Picking a Second Merc

(livelyBastion) #1

So I didn’t really plan on playing this game for long… I ended up getting another 30k credits and am thinking about a second merc. The first one I picked was Vassili and I’m not comfortable with him. Guess I just suck at sniping.

Anyway, I wanted to pick a second merc and here’s what I’m thinking so far:

  1. Fletcher - Engineer + Throwing bombs. There’s been lots of moments where I wish I could throw a bomb to cause panic in an area; also he’s an engineer which I don’ have yet.

  2. Kira - I suck placing the the airstrike marker from Skyhammer so maybe this will be a good choice for area denial.

  3. Arty - Same thing with Skyhammer though his artilery strikes have a shorter cooldown, thus I can use it more frequently? I question this coz there’s some areas where aerial strikes don’t work.

  4. Proxy - She’s an engineer and at 30k creds.

I’ve looked around and heard mixed feelings on Arty and Kira. Proxy appears to be very popular and I haven’t seen much on Fletcher. I’ve been using the BR16 on Skyhammer decently and have been using the Hullunds very poorly with Aura.

So I guess it’s should I pick an engineer or pick a different fire support.
Thanks.

(MTLMortis) #2

Before laying down some hard earned credits, wait to play them during a free merc week. When you like something, buy it. I thought I would love Skyhammer and Fragger. I’m always the support guy in Battlefield 2/3/4. I tried it. Hated it. Good thing I didn’t buy it.

Now I’m a Bushwhacker fan. Bought it after trying him out, and haven’t looked back.

I also love Aura.

The deal with shotguns is this: DO NOT SPAM

Sure, hop around. But do not pull your trigger till the crosshairs are tracking your target.

(Yak) #3

Both Proxy and Kira will be on free rotation tomorrow, try them out then.

(-0wnage-) #4

Firstly, stick with playing vassili. It will be hard and you’ll get a lotta shit from people who keep crying for you to change merc but give it a go every time you play and eventually you’ll be popping heads and dropping bodies like a boss.

Besides that, first merc I ever got was Proxy, gotta say I made a good choice after playing it for a while.

(livelyBastion) #5

Thanks for the feedback.

I took the time to play with Kira and Proxy. I like Kira, her orbital strike is pretty nifty to clear out a condensed area assuming there’s no ceiling; but she has 90hp. I’m wondering how Arty would compare, mostly because he’s 30k credits.

Proxy is pretty good but I think I’ll go with Fletcher just so I can use sticky bombs to setup traps or clear bunkers with.

I’m doing a bit better with the Hollunds shotgun on Aura. I’m starting to take my time and line up my shots instead of firing as fast as possible (Thought the cone of spread was large like other games with a giant circle crosshair).

I also got a semi-auto sniper card for my Vassili and I’ve been doing heaps better with him at all ranges, so that’s good I suppose. I’ll keep trying with one of the bolt snipers as headshots are also finishers with them. The semi-auto is just very easy to use for me.

So I think I’ll purchase Fletcher (and hope I won’t regret it). Skyhammer is great but I just suck with the marker or am very unlucky with the airstrikes. Most info I read on Arty is that his skill sucks – but then I heard in game his skill got buffed. Any opinions on him? Thanks.

(TheOrangePhantome) #6

Id recommend u to try some of the mercs on the free weekend but is recommend u proxy. If u like an aggressive and speedy merc which a smg and 2 shotguns in his arsenal and mines which u can place in sneaky spots or more what i do use them aggressively throw them in choke points and shoot at them and get a few kills then Proxy’s for u. I don’t have her yet but i have the 30k and I’m just waiting for the free merc weekend to end to buy her cause i wanna have a bit more till then.

(VincentRJaeger) #7

[quote=“livelyBastion;65320”]Thanks for the feedback.

I took the time to play with Kira and Proxy. I like Kira, her orbital strike is pretty nifty to clear out a condensed area assuming there’s no ceiling; but she has 90hp. I’m wondering how Arty would compare, mostly because he’s 30k credits.

Proxy is pretty good but I think I’ll go with Fletcher just so I can use sticky bombs to setup traps or clear bunkers with.

