Talk:Cerberus/@comment-5678300-20150516205114

Fun Facts:

From my calculations, this always has a lower DPS than the Beamer, even at point blank. The suppressor makes the Cerberus even worse, e.g. <90% DPS of the Beamer. And then there's the lower muzzle velocity and lower damage per magazine.

However, since this deals so much damage per shot, that extra damage in the first shot means that when you encounter an enemy within 8m, and you both start firing at the same time, this could buy you an extra 1/10 of a second or more vs. using the Beamer. That 1/10 of a second may be the difference between getting a kill and getting rekt.

Also, the Cerberus is generally better than the almighty Commissioner within 8m. The exceptions are on headshots when facing an Infiltrator (Commissioner can 1-shot them) or an opponent with Nanoweave (still only 2 headshots from a Commissioner, but Cerberus needs 3).