is it me or is the machine gun the best weapon?

[ProxyJames]

so I have done a few runs and tested a few weapons and I find that the machine gun is super strong any way you want to use it, and I am talking plane old MG without any fire modes changes (persionally I think the only really good one is the tri shot and the rest are sub par).
I find the shotgun is very lacking in power untill after you got a few damage upgrades (witch if you are unlucky never come) and the railgun is just too clunky most of the time.

[JolyJew СлаваУкраине]

Yeah it might be objectivly the best but its the least fun to use

Also chews through ammo like crazy. Its the only weapon I find myself needing to craft ammo in the bench

[ProxyJames]

Originally posted by Jolly Jew:

Yeah it might be objectivly the best but its the least fun to use

Also chews through ammo like crazy. Its the only weapon I find myself needing to craft ammo in the bench

I went though the whole game a few times now and I only had to crafe ammo for it ONCE and I didn't really need too (I droped to 30 mags) but you do know the MG deals massive headshot damage right? it will kill most enemies outright with one headshot reguardless of distance! also it has THE most ammo, it starts at 25 round in a mag but I had it up to 55 rounds in a mag, just only reload when you have 10% or less of the mag left.

[FourMore]

All 3 are pretty good, especially after perks, and maybe picking up some mods for them.

[ProxyJames]

Originally posted by FeriGoesToHollywood:

All 3 are pretty good, especially after perks, and maybe picking up some mods for them.

I think alot of the main fire mods for the shotgun makes it actively WORSE, the the one that shoots 3 grenades, they scatter out, bounce around alot and dont lob very far making it more likely to kill yourself with it and makes it really hard to shoot targets further away and high up, the rail gun is OK but its only works really well for very slow runs when you can stand back and shoot from very far away, the MG works at all ranges, some of the main fire upgrades suck but the normal full auto works real good (often when I didn't fine the laser alt fire or try shot I just recycled the upgrade) and the tri shot for the MG is OP to the point of being broken, it kills most things with one trigger pull!

[Hyrrämyyrä [Noobie♥Doobie]]

Having played the murderzone (and finishing the game with every weapon aivable) I've come to conclusion that every weapon has their benefits and their flaws. For example, the shotgun is nearly neccessary in small arenas of murderzone, while the rail gun is almost never useful in that mode. Similarly, the first I beat the game was with the railgun without mods, as apparently I'm more efficient with slow shooting inaccurate sniper, than I am with a rapid fire weapon I usually prefer. Also, the standard alternative fire of shotty is one of the handiest things, when you get used to it, and it can more efficiently eliminate those big armored dudes in burbs than the grenade of the MG.

All in all, it seems to me that the best weapon is the one you play best with, and they all have their own weird balance. I mean, I started with MG and hated it because it didn't seem powerful enough at the time. Now it's one weapon amongst others I just "cope with".