Which weapon is better, plasma gun or unmaker without upgrades?

[wyte boi]

I'm playing blind first time and I can't find every secret to upgrade unmaker so I wonder is it even worth it to use unmaker as it is

[Žviks]

I didn't even know I could upgrade it on my first playthrough and was still surprised how strong it was. It's a lot stronger than Plasma.

[Seamus]

Shot for shot, a non-upgraded unmaker does double the damage per hit, but fires at like 1/3 the rate.

So, lower dps, but better ammo usage. That changes once you start getting the keys that upgrade it though.

[Immorpher]

Originally posted by Seamus:

Shot for shot, a non-upgraded unmaker does double the damage per hit, but fires at like 1/3 the rate.

So, lower dps, but better ammo usage. That changes once you start getting the keys that upgrade it though.

Good to know about the ammo usage!

[Seamus]

Originally posted by Immorpher:

Originally posted by Seamus:

Shot for shot, a non-upgraded unmaker does double the damage per hit, but fires at like 1/3 the rate.

So, lower dps, but better ammo usage. That changes once you start getting the keys that upgrade it though.

Good to know about the ammo usage!

I'd do the math on how the dps compares between plasma vs the upgraded tiers of unmaker, but, too much effort. Once the unmaker gets the second upgrade and starts shooting 3 beams, it most definitely wins on dps. Not sure where the ammo consumption there lies though, because the cost per shot goes up.

[painka05]

Guess all math is done right here https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Unmaker/Doom_64
And from my experience Unmaker is overall better and more convenient than a Plasma gun

[Immorpher]

Originally posted by painka05:

Guess all math is done right here https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Unmaker/Doom_64
And from my experience Unmaker is overall better and more convenient than a Plasma gun

Nice! Ya I think their math is correct on fandom. I know they are wrong about skill 5 since Doom 64 doesn't have it. And their BFG discussion for Doom 64 is wrong too. But otherwise, I think the unmaker calculations might be correct!

[Seamus]

Originally posted by painka05:

Guess all math is done right here https://doom.fandom.com/wiki/Unmaker/Doom_64
And from my experience Unmaker is overall better and more convenient than a Plasma gun

Fandom is a crap site.

They take most of their information from doomwiki.org with no credit given.