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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Multiplayer |OT| Swinging To Victory
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Is the Harrison 1890 bad then? That's what had me interested to be honest.
Curious about this as well. When I first saw it I thought it would be like the Frontier Rifle from TLOU MP. It seems really hard to use tho.
I like this gun so much. Worth working to get it for sure.
P.S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yvS7I2okeU - had some nice killstreak recently.
It's actually a pretty decent gun once you get the hang of it. It's best used at mid range and perhaps even long range but it goes without saying you will get wrecked at close range. So be sure to pair it up with a Fossa to switch to in close range combat.Is the Harrison 1890 bad then? That's what had me interested to be honest.
Chronospherics
Member
Is the assault rifle named after Scott Lowe?
#1 defender
Member
Yep. Anoher weapon named after a ND employee is the Agarwal pistol (Vinit Agarwal).
Chronospherics
Member
That's cool.
I wonder why those guys / names were chosen. I wonder if they have a system or who gets picked, they were just the ones that wanted their name on a gun or maybe someone looked at all the names in the office and decied they were most suitable.
Negotiator
Member
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/785947658452078592
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/785947330293805056
I don't know if this explains why I keep finding KSA players...
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/785947330293805056
I don't know if this explains why I keep finding KSA players...
Chronospherics
Member
The Harrison 1890 is so freaking bad.
Why would you use this instead of a FAL?
Slower TTK up close, slower TTK at range, no option to scope, more significant effect of damage dropoff. More risk associated with each shot (fully automatics and burst fire weapons don't deal 0 damage if you miss with a single bullet).
It's like it's designed to be a high reward, high risk weapon but the reward (fast TTK) just isn't there. Yet the FAL is high reward as you can one-burst people with headshots, or two burst for a very fast TTK, and yet doesn't carry much risk either as you can afford to miss a bullet or two and still get a down in 2-3 bursts.
It wouldn't be disappointing if not for the fact that this is the only really interesting weapon in the DLC pack. The Low is a fully automatic, so that's utterly unremarkable, albeit effective. I'll admit the DC Single Action is fun though.
Why would you use this instead of a FAL?
Slower TTK up close, slower TTK at range, no option to scope, more significant effect of damage dropoff. More risk associated with each shot (fully automatics and burst fire weapons don't deal 0 damage if you miss with a single bullet).
It's like it's designed to be a high reward, high risk weapon but the reward (fast TTK) just isn't there. Yet the FAL is high reward as you can one-burst people with headshots, or two burst for a very fast TTK, and yet doesn't carry much risk either as you can afford to miss a bullet or two and still get a down in 2-3 bursts.
It wouldn't be disappointing if not for the fact that this is the only really interesting weapon in the DLC pack. The Low is a fully automatic, so that's utterly unremarkable, albeit effective. I'll admit the DC Single Action is fun though.
Yeah, the Harrison is cool and all but I don't find it very effective in either long/mid range or close range. The DC Single Action and LoweS are really great and fun to use though so I'm not too miffed.
Chronospherics
Member
I mean my first game with it was pretty bad as I was getting used to the gun. I think I just barely broke even. The second game was 16:16:3 which I thought was pretty decent but there was absolutely no circumstance where I felt anything I achieved couldn't be done better with another weapon.
Making matters worse when I did die, or fail to kill someone that poked out of cover I often got the impression that if I was using something else then it would have happened a little differently. On so many occasions I would have been able to put the target down if I was using the FAL rather than the Harrison, and because it feels far worse up-close than the FAL, I frequently felt vulnerable while moving around the map without team mates.
Another big issue with the gun is the spread too. After the first shot it becomes super inaccurate... again, not something you have to deal with when using its superior alternatives. I think they need to tighten the spread and increase the damage output to make it a two shot kill. If that's liable to be overpowered then they simply need to reduce the fire rate a little.
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Now's the time to spend all the relics.
Psychoward
Banned
I've been out for a while, does the AK still dominate or what?
I noticed they nerfed indra's eternity, what else? Is the shotgun decent finally?
also why does the hunter still exist
I noticed they nerfed indra's eternity, what else? Is the shotgun decent finally?
also why does the hunter still exist
Pretty sure they've left the AK untouched since launch. Still good all rounder.
Shotgun had a brief moment of beastiness which quietly came and went. May have been unintentional.
