So thanks to Fiesta I have now been forced to play around with all the weapons in the sandbox. Most make sense to me now even if some of them seem like crap. Dat Pulse Carbine oof never thought I would rather have a Needler. But anyway the main question I have here is what is up with the Stalker Rifle/Shock Rifle in terms of weapon roles? The game lists the Shock Rifle as a Sniper weapon. And indeed it kills in one headshot like you expect a Sniper weapon to do. But it only gets 1X zoom rather than 2X zoom?
Meanwhile you have the Stalker Rifle. Which in every way looks like it’s meant to be the Banished version of the old Beam Rifle Sniper. And it’s even got 2X zoom like a Sniper should. But apparently no it’s the Banished version of the BR or DMR I guess? I actually really hate the 2X zoom on it as it just gets in the way of me quick scoping people at mid range with it.
Anyway I get the strong vibe 343 must have switched those two weapons around late in development. And I kind of wonder why. Was Stalker Rifle just too good of a sniper? Was the electric splash on the Shock Rifle too good at medium range with faster fire rate? Genuinely curious really since IMO the weapons would work better the other way around.