Best Weapons Part 2 - TTK | Aliens: Fireteam Elite

A sequel to the DPS video, now talking about the Time-To-Kill of the weapons.
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[@dmar3651]

Personally, in my experience, the big issue with the Plasma Rifle is the sheer lack of stopping power it has on Runners, which are 80% of all enemies you will face in a mission. The ability to focus down a heavy enemy is pointless if you literally cannot quickly clear out the adds that come way more often. The Kramer is more popular than the Plasma rifle because it quickly kills the Vast majority of enemies with the most efficiency, while you bring harder hitting weapons to deal with heavy enemies, like CQWs or Heavy Weapons. The Twilight is also the most popular sniper/DMR because of the ease of use, fire rate, and stopping power All being perfectly balanced. Lastly, it should be said that the most important thing is how Comfortable a weapon feels in your hands. No matter how powerful a weapon is on paper, if a player doesn't feel good wielding it. The performance will never be optimal.

[@michaellugaresi700]

I don't know, statistically it seems work, in game I feel much more better with the twilight, fast, 2 head shots to kill in insane, and enough ammo for almost all the situation, and give a nice crowd control

[@hooptiej]

thats cause he missed a step on the math and his numbers are almost 2x over the confirmed numbers in the official discord.

[@TheVentrexian]

It's all preference at the end of the day man a lot of the weapons do the same thing so just pick what's best for you

[@elihenline6089]

The biggest reason i can find that keeps the plasma out of meta is that it does not use regular ammo, therefor you cannot use consumable ammos with it. Does not seem like a very big deal. Some guns just feel better to some folks and then they get more out of them because of that.

[@SniperWolfKing77]

Ayo, a new machine guns hit the game.

[@Raven11382]

great vid! easy to follow reasoning and explanation! keep up the good vids =)

[@Psyqhical]

Thanks man. 👍

[@ragnarok1245]

Would be interesting to see a part 3 to this, as I am fairly certain some of the values on different weapons have been changed. Either way, good video, though I find that a pure ttk calculation is slightly skewed as it doesn't typically take personal accuracy into consideration, as well as the stumble mechanic the game has and total ammo used.

[@Psyqhical]

Indeed, some weapons have been buffed and I didn't take into consideration accuracy since I wanted the math to be "in a void".

[@dawfydd]

@@Psyqhical Maybe a newbie starting guide "start leveling these weapons, and mod them like this when you get the items" so we'll know what to work towards. on intense which is where i'm grinding most of the new stuff the pulse rifle just feels better than the plasma gun maybe its the fact you can one tap on a weak point, even the heavy assault rifle feels meaty. But yeah its important to consider how likely are people to get shots on target it'd be interesting to see a part 3, newb friendly and hardcore l2aim lists.

[@Psyqhical]

@@dawfydd this vid was made a long time ago. There have been balancing patches since then and the Plasma has been dethroned by the Heavy assault and Kramer.

[@dawfydd]

@@Psyqhical I've been having real issues finding any up to date guides any suggestions?

[@Psyqhical]

For loadouts? My vids are up to date. 😋

[@vax0s605]

Nice video! Everything on paper looks great but unfortunately, reality does not look the same. Few things to address: 1. Calculations were based on 100% of accuracy. No person can do that all the time. Can you create new video with consideration of "human error"? 50%, 60% and 70%? 2. Additional callculation is needed about hitting the target - we are not always hit 100% crits or 100% of non-crit dmg. Can you add, in calculations, factor like 50% of shots are crit? It should looks like "to kill runner, 50% of shots considered as crits, takes X seconds / bullets" etc.? Again, "human error". 3. Again, calculation we based that we infinite amount of ammunition. Maybe you should consider to add BTK, kills per magazine depenting on enemy and difficulty level. In addition to that, kills per overall amunition carried by weapon. Amount of total amunition is important factor if you want to do Extreme or Insane level. We can all agree that it is better to go with Kramer that holds only 400 bullets, than to go with plasma rifle that holds 500. 4. In addition to previous point - what is potential dmg from total ammo carried. Every gun has different total ammo. It can be determining factor "if this weapon if viable without recon in the team". For ex. It is nice that plasma rifle kills faster, but what is the point of taking this weapon on higher difficulty levels, if i will run out of ammo after 10 runners? I over exaggerate it but you get the point. That are my 5 cents :)

[@dmar3651]

I agree with this. It's why I stopped using the Plasma Rifle on Insane. It just isn't as consistent, nor as effective as bringing a Kramer. Add to it, the fact that you HAVE to invest rifle perks into the Plasma Rifle to TRY to make it viable, while you don't need to do anything of the sort to make the Kramer viable.

