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For the years that I have been playing CE I have not been a big fan of the Plasma Rifle, almost never used it. I decided to play AotCR all the way through using a Plasma Rifle the whole way (as soon as you grab one off the dead opening battle elites) paired with the Magnum. Wow, great combo! It is not as plentiful as the PP, but the CE PR has much better range and power than its H2 counterpart. It has a better "feel" in the hands (if that is possible, this is a game after all, not like I am holding the damn thing in my mitts) than the H2 PR and I like the sound effect better for the original. It also has a perfect amount of firing available before overheating to allow you to close on an Elite, drop his shields and when it overheats usually just one whack melee wise will bring his smokey butt down. You can do the same assault with the AR, but often times it takes 2 hits to dispatch Mr. Growly.
I still love the PP for its long range sniping ability (well, pinging ability to be fair), and I notice that the PR shots do not drop in elevation over distance like the PP shots do. I actually like that effect, makes targeting more of a challenge on long range pinging. All in all, I have upped my opinion of the weapon. I guess I never gave it a fair shot (pun intended!).
[Edited on 12.03.2010 10:36 AM PST]