Tau Suit Configs

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**im2randomghgh**

Endgame wrote:
im2randomghgh wrote:
That's because they are ridiculously expensive and because of that it means less suits. You could simply get more suits and arm them to the teeth, with those spare points.

Well, the 3 weapon suites run around 12 points more than other combinations, but when you always choose the best weapon for the role, it really helps with their average points spent per kill. Take number of kills generated by shooting at GEQ, VEQ, MEQ, TEQ, and TEQ w/ SS, and divide by point cost of suite. This yields average points per kill (I'm rounding to the nearest point).

TLBC w/ TA (unnamed). 42 points per kill.
TLMP w/ TA (deathrain). 67 points per kill.
BC,MP,MT (firestorm). 52 points per kill. 49 points per kill if team lead with TLBC & HWMT
FB,MP,MT (firesurge). 69 points per kill. 57 points per kill if team lead with TA & HWMT
PR,MP,MT (fireknife). 56 points per kill. 52 points per kill if team lead with TA & HWMT
PR,BC, MT (bladestorm). 49 points per kill. 47 points per kill if team lead with TA & HWMT
PR,FB,MT (helios). 62 points per kill. 58 points per kill if team lead with TA & HWMT

Teamlead w/ PR,MP,FB,HWMT (Sunfire). 68 points per kill.
Teamlead w/ PR,BC,FB,HWMT (unnamed). 56 points per kill.

In general, you pay a few more points per kill for the 3 weapon suites, but then you always get to pick the most efficient load out for that situation, and with the Sunfire, you get the TEQ killing power while still having a MP to fire early and late in the game. And honestly, if you were just looking for the most efficient possible loadout in points per kill, you'd be running twinlinked burst cannon!

What the Feth is a Veq?

Anyway, the three weapon suits efficiency really doesn't matter, as the huge expense could be used to buy a monat. Or if you have points to blow doing this, then you can also choose to get XV9s instead of XV8s.