Hemlock is a non issue on pc since forever.
EPG1 is so good, very fun and gives back some quake and ut vibes
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TITANFALL 2 |G2.1| "Whatever The Fuck That Means"
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Hemlock is a non issue on pc since forever.
EPG1 is so good, very fun and gives back some quake and ut vibes
It's also super good against Titans if you hit the space between the feet. I think Splash damage does more damage to Titans or something (or it's bugged). I might run EPG-1 and Mozambique if in the next update they don't fix the swapping glitch.
THEN I don't need to use Firestar because it's literally the best against Minions (contrary to Frothy saying Softball is).
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should I use quick swap with the alternator? I don't think it needs faster reloads or extra 4 bullets... hmm
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Firestar is my go to for Bounty Hunt. Slap it right in front of a pod as it lands and rack up them points.
On SMGs I always use Gunrunner and Tactikill (I'm a dirty Phase Shifter).
What's the Alternator like at range?
Alternator can hit long-range without ADS. In fact, I don't think I have ADSed once so far, haha. If you use Amped Weapons it's not too different from un-Amped Hemlok.
fucking hell this game is so easy now
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Frothy's Tier List makes no sense when...
Look at how much damage that does... AND you can use it with his S-tier Mozambique.
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Alternator can hit long-range without ADS. In fact, I don't think I have ADSed once so far, haha. If you use Amped Weapons it's not too different from un-Amped Hemlok.
fucking hell this game is so easy now
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Frothy's Tier List makes no sense when...
Look at how much damage that does... AND you can use it with his S-tier Mozambique.
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Can't stop smiling cause this was common knowledge for me since I started playing
Can't stop smiling cause this was common knowledge for me since I started playing
Alternator being stupid easy or EPG being super powerful aiming at the feet?
Alternator being stupid easy or EPG being super powerful aiming at the feet?
Alternator!
The EPG I use for fun only
I'm convinced that EPG aiming at feet is broken. It does Ion laser damage... per hit
now to see if Amped Mozambique with Suppressor is competitive
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SmartWaffles
Member
Alternator can hit long-range without ADS. In fact, I don't think I have ADSed once so far, haha. If you use Amped Weapons it's not too different from un-Amped Hemlok.
fucking hell this game is so easy now
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Frothy's Tier List makes no sense when...
Look at how much damage that does... AND you can use it with his S-tier Mozambique.
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His tier list is purely based on a try hard competitive perspective where you'll be dead before you shot your EPG once. And as I said in pubs you can use anything you want to good results.
No.
There is very little the MGL does over EPG-1 with this glitch. If Mozambique is S-rank, then the EPG deserves to be placed higher because it allows its use while having the best DPS.
I'm almost certain he just doesn't know about it.
Also, he mentions how powerful some things are against scrubs, so he's inconsistent there.
and again, tell me how to not play against Pubs
He specifically rated the better tracker rockets with Tone BECAUSE it destroys average players.
I should also state that both Arc Grenades and MGL don't work at the apex of an Ejection (MGL more so).
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Alternator can hit long-range without ADS. In fact, I don't think I have ADSed once so far, haha. If you use Amped Weapons it's not too different from un-Amped Hemlok.
Blimey. Definitely giving that a shot tonight. XD
Confirming that Amped Weapons mitigates the damage penalty from Suppressor...
Mozambique is S-tier confirmed, for as long as EPG-1 remains best DPS Anti-Titan weapon. I think... Are headshots unaffected? Regardless, not appearing on the map makes this amazing.
yeah, it seems to one shot to the head
Mozambique is S-tier confirmed, for as long as EPG-1 remains best DPS Anti-Titan weapon. I think... Are headshots unaffected? Regardless, not appearing on the map makes this amazing.
yeah, it seems to one shot to the head
Until you play someone of equal or better skill and you're petty movement means nothing against a fucking hemlok 1 burst.
stop playing bounty hunt and basing your opinions off the easiest mode with the least skilled player pool.
Haven't played Bounty Hunt for a while.
And seriously, this whole "playing only against scrubs" thing ~ you can't have your cake and at it too.
The thing is, I'm pretty sure that the reason why we don't see Hemlok much on PC or when Gamesager uses it is because it isn't a better weapon than a Volt etc. They're all just as easy to use as each other.
It's far easier to get 25+ Pilot kills with an SMG against these "scrubs" than the Hemlok.
Didn't you guys say Attrition was easy mode?
Any mode that isn't CTF in a tournament is easy mode
But PvP misses 50% of the point of the game and CTF isn't my cup of tea in this game cause without a premade team it's just infuriating.
