Leak Analysis - Modulus ECS 10: Is That All?

Some of my guesses about the Modulus were correct, others not. Two pictures leaked that confirmed our worst fear: the Modulus is flywheel. However, the pictures also give hope. More after the drop.
Before I begin, I would like to credit AwesomelyNerf with acquiring these pictures.

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I have taken the liberty of breaking them down into the individual sets.

Right away, we see that the Alpha Trooper pump-esque piece at the front does in fact detach, making it the first barrel attachment that has a barrel attachment muzzle. Crazy idea: Chaining these together to make an obscenely long barrel extension.

Next, we see the dreaded trigger, acceleration trigger, magazine release combination that has been on every flywheel mag-fed blaster. There is plenty of lateral real estate, so there should be enough room to stick a motorized dart-pusher in there. According to AwesomelyNerf, this will be full-auto.

With that in mind, this is essentially a RapidStrike with a detachable stock and no rear sight in the carrying handle. Why Hascorp has insisted on including carrying handles in every full-auto mag-fed blaster boggles my mind.

Also, we see there are several tactical rails on this blaster: one on top of the carrying handle, another above the barrel, a short one on the bottom in front of the built-in grip, one on the right side, and (presumably) one on the left side. This plethora could allow for a brilliant light show, no?

In essence, Hascorp should've released this instead of the RapidStrike.

On to the "Kits" or as I'll think of them, modules.

On the same page as the main picture of the Modulus is a picture of the "Mission Kit" module. It includes two pieces: a stock and a shield. The shield looks like the shield prototype that was leaked along with the Rampage, and seems to be a cross between the Stampede shield and the Hydrocannon shield. The stock appears to have some sort of Jolt built into it. To use the inner Jolt, one would have to pull the stock off, which would be very noticable. The stock looks very uncomfortably short, too short for anybody to seriously use.
Summary: Do not get this module!


The second module that has been leaked is the "Stealth Kit" module. This module includes a mock silencer, another new detachable grip, and a red-dot sight. The mock silencer looks like the silencer from the Spectre, sans a few inches. The grip appears to fold down, which prompts the question: How many positions does it lock in? And, most importantly, we are finally going to get a mass-produced Pinpoint Sight! Granted, it is in Elite White, but what does that matter? We are getting an EPPS in America!
Summary: Grab this module ASAP!

 
Also, we have the "Range Kit" module. This is a "sniper" mock-scope, a sniper-esque barrel extension, and a folding bipod. The "scope" looks similar to the one found on top of the Longshot CS-6, but with elements of the 4X Scope and 5X Scope from the Wii game "Nerf N-Strike Elite". If you haven't played that game, you need to. (I will insert the review link Here when I get a chance to write one.) The barrel extension looks like a cross between the Spectre mock-silencer and the Longstrike's barrel extension, being long like the latter and rail-less like the former. The bipod appears to simply be a repaint of the Centurion's bipod.
Summary: If you're into that sort of thing...


For this leak, the final module is a major let-down. The "Ammo Kit" module simply consists of a pair of 12-dart box magazines and a flip-clip assembly. Although somewhat lame compared to what my "Ammo Kit" would have been (Either a Rampage drum or a Raider drum), this kit did picque my interest. How did Hascorp make a flip-clip for Elite mags? Will I be able to use this with my pair of 18-dart mags? Perhaps this is another example of Hascorp listening to modders: the jungle-mag is the most common magazine modification. I've even seen youngsters with taped-together stick mags!

What do you think? Comment, please!

Maniacal Coyote
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