Assault Rifle



The assault rifle is the most common weapon among space pioneers. It comes issued as a default to every new member, and will be sufficient to carry a good user to the end of the main campaign, but is on the weak side for any multiplayer use.

Description
The assault rifle is a standard issue weapon which is popular in a vast number of regular armies or paramilitary organisations throughout the universe - and most popular depictions of pioneers have featured an assault rifle. It is a fully automatic weapon with a high fire rate and a decent range. While it only deals damage to one target at a time, it is a very versatile weapon, capable of handling both high-resistance single targets or dealing with multiple enemies.

The assault rifle's main shortcoming is its lack of specialization: it is capable of handling most situations decently, but it excels at nothing in particular. Its lacks of splash damage makes it sub-par against large crowds, and it is outclassed by higher damage-output weapons for fights against resilient enemies such as bosses and enemy players.

As can be expected from a generalist weapon, the assault rifle is not a specialist weapon for any armour class, and therefore does not benefit from any buffs.

Specs
Rarity: Epic

History
The Assault Rifle was the first weapon available in the game, being introduced in the beta update 0.9 in July 2017.