what are the best and worst Ranged weapons for the veteran?

[OwO]

hey there, im kinda testing out some of the ranged weapons for veteran, and i would like to hear your opnions on which one u would consider the best and which ones are just bed


imo, my fav ones so far is the plasma gun, the stabalized auto rifle, and the bolt rifle

[PlayerOnline]

Best are torrent auto rifle and Lasrifle.

[Where is Dead Space 2 Remake]

The best ranged weapon is plasma hands down (great for bosses, specialists, and cleave for hordes). Recon lasguns are also very good with a crit focused build and has good ammo economy with no ammo used on crit perk. Some of the worse weapons I would say are the braced autoguns because of their limitation on killing targets from range (which is your job as vet) and the infantry lasguns. Although ammo efficient, these are very bad at killing targets quickly in the heat of the moment when the game decides to throw the whole kitchen sink at you.

[Ravi]

Originally posted by Where is Dead Space 2 Remake:

The best ranged weapon is plasma hands down (great for bosses, specialists, and cleave for hordes). Recon lasguns are also very good with a crit focused build and has good ammo economy with no ammo used on crit perk. Some of the worse weapons I would say are the braced autoguns because of their limitation on killing targets from range (which is your job as vet) and the infantry lasguns. Although ammo efficient, these are very bad at killing targets quickly in the heat of the moment when the game decides to throw the whole kitchen sink at you.

Brauto is great. The Agripina variant can cleave multiple targets and deal with flak quite easilly. It is also accurate out to medium ranges and can be tap fired to kill distant snipers. It also does not require any point investment on the talent tree, or require specific blessing combinations to perform. It is an excellent all rounder and entry level weapon.

The Infantry las is simply inconvenient to use at this point. The spawn rates of enemies have increased drastically since the launch of the game, and it struggles to keep up with large roaming squads of elites and specialists. With a crit weakspot build it can delete specialists and unarmored elites quite effectively though, and boasts one of the best ammo economies in the game.

My contender for the REAL worst vet weapon has to be the shredder autopistol.

[Jez]

yes they're all good for different situations, if it's multiple gunners or such i prefer the infantry lasgun because the sight & large magazine help defeat them quickly

[Arkval]

Depends on the difficulty.

Up to Auric maelstrom: everything is good and playable except autopistol, vigilant autoguns, hellbores and combat shotguns.
But you can make them work if you really try, mind you. Except autopistol. ♥♥♥♥ autopistol. It is so bad now makes you wonder why it still exists.

In Havoc: everything is bad except revolver, bolt pistol, bolt gun, recon las and plasma.

[v4nd4hl]

Best:
Recon Lasgun - Versatility and Ammo Economy
Plasma - Sheer power

Both weapons have a low skill floor too.

Worst?

In my opinion probably the hipfire revolver. Fun and stylish to use but... underwhelming in comparison.

And the shredder autopistol - hope the soon to come buff changes things for the better here

[fLiPPsTeR]

Worst, IMO, is the auto-pistol. Was good more than an year ago, but it was heavily nerfed. The shotguns are underwhelming too.

[R᠌eachForTheSky]

Best Plasma best gun

Worst Hellbore.

[wifeburger]

so good its boring: plasma gun.

viable and actually fun to use: Agri Mk 8 Braced Autogun, Heavy Laspistols, Agri Mk 1 IAG, Stub Revolvers, Recon Lasguns.

niche but viable with proper build: All of the shotguns, Helbore Lasguns, Infantry Autoguns (excluding Agri Mk 1), Infantry Lasguns, Boltgun.

huge value: boltpistol with lethal proximity.

horrible: shredder autopistol. vigilant autoguns.

[Hopper-King]

looked at the shredder autopistol, very limited utility.
perks indicate it's meant to be used to flank(backstab) hordes presumably attacking allies.

edit: or burn an infiltrate to get the most out of it.

[Jez]

Originally posted by Hopper-King:

looked at the shredder autopistol, very limited utility.
perks indicate it's meant to be used to flank(backstab) hordes presumably attacking allies.

edit: or burn an infiltrate to get the most out of it.

i think they nerfed the shredder, doesn't seem to kill the pox-walkers so quickly . .

i found it worked well with the tac axe or i guess the knife because of handling and speed lets you dominate close combat until something with armour arrives . .

[󠀡󠀡]

I'd say Plasma Rifle, can clean a whole line of enemies and is still pretty viable in terms of ammo consumption and damage.
I agree with this post though, once you get into Havoc.

Originally posted by Arkval:

Depends on the difficulty.

Up to Auric maelstrom: everything is good and playable except autopistol, vigilant autoguns, hellbores and combat shotguns.
But you can make them work if you really try, mind you. Except autopistol. ♥♥♥♥ autopistol. It is so bad now makes you wonder why it still exists.

In Havoc: everything is bad except revolver, bolt pistol, bolt gun, recon las and plasma.

[Mini]

Best: Plasma, Bolter, Stub Revolver, Infantry Autogun, etc.

Worst: Infantry Lasgun, Helbore Lasgun, SMG, Headhunter Autogun, Pump Shotguns, etc.

I’ve seen people make some of the more middling choices like the Helbore and the Double Barrel work, but that takes some skill.

[Ol'Jonesy]

This, of course, is just our experience (we do not generally play/follow reddit or meta builds), but the Bolter is incredibly good when specced correctly for it (yellow tags etc). The downside is that it is rather ammo inefficient, but it hits very, very hard, is weirdly accurate at range, and can shatter and bleed the big stuff.

I know it isn't meta, but my high end team of friends can feel the difference when we don't have a bolter vet and when we do.

Outside of the ammo economy issues, that *can* be mitigated, it does tend to be a playstyle that requires your vet to have high awareness and knowledge of the game. However, if your vet is good, the bolter outshines almost any weapon.

[FavoriteZero16]

best is bolt pistol worst is the machine pistol