Weapon Trials. How long do they last?

[SabreXT]

I know you can try weapons, but how long do they last, does it tick down while you are offline, and do you get to try them again at a later date? thanks.

[WoLFpwr]

30 mins and i think its 8 hours before you can try another again after.

[SabreXT]

Originally posted by WoLFpwr:

30 mins and i think its 8 hours before you can try another again after.

Ok. Can you try the same weapon multiple times?

[FishInTheAirCon]

30 minutes and you can trial a new weapon every 8 hrs. so going offline whilst you have a trial going is not a smart move, but the reset isn't dependant on being online. You can go to bed and have a new trial available in the morning.

EDIT: Ninja'd. I don't really see the point of retrialling a gun, a half hour is more than enough to tell if you like it enough to invest certs or real money into it...

[WoLFpwr]

After the 8 hours you should be able to.

[Wowie]

The trial ticks even if you don't have a weapon equipped, so try to avoid warpgates when testing vehicle weapons, because they are a prime target for greifing with throwaway accounts, thus causing you to lose your trial to a respawn timer or lack of resources.

Honestly, I think trial weapons should be based on how much ammo has been spent, and after X amount it disappears from your loadout screen. Different weapons would have different trial ammo counters, so you can still do suppressive fire with LMGs and still have a reasonable amount of playtime before it disappears.

[Jake Muss]

How do you even trial a weapon?

All I could find was a "preview" screen that has an enlarged picture of the weapon.

[Wowie]

Click unlock, then there is a blue bar that says "trial" at the very bottom of the window.

[SabreXT]

I think it's when you go to buy the weapon, you can choose station cash, cerps, or free trial, tucked away at the bottom. Though I'm not sure.

[Bug Space]

i try to trial a variety of weapons for each class / vehicle so i can get a feel of what i like the best.. and yeah, when you rial a weapon it kind of says 8 hours for next trial and 30 minutes remaining for the weapon... and it ticks down

[Selvator]

If you want to trail the same weapon again, you have to wait about ~29 days I think.
So it's really meant to try out a variety of weapons.