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*The N7 Typhoon will quickly exhaust its ammo supply unless magazine upgrades are taken. |
*The N7 Typhoon will quickly exhaust its ammo supply unless magazine upgrades are taken. |
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*Combining the Typhoon with ammo mods maximizes it's damage potential, allowing extremely high proc rate. |
*Combining the Typhoon with ammo mods maximizes it's damage potential, allowing extremely high proc rate. |
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| − | *Be very disciplined with this weapon, due to the high recoil. Avoid shooting it closely to make it more rewarding with headshots. |
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*When shooting from cover, depending on the angle, the faceplate on the Typhoon will sometimes block the player's view of their target. |
*When shooting from cover, depending on the angle, the faceplate on the Typhoon will sometimes block the player's view of their target. |
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Revision as of 18:46, 10 November 2012
Description
The Typhoon is a distinctive light machine gun featuring a face shield to protect the shooter from headshots. Its power and recoil are so notorious that it includes a high-tech kinetic reducer to fight muzzle climb. Since the reducer tries to limit all motion by the weapon, marksmen do not engage it while moving and instead reduce the recoil only while they are in cover.
Acquisition
Weapons are randomly rewarded through purchases of item packs. The N7 Typhoon is categorized as ultra-rare and requires Mass Effect 3: Earth.
Player Notes
- The N7 Typhoon is the heaviest assault rifle currently available in the game, making it less practical for power-dependent classes to use. Pairing the Typhoon with another weapon is not recommended unless that weapon is exceptionally light or the player is not concerned with weight and power cooldowns.
- The Typhoon can be likened to an improved version of the M-76 Revenant in terms of firepower and bullet spread. While in cover, it can be used as a moderately effective mid-to-long range weapon. Using it in cover is highly recommended.
- The Typhoon also has one of the highest thermal-clip capacities of any assault rifle. Like the Particle Rifle, the Typhoon is capable of firing 180 rounds with a Level V Magazine Upgrade attached, while the Geth Pulse Rifle (the assault rifle with the next highest capacity) has a max of 144.
- The Typhoon has a native penetration of 25cm, which lets it tear through Guardian shields, armor plating, and very thin cover without the aid of a piercing mod.
- The Typhoon receives a damage multiplier of 1.5 when it reaches its maximum firing rate.[1]
- Furthermore, the Typhoon deals an additional 50% bonus damage against targets with any protection (shields, barriers or armor). This make the Typhoon surpass even the Cerberus Harrier in terms of sustained DPS.[2]
- Like the Geth Plasma SMG and the Geth Spitfire, the N7 Typhoon has a slow rate of fire when the trigger is first pulled, before spooling up to its high fire rate. It fires about four rounds before doing so. This trait is very useful when trying to accurately engage an enemy at range since it is very easy to fire single shots at this lower rate of fire.
- The N7 Typhoon can be devastating if combined with the N7 Destroyer. If used with the right ammo types and abilities, the Typhoon will kill infantry and boss units quickly.
- The N7 Typhoon will quickly exhaust its ammo supply unless magazine upgrades are taken.
- Combining the Typhoon with ammo mods maximizes it's damage potential, allowing extremely high proc rate.
- When shooting from cover, depending on the angle, the faceplate on the Typhoon will sometimes block the player's view of their target.