Carbineer Archive

Or I should ask, which is better?
Laser, DXR6, or EE3?
I can't use Elite so, that one does me no good.

From my limited experience.

Laser Carabine is best overall weapon. Best average damage, best max damage (you get good boost from a damage power up), AP2 and long range.

However I decided to get a DXR6as a secondary carabine. Because it shines in other areas: Consistent damage (but less than laser), high min damage, Acid-damage type and better at short ranges.

So I usually have laser out, but will switch to DXR if the mob gest close or if the mob has kigh resistance against energy-damage.

Cool, thanks buddy. I'll use your advice.

Also should keep in mind the ideal ranges of the different carbines..

EE3 Carbine, DXR6 Carbine = 20 metres; zero accuracy bonus
E11 Carbine = 30 metres; zero accuracy bonus
Elite Carbine = 40 metres; +10 accuracy
Laser Carbine = 40 metres as well I think, or was it more?

The EE3 and DXR6 Carbines do non-energy damage, the DXR6 does acid damage with 'high' wound rating, and the EE3 does heat.

I have my lil EE3 down to 1.7 speed when using a powerup. I have one of each of these carbines, and juggle them about.

Nevermind, i'll go get them all and try them out.
Although, I just read Laser has AR2. Coool.
It must be the best then.

The range of Laser Carabine is even longer. Optimal range is50m. Exellent weapon for many situations. If it just would be faster Mine is 3.9s without power ups or slice. This goes down to 2.7s with a +30% speed power up.

The few DXR6's I've seen are also about 4s speed. I never bothered with a EE3 since it looked like a poor mans version of the DXR6 to me, but from what you are telling Cilla, it seems that they are the fastest carabines. Or is the one you have sliced?

I mostly use a laser sliced for dmg with a max dmg power up. That aside, I also carry an ee3 and a dxr6. Theres a time and a place for everything. I avoid DH-17s, except sinc ethe earlier days. They are still good for going at MOBs with no armor, etc. etc. A few more specials can be used.

Oh, the reason I go with max dmg slice and powerup on the laser is: By the time you climb the ranks of speed (especially if you dabble in BH), speed slices and power-ups are not all that useful.

Oobacca

Well I'm going to differ here.

Laser sucks. It's great when you pull of a big hit, but average damage on most lasers is no better than an elite or dxr6, added to this on eclipse anyway, the typical laser is much slower than the typical elite and dxr6, then I dont like laser.

Speed is an issue for carbineers, unless you have bounty carbine as well. If you bounty carbine 2 or 3 and some carbineer skills, then sure you can fire off crippling shot once a second (been there, done that), once you remove the bounty carbine speed bonuses and become a pure carbineer then speed is once more an issue.

My favorites are dxr6 and elite depending on the opponents resistences and dh17 normal or short if I have to use a lot of specials. EE3 also has a place sometimes as well

Solth

Don't forget that different weapons have different damage types.

Laser - Energy
EE3 - Heat
DXR6 - Acid

So you may want to have them all, to adjust to different situations.

I use a laser carbine mainly, and a dh17 short carbine (which is a lot better than most e11's and elite carbine). The speed wth the laser carbine isnt an issue, because recently I had it speed sliced, it now has a 2.8 refire rate.