Talk:Arbalest/@comment-30416234-20181114005300/@comment-34819558-20181216155454

Your Englishes is very goods.

Actually, the Arbalest is the worst. Not only because of its damage.

Firstly, the Spiral has no competition for its role in light weapons...it’s the only light 600m missile weapon. The Arbalest on the other hand, faces competition from the cheaper and more effective Gekko.

Second is cost. The Spiral is dirt cheap...nobody can dispute that. The Arbalest however, costs 1500 gold, which is a significant amount of money which could’ve been used to buy more useful things like hangar slots.

So while the Spiral might not be a good weapon,it is dirt cheap, has no competition and is still semi-decent when used in conjunction with Hydras and Chimeras.

The Arbalest faces better and cheaper competition, is stupidly expensive, and most good sniper loadouts only use heavy weapons (one exception is Treb Natty, which should use the Gekkos as they are better and cost less...most snipers soon upgrade to Treb Fury).

That is why the Arbalest is the worst weapon in the game, and is worse than the Spiral.