Cogmap 2: *** UPDATE TO BYOND 509 ASAP ***

[Silvercloud29]

Phasers are going to be left there, as will the riot launchers. They simply pale in comparison to the damage and usefulness as the riot shotguns.

I'd like to argue about this. I think phasers are good to have in the armory. here's why... Phasers may not be the best for killing a player, but they are great for handling lethal mobs. Like Killer Tomatoes, martians. etc. You wouldn't want to waste shotgun shells on those, and also the fact the shotgun DOESN'T RECHARGE ITS AMMO is another good point of keeping a phaser on you. Once you run out of shotgun shells, the shotgun is only useful for beating people with it like it was a club.

Riot Launchers: I know people don't like these things, or don't tend on grabbing them. I find them pretty useful, and they have saved my ass multiple times. And that's just talking about the smoke shells.
The Smoke shells are great for crowd dispersal or screwing up someone. If they don't have internals, or any that are on, they will start hacking up a lung, slowing them down.
Even if someone has internals on, if you are within the smoke grenades range, you cannot see outside of it. Which makes it a great tool to disorientate and confuse attackers,
Third. Shooting a 40mm Shell into a person does A LOT of brute damage.