Today we'll be looking at the Emerald Ray, as usual it will be compared to both the weapon above, and below it in the same weapon family. All applicable information on the Emerald Ray is in the image to the side.
So jumping right in at level 38 we have the Cheops Beam. A simple laser it has 40 damage, and a speed of 100, with no weapon ability.
So right of the bat the emerald Ray buries the Cheops Beam with its straight damage being stronger by 5 points, speed is better by 1, and it has a weapon ability of Precision at (3). So yes definitely an upgrade from its predecessor.
Then at level 48 we have the Hyper Amp. It sports a straight damage of 46, has a speed of 100, and the ability of Slow at (2).
The Emerald Ray looses out by 3 on straight damage, wins with 1 point of speed, and we can say the abilities are pretty much a wash. It really depends on your play style. Do you want Slow or Precision?
Final conclusion - The Emerald Ray sits firmly between the two as it should, and in all honesty it isn't much behind its higher level counterpart. This makes it a solid buy for laser shopping pilots and shouldn't be passed up.
Submitted by Pat Willis#224534