User blog comment:BeastMan14/Reavers vs Splicers/@comment-143604-20120915210633

Drayco90's Edgy Edges of Edginess


 * Melee Range- Even. The Splicers are fairly weak physically speaking, and the only melee weapon they have that will do enough to stop a charging Reaver are their hooks. The Reavers don't feel pain, and won't slow down when a Wrench or Golf Club strikes them, they'll keep coming, and once they get ahold of the Splicer, their far greater strength, speed and ferocity will ensure that the Splicer is a dead one- the only problem will be closing that distance, and I don't feel like the majority of the Reavers will have the strength to do it, only the ones with the hooks. I also have to ask why you didn't include their Blades and Axes from Serenity- they clearly used them there.


 * Close Range- Splicers. The Revolver is a more versatile weapon, it fires at a faster rate and is a more direct and effecient weapon overall. Due to a lack of real information on the Reaver's weaponry, it's hard to call which one has the superior range and other pieces of information, but the Revolver is an effecient tool that has been used to down Reavers before, so I'm giving a weak edge to the Splicers here.


 * Mid-Range- Reavers. The Shuriken Launcher has far greater range, and the Reavers are surprisingly accurate with it, it fires quicker and reloads faster, and even though it may not be a kill shot, it's a deadly wound that will leave the victim crippled and making resistance all the more difficult.


 * Long Range- Even. The Harpoon gun has much greater range and is another weapon that will basically leave the target unable to continue fighting once they are hit and dragged off. It's also not really that inaccurate- In Serenity, it was shown being fired from a quick moving vehicle at small targets behind cover on an even faster moving vehicle on rough terrain, and most of the shots were fairly close ones, even before one got Jayne in the leg. The Tommy Gun has a much greater rate of fire, but it's extremely inaccurate, has a mean kick, and there isn't a whole lot of ammo for the Splicers to bring with it into battle- sure it may pump out mor rounds per minute, and it may reload faster- it'll even put down any Reaver that gets too close, but that Harpoon Gun isn't /that/ far behind in reload time and has greater range and accuracy. Both weapons are extremely situational, so it's difficult to give a solid way to one or the other.


 * Explosive- Splicers. The Rocket Launcher may not have many shots, but it's going to be more effective than the Time Bomb because the Reavers will be more interested in charging and attacking like beasts than setting up explosives as traps. The Rocket Launcher can at least make a paniced and lucky kill.


 * Special- Reavers. The poisoned darts are extremely accurate and will leave whoever gets hit with them unable to move or fight, making them the perfect pray for the Reavers to do all they do once they've killed the incapacitated Splicer's friends. The Fireball is easy to dodge for a creature as mobile as a Reaver, and won't do much to slow down a Reaver without a continuous stream of them- something that's not possible without splicing up with more EVE every few seconds to keep the fireballs coming- and that "reload" time will be fatal, because the Reaver won't stop for a few fireballs and they'll find the enemy has closed the gap in the time it takes to pull a dirty syringe out of your pocket and inject into your arm.


 * Deadliest Warrior- Reavers. The Reavers will take this battle because they are stronger, more durable and more brutal. They work together better, have more advanced and destructive weaponry and are overall more effective in battle. The basic Splicers are cowardly, relatively weak and rely primarily on numbers and intimidation to get by in Rapture- The Reavers will not be intimidated and will leave the Splicers running shitless while they are raped to death, have their flesh devoured and their skin sewn into the Reavers clothing. And if the Splicers are very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order.