Plasma Gun

The Plasma Gun is an explosive weapon used by the Raider class in Tribes: Ascend. It can be unlocked for 780 Gold or 100,000 XP. It was released with the Raid &amp; Pillage update.

Operation
The Plasma Gun is a straight firing explosive weapon similar in operation to a Spinfusor but with a lower damage and higher rate of fire. It fires spheres of plasma that explode on impact and cause splash damage. It's damage radius is also smaller that a typical Spinfusor. It deals 500 damage on a direct hit.

History
The Plasma Gun dates back to the original Starsiege: Tribes and like the Spinfusor is an iconic weapon of the series. It was one of the last weapons from the original game to be added to Tribes: Ascend. Developers stated that they wanted to add this weapon because it would be immediately recognized by Tribes veterans as well as being "really cool" for new players.