Unique weapons question

[TheBattleForUranus]

Are the unique weapons basically the same as the regular ones except for cosmetics? Just got the Veteran rifle which I thought would be sweet because I use the VS Vintar as my main anyway. So I thought I'd be getting a souped up version. But when I go to upgrade it, it looks like they have the same exact stats and same exact upgrade paths.

Am I missing something or what? I'm only asking because if they are basically the same gun I'm just going to sell the Veteran rifle.

[Mr_Purple]

Veteran and most of preorder guns are skins/reskins. Some are pure basic (Veteran, Monolith camo guns), some - slightly upgraded. Unique guns you can find in the world, however, rock unique stats. For example unique MAC-10 gets insane fire rate, unique Groza is chambered in 5x45, unique USP that you get in SIRCAA is chambered in 9x19 and so on.

[sonic16]

I'd like to know more about this topic. Just by playing I realised that most of unique weapons are mostly upgraded (mostly permanent attachments) versions of regular ones. Sometimes they are worse.
For example Spiter is Buket S2 that comes with some attachments, one of which is a silencer but (Bug ?) because you can't no longer add a silencer you can't upgrade it's range considerably as you would do for Buket S2.
Valik's AK has a scope but does lower damage than a regular AKM with a scope attached.
Predator is an M860 Cracker but you can't install a mag on it, making it worthless.

[TheBattleForUranus]

Originally posted by Mr_Purple:

Veteran and most of preorder guns are skins/reskins. Some are pure basic (Veteran, Monolith camo guns), some - slightly upgraded. Unique guns you can find in the world, however, rock unique stats. For example unique MAC-10 gets insane fire rate, unique Groza is chambered in 5x45, unique USP that you get in SIRCAA is chambered in 9x19 and so on.

Ah so I didn't find a "unique" weapon then. Good to know.

[ImHelping]

It wildly varies, sometimes it is "Just a few tweaks" others are complete game changers that remind you that default weapons are hamstrung instead of unique weapons being overpowered.

Like the fact the AKM-74S can't attach a sight, or unlock the ability to attach a sight, ever. because ???

Meanwhile off to the side, people who think anything that is not slamming their hand in the car door are calling Valik's gun (that has a small damage penalty) overpowered because it is an AKM-74S that comes with a scope perma-attached. But you use it because the standard one is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over on quick headshots when bandits spawn in plain view under you while you are climbing pipes, not because the gun is good.

Every unique that is actually terrible overall or "Just cost so much more for next to nothing to not be worth it" are basically distractions from many standard weapons being lackluster and overpriced already for the players.