Google turns up threads that are a year old, and I don't see some of the weapons anymore (ex P90, F2000). Are SMGs as outclassed by ARs in ZMR as they are in other games? And are there any specific weapons I should save for?
Posted Apr 17, 2015, 5:11 AM UTC
p90 works well in pve and pvp i used it form the start (got it from a steam pack) to 16 before i stoped rocking it
Does the store stock change? I haven't seen a P90 in the gold store yet.
PvE wise, you're looking for threshers, zk's, or assault weapons. But since you don't start with any of those, play around with whatever you have until you get new guns and find something you like to hold you over until you get zk and assault weapons. This game now gives out thresher weapons(which give bonuses in all pve modes) at certain levels. Pretty sure lvl 10 is the first one and its a pistol, 15 is a smg and 20 i believe is a lmg.
As for buying gold shop zk and assault weapons, i'd pick up the AR's and the shotguns. You get a really great thresher smg for free at lvl 15 so theres no real point in buying up the ass uzi or mp5zk.
The real prizes as far as pve weapons are the bows and LMG's though, which you'll have to get by luck.
level 25 is the lmg, level 20 is the shotgun (http://zmr.enmasse.com/game-info/gameplay/level-rewards).
Oh, so there's weapons that only drop by RnG and aren't purchasable through the gold store?
actually, bows are purchasable in the EMP store. The ZK and Assault LMG's aren't, and they are without a doubt the most useful weapons in pve, even more so then the epic tier weapons, which also can't be purchased with any form of currency.
Before this patch, the M249 and P90 were the best PvE weapons for newbies due to their damage:ammo ratio being significantly better than any other weapon hands down. This was especially helpful in Expert where enemies have much more health.
Since this patch was released though, it doesn't matter what "vanilla" guns you use since the level rewards will hand you a set of Thresher weapons for free just for reaching level 25. You can use those Thresher guns as a solid starting point for farming Assault and ZK weapons, which have better damage bonuses in their respective modes and have more mod slots.
Sounds like they made it so newbs don't have to worry too much about getting the BiS gear right off the bat.
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Go level until level 25 and you will be prepared to pve, in fact i know people who do better with just a m23 smg than ones with arc cannon, neutrino or something like that
i would say smgs fare better in pvp. slightly less damage than ARs, but typically higher fire rate, ammo count, and stability(yes. stability), make them close-mid range killing machines. their competitive dps and ammo count make them good in many pve situations as well, especially if you get a pve bonus damage smg.
save up gold for assault/zk weapons.
for most maps, taking a weapon for heavies and the other for grunts is what many people do. eventually if you have enough of a variety in weapons, you might make loadouts for specific maps/difficulties.
Hrm, I'll give SMGs a try, since I'd rather not waste rounds overkilling with ARs until I'm more used to the mechanics.