Laser weapon are worthless.

[Premier Kisov]

Stick to bullets or better yet plasma. Not enough enemy use shields even the religious faction.

[TwistedMinds]

Progress a little more and you'll see enough shields to make you sick :)

[Premier Kisov]

Originally posted by TwistedMinds:

Progress a little more and you'll see enough shields to make you sick :)

doubt it. I just cleared 2 area and laser guns just drags out fight longer then they should have.

[Draktok]

Are you still in downtown?

[Premier Kisov]

Originally posted by Kinetic Butt Blaster:

Are you still in downtown?

Nope. in industry fighting the russian cleaned out downtown and the Purple fanatic area. and those had barley had any shield to justify lasers.

[Giblet]

If you read the info you buy for the industrial area, it says you should probably use plasma weapons.....so I'm guessing it will be different for the later ones.

[sf]

except sniper rifles? I haven't got very far, but the laser sniper rifle looks better than the original one even against armor. Unless I am reading the numbers wrong...

[Gillsing]

When you level up enough there'll be quite a few soldiers with shields, plus commanders. But still a minority. Lasers can also shoot EMP charges, which is a silent way to disable an enemy for a short moment, unlike the High Impact Rounds for plasma and kinetic weapons.

[Laiders72]

Laser sniper rifle is a straight upgrade to the starting one. Likewise laser repeaters are probably just a straight upgrade to the starting pistol, not in game so can't check stats.

One important thing to remember about lasers is they also melt drones fast. Though in the industrial area they are not that important I agree. A hacker with 2 upgraded drones and a sniper with laser rifle provide all the shield-busting I need. 3 plasma rifles take care of the rest.

[xXLaokinXx]

Laser weapons not worthless, depends on your play style, if you go real loud, almost all reinforcements have shields from mid game out.

I can't wait to see what happens when you go up against a mech walker with a quad shield and like 8 sub division armor.

Also, laser weapons are for the support class, level up master technician and weapon master and he'll be doing more damage than any alternative.

[BlackHorse23]

Plasma is cool. Flamethrower is best.

[Yij]

Laser weapons seem to chip away at enemies health a tiny bit faster than the CR12, especially with the heatsink upgrade. Also I think you get an EMP attachment that can disable enemies for a few seconds.

Also I love seeing those blue beams travel back and forth.

[BlackHorse23]

Not to mention the *PEW PEW PEW!* sfx.

[Yij]

Originally posted by BlackHorse23:

Not to mention the *PEW PEW PEW!* sfx.

YES THIS, how could I have failed to mention that!!

[ÜberSomething]

Originally posted by Mickey Mouse™:

Also, laser weapons are for the support class, level up master technician and weapon master and he'll be doing more damage than any alternative.

IIRC, the master technician bonus applies the whole team, so you are not restricted to giving it to the Support.

[Imperialus]

Originally posted by Mickey Mouse™:

Also, laser weapons are for the support class, level up master technician and weapon master and he'll be doing more damage than any alternative.

I think that's actually the hacker class that has the laser bonus.