They do have multiple ways of playing them, but it still feels limited to me. What I do not like about this sytem though, is how ugly the laser/plasma pistols wind up looking, as they're scaled for rifle arms and overly big lol. I like it from a gameplay perspective, you can actually carry mods with you and swap out functions in the field if you find a bench.
For example, a laser SMG is functionally no different than the Automatic Laser Rifle.
There's a lot of variation here though, at least functionally. The energy weapons all derrive their function from the base laser/plasma rifle mod kit. And the scattershot plasma rifle is 1 of my favorite weapons in the game.
Originally posted by Plays In Traffic:Plasma weapons are great because they do both ballistic & energy dmg, most enemy's are good against 1 or the other.