What's with everyone being total slug rifle fanboys?

[MELTING]

I see streamers keeping common/rare slugs over epics, and people are always saying slugs are the best. I would take a gatekeeper over a lightning slug, i just don't get what's so good about them.

[♥Wiccy♥]

Lets compare gold slug and Gatekeeper

• A gold Slug does 550 damage per shot, Gatekeeper does 150.
  
• Gatekeeper has a lot of falloff damage, Slug has none.
  
• Gold slug has no bloom at all, Gatekeeper has massive bloom
  
• Gold slug will reveal target for 2 seconds after each hit.

Unless you are standing right next to someone the gold Slug will destroy a gatekeeper user.

Slug is basically a sniper rifle with no scope. It does half the damage per shot as a sniper rifle but the slug out DPSs the Sniper. Gold Sniper DPS is about 297, Gold Slug DPS is 643 if all shots hit. This is including reload times, the sniper is better if you fire and then swap to something else.

The slug rifle is one of the OP weapons in the game at the moment and has been needing a slight nerf for a long time now.

[MELTING]

Originally posted by Wiccy:

Lets compare gold slug and Gatekeeper

• A gold Slug does 550 damage per shot, Gatekeeper does 150.
  
• Gatekeeper has a lot of falloff damage, Slug has none.
  
• Gold slug has no bloom at all, Gatekeeper has massive bloom
  
• Gold slug will reveal target for 2 seconds after each hit.

Unless you are standing right next to someone the gold Slug will destroy a gatekeeper user.

Slug is basically a sniper rifle with no scope. It does half the damage per shot as a sniper rifle but the slug out DPSs the Sniper. Gold Sniper DPS is about 297, Gold Slug DPS is 643 if all shots hit. This is including reload times, the sniper is better if you fire and then swap to something else.

The slug rifle is one of the OP weapons in the game at the moment and has been needing a slight nerf for a long time now.

ok, but gatekeeper fires 7 bullets a second, slug fires 1.

[♥Wiccy♥]

Like I said unless you are standing on top of someone you will not be doing much damage due to the huge bloom and damage fall off. The rate of fire means nothing unless your bullets hit the target.

[MeowMix CatFood]

Slug does significant damage and HAS NO DROP OFF. So, a white slug shooting at a distant enemy will do greater damage than a gold revolver or fire crossbow at a certain range.

Having a green slug at your side is often the difference between a win and a loss. That is, if you cover your body and hit your shots. If you're reckless, it's all just a roll of the dice. Slug rewards skill and can be used in literally any situation.

[MELTING]

Originally posted by Wiccy:

Like I said unless you are standing on top of someone you will not be doing much damage due to the huge bloom and damage fall off. The rate of fire means nothing unless your bullets hit the target.

that's why there is movement abilities, to get close to your target so you can kill them.

[MELTING]

Originally posted by MeowMix CatFood:

Slug does significant damage and HAS NO DROP OFF. So, a white slug shooting at a distant enemy will do greater damage than a gold revolver or fire crossbow at a certain range.

Having a green slug at your side is often the difference between a win and a loss. That is, if you cover your body and hit your shots. If you're reckless, it's all just a roll of the dice. Slug rewards skill and can be used in literally any situation.

I disagree, i've never once won with a green anything. That late into the game, everything you have should be epic.

[PWNDotcom]

Originally posted by MELTING:

Originally posted by Wiccy:

Lets compare gold slug and Gatekeeper

• A gold Slug does 550 damage per shot, Gatekeeper does 150.
  
• Gatekeeper has a lot of falloff damage, Slug has none.
  
• Gold slug has no bloom at all, Gatekeeper has massive bloom
  
• Gold slug will reveal target for 2 seconds after each hit.

Unless you are standing right next to someone the gold Slug will destroy a gatekeeper user.

Slug is basically a sniper rifle with no scope. It does half the damage per shot as a sniper rifle but the slug out DPSs the Sniper. Gold Sniper DPS is about 297, Gold Slug DPS is 643 if all shots hit. This is including reload times, the sniper is better if you fire and then swap to something else.

The slug rifle is one of the OP weapons in the game at the moment and has been needing a slight nerf for a long time now.

ok, but gatekeeper fires 7 bullets a second, slug fires 1.

That's actually a downside. Firing harder bullets, but slower means you can peek around corners and fire a single shot while being exposed for a much shorter time.

[MELTING]

Originally posted by PWNDotcom:

Originally posted by MELTING:

ok, but gatekeeper fires 7 bullets a second, slug fires 1.

That's actually a downside. Firing harder bullets, but slower means you can peek around corners and fire a single shot while being exposed for a much shorter time.

not really, because i'm not a coward. I don't hide really, because it's boring. I play more aggressively.

[76561198980880731]

Ima pro with slugs

[Emile]

revolver is similar/slightly better than slug because it's hitscan

[MeowMix CatFood]

Originally posted by MELTING:

Originally posted by MeowMix CatFood:

Slug does significant damage and HAS NO DROP OFF. So, a white slug shooting at a distant enemy will do greater damage than a gold revolver or fire crossbow at a certain range.

Having a green slug at your side is often the difference between a win and a loss. That is, if you cover your body and hit your shots. If you're reckless, it's all just a roll of the dice. Slug rewards skill and can be used in literally any situation.

I disagree, i've never once won with a green anything. That late into the game, everything you have should be epic.

That shows why you should be learning rather than debating. I've won many matches with a green slug. Especially as a longbow hunter main. If my squad is dead and I need to clutch in a small, open area, my slug is doing most of the work.

The fact that you prioritize rarity over weapon type illustrates why you aren't able to win matches with a green slug.

[MeowMix CatFood]

Originally posted by The Law:

revolver is similar/slightly better than slug because it's hitscan

If you can hit your shots, slug or equal rarity is better. At long range, slug is always better. I do like the revolver but it needs to be a close to mid range fight.

[MELTING]

Originally posted by MeowMix CatFood:

Originally posted by MELTING:

I disagree, i've never once won with a green anything. That late into the game, everything you have should be epic.

That shows why you should be learning rather than debating. I've won many matches with a green slug. Especially as a longbow hunter main. If my squad is dead and I need to clutch in a small, open area, my slug is doing most of the work.

The fact that you prioritize rarity over weapon type illustrates why you aren't able to win matches with a green slug.

Lol, i don't play with rares. I don't have anything rare past 10 mins. And green slugs are trash. This is what i meant by everyone in this game is just fanboys of slug rifle. Slug rifles aren't that good.

[♥Wiccy♥]

It's fine if you can not use it or don't want to but calling people fanboys as an insult does not help your case. I and others have given you reasons why a slug is powerful even at low rarities. If you wish to ignore that, that is fine. You keep believing what you want it's just the whole RR community that is wrong.

[PWNDotcom]

Originally posted by MELTING:

Originally posted by PWNDotcom:

That's actually a downside. Firing harder bullets, but slower means you can peek around corners and fire a single shot while being exposed for a much shorter time.

not really, because i'm not a coward. I don't hide really, because it's boring. I play more aggressively.

I mean, I'm not saying hide. I'm a pretty aggressive player too, but I use the terrain to my advantage. Timing and positioning is just as, if not more, important than aim and weaponry. If I hit them, and they can't hit me, I win. Plus there's the matter of easy headshots without any inaccuracy.