The only single-shot sniper rifles in the game are the Widow and the Isharay, afaik, and the Isharay you can actually build early on due to how easy it is to get Heleus research points.
@Rand207 wrote:
I'm a sucker for a good sniper rifle, they were always my preferred weapon in the original trilogy, along with having a backup assault rifle for medium range, and a shotgun for close range (always favored the soldier/tech approach).
I'm early in the game, 94 hrs/level 16, so my weapon level is only at the 3rd tier. Right now I'm loving a crafted Insisor Sniper Rifle with that 3 shot burst with mods for damage and accuracy, and augmented in creation with disruptor ammo effect. Great against remnants. Damage is lower, but fire rate is crazy high.
In ME2-ME3, the Widowmaker was my go to sniper rifle, with a headshot I could one shot kill anything but a boss enemy, but haven't crafted it's equivalent in MEA. Actually, in MEA I believe it's just called the Widow (correct me if I'm wrong here), and in it's description it states something to the effect that it isn't as strong as the original Widowmaker.
So all you snipers, what is your favorite sniper rifle? There are so many to create I don't want to waste the resources on something that is not as effective.
I carry two. A crafted Isharay with unlimited ammo and extra slots. One shot at a time, but what a shot. I also carry a regular Black Widow for when I need to shoot faster. There is a reason you can't add augmentations to a Black Widow. It would be overpowered, so no reaon to craft one. I have 5 weapon slots that make this feasible. My Isharay is my main weapon, even for close quarters battles. Few Kett, or anyone else, can survive a single headshot from this. Beats spraying with pistols and assault rifles all day. Why shoot an enemy 20 times when you can shoot them once? At level 35 my Isharay is putting out 1115 damage. by the time you get to level 80, I think it's over 1600.
