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[-] tiberius@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 months ago

My typical encounter with Chargers using auto cannon.

  1. Dance with the charger by shooting and dodging. Where? Doesn't matter due to skill issue.
  2. Keep dancing with it until it stops and looks at me with disappointment.
  3. Have teammate kill charger with quasar.
  4. Find another charger.
[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Take the AC to bot land. You'll love it forever. As long as your team has one and a queso cannon, nothing else matters.

[-] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I thought the queso cannon was what they used at Taco Bell to dispense cheese on the burritos.

[-] neuropean@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago

Idk what he’s got, but my quaalude cannon puts them to sleep.

[-] RandomStickman@kbin.run 12 points 6 months ago

Can't do a bot mission without the AC my beloved.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

Maybe that's my problem. I've only tried it on bugs.

[-] Aphelion@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago

It is the absolute truth on bots. Bring the eruptor with it and you'll massacre.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

I would think both would be explosion overkill. Don't you need something to deal with swarms of smaller stuff?

[-] Aphelion@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Nope, just shoot the ground behind the small stuff and bring the machine pistol.

[-] 4thDimensionDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You rarely have to deal with swarms with bots anyway. This is why the low volume of fire weapons like the snipers and the dominator are really good to use in the bot front.

Edit: for context, I typically run AC, Dominator, Redeemer, Stun Grenades on Level 7 Difficulty.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

I run Scorcher, Quasar, Stun Grenades, and Grenade Pistol against bots in levels 7-9. I love being able to 2 tap the Striders with the Scorcher as well as quickly be able to take out small patrols before they can get a flare off.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago

I've found myself getting "stuck" into bringing a Quasar or EATs for every mission. I want to branch out and use other support weapons, but killing the big boys is just so much more work with anything else!

[-] Nommer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 months ago

AC + EATs will let you handle anything. I find myself missing my AC for hordes of medium bugs/bots when I bring quasar and shield. Chargers can also be 3 shot in the butt with the AC and it'll bleed out a few seconds later. I find the leg trick to be too inconsistent.

[-] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

Bring EAT and another support weapon, it works well imo

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago

I've done that with the Arc Thrower before. My dumbass kept forgetting to pickup my Arc Thrower after I dropped it

[-] VelociCatTurd@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

The Queso cannon is goated.

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Shoot eat but charger lifts head and the eat fizzles and run to the called in eat pod to grab the second one and try again.

Or call in eat by throwing the ball at the carget, it sticks and crushes him. Now you have 1 eat you can use on a hive guard

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

I like both, but right now I prefer the quasar because it lets me bring the jump pack.

[-] ArmokGoB@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago

Even railgun is worse than Quasar/EAT. The only thing with better armor penetration is the Spear, and it doesn't lock on half the time.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

Run towards the charger but just slightly ajar and it'll pass you and then turnaround and shoot them in the bum.

Although I usually do it with a Quasar or EAT.

[-] Aphelion@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is pretty easy really, you let the charger change you, dive to the side, and shoot it in the tail 3 times. Then watch it bleed out as it slowly walks around.

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