Fallout 76was released in 2018 and presents a slightly different gameplay experience from other games in theFalloutseries. This is primarily due to the fact that this is a multiplayer live service game. Competitive PvP is a huge part ofFallout 76. Despite a rocky launch, it has matured into a fun game, with a committed player base.
As with allFalloutgames, weapons are a big part ofFallout 76. Moreso actually, seeing as this is aPvP-enabledtitle. There is a wide range of both melee and ranged weapons available to players. However, some of them are absolutely terrible and are a waste of crafting materials and ammo.
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The Radium Rifle isn’t terrible, it is actually a pretty good weapon in its own right. However, most players will struggle tofind the materialsto craft this weapon until later game stages, by which time they will have no doubt found something better to use.
The nice thing about the Radium Rifle is that it has aradiation damage effect, which can be very useful against some enemies. If it wasn’t for the ludicrous crafting requirements, this rifle would not have been on this list.
Hunting anything other thanradroachesinFallout 76with this weapon is pretty pointless, and it certainly will not take down a larger game quickly enough. Yes, it has good accuracy, but don’t miss it, as this is a single-shot-only rifle.
The real problem with the Hunting Rifle is that it doesn’t come equipped with a stock or a scope as standard. Until these two mods can be crafted and added to the rifle, it is completely useless. However, once it has been modded it is not completely awful, but there are much better alternatives.
Stats-wise, it is apparent that thisFallout 76weapon is best suited to the spray-and-pray style of gunplay. With its low damage, accuracy, and range, the 10mm Submachine Gun is best used indoors, as a kind of hall sweeper weapon.
The real problem with the 10mm Submachine Gun is the fact it consumes ammo at a ridiculous rate, although this is generally expected with an SMG. But as this is a fairly early-game weapon, it is practically impossible for the player to find orcraft enough ammoto keep this gun firing.
Think of shotguns in every other game, what are the definitive features? High damage? Close range? This is the general form that shotguns take in both games and in real life. So does the Double-Barrel Shotgun inFallout 76not follow the same premise?
The damage on this shotgun is incredibly low for a close-quarters weapon firing shotgun shells. Accuracy is low, which is to be expected from ashotgun inFallout 76. But the range is long, crazily so for a shotgun with such a wide spread of shot. A better option than crafting and carrying this shotgun is to go for the Pipe Revolver.
The Pipe Rifle is almost completely useless. When comparing the stats to the Pipe Pistol, the Pipe Rifle simply has a little bit extra accuracy and range. There really is no point carrying a Pipe Rifle if the player has already crafted a Pipe Pistol, except for the fact that they use different ammo.
The crafting costs are very low with the Pipe Rifle, and it is likely new players will experiment with one, before throwing it away as soon as they have anything that is in any way an improvement. Put simply, this weapon is awful.
First of all, it must be said that the range stat is not a typo. The Pipe Revolver really does have the ridiculously low optimal range of 64. Had this weapon kept similar stats to the Pipe Pistol in respect of range, it wouldn’t be so terrible. But as it is, this pistol is useless as anything else than a short-range sidearm.
The crafting requirements are crazy as well for such a terrible weapon. The only real use for this weapon inFallout 76is as a backup sidearm, that the player can switch to and finish off enemies that are almost dead and have closed into melee range.
The Pipe Pistol is simply terrible on all fronts but one. The only thing it has going for it is the incredibly low crafting requirements. Most players ofFallout 76will end up using the Pipe Pistol or the rifle variant for at least a short time in the early game stage.
The only slightly good thing about the Pipe Pistol is that it has a pretty good range for a pistol. But with its single-shot capacity and low damage, engaging enemies at range is really the only option with this terrible weapon.
