Rubi or Sloth?

[Just Mythic]

So I'm around level 24-25 as an Assassin, and those guns look really, really nice. Unfortunately, Rubi looks more enticing due to the heightened survivability it gives. Sloth looks nice because a nice sniper rifle is always nice to have, especially a unique one.

I need help deciding.

[Sin]

There's always another sniper rifle to find, but there is only one Rubi per playthrough.

[NewTroll]

Rubi is one of the absolute best pistols in the game. Sloth is nice, but I prefer the Trespasser which you get roughly the same time.

[Dose]

Most sane people would choose the Rubi. That's why I always choose the Sloth.
That, and Mordecai deserves the ale. Moxxi, I love ya, but you have to understand, the guy just went through the death of his best friend. The very least you could do is let him drown his sorrows.

[NewTroll]

Originally posted by FirePyro192:

Most sane people would choose the Rubi. That's why I always choose the Sloth.
That, and Mordecai deserves the ale. Moxxi, I love ya, but you have to understand, the guy just went through the death of his best friend. The very least you could do is let him drown his sorrows.

Hehe, that's why I ALWAYS go with Mordi' in Normal Mode where the gear doesn't matter so much. :)

[dARE]

I never could figure out how to use the Rubi to any effect and I LOOOVE the Sloth. Especially with fire element. Now the Grog Nozzle is here, I carry it constantly. Now, THAT's healing.

[Ichthyic]

not to raise a dead thread, but since this comes up first in the search on "rubi"... I thought I would add some data on rubi as a pistol.

comparing it to the legendary Gub, both specced EXACTLY the same way, with the same grips, scopes and accessories. All I can say is.. don't trust the descriptive text, which says that rubi should be doing 20% LESS damage than Gub.

Rubi actually does notably MORE damage than Gub, regardless of whether it is a regular or critical hit (about 20% more damage!). That increase carries over to the elmental damage as well, plus rubi has a MUCH higher chance of trigger the elemental damage.

the only advantage to Gub is the huge magazine. that's it. Rubi even is steadier on the zoom than Gub, making it easier to use for headshots.

since rubi has a tiny reload time, as a mech I find it actually a much better gun than the Gub!

[Minor Poobah Shu]

I generally give quest stuff to Moxxi, because she'll always give a Moxxi weapon. Those are some of the best weapons in the game, given their inherent healing factor.

[𝕰𝖑𝖜𝖔𝖔𝖉]

Originally posted by Ichthyic:

Rubi actually does notably MORE damage than Gub

wrong, the gub does way more damage and nobody uses the rubi to damage enemies but for healing

[Cedar Creek Employee]

Rubi

[Snow Archer]

Rubi (Y)