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Gun purchase ?!!
XTWN
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Noob here at lv19, saved up around 500 gold & was wondering best weapon type to purchase ? Rifle/assault or get heavy/telsa...what's best for PvP ? Thks 
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If you want to play this game for the long term, I would save up your gold and purchase a 6.0+ star rated weapon.
Tesla/Heavy are best, as they both rule out the need to reload and are overall more effective.
One thing to keep in mind is that although a Tesla might have a 'power' rating of 2000, it's effective killing power is comparable to a sniper with 4000-5000 power and Tesla's are the only weapons that shoot through objects, which is a huge advantage.
The other thing to keep in mind about the Heavy is the 'fire rate' versus 'power' rating. Heavy fire rates are usually 600-900 versus Assault Rifles which range 500-750.
You have to be getting more than 1 free gold per day if you already have 500, but I know what you're saying; trying to progress through the game for free takes a reeeeeeaaaaaallllllly long time and A LOT of continuous gaming time.
So what is the highest powered AR and Sniper you have?
The first Tesla I bought, when 2880 was the top defense, was the "EM7 Thunderbolt" (2160 power, 4 star), which ended up working for the 5760 defenses quite well. Once I had the EM7, I used about 400 gold to buy extra energy and to compete in a 96 hour PVP tournament to win my first Heavy weapon, "Leech" (2760 power, 4.5 star). Winning the Leech was not easy, while having to pass up on about 1/2 of the defenses I was assigned to, and having to play almost every hour for 96 hours straight.; it felt like more of a personal challenge of staying up for 4 days, then it was to compete within the game.
Doing it that way, I was still able to play the game for fun and compete in everything, while I waited to collect enough gold to purchase the "Pernach" Heavy on sale (750 gold, 11040 power, 6.5 stars) and the "Snowstorm Elite" Telsa on sale (800 gold, 11040 power, 6.5 stars). Between the two of those, I don't have to pass on the top defenses with 23040 power (current tier/star 8).
Cheers !
In my case, I'd recommend buying med-packs. Med-packs save me when I get in trouble in a PvP match and need to keep my streak alive. YMMV, but that's what works best for me.
As for guns -- as others have said, used properly, (fully upgraded) Tesla rifles are much more powerful than their attack rating would indicate. However, I'd rather use a fully-upgraded rifle than one with twice the power "out of the box" -- upgraded charge rate and max charges make more of a difference to me than more charge damage. The longer you're exposed while you're rifle's charging, the more damage you take -- take too much and you your battle's over.