Why is the silenced SMG's alt fire called "Rapid fire"?

[Spade251]

It makes you fire SLOWER, that's the opposite of what the name says

[SCREAMBLADE]

Which SMG?

[Spade251]

Originally posted by SCREAMBLADE:

Which SMG?

All of the recon class' weapons except the suppressed MP5.

[Vulpe Nebuna]

Its Rapid Aimed fire as opposed to Single Shot Aimed Fire or Automatic/Burst fire.

[darkly77]

It stumped me too, I didn't understand the benefits of Rapid Fire until I looked at the actual weapon stats. It sounds like it was named after something technical, though a more semantic name might be "ranged shots", which better represents the benefit of using the alt.

I think I'll rename it in my REBALANCE mod. And maybe change the stat bars so that both DMG and ALT DMG are shown, to highlight the differences even more.

[bullettrain101]

I always use th rapid fire. It’s straight and accurate especially on tough foes

[darkly77]

If anyone's interested, I just updated my Recon guide with new charts that show the differences between standard-shots vs. Rapid Fire (in Weapon 2 - Gun Stats)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2113648678

[Timerlane]

It's worth pointing out that while 'rapid fire' shoots slower, it also boosts per-shot damage by about 15% for the MP7 and MP9, 25% for the Uzi, and about 20% for the CBJ. So it is more ammo/clip-efficient to use 'rapid fire', but slower to deal lethal damage(although the reduced recoil can make it faster to kill at longer ranges).

[Wavuvi]

The accuracy skill tree has a skill called Disoriented. It slows enemies and pushes them back, making it almost impossible for psychos to reach you. Not entirely sure what the 'disorient' does since I never play recon, but I think it reduces how much enemies can shoot back.