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Post by timebean on Mar 29, 2017 0:07:15 GMT
Revenant PAW assault rifle with sticky grenades is pretty fun, but I miss my Avenger with the electricity stream. It was just so satisfying to shoot, even though the damage wasn't super high. I wish I would have saved that augmentation for a level V gun I don't like the plasma stream on any....it doesn't feel beefy enough to me.
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Post by mrtijger on Mar 29, 2017 0:09:14 GMT
Revenant PAW assault rifle with sticky grenades is pretty fun, but I miss my Avenger with the electricity stream. It was just so satisfying to shoot, even though the damage wasn't super high. I wish I would have saved that augmentation for a level V gun I don't like the plasma stream on any....it doesn't feel beefy enough to me. If you deconstruct a crafted weapon you get the augment back
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Post by timebean on Mar 29, 2017 0:11:03 GMT
Revenant PAW assault rifle with sticky grenades is pretty fun, but I miss my Avenger with the electricity stream. It was just so satisfying to shoot, even though the damage wasn't super high. I wish I would have saved that augmentation for a level V gun I don't like the plasma stream on any....it doesn't feel beefy enough to me. If you deconstruct a crafted weapon you get the augment back You can deconstruct them? SHIT! I sold mine!!!
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Post by mrtijger on Mar 29, 2017 0:16:40 GMT
Has anyone come across the blueprint for the L-89 Halberd? I've seen it for sale at a vendor but it doesnt seem to be present as a blueprint, given its specs I suspect it might make a very nice AR at higher crafting levels.
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Post by mrtijger on Mar 29, 2017 0:19:29 GMT
If you deconstruct a crafted weapon you get the augment back You can deconstruct them? SHIT! I sold mine!!! Oh...ooops.. Yes, when you deconstruct weapons you get some (all, maybe, not sure of that) of the materials and all the augments back. Its also a viable way to get crafting materials, any weapon or armor you loot can be deconstructed as well, unless you're desperate for cash. The exceptions are the Pathfinder weapons, those can only be sold or destroyed
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Post by timebean on Mar 29, 2017 0:22:02 GMT
You can deconstruct them? SHIT! I sold mine!!! Oh...ooops.. Yes, when you deconstruct weapons you get some (all, maybe, not sure of that) of the materials and all the augments back. Its also a viable way to get crafting materials, any weapon or armor you loot can be deconstructed as well, unless you're desperate for cash. The exceptions are the Pathfinder weapons, those can only be sold or destroyed And when I think of all the damned iron I have had to buy to make new weapons. I am always iron limited. GAH! Thanks for telling me this!
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Post by konfeta on Mar 29, 2017 1:08:20 GMT
You misspelled Vanquisher. Unless you never land headshots. Then carry on with the Valiant. Na I didn't. This isn't multiplayer. Ìn the single player game the Valiant is better then the Vanq in pretty much every single catagory. Craft an equal level Vanquisher and Valiant. Find a mook, shoot it in the face. Try again with the other rifle. Vanquisher deals so much more damage than the Valiant they aren't even in the same category of weapons.
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Post by maxzero on Mar 29, 2017 1:23:24 GMT
Na I didn't. This isn't multiplayer. Ìn the single player game the Valiant is better then the Vanq in pretty much every single catagory. Craft an equal level Vanquisher and Valiant. Find a mook, shoot it in the face. Try again with the other rifle. Vanquisher deals so much more damage than the Valiant they aren't even in the same category of weapons. Ahh I see a very high weakpoint/headshot modifier. Possibly bugged.
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Post by garrusfan1 on Mar 29, 2017 1:30:15 GMT
Use the "dahn" shotgun for a one hit up close. I am pretty sure it is the most powerful gun in the game but takes some practice to get use to
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Post by sriep on Mar 29, 2017 1:35:42 GMT
Soldier - Combat Fitness/ Sniper Rifles/ Turbochage/Shotguns
Ok so now I am going with Disciple, Incisor and Widow. (OK I found a WidowII in a box so its a freebie, obviously Ishary is better)
The point is that the Incisor is a virtually an Assult rifle, so this makeup effectively allows you to have a Shotgun, Assult Rifle and Sniper Rifle without having to fill out the Assault Rifle tree!
With Turbocharge, my 100%+ Clip size bonus gives me a size two Widow/Isharay clip!
Also, your have 4x25% weight reductions, so power recharge is not as slow as you might expect.
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Post by blanks on Mar 29, 2017 1:52:10 GMT
Has anyone come across the blueprint for the L-89 Halberd? I've seen it for sale at a vendor but it doesnt seem to be present as a blueprint, given its specs I suspect it might make a very nice AR at higher crafting levels. Doesn't seem to exist and it doesn't scale up like the other weapons. Really makes me mad since I love these single fire autos. I'm a big fan of the sandstorm with VHS, but the scope really ruins it for me.
