What to take with Thought Control

[Seven Samurott]

My apologies if this is the wrong section to post this.

I really like the Thought Control discipline for PSI but I have no idea what I want to pair it with. From what I have gathered so far, Thought Control abilities are low to mid ranged. So I'm not sure if I should try and take something long range to balance this out or if I should choose something that sticks to that threat range and rely on mobility to close with long distance targets.

[HulkOSaurus]

Metathermics and Assault Rifles would be a decent choice. You can also pick Shotguns with just a couple of perks.

This is mainly due to both AR and Shotguns being quite easy to use without being heavily invested into allowing you to have decent Psi along the way. Having some Throwing Skill also helps.

[Seven Samurott]

I'm trying to not to invest in other PSI disciplines to keep my psi costs down.

[HulkOSaurus]

10 % is not that much. There's not only a Perk that can deal with that but also a number of items which will push Psi cost way under base cost.

[Seven Samurott]

AR's and Shottys benefit from a lot of the same Perks too, don't they?

[HulkOSaurus]

They overlap somehow in that regard, although I wouldn't use them in that capacity.

Sixth Shell and Leading Shot make single fire Tactical Shotguns very potent even at 10 Per. With only those two Perks they become economical, can deal with most of the enemies in the game and are also very consistent. You can use mostly 20p ammo.

AR mostly for Concentrated Fire, Commando and Full Auto. Single Fire at longer ranges won't be anything to write home about, but you will be able to take cover so the added flexibility is much welcomed. Burst fire is where things get interesting as you will be able to eat things like Naga Protectors or soften down crowds of enemies. 

[Seven Samurott]

What are the best Shotgun Frames? With other weapons its pretty easy for me to eyeball what will work best but shotguns seem like there are no standouts.

[HulkOSaurus]

They follow the same pattern as all weapons. There are burst and single fire frames. For you I think the single fire frames would be better.

[Seven Samurott]

So single shot shotty and the AR for rapid fire then. I can dig that.