I’ll explain my ranking below:
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Absolver Beam: Because of the removal of the damage sharing option, it isn’t a straight up F tier, but having said that, it’s still has a problem, the problem of being far too situational for any practical use. The uncharged shots are pathetically weak and difficult to hit targets with.
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Boron Railgun: An okay weapon. When you try to balance between having the most DPS possible and not overheating, it gets outcompeted by other weapons in terms of raw power.
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Corn Shotgun: It has the benefit of never really overheating and has decent enough DPS but the pathetic firerate in low levels really hold it back, coupled with the unpredictable bullets spread which can at times allow chickens to be unharmed, breaking that sweet multi-kill chain.
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Hypergun: Not a bad weapon but frankly and this is my own personal bias coming here, but I kinda feel indifferent towards hypergun. I can bring myself to use it, but I’d rather be with other weapons. It might be due to the visual/sound design.
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Ion Blaster: A weapon that spews out a LOT of firepower, excellent for clearing out waves and still does more than enough damage against bosses. It is also among the best weapons for clearing out feathers, supernova and asteroids. The only big counter against Ion is cowards which turn your bullet spam into their bullet spam. The weird bullet speed can also be quite problematic when trying to get multikills.
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Laser Cannon: A great weapon. It has the highest consistent DPS out of any weapon, and as such, it’s great against bosses and normal chicken waves. It’s main weaknesses are its overheat and the fact that it obscures enemy projectiles which means that extra caution is required when using Laser.
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Lightning Fryer: This guy got a nerf, and a rather unjustified one at that. It has a big enough weakness for it to not be OP, but now, it’s verging on being mediocre. I still don’t hate it just because I love chaotic lightning so much, but this weapon definitely took a big fall.
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Moron Railgun: Once, it had the sweet 25% weapon virtuosity score bonus, but since its removal, it got even worse. Abysmal, and I DO mean abysmal DPS makes it unviable for all but the easiest of missions. The one thing it has somehow going for it is the overheat time which is still the highest in the game which coupled with the lack of overdrive, makes it quite noob friendly.
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Neutron Gun: A focused weapon with good DPS. Although outcompeted in raw power and the slow bullet speed by Laser Cannon, it has a longer overheat time and you have less trouble seeing enemy projectiles with Neutron as opposed to Laser.
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Photon Swarm: Very close to Hypergun in terms of DPS, but I like it a lot more because of its homing ability as well as the design, it’s like I said several times before, my personal favorite weapon in terms of design.
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Plasma Rifle: This weapon got a damage buff, making it even more OP than before. I honestly believe that it’s the Utensil of today when it comes to being OP. The AOE blast can annihilate waves with ease and it’s by far the best weapon when it comes to dealing with cowards which are quite common in high difficulties. Its only weaknesses are the overheat time which is the shortest out of any weapon in game, as well as its inability to clear out feathers and supernova.
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Positron Stream: The second best weapon IMO due to its fast firerate coupled with its splitting ability, which can deal a tremendous amount of damage. Although arguably not as OP as Plasma in its sheer destructive power, it is more balanced due to its ability to clear feathers, asteroids and supernova. Positron is also one of my favorite weapons visually, the translucent purple really sells it IMO.
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Riddler: Rather similar to Moron Railgun in terms of stats, it does have considerably better DPS and has instant bullets coupled with its ability to push feathers away. Sadly, it is still horribly outcompeted by other weapons in terms of DPS, and achieving multikill with it is painful.
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Utensil Poker: Once a tyrant which outcompeted every other weapon, it now occupies the role of a jack of all trades weapon, with still respectable DPS and good overheat time. It does struggle with cowards and Ion does outcompete it in terms of power while having a similar weapon design.
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Vulcan Chaingun: An interesting weapon which has decent DPS, it’s unique trait of losing accuracy when getting closer to overheating does limit the weapons usage to bursts of fire as opposed to a prolonged barrage which leads to it getting outcompeted in terms of power like Boron. It does have a niche advantage in Comet Chase where it absolutely destroys every other weapon.
Lemme know if you agree or disagree and as always, May the Forks be with you!