Tri Barrel Plasma Rifle
The Tri Barrel Plasma Rifle is probably one of the worst options if you're going to buy a premium weapon, even though it's an alright weapon. The weapon shoots the same mist balls that the Plasma Punch shoots, except they're much more powerful, sending players down to minuscule amounts of health - even KOing them if they don't use health armor. However, the weapon is still bad in the eyes of many skilled players, even if it's better than the Plasma Punch.
The weapon's main flaw is its reloading issues. It can shoot 4 mist balls before having to do a full reload, but unfortunately, the weapon requires you to reload in between shots, similar to a shotgun. This small interval between shots provides time for the opponent to beat you. While weapons like Double Barrel Shotgun are fantastic even with the same reloading mechanic, those weapons are much more efficient than the Tri Barrel Plasma Rifle, due to various other flaws this weapon has. The Tri Barrel Plasma Rifle suffers from a similar dilemma that the Plasma Punch has to deal with, and that is its speed. The shots the weapon fires are fairly fast, but fail to utilise the weapon's high range. They're just too slow, and allow the opponent to evade them. This effectively forces the weapon to be played like a shotgun, used at closer ranges. However, it fails to compete with actual shotgun weapons, which kill faster and more efficiently than this weapon. |
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This weapon's saving grace is its fantastic splash range. If you aim the weapon at the ground, even if the player moves, the weapon deals a high amount of damage to them. However, this still isn't enough for the weapon to be worth using over other weapons, as it causes you to autokill often, and actual shotguns are often capable of OHKOing players, unlike the Tri Barrel Plasma Rifle.
TL; DR
It's an okay weapon, but it's just too expensive to be worth buying. It is outclassed is almost every situation. Shotguns are batter at close range, and weapons with stronger splash damage such as the Thumper beat it in every other situation.