Quote Originally Posted by BiTzSam View Post
You get more than enough value from the Ion Carbine compared to most ec items. You get an extremely good weapon, with a 9 damage melee and additional attachment. Of which you left out in your comparison, as the ion carbine attachment can be utilised to get a very easy final hit on someone on 9 hp or below. Something the vector can't do.
Ion Carbines additional attachment is not very reliable & a very high risk when used against skilled/ better guns.

Needing to highlight its attachment to bump up the guns worth simply highlight how weak the main stats are.

If anything M4 probably has a better/ more reliable attachment than Ion carbine.

You can switch to dual or triple bullets.

& its harder to take advantage of its reload because of its bigger clip & lower reload freeze.