Tempest. I'm personally not a fan of the Cyclone.... It doesn't do anything good. You want an all out close range SMG? Blitz is the answer. You want an SMG that will reach out in range a bit? NS7 or tempest is the answer. Cyclone is just a bit "meh".... Doesn't really do anything well.
The Cyclone has the fastest TTK of any weapon in the NC arsenal outside shotguns and rockets. You can literally drop HA's before their shields go up.
Cyclone with SPA is better than Tempest at ranges closer than 25m. Tempest is better when fighting at ranges further than 25m.
Hmm...maybe i've been unclear. What I mean is - what gun is more accurate. Form a mechanics perspective.. Is the reduced COF - stats for Tempest "better" than the reduced horizontal recoil from Cyclone with forward-grip. Or does it even itself out?
Well that's a tough one. Easiest way to figure that out is the VR room targets (under the VR). Fire full clip from each and check bullet holes in targets.
Depends on situation and how you fire. In the first 1-4 shots, Tempest is more accurate because of the 0.2 ADS CoF while moving and requires a little less tracking because it has HVA built-in (18 m/s difference between the Tempest and no SPA Cyclone and 36 m/s difference if it's a SPA Cyclone). However, because of HVA and no fore-grip/compensator, the accuracy quickly falls off and it's rather shaky. Cyclone has 0.3 ADS CoF, but because it has no HVA and access to the forward grip + compensator, it's the best if you're relatively close and burst in 3-6 shots. For shorter range ADS, go Cyclone but if you want longer range, are a fan of bursting and want more sustainability Tempest is better.
Because somewhere, the devs decided SMG's actually don't need longer TTK's, but only after making every other SMG in the game first?
I have no idea what you're talking about. Cause if I remember correctly, the Cyclone was part of the 1st Gen SMGs.
From a mechanics perspective, Tempest is screwed up by +50% vertical recoil from its HVA and lack of a forward grip. Tighter CoF is nice, but made irrelevant by recoil.
My mistake, don't really know which gen the TR or NC SMG's are. Still though, at least for VS our SMG's have higher TTK then other CQC weapons, so it still applies, sort of. Unless the Cyclone has a slower TTK then the GD-7F?
Has slower. Taemien meant "for HA", probably, because both NC medics and LAs get weapons with higher DPS than Cyclone.
In my experience, the Cyclone is better. The HVA on the Tempest feels like it's non-existent, the Cyclone has options, and SPA is a godsend for the ranges where an SMG would be better over any ranged weapon on another class. The NS-7 PDW beats the **** out of both the Cyclone and Tempest past 6-11m anyway thanks to having better accuracy, 15m max damage distance, and SPA to push that out to 20m max damage distance. And even at +21m, the PDW has better accuracy and damage drop stats, so it can land shots where you put them at further ranges.
