

Eventually, the machine pistol can reach the firing speed of the heavy rifle, while the damage will scale each shot up to 70. The damage upgrade adds about 10 damage to the weapon, but fire rate lowers the weapon's shot interval time by 0.1 seconds. When choosing between fire rate and damage mods for this weapon, choose the fire rate. While it does do little damage to armoured enemies, the weapon can be upgraded into an easy support SMG with the right mods. The machine pistol is usually considered to be the weakest weapon is Human Revolution due to it's common use by weaker-tier enemies. "The Battle Rifle" is normally a quick-reloading and large-magazined weapon, unless all the possible upgrades are added, in which case it becomes a deadly mixture of everything hurt-related. Most enemies carry a combat rifle or combat rifle ammo, meaning that a constant supply should be avalible unless it is used for an over-the-top amount of time at once (such as attacking a boxguard). Only attach this if you have a spare or aren't carrying a pistol.

The scilencer is only worth equipping if you are playing it stealthy, but the pistol is more effective for silent killing. If you do, you have effectively destroyed the laser sight, of which there are only two or three in the game. The laser sight upgrade is effective for any playstyle, but you must be sure that you aren't going to drop it in favor of another weapon later on. Clip size has the same benefits of the reload speed upgrades, but with the added advantage of the larger amount of ammo you can carry (your inventory ammo plus the clip's ammo). Reload speed if useful for constant firing, but this shouldn't be a problem in most situations. If time is taken to upgrade the damage and fire rate of the rifle, even armoured foes will crumble underneath the storm of bullets. If time is taken to upgrade the weapon, it can become a powerhouse against most enemies. For some players, the weapon becomes a use-it-and-lose-it weapon, being dropped when the magazine in emptied. The combat rifle is a strong weapon early on, but loses some of it's effectiveness after the first stages.

You trespass on UNATCO property, you get pumped full of lead." - Tech Sergeant Kaplan
