just tried it in trial mode, it fires in straight lines like versa, they cant even make barrage consistant in arc shots or anything.. i thought it would bounce off like granades, nope.. it's rather a bullet chain lightning. The game turns into design joke. The background image/video behind hangar is weird clutter of space as well. Thumbs down from me.

I also used the weapon through Trial mode, it's not a great idea to test there (because you'll one-shot epic and rare mechs which does not happen in most games). From my perspective, it's an okayish kind of weapon, cuz it has a high double damage chance which will restore a shot if it dealt double damage, combined with a Rebound radius of 20m to hit the nearest mech within the radius. and deal 60% of damage. You can make the most out of its perks with Lancer/Lacewing to jump over buildings and deal damage to groups of campers on the ground. 

My suggestion would be that it needs a curving+homing kind of shot like a Disc Launcher to make it more usable for all kinds of mechs and also it can deal with some pesky Strike Rocket campers who stay in cover for the entire game. And, to be honest. Bouncecritters look like enlarged Tetra Rifles with a bulge on the lower part of the gun (as you stated). I can't see any Lightning McQueen eyes on the weapon though😂

I don't like this weapon. its not bad but it should've at the very least be able to bounce off of surfaces but perhaps at the cost of reduced damage. 

By making it bounce off of surfaces it can be used against mechs in cover while the reduced damage makes it so that they aren't destroying mechs left & right when behind cover. 

I agree, cuz hitting a mech directly with Bouncecritter is quite difficult, and they have not given it the ability to bounce off surfaces. Pods are even better in this regard, as we have a 100m homing range and a decent splash radius

All else aside, the name is horrendous. It bounces and has a critical hit (extra damage) chance so somebody just shrugged and said "bounce critter" and everyone else took it seriously :-). Oof.

By the way the in-game definition of a barrage weapon is a grenade launcher style weapon that has an arcing trajectory (which this weapon does not have). It is another example of the hodge podge that is being released these days. Either be consistent with your own rules and definitions or do away with the original distinctiveness (I obviously prefer the former).

I think weapon would best fit as a missle/rocket type weapon (sorry, i do not remember exactly the weapon typ)

But anyways, chatting here about the new barrage weapon would not help us. Though it's fun to read other peoples opinions

they should have put it into heavy duty or introduce new category called "sci-fi" it would at least explain how bullets get restored in the magazine for whatever reason. 

DPS low, so it's not a Heavy Duty either. Maybe it'll receive damage buffs like Suppressors did

Like most others, I received the 8's via promo code. It is so lack luster that it went straight to the hangar closet. Didn't even bothered to try it. I really thought it was going to be a weapon which shoots projectiles that bounces off walls and objects. I could have been playing Mech Arena billiards! 🙁 

never used it either have both 8 and 10. just so tasteless.

honestly it would've been better if it had some other features, maybe  weakening the enemy or adding a secondary firing mode like versa. Perhaps by holding the firing button and than releasing it, it could maybe release a bouncy grenaded that splits into multiple grenades. 

but as it is right now i think it should be made into either a rare or epic grade weapon and cost credits while also being slightly lowered in the tiers it can be bought. 

It's better to buff its damage than to downgrade rarity. I remember suppressors, which had only 28k dmg per mag for 8 energy cap, now it has become almost thrice its initial value. I hope Bouncecritters would get some unimaginable buffs 

Can we change this things name FR? Maybe to ricochet? And like other people have said, make it possible to ricochet off walls too. We need more weapons that allow dynamic skill expression in the game this was a tremendous missed opportunity. This thing does what I initially thought chain gun would do.