What Should My Secondary Be?

[Draconzis]

I do not want a weapon that eats up bullets, so automatic weapons are out.

 

Burst fire weapons &!$$ me off for some reason, so those are out too.

 

So I am wanting a secondary that puts out nice damage and will last in a long fight w/o ammo pickups. I like weapons with good damage per shot over ones with good DPS. I do not know which one to do. I already have the Seer and Akmagnus, but I am not sure which one to pick, or to just find another weapon. I am wanting something I can get without too much farming, so prime secondaries are out as well.

 

EDIT: I do have both Brakk and the Detron, but I do not like them because of how they are like shotguns.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Draconzis

[YouHaveShamedYoFamory]

marelok

[SurrealEdge]

Marelok has been my secondary of choice due to its high base damage values and versatility with a crit build or element. It's a grineerclan tech weapon and will require a forma.

Otherwise, Vasto or Akvasto due to mods that give it some high slash damage.

[Trcgg]

you got 3 choices, Bolto, magnus or vasto.

 

 

vasto does most damage but has least ammo in the clip

 

magnus is in the middle.

 

and bolto does the least damage but has the most ammo in the clip

[GinKenshin]

Lex Prime

[shut]

For mid-range weapons, I'd recommend the Marelok. It hits like a truck, but the accuracy is really bad over long ranges so you can't exactly pick off across-the-map headshots with it.

 

For short-range, I'd go for the Brakk or Detron if you have either of them. Beastly, they are.

[Zero.No.Hikari]

I'd say go Lex Prime, or my fave Semi-Auto dual pistol AKVasto.

[BunnieBox]

Why anyone can't tell this guy the most OP weapon in game?

But Personally , Marelok and Brakk are OP.

Marelok required mastery 5.

Brakk is really great but it's burst fired.

If you're only mastery 2, there's no OP weapon for you..

Maybe Aklex?

[Petersheikah]

I love the Pyrana, the Detron and the Sicarus Prime. I like Hikous too, but they go out of ammo pretty fast...

[011100110110000101101101]

Lex Prime.

 

Good in a pinch if you use shotguns or machine guns.

 

I've been using a Lex the day I could afford one.

 

It's a very solid weapon.

 

The Marelok is okay too, but I'm not a huge fan.

[Atheeas]

My secondaries of choice are Lex Prime (for shooting the foes at long distances) and Marelok (for middle/short distances or for getting rid of enemy crowds on your way somewhere). Both deal great damage, but not so easy to get.

[shut]

Brakk is really great but it's burst fired.

 

Wait, what?

Brakk is just a regular semi-auto weapon. No bursts whatsoever; one click = one blast.

[Draconzis]

Is it odd that I have the Brakk and Detron, but just do not want to use either of them?

[shut]

Is it odd that I have the Brakk and Detron, but just do not want to use either of them?

 

Not at all. Making everything die with no effort by simply mashing the left mouse button isn't fun for everyone. XD

[ThePredicament]

Doubt you have a brakk and detron. If you did, you'd definitely know what secondary weapon you want even if it's not those.

 

Marelok is the answer to your questions.

[shut]

Doubt you have a brakk and detron. If you did, you'd definitely know what secondary weapon you want even if it's not those.

 

That makes zero sense.

 

"Doubt you've ever used a Lato and Aklato. If you did, you'd definitely know what secondary weapon you want even if it's not those."

"Doubt you've ever used a Braton or Paris. If you did, you'd definitely know what primary weapon you want even if it's not those."

"Doubt you've ever had a full loadout before. If you did, you'd definitely know what loadout you want even if it's not that one."

 

Having experience with one or two items does not magically make one knowledgeable of every other item in that equip slot.

Edited October 19, 2014 by SortaRandom

[xkillo32]

Why anyone can't tell this guy the most OP weapon in game?

But Personally , Marelok and Brakk are OP.

Marelok required mastery 5.

Brakk is really great but it's burst fired.

