What's the deal with Arty?

(EdwinsAgain) #1

He’s the most rare merc i’ve ever seen, I saw someone play him very good today…
But people say he sucks
So why does he suck and if I buy one which weapon is good on him :slight_smile:

(D'@athi) #2

He and his (imo) best weapon got buffed a few times in the last months. So he has gotten much better, even fun to play and, sometimes, even able to use his artillery in a fight, without dying because of trying to bomb someone. :stuck_out_tongue:

(Jostabeere) #3

Why using Arty if you can use Skyhammer or Kira.
Skyhammers airstrike is better and if you want to play Dreiss, Kira is better with her orbital lazer.
Edit: I mean. He doesn’t “suck”, there are just better alternatives. People are only exaggregating.

(RyePanda) #4

[quote=“laudatoryLunch;65747”]Why using Arty if you can use Skyhammer or Kira.
Skyhammers airstrike is better and if you want to play Dreiss, Kira is better with her orbital lazer.[/quote]

Arty is cheaper, has more health, and his Artillery charges faster.

Though overall I agree Kira and Skyhammer are better.

(Jostabeere) #5

[quote=“RyePanda;65751”][quote=“laudatoryLunch;65747”]Why using Arty if you can use Skyhammer or Kira.
Skyhammers airstrike is better and if you want to play Dreiss, Kira is better with her orbital lazer.[/quote]

Arty is cheaper, has more health, and his Artillery charges faster.

Though overall I agree Kira and Skyhammer are better.[/quote]

Well, he is 30K, yes. Skyhammer is free, so I believe it kinda balances it.
Never noticed it. Wow, Kira really only has 90 HP.

(Vigil) #6

I’m not sure why exactly, but of the 3 mercs with bombardment type abilities Arty has always seemed the least interesting. Skyhammer is free, and everyone has him, so he’s the default. Kira’s laser is just so much fun, and the ability to use it to deny an area, or protect an objective can win matches. Arty just seems… lackluster, to me.

(tulipRowboat) #7

Arty is the best at taking out EVs IMO, better than Skyhammer

(Vigil) #8

Arty does have the advantage of not having to “line up” his artillery. On the other had Skyhammer can “set-it and forget-it” since its a grenade and doesn’t require line of sight.

(Amerika) #9

He is the greatest merc in the game.

(KattiValk) #10

Arty got buffed recently so he’s actually pretty viable now. What makes him good is the fact he can call his ability in combat. Kira’s laser takes a long time to target but artillery is extremely fast and allows you to engage before coming into contact to better flush out the enemy.

He still needs tweaking as the designator is a pain to use (today on Bridge I was on MG nest and tried to drop arty on the sniper barricade thing across the street only to find I couldn’t because reasons). Plus, it lacks the area denial power of the other two mercs. Airstrikes are massive and generally are extremely good at making people GTFO, Orbital Strikes are also great at making people run because no one really knows where it’s going to go, but artillery is mediocre in splash radius and it doesn’t go anywhere so it’s a lot less scary. The only real kills I’ve gotten with it were against deaf snipers (“hmm I wonder what that whooshing noise i-” boom") and people who were cover peeking on the last part of Chapel and I’ve simply failed to actually scare people into running very far away from it.

(ttownjoe) #11

[quote=“dapperObeserver;16326”]He’s the most rare merc i’ve ever seen, I saw someone play him very good today…
But people say he sucks
So why does he suck and if I buy one which weapon is good on him :)[/quote]

for ol timers with good aim, he is actually one of the best mercs in the game now that his arty somewhat works ok. Good health, unlimited ammo, and the most accurate and highest dps battle rifle in the game. For pure killing power output only kira is better due to her speed, laser and ammo, and also fragger if you have an ammo source are better in the hands of a top tier player.

(Sinee) #12

After artillery was buffed, he quickly became my favorite merc. Most fun I’ve EVER had in DB. I absolutely love him, and I wreck hard with him. My k/d’s have never been so positive. I hate that it took me so long to give him a good chance.

If you can get used to tap firing and have fast fingers to do it and maintain accuracy, he’s ace. Stark AR or the BR feel about the same to me. Dreiss is complete garbage after it was nerfed, but the Stark or BR are solid… but only if you can handle tap-firing.

(EdwinsAgain) #13

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Which rifle are you talking about? :smile:
@ttownjoe

(Aazhyd) #14

Arty isn’t nearly as bad as he used to be. His strike is executed much faster than before.

That said, Skyhammer and Kira are still better.

(PurpleNurple) #15

@Mercy The dreiss is no where near garbage and it was hardly a nerf. It’s just a little harder to win CQC battles, but more forgiving when they’re not right in your face.