Gun Equipment

The first piece of Equipment we are going to explore is the Gun piece as it is the first piece you get when you are going through the tutorial at the beginning of the game.  While you increase in level  you will find the Equipment will offer you more buffs but will also cost you more gems and checks.  Levels 1 and 5 only offer you one choice of a Gun; however, once you hit Level 10 and higher you will have the option to choose one of three different pieces at each level and they will focus on different buffs for your Leader Stats.  You may want to do what I do and have different pieces for different tasks.

I am going to breakdown each piece of Equipment showing you the percentage buff for the lowest (Grey) and the Highest (Gold) Equipment.  This is all based on the gems used when synthesizing the Equipment.  We won’t spend too much time on Level 1 and Level 5 Equipment because you only have one choice of what to make.

Level 1

SG550 Assault Rifle Lv. 1

• Bulker Attack: +0.40% through +3.20%
• Biker Attack: +0.40% through +3.20%

Winner:  SG550 Assault Rifle

Level 5

CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 Lv. 5

• Shooter Attack: +0.65% through +4.48%
• Vehicle Attack:  +0.65% through +4.48%

At Level 10 you have the ability to choose to make one of two pieces of Equipment.  Here is where we need to start to look at what we want to focus on for Equipment buffs.

Winner:  CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1

Level 10

FN P 90 TR Lv. 10

• Vehicle Attack: +1.15% through  +12.16%
• Bulker Attack: +2.30% through +6.08%

XM26 Shotgun Lv. 10

• Biker Attack: +1.15% through +6.08%
• Bulker Attack: +1.15% through +6.08%
• Crew Load: +2.07% through +10.94%

So as you can see we have a little difference in what they are offering on the two Level 10 Guns.  The FN P90 offers two buffs both to attack where one is focused on Vehicles and the other is focused on Attack.  The Bulker attack at the lower levels is better than the XM 26 Shotgun which has three buffs.

If I were making the decision I would still choose to make the XM26 Shotgun because you still get a buff on the Bulker & Biker in addition to the Crew Load.  Crew Load is important because it determines the amount of rss you can hold and/or transport.  The higher the Crew Load the more you can steal per trip.

Winner:  At this level I would say XM26 Shotgun.

Level 15 – Level 40

Once you reach Level 15 and higher you will now have three different pieces of Equipment to choose for that tier.  This will make it harder to determine what the Winner should be so we will focus on what you should focus on for different tasks then decide what piece is right.

Level 15

Daewoo XK9 Lv. 15

• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +3.30% through  +15.36%
• Shooter Attack: +1.65% through +7.68%
• Biker Attack: +1.65% through +7.68%

Steyr AUG Lv. 15

• Construction Speedup: +1.98% through +9.21%
• Bulker Attack: +3.30% through +15.36%

MK3A1 Lv. 15

• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +3.30% through +15.36%
• Vehicle Attack: +1.65% through +7.68%
• Biker Attack: +1.65% through +7.68%

Winner: Steyr AUG

This one again has one piece that has two buffs where the other two have three buffs offered.  At the stage you are when you have Leader Level 15 you should really be focused on growing the Turf and for that reason I feel the Steyr AUG is the right piece of Equipment here.  This balances a nice Bulker Attack buff along with a Construction Speed-up which will help you upgrade faster and increase your power.

Level 20

Remington M870 Lv. 20

• Cash Production: +7.52% through +32.48%
• Vehicle Attack: +2.15% through +9.28%
• Shooter Attack: +2.15% through +9.28%

FAMAS Assault Rifle Lv. 20

• Investment Speedup: +2.58% through +11.13%
• Shooter Attack: +2.15% through +9.28%
• Biker Attack: +2.15% through +9.28%

SR-2 Veresk Lv. 20

• Cash Production: +7.52% through +32.48%
• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +4.30% through +18.56%
• Crew Load: +3.87% through +16.70%

Winner:  FAMAS Assault Rifle Lv. 20

In my opinion, I think the best of these through items is the FAMAS Assault Rifle because you still get two (2) Attack Buffs and you get an Investment buff which will definitely come in handy.  Looking at the Shooter and Biker they are both good Attack troops so focusing on them is good.  At this point I am less concerned with Crew Load out of my Gun Equipment because I know the shoes and pants offer some good buffs on Crew Load.

