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What you must always consider when picking an LBG:
1. Type of ammo it can Rapid fire.
2. The amount of ammo it can Rapid fire.
3. Types of ammo it normally uses.
4. Taking the limiter off or just leaving it be.
5. Recoil and Reload speed.
6. Deviation.
7. Ammo per reload (Magazine)
Rapid fire is a good way of dealing damage, but it does anchor you on the ground a bit so be sure to optimize your distance and position. (The skill Bonus Shot adds 1 more shot to your Rapid Fire)
Do note that when the screen shakes, you are doing optimal hunter to monster distance ratio which means your shots are doing 100% damage always. Being too far or too close may just take your shot's damage down to 60% or maybe even less.
Rapid firing pierce shots always has a short recoil after so watch out for that! Always remember that the Recoil Skill can't reduce the recoil from Rapid Fire shots.
Types of Recoil for Rapid Fire:
1. Low - No delay after shots (Mostly Normal)
2. Moderate - Short delay after shots (Mostly Pierce and Pellet)
3. High - (Mostly Crag, Cluster and Dragon)
If you have the option of using para/poison/sleep, use them to add more strategy to your LBG gunning (i.e. sleep shots for sleep bombing). Level 2 status shots almost always has a bit of recoil so be wary of that.
Elemental shots on the other hand are good if the monster is susceptible to elemental damage. Check out the damage chart on other websites to know which body part to hit with Elemental shots.
For rarity 6 or higher LBGs, you can take the limiter off. This enables you to load all your available ammo (X+A) to your gun and you can freely switch to whatever ammo you want without losing the previous ammo beforehand. Sounds great right? But there is a disadvantage, you lose the Rapid Fire ability so only remove your limiter to certain conditions.
Tip: The "average" recoil affects Pierce shots like the HBG. Getting the skill Recoil +1 or customizing your LBG with a silencer changes the "average" to "some" taking out the unwanted recoil animation. Though you can't put a silencer and power barrel at the same time, choosing either of the two will always help you so don't forget customizing!
Even if your LBG says "slow" on the reload description, it's still a decent reloading speed. But when it comes to "very slow", this'll be very annoying and unbearable so be sure to equip the skill Reload Speed +.
The Deviation like the HBG, can be troublesome if your deviation description is both LR(left and right). Invest some points (if you want) to the skill precision and you'll eliminate the deviation straight away!
Ammo clips of 5+ shots are always good. This means you'll be spending more time shooting than reloading throughout the quest. The skill Load Up increases all ammo capacity by 1 (this is great for crag, cluster, dragon). 1 may not sound a lot but it'll really help you in the long run.
If you're doing a multiple monster quest, you'd better take the book of combos 1,2,3,4,5 and a lot of ammo combines so that you'll almost never run out of ammo. Never use the Normal level 1 shot, sure it's infinite but it is the weakest ammo in the game!
These are my LBG gunning tips and I hope it helps you in some form manner. Get your LBG, stock up some ammo and let's hunt! happy hunting!!
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