A Few Notes About The Destroyer and Particle Rifle

Some folks swear the Particle Rifle belongs on a Geth with Hunter Mode. Others, Turian Soldiers. While they can both be good, they're downright inferior to the Destroyer. Equipping the Particle Rifle on a Destroyer adds an entirely new dimension to a weapon that most people (myself included) wrote off as "niche" at best.

Here's what makes all the difference: Devastator Mode. No other class offers such a perfect solution to the biggest drawbacks of the PR. A short refresher on DM's abilities, and a bit about how they work with the PR.

One, the PR has to build up to reach full force. Getting staggered is...not good. DM takes care of that. No more staggers, even from bosses. Fire away.

Another thing DM does? Added ammo. The advantage of that for any weapon is apparent, but due to the way in which the PR operates, having as much ammo as possible is an absolute necessity.

Okay, that's two bonuses of DM, one more to go: rate of fire. Now, because the PR builds up its beam based on consecutive shots fired, spitting them out as fast as possible is obviously the way to roll if you want to deal your damage faster. Drawback: you run out of ammo faster, duh. That's not good for the PR. That will be addressed in a bit.

You have a base RoF and ammo increase from DM, and the (I think) 5th evolution offers a choice between ammo increase and RoF. I chose RoF, and equip spare ammo through mods and gear if need be. That's entirely up to you though.

Now, a MASSIVE advantage of DM: you can reload cancel the PR.

WHAAAAAAAAT?

YES! Spit all the ammo out of that bitch, you can reload cancel the fuck out of it! Here's how you magic that bastard into submission: You roll DM all the time with the PR, right? What, you don't? Are you retarded or something? Turn it on! Now, see that nice fat ammo increase? Burn it up. Unleash that shit into the face of the nearest unlucky son of a bitch, bukkake style. Using up all the ammo requires a ~5 second cooldown animation on top of waiting for your ammo to recharge, right? WRONG! Turn off DM! Now turn it back on!

BAM! RELOADED!

"But Jockey, I have a 4-5 second cooldown on DM!"

FOOL! What is your build!? You don't need anything but the PR!

I am built entirely for weapon damage (no weight bonuses), and my PR III leaves me with a two-second cooldown. When I turn on DM to start, I have 227 ammo (ext. mag mod); if I burn through all the ammo, then reload cancel with DM, I end up with ~3/4 of that immediately, and it's at full recharge speed, meaning I have full ammo a small fraction of a second after that.

This character eats through Gold like my fat ass through a bowl of grits. AP and extended mag mods, warfighter V gear (I have no points in missile launcher because it makes you less of a kickass tank, so warfighter is perfect), and Cyclonic Modulator for extra time in the line of fire. Whatever Ammo Bonus you take will be applied quickly and often, even moreso due to DM's RoF. For that reason, I choose Incendiary Ammo. Depending on the Ammo's rank, I can stop firing on a Boss with as much as two bars of armor/health left and let the stacked burning do the rest. Don't try it at first, you'll get yourself killed. Actually, don't try it at all. It's my tactic. Mine.

TL;DR: DM makes that shit approximately forty-seven fofillion times better, and lets you reload cancel.

Totally not an edit - Oh yeah, you can DM-cancel out of a Banshee's Warp effects just like a PR reload. That's always nice.

Totally an edit - Well, don't I look silly. There is a set build-up time for the PR (2 seconds), so there's your reason to go for ammo capacity over RoF - though I'll stick with RoF due to sheer DPS. You still end up using less ammo with a higher RoF. Also, there aren't any mods to increase your RoF, but there are mods to increase your ammo. Double-Also, my Destroyer isn't built for this weapon; this weapon just happened to fit it perfectly. Still, your choice may vary, especially with this new info.

Totally another edit - Holy shit, I guess you have to read the replies or I'll be here all day adding edits. Seems some folks don't understand and/or are confused by some of the stuff I have here. It isn't the first time, and won't be the last, I'm afraid :/

ABSOLUTE FINAL EDIT - I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAS TO BE SAID: YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY. THIS IS NOT A "SUDDENLY I DO NOT SUCK" CARD.