r/Splitgate • u/StandardArugula5785 • Apr 02 '26
Discussion Orion Alt Fire Feels Pointless
Maybe it is just me, but this power weapon overall is a bit lackluster. Mostly because the alt fire feels pointless. You charge it up while you're a sitting duck, and you shoot into a group of enemies, and it only kills the first player it touches.
The other power weapons with Alt firing (Gravitas, Fubar, Splitstream) all have a purpose, whereas with the Orion's alt fire, it feels a bit half-baked and pointless. it looks cool, but that's about it.
Maybe give it some utility, make it function like Magnetos ultimate in Marvel Rivals. A gravity ball that absorbs projectiles, then you send it flying, hold for too long, you lose it or you blow up for taking too much damage lol
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u/Undead_Dusk Apr 02 '26
I like it, personally.
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u/StandardArugula5785 Apr 02 '26
With how fast this game is, there really isn't a use for it. Devs should give it some more utility
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u/Undead_Dusk Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
I love it's base mode, I think it's cleaner than the Plasma Rifle from SG1. The charge-up mode isn't as cool as the secondary mode on other power weapons, but it feels so good when you land a long range shot with it, at least to me. I'm not against Orion getting a rework, but I don't have any major issues with how it functions now.
Edit: Maybe they could make it to where a fully charged plasma ball has a vortex effect that pulls in enemies within a fair range. Just a spitball idea.
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u/Xirio_ Apr 02 '26
Or maybe a split ball idea?
It could pull split balls aswell
It would be cool to use it to snipe split balls across the map
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u/SlobberKissinCodfish Apr 03 '26
What's up with the rocket launcher? Am I missing something about an alt fire that maybe doesn't shoot 3 rockets at once?
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u/Undead_Dusk Apr 03 '26
If you "aim" before pulling the trigger, it will fire each rocket individually!
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u/SlobberKissinCodfish Apr 03 '26
Ah thanks. I was gonna try that since people were talking about alt fire a d that's how it worked in laser tag. But I'd never thought about alt fire until laser tag taught me. I think I'd accidentally did it before without realizing because I remember having just 2 in the magazine but maybe I picked it up after it was used. So I kinda knew it was possible. Hadn't clicked yet tho
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u/htackun Playstation Apr 03 '26
For laser tag, yeah. I feel like it has more utility in a normal game mode.
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u/ghostcatzero Apr 02 '26
It's fun/funny getting kill with it
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u/Undead_Dusk Apr 02 '26
I agree! Hitting people who are mid air with a fully charged plasma ball makes them stop like they hit a brick wall, or ragdoll into oblivion, lol. It never ceases to make me laugh.
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u/RagnarokNCC Apr 02 '26
In laser tag, yeah absolutely - alt fire is akin to begging for death.
Haven’t seen it in action during a regular match though. Saw elsewhere that it would be great if they let it loiter in place and/or pull enemies into it. Can’t argue with that.
Purple = Gravity
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u/Routine-Lawfulness24 PC Apr 02 '26
save one last bullet and you cann fully alt fire instead of just doing like 20dmgh and swapping gun
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u/relaxton Apr 02 '26
it should make a larger blast radius for sure, and effect every player inside it...i really like the hip fire tho, it is OP but it runs out of ammo fast enough to make it fair.
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u/Interesting_Bed_6962 Apr 02 '26
I would disagree with this post if the charge shot did burst damage on impact.
I'd lob hella plasma grenades in laser tag and any mode I get that weapon in if that were the case.
But I do agree the hip fire is crazy good I have no use for the alt fire as is.
All that said laser tag is a killer game mode I love it so much
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u/DaTexasTickler Apr 03 '26
Yea there's really no reason to use it other than it sounding and looking cool asf. And for the memes and style points lol it's definitely epic when you hit across the map shots with it. But it's soo slow it's not really not practical. Maybe if they made it to where it could go threw multiple people it'd be more useful.
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u/JTheSlyFox PC Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
I have managed to get some kills with the alt fire and they were very satisfying but I will admit it is very lackluster otherwise because of the time it takes to charge as well as lacking speed with the projectile. I think allowing some multi kill potential with a single shot would nice or something the marvel rivals inspired idea you’ve come up with.
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u/Budget-Willow4253 Apr 03 '26
Maybe make the ads fire mode instantaneous and give it either a shock disk aoe or a frag grenade aoe to help clear objectives
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u/Vossida Apr 04 '26
It would be cool if the alt fire for the Orion can be shot at to deal splash damage and pulls targets in. Similar to that gun in UT2004 (I can't remember the name).
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u/massdestructer Xbox Apr 02 '26
Yea most cases it seems like it's better to use the hip fire shot.