Laser cannon is worthless

[Roy]

I haven't used this thing in a while but WOW is it weak compared to ANY other weapon including primaries and secondaries.
Even on a cold planet it overheats VERY quickly and takes a long time to kill even generic enemies.

I was somehow having a WAY easier time killing bugs with the laser pistol than with the laser cannon.
Even vs bots pretty much every other support weapon outshines it.
Did they forget about the laser cannon?

[Bunkerotter]

"You're holding it wrong" - Apple

The Laser Cannon can kill Hulks, Gunships and even Factory Striders.
Especially against Gunships and Hulks it's quite good, and much better than a lot of other alternatives, because you don't need ammo.

If you are good with your aim, you can down 3 Gunships before it overheats.

[Get Donked On]

it is pretty meh for a weapon with no stagger force ye but its not unusably bad.

AH does need to realise no stagger/ pushback probably needs a bit more dmg.
another spare heatsink also wouldnt go ammis. 1 reload basically means i see nobody ever bother to reload the thing even in a stressfull situation.

you also still really feel them having nerfed dmg vs heavier targets from back in the day. it is still slower at killing hulks than it used to be. and dont even get me started on tanks.
Focus weapons in a game with assloads of ways to get flinched or flung around are pretty hard to make feel good to use anyways so that also doesnt help.

[Frostbeast]

It would be better, if stackable fire dot dmg would be a thing.

[Midas]

Its one of my top picks at difficulty 10 so I see threads like this and just laugh.

[r3ach5stars1]

lol you dont know how usefull is laser cannon and call yourself expert on the game XD

[Malidictus]

The Laser Cannon isn't good for horde clearing, for it is not just a laser machinegun. It does have AP4, however, so it can take out most large enemies through the front, as well as exploit a number of weak points quite well.

[Mike]

The lasercannon is often underestimated because it doesn't do a "big boom" that just ends everything. It is a supply weapon that lets you put the exact dose of damage that you need onto enemies.

if you aim at the head you should be able to take out 6-8 devastators with it before it overheats.

in general i would say it is propably better against bots than it is against bugs and more meant to be used against mediums + heavy-weakspots.

[Brother Belial]

It's a great bot weapon, but it's crap vs bugs. the same way fire is great vs bugs, but crap vs bots.

[Hand's Hermit Permit]

It's amazing vs bots. Infinite ammo and works against everything. Clears gunships like a dream.

Bugs I can understand it being less good. Bugs don't really rely on armor as much and have tons of numbers, so the low damage can be an issue there. Still, it's amazing for bots and you're using it wrong.

[Mr Bubbles]

You can also hit a fly from across the map with it if you're good enough.

OP, are you good enough to use the laser cannon?

[EotB]

laser cannon OP on bots

[Mike]

Originally posted by Mr Bubbles:

You can also hit a fly from across the map with it if you're good enough.

OP, are you good enough to use the laser cannon?

i think the lasercannon has a range of something between 200 and 250 metres?

beyond that the laser just stops midair.

[Shy]

It's not terrible vs bugs, I tried it one time and it's kinda fun melting a charger with it.

Only downside to it is it's not able to do what the Quasar can do, take out fabs.

[🚛 Akehiko ⬛️💀🟧]

It's basically infinite ammo
has heavy pen
decent damage
rapid fire rate

It's goated

[Tahla]

They wanted to give it more time before it needs to cool down, but decided not to but even with an increase in constant fire like that it still wouldn't be great. It needs to compete with stagger weapons and the burn it applies is a gimmick more than it actually helps most of the time, since burn damage goes to main health but you want to use the laser accuracy against weak points (it's the same for all lasers).

I think all lasers need the blind effect added, everything else could stay the same with that and it would make lasers stand out from other stagger weapons, not the highest DPS but a kind of middle ground between CC and damage.