We tested the MC Chainsword... It's the same durability, same clang strength, even with mods, as regular chainsword. The stamina regen is the same as well. You're better off spending the LP on an Impact mod by far for MC melee.
I got a Master Crafted bolter from my one and only 5,000 cashe,,,, it puts every round in the exact same spot at 300m on full auto. the standard one couldnt hit a land raider from the inside.....
This seems strange. I remember noticing that my MC Chainsword has different stats then the regular one. I think it has the stats of a regular power sword. But could be me having issues with my eyes :-D But a different question: Is the master crafter bolter really worth it? I usually run a bolter with barrel, grip and mag mod. Then a plasma pistol and the thrice blessed knive. When it comes to melee i tend to do really good against most enemys. Block, dbash and shoot them with the pistol. And lets be honest, with the tac, it always comes down to melee. But using the mc bolter i would have to swap the plasma pistol with a regular bolt pistol. And i don't think that this would be a good idea.
All mastercrafted gear, along with the venerable weapons, look like placeholder junk they tossed in while the good stuff is being made. I hope i'm right.
I just tested this with identical loadouts inside of the Garrison, the only difference being master crafted vs not. They performed identically. I didn't have to move an inch since I could swap loadouts from where I stood.
Yarp, Master Crafted items indeed need some loving in form of stats, or they are not justified for that 100lp increase they need in order to use them. Hopefully devs will make another AMA thread where this issue might get some answers.