[@Psyqhical]

In my mind, it's always best to take Weapon Perks with you, no matter what weapon you are using. In this game, the most amount of damage you deal is through your weapon. And even if the weapon doesn't need Perks to be viable, taking them anyway makes that gun that much more powerful. Also, this video is woefully outdated. 🤣 In my latest calculations it is actually the Heavy Assault that reign supreme in terms of DPS. The Heavy Assault also has a lot of stopping power. 👍

[@dmar3651]

@@Psyqhical Oh, I agree with you 100%. But you have 2 weapons, and only enough slots to Realistically use weapon perks for One of those 2 weapons. For me, I prefer using CQW or Heavy Weapon perks, rather than using Rifle or Handgun perks. Just a preference for my playstyle. Therefore, I prefer a rifle that doesn't need weapon perks to be viable, so that I can use the slots for other weapons. Note: Ahh, I see. Yep, the Heavy Assault Rifle does hit for a lot. I use it on the Doc, mostly. The accuracy from stims makes it Very good at lasering down spitters etc.

[@dreadoperative]

Would love to see this again with the new weapons added in.

[@Psyqhical]

Gonna give it another look in the future. 😁

[@davidsr9719]

Thank you so much for this, I kept getting shredded with OTHErS suggestions. I’m able to step up the difficulty with your weapon choices! Can’t deny math!!!!

[@Psyqhical]

Don't rely too much on it. This was made early in the game's life cycle and is horribly outdated. The game has received a lot of balance updates, new Attachments and a lot of guns have received buffs. Also, these numbers were looked at for each gun "in a void", meaning no Perks, no Classes, just raw numbers. But, certain guns just function better on certain classes. The Gunner has a Fire Rate boost in the form of Overcharge, this means that guns with higher Fire Rate benefit most from him. But he also has a passive that increases the guns damage, and the higher base damage of the gun, the higher the increase. For the Gunner I would therefor recommend the Heavy Assault, it has the damage and the Fire Rate. For Doc and Recon, since they only have Damage increasing abilities, a Kramer would suit them better.

[@davidsr9719]

@@Psyqhical I took a look at your most recent Season 3 choices for build outs. Some stuff I don’t have just yet but applying your suggestions where I could has been a game changer. I struggled on Intense but have been able to step up thanks to you. Keep up the good work

[@Psyqhical]

No problem, Marine. Now go get them bugs! 😋

[@D3LTA69]

Thx for the work you've done, keep up dude ! Can you share your spreadsheet please ? Oh and why shotgun dont appear in it ?

[@Psyqhical]

It's outdated. This video was made before any major balance updates. 😕

[@D3LTA69]

Oh ok, Maybe you can tell me best cqw with lowest ttk on elite to try im strugling to find good ones ?

[@Psyqhical]

There are a bunch of good ones, but depending on the class you play, I recommend; Gunner, use the Auto Shotty. Tech, Recon and Lancer, use the Heirloom with Polygonal Rifling.

[@D3LTA69]

Sadly i dont have the helroom 😢

[@Psyqhical]

Go Pump Shotty. 😋

[@odinulveson9101]

Why didnt you add the Heavy Pulse Rifle into equation vs the mini and smart in this and previous video? Its auto afaIk. EDIT.. ah before it came out.. mhm Anyway go Hyperdyne and UPP! Though I love the Armat (X series) of UA as close second 👍

[@ivanczar9413]

Wonderful video. I'm curious whether a statistics can be obtained that someone how much percent of the times deals critical damage. I mean, to knock ourselves out we could cross-product these numbers with those stats to see which gun fits someone the most. And even cross-producting with the chance to hit stats with different weapons... Maybe someone can handle a statistically weaker weapon better... (For example the minigun is literally unplayable for me.) Statistically of course.

