Is it just me or does the Autocannon suck?

[TrickTrigger]

I was thinking having a direct damage gun without that spin-up the Minigun has would make it more well-rounded than the minigun, but apparently it's just worse? Am I using it wrong?

[Chibbity]

It's just you.

Yes you're using it wrong.

The Autocannon excels at AOE, not single target damage; with the exception of Big Bertha builds which are OK for Elims.

[Ulmace]

Its great to soften up groups of enemies and fearing elites

[Fed]

Originally posted by TrickTrigger:

Am I using it wrong?

well, if you told us how you're using it, maybe we could figure that out

[Cress]

Minigun is great single-target, and arguably the best gunner build when paired with an AoE sidearm. That being said, Neurotoxin is the best OC in the game hands down, and can be used to great effect with a single-target sidearm.

[BaronVonNapking]

No...
It goes "boom boom boom boom"
Ergo it is the surperior main gun on gunner.

And it's AoE not single target.

[Chris!!]

The autocannon doesn't suck, it shoots - you might be thinking of the litho-vac.

[MrPurple33]

Yes You're Using it Wrong

There are a Variety of Ways to Build the Autocannon, from a more Tight, Focused Fire to a
Full AOE Spread, and a Choice of Balance In Between- Roughly a 1-4 Range with 1 being
the Tightest, and 4 being the Most Spread- and that's before any Overclocks are added on

Big Bertha will give the AC an even Tighter, Direct Damage Firing Blast Radius,
and Carpet Bomber will Spread the AOE out even more-
Making the Blast Radius Range from Tight to Wide Spread go from 0-5

Choose from there, and the other OCs will give you different options

I Myself go with Big Bertha, and the Tightest Blast Radius I Can- Even then there is a small AOE Radius with every Shot- Close Up You Hardly Notice It, everything gets Blown Apart, entire Waves of Grunts at a Time- Mid-Range the Shots still stay Tight, but have some slight Blast Spread, Pulverizing Praes, Wardens, any Larger Enemies, and still Blast Away Grunt Swarms- Mid-Air You get a Nice "Flak" Effect on Mactera- Long Range the Autocannon
starts Spreading Wide and getting Inaccurate, but still does Big Damage to anything it Hits-
I Compensate with the Burst Pistol for Pinpoint Accuracy at Mid and Long Range

And That is If you Want to have Tight, More Focused Shots, which the Minigun will still do better, but there is a difference in ROF and Rate of Damage between the Mini and the AC-
The Hurricane can be Built to do anything In Between the other 2 Weapons, and can be Very Accurate and Partially Track Enemies at Mid and Long Range, Yet you can also do Conctrated Barrages Close and Mid Range with AOE that often Spreads Wider that the AC save for
the Carpet Bomber

However you want to Build the Autocannon, I Highly Recommend at Least the Combo of Armor Break and Fear- You'll see Big Chunks of Chitin Fly Off Everything,- The Armor Break on the AC has never been Broken as Bad as it sometimes seems with Other Weapons, and with Fear added, you'll Scatter Entire Mobs of Grunts and the Glee of seeing Packs of 3-5 Praetorians Turn and Run as You then Mow them Down on their Rear Weakspots as they Flee

I Have Many Favorite Weapons, and I'd Rank Engineer as My "Main" Class,
but Engie's Grenade Launcher and Shotgun are my 2nd and 3rd Favorite Weapons in DRG- The Autocannon is #1- It's Mah Bay-Bee- So Satisfying to Use

[BaronVonNapking]

Originally posted by Chris!!:

The autocannon doesn't suck, it shoots - you might be thinking of the litho-vac.

Honestly the worst gun in the game, hands down.

[Sound]

Originally posted by Cress:

That being said, Neurotoxin is the best OC in the game hands down, and can be used to great effect with a single-target sidearm.

I agree, using this overclock means you become incredibly ammo efficient. You will end up taking out all of the swarms and still have more ammo than the rest of the team. I would recommend elephant rounds with the bulldog to pair since its single target damage is really high.

[phenir]

If you want a no spin up minigun, there is an oc and a weapon mod that reduce the spin up. Together, it's basically no spin up. Unless you mean the accuracy thing, then just use missile launcher.

[zverozvero]

Combat mobility OC is prity nice for no-spinup gunners weapon thats still punchy. Or as allready suggested Bertha OC would do simillar but with much heavier punch and longer spin.
Wont have it good without OCs though and compared to Lead storm OC on Minigun some damage of Autocannon is still aoe and spread is notable so for direct damage Minigun would be better.

Homebrew OC on Rocket launcher is direct damage with no spinup if you can handle guiding.

[Cor.]

Originally posted by TrickTrigger:

I was thinking having a direct damage gun without that spin-up the Minigun has would make it more well-rounded than the minigun, but apparently it's just worse? Am I using it wrong?

AC is best for haz 4 and 5 missions. Using it for 1-3 its underwhelming.

There are 3 OCs that really make it shine.
Big Bertha
Carpet Bomber
Neurotoxin Payload

I run Neuro, with all the fear/AOE mods. Fire and forget. Since the fear works on distance traveled, and the NTP slows the target down so the fear lasts longer. IF they come back, they are all but dead. it is great for web and acid spitters and phenomenal for Mactera swarms.

[Jack left town]

Autocannon has terrible accuracy and there's no fixing that, autocannon has terrible T1 mods and there's no fixing them, autocannon has the ramp up gimmick which is a bad gimmick on a weapon with severely limited magazine capacity. It's not just you, autocannon does suck. It's still effective in the right circumstances but it's not as versatile as the minigun.

[Chicky Lumps]

Originally posted by Jack left town:

Autocannon has terrible accuracy and there's no fixing that, autocannon has terrible T1 mods and there's no fixing them, autocannon has the ramp up gimmick which is a bad gimmick on a weapon with severely limited magazine capacity. It's not just you, autocannon does suck. It's still effective in the right circumstances but it's not as versatile as the minigun.

Ah yes, autocannon's terrible T1 mods including one that only increases total ammo by 40%. Imagine being merely the biggest ammo mod in the game.

[vindicar]

Originally posted by Jack left town:

Autocannon has terrible accuracy and there's no fixing that, autocannon has terrible T1 mods and there's no fixing them, autocannon has the ramp up gimmick which is a bad gimmick on a weapon with severely limited magazine capacity. It's not just you, autocannon does suck. It's still effective in the right circumstances but it's not as versatile as the minigun.

That's hard to take seriously.

You don't need accuracy if you have enough AoE radius. Unless you're trying to snipe things with it, which is just using it wrong. Revolver and Coilgun are better for sniping.
T1 has ammo cap mod. More ammo is never a bad thing.
Pick Lighter Barrel Assembly on T2 and you get to max fire rate in about 6 shots. Which is little compared to default 110 rounds in your drum, so stopping and restarting isn't a problem. But you can also go drum size on T1, which gets you to 220 rounds in a drum. If that's not enough for you, then no amount will be.
Plus it's actually decent against armored targets, since AoE damage leaks even through impenetrable armor.