The Tri-Beam Laser rifle does so much damage in the hands of Overlords because they get a perk where each shot does a flat 40 damage that ignores your DR, so they do 120 damage minimum per shot and why they are so deadly.
Fun fact: my username is a reference to the Tri-beam laser rifle, because I liked it so much in Fallout 3 and New Vegas! Really enjoy these tier lists, they're fun looks at the game.
😎 Fun Fact: If you go back to the Adam’s Airforce Base (AFTER BEATING THE QUEST WHO DARES WINS)and roam around the entire map, you’ll find shipment boxes next to cargo trucks and small fortified bases that contain up to 8 Tesla Cannons! 4 in PERFECT condition and 4 in POOR condition!😎
You forgot to mention the tesla cannon has aoe damage and also damage over time effect that can hit you if you're close. The unique plasma rifle is also extremely durable, it's almost impossible to wear it off past 85%
I don't really understand why you keep saying "abuse the crit system" when each pellet crits. It's exactly how you would expect it to work. If individual pellets were to crit with an individual chance I'd average out to the exact same dps increase.
Yeah, i don’t know about fallout 3 but in New Vegas it’s definitely not abusing the crit system. Shotguns have probably the worst crits in the game because you’re pretty much guaranteed to NEVER get the full crit multiplier, because you have to roll a crit like 6 times per shot.
The system is the exact same in Fallout 3, but the crit damage of shotguns is much higher. In NV, shotguns are set up so that all pellets have to crit to get roughly double base damage. In F3, thee crit damage is around half base damage, and nine pellets are fired. The terrible shotgun has 80 base damage and 40 crit damage. If all nine pellets crit, that adds 360 damage with a basic critical hit.
It’s blasphemy not putting A3-21 in S rank. Shit it should be in S+ rank. It’s by FAR the best weapon in the game. 1-2 shots everything on the hardest difficulty.
@@0Synergyhe metal blaster doesn’t do 800+ damage. If every projectile hits AND crits it does 298 damage. But the chances of every projectile hitting AND getting 9 crits in one shot is really low. More realistically the Metal Blaster will average around 125-150 damage per shot with crits at close to mid range. Meanwhile the A3-21 does 100 damage per shot at any range with crits. The metal blaster is still really good, but not a whole tier better than the A3-21.
I agree, A3-21 should be S tier. I use it as my lategame all-round weapon. I just switch to the MPLX Novasurge for really tough enemies since it has low durability.
Just started my first run in probably 10 years and forgot how bad charisma is to put points into and was just trying to play a different way than I ever have. So I have great charisma and am really good with my laser pistol. It sucks, but I’m good with it. Looking for more energy weapons
Good idea! That looks like it is going to be the winner of the latest poll so as soon as we get through Far Cry 6 then I will start a New Vegas playthrough.
The Tri-Beam Laser rifle does so much damage in the hands of Overlords because they get a perk where each shot does a flat 40 damage that ignores your DR, so they do 120 damage minimum per shot and why they are so deadly.
Ive got horrific memories of getting killed by the tri beam overlords 😩
I honestly just always shot their gun rather than risk taking the damage from them.
The best energy weapon is the plasma rifle because it fires green goo and it turns enemies into green goo.
The unique A3-21 plasma rifle is one of the best in the game
This is a very compelling argument ngl
Thanks to Nickelodeon I have a green goo fetish so…….😅😂
The Metal Blaster clears so fucking hard man, it shreds nearly everything and if you get Laser Commander then you are a super soldier.
Metal blaster was my favorite as well it is so fun to use
it's really strong and feels great to use.
Same, installed TTW just to go get it lol, nothing in the Mojave was ready for it.
Fun fact: my username is a reference to the Tri-beam laser rifle, because I liked it so much in Fallout 3 and New Vegas!
Really enjoy these tier lists, they're fun looks at the game.
Thanks, glad that you like them. They are fun to make.
Cool name
There are a couple more Tesla Cannons laying around The Citadel after the last mission of Broken Steel
Can't believe he did the Telsa Cannon dirty like that 😟
It's not that great and also the shots don't always connect with the target even if they hit them
😎 Fun Fact: If you go back to the Adam’s Airforce Base (AFTER BEATING THE QUEST WHO DARES WINS)and roam around the entire map, you’ll find shipment boxes next to cargo trucks and small fortified bases that contain up to 8 Tesla Cannons! 4 in PERFECT condition and 4 in POOR condition!😎
The metal blaster is one of my favorites as well, along with Paulson’s revolver.
Yeah those are both great weapons.
The trick with the Gauss rifle is not avoiding using VATS with it, but to use it to disarm/knockdown. If you use it in real time the damage is great.
You forgot to mention the tesla cannon has aoe damage and also damage over time effect that can hit you if you're close. The unique plasma rifle is also extremely durable, it's almost impossible to wear it off past 85%
I don't really understand why you keep saying "abuse the crit system" when each pellet crits. It's exactly how you would expect it to work.
If individual pellets were to crit with an individual chance I'd average out to the exact same dps increase.
Yeah, i don’t know about fallout 3 but in New Vegas it’s definitely not abusing the crit system. Shotguns have probably the worst crits in the game because you’re pretty much guaranteed to NEVER get the full crit multiplier, because you have to roll a crit like 6 times per shot.
The system is the exact same in Fallout 3, but the crit damage of shotguns is much higher. In NV, shotguns are set up so that all pellets have to crit to get roughly double base damage. In F3, thee crit damage is around half base damage, and nine pellets are fired.
The terrible shotgun has 80 base damage and 40 crit damage. If all nine pellets crit, that adds 360 damage with a basic critical hit.
It’s blasphemy not putting A3-21 in S rank. Shit it should be in S+ rank. It’s by FAR the best weapon in the game. 1-2 shots everything on the hardest difficulty.
Yep it's better than even metal blaster at later levels
@@Gameprojordan How so? Metal Blaster does 800+ damage per shot with crits and usually about 500ish The A3-21 only does 50 and with crits 100.
@@0Synergyhe metal blaster doesn’t do 800+ damage. If every projectile hits AND crits it does 298 damage. But the chances of every projectile hitting AND getting 9 crits in one shot is really low. More realistically the Metal Blaster will average around 125-150 damage per shot with crits at close to mid range.
Meanwhile the A3-21 does 100 damage per shot at any range with crits.
The metal blaster is still really good, but not a whole tier better than the A3-21.
The metal blaster can crit so often that nothing can withstand it. Same with Paulson’s revolver.
I agree, A3-21 should be S tier. I use it as my lategame all-round weapon. I just switch to the MPLX Novasurge for really tough enemies since it has low durability.
Just started my first run in probably 10 years and forgot how bad charisma is to put points into and was just trying to play a different way than I ever have. So I have great charisma and am really good with my laser pistol. It sucks, but I’m good with it. Looking for more energy weapons
The Tesla cannon was supposed to be a weapon to be used against vertibirds and turrets, it doesn't have any other usage, it's cool though.
gauss rifle in B teir? the fuck?
Exactly my thoughts. It fucking shreds
Destabilizer is also automatic.
I also needed some time to figure out the Destabilizer is full auto.
Gauss rifle is S tier no doubt my guy
It's really fun.
What about laser and plasma pistols?
I disagree, play just the base game and come back
Might as well do a FNV tier list, love this game!
Good idea! That looks like it is going to be the winner of the latest poll so as soon as we get through Far Cry 6 then I will start a New Vegas playthrough.