I was being facetious
edit: welp, 4 disconnects in a row, now I'm 15 games away to get back to 85% ~~ not sure why I care anymore
GlamFM
Banned
MP finally clicked for me. I´m in love.
2 questions!
1. I love fighting Titans (as a Pilot), I enjoy having my Titan on the battlefield, but I don´t like playing as a Titan. What would be the best always Auto-Titan load out?
2. I like the CAR, I like the default AR (Name escapes me)
Which one should I stick with?
2 questions!
1. I love fighting Titans (as a Pilot), I enjoy having my Titan on the battlefield, but I don´t like playing as a Titan. What would be the best always Auto-Titan load out?
2. I like the CAR, I like the default AR (Name escapes me)
Which one should I stick with?
SmartWaffles
Member
1. No auto titan load out would make any difference. It will be a sitting duck against any Titan or pilot who knows what they are doing.
2. You can't go wrong with any. The CAR is my favorite as a run and gun specialist weapon for pin point accurate hipfire.
Amped Archer is a great start. But you really shouldn't be letting your Auto-Titan out there.
GlamFM
Banned
I know, I know..... But I´m having too much fun as a Pilot right now.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
CAR or Volt if you hipfire and close distances; R-201 or Hemlock if you tend to ADS and fight mid to long range.
GlamFM
Banned
Hmmmm..... I always ADS, but seem to be doing better with the CAR.
Will have to check again tonight.
Thanks!
I'm confused on what you're trying to say here? PC plays differently. There's more mobile players and players that are more Mobil like to use smgs. That doesn't mean anything when it comes to console when it's more stationary and players prefer to sit back.
Every gun is easy but hemlok is the easiest while providing the biggest return. It's an OP weapon and it's going to get nerfed.
It was before bounty hunt came a long. You don't have to take my word for it, but definitely don't listen to izuna lol.
In titanfall 1 it was the same thing. People that played attrition thought they could keep up if they played ctf . It never worked out that way and it was proven time and time again. Good attrition players would get wiped clean coming into CTF but it was never the other way around. The ctf players could walk into attrition and destroy.
Even in LTS the ctf crowd would always either be in the semis or finals . Though I will say LTS teams usually won those tournaments . They were really good lol
No attrition players were never "good" . It's just the way the modes are set up. cTF requires you to be good at every facet of the game . CTF will expose bad players immediately where as some of these other modes allows a bad player to still contribute in a meaningful way
I'm convinced you're a Son of Sam alt right now.
Anyway, your elitism is off the charts. I'm not even sure why you bother posting among plebs.
On what, that I like Bounty Hunt? I haven't played it in a while since it's essentially dead in my region.
Because you're so pro.
The point I'm making, is that if you are mobile with an SMG, the Hemlok users can't do much because you have the advantage.
Why complain about dying periodically to a weapon that can't perform as good as a Volt/Alternator?
But you're the one going against most people with this archer nonsense . The irony here lol
When the only dispute is "I must be playing against garbage players", don't you think there's a possibility that you're not proficient with it? How about giving it a go?
It was the first anti-titan I used exclusively for the first two weeks or more.
Plus, not like I wasn't already knowledgeable on how to use an archer . It was in the first game remember
But that's just a way to immediately reject someone else's opinion.
The simple fact is the player base isn't very good. How are you going to know what is or isn't viable when being even slightly above average will allow you to dominate games with any weapon ?
How can you begin to formulate a solid opinion on balance and weapon performance when you're smacking everyone to shit with a Kraber, if you so choose?
Bornstellar
Member
AgentOtaku
Member
ugh, I can't keep up with you kids nowadays
The Freeman
Member
Said it before, but can Respawn please shorten the New Wave info graphics in Bounty Hunt? At the speed the game moves, having graphics take up pretty much the right hand side of the screen for a good 5/6 seconds really causes problems when spotting pilots.
SmartWaffles
Member
Even Halo OTs don't have this much amount of "balance" "OP" "toxic" and "competitive" talks. You people take what is essentially a pub game like CoD, way, way too seriously.
Applesauce
Boom! Bitch-slapped!
Thanks to you I will be having pizza tonight
I'm not rejecting your opinion, I just don't really care about game balance in Titanfall 2.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
This thread goes in more circles than anime-GAF. lol
I did try out the Archer based on Izuna's posts here and I find the results mixed depending on situation - if there are any obstructions between you and the target, especially at mid to long range, you can usually count on your missiles missing the target. Ironically, it seems to work the best in short range when the other player is distracted with another Titan or is otherwise too lazy to try to find you. It basically becomes an Anti-Titan shotgun at that point.
