minigun?

[Ichthyic]

when/where do you pick up the minigun? I'm up to where my homebase gets attacked, but haven't seen an upgrade since the colt AR appeared, which was over 4 missions ago.

[Talon]

The weapon dealer sells it, you should be close, I can't remember if it unlocks before or after APEX Rising though.

[Ichthyic]

thanks.

[Brewskin]

It is available before the APEX mission.

[Ichthyic]

hmm, tough choice... put the points in ranged and use ares smartlink, or put the points in strength and use the vindicator.

[Talon]

The Ares Alpha isn't that much better than the previous AR. The Vindicator on the other hand, is a freaking minigun that crits like crazy and does AOE damage as well. I always go for the Vindicator with an AR as my backup (for longer range and 1AP attacks) and never regret it. I don't know what your cyberware loadout is like but dual Muscle Augmentation will boost your Quickness and Strength by 2 so you only need to invest enough Karma to hit 5 base Str.

[Ichthyic]

right, so I had enough points after the apex run to wield it. boy, it actually has a much shorter range than a standard AR.

it's more like a shotgun than a minigun.

[Ichthyic]

example: where my Ares Ar would hit on a burst shot with 90% accuracy at about 8 squares, the vindicator's accuracy was only 59%. that's quite a dropoff.

[Ichthyic]

yup, even at short range, the minigun's accuracy is abysmal!

ach. might do great crits and all, but if it misses all the time, it actually does the same damage, or LESS than a standard assault rifle.

poor show.

OK... I get it. where this thing shines is in overwatch, on full auto.

you are now a living rapid fire turret of doom. use glory to lure unsuspecting victims into your range, which, as I said, is VERY short. behaves much more like a shotgun, both in range/accuracy, and when it goes off on overwatch distnce wise.