Sirius vs Canis (VS smgs)

[CheckM8]

I know they are slightly different classes of smg, but I’m just getting into infiltrator smg and was wondering which one I should go for. I know unstable ammunition was recently nerfed, but I’ve heard that the canis is still viable and it seems so in VR. I have a feeling that the Sirius may be better because of the immediate high rate of fire and as I am ambushing people, the speed up on the canis might be annoying. But what do you guys think?

[B4rr]

If your aim is good, go for the Eridani, if it's meh go for the Sirius, if it's bad use the Canis with UA.

[Salami Tsunami]

Go for the real game, the stalker cloak.

Out to 15 meters, I like the NS-Pilot better than any SMG

Although for Vanu smgs, I favor the Sirius. (I use it for engineer). Most fighting in this game happens in close quarters anyway, and it's a very good tool for that. The Canis is just fiddly.

[Pervy]

I use Sirius al the way.
Even on medics..

[Delayio]

Definitely Sirius, even if your aim is great you can't go wrong with it. I think its the best gen 2 smg out of all the factions

[Pr@3tør!an]

I use spiker and quick knife ;)

[Salami Tsunami]

Originally posted by LøneInfiltratør:

I use spiker and quick knife ;)

You like the spiker? I've literally never heard anything good about it.

Incidentally, how does the alternate firing mode work. The instructions are kind of vague.

[76561198249543296]

The Sirius has a very low skill ceiling and you won't grow much into it as you get better. The accuracy of the weapon is very poor and it is an extremely short-ranged SMG. This poses a problem if you are going up against pump shotguns where your other SMGs you can outrange a shotgun. Then there is the problem it doesn't have an advantage over the other faction's SMGs. The Hailstorm, the Blitz, the Cyclone, Gladius, the Armistice, even the Jackal are more accurate. It is easily the worst SMG of the bunch.

It does fair better with 4 headshots at maximum damage range but the Eridani has more DPS and better accuracy. The Canis doesn't explicitly need unstable ammo. Even without it, it is overall more effective at longer range. If you want to go for headshots at 20m, the Eridani is better no question about it.