"As the heaviest longblaster, and considered a tank buster by many, the NT-242 is powerful at range and its disruptor shot can take on enemy vehicles."
The NT-242 is the most powerful sniper rifle in the game in terms of damage dealt per shot. It can kill any enemy default class in one headshot or two body shots. Headshots are also capable of dealing major damage to enemy heroes, with only three headshots being enough to defeat some of the weaker heroes and leave others heavily injured.
This high damage is counterbalanced by high recoil and a major overheat issue, as the user may only fire 3 shots before the weapon overheats, forcing the player to be accurate and avoid misses, as follow-up shots are slow to pull off and overheat the weapon quickly. The Cooling Cell modification can help remedy this a little, as it allows the weapon to fire one additional shot before overheating, for a total of 4 shots before a cooldown cycle is needed.
The Disruptor Shot modification, on the other hand, can be used to turn the NT-242 into a rather capable anti-vehicle weapon as it increases damage dealt to enemy vehicles which, on the NT-242, is quite noticeable due to the already high base damage. The downside of this modification is that damage dealt against infantry is reduced. However, on CO-OP Missions, it can kill two AIs at once if the shot is accurate.
Macroscope that can toggle between two magnification levels while zooming.
Effect
Adds second zoom to the weapon
Prerequisite
25 kills with NT-242
Name
Improved Cooling
Mod Icon
In-game Description
Power Cell that greatly increases the time the blaster can be fired before requiring to be cooled down.
Effect
Decreases Passive Cooldown Delay
Decreases Passive Cooldown Power
Prerequisite
75 kills with NT-242
Name
Disruptor Shot
Mod Icon
In-game Description
Supercharged ion bolts that explode on impact. - Increased damage against turrets, vehicles and shields. - Reduced damage against troopers, special units and heroes.
Effect
Increased damage to vehicles, turrets, and shields; decreased damage to infantry and heroes
