After Seeing The Science, I Hereby Vow To Never Underestimate Or...

I won't lie, I haven't really paid much attention to attachments in Arc Raiders up until now. I'd never equip them until my stash was full and I needed to free up space, and even then, I'd just slap them on whatever gun would accept them, all willy-nilly. It was a means to an end, so to speak, that end being room for more junk, of course.

That's not to say I couldn't feel the difference between a naked gun and a decked-out one; I just didn't put much thought into it. Needless to say, it wasn't optimal, in part because I'd entirely underestimated attachments in favour of trying to accumulate a stockpile of the best guns.

After watching ModernNik's impressively comprehensive attachment breakdown, I won't be making those same mistakes again. They tested every type of attachment, and even though some of the gains may look small—like a 0.16ms recoil recovery boost from a common stock—it all adds up.

By far my biggest takeaway is that the 'quality sweet-spot', for lack of a better term, is often green, uncommon attachments. These offer the most bang for your buck, as blue, rare attachments often come with pesky drawbacks that tend to outweigh the positives, though there are a few exceptions on specific weapons that I'll go over, like the Lightweight Stock for the Ferro and the Stable Stock III for more close-range guns.

This testing starts with stocks, which greatly improve recoil and dispersion recovery, but the Stable Stock III also speeds up equip and unequip speed. Since a popular tactic is to break a shield with a slow but high-damage weapon like the Ferro, then swap to something more sprightly, they're much more valuable than I first thought.

Most impressive was the Lightweight Stock in particular, which has the unique benefit of 200% increased aim down sight speed. On the Ferro, this means it goes from a full second to just 0.22ms to fully aim in. Now that's one hell of a quick draw—and I want it. It's important to point out that the blue-quality Vertical and Angled Grip III's reduce ADS speed, so avoid those on the Ferro, even if you're using the Lightweight Stock.

While bullet dispersion is much more annoying than recoil in Arc Raiders, I was also surprised by how effective the various grips are. Even the common Vertical Grip I or Horizontal Grip I is great for narrowing the overall spread, especially when you're letting loose with full-auto weapons.

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