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Post by shaqfu on Mar 29, 2017 3:12:22 GMT
One of my favs while playing was the isharay with heat seeking plasma with vintage heat sink. Pretty much a homing rocket launcher. AOE kills easy
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Post by jnericsonx on Mar 29, 2017 3:44:58 GMT
Inferno SR and old faithful Carnifex for my Infiltrator, if only because I hate hunting for ammo boxes. Though I'm wondering if I should take a SMG or a light shotgun as a 3rd weapon?
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Post by pathfinderhatu on Mar 29, 2017 3:49:36 GMT
Being a military veteran myself, this setup that I use on Elizabeth Ryder feels at home for me:
Kett Carfalon for melee, because it's an actual material blade that resembles the war blade I have in the navy.
I use the Maddock with a scope and heavy magazine. I have a hard time controlling the dispersion and recoil so I stick to semi-auto, plus the sniper rifle takes to long between shots to realign onto the target. The Maddock with a scope reminds me of the M21 ERB from Call of Duty 4 (back in the day).
I use the Charger SMG with a barrel and magazine attachments. I use this for kicking in doors and clear buildings room by room because I don't need to aim down sight with it and can hip-fire in close quarters while still retaining accuracy.
lastly, I use the Carnifax with a scope and heavy magazine for medium range marksmanship. This is usually for inside buildings that are larger but too large to need a sniper rifle or semi-auto carbine.
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Post by peligrad on Mar 30, 2017 14:15:33 GMT
I'm finding that scatter weapons (shotguns and talon pistol) when combined with either the plasma seeking augment or a lot of +accuracy are pretty amazing.
Unlike most shooters, guns don't have a "range" stat that makes their damage fall off at farther ranges. So if you have a really high accuracy stat to the point where your bullets don't spread, you can make these scatter weapons deal incredible damage at surprising range.
I've been playing with a scoped talon pistol (tier 6 of the pistol skill grants accuracy when aiming) and I'm finding that this setup outperforms assault rifles and other "mid range" weapons at mid range while being vastly superior at close range.
I'm also running a Piranha Shotgun with seeking plasma rounds. Basically the same concept but it has a higher potential DPS but the bullets can be strafed or the enemy can go into cover before the bullets reach them. This weapon setup is pretty solid against fiends and destroyers which have huge hit boxes and don't strafe much. Also really good against flying enemies like observers since they barely move and don't take cover at all. Obviously the Piranha is amazing at short range too. And the tier 6 of shotguns means your shotgun makes your melees substantially stronger and vice versa.
I would like to give the Isharay SR with bio-converter a try. Potentially with charged shot which would give you even more "bang" for each health penalty at the price of turning the weapon into kind of a wonky scoped howitzer. This seems like it could be the ultimate ultra mob slayer. Combo that with a Kett Carfalan so that you can self heal off melees and that really seems like a gun I could get some LoLs out of. I'd probably use this as a main weapon just hip firing charged shots are mid range if it weren't for the fact you have to scope in to avoid the 50% damage penalty.
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Post by VanSinn on Mar 30, 2017 14:35:10 GMT
I'm currently a big fan of the Sandstorm AR, the Hornet SMG and the Sidewinder pistol combo. The Sandstorm has an integrated scope that basically makes it a DMR (Dedicated Marksman Rifle), not quite a sniper rifle but filling much of the same roles, while the Hornet is a great medium-short range weapon with decent accuracy and stability. Once I got the extra holster from assault training, with the extra carry weight, adding a 6-shooter (ala Firefly ) hand cannon was a logical next step. Plus the Hornet resembles the Vector, a new-ish real life SMG that I'm a fan of, so that's a plus.
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Post by setecastronomy on Mar 30, 2017 14:40:37 GMT
On Insanity there is really only three guns that IMO are mathematically worth using for non Vanguards (who have their own needs): Sandstorm AR N7 Valiant SR Sidewinder Pistol The Sandstorm is accurate, has excellent DPS (588 at level 1), good spare ammo, light enough to to not affect your recharges much. The Valiant is even more accurate, even better DPS (737 at level 1), even better ammo efficiency but heavy enough to have a noticeable affect on recharges. As you level up and get +weight skills and such this weight difference no longer matters. Sidewinder also has very good DPS (737 at level 1 and has avery good growth rate as you get better versions), good ammo efficiency and is super light. Poor accuracy limits it range though. Makes a great secondary weapon. All the special projectile augments kinda suck. If your are a power user get the augment that gives you +20% power damage on full clip. I am a Vanguard, but appreciate the list anyway. That's why I like my Talon so much. Being a Vanguard, it is really nice to have that "long range shotgun/short range pistol". Since that tends to be my typical engagement range and if I'm close enough to use a typical shotgun I generally prefer to melee since I get so much shield and hp back in addition to very similar damage thanks to the melee damage perks. I'll definitely check out your list. Not interested in another pistol due to already carrying one, but the other two might be worthwhile. Talon Vanguard is amazing. I've been rocking it for a few days now. I usually throw the short barrel and large mag size mods on it. Point Blank Awesome.
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