lvl 54 and just found the gauss rifle. been waiting for this as i have played mechwarrior online since closed beta. i saw gauss rifle here and about wet myself! it is funny though, in MWO, the gauss rifle, you have to hold the fire button to charge the rifle, then release to fire, i find myself doing the same thing in FO4. makes it awkward to fight, using vats instead LOL

I never compared it myself, and on PS4 there is no real damage display, but does the gauss charge fully when used in VATS?
Or, does it just fire the quick-shots?

don't you have to hold the fire button before shooting with it?

it has to go to 99, before dealing enough damage, doesn't it?

I kinda wish it was like the Tau Cannon in Half-Life, and it backfired if you held it down at full charge for too long. That would certainly help to mitigate the sheer power of the damn thing.

No, you don't have to hold the button down to fire it. Having said that, holding down the button will charge it up some and cause it to deal more damage.

But even when it is not fully charged by holding the button down, it is still a real beast and deals significant damage.

Gauss rifle damage 50% of listed uncharged

and charged when used in VATS do 100% damage listed, I tested it.