosophy on balance, but yes most ARs are garbage. Falcon is amazing on Merc with pure accuracy spec though a Striker (which is a krogan made rifle) fill-in

Soned (UR Typhoon 2.0) is pretty good on Merc as well

Thokin is one of the only ones with decent dps but difficult to headshot with it.  Most ARs are meant to go for headshots

Piranha is still one of the highest dps shotguns

I dunno what you're talking about. I can kill a Bronze mook with the Katana in a single clip. On an Infiltrator. :rage:

Do you fear Redback spiders and Taipans?

Same complaintnI had in ME3MP. An AR is the staple of any military. Pistols, shotguns, sniper rifles...all ancillary.

Except in this game. I can headshot a mook with the Sidewinder from across the map.

But almost any AR cannot hit the broad side of a barn.

i would like to make a point about the spread of the shotguns. I shot a wall from 2 meters and the spread was ridiculous no wonder the shotguns do so little damage if half of the pellets miss the target and if you go for headshot sometimes the bullet go everywhere but the head from 2m/6feet, madness. I use pistols instead.

do you have any mods unlockd? receiver? from what i read in sp that might help quite - at least vs armoured.

The guns are quite disappointing in ME:AMP to say the least. They obviously put almost no effort into balance testing anything in MP. I think they threw random numbers on random guns and hoped for the best. They have a lot of work ahead of them to get it right.

This reminds me of the ME3MP remember how we all used to accuse the devs of balancing the game around bronze, this feels even truer as most guns struggle in silver and honestly I haven't dared tread into gold with pugs considering the lack of stopping power in the arsenal. I just hope when the first set of balance changes roll around the few that are good don't take a hit instead they get the hint and bring up most weapons especially rares, and ultra rares.

U forgot to mention the High Queen of the ARs, the Saber. The Spitfire is a beast too. Throw in the Lancer as a lightweight alternative to the PPR. Also Valkyrie. I luv the Valkyrie.

I agree. The Sandstorm is the only one that hits hard enough for me, so I treat it like a dmr. They really need make the mattok hit harder like the DMR it really is.

The Piranha does feel like a closer range gun than it did in ME3 mp, but it's still the strongest gun in the game per clip. The only thing preventing it from wiping Andromeda on the floor is the N7 UR status and the slow reload mechanics. In ME3, you could wipe out enemies by yourself with just that gun. Pistols and sniper guns is where it's at with Andromeda. Hurricane is still god level. Talon is not as god-like as in ME3 but still second in command. Equalizer is very good and easy to rank up to level X if you buy one of the lower tier packs. Widow and Isharay are awesome one shot guns. The Vanquisher, mine at level IV, is surprisingly my second most damaging gun per clip, next to the supreme Piranha. I have the Nadalen, and I want to like it, as it remind me of that game breaking Krysae sniper gun from ME3, but it's currently level 1 and can't kill much unless you pop 3-4 rounds at an enemy.

Some of these guns are UR not because they're so strong. It's because they're so weak no one wanted them and the manufacturers went out of business so there aren't many of them around.

So its not just me? I don't play that much hence my earning power is low. Decided to max out basic guns first before buying expensive packs. At this point of time I can't replace my AvengerX assault rifle which is pretty much my bread and butter for all my characters? Even my Level 20 soldier.

Of course its not the best, but I can't find better :< (farming Silver BTW due to lack of good weapons)

Is there anything that is decently accurate that would allow me to peek out for 1-2 seconds, score some head shots rather than pretend to be Rambo with an Aven-Peashooter trying to kill a normal mob?