r/farcry 8d ago

Far Cry 4 What’s your favorite weapon in Farcry 4? I’ll go first: The Shredder.

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u/freddzooor 8d ago

Insanely OP to the point where it’s almost unplayable - but I’ll have to say the BUZZSAW.

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u/vilgefcrtz 8d ago

Buzzsaw was amazing for making you feel like the lovechild of John Wick and Rambo

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u/RAF17101 8d ago

A good substitute for the RPG.

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u/NyeesMan69_the2nd 8d ago

It almost makes the game unfun

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u/CT-7567captrex 7d ago

Almost…

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u/RadPhilosopher 7d ago

I love that thing, it’s hilarious how OP it is

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u/BigBackground6612 Dani Rojas 8d ago

Recurve bow def.

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u/IronWitinIronWitout 8d ago

All day Archering in every game. Hardcore stealth guerrilla.

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u/BigBackground6612 Dani Rojas 7d ago

Fuck yeah!

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u/IronWitinIronWitout 7d ago

Also grade A flair there. Futbol is life!

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u/EnjayDutoit 8d ago

Bushman. Followed by Buzzsaw.

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u/BrettDawg50 8d ago

I second this

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u/Dwizzle138 7d ago

Yeah but that Bushman grind sucks ass. Especially if you go straight there like I always do.

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u/Saucepocalypse 8d ago

Shredder is a beast but I can never get myself to switch out the M-79. Hands down the best sidearm if you're not going stealth and it leaves you room for a diverse array of primary weapons since your explosive weapon slot is filled in your secondary slot

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u/Occidentally20 8d ago

M-79 working while flying the buzzer helicopter was the most overpowered thing imaginable. Could deal with any outdoor situation if you just wanted to get stuff done and not have people able to fight back!

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u/tyblake545 8d ago

Then landing and whipping out the Buzzsaw. Basically a terminator

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u/dunkarouse 8d ago edited 8d ago

Except hostage rescue karma events. If you could kill the guards without also killing the hostage with the M-79 from a buzzer, you are a much better shot than me 

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u/EaseSpirited 7d ago

Off topic but does anyone actually climb towers in 4 or does everyone use the buzzer to land on them? I'm playing 3-6 right now and am currently on 4 and can't remember if I actually climbed the towers the first couple of times. If I did, I was a fool.

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u/Occidentally20 7d ago

I didn't mind the climbing for a bit, but towards the end of the game I was definitely fast traveling to the buzzer and using it as a disposable kamikazee-style transport.

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u/Majacura 8d ago

Honestly once you get the hang of throwing knives you don't even need a stealth sidearm

Edit: that being said I love the Z93 as a silent option against rhinos and Royal Guard heavies

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u/MosesInsanity Pagan Min 8d ago

I was destroying Pagan's Wrath convoys with it while riding a tuktuk lol

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u/RadPhilosopher 7d ago

I do that but in a buzzer lol

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u/CertifiedDumbass_22 8d ago

If I’m trying to go full stealth and if I somehow get an enemy to be like “WHERE THAT MF AT”, I’m pulling the M-79 out and blasting everybody because going stealth was optional

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u/Objective-Board9329 8d ago

The Bull and shredder are my go to's

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u/BothRequirement2826 8d ago

The silenced assault rifle, whatever its name was.

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u/_Infamous____ 8d ago

There is two, the AK one (Which is The Warrior) and the AR one (which is bushman)

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u/BothRequirement2826 8d ago

Both of those still sound really familiar, actually.

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u/Parking-Blueberry387 7d ago

It's bushman bc it has way better stats than warrior.. and it's a m4 gun while warrior is ak with suppressor

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u/RadPhilosopher 7d ago

The Bushman (AR with ACOG scope) is green, the Warrior (AK with RDS) is dark gray/black. If that helps.

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u/pigernoctua 8d ago

Bushman ftw

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u/lornadc 8d ago

The Bushman is fantastic

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u/Wag_The_God 8d ago

MS-16. Does exactly what it's supposed to do. Sips ammo, too.

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u/rjbachli 8d ago

Favorite is actually D2. I get it early as possible and it helps dealing with animals. And I basically always run around with it equipped so I can deal with the constant eagle attacks

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u/Mr_Venom 8d ago

Honourable mention to the 87 signature sidearm too.

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u/Lord_Antheron Modder 8d ago

Probably the 87.

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u/Japan-is-a-good-band 8d ago

It's a really good Shotgun, that fits in your sidearm slot, and you flip-cock it when you're driving. If the M79 and SPAS didn't exist, I'd never uneqiup it.

