the first time i used this aug i placed it on an N-7 Eagle, i was kind of annoyed that the weapon i installed it in still used thermal clips, as it just doesn't make any sense, it's basically a remnant energy weapon now. like i said a few times immersion is a big thing for me, and stuff like this just burns me a bit.now, with the last patch i see that it now has an 80% reduction in weapon damage... to me that's just foolish, and i don't think i'm ever going to use that aug now. however, if it made the weapon that i installed it on not require thermal clips, and turned it into a proper remnant energy weapon like it should (imho), i wouldn't mind... but as it is, it's just to much bs.

During my 1st playthrough I thought it would be cool to make my blackwidow a laser sniper rifle... Well think you can guess the outcome of that... the frustration, the need to leave the quest, to go all the way back, leave the planet,, disassemble the damn thing and then reassemble with the correct augs and mods, then fly back down to the planet, all these whilst SAM telling me to check my emails lol...

The Beam Emitter is just all together useless as it is right now. They really need to take a good look at this augment because it's complete junk right now. An 80% damage reduction is just silly, it turns even the most powerful weapons in the game into a pathetic and useless item.Not sure what they were thinking with this Augment, but the way it is right now, you're better off just not using it. If you want a beam weapon that doesn't consume ammo, that's pretty much what the Remnant Weapons are. You're better off just crafting one of those instead of trying to alter another weapon to mimic that style. You could put a Vintage Heat Sink on your Eagle to get to where you don't use ammo, but there is currently no way that I'm aware of to turn an Eagle into a Beam Weapon that doesn't use ammo.Again though, I assume this is intentional because it's assumed that if you want a weapon with those properties, you will simply craft one that's designed that way. If the Beam Emitter is fixed, it will likely just be a fix to the damage and not the ammo properties of the augmentation. Try a Remnant Weapon with Electrical Conduits.. it will absolutely destroy Shields and non armored foes, have a very cool visual effect, and won't use ammo.

@CasperTheLich Yeah, 200 RP, but you can only get one that way. You'll get additional copies through loot in the world.For example if you unlock the VHS from the Milky Way tech, one goes in your pocket, and then Hydras have a chance to drop more.Containers might also have them << not 100% sure on this one, though.And remember if you are upgrading to more advanced gear and your current has custom augs installed, consider not selling the old gear. When you salvage them, you get the augs back.

Solution is to separate the Single Player and Multiplayer weapons and powers tables. That way you can balance them for the different styles of play without one affecting the other.

[v1.08]So apparently some changes were introducedVintage Heat Sink: ammo regen, but 60% lower ammo cap (mods can still counter that pretty reasonably)Beam Emitter: increased stability, no damage reductionHere's my go-to PAW compared to the experimental Valkyrie that I madePAW augs: double mod, 4x kinetic coilValkyrie: double mod, heat sink, beam emitter, 2x kinetic coilTo test the Valk. I took my hardcore playthrough, flew to Voeld, looked for a Kett infested site aaand... took it apart ^^ Had to watch for the "charge" in the gun, but I cleared the area about as fast as I did with my old rifle. Bit faster maybe, considering the higher damage on the Valkyrie, plus it was an MK VII versus my old trusty PAW VI think it's safe to say that non-remnant laser pew pew is a viable alternative now 🙂

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15 Replies

DarthLlama
9 years ago
The Beam Emitter is just all together useless as it is right now.
They really need to take a good look at this augment because it's complete junk right now. An 80% damage reduction is just silly, it turns even the most powerful weapons in the game into a pathetic and useless item.
Not sure what they were thinking with this Augment, but the way it is right now, you're better off just not using it. If you want a beam weapon that doesn't consume ammo, that's pretty much what the Remnant Weapons are. You're better off just crafting one of those instead of trying to alter another weapon to mimic that style. You could put a Vintage Heat Sink on your Eagle to get to where you don't use ammo, but there is currently no way that I'm aware of to turn an Eagle into a Beam Weapon that doesn't use ammo.
Again though, I assume this is intentional because it's assumed that if you want a weapon with those properties, you will simply craft one that's designed that way. If the Beam Emitter is fixed, it will likely just be a fix to the damage and not the ammo properties of the augmentation. Try a Remnant Weapon with Electrical Conduits.. it will absolutely destroy Shields and non armored foes, have a very cool visual effect, and won't use ammo.
arthurh3535
9 years ago
Well, they did rebalance the Resistance Fusion Mod. Now is +20 Resistance, -10% to damage across the board (-5% if you have the cryo perk).
TECHound
9 years ago
I'm still not even sure what the idea of the [Beam Emitter] is meant to be, but I know it's not to remove the ammo usage, for that you'll need to choose the [Vintage Heat Sink] like DarthLama mentioned 🙂
At first I though it would do something like remove accuracy penalties or the projectiles' arcing trajectory, but that doesn't seem to be the case, so I'm at a loss 🤔
Anonymous
9 years ago
Isn't it a guaranteed instant hit? I mean, given it's a beam and not a projectile? Also, constant hit would supposed to take down shields faster? I'm not sure how it works in the game though. Rarely meddled with that augmentation because some weapons I chose to play worked wonders by themselves and other sort of augmentations.
VladVonCastein
9 years ago
During my 1st playthrough I thought it would be cool to make my blackwidow a laser sniper rifle... Well think you can guess the outcome of that... the frustration, the need to leave the quest, to go all the way back, leave the planet,, disassemble the damn thing and then reassemble with the correct augs and mods, then fly back down to the planet, all these whilst SAM telling me to check my emails lol...
VladVonCastein
9 years ago
@PandaTar wrote:
Isn't it a guaranteed instant hit? I mean, given it's a beam and not a projectile? Also, constant hit would supposed to take down shields faster? I'm not sure how it works in the game though. Rarely meddled with that augmentation because some weapons I chose to play worked wonders by themselves and other sort of augmentations.
Nope the guaranteed hit aug is the seeking plasma aug, and it not guaranteed, just like a homing missile it can still miss if it hits a barrier lol, I use it on my shotgun... The beam emitter is useless.
DarthLlama
9 years ago
The game will always have one augment that is the worst one.. that augment is the Beam Emitter.
It honestly has no upside at all, none. In it's current state, there is absolutely no reason to use it. Unless of course you like playing on Normal and having it feel like insanity due to the fact that you're doing next to no damage.
If that's your thing, cool.. otherwise chuck the Beam Emitter out of an air lock, it's nothing but junk.
jpkarlsen
Hero (Retired)
9 years ago
Another thing that is worthless is the Ricochet system. Makes it impossible with a sniper to get headshots as it will now hit the ground in front of the target and bounce instead of going for the head which I aimed at. Even worse is that it slows down the projectile making it had to hit enemies that keeps moving around.
V4rdyn
9 years ago
If you want the N7 Eagle to act like a Remnant gun then you'll need the beam emitter aug and the vintage heat sink (VHS) working in tandem.
It's a good idea to get the Nexus perk that adds +1 augment slot for every blueprint
But as it is right now, the beam emitter lowers damage output by 80%, so while it looks neat, it actually sets you back.
As far as Milky Way tech goes (for now), I'd pick the VHS only. If you're after laser pew pew, get into remnant guns. 🙂
Anonymous
9 years ago
i haven't really used the beam emitter, like i said the way it is it's useless. i've only used it on low damage high rpm weapons, usually to reduce the recoil. now that i'm aware that it only does 20% of the weapon's actual damage, it's junk. and how many RPs does it cost? 200?