Shining Clouds

For the weapon(s) with skins that have the same name, see: AWP & Dual Daggers.

The Shining Clouds is a Rifle released on 30th January, 2019 for the Spring themed event. It was released alongside the AWP and Dual Daggers' skins with the same name. It was available as a possible reward in the chest for 3.

Description
The Shining Clouds was one of the few weapon rewards available in the Spring Chest next to the Scar-H Spring, MP7 Spring, and SVD Spring. It has a very high effective range and great armour penetration however it has a very low fire rate and a below average accuracy stat compared to weapons purchasable in the store.

Unlike most major event awards, it is not an S Quality weapon, and can be reforged up to S to make it have a total of 38 power. The weapon lacks a lot of strength and usability due to how low the major stats are. It's very slow fire rate and stats make it similar to the Candy Rifle, however that weapon can have up to 7 more power. The G36K is also very similar but has more power, clips, reload, and armour penetration.

The Rose could possibly compete with the Shining Clouds, however it has much more accuracy and clips for nearly the same fire rate and range. With armour, you could improve the stats, however there is not much you can do to make it a top rifle.

Gameplay Tips
[To be completed]

Appearance and Origin
The Shining Clouds looks like a slimlined Scar style weapon with a red and gold spring theme. It is difficult to tell what weapon this could be based off of.

In-game, the gun is fairly wide and has a unique firing sound which no future event weapon has had yet. There is no special body stream or firing effects.

History
The Shining Clouds could be considered a forgotten weapon, and before weapons like the Plasma Rifle or Avenger Rifle. It could be considered one of the worst event rifles by it's stats. With it's low fire rate and accuracy, it does not recieve much use from the very small amount of players who own the weapon. The Shining Clouds is considered rare and is often wanted by collectors regardless.

The Shining Clouds name is also adopted by the AWP and Dual Daggers' skins released on the same name. These skins, the weapon, and the armour are the only Spring items that have not been given a re-release in the future.

Trivia

 * Shining Clouds has one of the highest effective range stats in the game. However weapons like the Scar-H Spring also have higher effective range.
 * This was one of the first event rifles to have a fire rate of 100, a trend that would continue with the Sakura Rifle and the later Pioneer AR and Nebula Rifle.
 * The drop chance for the weapon was never captured and a record of the drop chance is needed (help us)