**NOTE**: Every time I make a generalization about linear fusions, I am excluding Sleeper Simulant. It should stay as a heavy weapon. With the release of Arbalest, we got our hands on a non-heavy linear fusion for the first time. It sits in a really good, balanced place in both PVP and PVE. Contrasting this to the other linear fusions in the game, it is definitely more viable in all circumstances, with the exception of Sleeper Simulant. Even with the recent changes to heavy weapons, (that were put in place to give more variety amongst the heavy category) linear fusion rifles STILL feel lackluster and aren’t viable in either PVP or PVE. In PVP, sure they are fun to use and aren’t awful, but they are at best just a sniper rifle with a charge up. They one shot to the head and two shot to the body, as does every single sniper rifle that takes SPECIAL ammo to use. No one is wasting their heavy slot to use a gun that behaves exactly like a gun that they don’t have to wait for a chance to grab heavy ammo for. Sure, they have better aim assist than snipers, but don’t have that instant fire upon trigger pull like a sniper does. In PVE, same scenario. They simply do what any sniper rifle does. The heavy weapon slot is used for damage in PVE. This is not news to anyone. The damage of any Crooked Fang or Queenbreaker is going to pale in comparison to its heavy counterparts. No one is going to use a linear fusion over some of the most powerful weapons in the game. It is again comparable to using a sniper rifle to damage a boss. With a sniper rifle, you may be dealing less damage per shot but you way more ammo than a linear fusion. Linear fusions should take special ammo. They would be much more viable and add an interesting feel to the current sandbox. I am not saying keep them completely as is, I definitely feel they would need to be adjusted to fit into the special category, but as of right now, they fit better in the special category than they do the heavy, and it took Arbalest to demonstrate that fact.