Which one does more damage LMG or Assault rifle?

[OctavialKnave]

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[Jarek-CZE]

gear is the key

[Silver]

If taken individually i would say Assault rifle

[Grey0n3]

but LMG is much better in suppressing :)

[KILLKRAZY]

tell ya what, stack up on enemy armor damage against NPCs with an AR. I had at one point 55% enemy armor damage and a lowish dps (around 115k) and it would melt NPCs faster than my 165k dps build... kinda wish i kept that enemy armor damage but went with a huge increase in stamina because i had the chance to do so.

[Draescan]

AR's will always do more damage than LMG's in the current build of the game. They made AR's inherently do more damage to armored opponents which automatically gimps the LMG's to the point of them being next to worthless. You are LITERALLY better off using an smg with headshot damage stacking over an LMG. The only reason I personally use them is because I hate metas and AR's don't feel satisfying at all to me in this game. However, I'm knowingly gimping my dps because of it.

[Silver]

Messaggio originale di Grey0n3:

but LMG is much better in suppressing :)

Yes but you dont need to supress anything thats wasting time.
You need to do damage

[Papa Zen]

Messaggio originale di Silver:

Messaggio originale di Grey0n3:

but LMG is much better in suppressing :)

Yes but you dont need to supress anything thats wasting time.
You need to do damage

Yep, you just need to do the damage, because while you supress one target, the other shotgunner kills you.

[crazie8]

If I can get a good high dmg L86, hopefulley drop smgs and make the switch. I mean I have nice pp19s and even an ok mp7 but they just don't do so well against mobs that have like 30 mill or more HPs. Better off with hard hitting armor stripper ARs, cheese with M1A god rifle of doom, and or an LMG that gets a good boost if the conditions are right. The days of face tanking NPCs is over (unless trivial) so it's better to deal with them med to long range and not risk going into the insta gibbed zone with a smg.

[Saki 移動]

It depends on what difficulty you mostly playing on.

Focusing on PVE

LMG are mostly useful in Challenging or Heroic missions as it can suppress NPCs behind cover and did more damage on ones that are not behind cover, LMG can cause more damage than AR over time as NPCs are all bullet sponges.


AR, on the other hand, mostly suit the ones playing in lower difficulties mission. As NPCs are not tanky at all, so AR can cause more damage than LMG.