The bursts travel quite slowly so walking sideways while shooting at your enemy may prevent you from being hit.
Aim for the weakened players for better ammunition conserving and quicker kill registering.
The small radius allows for simultaneous hits on multiple targets so it's effective to attack enemies that are in a group to maximize overall damage output.
The bursts travel quite slowly through the air so it's recommended to not use in long range combat despite being a rifle.
The weapon has a 20 shot magazine, with 40 in the reserve, and it can be maxed with 100 shots, totaling 120 in all. The weapon has a 2x zoom and a small area damage radius. It also has a reloading clip that looks like the Prototype, High Voltage and some other guns. The plasma rifle bears a striking resemblance to the Fallout 3 and New Vegas Plasma Rifle as it has the magazine is a battery like appearance, the barrel has a glowing appearance and fired green thingys, just like it's Fallout counterpart. The entire thing has small lines going across it. It has a silver base, an orange grip, gray ammo clip, and a large and futuristic looking orange barrel.