Let’s assume that a person has 6 gold loadouts that they are willing to trade up for a Cobalt, however they want to play it safe in regards to the merc they choose. By that I mean that all/most of their loadouts are regarded as good. Which mercs would be the safest trade up?
Safest Cobalt trade ups
onLooSe
(onLooSe)
#3
Stoker, Phoenix, Sawbonez, Aimee… you might consider Thunder, but I find it not so much usefull, just like Aimee. The rest mercs have only 2-3 good loadouts
scrub_lord
(scrub_lord)
#4
Aimee? The only loadouts worth getting are with .40 pistol. Caulden and Deagle are garbage and seeing as how she uses snipers you rely heavily on your secondary.
Ardez1
(Ardez1)
#5
I don’t see that statement as being very true. The weapon you will be using most is your primary and your secondary is just that, secondary. In close quarters that is. The goal is to not let it become close quarters.
If you like the Grandeur then you don’t need a secondary as badly if they get close(but it still might be handy). Personally I am using the F75 for her, but Honestly think most of her loadouts are fairly well balanced and not one in particular is overly strong. Definitely a good option for a cobalt tradeup.
Haki
(Haki)
#7
My first choice was Fragger, since he only has a few loadouts that really are bad, then I got Fletcher, which is harder because he has 3 good loadouts(BL32,BL33 and A31 imo) but I use him a lot.
And after that Kira, because she has a bunch of good cards (S81,B41,B72,D82,S41).
Phoenix and Stocker have a good general pool of cards as well, but I don’t use them nearly as much as the other three.
doxjq
(doxjq)
#8
Depends really. Skyhammer was my first choice even though I’m not a huge fan of him but mostly because I like all 3 of his main weapons. Sparks was my second choice because contrary to popular opinion, I honestly see use in all of her cards. Especially since she was nerfed, people rely more on her machine pistol now, so I actually kind of appreciate her cards that have combat perks just as much as medic perks. Stoker also has 3 solid mains, so he’s a safe bet.
Fragger I ruled out because I hate the K121, Kira and Arty I ruled out because I hate the Dreiss, Aura/Proxy/Fletcher I ruled out because I hate shotguns etc.
Vassili is a safe bet if you like sniping. I mean he has 3 snipers, but all 3 are great guns and can be used effectively if you’re not sitting back being a pleb who snipes for himself rather than covering his team ( do not be that guy 
) RedEye is a bit eh, because although I like him I can’t be bothered wasting 6 golds to end up with a terrible Dreiss loadout.
It’s just personal preference man. I don’t know what guns you like or dislike, just go through the store loadouts and pick out which mercs you would be less disappointed with and make your choice off that.
ProfPlump
(ProfPlump)
#11
Pistols aren’t the only important things to care about, though. Quick Eye and Spotter are two of the most important augments for Aimee (since Quick Eye makes you a harder target for enemy snipers, so it’s perfect for counter sniping, and Spotter increases the effectiveness of the Snitch). Drilled is also useful, but I don’t think it’s that useful for the FEL-IX - it’s best for the Grandeur and PDP which need constant reloading.
On top of that, the Deagle is definitely not rubbish. It has a low magazine size, but it packs a serious punch at 120 DPS (whereas the Selbstadt had 112.5 DPS).
scrub_lord
(scrub_lord)
#12
My bad you guys are right. That’s why the S&W Vassili load outs are so popular, right?
lol
Jostabeere
(Jostabeere)
#13
[quote=“scrub;167740”]My bad you guys are right. That’s why the S&W Vassili load outs are so popular, right?
lol[/quote]
S&W Loadouts are not popular because he has machine pistols. And they’re just easier to use.
It’s easier to spam them in general direction of the enemy than landing revolver shots. That’s why everyone uses them. Same for M4 Fragger. Both guns, BR-16 and the K-121 are objectively better than the M4, but the M4 is easier to use.
scrub_lord
(scrub_lord)
#15
[quote=“Jostabeere;167741”][quote=“scrub;167740”]My bad you guys are right. That’s why the S&W Vassili load outs are so popular, right?
lol[/quote]
S&W Loadouts are not popular because he has machine pistols. And they’re just easier to use.
It’s easier to spam them in general direction of the enemy than landing revolver shots. That’s why everyone uses them. Same for M4 Fragger. Both guns, BR-16 and the K-121 are objectively better than the M4, but the M4 is easier to use.[/quote]
M4 and Machine Pistols are more popular than their counter parts, because they are reliable and are actually able to hit their paper DPS. BR, revolvers, K-121 all have higher recoil and insane bloom after just a few shots.
This is exactly why I’d recommend people take Selbstadt Aimee loadouts over the Deag or the Caulden, because they are unreliable secondaries. Maybe if her Selb loadouts had completely garbage augments, then I’d at least understand. The weapons should be your priority to picking loadouts, not the augments.
Jostabeere
(Jostabeere)
#16
[quote=“scrub;167756”][quote=“Jostabeere;167741”][quote=“scrub;167740”]My bad you guys are right. That’s why the S&W Vassili load outs are so popular, right?
lol[/quote]
S&W Loadouts are not popular because he has machine pistols. And they’re just easier to use.
It’s easier to spam them in general direction of the enemy than landing revolver shots. That’s why everyone uses them. Same for M4 Fragger. Both guns, BR-16 and the K-121 are objectively better than the M4, but the M4 is easier to use.[/quote]
M4 and Machine Pistols are more popular than their counter parts, because they are reliable and are actually able to hit their paper DPS. BR, revolvers, K-121 all have higher recoil and insane bloom after just a few shots.
This is exactly why I’d recommend people take Selbstadt Aimee loadouts over the Deag or the Caulden, because they are unreliable secondaries. Maybe if her Selb loadouts had completely garbage augments, then I’d at least understand. The weapons should be your priority to picking loadouts, not the augments.[/quote]
But reliable does not mean better in every case. Hochfir is most reliable at hitting things due to lowest recoil and spread. Is it the best gun? No.
Shirobon
(Shirobon)
#17
Stoker, Phoenix and Aimee don’t really have bad cards, that’s a given. After that I’d say Fragger has the most viable cards and the rest, 2 or less.
ClemClem7
(ClemClem7)
#18
I just trade a fragger loadout because he has good loadouts, and none of them are really shit.
I main sparks but can’t trade a cobalt for her, because 383 and only 383 so 1/9 chance.
Try all weapons of a merc, and if all fit to you, trade the cobalt for him.
It’s all about your feeling with weapons and perks. In this discussion, one said he can use all sparks loadout, it’s not the case for everyone. It the same with all merc. Trade a merc you play with and you’re comfortable with all of his weapons.
Your feeling.
…But Fragger, Aimee, Proxy, Nader
Yoma1
(Yoma)
#20
Well easier to use is subjective because i tend to not hit shit with the M4 while im good on any range with the BR-16. Even though i know that the M4 is an easy weapon because of it having nearly no recoil and spread i cant get myself to like it because its just… no idea.
My first cobalt tradeup was for Vassili and i got the F12 which is fine for me. Next i trade up will prolly be Kira or Arty because of the playtime.
However, its just a card, if crap comes outta a trade up i wouldnt use it just for the looks.