orbital laser vs orbital rail cannon what's better and why?

[jx]

I've been using both and I think they both perform really well but I'm wondering if one of them truly reigns king

[Foxrun]

neither, they both have their uses

[Garble]

railcannon cause infinite

[Mandalorian Deathknight]

the laser is a mob and armor clearer the rail cannon is the middle finger

[Morbid Gamer]

None of the orbitals are as good as the close air support. I don't know why they made orbital so weak and ineffective. Then you have a long cool down on top of it and limited uses.

[jx]

Originally posted by Morbid Gamer:

None of the orbitals are as good as the close air support. I don't know why they made orbital so weak and ineffective. Then you have a long cool down on top of it and limited uses.

idk man, the orbital laser clears bot bases really well and seems to take care of most of the heavy stuff and that rail cannon can put a huge dent in titans making them easy pickings if it already doesn't kill it which by the way the rail cannon can one shot if you get lucky

[Umbral]

Both are good, but serve different purposes...
-Orbital laser is perfect for taking out robot bases and hoards of small enemies. But frankly sucks vs heavy targets. Spends too much time to kill just one of them so it feels like a waste to use it on them.
-Orbital Rail cannon on the other hand is the opposite. Really good at taking care of heavies, but is wasted on anything else.

[Siilk]

Laser is DoT, so a good all-rounder but may take some time to deal with a tough enemy. Rail cannon is high damage single shot so good against those but will not do much against a swarm.

[Elysion]

laser can be really good vs bots since it solves mortar bases or just generally helps you mop up large bases
rail is more effective vs bugs but i find it not as impactful as bringing laser vs bot. The times laser just fixes everything for you against bot cannot be replicated elsewhere.

[Zeddy]

They're both equal but laser is more equal.

[vishuspuss]

theres a thread here that says the ingame FPS limiter is the cause of this. turn it off i think?

[ExavierMacbeth]

I generally use Orbital Railgun when I fight bugs because its unlimited and I always have a target for it.

I prefer the Orbital Laser when I am fighting Bots because it can kill an entire base (including factories & Most destroy objectives). So its a nice thing to use if you get bogged down.

[Quill]

Railcannon is good for single targets

Laser is good for large base clearing

[ุ]

Laser is better imo. Railcannon only takes out 1 heavy and usually if you have anti-armor you can kill one heavy pretty easily. If you're in a situation where you can't kill heavies easily, that usually means you're getting swarmed and are probably dealing with multiple heavies. Laser is better for handling that scenario.

[Certified Fentanyl Dealer]

Laser is probably technically better because it'll clear an area, but the railcannon is very useful for things you look at and immediately think, "Absolutely NOT."

[Captain Furious]

I use a Railcannon 5-6 times a match, easily

Can only use laser 3x