So, I'm playing a Heavy Weapons EW trooper on DiD/VH/HC right now. Just found the Tesla-Beaton Prototype and trying to figure out if I should leave it at the Lucky 38 or try to incorporate it into my loadout. I like to keep my weapons list at 5, since I play on PS3 and the top two upper hotkeys tend to switch ammo and leave me reloading when I mean to weapon swap (leaving 5 hotkeys for weapons). Currently loaded out with:

Plasma Caster+

Laser Rifle+

Cleansing Flame

YCS/186

Anabelle

I'm trying to figure out what it's niche is, and it seems somewhat similar to the plasma caster in where'd I'd use it (mid/close range) but trades DPS for accuracy and crit. And the accuracy of the caster can be mitigated with Steady. So I'm not that impressed with it so far. I was curious what other people thoughts on it were.

I'm at Lvl 32 with LCK 6, AGI 4, with Fast Shot, wearing PA, Finesse, Better Criticals, and Rapid Reload (my base AGI is 5, but I'm down one due to Rad Child). I think those are all the relevant perks and stats.

Looking at it more, the Telsa Cannon seems more designed for a build that's gone heavier into crit that I have (LCK 9-10, Light Touch, Voracious Reader/w True Police, Built to Destroy) and uses Meltdown - which I'm skipping because I think it makes the Flamer too dangerous. Also the fact that it requires me to carry another ammo type is annoying.

So, I dunno - Tesla Cannon; worth using?