Opinions on the MAG beta's weapons.

I gave pretty detailed opinions of everything in the beta except the weaponry, so here I shall explain how I regard the arsenal added to MAG for the beta. Performance doesn't vary much between the guns so this is mostly about aesthetics.

GOTHA ELITE
a.k.a. "the Gotha"

I'm not sure where I get the notion from, but I'm sure if Batman had to use a gun he'd use the Gotha. It's a ninja's assault rifle - accurate, quick, and with a silencer it's, well... silent. I find that if I get ninja'd by an enemy, and they have the Gotha, I accept it easier because, well hey, they're a ninja. Then I find them. And kill them. And take their Gotha.

TAMSEN MK2
a.k.a. "ol' Tamsie"

Aaah, ol' Tamsie. Never quite cut it for me. I found it to have poorer accuracy than it's counterparts, and I'd much rather just run with SVER's AG or AK. Plus I always thought it looked a little funny. I still may pick it up from time to time.

M31 CIR
a.k.a. "that ACR"

I quickly warmed up to that ACR, it's performance is great - even without any of the assault abilities I could still get a hell of a lot of kills with it. It does what an assault rifle should do. I found it's effectiveness in CQC and mid-range limited, making close-range combat it's niche.

KINMARK SRS
a.k.a. "THE KINMAARRK, serious"

I LOVE THE KINMARK. Not sure why, maybe it's 'cause I've always been a sucker for bull-pup design guns in MAG (though it has 2 magazines, weird huh?). It's sleek and black and satisfying to use. I don't necessarily do that well with it, but it's still great fun. Now that Raven have the Gotha, and now this, I might have to vet there to stay...

RUBAKHO SVR
a.k.a. "the Rhubarb-o"

The Rhubarb-o, meh. As with 'ol Tamsie, SVER weaponry let me down again and just didn't cut it. It performed well enough - it's just a downright ugly weapon. It looks seaworthy, like an ocean freighter made of bad rhubarb impaled on a colossal metal rod. The whole thing felt like it may fall apart every time I fired a shot or reloaded, I found that I just prefer the aesthetics of the S-98 (which doesn't look like it's going to fall over with a high-power scope).

SENTINEL M421
a.k.a. "the mini-Rollins"

Mini-Rollins... forget what I said about vetting to Raven to stay, the Sentinel has secured my heart back in Valor. I was a bit iffy about it at first. The scope is ridiculously close to the headrest, it feels like it takes up the whole damn screen (but you don't hip-fire bolt-actions, so no problem there). The sound of it firing, reloading, cocking... it all felt kinda flimsy. But that's all part of the Sentinel's charm, it's like the hunting bow of MAG sniper rifles. Throw a suppressor, bipod and variable scope onto it with lvl 3 zoom and you've got my new favorite sniper setup.

KP21
a.k.a. "hey, a flamethrower"

HOLY CRAP, what a gun. It fires like CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA. This was the first new MMG I used, so it was the one I was most excited about. At range it's downright useless, but those who come against you with one of these in your hands at close-quarters better pray to the Gods that you don't tear them to utter shreds. It's especially fun to pretend it's a flamethrower (hey, it nearly looks like one) and run head-long into your enemy at point-blank range, never releasing the trigger. Hey, he just crapped his pants.

ARIET SFW
a.k.a. "MAG's Companion Cube"

Yet again, another underwhelming SVER weapon in terms of performance (poor SVER getting the shaft with beta weapons). I like the Companion Cube though, it has a certain charm. Charm being that using it looks like you're carrying a box that GLOWS PINK (hence the Portal reference). I'm no good with gun terminology, but the hatch where you unload the magazine into has glowing pink screws, and a face of the inside radiates brightly pink when you go to reload. This glitch will probably get fixed, which is a bit of a shame. PS. it sounds nice.

M245
a.k.a. "I CAN BE RAMBO, HUR"

I've not yet used much of the Rambo gun, but sweet merciful mother of MAG this gun is huge. Good job Valor are muscly, tank-top wearing macho men (who were founded by the Village People), otherwise they could hardly lift it. From my experiences using it, unless you're a bipod MG kinda person it's HIGHLY impractical to use, but you feel like a badass using it with a foregrip.

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