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The X-Com Files / Re: Battle Rifles all the way
« on: March 11, 2024, 12:58:20 am »the fal has bad auto shots but shines at snaps and is better for med to long range. low ammo count of 20 (less then g11), Armor Effectiveness is 10% (Less then g11). The fal is more of a sniper but with less power and weaker armor penetration everything it shines at is something better suited for a sniper. so why not just use a sniper instead?
Versatility. My troopers can hit accurate long range aimed shots (my preffered choice) but also go into closer quarters, say storm an UFO, with the same weapon.
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on top of all that g11 has better dps based on its best shot choice
3 auto shots at X56 is better then lets say 3 snaps at x72
Multiple hits at ~30 are NOT better than one hit at ~40 when your target is a Red Dawn Coordinator or a Cyberweb Robot. Sure, there‘s always other ways to take these beefier early game opponents out, but yet again: Versatility. With most of my squad equppied with battle rifles, all of them are capable of dealing real damage to virtually any enemy in 1997 and 1998.