Pulse Rifle

The Pulse Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale, that was added in Chapter 2: Season 7. 
The Pulse Rifle has two versions, Slone's Pulse Rifle and the Overclocked Pulse Rifle. 
The Pulse Rifle has an version called Burst Pulse Rifle.
== Functionality==
The Pulse Rifle behaves identically to the Stark Industries Energy Rifle, in that it fires faster and deals less damage at the hip than when aimed. When aimed, the Pulse Rifle's First Shot Accuracy resets quicker than its Fire Rate, giving all shots First Shot Accuracy. The Pulse rifle deals increased damage when whilst aimed, but only to opponents.
Pulse Rifle Gameplay - Weapon - Fortnite.gif|Pulse Rifle in action
The Pulse Rifle is a hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled.
==Stats==
The Pulse Rifle uses and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x. 
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|-|Hip-Firing=
All Pulse Rifles will fire faster at the expense of damage output and accuracy when hip-fired. Structure damage remains unchanged, however
|-|ADS=
All Pulse Rifles will fire slower and deal more damage when aiming down sights. Structure damage remains unchanged, however.
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==Strategy Guide==
*When attacking a target at close range, it is ideal to hip fire the weapon, as the higher DPS will aid you in eliminating your target faster. The same is especially true for attacking enemy structures, as the ADS damage increase does not affect structures.
== Sounds ==
Sound Type 	Rarity	Sound
Pullout 	, and	
Shooting 	, and	
Shooting (With ADS)	, and	
Reload 	, and	
Pickup 	, and	
Drop 	, and	
==Weapon ID==
The Pulse Rifle is referred to as Assault Pasta Ripper in the files.
*: WID_Assault_PastaRipper_Athena_R_Ore_T03
*: WID_Assault_PastaRipper_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
*: WID_Assault_PastaRipper_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
== History ==
== Strategy Guide ==
* The Pulse Rifle, due to it's infinite first shot accuracy when ADS, is best suited for longer range engagements.
* Also keep in mind that the Pulse Rifle's damage increases from 36 to 54 when ADS. 
* When in close range, hipfire to take advantage of the higher fire rate. 
* Headshots are very rewarding with the Pulse Rifle, especially when ADS, as it goes from 54 damage to 81. Careful shots and accuracy can be devastating. 
=== Counters ===
* When ADS, the Pulse Rifle has a slower fire rate of 2.1. Take advantage of this by using a scoped or red dot weapon with a higher fire rate at longer ranges. 
* At close range, the Pulse Rifle is mediocre, due to a low DPS. Take advantage by using a weapon more suited for close range engagements, such as an SMG.
== News Tab==
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Image	Description 	Date
 	New High-Tech Weapons Use the Pulse Rifle to defend against the Invasion, detect threats with the Recon Scanner, take down Saucers with the Rail Gun, or vaporize enemies with the Kymera Ray Gun!	June 8th 2021
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==Trivia ==
*The reason this weapon exists as it does is likely due to licensing issues with Marvel. As the Stark Industries Energy Rifle cannot return, a generic version the weapon, being this one, was brought in.
**This is even more evident after Update v17.30, where the Pulse Rifle now deals extra damage when aimed down sights, which is the same feature used by the Stark Industries Energy Rifle.
*In Chapter 2: Season 7, The Pulse Rifle was obtained by:
**Crafting an Assault Rifle or Heavy Assault Rifle with 1 Alien Nanites ( to only).
**Crafting a Suppressed Assault Rifle with 1 Alien Nanites.
== Gallery ==
==See Also==
*Stark Industries Energy Rifle - A weapon with a similar function.
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