Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-25265432-20140806150515/@comment-23891957-20140824083102

Oasegenggam wrote:

Throws-Many-Darts wrote:

Oasegenggam wrote: Still Retal, or Jolt. The Jolt is no sniper weapon. As a secondary, okay, but the range is far too short.

The Stig 3136 wrote: If a blaster from another brand is better then I will reccomend it... I don't see a problem because the things I have recommended perform as well as elites. But your extreme bias is clouding the facts; the Range Master isn't better! When compared to the Magnus, It has a third of the capacity, slow RoF, a shorter range, and even costs twice as much! It isn't even that much more accurate to boot.

There's no reason to buy it over a Magnus or even a Firestrike, as both of those do everything almost as good or better than the Range Master. Just give it up already. Range doesn't matter than much in NERF sniping, the Jolt's range is already good too, reaching about 50 feet with whistlers. And i Headhotted a guy who was like almost 10 meters away from me and in a second floor tall bulding. Accurate range matters a lot. A Rapidstrike can probably only shoot about 35-45 feet before the spread becomes a problem. which is already hitting the maximum range of your Jolt. If your blaster's max range barely exceeds the accurate range of your squadmates (or more importantly, your enemies), you are a useless sniper as you won't be able to provide covering fire from a (relatively) safe distance. The Magnus can easily hit a target at 60+ feet with good darts, and the Retal can probably hit 50-55. In a combat situation, those extra ten feet can make a huge difference. Plus, both of those blasters hold more than one dart, so you still have reserve just a cycling away if you miss.

Good for you, I will say that's a good hit, but the point still stands. The Jolt, while a very good blaster, is not suitable for sniping.