Talk:Paracyst/@comment-186.52.37.125-20141208141354/@comment-98.89.17.36-20141223015606

I can't speak for above, but I think he means the fact that the burst fire has fairly high recoil. Coupled with the weapon itself partially blocking the view of the target and the lack of a zoom, it makes virtually all of the 2nd and 3rd shots of the burst miss if you don't know exactly how much to compensate. And that's not easy to learn, basically just by trial and error.

Still, it's like several of the guns in Warframe - exceptionally hard to master, but worth it when you do. Combinded with a serration mod this thing does a whopping 150 points of damage per burst, and that's not counting elemental mods. A gun doing that kind of damage with this kind of ammo pool is hard to find.

Much has been made of how lacking the hook is. People complain about the charge time, but see no problem with the charge on the Paris. Personally, I try to use it less like a damage mode and more like a utility ability. The hook seems awful until you realize you can stagger even heavy enemies with it, basically any enemy except a boss. Charge it behind cover, pop out and shoot a Bombard or Corruppted Heavy Gunner, and now your whole team has 3 uninterrupted seconds to unload on it without retaliation.

And you didn't have to spend a single point of energy to do it. All it cost you was 1 rifle ammo and you got a nearly 100% guaranteed knockdown. That's powerful, even if it isn't very damaging directly.

The Paracyst isn't without its faults. The lack of zoom does suck. But I wish everyone wouldn't rank it up to 3 or 5 and discard it like trash. Give it time, you might find it useful.