Talk:Dread/@comment-200.54.186.114-20131018165004/@comment-206.183.119.95-20131019091136

Completely different weapons for completely different situations with completely different styles. Impossible to know which one is "better" since either one could be deadly in the hands of someone who knows how to use it. Anyone saying that one is outright better is just more skilled in its use than the other weapon.

The Hind will probably have higher damage output, but on the other hand it has a five-round burst shot, which can be awkward for a lot of people and very wasteful on ammo depending on the situation, not to mention it puts a pretty hard cap on fire rate. There's also the consideration that the Hind takes a lot of neurodes (and neurode drop rates just got nerfed into the ground). If you can get used to the burst-fire (anti-recoil mods highly recommended) then the Hind can be a solid Primary. I would advise trying out the Burston first (as it's much cheaper in resources) and if you're alright with the burst fire on that, feel free to go for the Hind.

Dread on the other hand will rarely run out of ammo if every shot is charged, and properly modded out can flat-out kill a lot of enemies. However, its fire rate is painfully slow (you really can't afford to miss many shots) and even a maxed Thunderbolt won't always activate, meaning in most situations it will be much less effective at dealing with groups. The Dread really needs a strong secondary to pick up the slack (Twin Gremlins have always worked well for me, if you can get your hands on Despair that's generally considered a better choice), but if you have an ammo-efficent group-shredding secondary then Dread can be your best pal for boss runs and dealing with heavies, or just good medium-long range damage. If you're confident enough in your aim to reliably land shots in the middle of a firefight, Dread is a great choice. Plus, it's got a bit more style than the Baguette gun.