[@YuckFou0x0FFFF]

Is there a soft-cap any stat buff above 40%? It seems that at 45% reload speed(mostly from attachments), it is not much different at 100% from perks. Abilities that boost reload speed seem to have way more of a noticeable effect like Focus or Overclock

[@Psyqhical]

No, but there are diminishing returns.

[@OnStrike69]

I love this

[@robertmclaughlin7757]

Yeah this is cool stuff for sure.

[@3rdEyeMangekyoRinnegan]

The plasma rifle is all hype. Your analysis is Bunk..... BUNK!

[@Psyqhical]

I'm an old man, what does "bunk" stand for? 🤣

[@OnStrike69]

@@Psyqhical "nonsense"

[@Psyqhical]

@@OnStrike69 thanks. 😋👍

[@alexpayne1364]

lol when the New heavy pulse rifle come out in April 19th wonder if it can challenge the minigun

[@martinnorman9012]

what's your opinion on the plasma discharger?

[@Psyqhical]

Solid Shotgun. 👍

[@tsoliot5913]

I hate bullpups, even if it's just a battery or... plasma pack?

[@bladeofdarknessfromblood4807]

It is awesome how this guy thinks like I do😃

[@m.g.frosty5935]

I missing one gun .... AM-16 Gruppa gun? where should be? Please could you add it?

[@Psyqhical]

I only looked at the automatics, not the burst rifles since they behave differently. But, I do think there is a DPS chart floating somewhere on Reddit.

[@ARod3]

What’s the best handgun?

[@Psyqhical]

Depends really. Type 95 is a solid choice, but Rapid Responder is kinda nice too. Frontier Revolver is great for sniping if you don't mind the reload. And the Burst Pistols are great too if your target is close enough.

[@ARod3]

@@Psyqhical best one you’d recommend if I’m using tech with my secondary being the pump shot gun

[@Psyqhical]

Type 95 or Frontier Revolver.

[@ARod3]

@@Psyqhical thank you boss 🙏

[@ARod3]

@@Psyqhical attachments for the revolver?

[@Hi5Flex]

pathogen vidjas plz

[@Psyqhical]

Working on them. 😋

[@theprinceeso1538]

where's the DMR and sniper love, please please, i dont see any?!

[@Psyqhical]

I have a Sniper build, but I feel like snipers are only viable against Synths. 😔

[@theprinceeso1538]

@@Psyqhical I’m using the twilight at the moment, would you say this is the best option, or is it still a tossup between scout and twilight?

[@Psyqhical]

Nah, Twilight is king.

[@theprinceeso1538]

@@Psyqhical my man

[@AxelHenx]

@@Psyqhical yeah snipers don't do anny good when you are getting swarmed, there are no lvl's that are good for snipers imho and most synth battles get mixed with xenos annyway.

[@rogerrood1054]

Mmmm didn’t think the plasma was good with that damage fall off and never used the m39 cuz who doesn’t use the pump lol

[@Psyqhical]

Yeah, I recommend staying with the Pump Shotty. But try the Plasma Rifle out though. Did a 2-1 insane in a duo yesterday (Gunner/Recon) with both of us using the Plasma Rifle. It was laughably easy. 🤣

[@rogerrood1054]

@@Psyqhical you ready to do all your analyses on the 4 new guns in about a week

[@Psyqhical]

Will see. We get 2 new burst weapons, one slow firing heavy and a gimmicky flamethrower. Gonna be honest, not hyped. 🤣

[@HomercidelRage07]

Ok so he meant the M39 when he said M38?

[@Psyqhical]

@@HomercidelRage07 I did? 🤣

[@elliottbetancourt6914]

First.

[@Psyqhical]

Lol

[@hooptiej]

Your numbers on the plasma are hilariously overblown, you arent taking into account number of reloads... your per-mag numbers are almost inflated 2x.

[@Psyqhical]

Weird that you would say that. I used 3 different websites now and all three confirm my numbers. 🤷‍♂️