Talk:Arca Plasmor/@comment-12578439-20170913044748/@comment-50.203.165.214-20170914035330

Make sure you keep in mind the big differences. I'm gonna preface this by saying that I love shotguns, especially double barrels and pump actions, so the tigris series and this shotgun are my current favorite weapons. But key differences;

The Tigris;

-Fires and reloads much faster, but has a smaller tube (magazine) to compensate

-Significantly higher damage per shot

-Much better critical multiplier, which is the most important thing for crit builds and landing headshots

-The Tigris Prime is a status god. Having every shot proc 20+ status effects is crazy, especially with high damage.

The Arca Plasmor

-6 shots, glorious pump action

-Massive slower moving AoE makes clearing groups of enemies with a single shot a breeze

-Doesn't use shotgun status mechanics, instead acts like a rifle. More consistant, but lower maximum potentional.

This thing isn't gonna do great on high levels if we're being honest. It's a crowd control weapon with a decent status output and a lot of punch through. Imagine firing massive waves of radiation with good status and okay critical stats. It performs well fairly far into the game, but around the 80 range it drops off heavily against armor, as today's Sortie showed. That being said, it doesn't need to; it has a unique role, and it fills it's role damn well.