- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Apart from the fact that the Fuel Rod is technically a plasma weapon... (COUGH COUGH ROD WHORES)...
Plasma weapons suck, mainly because they don't hit instantaneously. Given the netcode means you have to lead with INSTANT HIT weaponery and still have a decent chance to miss, it's much more likely that you'd miss with a plasma weapon that has a built-in lead that correlates to the distance from the target added to the lag-lead.
Not only that, the projectiles are very obvious, and so the person using a plasma weapon is instantly a larger target. The only advantage is the stun effect, which requires a constant stream of fire, which leads to overheating.
Also, once the shields are down, it takes fricking forever to kill someone on full health, when a pistol can do it faster, more effectively and without drawing loads of fire
Not that I'm against plasma weapons, no, plasma pistols rock - an overcharge and a punch to the face is just what the good chief ordered.