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whats the general consesus on the best weapon type in the game? im guessing its AR, followed by LMG? and what are the best talents for those weapons?
Depends on where you play.
Current SOTG its AR or LMG for PVE. But with SS getting nerfed for anything save Rifles in TU4 this wont be the case for long.
PVP is LMG no question. You can make ARs work but it's a hard to beat a good LMG setup. You get your weapon "buff" (damage out over cover) pretty much 100% of the time in PVP. ARs got a small boost so that helps some...but you dont get the real buff until the entirety of their armor is gone and with skills like bloodsucker/unbreakable you are at a disadvantage since the LMG gets it's bonus armor or not.
You also dont have to reload with an lmg...and if you run lullaby you just roll for 25 rounds. Shoot some, roll (so the guy misses some while he has to try and track you), get 25 rounds, shoot some more, Ar guy has to reload and you get a couple seconds of taking no damage from him while you are whaling on the dude with your LMG.
Once TU4 hits LMG across both will be the clear winner since you can't stack HD, stability, and reload speed with SS and an AR/LMG any more.
If you want to see how drastic the change is just respec your SS tree and keep it at 0. Run an AR and that's where you are minus you'll be able to get +15 WD when TU4 drops. You could just run survivalist as well...just make sure you arent using generics so your damage is equal.
Also...solo the difference is minimal, but it's there in places if you are paying attention. In groups it factors in A LOT...as the highest potential for damage is in that SS H/S/R stack...and you dont get it anymore save using a R.
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