Plasma Rifles vs Alloy Cannon

[KSB]

Anyone else feels that Plasma Rifles have a higher chance of hitting compared to Alloy Cannons?

[achus93]

of course man, Alloy Cannons are the plasma-tier shotguns...

[Stardustfire]

Hmm my Alloy cannon nearly ever hit 100% (must be because i use it in its meaned way 0-4 Tiles away from the target. (4 when it is a Disc or a Sectopod))

[Demonbreather]

nearly always

[Mort Strudel]

The Alloy Cannon is still a shotgun...you need to get in close.

[GrimyBunyip]

shotguns have better accuracy than rifles up to 10 tiles. Maximum firing range is 19-20 ish tiles btw. I find that I'm engaging at or within 10 tiles with my assaults frequently enough to justify shotguns over rifles on every mission.

they also have better crit chance and damage so realistically I can justify them at 11-12 tiles distance too. Either way rifles are terrible.

[Panthera Leo]

Alloy Cannon. Does the better damage, and the only class that can use it has a number of ability to get in close and live to tell the tale.

If a assult class isn't useing a shotgun type weapon, your better off replacing them with a support class I think.

[R2_Opus2]

Its good to have a mix the way I play. Sometimes, just by the way things evolve on the battlefield, I have at least one assault use plasma rifile. Alloy Cannons, if you're not careful with it, drain ammo as fast as heavies do.

[Mister Veeg]

depends, are you using the alloy cannon the way it's meant to be used or are you trying to snipe with it.

[KSB]

I don't know. My assaults with alloy cannons miss their targets half the time. But my supports armed with plasma rifles are almost a 100% hit most of the time. Hence my frustrations with alloy cannons. And it has nothing to do with the soldiers as they are all COLs. (well, maybe my supports aim are better than the assults, lol)

However, I do admit that alloy cannons are a monster at close quarter. BOOM! :)

[Stardustfire]

but u are aware of the point that asaults like snipers carry a Pistol that isnt only to show off?

[Chard]

I prefer Alloy Cannons myself... BUT! if you have an offensive assault builds, plasma rifles can do nearly as much damage. Agression (up to plus 30 crit chance) with Bring Em' On and Killer Instinct (a but load of extra crit damage) and Ghost Armor (30 or so extra crit chance when cloaked) can make for a very potent Plasma Rifle assault who also has range that rivals or even exceeds that of a defensivly specced assault armed with the Alloy Cannon.

[DashThrowing]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=215733439
This was just her during the mid-game. Perfect for Shotguns, in my opinion.

[DashThrowing]

Publicado originalmente por travischia1610:

I don't know. My assaults with alloy cannons miss their targets half the time. But my supports armed with plasma rifles are almost a 100% hit most of the time. Hence my frustrations with alloy cannons. And it has nothing to do with the soldiers as they are all COLs. (well, maybe my supports aim are better than the assults, lol)

However, I do admit that alloy cannons are a monster at close quarter. BOOM! :)

This is very true. In fact, I like to use Run & Gun combined with Ghost to take out Ethereals with Rapid Fire before they do a thing.

[KSB]

Publicado originalmente por Stardustfire:

but u are aware of the point that asaults like snipers carry a Pistol that isnt only to show off?

I have to admit, before the introduction of covert operative in EW, I rarely use or pay attention to pistols.

[R2_Opus2]

Publicado originalmente por azure604:

depends, are you using the alloy cannon the way it's meant to be used or are you trying to snipe with it.

I use it the way its meant to be used, up close whenever possible. If I've got 2 assaults on a mission however, the one with the highest aim ends up with plasma. It really just boils down to squad make up and what they have in the end that determines what I give them.

For example, if I had 2 squad sight snipers, I might not care so much if both assaults went Alloy.