Railgun and EM Rifle Comparison

EMs vs railguns; I saw this comparison a lot in the previous meta (before mods), but now they’re both practically dead lol (only exception is on Orion, whose shield piercing mark means you’ll kill a lot of stuff straight through mods). Here would be my quick list of strengths and weaknesses:

Railgun

• PRO: Instant speed projectile means you can see an enemy, hit the attack button, and they’re dead… unless they have a perimeter mod.
• PRO: No aim assist allows for scary shots you can’t hit with an aim assist weapons. You’ll learn with practice to hit shots where your opponent thinks they’re fully behind a wall.
• CON: Cannot deal with perimeter mods whatsoever. You’ll need the mod removed before you can do anything.
• CON: Very long reload. The railgun has a base reload of 30 seconds ( 😕 ) so missing is really really bad.

EM Rifle

• PRO: Fast reload speed means it isn’t useless against mods.
• PRO: Bots have no mods for a vast majority of the game, so you’ll be able to get very good stats against bots with this weapon.
• CON: The current meta is very aggressive, and EMs do less damage up close… so they are naturally weaker.
• CON: EM rifle relies on its high double-damage chance to inflict good damage. Unfortunately, any “double damage” from that double-damage chance gets absorbed by the galvanic hull mod.