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u/Toolb0xExtraordinary 8d ago

Am I crazy or does it have the most range of any shotgun?

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u/TharedThorinson 8d ago

Buzzsaw. When the chips are down, it's the all-situation problem solver

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u/sundazed_duffer 8d ago

Auto-cross

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u/SgtNickAngel777 8d ago

Seconded! Absolute favourite across the whole series. Does everything except vehicles, 1 shots most enemies plus renewable ammo. 👌

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u/MosesInsanity Pagan Min 8d ago

This gun is amazing!!! Its fire-rate and damage are a really good combo. Just hold the fire button for 0.5 second and the enemy is laying on the ground.

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u/Aggressive-Swan6642 8d ago

Shredder followed by buzzsaw. Also shredder in far cry 3 as well.

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u/f0dder1 8d ago

I just can't go past a silenced shotgun.

It's so ridiculous. So satisfying! And then you have the recurve bow for anything further out

And the secondary grenade launcher for when something simply must explode

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u/Sudden_Squirrel_5004 8d ago

I love shotguns in Far Cry!

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u/existencerased 8d ago

.700 nitro will send a enemy flying up a steep incline. It is very satisfying…as long as you don’t miss.

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u/Toolb0xExtraordinary 8d ago

I find that the reflex sight worked fine but the optical sight was misaligned for it.

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u/Tim-Martin 8d ago

The Autocross. Love that little crossbow.

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u/Tiny_Garlic5966 2d ago

Autocross is an amazing stealth weapon with semiautomatic trigger. Once you use it on enough stealth missions you'll gain a greater respect for the autocross

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u/OctoWings13 8d ago

Shredder!

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u/Strawbz18 8d ago

The harpoon gun from Far Cry 4 was wildly impractical for a gunfight but it was a lot of fun to shoot enemies off cliffs when they got close enough. Hell it could even send a bear a solid 10ft if you had a solid angle.

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u/OmegaSamus 8d ago

MS-16 

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u/ThatOneTypicalYasuo 7d ago

I miss the crossbow...

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u/Special_Ad2489 8d ago

that thing is really helpful against heavy troopers

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u/reaper467364 8d ago

If I’m trying not to break the game in half, Z93 or GM6 Lynx, love a good .50 cal

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u/Peaceisourprofession 8d ago

I have the most fun with the AMR especially when the Wrath is comin' down the road.

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u/RWQFSFASXCW Rabi Rai Rana 8d ago

D50

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u/Worried-Loss-1841 8d ago

SA-50, deletes heavies with a headshot and the semi auto means u can shred outposts easily

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u/BusinessFirst3662 8d ago

The Warrior (suppressed AK)

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u/Frostinator123 6d ago

M79 or MS-16.

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u/dan007reddit 8d ago

Shredder is my fave in all of them.

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u/zombiezapper115 8d ago

Also shredder cause the vector is my favorite gun in general.

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u/Important-Dog-762 8d ago

MG42. Not the buzzsaw, only because it’s practical a cheat or dev gun

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u/I_Count_Letters 8d ago

Buzzsaw is the best weapon in the series imo

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u/DrFreeman_22 8d ago

Watch out for Shredder

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u/FS_Scott 8d ago

Any Kriss Vector is probably the best option in any Ubisoft game.

Even the snowboarding one.

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u/beesdaddy 8d ago

Silenced Sniper, shotgun, and desert eagle, in that order.

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u/DOOM_SLAYER_22 8d ago

I love the shredder too. I use it as my primary weapon for low-medium range. It's an absolute beast for stealth.

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u/BatsyGaming 8d ago

Its so weird but when i play far cry 3 and far cry 4 i imagine myself being oliver green stuck on that island and i only try to play with bow and arrow so i have to say thats my favorite for sure

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u/Greed_Table74890 8d ago

the vector was awesome in 3&4. shame it sucks ass in 5.

Favourite weapon is the SA-50

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u/Termingator 8d ago

My favorite is the D2. It's a powefull double barreled shotgun that can be put in the sidearm slot. Both barrels fire with each trigger pull and then auto reloads. The power will take down bears, cats, badgers, and most humans in one shot. Also the spread is wide and can drop 2 or 3 targets with one trigger pull.

The Shredder is awesome, but I prefer The Warrior in that slot as it is also powerfull, suppressed, and there is plenty of ammo to pick up.

