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Title: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Godna on May 31, 2013, 03:56:15 am
The Laser rifle on the wiki's stats are wrong with the ingame reporting as 40-60...however the Plasma rifles are accurate at 35-65

The wiki however says the plasma rifle has more impressive crits is this true...or is the Laser rifle just superior in almost every way?


(Also why is Leather armor MK2 almost as good if not better than Metal armor mk2?)
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: TKs-KaBoom on May 31, 2013, 04:39:49 am
ROI on plasma rifle manufacture vs salvaging (i.e. farming) 50%+ laser rifles is comparable but all in all lasers are the more efficient path.  Lasers have longer range and dont require ew specialist crafter and bps to come by them.  The only thing lasers are deficient to plasma rifles is small amount of damage.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Godna on May 31, 2013, 05:12:02 am
Why is that though? Laser Rifles are soo much easier to acquire and are just better in literally every way. Even average damage...

Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Swinglinered on May 31, 2013, 05:20:47 am
Armors have lower Damage Resistance to plasma than to laser.

Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: MrWillsauce on May 31, 2013, 05:51:10 am
Try using a laser rifle against someone wearing metal armor, then try again with plasma. You'll know the difference. This also answers your question regarding leather armor and metal armor.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Tomowolf on May 31, 2013, 10:27:03 am
Try using a laser rifle against someone wearing metal armor, then try again with plasma. You'll know the difference. This also answers your question regarding leather armor and metal armor.
Same with helmets.
Plasma is doing nasty crits even w/o bypasses, just if enemy got NORMAL combat helmet crit can go up to 150~~ 200 dmg, while laser max is like 130.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: xsarq on May 31, 2013, 10:34:27 am
I`m plasma-only user - habbit from Fallout 2.
Still its working well for me, so i see no reason to switch to laser.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Kascin on May 31, 2013, 06:13:54 pm
The Plasma Rifle could be a nice weapon, but his range is much too low.

All weapons used in pvp have a better range (Avenger, M60, Rocket, Sniper, Gauss, Gatling and Laser Rifle), so if we could compare it directly you should take 2 bursts in your face before making one of your über-powerful-plasma rifle critical.

Though I think this weapon is good versus mobs or for killing some random bluesuits.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Tomowolf on May 31, 2013, 06:19:01 pm
The Plasma Rifle could be a nice weapon, but his range is much too low.

All weapons used in pvp have a better range (Avenger, M60, Rocket, Sniper, Gauss, Gatling and Laser Rifle), so if we could compare it directly you should take 2 bursts in your face before making one of your über-powerful-plasma rifle critical.

Though I think this weapon is good versus mobs or for killing some random bluesuits.
But plasma tanks are still in good shape, but people prefer to play gtling, because of it's ultimate damage.
Laser rifle just got bigger range, but it's criticals are smaller, plasma have lot of dmgs from crits.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: xsarq on May 31, 2013, 06:20:21 pm
Take with you both then. Snipe them from long distance using laser, but when they get close switch to Plasma.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Godna on June 01, 2013, 09:40:17 pm
,but what makes the plasma rifle do better crits...I don't see anything on the weapon itself that would indicate it does.


I've gotten 200 crits from both of them
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: MrWillsauce on June 01, 2013, 09:44:56 pm
Also it's important to note that plasma weapons melt people when you get overkills with them, which completely deletes their armor. Don't use plasma when farming CA.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Tomowolf on June 01, 2013, 10:02:28 pm
,but what makes the plasma rifle do better crits...I don't see anything on the weapon itself that would indicate it does.


I've gotten 200 crits from both of them
it does better crits at head shots, always.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Sarakin on June 02, 2013, 06:39:00 am
it does better crits at head shots, always.
Reasoning 101.

Plasma is massively underperforming ATM, only being better than laser rifle in plasma type of damage. Nonetheless in terms of bypasses, it is neglectable.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Tomowolf on June 02, 2013, 11:13:41 am
Reasoning 101.

Plasma is massively underperforming ATM, only being better than laser rifle in plasma type of damage. Nonetheless in terms of bypasses, it is neglectable.
I've been playing last times with plasma rifle
-cheap to get
-good damage against every helmet(this is about tesla helmet too)
-you use it when it comes to rush to enemy or defend in building

only bad side I see it's that you need to carry two weapons that might come much cw or for someone who cannot afford it.
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Godna on June 03, 2013, 06:41:13 am
Also Plasma destroys equipment...
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Tomowolf on June 03, 2013, 07:16:04 am
Also Plasma destroys equipment...
When you can afford plasma, you can afford everything in this game, and you don't need crap armors after your enemies (farmed armors aren't usable anymore, crafted either - you can use them only in repairs).
Title: Re: Laser Rifle Vs Plasma Rifle
Post by: Godna on June 03, 2013, 08:11:31 am
Actually Plasma if fairly cheap.  Craft Rockets and you are good to go.