Augments help enhance your playing style in Arc Raiders. Depending on whether you prefer looting or combat, these augments give you certain perks that will help you with your game. Of course, there's also the free loadout for when you don't want to use any of your gear, but that's another story entirely.
You'd think players who prefer going in guns blazing would ideally be choosing the combat augments, but it seems almost everybody, regardless of playing style, either go for the looting or tactical augments. This is down to the fact that they feel combat augments just aren't that great in combat.
As pointed out by Lemouni's Reddit post, combat augments don't really help with the combat part of the game. Even at Mk. 3, the combat augments either offer a passive heal or a quicker equip for small arms, depending on if you've chosen the Aggressive or Flanking variant. These don't really offer any advantage while in the midst of active combat. Sure, there are more slots for grenades etc, but the perks of the looting augments easily trump them.
"When it comes to combat augments, what you get versus what you give just isn't worth it (in...
