Forum:Plasma or Wazer wifle (rifle)

Heres my situiation...... ...I have 100 lockpicking, small guns, energy wepones, and a fairly high sneak... ...at level 20 I spend most of my time sniping enclaves with the Victory Rifle and rip apart muties with the tarible shotgun.... ...it get old quick and im thinking of trying energy wepons (i have both rifle (wifle)) so which showed i use... ...plasma is powerful but slow and you need to reload alot... ...wazer wifle is a little less powerful, shoot fast, and reloads less... ...i have the caps to buy enought mf cell to supply a small army... ...im leaning tordes the wazer wifle, but give me your choice and why... Shadow of the Dave 07:05, 24 December 2008 (UTC)... thanks ashrandom but i still need more opinain, but i think your right...


 * The Plasma Rifle really doesn't work well at longer ranges, its best to keep both on hand. BTW: If you include AP cost in your damage equation then the wazer wifle has almost identical damage potential. --AshRandom 19:30, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I'd agree. The Plasma Rifle, particularly A3-21's_Plasma_Rifle is good at close to medium range against hard targets, but the Wazer Wifle is faster and more accurate at longer ranges, and has a larger magazine capacity. A more trivial consideration is that the green goo can be easier to spot than the glowing ash when looting after the dust has settled.


 * I'm also getting a bit jaded at level 20, and against the less powerful enemies I'm using the 10mm pistol and the Vampire's_Edge, limbering up for my next character who'll focus more on melee weapons. --Atuan 20:53, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

I'd suggest doing the The Replicated Man quest because you can get A3-21's Plasma Rifle. It is excellent because of its higher damage and high durability. However, it is slow firing and I find it to become inaccurate at long range. So if you want better accuracy and more damage, with a bigger clip magazine, the Wazer Wifle should be your choice. XxInThRaXeDxX 14:51, 2 January 2009 (UTC) XxInThRaXeDxX


 * At level 20, I always use the Wazer Wifle. Plasma Rifles may be more powerful, but they have a small clip magazine, short range, and are less accurate because the shot doesn't hit immediatley. That plus the fact that Plasma rifles are somewhat harder to find (although not by much) than Laser Rifles (usually only on Enclave soldiers, who you won't encounter until you've progressed into the Main Quest). -- Sentinel 101 16:39, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I use A3-21's_Plasma_Rifle And for ranged combat I use the new guss rifle. both very strong. very fun.--NeoScott 19:47, 30 January 2009 (UTC)