I won’t lie, I haven’t really paid much attention to attachments in Arc Raiders up until now. I’d never equip them until my stash was full and I needed to free up space, and even then, I’d just slap them on whatever gun would accept them, all willy-nilly. It was a means to an end, so to speak, that end being room for more junk, of course.

That’s not to say I couldn’t feel the difference between a naked gun and a decked-out one; I just didn’t put much thought into it. Needless to say, it wasn’t optimal, in part because I’d entirely underestimated attachments in favor of trying to accumulate a stockpile of the best guns.

After watching ModernNik’s impressively comprehensive attachment breakdown, I won’t be making those same mistakes again. They tested every type of attachment, and even though some of the gains may look small—like a 0.16ms recoil recovery boost from a common stock—it all adds up.

Best picks for you:

• Now that I’ve learned the cost per shot of weapons in Arc Raiders, I’m an even bigger fan of my beloved Stitcher
• Please upgrade your weapons in Arc Raiders, or it’ll forever feel like you’re shooting blanks
• Arc Raiders’ basic weapons are way too strong, and it’s starting to overshadow even its legendary guns

By far my biggest takeaway is that the ‘quality sweet-spot’, for lack of a better term, is often green, uncommon attachments. These offer the most bang for your buck, as blue, rare attachments often come with pesky drawbacks that tend to outweigh the positives, though there are a few exceptions on specific weapons that I’ll go over, like the Lightweight Stock for the Ferro and the Stable Stock III for more close-range guns.

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