Lets talk Tanks

(ASTOUNDINGSHELL) #1

Ss ive noticed that most of this community seems to have people thaat mostly play either squishy merc or medium mercs.
I am more of a tank player (other mercs been Phantom/stoker/Phoenix/Sawbonez)
and i wanna Ask you how do you all feel about the Tank Mercs? (Fragger/Rhino/Thunder if you meet him during closed)

I know a lot of people think Rhino hp should we lowered, to which i answer no…they shoudl lower that monster of gun Dps thats for sure…

Oh and if you are curious, Yes the Backpacks are part of the hitbox, so if you shot Fragger or Rhino on their ammo packs (on their back) theyl eventually die…you know…sience…

(jazevec) #2

Dirty Bomb has no tanks. The difference between Aura and Rhino is 120 health. In other words, 1 second of SMG fire. In practice it’s less, because Rhino is big and slow - easy to hit. If Blizzard made a racing game, it would have a tank, a healer and a damage dealer. But this is Dirty Bomb.

(watsyurdeal) #3

Honestly it depends on skill

Assuming perfect aim obviously everyone should just play Fragger or Thunder, then 2 Sawbonez, Bush or Fletcher, then Skyhammer or Stoker. Since they have the most HP and most reliable abilities, but the reality is not everyone is that good at aiming.

So a speedy character is actually hella hard to hit easily. Proxy and Kira are perfect examples, I can use the same guns with other mercs yet somehow seem to die less with them. This is one of those variables that is simply not easy to balance for, since it all comes down to how good your opponent is.

(SiegeFace) #4

Im more of a proxy player, and with these hitreg issues i have been experiecing recently one shotgun shell can make or break an engagement, but thats not the only thing that is broken…

(LifeupOmega) #5

Fragger (and Thunder I imagine) are fun to fight and play.
Rhino is a slow boring roadblock.

I still stick to the 110-120 hp range mercs because they’re faster and tend to be far more interesting ability wise too.

(jazevec) #6

There aren’t many fat mercs in the game. I think only Fragger and Rhino are above 120, and there’s Thunder coming.

Rhino isn’t terribly slow by himself. It’s the minigun, which greatly slows you down when you start firing.

(Ctrix) #7

Rhino is only OP if he camps some chokepoint where you have to get close to him, and nobody on the other team has grenades. I noticed his minigun can’t hit shit above short range.
And also, anyone can be a tank if they’re standing on an Aura tower.