Braton Vandal

"A special version of the standard BRATON rifle with a slower fire rate but offering higher accuracy and damage values. The BRATON VANDAL has been customized by the Tenno with a blue-green metallic finish, and Lotus branding on the grips."

- In-Game Description

The Braton Vandal is the vandalized version of the Braton, sold as a special edition in the Market between February 15, 2013 to February 19, 2013 to celebrate the Open Beta. The Braton Vandal has a metallic green-blue color scheme, and bears the Lotus Emblem on the stock. The Braton Vandal trades improved accuracy in exchange for a reduced rate of fire.

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Accurate for close to medium ranged combat, more so than the standard Braton.
 * Very low recoil.
 * Versatile in many aspects of combat.

Disadvantages:
 * Still inefficient for long range unless fired in bursts.
 * Rather slow base reload speed.
 * Lower fire rate than the regular Braton.
 * Was only available to players who participated in the Open Beta Celebration Weekend, making the weapon unobtainable now.

Acquisition
This weapon was only available for purchase during the Open Beta Celebration Weekend (Closed Beta hotfix 6.3) starting from Friday, February 15 at 12:00pm EST through Tuesday, February 19 until 9:00am EST. It could be bought for only 1 (credit) and has no rank restriction, so it could be immediately acquired by anyone who logged on during the open beta weekend regardless of time spent playing the game.

The Braton Vandal can no longer be acquired.

Weapon Loadouts
See the user build section for builds using this weapon.

Tips

 * When used extensively or playing solo, the ammunition of an unmodded Braton Vandal can burn down quickly, though not as quickly as the Braton. Consider switching to your pistol or utilizing melee combat when appropriate.
 * When fighting at long ranges, consider firing in short bursts or taking a calculated risk and charging forward. The ammo saved from avoiding sustained long range fighting can compensate for the damage you'll take in melee/short range combat.
 * Use the Rifle Ammo Mutation mod to help regain ammo when needed.

Trivia

 * Prior to Update 7.11.0, the Stalker used a Braton Vandal as his primary weapon.
 * The Braton Vandal features a different, stronger audio to that of the Standard Bratons.
 * It is confirmed by DERebecca that the Vandal series weapons will remain exclusive and not available anymore in the future.
 * When introduced, the Braton Vandal was a straight upgrade of the Braton; with an increased statistical damage and fire-rate over the standard edition. Later on the Braton was buffed to its current stats; possibly due to the debates over the exclusivity of what was considered by most to be the strongest assault rifle at the time.

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