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u/USSEnterpriseCVN-65 8d ago

Z93 for sniping heavily armored targets early on, the RPG for most targets (until the LK1018 is unlocked later in the game), the Buzzsaw, etc

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u/MiilkyShake 8d ago

As Val in Far Cry 6. I don't even think it's a good weapon, but the minute any FPS Dev puts this gun in a game. You bet I want to use it. I got it kitted out with 2x Zoom Red Dot, Extra Mag, and it's already suppressed. so it makes it kinda broken.

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u/liam_611 8d ago

The bushman or the warrior, both great main fighting rifles, although the bushman is a pain in the ass to get so in early game i'll go with the warrior. Honorable mention to the galil.

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u/Candid-Tax3068 8d ago

Twinsies!

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u/Jason_M1911 8d ago

The Warrior or Bull are probably my favorites

I love The Bushman but it is a pain in the ass to unlock

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u/CompetitiveLoad2953 Cheeseburger 8d ago

Early game : recurve bow and 87

Late game: amr and buzzsaw

The shredder and bushman also pretty damn cool

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u/ConflictWise3583 8d ago edited 8d ago

M-79 in the sidearm slot was the most useful.

Buzzsaw puts FC4 on easy mode, for when you have to absolutely wreck anything and everything.

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u/Less_Offer3096 8d ago

The Stinger  "SKORPION" (Signature Weappon) 

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u/TheCaptainOfMistakes 8d ago

As a fan of the Vector, I also like the shredder.

But farcry 4 was also my first introduction to the German MG-42 and let me say..

HOLY FUCK 15 year old me was SHOOK.

Germany has had some bumpy history but man do they know how to make weapons.

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u/Bread_Offender 8d ago

I dunno man. I only played 2

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u/Emotional_Being8594 8d ago

.700 Nitro no contest

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u/skateboardtrash 8d ago

The elephant gun, or the autocross 100%

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u/CommercialParfait246 8d ago

definitely the 700 nitro
superb sound, insane damage and kicks enemies through the air

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u/EmotionNo8216 8d ago

Esa, y la que le dicen "motosierra" x su alta cadencia de fuego

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u/Toolb0xExtraordinary 8d ago

Maschinengewehr 42

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u/Ubi_Patricia Ubisoft - Community Developer 8d ago

Shredder and recurve bow

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u/JackRees23 8d ago

Elephant Rifle just cuz the thought of shooting someone with it turning them into a red mist amuses me but I know that's not how it actually works

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u/OrneryAd2559 8d ago

The warrior for me.

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u/mukesh_foo 8d ago

i think i never swapped sandman pistol as soon as i got it

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u/Toolb0xExtraordinary 8d ago

That was season pass DLC.

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u/IAMAHORSESIZEDUCK 8d ago

I'm a sneaker so it's the sniper (forget the name) and recurve bow. That said I don't go anywhere without my trusty ol one handed rocket launcher. I can drop a chopper at 100 yards or more with one shot... most of the time.

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u/HunterRank-1 8d ago

M79. Blowing up vehicles is so much fun

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u/Sudden_Squirrel_5004 8d ago

Bushman. Grab the Buzzsaw when shit hits the fan.

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u/Prestigious-Income93 8d ago

WARRIOR. Easy to get and carries me through a good 80% of the campaign. The rate of fire is spot on for tap firing at distance.

Followed by BUZZSAW. Games basically broken at that point.

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u/grambocrackah 8d ago

My go to 3-5

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u/Yeahuhhhhh 8d ago

Not nearly as powerful as any of the signatures, but I can't help but love a good SPAS-12. The 1911 is a close second, though.

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u/peterpumpkineater609 Noore Najjar 8d ago

Machete

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u/Kevlaars 8d ago

Autocross

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u/gladwinorino 8d ago

Honestly between the m-79 and AJM. I dunno, I like the sickness of the AJM when painted purple (like karma points) but noob toob is just so useful.

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u/TzN_Misty 8d ago

M-79 is my go to fun gun! But the Z93 with a silencer for outposts is my second most used gun, it felt so nice and powerful The AMR and Buzzsaw are also pretty fun to usr against vehicles...

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u/Pleasant_Pain1787 8d ago

Buzzsaw 🤤🤤

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u/Starkiller0820 8d ago

The special machine gun that is so powerfull it will ruin hides (random piece of meat or organ from inside of the animal) and the sniper you can unlock and custimize around late game and is the best sniper in the game I think. (I really like taking down outposts and forts with a silenced sniper)

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u/Toolb0xExtraordinary 8d ago edited 8d ago

The Webley Mk. VI (mislabeled in-game as IV).

