Muddeh
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I'd say 95% of seasoned players use rockets. Their homing ability is massively overpowered for the relatively high amount of damage they inflict, and the recharge period isn't really that drastic. They are extremely useful for poaching others' targets in FFA matches, and the fact that they're a fire-and-forget weapon makes them the most practical sidearm as well. You can certainly deal more damage with the other sidearms, but they command too much of your attention to make full use of them, and sidearms are rarely a major factor in the outcome of a skirmish. Mounted guns are pretty useless, unless you're using a flying vehicle, in which case they gain slight homing ability. The UZI is slightly better, but rockets are still more reliable. The shotty can be effective since it has a mild stun ability like the shotgun pick-up does, but the instances where it's actually useful are rare. The magnum and laser pistol both require too much conscious thought. I went for a long period trying to master the magnum, but even when combining it with power missiles, they often shoot from a different side of the vehicle (depending on which vehicle you use), so even for the laser pistol's 25 DD, there's not enough payoff for the effort of trying to line that up. Sidearms work best for finishing off a damaged target than trying to inflict intermediate damage, and the rockets' reliability easy make it the best sidearm to build up a streak towards mega guns. Heck, rockets are even more effective than mega guns are against skilled lightweight players, for that matter.
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