>bought 5080 and I7-14700k
>both struggle to ever get over 40c
>still freezing in my room
wtf you guys lied to me, these things make terrible heaters.

New shock GL downsides
>surprisingly huge blast range and it's very easy to kill youself by hitting a shit too close to yourself
>it's an electric attack and it doesn't destroy structures or bug holes or even bug eggs
>you still have to aim for the weak spot to make the most of it on big enemies
>full reload is excruciatingly slow
upsides
>absolute fucking beast at clearing chaff
>lots of ammo, takes a long time to run out
>when aiming for the face of impalers or the ass of chargers it can take them out in one mag
>can kill bile titans
>even though the reloading is slow, you can shoot it again after reloading a single shot so it still works in a pinch
honestly I'm having a lot of fun with it, great addition to the game. I imagine it might pair well with the new guard dog and a cutting edge electric resistance armor though I don't have the new k-9 yet.

>new primary
useless against regular bugs, slightly more useful against predator strain. feels like a pummeler with less killing power but it can fire slightly longer. I still prefer the pummeler desu.

>shock pods
not as bad as fire pods since it only applies the stasis effect, but still not great because fundamentally nobody fucking uses drop pods as weapons because they need the shit that's inside them

>new lock on gun secondary
shit against bugs, might be more decent against illuminate. I like how the wasp feels against overssers and jetpack nigs but don't like bringing it since it's shit against harvesters. Sacrificing my secondary slot for a wasp like weapon against squids could be more worth it than my backpack and support slot.