User blog comment:Lasifer/Welcome to Rapture: Booker DeWitt vs. Jack Ryan/@comment-26150944-20140129201255

TheWetWaffle's "Would You Kindly Bring Us The Girl and Wipe Away The Debt?" Edges.

This is my second time trying to vote for this battle. I lost the first one when I accidently closed it's window. If you want me to improve it, I'll improve it.

Weapons

Melee: With the Sky Hook, you get a huge tool that can be used as a weapon and a method of transportation, meaning for more versatility. But it's heavy and can jam pretty easily on a guy's neck. The Wrench on the other end can do a fair amount of blunt damage, is pretty light, and has a moderate speed. But its blunt damage will only be lethal if it hits an area like the head and will need multiple blows to kill. It's speed vs. power with speed winning out since Jack's Wrench can hit Booker multiple times with decent blows while Booker's Sky Hook is too bulky to be practical. At the same time though, its potential as a way of moving around the battlefield thanks to Elizabeth's tears will be useful. But as a weapon, the Sky Hook falls flat on it's face.

Edge: Jack Ryan

Pistol: On a different battle, the Mauser C96 would easily get the edge but this one has some problems. The fast rate of fire means that Booker will drain out its big magazine and will be way too inaccurate. The Webley Mk IV on the other hand brings a solid rate of fire and decent size round with a fast reload. When I mean a fast reload, I mean that Jack will reload all the bullets in one go like in the game. He won't have to worry about loading each round individually which will be very good.

Edge: Jack Ryan

Shotguns: Now with this comparison between the China Broom and Spencer, it's spread vs. range. Capacity won't be a big issue since both hold four rounds. The China Broom shoots 12 gauge shells which means that the shot will leave a bunch of wounds in Jack. The Spencer shoots 12 gauge slugs, which in turn leaves one big hole in the person who is on the other end. Would you rather have a bunch of wounds or one big wound? For me, a bunch of wounds is better since it has a larger area of effect.

Edge: Booker DeWitt

Machine Guns: Now I love both of these weapons, but the Tommy Gun is superior in my opinion. The larger magazine, stronger .45 ACP round, and has a pretty fast rate of fire. While the Lanchester is a pretty accurate gun also with a pretty fast rate of fire too, the weaker 9mm round is what makes it fall short of an edge. The Tommy Gun has also a grip so aiming and recoil control won't be as much of a problem.

Edge: Jack Ryan

Long Range: Now this was probably the hardest comparison for me. The Bird's Eye sniper rifle has power and range but has a very slow rate of fire and if Booker is caught with this gun in his hands at a close range, he's screwed. The Crossbow on the other hand has variety with it's selection of bolts and has potential for close range encounters but is rather inaccurate since the bolts drop at a distance. As a weapon in a long range fight the Bird's Eye would be better but in this scenerio, the Crossbow is better. The Crossbow can fire off more shots faster while the Bird's Eye has to make Booker aim and make every shot count since he has to deal with the horrible rate of fire. Plus if the fighters get close to each other, the Crossbow is easier to aim since it's pretty good at almost any range.

Edge: Jack Ryan

Explosive: With the Barnstormer you get range, power, and accuracy but get a slow rate of fire and small capacity. Jack's Grenade Launcher has more ammo and fires faster but has weaker grenades compared to Booker's rockets. In this comparison, Jack's Grenade Launcher takes the edge since Booker is not trying to take down a vehicle or something like that and the Barnstormer just seems like overkill. It's not good for one vs. one fights but I can see the Barnstormer useful vs. the Big Daddy on the field.

Edge: Jack Ryan

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TBW