Ranking our favorite Starfield weapons from 'don't bother' to amazing

You’ve got a nearly endless choice of Starfield weapons to take into combat with you. Pistols, laser beams, electric generators – it might not be the wild stuff of sci-fi fantasy, but there’s more than enough to shake up how you approach battles with civilization-devouring monsters and average mercs. Some of them are great and get even better when you mod them with in-game changes. And some of them are just kind of… there… and really shouldn’t use up your time or modding resources.

This is a list of my favorites that I kept nearby for the first half of the game or so, including some underrated gems and a few mid choices that I just think are pretty cool.