Ares Shrike & AAC Honeybadger

[Rice Trispy]

Why are they so coveted? Just how rare are they?

[Enguard]

They're coveted because they can only be obtained via the Purple or Titan Gift Box. I'd say they are as rare as the mg42/lahti/milkor

[ElaN]

All three boxes can drop the Ares, but the Honey Badger can only be obtained from Purple or Titan.

[Rice Trispy]

this was from a year ago, they aren't rare anymore

[A kobold]

they are still about 15k-30k each which is still to much in my mind.

[Iron Ben]

Originally posted by Warbrand2:

they are still about 15k-30k each which is still to much in my mind.

You could get 30k RP in an hour if you'd just put your mind to it...



^_^

[76561188078797539]

To be honest, after getting my hands on Ares Shrike I'm underwhelmed.

M16 is a prefectly viable "dirt cheap" alternative. Reloads faster, too, though higher spread and lower kill chance from what I noticed. Still... eh. You won't ragequit just because you can't recover it. ;)

[DIO]

Originally posted by Sheepify:

M16 is a prefectly viable "dirt cheap" alternative. Reloads faster, too, though higher spread and lower kill chance from what I noticed. Still... eh. You won't ragequit just because you can't recover it. ;)

The insights during the path of becoming a real RWR player. :)

[Dan Ironsight]

Mate if you don't want it to bother you, don't let it.

[DIO]

Originally posted by Autolyzed Yeast Extract:

Then why don't you just remove rares in the first place? They create such a terrible greedy playerbase centered around them. I'm sorry but I don't get to join a server with just the long time guys that don't bother with them because they know they're dumb, and if they're so dumb, why are they here?

First, I see no people over here saying they are "dumb" or "boring" or "useless", so why do you even mention their removement?!
Also, there are a few categories of rare weapons - first comes the so called "rare" ARs/shotties which do not actually outperform much the stock ones, second the DMRs and LMGs and finally the really rare weapons like MG42, Milkor and Lahti, same for those that can be found in Gift Boxes, so one should make a clear distinction between them when speaking of rares.
And usually the experienced players ignore most of them but not because they think they are "dumb", they just don't need them at all.
Instead, I feel you raging here not because of the very existence of rare weapons but rather of the fact that either you can't get enough of them, either you can't beat others at getting them first, or because you're dying too fast while carrying one..... but probably all this will change into your advantage once you become experienced enough. ;)

[76561188078797539]

Originally posted by DIO:

Instead, I feel you raging here not because of the very existence of rare weapons but rather of the fact that either you can't get enough of them, either you can't beat others at getting them first,

I do have to admit - it's pretty damn irritating when you kill 20+ enemies just to clear the pickup area and some sod runs up and snatches it in front of your eyes.

It's not that I need that weapon, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, don't be so blatantly exploiting all of that effort of mine.

Doubly so when it's somebody you can constantly see running around jacking drops without throwing a single shot downrange. You know. To help actually defeat the enemies.

Edit: Another thing tangential to this discussion - I really think some "classes" - machine gunners, grenadiers, snipers - get the short end of the stick. Frequently they are keeping everybody alive (especially the first two) by putting a hard stop on any AI rushes, but the way the weapons work (and are best used) means they are the least likely to get to any drops before AR doods snatch them.

I always feel kind of bad for them.

[Dan Ironsight]

Originally posted by Sheepify:

I do have to admit - it's pretty damn irritating when you kill 20+ enemies just to clear the pickup area and some sod runs up and snatches it in front of your eyes.

It's not that I need that weapon, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, don't be so blatantly exploiting all of that effort of mine.

Doubly so when it's somebody you can constantly see running around jacking drops without throwing a single shot downrange. You know. To help actually defeat the enemies.

Edit: Another thing tangential to this discussion - I really think some "classes" - machine gunners, grenadiers, snipers - get the short end of the stick. Frequently they are keeping everybody alive (especially the first two) by putting a hard stop on any AI rushes, but the way the weapons work (and are best used) means they are the least likely to get to any drops before AR doods snatch them.

I always feel kind of bad for them.

Indeed, but I am finding the more I play and the more friends I make, the less this annoys me. Things get shared amongst friends.. and so the greed dies out a bit for some ^_^