I’m doing a bit better with the Hollunds shotgun on Aura. I’m starting to take my time and line up my shots instead of firing as fast as possible (Thought the cone of spread was large like other games with a giant circle crosshair).

I also got a semi-auto sniper card for my Vassili and I’ve been doing heaps better with him at all ranges, so that’s good I suppose. I’ll keep trying with one of the bolt snipers as headshots are also finishers with them. The semi-auto is just very easy to use for me.

So I think I’ll purchase Fletcher (and hope I won’t regret it). Skyhammer is great but I just suck with the marker or am very unlucky with the airstrikes. Most info I read on Arty is that his skill sucks – but then I heard in game his skill got buffed. Any opinions on him? Thanks.[/quote]

With Fletcher you can also throw them on enemies for extra firepower, he’s really fun playing that way and if you can time it right, incredibly satisfying : P

With Vassili, if you eventually choose to use a bolt-action, then the MOA is the way to go. It’s got more ammo and firerate compared to the FEL-IX which only gives a fragment of extra damage for compensation. Semi-Auto’s a nice gun too, just don’t forget to finish enemies off.

This is also a lovely strategy if you plan on buying and playing Proxy. Those mines don’t need to activate for you to use them as offensive bombs. Just drop and shoot in a crowded area and you win the game : P

(livelyBastion) #8

Well I bought Fletcher. He’s very very fun. Sticking a mine on someone always brightens my day. I like it quite a bit with his bomb capacity and short cd. I’ve been blowing up aid stations, concentrated areas, or just supposed proxy mines around the corner. No regrets on this purchase. Proxy’s alright but I just like Fletcher more.

I also bought Sawbones and Arty. Didn’t like Sawbones till I got a Crotzni, no complaints now. But Arty, well I don’t know. I barely kill any players with it; it’s mostly splash damage and disruption but that’s still useful. It also hits the EV pretty hard, but I need 2 strikes to kill/almost kill. I just wish I could place it ON the EV. I wish it was an actual salvo to deny an area or outright kill players touching it. I don’t know.

Nearing 30k again already.

(VincentRJaeger) #9

[quote=“livelyBastion;68474”]Well I bought Fletcher. He’s very very fun. Sticking a mine on someone always brightens my day. I like it quite a bit with his bomb capacity and short cd. I’ve been blowing up aid stations, concentrated areas, or just supposed proxy mines around the corner. No regrets on this purchase. Proxy’s alright but I just like Fletcher more.
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Good, good.

Good on you with Sawbonez, he’s a really good medic merc. Arty’s a bit tricky yeah, consider trying to play him as a marksman. Pick off targets at a distance as your weapons excel in that area. The Artillery has been buffed but it requires finesse to use it. Once you learn how to use it though, it becomes a beast since you can use it at any range, technically anywhere.

(TheOrangePhantome) #10

I’m 4k away from 60k and i want to buy 2 mercs. 1 of them is proxy for sure cus im starting to love her play style and as i mentioned i love playing with her mines aggresively and throwing them at choke points and shoot at rhem but i want to pick up another 30k merc with her and i was wonsering which 1 it should be. Any recomendations on which 1 i shouod pick?

(XavienX) #11

[quote=“livelyBastion;68474”]Well I bought Fletcher. He’s very very fun. Sticking a mine on someone always brightens my day. I like it quite a bit with his bomb capacity and short cd. I’ve been blowing up aid stations, concentrated areas, or just supposed proxy mines around the corner. No regrets on this purchase. Proxy’s alright but I just like Fletcher more.

I also bought Sawbones and Arty. Didn’t like Sawbones till I got a Crotzni, no complaints now. But Arty, well I don’t know. I barely kill any players with it; it’s mostly splash damage and disruption but that’s still useful. It also hits the EV pretty hard, but I need 2 strikes to kill/almost kill. I just wish I could place it ON the EV. I wish it was an actual salvo to deny an area or outright kill players touching it. I don’t know.

Nearing 30k again already. [/quote]

Goddamn, do you earn credits quick lol XD
But Fletcher is great for a second merc.