Psychoward
Banned
alright I guess I'll just look up the patch notes and see
right now i'm running mp43, para .45, staff and grenades and various boosters
I'm saving up for the DLC gameplay chests and it isn't actually that much of a grind assuming you get multiple items in one chest
However, I got top spot in all 3 of my placement matches by a longshot, won 2 out of 3 and got silver 1
huh?
right now i'm running mp43, para .45, staff and grenades and various boosters
I'm saving up for the DLC gameplay chests and it isn't actually that much of a grind assuming you get multiple items in one chest
However, I got top spot in all 3 of my placement matches by a longshot, won 2 out of 3 and got silver 1
huh?
#1 defender
Member
Sidearms and boosters come in pairs, long guns, power weapons and mysticals come by themselves. You have to buy 7 chests to get all dlc gameplay items from a single update. We've had 2 big updates so far, so that's 14 chests if you haven't purchased any gameplay items whatsoever.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
They reversed the buff because it was an accidental buff.
So it's back to being useless. Great.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
It isn't though. I always do great with it the majority of the time. People don't know how to play aggressively with it in addition to picking the correct boosters, IMO.
Psychoward
Banned
What are the good boosters for it? Right now I'm not sure what the good/bad boosters are in general let alone for a specific gun.
Also am I right in thinking that the teleport is useless? I don't have it for myself but from the trial it seemed kinda pointless.
The teleport isn't great with the other options available. Good boosters in general are stealth, mark on damage, scavenger 1, hardened and ghost.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
For the spezzoti, I use lock and load 2, grenade, Djinn with increased duration, the blindfire mod, your pistol of your choice, and helping hand 3. The current shotgun is a blindfire weapon since it'll do its best damage that way, so if you're good at getting really close to people (playing aggressive), it'll do you wonders.
I could replace helping hand 3, but I'd never do it. All my loadouts need to have it. I can't stand it when people don't have that booster on, especially when downs and revives are a major component of this MP.
Also, marking > mark on damage.
As for the teleport mystical, it's good with the quick escape mod. If you're ever in a pinch and you activate it on time, you'll escape safely from getting downed/killed. I like it better than the juggernaut mystical.
Chronospherics
Member
Teleport is great if you are the captain in command though. If they ever add command ranked I think it will get a lot more usage.
Yeah I used to enjoy using it in Command while I was the Captain or to get to the Captain.
Chronospherics
Member
Yeah you can use it to push towards the enemy captain, push onto your captain to save, push onto team mates to reinforce a capture point quickly.
It's far more useful in objective based modes than it is in TDM, that's the biggest problem really.
DaciaJC
Gold Member
lol
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
I laughed harder than I should have omg. 😂
What have your guys' go-to loadouts been lately? I am always looking to tweak mine and having to with various balance changes and would be curious what people have settled on. Lately I have settled in with the HS39, C4, Helping Hand and Mark on Damage being a part of the loadout, but other stuff is in flux. I usually spend my in-game cash on C4 upgrades first and then whatever else I have in my loadout, but I haven't found anything I love. (I was using Indra's Eternity exclusively before they nerfed that so hard... sorry I know, I'm the worst! It was just too good.) Sounds like many of you have many different loadouts though. I mostly just play TDM though, so only have a few.
I'd really like try the Lowe-S. Looking at the DLC weapons that'd be the closest to being my kind of weapon. I guess I should start buying the gameplay chests. I was wasting my relics on cosmetic stuff so far!
I'd really like try the Lowe-S. Looking at the DLC weapons that'd be the closest to being my kind of weapon. I guess I should start buying the gameplay chests. I was wasting my relics on cosmetic stuff so far!
The Lowe is fun to use, especially with the extended mag, plenty of ammo against multiple enemies, it reminds me of the machine gun heavy weapon and I love it.
Psychoward
Banned
thanks for the tips, I usually use cash drip and explosive awareness but I guess I can drop cash drip and explosive awareness isn't as needed anymore since mines seemed to have been nerfed.
Cash drip is pretty bad honestly. In theory it sounds good, but it barely increases cash gained every 10 seconds or so. Something like mark on damage not only marks enemies when you shoot them, but you gain cash every time you do.
Explosive awareness is good, but not 100% needed once you get comfortable with things.
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Also yeah lol guys, my roommate walked into the room when that gif happened originally and he asked why I play this game xD
Chronospherics
Member
If anyone is interested by the way, myself and a few GAFers still play ranked on a regular basis and we're always looking for additional players to play with.
We play with a couple of players who don't use mics, but generally mics are preferred.
Hit me up if you'd like to play. Last season we hit master and some of us are still looking to make it to master before the end of this season. My PSN is the same as my username here.
We play with a couple of players who don't use mics, but generally mics are preferred.
Hit me up if you'd like to play. Last season we hit master and some of us are still looking to make it to master before the end of this season. My PSN is the same as my username here.
