The gun seems to be the most useless weapon in the game apart from Alien Pistols. Heavy Railgun in single player really makes your blood boil because of its one shot capability but the reload compensates it for his Massive Damage but in multiplayer it got outclassed quickly by Lite Railgun and Sniper Rifle. I still remember the time when I got the Heavy Railgun from proxy. Deals atleast 1100 damage which is an absolute beast for a weapon but when you got to use it to multiplayer. The gun will never see sunlight again.
So what made it a bad weapon in multiplayer? First it has a slow reload like.... CS BNG and im pretty sure it doesn’t reload when holstered. Second its damage doesn’t even matter in multiplayer. Think about it 130-150 health is enough for a Lite Railgun or Sniper to kill an enemy in one shot and Assault Rifle could kill you about.... 6-8 shots maybe while Heavy Railgun while it can dish out massive damage got outclassed quickly by weapons in his tier. Third is very situational but lagging makes this weapon worse of its kind. Whats worse is that fire it in a wrong angle could kill you using your own weapon by meanof ricochet. Lastly if you missed a single shot of this baby and you’re open during these seconds without considering your other weapons.
So what does it brings in the table? First it is the most easiest weapon to ricochet since most of the time it ricochet. Second it has a big oh damage. Third like his brother, lite railgun its bullet travel really fast. Other than that it doesn’t give you an advantage in combat.
Lets look. If i got a heavy railgun and a rifle ill switch to heavy railgun, fire it once hoping it could hit an enemy and never use it again. If you see a sniper Rifle or a lite railgun in the floor, you have the biggest chance to throw the heavy railgun and switch to lite railgun or sniper rifle Yippee Kiyay. Wait is there a map with Heavyrailgun? Aslang fight for the base contains one
Is it the fate of this weapon to be slightly good in singleplayer but worse in multiplayer?
Want some trivia?
Did you know that before update railguns could absolutely destroy Plasmabloom Bullets in a single shot while CS BNG needs 2 shot to explode. Its not the best game breaking bug since you won’t waste railgun to fire to bullets anyways. It was removed sadly.
Got killed by a player with a railgun? Hide in the water. Why? Since Railgun even with its instant travel time slows down in water, making it easier to dodge.