baranz launcher

[hfnico]

1)How much money does B.launcher's charge special attack take?
I got my spread needle but want to hunt it cos' the fireballs and the charge special rocks.

2)I found a beltra arm and made a beltra cannon, is it just me or it SUCKS? i don't understand what's good with this weapon...

[cHaOsMaZtA]

I don't know how much money it takes, but my personal opinion is just use a charge arms with hit if you want the charge special. Or just stick with Spread Needle, which I alos just found for myself!!! BOOYAA!! I haven't had that much time to experiment with, but everyone else gives it the highest praise, and they're right it does shoot fricken fast, but has fricken poor range.

[Eihwaz]

Here we go:



On 2003-09-18, rena-ko wrote:
Another thing to mention - besides it's [Baranz Launcher
s] nice charge-special (200 Meseta per connected hit, 2400 Meseta maximum per full combo).


This was found in rena-ko's screenshot gallery.

And Belra Cannon DOES suck, it's one of the worst items in the game.

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[Fredrick]

"And Belra Cannon DOES suck"

It almost sucks as much as a maser beam..... and thats as sukky as you can get.

[Primrose]

Charge always uses 200 Meseta when hit.
Therefore Vjayas special is not charge.

If youre not a collector but a person that goes for performance, go with a basic shot with hit and your desired special, Spread Needle or simply with S-Rank Shot/Needle.
Baranz Launcher hardly hits because its bullets fly too slow, and besides it only targets 4 enemies.
Its very nice looking though.

[FattyMcGee]

On 2004-07-18 14:45, Eihwaz wrote:

And Belra Cannon DOES suck, it's one of the worst items in the game.

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let's not get ahead of ourselves here. a cane, frame, barrier, stick, etc are a LOT worse.

if you mean rare drops only: sense plate, proto regen gear, combat gear, section ID cards, akiko's wok, akiko's frying pan, silence claw, mahu, battle verge, and many, many more are worse items.

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[Ketchup345]

On 2004-07-20 03:48, FattyMcGee wrote:
let's not get ahead of ourselves here. a cane, frame, barrier, stick, etc are a LOT worse.

if you mean rare drops only: sense plate, proto regen gear, combat gear, section ID cards, akiko's wok, akiko's frying pan, silence claw, mahu, battle verge, and many, many more are worse items.

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Many of these items do not "suck":
Cane: Great for level 1 female FOrces.
Frame: Especially with 4 Slots is useful for at least 3 levels (or until you get your next 4 slot body covering).
Barrier: Useful until you can equip the next level arm covering.
ID Cards: Until they were given out around Vega, they were proof of having one of the rarest items in the game.
Frying Pan: Gives 10-30 MST, allowing you to learn techs faster.
Silence Claw: Not bad weapon, especially if it has hit%. I can use mine with 25% hit% and easily take out Ruins Delsabers and Claws with the special when I can't take them out with a full combo otherwise. Not to mention that it may be great in Episode 2.
Mahu: Especially with hit% can help you wait until you get a Hitogata. Can easily save you several trips to Poneer 2 in lower difficulties. If anything, Talis is useless (since Mahu has only a slightly higher requirement).
Battle Verge: Some people do melee with Rods. Especially with hit%, this can be a deadly weapon.


The weapon in question has no use. Its projectiles travel too slow, especially for Ultimate, meaning it misses a lot. It only shoots 4 shots, not the standard 5 from shots. It never comes with natural %s. It is easily outdone by a Charge Arms from the shop (especially since you can eventually get one with 50% hit and one other % area up to 50%).

[excecutor]

I use baranz launcher all the time, I love it to death even if it is not as effective as some of the other launchers. True, a charge arms with hit is better in that it will miss a lot less often, and the bullets are not slow.

I do however enjoy the baranz launcher for one reason, its atp. I beleive it has over 100 ATP more than a regular launcher. Now that may not seem like much, but when a force is shifta-ing you, and zalure-ing the enemies, and you are using a charge special, it makes quite the difference.

However, the downside to baranz launcher is its lack of any kind of percents. A charge arms with good percents will innevitably be better than the baranz launcher. I would still use it though, it is one of my favorite weapons hehe.