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FuelDrop
post Sep 6 2012, 11:19 AM
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At present my face uses a suppressed Ruger thunderbolt as her primary weapon, with a Remington 950 as a sniping weapon (It's easier to licence than a proper sniper rifle), a silenced Morrissey Elan as a fallback and a tazer for daily carry.
These toys are all well and good (Easy to licence and conceal, which is great for a Face), but lately we've been getting involved in some combat heavy runs and I'm thinking of upgrading to something with a little more oomf. I have the full firearms group at level 4 so I've got quite a range of options.

I'm hoping that the combined wisdom of dumpshock will be able to help me decide.

Note: This weapon does not need to be concealable, disposable, or even subtle. Those roles are filled by my other guns. What I need from this one is firepower and tactical flexibility.

Here are a couple of the weapons I've been considering so far:

Onotari Xfactor 3, modded for recoil comp and with external smartgun.
Strengths: Additional clip and scope as standard, with an underbarrel shotgun to load with shock-lock rounds for breaching.
Weaknesses: No built-in recoil compensation, no internal smartgun.

Ares Alpha/Bravo/Sierra, with maxed out recoil compensation. classic.
Strengths: full recoil compensation, internal smartgun as standard, either underbarrel grenade launcher or underbarrel CC weapon for tactical flexibility, comparatively common, relatively cheap.
Weaknesses: Not many obvious ones.

Ares HVAR/Shiawase Arms tactical model 73, maxed out recoil compensation.
Strengths: High Velocity weapon, good ammunition capacity, good integral recoil, integral smartgun.
Weaknesses: sub-par damage, lacks tactical flexibility.

Ares HVBR, modded for full auto and recoil compensation.
Strengths: High Velocity weapon, good ammunition capacity, very good integral recoil, high base damage, integral smartgun, long range.
Weaknesses: Cannot mount accessories on or under barrel (reducing maximum recoil compensation via accessories), expensive, distinctive weapon.

Ultimax 150, with gas vent system, personalized grip and external smartgun.
Strengths: Powered slide mount, integral commlink, safe target system (very important, as the character is SURGED with the berserker.), good base damage, good range.
Weaknesses: The integral commlink is frankly crap, no full auto, very high price tag.

Ingram Smartgun X, outfitted for recoil compensation.
Strengths: Comes with an integral suppressor and Internal smartgun. oh, and it's cheap.
Weaknesses: short range, low damage, limited ammunition capacity, cannot get full recoil compensation.

FN P93 Praetor, maxed out recoil compensation and external smartgun.
Strengths: Good recoil compensation options, good ammunition capacity, flashlight, cheap.
Weaknesses: short range, low damage, no internal smartgun.

Izom Armaments RP 63-A, modded with improved recoil compensation.
Strengths: excellent standard options, highly configurable, concealable, great damage for class.
Weaknesses: Very short range, Very expensive, no full auto... and butt ugly to boot.

Any other suggestions, things I've overlooked? All of the options have strengths and weaknesses, and I'm having a hard time deciding. One day I'll have a wall lined with all of these of course, but which should i get first?