I tried out the Lowe S via the premade loadout and really liked it. Not sure if I like it better than the HS39, but I'd like to see what I could do with it with a loadout of my choosing around it. Really want that Apocalypse Elena skin too. Hope I get lucky because I have a lot available in those chests still!
I think we're due for some (hopefully free) Halloween skins and a chest sale.
Electret
Member
I've been looking to play with folks with mics recently, so I was excited to respond to your post - then I remembered I'm pretty mediocre and would probably drag you guys down. Nevertheless, my PSN is QuantumJazz. Feel free to add.
This can also serve as a general shoutout to anyone who wants to play with others who use a mic. I'm not talking about anything serious or super-skilled. Any skill level, really. I'd just like to find some folks who use mics to play with on a semi-regular basis. As much as I enjoy UC4 multi in general, I'm tiring slightly of playing exclusively with randoms who by and large remain silent.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
This game's matchmaking is such a piece of shit. I don't care if I've complained about this garbage skill based MM a million times in this thread. I will keep bringing it up until they address this crap system. Every single match, I get enemy teams that are my skill level, but my team mates are noobs. HOW is this fucking fair? Every single match I get people who go 0-1-15 or 0-0-10. This is ridiculous.
Same system since U2, they'll never fix it. I'll never forget the days of regular digits teammates going up against XX and XXX's.
Chronospherics
Member
Last night we were playing ranked with four of us in the party, our average rank was diamond or so.
We had a random join our team and finish with 14 deaths to 2 KOs.
At the end of the game I asked him if he was trying to lose us the game. He said something along the lines of 'I'm so sorry I haven't played that map before' and then told me the loss had made him drop 'back to silver 2'.
Why was a silver 2 player placed into a diamond rank match? Note, the enemy team was favoured to win, so it doesn't even make sense to suggest the matchmaking was trying to 'balance' things out.
Also, why would someone play ranked if they're unfamiliar with the game and maps? Why put yourself through that?
I think in about 30 games over the last 3 days we have had one where our team is favoured to win, and 29 where the enemy team is favoured. It's insane how messed up the ranked matchmaking is.
We had a random join our team and finish with 14 deaths to 2 KOs.
At the end of the game I asked him if he was trying to lose us the game. He said something along the lines of 'I'm so sorry I haven't played that map before' and then told me the loss had made him drop 'back to silver 2'.
Why was a silver 2 player placed into a diamond rank match? Note, the enemy team was favoured to win, so it doesn't even make sense to suggest the matchmaking was trying to 'balance' things out.
Also, why would someone play ranked if they're unfamiliar with the game and maps? Why put yourself through that?
I think in about 30 games over the last 3 days we have had one where our team is favoured to win, and 29 where the enemy team is favoured. It's insane how messed up the ranked matchmaking is.
Negotiator
Member
Maybe he had a "complete 3 Ranked matches" challenge or something like that.
SBMM is the absolute cancer of this game (well, apart from the netcode/15 Hz crap) and Ranked makes it even worse, since it splits the pool into many sub-sub-pools. I understand that ND wanted to add an extra competitive twist to their game, but unfortunately the pool is not that big to afford it in the first place.
Stallion Dan
Member
Because in most MP games ranked is where you earn XP and level up, and unranked you don't and nothing matters.
DaciaJC
Gold Member
Poor guy, he probably felt humiliated after that.
Negotiator
Member
Have you ever seen anyone ending up with a huge negative score (0-0-13) and on top of that not even getting a single treasure ($200 welfare, courtesy of ND)?
I also noticed a weird cinema bug today... I had a nice 4v5 clutch win and the cinema file was abruptly finished a few seconds before the end. It was the first time I tried to use the cinema feature to record a match in this game, so I guess I shouldn't trust it that much. I thought we wouldn't experience buggy cinema files on the PS4 with its vast amount of RAM.
I also noticed a weird cinema bug today... I had a nice 4v5 clutch win and the cinema file was abruptly finished a few seconds before the end. It was the first time I tried to use the cinema feature to record a match in this game, so I guess I shouldn't trust it that much. I thought we wouldn't experience buggy cinema files on the PS4 with its vast amount of RAM.
Started using the Lowe-S. I'm doing about on par with how I was doing with the HS39, so I think I'll continue with it and see if I can improve. Honestly just enjoying using a new weapon. Only played a handful of matches with it so far. Still working on unlocking mods/Hero weapons. Not sure if any of them will be worth using. I used recoil with the HS, but that isn't an issue with the Lowe.