Antimatter Jet

Antimatter Jet
The Antimatter Jet.
Game description	Dark energy vortices expelled in rapid bursts. Deflected by structural materials; ruptures on contact.
Cost	500c
Rank required	7
Derivatives	Devastator Jr., Devastator Pro

Of all the weapons available from Arsenal Megacorp, the Antimatter Jet and it's variations are definitely the strangest. Rather than traditional weaponry that fires rounds, rockets or lasers, this gun fires large dark globules called antimatter.

The gun itself has a medium amount of damage considering when it is obtainable, a decent rate of fire, and even splash damage. The globules of antimatter fired also travel quite slowly compared to other weapons and have a range limit - they will disappear after a certain amount of time. As the globules dissipate, they send off a small explosion. However, the explosion is so small, a player has to be practically next to the globule to be affected. The large size of the balls make them perfect for hallways and for this fact with others it is quite susceptible to spamming in corridors, closed spaces or for camping (like the Beserker Shield in Lift).

The antimatter itself is also quite a wonder, with much potential for strategy. It is able to bounce off surfaces any amount of times (the angle it is hits the surface at is the angle it bounces off at), but the limit is the globules will dissipate after a certain amount of time. With this in mind, it is possible to hit players around corners or structures and users are able to essentially create impromtu barriers to corner foes or just cut them off for escape. Antimatter jets generally work best with players below rank 10, for they are not experienced enough to dodge the bullets of anitmatter and does not have a stronger weapon. Chances are, you'll kill them first before they get to shoot back, or realize where the globules are coming from.

Beware that it is entirely possible to run into your own shots with the speed the globules move at. In rare occurences, it is also possible to deflect the antimatter with weapons such as the gravity hook, auto rifle/mag-rail and another antimatter jet.

Antimatter Gun Firing path

Strategy

Utilise the ability to bounce off surfaces to your advantage.
This means you can hit players from around a corner or behind an object to avoid being attacked too. It is common for players to be standing closeby to a battle behind a wall or protection of some sort and be spamming the antimatter jet into the battle. This is quite effective in getting kills but be sure to watch your back in case of a surp

rise attack.

The ability to create barriers also has a lot of potential as you are able to hold off an area for camping needs (Beseker Shield) or to just escape.
There are many spaces to be found where spamming the Antimatter Jet is effective but it is not a good idea to stay in the same place for so long as you will not get many kills. It is also very effective in water as movement is reduced and the globules are quite large.

Stats

	Base		L1 / cost / lvl req			L2 / cost / lvl req			L3 / cost / lvl req			L4 / cost / lvl req			L5 / cost / lvl req
Damage	15		16	50c	8	17	100c	11	18	130c	15	19	195c	19	20	280c	24
Capacity	4		4	85c	8	5	180c	11	5	270c	15	5	365c	19	6	475c	24
Rate of Fire	L0		L1	85c	8	L2	180c	11	L3	270c	15	L4	365c	19	L5	475c	24
Zoom	L0		L1	32c	8	L2	_c	11	L3	_c	15	L4	_c	19	L5	_c	24
Reload	L0		L1	50c	8	L2	100c	11	L3	130c	15	L4	195c	19	L5	280c	24

	L6 / cost / lvl req			L7 / cost / lvl req			L8 / cost / lvl req			L9 / cost / lvl req
Damage	21	345c	29	22	390c	34	23	415c	40	24	500c	46
Capacity	6	515c	29	6	555c	34	7	580c	40	7	700c	46
Rate of Fire	L6	515c	29	L7	555c	34	L8	580c	40	L9	700c	46
Zoom	L6	_c	29	L7	___c	34	L8	___c	40	L9	___c	46
Reload	L6	345c	29	L7	390c	34	L8	415c	40	L9	500c	46

References

Weapons
Antimatter Jet (Devastator) - Auto-Rifle (Mag-Rail) - Gravity Hook - Hellfire - The Hurricane - Menacer - Plasma Cannon (DualCannon) - Ripper - Rocket Launcher (Titan, AP) - Stinger - Vaporizer