RogueSpearweaponcomparison

Ryko's Rogue Spear Weapon comparison

In answer to the never-ending question of "which is the best weapon to take", I've done some analysis regarding the weaponry in Rogue Spear, based on a useful chart prepared by noneother than Blog at www.blog.com.

The answer to the question is, "it depends on your style".  There are a few good choices for all-around good guns, but I'd prefer to let the following charts speak for themselves.  Essentially, the weapons are ranked in order of best to worst for each category, and where there are ties, they are indicated by common colours (green is good, and red is poor).

It's also important to keep in mind that ranking the weapons like this doesn't show a true indication of how much better one weapon is over another.  The difference between the first place and second place weapon may be marginal, while the third place weapon may be in a definitively lower class.

Pistols

Sound

Accuracy
Stopped

Walk

Strafing

Run

Recoil
Control

Zoom

Resize

Bullet
Power

Clip
Size

Rate of
Fire

Suppression

92FS 9mm-SD

HK .45 USP-SD

HK .40 USP

92FS 9mm-SD

92FS 9mm

HK .40 USP

.50 Eagle

92FS 9mm

HK .40 USP-SD

92FS 9mm-SD

92FS 9mm

HK .45 USP-SD

92FS 9mm-SD

92FS 9mm

.357 Eagle

92FS 9mm-SD

HK .45 USP-SD

HK .40 USP-SD

HK .45 USP

HK .40 USP-SD

HK .45 USP

HK .40 USP-SD

HK .40 USP

HK .45 USP

HK .40 USP

92FS 9mm

.357 Eagle

HK .45 USP

.357 Eagle

HK .45 USP

HK .40 USP-SD

.357 Eagle

HK .45 USP-SD

HK .40 USP-SD

HK .40 USP

.50 Eagle

92FS 9mm-SD

.50 Eagle

92FS 9mm

HK .45 USP

.50 Eagle

HK .40 USP

HK .45 USP

92FS 9mm-SD

HK .45 USP-SD

HK .40 USP-SD

.357 Eagle

HK .45 USP-SD

HK .40 USP-SD

HK .45 USP-SD

.357 Eagle

92FS 9mm

HK .40 USP-SD

.357 Eagle

92FS 9mm-SD

HK .40 USP

.357 Eagle

92FS 9mm-SD

92FS 9mm

.357 Eagle

.50 Eagle

HK .40 USP

HK .45 USP-SD

.50 Eagle

HK .45 USP-SD

.50 Eagle

HK .45 USP-SD

92FS 9mm-SD

.50 Eagle

Summary:

The  USP .40 appears to be the best pistol for the most common of Rogue Spear multiplayer situations, where your rifle's out of bullets and you switch to the pistol instead of reloading.  In these situations you're dancing about trying to get a shot, and the USP40 has the best accuracy and resizing rate of them all.  The .50 caliber Desert Eagle is consistently poor, its only saving grace being an incredibly powerful bullet.  But with the changes to the ammunition model, normal pistol rounds are pretty effective, so it's not as much of a factor.  The silenced USP45 is the best "covert" pistol, though you'll want to make sure you're not moving when you use it.  The middle of the road pistol is the .357 Desert Eagle.  My choice in this category, however, is the USP40.

Submachineguns

Accuracy
Stopped

Walk

Strafing

Run

Recoil
Control

Zoom

Resize

Bullet
Power

Clip
Size

Rate of 
Fire

Sound
Suppression

MP5/10SD

Skorpion

MP5SD5

Skorpion

UMP45

Uzi

MP5K-PDW

MP5SD5

UMP45SD

Uzi

MP5/10SD

Uzi

UMP45SD

MP5K-PDW

Skorpion

MP5/10SD

MP5SD5

MP5A4

MP5K-PDW

Skorpion

UMP45SD

MP5K-PDW

MP5/10A2

MP5A4

UMP45SD

MP5A4

MP5/10A2

MP5A4

UMP45SD

MP5A4

MP5/10SD

MP5SD5

MP5K-PDW

MP5/10A2

MP5K-PDW

MP5/10A2

MP5K-PDW

MP5/10A2

MP5A4

MP5/10A2

MP5A4

UMP45

Uzi

UMP45

Uzi

MP5/10SD

MP5/10A2

MP5K-PDW

MP5SD5

UMP45

MP5K-PDW

MP5SD5

MP5K-PDW

UMP45

Uzi

UMP45

Uzi

UMP45SD

MP5A4

Skorpion

UMP45SD

MP5SD5

UMP45SD

UMP45

Skorpion

MP5/10SD

MP5/10A2

Uzi

MP5/10SD

Skorpion

UMP45SD

Uzi

Summary:

This category really shows off the fact that the best weapon really relies on how you use it.  If you're a player who runs first and asks questions later, rarely pausing to breathe, you will want one of the shorter weapons like the Skorpion, Uzi or MP5K-PDW.  They come to aim quickly and keep a nice tight reticle, as well as having respectable rates of fire.  Conversely, if you stalk your opponents and zoom in to take them out at range, you may want the MP5/10SD or the MP5SD5.  It has the best stopped accuracy and zoom range, at the price of being not as effective on the move.  They also are excellent at controlling recoil.  The UMP series of submachineguns is not on my favourites list because they have such a poor rate of fire.  The middle of the road submachineguns are the MP5A4 and the MP5/10A2, which offer a good compromise between accuracy, recoil control and reticle resize rates.  As I'd only use  an SMG for assaulting purposes, my choice in this category is the MP5K-PDW.