(livelyBastion) #12

I picked sawbones for my 3rd merc (1st Vassili, 2nd Fletcher) and he is for 30k. Comfortable HP pool and Crotzni feels great. Otherwise I’d save for Fragger/Nader for a more aggressive type; great for flushing stuff out.

[quote=“Xavien;69670”]
Goddamn, do you earn credits quick lol XD
But Fletcher is great for a second merc.[/quote]

Feels quick when I aim for 30k mercs, but the 50k? Feels like an eternity. Got a lot of free time so I’ve been doing a lot of missions making supposedly 8-10k a day. I’m kinda losing interest / interested in other stuff atm though.

(TheOrangePhantome) #13

[quote=“livelyBastion;69803”]

Feels quick when I aim for 30k mercs, but the 50k? Feels like an eternity. Got a lot of free time so I’ve been doing a lot of missions making supposedly 8-10k a day.[/quote]

To be honest i earn the same per day.

#14

You can also visit my thread called “Need help choosing the next merc to buy? Look here!”
in the general chat.
It contains various info about the mercs.
It’s by far not done yet, but it may help you. :slight_smile:

(bontsa) #15

@Kirays Shameless self-promotion here are we?

Jk, your guide seems nice, hope to see it finished at some point!

Good to see OP picked the greatest Nigerian prince there’ll ever be in the history of vidyagaming! How’ve ya liked him so far?

#16

@coolFortress Thanks! It really means a lot to me. Will definitely continue it. :slight_smile:

(TheOrangePhantome) #17

#Kirays Ty man that rly helps me decide. Imma check ur post out now ty.

(livelyBastion) #18

It’s great. I’ve been landing bombs on Aura and Proxy a good amount of times, lately Kira too since she’s free atm. I’ve been taking out aid station defenses on some maps and proxy mine hunches around corners. Incredibly fun merc. Reminds me of Halo 1 days. If I can’t land the stick (Plasma grenade) I’ll use it like a Frag grenade and throw it where I think they’ll run.

However, I don’t know what loadout card to pick for him. Perk wise, no clue. Gun wise, well I don’t really like the Blishlok but I’ve been eyeing whatever came with an Empire-9. So far I have a Copper BL33, Copper H22, and an Iron A31 (no Double Time Perk).

I’ve used him the most out of my lineup but I’m trying to work with Skyhammer/Kira/Arty. I used to hate the burst rifles, but now I really like them.

(bontsa) #19

I hope some more magnificently insight-wise blessed individual for the matter, like @Sniff, would show up, but personally I find shotguns somewhat niche (despite being buffed recently) that I like to have utility with a secondary smg, no matter what it is. However I like to pick shotgun over Blishlok any given time, since now I got something to surprise peeps peeking a corner.

For the augments, since Fletcha can obtain Unshakable, thats at least one of them which with you cannot go wrong with, probably one of the most useful ones in the game due to seemingly every second class having an explosive or two up their sleeve. Double time is a magnificent beast, since with Fletcher you just gotta be movin’ and while at it, move more, and after that, even more. Due the guns he has and how stickybombs function I feel like Fletcher’s got a hit’n’run label written all over his melanin-rich body. Tough is even more niche, but at least ummhh-ok for pubs I feel, albeit since in any more controlled enviroment you should have always a Medic around, it becomes pretty useless there. I wish SD would do something more interesting with it, like making the regen rate higher too, so I wouldn’t feel so cheated when using A31, since there’s only doubletime and decent weaponary that make that loadout usable. I think Quick Draw is great for him since he’s bound to switch between stickies and weaponary quite often, but the downside is it comes in such crappy looking loadouts otherwise, when looking at weapons and other augments they offer (Blish+Empire looks ok but with Flying Pig+Tough? Ewww-meh…).

Long story short, he’s got quite horrible mix of weapons and augments, so you better pick the card with the weapons you feel comfortable with. If it has Double-Time or Unshakeable, that’s a nice bonus then.

#20

@TheOrangePhantome You’re welcome!
Be sure to check it out from time to time as I’ll continue adding mercs to the list.