Niche Loadouts


(Haki) #1

This discussion isn’t supposed to flame all the bad loadouts there are, I think we all know that.

I’d rather focus on those couple niche loadouts that encourage a certain playstyle instead of just giving you
a faster reload,more ammo packs etc.

They keep saying they’ll implement new loadouts cards at some point, so why not spitball a few ideas, am I right? :slight_smile:

Examples:

Redeye G41 - it has both quick slash and chopper, adding try hard to that for all those failed knife attempts and you get a tanky melee merc

Sparks 181 - Fastest merc with flying pig and springy for maximum mobility. although i don’t find it that outstanding in sparks loadouts(cough383) it does have an interesting combination of perks in DB

Arty D81 - as mentioned by @kAndyREW the SamurARTY loadout with cricket bat and chopper. this isn’t effective imo but it does have a theme going which is kinda cool.

Sure they are nowhere near as good as the try hard loadouts but I’d rather have these than just plain boring cards with enigma,tough and third mehh perk.

Give phantom a card with sneaky and mechanic, making him a stealthy planter pulling back the defense so his team can push up.

Give thunder Quick Eye on his LMG loadouts so you can at least wobble your huge hitbox a bit while you’re ADSing.

Redeye could have the “Undercover” perk that only Phantom has, extending the duration of either his smoke or IR vision.

Stop giving Medics perks like tough if they can heal themselves and rather increase their support ability, instead of giving them the mechanic perk. You’re a medic and get faster repair ? AINT NOBODY GOT TIME FOR DAT!
Same goes for Spares on fire support mercs, just…why.

What do you guys think?
Do you guys have more of these niche loadouts that are worth trying?
Any other perk combinations that encourage different playstyles?


(Verticules) #2

There are plenty of decent Loadouts with mechanic and saw a strat in the last dbn tourney that used one rather than an engineer on chapel.


(watsyurdeal) #3

Personally I don’t mind niche loadouts, but I hate how there’s so many cards that really don’t do anything particularly useful.

Phantom for example

The BL94, C94, and and CR94 are all good loadouts imo. But the knife ones, it’s not even the lack of a Katana that is my issue, it’s everything else about them.

Cards that don’t seem to have any common theme or specialty, I would love to see a knife card with Undercover, Chopper, and Quick Slash, or a Cricket Bat/Katana Loadout. A card with Mechanic, Untrackeable, and Enigma, nina defuse, plant, and repairs.

Things like that I totally would enjoy, I think Splash should do a refresh and keep the old cards, while adding 6-9 new ones for merc. Maybe then we could finally have merc specific cases.


(Jostabeere) #4

Rhino with Ice Cold, lol.


(Drcipres) #5

Also, why only 1 loadout with Ice Cold and 1 with Nitros ?


(moonlitAbility) #6

Redeye G41 is my favorite loadout in the game, and imo the best redeye one… but that might be opinion. the melee potential is real :slight_smile:

i seem to be the only one that likes the fletcher BL63 loadout (blishlok, .357, bat / unshakable / flying pig / chopper).

i use it a lot even tho i have ‘better’ loadouts like the a31 or bl33 handy… i sort of feel like the emp-9 secondary is a crutch for fletcher and enjoy the playstyle without it… and as someone that plays very melee heavy, any flying pig + chopper combo is my jam