Prelude in Violet/Weapons/M14E2

The M14E2 is a machine gun available in Prelude in Violet, acting as a pseudo-replacement for the BAR, which was moved to the battle rifle category. Unlike its World at War counterpart, the M14E2 is a Mystery Box exclusive weapon. The weapon, being a variant of the M14, has excellent damage and accuracy at the cost of heavy recoil and a low magazine size. After going through the Pack-a-Punch, it turns into the "M115 Dismantler."

Usage
Similar to the World at War version of the BAR, the M14E2 acts more like a heavy battle rifle than it does a true machine gun. Its high damage instantly makes it a highly sought after weapon once players go into the higher rounds, being able to obtain one-hit kills until Round 6. Unlike its counterpart, the M14E2 has an acceptable firing rate of 750 RPM, making it easily able to deal with high volumes of enemies. Its high stopping power and great accuracy also make it perform like a marksman rifle, being easily able to pick off targets at long range.

The weapon's effectiveness is stifled by its low magazine capacity. With the same number of rounds as the BAR paired with its much higher rate of fire, players will find themselves burning through the weapon's ammunition. At close range, the M14E2 also suffers from terrible hip fire accuracy and troublesome, recoil making it nearly impossible to fight against large swarms. Its rather long reload time also points to the weapon being best used at longer ranges.