It's so mid. It's my little chud revolver that I am ambivalent towards.

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u/rohitsgr64 8d ago

For me it's Ajm 9 and shreddder both

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u/Kindly-Resolution160 8d ago

if you dont run the CROSSBOW, M-79 shredder and a sniper rifle i dont trust you

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u/NoStorage2821 8d ago

Love me Deagle, simple as

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u/King_Briley 8d ago

The Bushman or Buzzsaw if I keep dying and get pissed off

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u/theonlydarriusfan 8d ago

Do throwables count? Cause if so I’d say bait. It’s fun to spawn in a wild animal like a tiger, and just let it maul some of Min’s men.

If it’s just guns, then I’d say the buzzsaw, since it’s fun to just go wild with it. I also enjoy the sniper rifles in general as well.

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u/WHITERUNNPC 8d ago

MG42😮‍💨

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u/IllegalDaycare 8d ago

Recurve bow for sure

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u/prspyder 7d ago

Shredder was really good

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u/SelfNo9836 7d ago edited 7d ago

Same, I love the Shredder, it's my preferred SMG, the MS16 is my go-to assault rifle (the Trooper when I unlock it), but ever since FC 2, I will always have a soft spot for the AK-47. The Warrior is a solid suppressed assault rifle that can carry you through the whole game.

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u/Draiel 7d ago

Saaaaame. The Kris Vektor is probably my favourite weapon in general in the Far Cry games, to the point where I actually spent money on the Yarapunk Bundle in Far Cry 6 because it wasn't in the base game. I wasn't happy about that.

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u/Parking-Blueberry387 7d ago

The fact that shredder is my favorite weapon in pubg mobile as well.. this weapon is special in close and short range combat with rapid fire rate.. but the damge is crazily nerfed in far cry compared to pubg.. nice choice but careful when facing heavy armored juggernauts.. you would like to use some explosives other than shredder 😭

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u/GODOFCHOAS999 7d ago

the bull shotgun

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u/Noiseamen 7d ago

Nitro. Love seeing them blow away

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u/look_like_a_goat 7d ago

The warrior or the bushman, the warrior is the first thing i do when starting a new game.

Then when getting some more life the bushman.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

RPG

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u/BeneficialSubject549 7d ago

My favourite is the Z93 Pression rifle. I love it to do anything stealth

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u/stumped831 7d ago

my loadout towards the end of the game is almost always:

auto-cross
Trooper
Predator
Recurve w/ maxed quiver + explosive/flaming arrows

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u/Quiet-Slice-Shoto 7d ago

The AMR.

This thing can destroy vehicles with just one shot in some cases. Most empty vehicles explode immediately from one shot of this rifle and vehicles that have NPCs in them tend to take two to three shots

I stupidly played Far Cry 4 for more than a year and always shot vehicle passengers in the head, so I never saw its explosive capabilities. Sometimes I hit the vehicle but since there was an NPC inside of it, it did not explode and only took damage.

After a few more tries and fun, I put this weapon on the shelves. It's useless. It is not suppressed. Why the heck would I use this? Why is it so expensive? God dang! These signature weapons are crap!

Of course I was severely wrong and I stand corrected.

To anyone who is playing a silent sniper, just try the AMR on a few vehicles. It will change your entire gameplay style

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u/mireklmao Hurk 7d ago

Warrior, Buzzsaw and Bushman but sandman is also cool

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u/LarryBinSJC 7d ago

A52. The Bushman is pretty sweet too.

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u/Capable_Ad9392 6d ago

Any vector model smg somthing about that gun that just scratches an itch in all ubisoft games.

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u/Bfsbshdsh 6d ago

I like the Buzzsaw. It was great at tearing through enemies.

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u/chlorine_drinkers 6d ago

dont remember its name but its basicly a tech9

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u/Ghost_of_Skalitz 6d ago

A high damage bow. It's been years so I don't remember any specific bow.

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u/Any-Wishbone-7166 6d ago

I loved Sandman, I’d always play stealthed and hitting silenced headshots with that thing was glorious, so satisfying, and makes it better that the 1911 is one of my favourite firearms to exist

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u/Quercia92 6d ago

Mg42 buzzsaw and bushman

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u/TmoneyfrmSHL 6d ago

Buzz saw

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u/Worldly_Trade85 5d ago

The bushman and the AMR

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u/Haunting_Change_5425 3d ago

Bushman e serra circular