User blog comment:AnotherRho/Views on ME2 Weapons/@comment-903543-20110902040608

I've found little use for any heavy weapon other than the Cain which I only use 3-5 in a playthrough. I usually play on Normal or Veteran mode so I cant judge that well for the Insanity part since I suck balls on Insanity stuck against Hock's damn gunship.

I tend to stick with the Mattock, Collector Assault Rifle, the Revenant, or the Locust while using the Phalanx on occasion. I rarely use Sniper Rifles since I think someone without any fingers could snipe more effectively than me or Shotguns since unless you're two inches away from someone it's the equivilent of throwing cardboard boxes at enemies, the Geth Plasma Shotgun is the only shotgun I see myself ever using at any time.

Heavy Weapons, the Grenade Launcher I see as a failure, I can only really recall myself using it twice in the entire game. I'm not a fan of the missile launcher since it has a tendency to go completely the other way when I'm pointing straight at the target I want to hit. The Avalanche I may see some use against a YMIR mech or a husk horde but other than those situations I dont see much use in it. The Particle Beam I might use on a Scion or a Praetorian but besides those things, I dont tend to use it. The Blackstorm is more fun than tactical, just bring Jack along if you want some crowd control, I just use it when I'm in the mood to send some people flying off a ledge to hear their hilarious screams. The Firestorm is good at one thing, and that's forcing you to run until you're 2 feet away from a target to where they'll just end up shooting you dead in about 10 seconds or less, pretty cheap as seeing that enemies are lighting me on fire from practically 20 feet away with the Firestorm. The Arc Projector I cant remember the last time I found myself using that since I need to shoot 3 or 4 times just to take some collectors down.

With me, the only weapons I ever really like using are the Mattock, Collector Assault Rifle, Geth Plasma Shotgun, the Cain, the Tempest, and the Phalanx on occasion. Hand Cannon is the equivalent of shooting bottle caps at people as is the Predator. The Vindicator I run out of ammo with in one husk horde, still deals decent damage though and the Avenger is a god damned water faucet. The Katana has the range of a tranquilizer gun, the Scimitar just shoots firecrackers, the Claymore is like the Scimitar, and the Eviscerator has a cool name but it also pretty much just shoots firecrackers. As far as Sniper Rifles go, the Mantis is a pain in the neck to aim and the Viper I see as a better submachine gun than a sniper rifle, the Incisor I just use when everything runs out of ammo. The Shuriken is a joke, there are shotguns that are more accurate than that thing.

So bottom line, I see only the top tier weapons that ever find themselves that useful in any period of time. You could say my views are a bit off but maybe because I'm not the one playing on the mode when you're enemies are the equivalent of brick walls and I am the one getting killed after getting shot 10 times and all your squadmates are getting shot down after 5 seconds not to mention they're throwing paper airplanes at the enemy.