What is the railgun good at?

[Zen]

So Im unlocking new stuff level 20 and tried it. It says its for armor penetration but its near useless against chargers for example so?..
Thanks

[Someguyinhere]

Originally posted by Karv3r:

Mainly shooting the heavier robots in the eyehole.

Except the AMR does that better with more room for error. Two shots will kill a Hulk if its to the visor. If you miss a couple, no big deal, you've got a whole magazine. Calm down and try again.

In fact, other than the Autocannon, the AMR is the single best support weapon against bots. It can handle everything up to walkers, and can handle Hulks if you're a good shot. Granted it's poop against tanks or heavy emplacements, so it's good to have someone rock the proper gear for that. After its nerf, I'd say the railgun is honestly just a preference gun at this point. It does nothing better than any other proper tool for the same situation.

[Chaos]

It's good at being moderately useful against everything while having pretty good ammo eco or at least it used to be, now the nerf make it so that Tanks and Titans are your weakness now (even on unsafe mode).

But it's still okay against Husks and Devastators for bots or Chargers and Spitters for bugs.
But yeah, after the nerf you kinda don't need it over AMR or EAT most of the time.

[Pikhalich]

Put Railguin off safe mode. Watch the charge meter

[Butthead]

its like a essential on bot missions on higher difficulties, cus it can oneshot hulks, those big ♥♥♥♥♥♥ robots that are completely resistant to bullets except the back? if you get a charged shot right on their big red eye they instantly die. And it's just a nice precision power weapon.

[NPC_LUKE]

Originally posted by Chaos:

It's good at being moderately useful against everything while having pretty good ammo eco or at least it used to be, now the nerf make it so that Tanks and Titans are your weakness now (even on unsafe mode).

But it's still okay against Husks and Devastators for bots or Chargers and Spitters for bugs.
But yeah, after the nerf you kinda don't need it over AMR or EAT most of the time.

So, you're saying the rail gun isn't OP now like it was, and can be used in place of other AT weapons? Almost as if it were someone's preference what AT to use? Interesting.

[Chaos]

Originally posted by NPC_LUKE:

So, you're saying the rail gun isn't OP now like it was, and can be used in place of other AT weapons? Almost as if it were someone's preference what AT to use? Interesting.

Close but not quite, I still think they overdone the nerf with the nerf to unsafe damage too.
Because now, if you see a Titan or a Tank, RG is almost useless, which is not very AT of it.

[NPC_LUKE]

Originally posted by Chaos:

Originally posted by NPC_LUKE:

So, you're saying the rail gun isn't OP now like it was, and can be used in place of other AT weapons? Almost as if it were someone's preference what AT to use? Interesting.

Close but not quite, I still think they overdone the nerf with the nerf to unsafe damage too.
Because now, if you see a Titan or a Tank, RG is almost useless, which is not very AT of it.

I do agree with that. They should get rid of the ricochet mechanic on unsafe mode entirely.

[Ðℯṽїηεüṧː]

Being nerfed

[Nani Sore]

It isn't useful, it was the target of nerf posts so the devs made sure to make it worse than any other possible option. Deal with it because steam nerf posts matter,

[Shaabhekh]

Not sure how i feel about the railgun personally - i never used it pre-nerf so i cant vouch for whether it was needed or heavy handed etc

But, ive taken it against Bots for the sole purpose of shooting the visors and hoping for a kill, but for some reason that just doesnt seem to be the case :/ even on Bugs, shoot the leg plate of a charger until it falls off, but a Flamer will kill a charger by focusing a leg much quicker, not to mention an EAT to the face (which when i try to replicate with the Recoiless, just doesnt work)

A 'safe' railgun feels like a worse Slugger, lol and 'unsafe' doesnt really do much beyond killing a few select things (in my experience anyway) so it feels like its missing something

[Chrissy]

Originally posted by Mini:

Originally posted by Redeyeflight:

The autocannon is the bot destroyer. The rail gun is a joke.

The Autocannon is an everything destroyer man, it's the best gun in the game right now xD

SHHHHHH or it'll get demoted to oversized pea shooter

[Someguyinhere]

Originally posted by Chrissy:

Originally posted by Mini:

The Autocannon is an everything destroyer man, it's the best gun in the game right now xD

SHHHHHH or it'll get demoted to oversized pea shooter

Also they're wrong anyway. The AMR is an equally great pick against bots. It deals with everything up to Hulks. But yeah it's good to have someone rock the cannon for heavy emplacements.

[Redeyeflight]

Originally posted by NPC_LUKE:

Originally posted by Chaos:

It's good at being moderately useful against everything while having pretty good ammo eco or at least it used to be, now the nerf make it so that Tanks and Titans are your weakness now (even on unsafe mode).

But it's still okay against Husks and Devastators for bots or Chargers and Spitters for bugs.
But yeah, after the nerf you kinda don't need it over AMR or EAT most of the time.

So, you're saying the rail gun isn't OP now like it was, and can be used in place of other AT weapons? Almost as if it were someone's preference what AT to use? Interesting.

No one is saying that.
Selecting the rail gun for anti armor is like selecting the AMR for horde clear...
Can you clear hordes with AMR? Sure, why not.

Is it going to be an effective tool for clearing hordes?
No, absolutely not.

Is it a choice? Yes. The worst of all possible options.
Does that make it balanced?

No. That makes it useless.

[Redeyeflight]

Originally posted by NPC_LUKE:

Originally posted by Chaos:

It's good at being moderately useful against everything while having pretty good ammo eco or at least it used to be, now the nerf make it so that Tanks and Titans are your weakness now (even on unsafe mode).

But it's still okay against Husks and Devastators for bots or Chargers and Spitters for bugs.
But yeah, after the nerf you kinda don't need it over AMR or EAT most of the time.

So, you're saying the rail gun isn't OP now like it was, and can be used in place of other AT weapons? Almost as if it were someone's preference what AT to use? Interesting.

As you watch this game die, remember that it was your grand victory against the windmill dragon you created and labeled "Meta Slave" for using equipment you didn't like that killed it.

Though, you're probably a sicko that doesn't really care if they have a positive or negative effect on the world around them as long as they have an effect, so I guess that might just enhance your enjoyment of hurting others.

[Marik]

One shots most things against bots, including Hulks if you get the visor hit. Stun grenade + rail gun combo often works well.