Votan weapons, why so weak?

[Nyako]

I'm not actually sure if this was mentioned in the past or not. I couldn't find a thread that mentioned it, but anyways here goes.

Why are the Votan and VOT (which I'm guessing means Votan) weapons so weak. I mean I love the look of them, but take an EMC/VBI Assault Rifle against any Votan blast rifle or Votan Mazu Blast Rifle and the VBI or FRC seem to out do it in every thing. Same applies to the sub machine guns and to the sniper rifles, among other things.

Why is that, anyone know?

[Wuffletronics]

I think VOT are about fire speed over damage output. VOT Fragger, VOT Techmag Pulsar, VOT Thunder?, I forget which lmg VOT does but you see what I mean.

[jbob spittlewop]

The vot blast rifle is one of the best IMO especially with a good nano on it, Also the fraggers and nano fraggers are awesome shot guns. The vot smg (I forget the name ATM) is really good as well as most of the rocket launchers and grenade launchers... Idk what you're talking about.

[Saravind]

vot blaster syphon nano with burst mod.... very fast way to heal yourself

[Nyako]

Okay, so don't pay attention to the damage numbers in the comparison when you look at say a VBI SMG or AR in the inventory going against a VOT of the same type?

[greatdividers]

Okay, so don't pay attention to the damage numbers in the comparison when you look at say a VBI SMG or AR in the inventory going against a VOT of the same type?

pretty much. i strongly recommend trying every single weapon type in the game as you find them. the weapon description/stats don't always tell the full story. ex. VOT blast rifle lists the damage as 40 when it actually shoots 3 bullets that each do 40 damage each shot

[OldGuyWithStick]

Votan weapons appear to be about speed and triggering nano effects. A lot of the Votan weapons appear to fire multiple shots per trigger pull that individually have lower damage but only use up one bullet from your ammo pool, giving them the ability to cause a great deal more damage and trigger the nano effects more often. I believe, in those cases, the damage stat refers to each shot and not how much damage is caused per "bullet". Some like the mazu and the Tachmag (I think) just fire one shot per bullet with medium damage but have a really high ROF. My votan syphon sawed-off, for example, fires a ridiculous amount of pellets and one shots most mooks and almost never fails to heal me.

[BreadBox]

I have two particularly POWERFUL VOT Pulsers that can annhilate weaker enemies pretty damn fast. Not to mention they have synergies on them. The VOT Disruptor is the only weapon I don't like. Thing shoots too slow, and does crap damage. I had a Legendary one for the longest time and my other weapons were better then it. I literally GAVE it to someone because the Pulser was just more reliable. The Pulsers also reload like..super duper fast, allowing for great supression.

[AxionXD]

I have two particularly POWERFUL VOT Pulsers that can annhilate weaker enemies pretty damn fast. Not to mention they have synergies on them. The VOT Disruptor is the only weapon I don't like. Thing shoots too slow, and does crap damage. I had a Legendary one for the longest time and my other weapons were better then it. I literally GAVE it to someone because the Pulser was just more reliable. The Pulsers also reload like..super duper fast, allowing for great supression.

I have an epic VOT Pulser that has 0.00 bloom. I LOVE IT. My favorite SMG. Absolutely no recoil, fast kills, even with heavier armored enemies. I'm thinking of resetting it so I can level it up again.

[Cyripax NeoPrime]

My mmodded votan tachmag pulsar is in every way equivalent if not better than my frc saw/w nano, and my frc saw kicks all my emc, vbi and frc rifles *****. So my tachmag pulsar blows all the a.r.s and emc rifles away. and my votan shotguns cant be touched by all the other shottys except maybe the vbi auto with some good mods on it. But I like votan weapons, they take down the baddies easier for me, especially when in sieges and im swarmed by large groups. The mazu blast rifles are great if you can control the recoil.

You just have to have the right mod combinations and know how to make the weapon work for you.

Ugh, the vbi smg, and frontier sub-carbine are the biggest pieces of cookie crumbs in this game. Id rather melee and throw poop shoes the entire game.