Poll: damage or fire rate

[DoomyMcDoom]

Preferably I like both, but if I have to choose one, I'd rather shoot first AND last than just spray.

 

[TimeLord]

I'd rather have a one shot Rail-Gun than an SMG any day.

 

[bam13302]

damage, rof is nice, but they have time to react before they die
though i like the VSS vintorez, silenced, flameless fully automatic (800-900 rpm) sniper rifle
it lacks the range of your standard 'high powered' rifle due to the fact that it needs subsonic rounds, but it is still a very nice gun
in video games that feature it, i usually put it to semi-auto though

 

[WanderingFool]

Full-auto, all the way. In Blops, I may use the M14 or the M16, but I perfer putting a number of bullets down range fast.

 

[Kyuubi Fanatic]

Fire rate. If you have slow ROF and miss it can be a real *****, and if the DPS isn't enough to drop the target then you're SOL. Conversely in a panic situation armed with a good ROF you have options; you can correct your aim and still hit, unload potentially greater DPS (example being a high damage revolver versus a medium damage SMG), spray-n-pray, concentrated fire, full auto, controlled bursts, and the continuous fire can push back targets.

All guns are situational weapons, but if I had to choose I'll take a gun with a good clip and a quick ROF over a HDO or BFG any day.

Unless the BFG is suitably epic

 

[rockingnic]

Damage. But yea, I need at least a semi-automatic mode with a decent fire rate or it's just not worth using and needs a reasonable clip size as well, I don't want to reload after 4 shots...

 

[Blazing Steel]

In a game I always prefer to have damage over rate of fire. Bolt action over semi auto for snipers, small clip assult rifle over large clip smg and pump action over semi or full auto shotgun.

In realife I'm not really bother what state my enemy is in as long as they look like swiss cheese by the end of it.

 

[Voodoomancer]

Spoiler: BOTH!

Barring that...

Spoiler: One shot, one kill

One shot, one kill overkill

 

[Professor James]

high damage weapons tend to be slow. so if you miss with one, it takes a long time where you can't actually do anything. so i prefer a quick hitting weapon. 1 out of 3 hits > 0 out of 1.

looks like someone hasn't seen the MP40, or the FN FAL

indeed i haven't, most of the guns i've played with come from fallout 3 and new vegas. other weapons are usually indie fantasy games

You should try this machine, it's the perfect balance between damage and fire rate.

 

[Wereduck]

I like to be a surgeon myself so accuracy the main thing I look for, but the unpleasant truth is that unless you're fighting in a series of one-on-one duels you need mobility to evade the other guys' return fire. When you're forced to fire on the move you can't count on putting every round through somebody's eye. Therefore, you need a good rate of fire so that when you miss you don't have to wait too long for a second chance.

Notable exceptions are when your damage is so light that it's effectively a Godzilla-vs-one-million-kittens fight, or your magazine is so shallow that you must reload to finish common enemies. In those situations you are, indeed, better off with your Barret .50 - even firing on the move.

 

[Leg End]

Damage, because if I can make the shot, they will die. With rate of fire, it's more for those that cannot hit with sure shots.

 

[GiglameshSoulEater]

In games like FO: New Vegas, where damage threshold makes hard-hitting weapons a nessecity for some enemies, damage.

Other games, more dakka.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Rate of Fire. As badass as I feel when I headshot someone with the widow in ME2, missing is always frustrating.

 

[Will of One]

Damage. I hate running out of ammo.

what if you had almost unlimited ammo?

If that was the case, I think I would go with fire rate. Aiming isn't what I do best.

 

[Metzeten]

Depends on the ammo situation frankly.
Plenty of ammo? then sure why not use a high fire rate and just w + m1 till its dead.
Ammo problems? (Like I've got in stalker... damn you steam sale!) Then its accurate as I can manage and single shot with the highest damage gun I can locate... well, that doesn't have a rediculous zoom scope anyway.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Damage. LMGs all the way. I like reloading as little as possible.

 

[Ironman126]

Fire rate.

Nothing a could assault rifle round can't solve in the world, is there?

Sure... Until you are looking down the barrel of a tank. Where's your fire rate then?

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Fire rate.

Nothing a could assault rifle round can't solve in the world, is there?

Sure... Until you are looking down the barrel of a tank. Where's your fire rate then?

Silly internet topics about weaponry are serious business, huh?

Well, the answer is easy. An automatic RPG.

 

[AK47Marine]

None of them matter with out accuracy, accuracy is a reflection on the shooter not the weapon.

but yeah, big bullets, leave big holes and solve "problems" quickly

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Damage is important but rate of fire is very useful. I'm really split down the middle.