Arty,pretty bad :c

(APRenpsy) #21

Arty isn’t too bad, weaker then every merc at the moment ability-wise yes but far from how useless some people make him out to be. His 120Hp is a pretty good combo with the Dreiss AR.

(Jojack) #22

[quote=“elitePuppy;31629”]Arty is trash. His GTAOE is nearly unusable on 85% of a map. Trying to find a green location while under fire is just making yourself a easy target for anyone paying attention.

I feel ripped off with his purchase.

I couldn’t even begin to tell you whether or not the artillery itself is strong or not since I’ve only had it hit someone maybe once. 9 times out of 10 I get shot trying to play the mini game of find a single piece of green ground while standing in LOS of enemies.

It’s complete and total garbage. Skyhammer with prudent use of his strike is far far far superior.[/quote]

Sounds like you just need to play more to understand. You shouldn’t be looking for a green spot to lay down arty with your tool. You should know whether you can mark an area or not before even pulling the marker out. It’s a pretty simple mechanic Is it inside or under a bridge? Don’t pull out your marker. It takes 1 second to lay down arty. You shouldn’t be doing it while being shot at. All the problems you stated are also problems with Kira.

(Reddeadcap) #23

I have to admit, after playing as Arty, I’ve come to love him again, I agree, his marker is a bit finicky but I need to admit, his bombs are a tad useless unless someone sat in the very middle of them, and that goes against him as he is expected to always aim ahead of his enemies, that said, I do believe, besides a couple of fixes to his designator, his artillery needs a buff, maybe a charge or 2 or maybe increase the damage of the bomblets that split up from the shell, along with having them scattered a bit, he just needs a bit more aoe, and damage in a way in my opinion.

(Jojack) #24

I really wish his artillery behaved like the artillery barrage from Wolfenstein: ET. It lasted a few seconds and had shells hit in random places in the area of effect every half second or so. Rather than one quick and fast bomb that doesn’t have near the area it ought to.