Assault Rifles

Accuracy
Stopped

Walk

Strafing

Run

Recoil
Control

Zoom

Resize

Bullet
Power

Clip
Size

Rate of
Fire

M-14

Steyr AUG

AK-47

HK G36K

Steyr AUG

HK G3A3

AK-47

HK G36K

M-16 A2

Enfield L85A1

AK-74

Enfield L85A1

M-14

AK-74

M-14

AK-47

M4 Carbine

HK G36K

HK G3A3

M4 Carbine

AK-47

Enfield L85A1

M4 Carbine

HK G3A3

HK G36K

Enfield L85A1

M-14

HK G36K

Enfield L85A1

HK G36K

Enfield L85A1

AK-74

M4 Carbine

AK-47

AK-74

HK G36K

M-16 A2

Enfield L85A1

M-16 A2

AK-74

M-16 A2

M4 Carbine

Steyr AUG

M4 Carbine

HK G3A3

Steyr AUG

M-16 A2

HK G3A3

M4 Carbine

Steyr AUG

AK-74

HK G36K

M-14

AK-47

HK G3A3

M4 Carbine

AK-47

Steyr AUG

HK G3A3

AK-47

Steyr AUG

AK-47

M-14

Steyr AUG

M-14

AK-74

M-14

HK G3A3

Summary:

The differences between weapons are as similar here as for SMGs.  The heavier, longer weapons are exceptionally accurate and zoom in well, but have a problem when it comes to aiming - it takes a long time for the reticle to settle down.  The M-14 is the king of the heavy rifles, good for people who want a mix of zoom and bullet power, with the capcity to blaze off lots of rounds in a short time.  Its major problems are accuracy on the move, and aiming.  For close-quarter combat, the victor is the Steyr AUG, hampered only by poor accuracy when stopped.  On the move though, it handles like a submachinegun.  A mix of the two worlds of distance and close-quarter combat can be seen in the Enfield L85A1 and the HK G36K, which offer excellent zoom rates but good movement accuracies.  The middle of the road assault rifle is the AK74, which has no particular advantages or disadvantages, except for the "weakest" of the rifle bullets.  It should be noted that any rifle bullet is going to have a nasty effect to anyone, regardless.  One extra note - the AK47 has the best recoil control.  The reticle hardly grows at all when you hold down the trigger.  In this category, my choice does vary, but if I didn't know anything about the map, I'd probably go with the Steyr AUG.

Shotguns

Accuracy
Stopped

Walk

Strafing

Run

Recoil
Control

Zoom

Resize

Bullet
Power

Clip
Size

Rate of
Fire

Benelli M1

Spas-12

Benelli M1

Spas-12

Benelli M1

Spas-12

Benelli M1

Spas-12

Benelli M1

Spas-12

Benelli M1

Summary:

Not many choices here, and the clear winner is the SPAS-12.  While its full-auto capacity is questionably useful (you can fire about as quickly by repeated taps of the trigger on semi-auto) its accuracy, recoil control and clip size make it a much more useful combat shotgun.  However, the Benelli does have one attractive feature - it can use slugs, whereas the SPAS-12 seems to be limited to batons or buckshot.  For this simple reason, the Benelli is my choice in this category.

Sniper Rifles

Accuracy
Stopped

Walk

Strafing

Run

Recoil
Control

Zoom

Resize

Bullet
Power

Clip
Size

Rate of
Fire

Barrett M82A1

WA 2000

PSG-1

Barrett M82A1

WA 2000

Barrett M82A1

PSG-1

Dragunov

PSG-1

WA 2000

Dragunov

WA 2000

PSG-1

Dragunov

WA 2000

PSG-1

WA 2000

Barrett M82A1

WA 2000

Barrett M82A1

PSG-1

WA 2000

Summary:

It's important to keep in mind that any rifle can be used as a sniper rifle; some of the "poor man's" sniper rifles include the G36K, M-14, G3A3 and M-16A2, because of their excellent zoom ratings.  In some cases they are even more effective than conventional sniper rifles as their resize values are significantly better.  But, you just can't beat a sniper rifle for zoom rating, and in that regard, the Barrett M82A1 is the king of all weapons.  It also boasts the most powerful bullet and a 10-round clip (matched by the Dragunov), but as soon as you leave the 5.56mm bullet category, any bullet is going to be almost instantly lethal when you hit centre of mass.  It's a bit ludcrious to think of a sniper rifle in terms of moving accuracy - they're best when you're standing still - but the Walther 2000 is the best in this regard, and also with its resize value.  If you need to acquire a target quickly, this is the rifle for it, and its 300 WInchester Magnum round is nothing to sneeze at.  It's my choice in this category.
 

Alex Ryko

October 28, 1999

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