If you're only mastery 2, there's no OP weapon for you..

Maybe Aklex?

forum rank =/= mastery rank

[TotallyLagging]

I'd choose Akmagnus over Seer any day. But if you really want a hard-hitting, ammo efficient secondary I recommend getting a Marelok or Lex Prime.

 

Marelok has high base and status and doesn't require much grind. Lex Prime is similar but more crit-based. Akbolto is actually really good, but be prepared to mash your left click. 

[evil4458]

BRAKKKKK

[Tobestik]

I personally love the kunai/shuriken(Despair/Haikou Prime). The attack speed and reload are amazing. Plus the mods you can put on them allow you to shred through waves of enemies easily.

[(PSN)Hiero_Glyph]

Just because the OP does not like Brakk and Detron does not mean that they are not the best choices.  To be fair, Marelok is probably better than Detron and just behind Brakk.  These three weapons are the strongest secondary weapons in the game currently.  While there may be other secondary weapons that offer comparable DPS, they either have ammo efficiency problems or require macros to optimize DPS output.  These other contenders include Dex Furis, Wraith Twin Vipers, Akbolto, Akvasto & Akmagnus.  Lex Prime is a pocket sniper but unless you are engaging at medium to long range exclusively, Marelok will outperform it.  A future release of Aklex Prime has promise so long as DE does turn it into the next Akbronco Prime.  That's pretty much it.

Edited October 19, 2014 by (PS4)Hiero_Glyph

[ThePredicament]

That makes zero sense.

 

"Doubt you've ever used a Lato and Aklato. If you did, you'd definitely know what secondary weapon you want even if it's not those."

"Doubt you've ever used a Braton or Paris. If you did, you'd definitely know what primary weapon you want even if it's not those."

"Doubt you've ever had a full loadout before. If you did, you'd definitely know what loadout you want even if it's not that one."

 

Having experience with one or two items does not magically make one knowledgeable of every other item in that equip slot.

Makes perfect sense. Have you built one of those? How many weapons/ranks have you gone through to even get to them? How many invasions did you do to get them? How many G3/Hunters did you get for each piece to drop? How many enemies have you killed with those weapons? I guess I can see how an ignorant person could not see past obvious things like "oh, they are just weapons". These are the hardest weapons to get in the game and it's highly unlikely that a person who doesn't know what secondary to use (reeks of inexperience) would just get them even through riding on other people's marks.

[Caliocerion]

Lex Prime

[shut]

Makes perfect sense. Have you built one of those? How many weapons/ranks have you gone through to even get to them? How many invasions did you do to get them? How many G3/Hunters did you get for each piece to drop? How many enemies have you killed with those weapons? I guess I can see how an ignorant person could not see past obvious things like "oh, they are just weapons". These are the hardest weapons to get in the game and it's highly unlikely that a person who doesn't know what secondary to use (reeks of inexperience) would just get them even through riding on other people's marks.

 

Considering that very little time was spent leveling new weapons during the Gradivus Dilemma and that G3/Harvester drops are 100% RNG rather than a test of dedication or skill, having either of those weapons in possession is a very, very poor indication of a person's experience with every other secondary in the game. There is literally no evidence to support this assumption other than "Well, I know for sure that this person spent at least several hours playing the game".

[MrJxt]

Marelok

Akbolto/bolto

Akvasto/vasto

Aklex/lex

 

Akmagnus is a solid weapon, I'm currently working on adding a second forma after rebuilding it.

[ThePredicament]

Considering that very little time was spent leveling new weapons during the Gradivus Dilemma and that G3/Harvester drops are 100% RNG rather than a test of dedication or skill, having either of those weapons in possession is a very, very poor indication of a person's experience with every other secondary in the game. There is literally no evidence to support this assumption other than "Well, I know for sure that this person spent at least several hours playing the game".

Wrong. 100% RNG?

 

Come on dude, just admit you couldn't connect the dots.