Pistol / Artillery Only Arty Results

(Fuze) #1

So a lot of people are complaining about how weak the burst rifles are and I personally don’t like burst guns myself. Well, I haven’t played Arty since Closed Beta, so I wanted to see if I could go a match without using ANY primary weapon and here are the results…

Loadout Used:

http://i.imgur.com/hdzRTdM.jpg

Conclusion? Semi-automatic pistols (and revolvers) require a lot more patience and concentration to use. You want to land as many shots as possible and that means only pulling the trigger when you know you’re going to hit. They also have a very low ammo count. Luckily, Arty is an ammo merc! So really, if you love Arty and hate burst guns, just don’t use them. It might take you some time to learn how to properly use handguns, but they are viable if you can master them. All in all, you’re going to work hard for little payout, but it’s still fun and again, if you REALLY want to use Arty, you might as well give it a try. I think I might even craft a golden Arty just to roll in style while I continue to test this play style out. B)

(sinKrin) #2

“Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
But nothing comes out when they move their lips
Just a bunch of gibberish
And m************ act like they forgot about Dreiss”

(Jostabeere) #3

I mean, what. Why? You have a semi-auto rifle with better stats and you use a semi-auto pistol because you dislike how the semi-auto maingun works, so you can use a semi-auto sidegun? What?

(ThatRandomGuy) #4

‘I hate semi auto weapons’ uses semi auto weapon

http://cdn.alltheragefaces.com/img/faces/large/misc-herp-derp-l.png

(scrub_lord) #5

Now do Fragger nades only and get 4x that score.

(god1) #6

Barely over 1 kill per minute against low level bots.

(Fuze) #7

Where did I say that I hate semi-automatic firearms? “So a lot of people are complaining about how weak the burst rifles are and I personally don’t like burst guns myself.” The point was to show that handguns are viable if you have a burst rifle, seeing as how burst rifles take up 2/3 of Arty loadouts. That was the only Arty loadout I had beside the default. I recently traded any random burst rifle Arty cards I would have got out of cases for crafting golds, sooo…

(animatedFrog) #8

So really, if you love Arty and hate burst guns, just don’t use them. It might take you some time to learn how to properly use handguns, but they are viable if you can master them.

Or just…use the Dreiss?

(Fuze) #9

[quote=“animatedFrog;38683”]

So really, if you love Arty and hate burst guns, just don’t use them. It might take you some time to learn how to properly use handguns, but they are viable if you can master them.

Or just…use the Dreiss?[/quote]

Yes, because for those who made a gold/cobalt and got a burst rifle can totally use the Dreiss. Come on now… :#

(XavienX) #10

Using a pistol…what a great solution… -_-

(giftedStatue) #11

[quote=“Fuze;38687”][quote=“animatedFrog;38683”]

So really, if you love Arty and hate burst guns, just don’t use them. It might take you some time to learn how to properly use handguns, but they are viable if you can master them.

Or just…use the Dreiss?[/quote]

Yes, because for those who made a gold/cobalt and got a burst rifle can totally use the Dreiss. Come on now… :# [/quote]
If I crafted a gold/cobalt with a burst rifle I would suck it up and learn how to use a burst rifle

(Fuze) #12

[quote=“giftedStatue;38853”][quote=“Fuze;38687”][quote=“animatedFrog;38683”]

So really, if you love Arty and hate burst guns, just don’t use them. It might take you some time to learn how to properly use handguns, but they are viable if you can master them.

Or just…use the Dreiss?[/quote]

Yes, because for those who made a gold/cobalt and got a burst rifle can totally use the Dreiss. Come on now… :# [/quote]
If I crafted a gold/cobalt with a burst rifle I would suck it up and learn how to use a burst rifle
[/quote]

No doubt you would. However, this threat is for those who love Arty but absolutely hate burst weapons and haven’t even considered using their handguns as a primary. With some recent threads complaining about burst rifles, I just thought it would be nice to hold a little experiment and post my results in the hopes that those specific Arty players would give him another go and possibly find some fun in playing this way without switching to another merc. However, as I said in my original post, it’s still high risk and low reward and even if you use his primaries (I actually do like the Dreiss), Arty is still the weakest of the artillery mercs. I also want to push the notion that secondaries in this game aren’t just backup weapons. Especially when we’re talking about the Empire-9, but I’ve already made a zillion posts about how amazing that beast is. B)

(CCP115) #13

Burst-rifles are really good. If you don’t like em, then it is literally just you, and all you can do is learn to use them.

I suck at shotguns, but I know it is entirely me, as I am more of a tracking person than a burst damage guy. I traded up to a bronze Aura hoping for an SMG, just got a shotgun, but I use it anyway, cos it isn’t bad, I just don’t like it.

(RuleofBooKz) #14

if u have 17k u could just buy the aura loadout u want from the store?

(Potato Potasto) #15

wow 4k in a 12 minute game you’re very good at using a pistol.

(Gi.Am) #16

First of kudos for playing that way was propably a lots of fun.
But I must say the reasoning of “hey for people that hate burstfire” makes no sense. First no augment combination (except the OP card for sawbonez maybe) is so good, that it makes sense to use a weapon you can’t handle.
Pistols both stats and playstyle wise are a Dreiss with less ammunition. So if you can’t handle the Dreiss you will be having a similar hard time with the sidearms, if you can handle the Dreiss there is zero reason not to use the default Loadout (or whatever you got) instead.

(RuleofBooKz) #17

i wasnt aware there was an OP load out card for sawbonez?

(Gi.Am) #18

CR72 potent pack (faster heal), get up (more HP on revive) and mechanic (not working it seems but theoretical faster repair) + crotzni and cricketbat. I’m not a Sawbonez player but those that are, swear by that loadout. And I’d would argue that the combination of get up and potentpack is indeed a strong incenitive for a dedicated medic, to put up with a weapon he doesn’t like.

(RuleofBooKz) #19

yes that theoretically is my fav loadout, which i have as silver, BUT due to the amount of explosions in the game u must have unshakable so i dont use it. for example the 20% reduction is the dif between dying outright to a mine or just heavy damage (and u can heal that dmg). even tho i prefer the crotzni and all the heal buffs i sill do not use that loadout ;(

if they swapped out the mechanic for unshakeable it would be a godlike sawbones loadout indeed

(Jostabeere) #20

Where did I say that I hate semi-automatic firearms? “So a lot of people are complaining about how weak the burst rifles are and I personally don’t like burst guns myself.” The point was to show that handguns are viable if you have a burst rifle, seeing as how burst rifles take up 2/3 of Arty loadouts. That was the only Arty loadout I had beside the default. I recently traded any random burst rifle Arty cards I would have got out of cases for crafting golds, sooo…[/quote]
Cause burst-fire is semi-automatic too, kinda. Instead of shooting 1 bullet per press, you shoot 3…