Gorgon or Boar for Rhino?

[Cotea]

I am going to make a Rhino Warfram (made 2 of the 3 peices so far) and wanting to find the best type of weapon for it? Am going Lex for Pistol and Furax (Melee fists) for Melee.. Just unsure what weapon to go for as major source of dmg....any suggestions?

[The-Blacksmith]

Either work just fine. Depends on your playstyle really. I'm currently farming materials to make my HEK, but am using a BOAR shotgun instead for the time being. Although it chews through bullets (the STRUN might've been a better option, but I bought the Rhino bundle so meh), it works well to clear out rooms. Also, if you're using the LEX, that combos well with a shotgun, as you can use your LEX to pop some heads in a crowded room from a safe distance, before charging in to mop the rest up with the shotgun.

From what I hear of the Gorgon, however, as long as you can maintain ammo (ammo boxes, clip/max ammo upgrades and mods, rifle scavenger artifact), you can practically hold down LMB and tear through everything in the level.

[Mortarion]

Neither, the HEK all the way =D. It's a hilarious weapon, when you kill someone you launch them a accross the room. In its stock form it has a much higher fire rate and reload rate than the Strun, but at the cost packing only have as much ammo in a clip and shooting 8 pellets instead of 10. Once leveled tho, it fires as quickly as you can click and holds up to 9 rounds. I have mine with a combination of 95% multishot, 22% electricity damage, and 45% ammo mods and it rips through everything.

Edited January 13, 2013 by Mortarion

[Cotea]

Yea after i posted this I have been reading about the HEK, I could get boar till i build HEK and then sell it and keeping mods for HEK.

[Mortarion]

I would actually recommend the Strun over the Boar if and only if you have multishot mods. It's significantly stronger and once upgraded enough has a pretty decent firing rate. I had a Strun with a 52% multishot mod on it, and it lasted me to mid Rank 2. Then I got the HEK, beyond that is self explanatory.

Edited January 13, 2013 by Mortarion

[Ryme]

Why not Strun? The damage will be closer to that of Hek than Boar.

[The-Blacksmith]

Just realised that I read the thread title as Gorgon or HEK, rather than BOAR. Lulz. BOAR is fun, but it chews through ammo like a beast. My friend uses a STRUN, blasts things away really easily, and never has ammo issues, so I'd recommend the STRUN over the BOAR really...but aim for a HEK.

[Ced23Ric]

The Boar is crap compared to the other two shotguns. The per-shot-damage is too low, the reload times and the firing rate dampen DPS, and it does nothing Strun/HEK can't do better.

[The-Blacksmith]

The Boar is crap compared to the other two shotguns. The per-shot-damage is too low, the reload times and the firing rate dampen DPS, and it does nothing Strun/HEK can't do better.

But it sure as hell sounds cool.

[Cotea]

Thanks for the helpful tips guys! Gonna get both Strun and Gorgan i think, but oviously get the HEK when i can. BTW do you have to buy slots to hold more weapons or is 3 the max with F2P.

EDIT: and 3 being your Main, Pistol and Melee weapons.

Edited January 13, 2013 by Cotea

[SandDune]

You can have up to 8 different weapons (6 atm as of the bug but it will be fixed) before you have to buy weapon slots to store more.

But your frame can only carry 1 2-handed gun, 1 pistol, and 1 melee at a time.

[Ronyn]

The main relevent difference between the strun and the gorgon will be effective range.

Hek has a bit better range than the strun so once you have that it wont be much of an issue.

[Cotea]

You can have up to 8 different weapons (6 atm as of the bug but it will be fixed) before you have to buy weapon slots to store more.

But your frame can only carry 1 2-handed gun, 1 pistol, and 1 melee at a time.

Yea thats fine, i just wanted to know if i can stock weapons and swap around eg HEK for Missions, then Gorgon for bosses etc

[Thiarnach]

Gorgon all the way with my rhino 195/500 and at least 2-3 ammo boxes for some oh S#&$ missions + rifle scavenger artifact = pure win.

[Ced23Ric]

But it sure as hell sounds cool.

Totally does. But it's like the Burston, in the sense that it sounds cool on paper, but fails in practical execution. ;)

[The-Blacksmith]

Totally does. But it's like the Burston, in the sense that it sounds cool on paper, but fails in practical execution. ;)

I'll definitely give you that. I was a little disappointed with it, tbh. But given I'm farming for the HEK, I couldn't be bothered forking out for a STRUN just to fill the gap. BOAR does the job that I need to do, even if it doesn't do it as well as the alternatives.