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Which one is it in regards to damage and resources?

[SamtheCossack]

Originally posted by nosuchname:

Which one is it in regards to damage and resources?

Just talking engram quality, probably the fabricated pistol, although it isn't a particularly efficient weapon in reguard to ammo weight.

Overall that is the problem, it all depends what you consider "Cost", for instance do you have trouble gathering polymer? Metal? Charcoal for gunpowder? What resource is it that is troubling you? Is ammo weight a factor? Crafting time?

Are you talking both ammo and weapon cost? Because Shotguns are really cheap, but their ammo is pretty expensive. Assault rifles and Fabricated snipers have the opposite problem.

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Originally posted by SamtheCossack:

Originally posted by nosuchname:

Which one is it in regards to damage and resources?

Just talking engram quality, probably the fabricated pistol, although it isn't a particularly efficient weapon in reguard to ammo weight.

Overall that is the problem, it all depends what you consider "Cost", for instance do you have trouble gathering polymer? Metal? Charcoal for gunpowder? What resource is it that is troubling you? Is ammo weight a factor? Crafting time?

Are you talking both ammo and weapon cost? Because Shotguns are really cheap, but their ammo is pretty expensive. Assault rifles and Fabricated snipers have the opposite problem.

I am mainly looking for decent weapons againt pve enemies that doesn't require too much resources for its ammo. The fabricated pistol ammo is quite cheap, but the weapon feels really ineffective

[garth033]

Crossbow.

Long neck rifle for the big game targets.

[SamtheCossack]

Originally posted by nosuchname:

Originally posted by SamtheCossack:

Just talking engram quality, probably the fabricated pistol, although it isn't a particularly efficient weapon in reguard to ammo weight.

Overall that is the problem, it all depends what you consider "Cost", for instance do you have trouble gathering polymer? Metal? Charcoal for gunpowder? What resource is it that is troubling you? Is ammo weight a factor? Crafting time?

Are you talking both ammo and weapon cost? Because Shotguns are really cheap, but their ammo is pretty expensive. Assault rifles and Fabricated snipers have the opposite problem.

I am mainly looking for decent weapons againt pve enemies that doesn't require too much resources for its ammo. The fabricated pistol ammo is quite cheap, but the weapon feels really ineffective

Sadly, guns are probably not the answer you are looking for then. At least not engram quality guns. If you get pretty much any type of gun with really good quality out of a drop they can work, but overall guns are not the best way to kill dinos in PvE.

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Originally posted by SamtheCossack:

Originally posted by nosuchname:

I am mainly looking for decent weapons againt pve enemies that doesn't require too much resources for its ammo. The fabricated pistol ammo is quite cheap, but the weapon feels really ineffective

Sadly, guns are probably not the answer you are looking for then. At least not engram quality guns. If you get pretty much any type of gun with really good quality out of a drop they can work, but overall guns are not the best way to kill dinos in PvE.

I mostly use my dinos to kill stuff, but its always nice to have a backup weapon, espcieally if I am taming something.

[Gran]

Your looking for a Managarmr :-)

[Esteys]

shotgun is the most powerfull imo and the assault rifle is the most polyvalent one

[SwowS]

Longrange=Long Neck Rifles
Shortrange=Pump Shotgun
Jack of All Trades=Crossbow
my major problem with ark is how innefficient most weapons in this game are. definetly dont use pistols in my opinon. not even an ascendent simple pistol is efficent. the AR isnt even that good, but if you have a good BP than go for it ig, but a normal pump shotgun>AR

[Ghost]

Most times now i carry a longneck and a pump action.

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Originally posted by Esteys:

shotgun is the most powerfull imo and the assault rifle is the most polyvalent one

Shotgun ammo is so expensive, am I not better off with the semi sniper rifle?

[🦊 Hermit]

Originally posted by Paleo Python:

Longrange=Long Neck Rifles
Shortrange=Pump Shotgun
Jack of All Trades=Crossbow

This.

Originally posted by nosuchname:

Originally posted by Esteys:

shotgun is the most powerfull imo and the assault rifle is the most polyvalent one

Shotgun ammo is so expensive, am I not better off with the semi sniper rifle?

Yes, a sniper can be handy. But you'd have to find a really high damage, high quality one to out-damage the shotty. At close range, nothing comes close to the shotgun's raw power.

If you can farm up a very high damage sniper from crates then yes, go for the switch. But until then, if you really want to be effective, shotgun and longneck are really the best options.

[Leviticus]

Bow- Weapon that can be repaired in the field, 200% Dmg ones are resonable to use. Anything less is questionable.

Crossbow- The tried and true PVE weapon of choice for people that aren't swimming in metal.

Harpoon Gun- Best torp damage in the game at base damage but very expensive ammo. Can be fired out of water, projectile drop out of water isn't as exaggerated as the wiki makes it out to be.

Revolver- High damage output for a low weight weapon, reasonable cost for ammo. Good as a backup. <<My Personal Favorite for just derping around the map.

Double barrel- High damage at close range but woeful damage at long range. Less damage than a pump shotgun but allows you to throw a wall of lead in an instant. Good for laggy fast moving creatures due to it's power and spread. Recommended for close combat on laggy servers.

Longneck- A better taming weapon than crossbow for raw torp especially with shock darts, BUT costly ammo.

Fab pistol- Lighter pistol than the revolver, great if you are trying to watch you or your mount's weight, especially on higher dmg pistols. 1 craft makes 3 bullets, you will be swimming in ammo if you have a reliable source of mats. Cheapest ammo to make.

Pump Shotgun- standard bossfight weapon. Expensive ammo, higher dmg ones do over 2k damage per hit. Some have over 1500 durability meaning you will almost never have to replace it assuming you don't loose it.

Fab sniper- expensive to build, expensive to repair, decent dps, but no flexibility. Good for pvp but in PVE anything it can do, many other weapons can do better. Especially a high damage revolver.

Assault Rifle- Questionable application at best in PVE due to cost of ammo and weapon, better for PVP or vs small laggy dino's and use the ammo in auto turrets.

Compound Bow- PVP use mainly, when used with metal arrows it deals more damage thru armor. When used with any other arrow it does less damage than a crossbow.

TEK Rifle- Costly weapon to own and operate, takes incredible damage if you miss the target and hit a tree or rock for some silly reason.

TEK Railgun- Slow to fire powerhouse but is very expensive to own and operate. Can see thru and shoot thru walls, inclusing terrain walls.

[Ghost]

Originally posted by nosuchname:

Originally posted by Esteys:

shotgun is the most powerfull imo and the assault rifle is the most polyvalent one

Shotgun ammo is so expensive, am I not better off with the semi sniper rifle?

I find building ammo for pump action takes less time and give s most xp.

[SamtheCossack]

Originally posted by Hermit:

Yes, a sniper can be handy. But you'd have to find a really high damage, high quality one to out-damage the shotty. At close range, nothing comes close to the shotgun's raw power.

If you can farm up a very high damage sniper from crates then yes, go for the switch. But until then, if you really want to be effective, shotgun and longneck are really the best options.

Right, but the tradeoff to that high damage sniper is very high repair costs. Now there is always the option of grinding it down when it breaks, and honestly most of the time I am using some weapon like that.

Bottom line, most weapons in ARK have a role, and are fairly well balanced, but this is not a shooter game, you aren't intended to gun down all the dinos with guns. Hence, guns are expensive to use, although they are useful sometimes.