Level 25

PP-2000 Sub-Machine Gun Lv. 25

• Vehicle Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%
• Cash Production: +9.27% through 38.08%
• Bulker Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%
• Vehicle Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%

G36 Assault Rifle Lv. 25

• Construction Speedup: +3.18% through +13.05%
• Investment Speedup: +3.18% through +13.05%
• Bulker Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%
• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +5.30% through +21.76%

SRM M1216 Lv. 25

• Biker Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%
• Investment Speedup: +3.18% through 13.05%
• Bulker Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%
• Bulker Attack: +2.65% through +10.88%

Winner:  SRM M1216

For me this was a little bit of a toss up between the SRM M1216 and the G36 Assault Rifle.  Depending on my focus at the time I might be more inclined to take the two speed ups versus the three attack buffs; however, it will depend on what other equipment you have or are planning on making.

Level 30

M1887 Shotgun Lv. 30

• Biker Attack: +2.85% through +12.48%
• Cash Production: +9.97% through +43.68%
• Crew Load: +5.13% through +22.46%
• Crime Ops Speed: +2.56% through +11.23%

JS 9mm Sub-Machine Gun Lv. 30

• Shooter Attack: +2.85% through +12.48%
• Investment Speedup: +3.42% through +14.97%
• Bulker Attack: +2.85% through +12.48%
• Shooter Attack: +2.85% through +12.48%

M16 Assault Rifle Lv. 30

• Cash Production: +9.97% through +43.68%
• Cash Production: +9.97% through +43.68%
• Bulker Attack: +2.85% through +12.48%
• Construction Speedup: +3.42% through +14.97%

Winner:  JS 9mm Sub-Machine Gun

For me the winner is the JS 9mm Sub-Machine Gun; however, the second choice of equipment would be the M1887 Shotgun.  This would all depend on what other equipment you had already or planned on making; however, I try to get my Gun Equipment buffs focused on Attack as much as possible so if I have a choice of three buffs for attack versus two I will take it.

Level 35

XM1014 Shotgun Lv. 35

• Investment Speedup: +3.66% through +16.89%
• Shooter Attack: +3.05% through +14.08%
• Crime Ops Speed: +2.74% through +12.67%
• Shooter Attack: +3.05% through +14.08%

AK47 Assault Rifle Lv. 35

• Construction Speedup: +3.66% through +16.89%
• Investment Speedup: +3.66% through +16.89%
• Crime Ops Speed: +2.74% through +12.67%
• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +6.10% though +28.16%

MP5 Sub-Machine Gun Lv. 35

• Biker Attack: +3.05% through +14.08%
• Biker Attack: +3.05% through +14.08%
• Crew Load: +5.49% through +25.34%
• Bulker Attack: +3.05% through +14.08%

Winner:  MP5 Sub-Machine Gun Lv. 35

For me the Level 35 was a no brainer using the philosophy that I want to focus on Attack with my Attack Weapon.  The MP5 gives a total of three Attack buffs and will help you when robbing a tile or another Leader’s Turf.  While I would give a second look at the XM1014 Shotgun I think the best bang for your buck is the MP5.

Level 40

SCAR-L Lv. 40

• Investment Speedup: +3.89% through +18.81%
• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +6.49% through +31.36%
• Defense Weapon’s Attack: +6.49% through +31.36%
• Construction Speedup: +3.89% through +18.81%

KSG Lv. 40

• Vehicle Attack: +3.24% through +15.68%
• Vehicle Attack: +3.24% through +15.68%
• Crew Load: +5.84% through +28.22%
• Shooter Attack: +3.24% through +15.68%

UZI SMG Lv. 40

• Biker Attack: +3.24% through +15.68%
• Bulker Attack: +3.24% through +15.68%
• Crime Ops Speed: +2.92% through +14.11%
• Bulker Attack: +3.24% through +15.68%

Winner:  UZI SMG

Right now I am currently at Level 40 Equipment and I have the UZI SMG and I think it was a no brainer for me again.  Using my methodology that I want to focus on Attack and the fact that the UZI gave me Biker & Bulker along with Crime Ops Speed it was the one for me.

This article is not going to look into the different Sets Equipment as that is an entirely different animal and requires other components such as rare gems and blueprints.  That will be for another day; however, I wanted to really work on showing you the difference in the Equipment.