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Originally posted by Guest_Ryan@Aug 4 2005, 06:23 PM
So far i only use laser weapons because u don't need ammo. Is this a good idea?
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there is a big debate among UFO vets about Laser Rifles vs Heavy Plasma. Just to give you the gist of why one may pick one or the other. Laser Rifles = lower TUs needed to fire, lighter, no ammo needed, made-on-earth logo. Heavy Plasma = better accuracy, better damage, and of course the pride of spitting green colored oatmeal of burning doom upon the heads of aliens who say 'I dont know' (nevermind that last bit - if i explain it, it looses it's impact)
My own personal opinion:
Heavy Plasma is the superior weapon, hands down (except on Sectopods who resist plasma damage a bit). The accuracy and damage beat the slight TU advantage of the Laser Rifle. Who cares if you can fire off 3 more shots when I've already killed the alien in one snap shot? HOWEVER:::::::: due to the lame 80-item limit on any craft I believe that the laser rifle is a better weapon overall as a standard weapon on most troops. It means I can carry more flares, explosives, medi-kits - whatever I want. This is because a Laser Rifle is one and only one item while a Heavy Plasma is at least 2 and more if you want the possibility of extra shots if needed. The ammo itself is not a problem, plasma clips drop from aliens like skirts on prom night, but it takes up space, and if you don't want to waste clips you need to empty every gun before combat is over, a major pain.