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- FuelDrop   Face-Gunbunny seeks primary weapon   Sep 6 2012, 11:19 AM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   I have always been a fan of the Hand Cannon... Hi...   Sep 6 2012, 01:17 PM
- - UmaroVI   I think you're overlooking how useful mods are...   Sep 6 2012, 01:27 PM
- - Marwynn   I don't suppose you have any skill in Heavy We...   Sep 6 2012, 01:35 PM
- - UmaroVI   Actually, one other option, maybe: does your GM su...   Sep 6 2012, 04:13 PM
- - Speed Wraith   Do you need it for stopping power, or suppression?...   Sep 6 2012, 04:56 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 6 2012, 12:56 P...   Sep 6 2012, 05:46 PM
|- - Speed Wraith   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 6 2012, 01:46 P...   Sep 6 2012, 06:06 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 6 2012, 02:06 P...   Sep 6 2012, 06:38 PM
|- - Thanee   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 6 2012, 08:38 P...   Sep 6 2012, 08:33 PM
- - Thanee   FA mod with Extended Magazine, as well as Sound Su...   Sep 6 2012, 05:14 PM
- - UmaroVI   Also, the Terracotta Arms Caravan is a better spor...   Sep 6 2012, 06:08 PM
|- - Speed Wraith   QUOTE (UmaroVI @ Sep 6 2012, 02:08 PM) Al...   Sep 6 2012, 06:14 PM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 6 2012, 01:14 P...   Sep 6 2012, 06:17 PM
|- - Speed Wraith   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 02...   Sep 6 2012, 06:34 PM
- - ShadowDragon8685   So, you've got the subtlety covered and now yo...   Sep 6 2012, 06:11 PM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 02...   Sep 6 2012, 09:32 PM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 6 2012, 04:32 PM) L...   Sep 6 2012, 11:08 PM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 07...   Sep 6 2012, 11:22 PM
||- - _Pax._   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 6 2012, 06:22 PM) N...   Sep 6 2012, 11:28 PM
||- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Sep 6 2012, 06:28 PM) ^_^...   Sep 6 2012, 11:54 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 04...   Sep 7 2012, 12:28 AM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 6 2012, 07...   Sep 7 2012, 12:31 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 05...   Sep 7 2012, 12:37 AM
||- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 6 2012, 08...   Sep 7 2012, 12:47 AM
|- - _Pax._   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 08...   Sep 7 2012, 01:03 AM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Sep 6 2012, 08:03 PM) I...   Sep 7 2012, 03:25 AM
|- - _Pax._   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 10...   Sep 7 2012, 07:01 AM
||- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Sep 7 2012, 02:01 AM) No,...   Sep 7 2012, 03:04 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 09...   Sep 7 2012, 03:37 PM
||- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 7 2012, 11...   Sep 7 2012, 03:49 PM
||- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 7 2012, 10...   Sep 7 2012, 04:00 PM
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|||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 10...   Sep 7 2012, 04:51 PM
|||- - Speed Wraith   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 12...   Sep 7 2012, 05:08 PM
||- - _Pax._   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 7 2012, 11...   Sep 7 2012, 06:18 PM
||- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Sep 7 2012, 02:18 PM) You...   Sep 7 2012, 06:33 PM
|- - Midas   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 04...   Sep 7 2012, 08:15 AM
|- - Thanee   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 05...   Sep 7 2012, 09:37 AM
- - _Pax._   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 6 2012, 06:19 AM) F...   Sep 6 2012, 06:43 PM
- - Umidori   Shotguns are criminally undervalued, flechette rou...   Sep 6 2012, 06:53 PM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Umidori @ Sep 6 2012, 01:53 PM) Sh...   Sep 6 2012, 07:10 PM
|- - Umidori   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 12...   Sep 7 2012, 10:12 AM
- - Speed Wraith   I would say that Take Aim is most useful as a way ...   Sep 6 2012, 07:24 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 6 2012, 03:24 P...   Sep 6 2012, 07:36 PM
|- - Speed Wraith   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 6 2012, 03:36 P...   Sep 6 2012, 08:02 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 6 2012, 04:02 P...   Sep 6 2012, 08:20 PM
- - Speed Wraith   Still confused... "Each Take Aim gives you a...   Sep 6 2012, 08:29 PM
- - FuelDrop   Has anyone got any experience with the HK MX30 or ...   Sep 6 2012, 10:21 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 6 2012, 03:21 PM) H...   Sep 6 2012, 10:38 PM
