On paper only. Because you entirely forget that all overkill damage - is a waste. An enemy with some 10k - many goons are even weaker - will be dropped just as well by both 10k and 200k bullet. In practice, Labe allows to drop 'em like flies even mid-game, due to rate of fire, low recoil and big clip. While Overture kicks like a mule and only takes scopes with way less zoom, both of which also much reduce one's ability to actually deliver fatal damage to maximum number of targets as quickly as one can.
And when there is no hurry (which is most of the time), once stealth headshots become usually insta kills from Labe - it's much closer to a revolver, but still better: more zoom still makes Labe more convinient, plus you'll never have to switch to another weapon whenever some enemies spawn / come, suddenly, to point-blank range, since Labe is great "panic button" weapon as well.
Why don't you just try it, man. I was much pleasantly surprised after i did - chances are, you also will be. With a rifle build, i recon after level 20 Ajax already gets enough kick to be better than revolvers. With non-rifle build, probably after 30 or so. Doesn't have to be Labe, too - any blue / purple Ajax with damage close to V's current level will do very well.
P.S. Oh, and i don't "need" Labe, yes; nor Overture for that matter. Can do just fine without. However, few extra perks outta handguns and rifles to 8 (which is how much Reflexes i got, doing Body 3 as a matter of principle) - is better than nothing. And you get nothing after quickhacking 20, in terms of perks for combat-skill experience.
I noted that in there.
"The damage output is still lower, regardless if you 1 shot them or not. "
"You are talking about a 43k headshot, while Spiffing Brit in the twenties was pulling 240K + headshots. Redundant yes, but you can't match that you can't even try to. "
Effectiveness-wise, there is no reason to not be a netrunner due to leashing of enemies.
Body 16 Burn Baby Burn works with Overheat (double duration)
Cool just increases Crit damage as you level it. Several perks in the Cool tree isn't working with Poison.
What is hilarious is that Ricochet Build (one they advertised) doesn't work, and is extremely deep in 2 different trees.
There is literally only one LMG
Smart Weapons are excessively strong (in one shotting as every weapon nearly does endgame) for minor investment compared to Ricochet.
Enemies have no idea/abliity how to deal with Smart weapons, Hacks, Tech Weapons, or long range weapons/piercing weapons.
The game is borked all out of hell. It wasn't finished and the guns really don't matter whatsoever.
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