cataclyzm wrote:Red9 is the most powerfullest pistol ever. However, you are forgetting:
- It's the slowest in terms of reloading.
- It's accuracy is just awful.
- It's rate of fire is absolutely slow.
- It's not really a good gun, not the best of the pistols in terms of availability, maybe in firepower.
Ok lets check the final stats for all pistols (bar matilda)
Handgun;
Firepower - 2.0
Rate of Fire - 0.33
Reload speed - 0.87
Capacity - 25
(Final level up gives headshot critical x 5)
Punisher;
Firepower - 1.9
Rate of Fire - 0.33
Reload speed - 0.83
Capacity - 28
(Normal gives penetration x 2, final gives penetration x 5)
Red9;
Firepower - 6.5
Rate of Fire - 0.40
Reload speed - 1.67
Capacity - 22
Blacktail;
Firepower - 3.4
Rate of Fire - 0.27
Reload speed - 0.83
Capacity - 35
Now heres a statement by a guy who made a RE4 Weapon analysis;
So, whatâ??s the best handgun to use in the game? Iâ??d say the Red9 mainly because
it has the most firepower out of all of the handguns, making it the most
efficient. Also, you might have to use a handgun against bosses, and the Red9
would definitely be the best in that type of situation. Also, the Red9 is the
most economically sound for the amount of damage it does. Its total cost per
firepower (TC/FP) is the least out of all of the handguns. The Red9 does have
two downsides though: it takes up a lot of inventory space (11 spaces total
with the stock), and it is German. Its consumption of space never affects my
game though, mainly because I donâ??t buy weapons like the TMP or the Mine
Thrower.
The second best gun would be the Blacktail. Overall, it isnâ??t that much more
expensive than the Red9, and it does pack a decent amount of firepower when
fully upgraded. It also consumes less inventory space. If you plan on buying
many items or weapons, then this would be a good gun to have in Leonâ??s case.
Also, youâ??ll notice that the firepower rate (FP/Sec) of the Blacktail is the
highest out of all of the handguns available during the first time playing
through. The total cost per firepower rate (TC/FPr) is also the lowest for the
Blacktail. Unfortunately, neither of these two stats really matter for
handguns. Unless youâ??re just showing off, you rarely want to take on a large
group of enemies with a handgun.
The Punisher is not a good handgun choice because itâ??s exclusive is not really
that useful. If you keep that gun, the only one youâ??re punishing is yourself.
Remember, attacking multiple targets is best suited for shotguns, rifles, and
grenades. The Matilda, although a great gun (and a great childrenâ??s book),
isnâ??t really needed once it becomes available. If you want a gun with rapid
fire, youâ??d be better of beating Assignment Ada and saving up for the Chicago
Typewriter.
The standard Handgun does give you a lot better chance of blowing off the heads
of enemies, but that doesnâ??t outweigh the Red9â??s firepower. In fact, just to
make sure, I did a little test. I played through a portion of Chapter 2-2 three
times. I used a fully-upgraded handgun the first time, a fully-upgraded Red9
the second time, and a fully-upgraded Blacktail the third time. With the
Handgun, I killed 16 villagers with 44 bullets total. With the Red9, I killed
them with 32 bullets, and with the Blacktail, I killed them with 37 bullets.
So, with the Handgun, it took me 2.75 bullets to kill each villager, but with
the Red9, it only took me 2.00 bullets to kill each villager. The Blacktail had
similar results (2.31 bullets per villager). This test directly shows the
correlation between firepower and bullet conservation, and it shows why the
Red9 is the best handgun choice.
For those of you playing through the game for your first time, you should use
my personal strategy for acquiring handguns. First, youâ??ll want to avoid
upgrading your basic Handgun. Once you shoot ten (or preferably all fifteen)
blue medallions, youâ??ll get the Punisher. You can either sell it or sell the
Handgun. Iâ??ll leave that to you, but do sell one of them. Once the Red9 becomes
available, sell whatever handgun you have, and buy the Red9 along with its
stock, and never look back. Focus on upgrading the Red9â??s firepower as often as
possible, and upgrade the capacity whenever you need bullets or have pesetas to
spare. If youâ??re doing well enough in the game, you might find that you donâ??t
even have to upgrade the Red9 all the way. At level 6, a firepower of 3.5 is
still better than any other handgun out there.
Now dont get me wrong peeps, the Blacktail, IS, a good handgun, but because of the situations you need to use handguns, the Red9 is the best thing for the job.
On some bosses (Mendez and Salazar), the handgun or TMP are vital for certain attacks you need to use against these bosses, as long as you have the stock for the Red9, everything is good!
Anyway, Im doing the "challenge" i put forward on the other topic...
http://www.dxalpha.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6689
So far I have just entered the castle, and my loadout is as follows;
Leon - 60% total health (but 100% full - green)
Ashley - 50% total health (but 100% full - green)
65150 PTAS
No extra items/treasures
Village/Castle Treasure maps
Large Attache Case
Red9 - 10 ammo in clip
TMP - 100 ammo in clip
Semi-auto sniper - 10 ammo in clip
Shotgun - 9 ammo in clip
Red9 Stock
TMP Stock
Semi-auto Sniper Extra Scope
1 Grenade
2 Flame Grenades
2 Flash Grenades
35 Handgun ammo
92 TMP ammo
49 Shotgun ammo
40 Rifle ammo
1 Green herb
1 Green + red herb
1 Green + red + yellow herb
GG
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 06 11:49 pm