Geth Pulse Rifle

The Geth Pulse Rifle is an assault rifle from Mass Effect 2.

In-Game Description
This geth weapon fires a rapid stream of high-energy phasic slugs. Comparable to a Vindicator Battle Rifle. Very effective against shields and biotic barriers; moderately effective against armor.

Geth pulse rifles are rarely retrieved from the battlefield; when they are, the guns are generally functional and comparable to a stock assault rifle. Over time, however, they prove unreliable and difficult to repair. Attempts to replicate this weapon have failed, but the technology recovered from Haestrom could enable several of these weapon to be built for your squad.

Two anomalies differentiate these geth weapons from other stock assault rifles. First, the mass effect field generation technology follows a sine curve (it has a variable rate of fire). Second, its slugs are lighter than standard Avenger slugs, but they're encased in a phasic envelope. Overall, this weapon should be more effective against shields and barrier than a battle rifle, but will likely have less armor penetration capabilities.

Acquisition
Picked up during Tali's recruitment mission at Haestrom on Hardcore or Insanity difficulty setting. The rifle can be found in the same room Tali is in, after destroying the Geth Colossus. The difficulty should be changed before or immediately after landing on the planet.

Recommended Use

 * General Notes
 * The Pulse Rifle rips through shields, so Disruptor Ammo is redundant. Recommended ammo powers: Cryo Ammo, Incendiary Ammo, Shredder Ammo, Warp Ammo, or Armor Piercing Ammo.
 * Although the fire rate is listed at 1000 RPM, it is highly variable, alternating between fast and slow modes. According to the in-game Codex, this is because the fire rate follows a variable sine curve.
 * The Pulse Rifle is very accurate, and very few of the shots will miss an enemy at medium range.
 * Class Specific Notes
 * Due to its high level of effectiveness against shields, the pulse rifle is an ideal weapon for adepts or vanguards if assault rifle training is selected inside the collector cruiser.

Trivia

 * The rifle appears much lower than other rifles on a character's back, to the point where equipping Legion with it makes it almost float in the air.
 * The weapon is incorrectly portrayed as the Collector Particle Beam in the icons used for weapon selection on the power wheel and in the armory.