Proxy or Arty?

(YoeriCookie) #1

As the title tells, WHAT MERC should I buy and do you have any tips on em, do you recommend other mercs?

([GER] eclipsE) #2

I personally prefer Proxy, but you should give more insight of your preference, for me its speed, for other HP and for other the Bang. So without knowing your likes/dislikes i would not feel good to advise you on that question

(Ardez1) #3

Proxy will be free shortly if she isn’t already. Give her a test and see if you like her.

Arty is a bit more finicky and requires some practice to use properly in his current state.

(Gi.Am) #4

Proxy is free now so try her and decide for yourself.

In general tho, if you prefer Auras playstyle over Skyhammer (fast movement, in your face close combat and a lot of flanking) and like doing objectives (she is an engineer and repairs/plants/defuses faster). Proxy might be your gal.
If you don’t like Auras playstyle, stay away from Proxy. She is only slightly slower than Aura and has only slightly more HP.

If you like Skyhammer more and prefer a BR-16 over his other two options. Your only complaint about him is that his airstrike cooldown is too much and you would be willing to have a weaker more complicated to use ability to get a faster CD, than and only than would I consider Arty.
But wait for him to go in free rotation and test him the whole period, before you decide he is not an easy Merc and comes with quite a few quirks.

(fetchingSeahorse) #5

This could also depend on what mercs you already have. Arty is kind of a side-grade to skyhammer, so if you don’t have an engineer merc yet I would recommend proxy.

Arty has the same ammo packs and his artillary strike can be good, but is difficult to call in due to his targetting laser resetting when it hits minor terrain bumps.

Proxy is a fast merc who can use her mines defensively or offensively. She can shoot her mines to blow them up before they are armed, and is a great flanking character with her speed. Hard to make other recommendations since we don’t know which mercs you have.

(CCP115) #6

Don’t get anyone. Yet.

Try Proxy, see what you think, you should always have one medic and one engineer and one other in your 3 merc roster. If you like proxy, get her. If you don’t, and you really want Arty, wait and see if any Arty changes this way comes.

(fetchingSeahorse) #7

To give you more of an idea:
Arty is focused on mid to long range fighting. His artillary can be used to hit people behind cover and around corners. If you direct hit someone with an ammo pack, they get a 15% reduction to their cooldowns. Ideal situations for Arty:
Being in a gun duel with someone using an smg or shotgun at long range.
Timing air strikes to hit a spawn wave running in.
Using artillary to hit defenders behind the rock on the third stage of chapel, flushing them out and weakening them.
His artillary doesn’t do great damage vs mercs, you will often have to direct hit a merc or hit with both strikes to get a kill. The artillary does good damage vs EV.

Proxies is a mid to close range fighter. Her mines work well for offense and defense, but she can’t throw them very far. Shotguns are great for alpha strikes. You can one or two shot people with good aim. Her hochfir smg is really accurate and has good dps if you want a longer range option.
Ideal situations for proxies:
Flanking a group of enemies who haven’t noticed you. You run in and take them out with point blank shotgun headshots. Or you throw a mine in their mist and shoot it, killing or hurting them all.
You plant mines in sneaky places. You grin when they kill someone.
You get shot at, run away and flank the enemy with your speed. Headshot from behind for the win. You are fast enough to leave some engagements you don’t want to take.