Scythe vs Sickle

[Fox]

Needless to say, the Sickle (laser pulse) is vastly preferred over the Scythe (laser beam), but just comparing the 3/4 stats we're given on paper you can see exactly why. Scythe does 300 damaage per second and can fire for 8 seconds before overheataing, Sickle does 55 daamage per shot at a rate of 750/m or 12.5 per second, so 687.5 damage per second with an overheat in 9 seconds.

Why is one weapon doing over double the damage per second with a larger "magazine"? Where's the tradeoff? Is the fact that it's a beam weapon supposed to be some kind of boon that no one knows about? If that's the case, does the laser cannon have reduced damage compared to other support weapons because it's a beam as well?

I don't get it. Someone please explain.

[Hand's Hermit Permit]

The weapon is really overtuned compared to the scythe, and honestly just all the other AR's in general.

The sickle is so good sometimes I bring a machinegun and forget to use it because the sickle just trash clears so well and has so much "ammo" without me even having to stand still for the reload. It feels bad that I want something nerfed again, but damn if the scythe isn't trash compared to this gun.

I want at least that the scythe would have more limb damage. You'd think beams would be great at cutting things and you could at least take the legs off the bugs easily. Taking legs off commanders and hive guards makes them a lot less dangerous.

[Onimaho]

Originally posted by The Ironguard:

well, beams are more precise at longer ranges. In fact, i am not sure they have a maximum range (you can shoot large structures across the map with the laser canon)

Also, they might not have the same armor penetration stats. The game does have a lot of stats that it doesn't outright tell you about.

They do indeed have a maximum range.

Try shooting the mushroom with lascannon from across the map. You can't.

[Queltis]

Originally posted by Fox:

Originally posted by Albino Noodle:

Some weapons are horribly balanced, both against each other and in terms of being practical for use. you haven't missed anything.

"What is a Liberator?"

A sickle with less ammo capacity.