Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-30086876-20161220005221/@comment-2001041-20161221040945

I consider the Retaliator to be a defensive-minded weapon - in other words, if you're staying put and holding down a position. Now having said that, I also consider the Retaliator to be my favorite weapon of all time, probably because my Retaliators in fact do not jam, which I guess is simply down to the tides of destiny. Anyway, a Retaliator with just barrel and stock is light and maneuverable enough that you generally can do without a sidearm on the defensive - as long as you have enough clips (somewhere around eight x6 or equivalent). In the field, I'd recommend something small, like the Triad or even BigShock if you want to fiddle with both Elites and Megas, as a sidearm. Personally I would use all available space for clips.

Cerrwiden wrote:

...I recently discovered that they seem to have way more power then other elite springers. I would use one as a backup and just front load it. That way it doesn't jam or kill the darts at all and gets some quite nice ranges.

Firstly, I notice you're using a yellow clip (Longshot-era) in the picture above. From what I recall, some of the older clips have trouble properly connecting to Elite weapons. Did you test it with newer models also? Second, I can get behind the Retaliator being one of the most powerful Elite weapons. It definitely feels powerful, anyway, and as I tend to say a lot, how a weapon feels in your hands goes a long way towards your performance on the battlefield.