In Pro mode, the gauss is the beastly gun it should be... however when you play in standard it's actually a damn sight worse than the standard sniper rifle, and here's why:

1.) No silencer - MAJOR disadvantage there. Negligible in Pro mode, but in Standard this gets you killed a lot.

2.) Not a one hit kill - What's the point in using an un-silenced sniper if it can't kill in one hit? I can understand if they're using armor mode, but an uncloaked sprinting enemy STILL takes two shots

3.) More recoil/slower fire rate - Unless you get that magical headshot, lining up for the second shot is way harder and takes longer than the DSG-1.

There is zero reason to use the gauss over the DSG-1 for these reasons. I get beat by felines at medium range when using this, because it takes too damn long to fire the second shot, and that's not right. This gun should have unmatched damage capability at distance, and it simply doesn't. What a major letdown.

This thing either needs to be a guaranteed one-shot kill to an unarmored opponent or it needs it's re-fire rate bumped up to actually give you a reason to use it over the standard sniper rifle in Standard game modes. I would recommend bumping the damage personally, because the refire rate adjustment would be faaar too good in Pro mode play.

I'd imagine it could become rather overpowered.

How you figure? I'm not asking for a god weapon, it's actually a pretty hard weapon to use in general. There are some serious disadvantages to using the gauss - the main two are the lack of silencer and the HUGE white laser/smoke trail whatever it is that leads straight back to you.

The DSG-1 kills faster than it right now, even against an armored opponent. They both require two shots to kill outside without a head shot, and both are instant kills with a head shot. However, the DSG-1 can be silenced, shoots faster, has less recoil, and doesn't give your position away every time you fire. So, really... there isn't a single reason to use it outside of Pro mode (where it is a guaranteed kill, even against armored opponents.)

i haven't played with the Gauss in MP. in SP it is quite owning but it has a low ROF. the DSG is weaker yet has like, twice the ROF.


the Gauss is an electromagnetic rifle. it's damn powerful and it should be. it SHOULD be unarmored instakill. why? when lockhart shoots you with it with FULL ARMOR in SP, the suit nearly fails. full armor should be two shots. with any weapon, this isn't overkill. taking a full armored blast gives you enough time to run, duck, or cloak.

besides, if you use slide, it becomes impossible to be hit by such a weapon.

while there is the issue of using it as an assault weapon, the actual most overpowered weapon is the SCAR since it outshoots pretty much any weapon at any range. in the hands of a Pro, that is.