Kira vs Rhino!

#21

I voted Kira too.
I don’t like playing really slow Mercs and besides, my name says everything…

(mOist) #22

Played as rhino on the final point on bridge as defenders , its game changing when done right me and another rhino held 2 choke points with medics helping us was like shooting fish in a barrel, LOVED IT. loved it that much i bought 10 elite cases for 27.99 (because why not ? i want to support the game i love) and got a gold Rhino card (not a great one but its gold god damn it!) .

Kira is great too but im still not fealing the burst rifles on my pc , my fps sucks which makes the guns so punishing.

(Bainsy) #23

I prefer to be more mobile with my merc’s. I dont think i’ll be playing much Rhino

(Szakalot) #24

Picked Rhino just because of how much having one in a good choke changes how the map is played. Kira is indeed a variation of arty, surely plenty of tricks to be learned with the ability.

Having Rhino in your team forces the enemy to adapt. Frontlines emerge, medics support the Rhino-bunker, and the ET feel is brought to the game.

(GregHouseMD) #25

Yeah … Just had a Rhino/Aura combo more or less win Bridge on their own. It was pretty terrifying, actually. I have no idea how to deal with that.

(avidCow) #26

Lots of grenades and a sniper round to the head.

Assuming you have those tools are your disposal…

(GregHouseMD) #27

Well, it’s hard to snipe someone inside the final objective building on Bridge. I didn’t have much more luck with Nader. Lots of kills, but very few on Rhino.

(Szakalot) #28

killing medic first is priority. In particular on bridge you have 3 attacking routes, you have to find one where you can pick off the medic and finishing rhino second is trivial: peek & shoot - rinse & repeat.

Alternatively, if you know his medic is aura, try to get the station down, and then just spam grenades, or use tactic from above.

(GregHouseMD) #29

@Szakalot
Yep. Did all that. Wasn’t enough. It may have had something to do with there being 4 of them, and 1 of me. I can’t do everything!

(apricotTanker) #30

I didn’t tried Kira, but I’m IN LOVE with Rhino. It’s so fun to play ! Yes, he is obviously very slow, but not being OS by a sniper is GREAT.
I love his minigun, I’m almost never using his shotgun, but this merc is amazing.

I’ll try Kira when she’ll be free, so probably soon imho.

(Szakalot) #31

[quote=“apricotTanker;21548”]I didn’t tried Kira, but I’m IN LOVE with Rhino. It’s so fun to play ! Yes, he is obviously very slow, but not being OS by a sniper is GREAT.
I love his minigun, I’m almost never using his shotgun, but this merc is amazing.

I’ll try Kira when she’ll be free, so probably soon imho.[/quote]

i barely use shotgun either but its very efficient as a surprise attack. Most people expect rhino to be super slow, when he isnt THAT slow with the shotty out. you can soften someone up with minigun, and come up on them unsuspecting, with the shotty.

(Amerika) #32

I’m all for waiting a few weeks but I do believe Rhino might need a slight range buff and maybe even more HP. But, as with everything, we should definitely wait and see how it plays out because somebody might figure out a pretty damn stellar strat.

Due to Kira’s speed I can see her being very good in competition. I didn’t realize how fast she was until last night and that really gives her a solid edge despite the burst/single shot weapons.