Talk:Spiker/@comment-5678300-20150520171247

If you only look at the numbers, the PS2 Spiker is total crap. Horrendous accuracy, horrendous DPS, charge shot can't 1-shot like it used to, etc.

However, in CQC, this gun is superior for those with the element of surprise, i.e. when used appropriately by Infiltrators and Light Assaults. If your target isn't even aware of your presence until after they've already lost their shields in 1 hit, you have a huge advantage that's totally worth the lower DPS.

Also:

Charged headshot + Knife = kill

Charged headshot + a burst or 2 = kill