I still prefer the charge rifle though. Yes it's just poke damage, but the ability to tick away at a Titan from across the map is just too good for me - particularly if you end up A-wall camping and can boost your damage.
I did try out the Archer based on Izuna's posts here and I find the results mixed depending on situation - if there are any obstructions between you and the target, especially at mid to long range, you can usually count on your missiles missing the target. Ironically, it seems to work the best in short range when the other player is distracted with another Titan or is otherwise too lazy to try to find you. It basically becomes an Anti-Titan shotgun at that point.
I still prefer the charge rifle though. Yes it's just poke damage, but the ability to tick away at a Titan from across the map is just too good for me - particularly if you end up A-wall camping and can boost your damage.
OdysseusVA
Banned
Yeah, I've switched from the MGL to Charge Rifle. Got annoyed with the limited range and slow reload.
GGs JaMarco
I gotta adjust to the higher latency, but PvP was quite fun today!
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In its current state, I'm not sure what the MGL has over EPG-1 at all.
Archer let's you get the equivalent of 5 MGL shots (roughly) on certain enemies that would otherwise turn around and get you. It takes considerably longer to get that sort of damage with the MGL, so as long as you're fighting a distracted Titan, you'll walk away having dealt more damage every time.
The only scenario I can think of where MGL > Archer is when you don't have the time to lock-on... but in those situations, you're at a huge risk. Well, that and when a Titan is hiding through Electric Smoke.
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A degree of elitism is whatever, but when it's part of an ad hominem rebuttal, it reeks. It basically states that you can't disagree with a CTF player because they're guaranteed to know better than you. Fuck that noise, seriously.
I gotta adjust to the higher latency, but PvP was quite fun today!
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In its current state, I'm not sure what the MGL has over EPG-1 at all.
Archer let's you get the equivalent of 5 MGL shots (roughly) on certain enemies that would otherwise turn around and get you. It takes considerably longer to get that sort of damage with the MGL, so as long as you're fighting a distracted Titan, you'll walk away having dealt more damage every time.
The only scenario I can think of where MGL > Archer is when you don't have the time to lock-on... but in those situations, you're at a huge risk. Well, that and when a Titan is hiding through Electric Smoke.
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A degree of elitism is whatever, but when it's part of an ad hominem rebuttal, it reeks. It basically states that you can't disagree with a CTF player because they're guaranteed to know better than you. Fuck that noise, seriously.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
The MGL's main advantage is the ability to hit without LOS. For maps like Angel City or that Angel City clone where are are walls and short buildings, you can basically shoot Titans with impunity. You can camp on the middle of a roof top and rain grenades down without exposing yourself. Ideally you should be able to empty your entire MGL ammo stock without ever exposing yourself to enemy fire.
That said, I feel like the relatively short range of the grenades makes it kind of a hard sell for my playstyle anyway.
Ah, well... tbf, Mozambique is super dope <3
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Whoops, I accidentally deleted my old reply by editing in the other reply. lol
Mozambique is fun, but it feels like such a gimmick pistol at times.
I guess you could always run an anti-Titan loadout once you see the other team has several Titans on the field and then switch back to Volt/Devotion/whatever once they're down... and you could always steal another pilot's guns if you are desperate enough.
Suppressor ended up being the gimmick. There aren't enough minions for it to be worthwhile, sadly. Kill report sort of destroys any sneaking ability you have in public matches.
But in general, I find the Mozambique to be my favourite gun. It's why I'm trying to hard to get used to this EPG for Anti-Titan. It's essentially a better Mastiff
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my Titanfall 2 post is on the second page of reddit atmForerunner
Member
Thats why they need to add a ranked mode again. That way they can separate the people who play casually and the ones that want a little more challenge. Im not even good at this game (there are much better players in this OT) and most of the players I run into arent that great. Like there is no way I should be running around with a +75% w/l from playing solo. A ranked mode is probably in the works since they did the same thing with the original. Id like to see where I sack up against players that are equal to my skill level.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, there aren't enough minions in TF2's Attrition to make silencer worth using. I used to run silencers on everything as my opener in TF1 to farm minion kills to try to get my Titan up first, which actually worked for a while. lolSuppressor ended up being the gimmick. There aren't enough minions for it to be worthwhile, sadly. Kill report sort of destroys any sneaking ability you have in public matches.
But in general, I find the Mozambique to be my favourite gun. It's why I'm trying to hard to get used to this EPG for Anti-Titan. It's essentially a better Mastiff
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