Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-23705037-20130925222938/@comment-23272286-20130925232510

A-malejko wrote: Not necessarily. Non-sig weapons can 'fit' and sometimes do even better than a signature weapon. Class and faction bonuses help too. Megatron's weapon is arguably better for Thundercracker than Thundercracker's signature weapon.. from the same episode.

but do you still get the critical hit chance with a non-sig weapon? Or is the maxed weapon's ability to issue a critical hit independent of whomever holds the weapon?

Personal experience - the non-sig weapon may provide better attack, but the sig weapon tends to give you a lot better health/defense boosts than a non-sig weapon ever could.