What is the best assault rifle in the game?

[Catusya]

Want to hear your opinions

[Abaddön]

All the AR are ♥♥♥♥ LUL

[Catusya]

Originally posted by SunDrippedDevil:

Originally posted by Catusya:

But Salvador is very powerful character and has got nice tree

He is very powerful, yes. However, he is also the most boring character. His skills are the least interesting of all: Use a second gun, use a second gun for longer, use a second gun sooner, use a second in fight for your life, throw a second grenade while using a second gun, do more damage with gun(s), use less ammo with gun(s), take less damage.

Compared to all the other characters, his skills are very boring. He is also the easiest character to play. This adds to how boring he is.

Hmm maybe, i like maya's tree. There are some skills i cant choose between. Like take healer skills or make your phaselock more powerful

[Catusya]

Originally posted by SPARTAN pk99:

All the AR are ♥♥♥♥ LUL

Very polite, thank you

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by snam:

i find axton really fun and gaige really boring, which is weird since they're fairly similar and gaige is a lot more dynamic

Oh i love both Axton and Gaige
idk people say shes boring but i find her ricocheting builds strangely satisfying to use
she's like this guy:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883094234

but yea Deathtrap is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ useless..
only way to make DT good is with a good Roid shield
but still its amobea AI makes it very unreliable .. most of the times he gets stuck

[wingdings]

even though the bekah (in terms of DPS) the best AR, i still don't like it that much, probably because i dislike guns that you need to use at a certain distance to be effective, and i dislike jakobs in general.

would much rather use my good ol' butcher

[CAGO'yu seviom]

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[LightChaosman]

About gaige's action skill.
I did this playtrough at 2x gamespeed co-op with a friend of mine who was playing gaige.
As he likes a challenge - like I do - he decided to see if he could make deathtrap usefull, since he refused to spec into Close Enough.

At times I was astonished at how well DT performed.
Granted, it took all his skill points, and he himself was weak af compared to both me and Deathtrap. But it seems you can make it work if you put enough effort in.

Even at stuff like the OP levels it seemed to work.
I would take care of the surveyors and whatnot using phaselock at the peak, and when I returned my attention to regular mobs, or even minibosses such as assasins or the badass spawn prior to omgwth, all or most of them were gone.

It also has niche applications, for example during the ancient dragons of destruction.
If you unleash DT in the face of a landed dragon, it will stay focussed on this dragon.
What this means is, pretty much as soon as it takes off, it gets pulled back down - after flying a single lap.
This effectively doubles the time you have to take down a landed dragon, if your team agrees to just hold fire while DT pulls said dragon back down.

I'm not saying Gaige is a very enjoyable character to play. Just pointing out that its not all bad.

[Ptoughneigh]

Bekah, kitten too but my favorite one is the Ogre. hands down!!!!!

[Zen_Disaster]

Originally posted by Catusya:

Thx for answers, and is somebody using shredifier? Is it good to you?

IMHO Bekah & Shredifier can be two of the best AR's in game. AR's aren't generally one of the game's better gun catagories but still we're obliged to use them due to their large mags. PS Re Siren builds please consider Top 25 Maya Skill Trees here (particular attention to Derch's builds) > https://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/t/siren-master-list-build-collection/94504 Happy gaming

[zverozvero]

If you are interested in toying with AR itself try dahl Miniguns. Its 9+ shot burst plays somewhat refreshing. Raw power ofc in pearls and unics but eh, its allways there. This one offers something curious in basic pool.

[Driplock]

Originally posted by zverozvero:

If you are interested in toying with AR itself try dahl Miniguns. Its 9+ shot burst plays somewhat refreshing. Raw power ofc in pearls and unics but eh, its allways there. This one offers something curious in basic pool.

Dahl has to be one of the worst types when it comes to ARs. I absolutely HATE dahl weapons besides SMGs, so dont take my word seriously.

[Nemesis]

Honestly, I love my Corrosive Swift Kitten. The healing is a nice bonus, and the multiple projectiles for the price of one bullet per shot make it a great damage dealer for me. In addition to that, with my class mode and relic that boost corrosive damage, it's a very good weapon.

Plus because of the nature of it's spread, It's great for taking out Buzzards, and literally melts Hyperion units.

[muchdebate]

Originally posted by SunDrippedDevil:

An interest in BL2 Assault Rifles is an interest in sadness and failure. You will always be better served by an SMG or a Sniper Rifle.

Haven't played Axton very much, but doesn't he have all sort of bennies with an Assault Rifle?

[wingdings]

Originally posted by muchdebate:

Originally posted by SunDrippedDevil:

An interest in BL2 Assault Rifles is an interest in sadness and failure. You will always be better served by an SMG or a Sniper Rifle.

Haven't played Axton very much, but doesn't he have all sort of bennies with an Assault Rifle?

he has one skill geared towards them and a COM. not a lot.

[dontu_worry]

Originally posted by snam:

Originally posted by muchdebate:

Haven't played Axton very much, but doesn't he have all sort of bennies with an Assault Rifle?

he has one skill geared towards them and a COM. not a lot.

In general in this game, choose elemental types by enemy weakness, rather than character affinity. For example, if you are fighting something explosive resistant with explosive-buffed Axton, you are better off switching to an element the enemy is weak to and saving a ton of time and ammo.