- - Marwynn   I tried the Steyr on my first Street Sam and while...   Sep 6 2012, 10:27 PM
- - FuelDrop   Ok, some ideas I've been considering: Base wea...   Sep 6 2012, 10:59 PM
|- - UmaroVI   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 6 2012, 06:59 PM) O...   Sep 7 2012, 12:09 AM
- - Fortinbras   Indeed! Besides, the max skill of 6 is just 2 ...   Sep 7 2012, 12:47 AM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Fortinbras @ Sep 6 2012, 08:47 PM)...   Sep 7 2012, 12:49 AM
||- - Critias   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 6 2012, 07...   Sep 7 2012, 01:08 AM
||- - DWC   QUOTE (Critias @ Sep 6 2012, 08:08 PM) He...   Sep 7 2012, 01:12 AM
||- - Critias   QUOTE (DWC @ Sep 6 2012, 08:12 PM) That e...   Sep 7 2012, 01:58 AM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Fortinbras @ Sep 6 2012, 08:47 PM)...   Sep 7 2012, 11:40 AM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 7 2012, 06:40 A...   Sep 7 2012, 03:54 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 11...   Sep 7 2012, 05:02 PM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 7 2012, 12:02 P...   Sep 7 2012, 05:05 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 11...   Sep 7 2012, 05:10 PM
||- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 7 2012, 12...   Sep 7 2012, 05:14 PM
||- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 01...   Sep 7 2012, 05:22 PM
|||- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 7 2012, 12:22 P...   Sep 7 2012, 05:24 PM
|||- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 01...   Sep 7 2012, 05:26 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 10...   Sep 7 2012, 05:26 PM
||- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Sep 7 2012, 01...   Sep 7 2012, 05:29 PM
||- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 7 2012, 10:29 A...   Sep 7 2012, 05:31 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 01...   Sep 7 2012, 05:21 PM
|- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 7 2012, 12:21 P...   Sep 7 2012, 05:22 PM
|- - _Pax._   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 01...   Sep 7 2012, 06:24 PM
- - DWC   For maximum mayhem, I've become a fan of the F...   Sep 7 2012, 01:04 AM
- - FuelDrop   4 is the limit for skill groups at character creat...   Sep 7 2012, 01:41 AM
- - FuelDrop   I want to express my humblest apologies to ShadowD...   Sep 7 2012, 10:03 AM
- - FuelDrop   And it's done. My new toy is an AK-147 with ga...   Sep 7 2012, 10:15 AM
|- - Marwynn   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 7 2012, 05:15 AM) A...   Sep 7 2012, 01:51 PM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Marwynn @ Sep 7 2012, 09:51 PM) Se...   Sep 7 2012, 03:03 PM
- - Marwynn   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Sep 7 2012, 10:03 AM) I...   Sep 7 2012, 03:09 PM
- - ShadowDragon8685   QUOTE (Midas @ Sep 7 2012, 03:15 AM) By R...   Sep 7 2012, 03:18 PM
- - FuelDrop   This one isn't a 'disposable' weapon a...   Sep 7 2012, 03:23 PM
- - Marwynn   Well, yeah, obviously you rip that off. Also the s...   Sep 7 2012, 03:27 PM
- - Marwynn   Boy, this escalated quickly. Anyway, can you brie...   Sep 7 2012, 06:22 PM
- - _Pax._   QUOTE (ShadowDragon8685 @ Sep 7 2012, 11...   Sep 7 2012, 06:35 PM
- - Speed Wraith   I keep hearing Hawk Eye, but I don't get it. ...   Sep 7 2012, 06:52 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 7 2012, 02:52 P...   Sep 7 2012, 07:25 PM
- - _Pax._   I generally agree, Speed. Heck, even non-shooters...   Sep 7 2012, 06:55 PM
- - Thanee   At the end of the day, Skill Ratings are meaningle...   Sep 7 2012, 07:11 PM
|- - Fortinbras   QUOTE (Thanee @ Sep 7 2012, 03:11 PM) At ...   Sep 7 2012, 07:31 PM
- - Marwynn   Uhh... why bother with the cyber eyes? You can fit...   Sep 7 2012, 07:27 PM
|- - Speed Wraith   QUOTE (Marwynn @ Sep 7 2012, 03:27 PM) Uh...   Sep 7 2012, 07:34 PM
||- - Marwynn   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 7 2012, 03:34 P...   Sep 7 2012, 07:51 PM
|- - _Pax._   QUOTE (Marwynn @ Sep 7 2012, 02:27 PM) Uh...   Sep 7 2012, 07:52 PM
|- - Marwynn   QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Sep 7 2012, 03:52 PM) It...   Sep 7 2012, 08:04 PM
- - Speed Wraith   Consider two opposing groups caught in a firefight...   Sep 7 2012, 07:32 PM
|- - StealthSigma   QUOTE (Speed Wraith @ Sep 7 2012, 03:32 P...   Sep 7 2012, 07:37 PM
|- - X-Kalibur   QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Sep 7 2012, 12:37 P...   Sep 7 2012, 07:54 PM
- - Speed Wraith   See, that's my confusion with the text, the li...   Sep 7 2012, 07:58 PM
- - Speed Wraith   Smartlink is R Legality, other enhancements are no...   Sep 7 2012, 08:12 PM
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