What’s up guys Rogue-9 here!
Thank you to everyone who has left comments under my recent videos asking for a Loadout
META video comparing Kali’s C75 Auto with her brand spanking new SPSMG9.
If you have any other request for stuff you would like me to test or examine, you can
leave a comment too but today it’s Kali’s turn and we will be answering the question:
which of her sidearms should you pick now!
Let’s go!
As always, here is a brief general overview of the strengths and weaknesses of each gun
and as you can see, things immediately become pretty interesting here because the C75 is
the overwhelming favourite in almost all metrics.
And that’s it, as you can see, when it comes to Kali’s secondary weapon choices, there
is a clear winner, no debate needed!
Many thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed the video aaaannd
I’m only joking of course.
Things aren’t quite that simple
So let’s take a closer look at all of these stats before we draw any actual conclusions, shall we?
Raw damage, as well as the fire rate, are just ever so slightly better for the C75 Auto,
which of course results in a slightly better Damage Per Second output at all ranges.
That’s pretty conclusive but as always, there is the question of whether or not this
will translate into an actual advantage when it comes to the number of shots and the amount
of time required to take down an opponent.
Even though the additional damage done by the C75 is minimal, it’s still enough to
be able to down opponents from full health, at close range, with one less shot in four
out of our 12 cases here.
And of course that results in significantly better takedown times.
At long range, beyond 28m, we essentially have the exact same results: one less shot
in four cases, which then gives us better takedown times.
Ok, so things are still looking great for the C75; even though it only does one or two
points more damage, depending on the range, that is enough to make a real difference in the game.
Both of these guns can take suppressors and while that might make them look and sound
as cool as polar bear shit I would say that in both cases, a suppressor will have some significant drawbacks.
Ok, for the C75, there is no opportunity cost of missing out on a different muzzle attachment
because the suppressor is the only possible option for this gun; it’s either the suppressor or nothing.
BUT!
You should still think twice about whether or not you want to use the suppressor because
at close range, you will need one extra body shot to down your target in all cases except
against level two armours and only if they are not wearing Rook plates.
One extra shot might not seem that bad but the simple fact is that in a fast paced game
like Siege, the extra 60ms you will need to win the gunfight could make all the difference.
For the SPSMG9 the suppressor has a little less of a negative impact but at close range,
you’re still going to need one extra shot in half of our armour level and Rook plate
combinations and each instance results in about the same time to kill disadvantage as for the C75.
The suppressor as an attachment is seeing a bit of an upsurge in use lately, a trend
led by some pro teams using the suppressor on literally every gun for every team member.
To me that feels like a bit over the top but still there are a handful of guns where I
also use the suppressor as my standard attachment.
I covered the best choices in a recent-ish video and if you haven’t seen that yet,
there’s a link in the top right hand corner now and coming up at the end of the video!
But the bottom line for these two machine pistols is that I personally think that the
advantages of the suppressor are just not enough to make up for the damage loss it causes.
But at the end of the day, suppressor or not, the fact remains that in terms of absolute
takedown power, the C75 is the undisputed winner.
And if we look at some of the softer combat ability factors, such as capacity and reload
speed, the C75 still comes out on top.
The ADS time for both guns is the same and while the C75 has much better hip fire when
stationary, the SPSMG9 is better when moving or shooting: here a few comparisons.
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When it comes to recoil, the SPSMG is also more manageable right out of the box and once
you slap on the Flash Hider you’ve got an undeniable advantage in terms of the controllability of the gun.
At least that’s what the in-game charts tell us and while they are accurate for both
of these weapons, they don’t quite tell the full story.
Because while the C75 has recoil that stays pretty consistent throughout the burst, the
SPSMG9 has a distinct two stage recoil, where the first 7 shots are pretty easy to control
but every other shot after that can swing wildly to the left or right.
If you’re going to be spraying long bursts with the SPSMG, you better get ready to pray
as well because hitting your target from social distancing range or beyond will be 98% luck
and 2% “oh my god, I can’t believe I hit that!”
But as long as you keep your bursts to 7 shots or less, you’ll be printing pretty impressive
groups that will beat the C75 any day and that comes on top of a factor that we don’t
normally get to discuss in these Loadout META videos and that is the sight picture.
Because for all of its strengths, this is the one massive downside of the C75.
Not only is it an iron sight only weapon but the fact that it is held much closer to that
face than any other pistol in the game means that the gun itself takes up a much larger part of the screen.
Acquiring your target with this gun and then staying on target while firing on full auto
is more difficult than with most other guns in the game (maybe with the exception of the
extreme recoil guns) but after having focused on playing these guns for a while in PvE and
PvP matches, I have to say that the advantage was not quite as strong as I expected.
Honestly, what I personally felt the most with these two guns was the smaller magazine
of the SPSMG and nothing much else.
On paper the C75 is hands down the better choice and in my personal experience the theoretical
handling advantages of the SPSMG9 just did not add up to make enough of a difference
to make that gun a worthwhile pick for me.
It’s a little disappointing to be honest because I genuinely thought that we had a
really cool trade off of power versus usability here but the C75 didn’t actually feel that
bad and conversely, the SPSMG didn’t feel that great.
So with all of this info in mind, which of these guns will you be using going forward?
Leave a comment below and with that, many thanks for watching; I hope you enjoyed the
video and I will see you in the next episode!