Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Originally posted by: pontifex
Does anyone playing marksman actually use the tactical stance? it seems worthless because you need to be constantly moving to dodge projectiles and to keep out of reach of the enemy.
the grenade sucks because it bounes like a mile away!
and the bosses! omg! they are insanely tough to kill! I just found dr. fawkes in hell and that battle was crazy...you get this huge demon thing and then another comes after you right after that and they both have like 500000000000 hit points, not to mention the regular enemies that are kinda tough to kill mixed in!
and here i'm doing like 5-8 damage per shot...when the heck do you get weapons that actually do damage?
See my post a few above this one. I use tactical stance all the time with my Marksman. It greatly increases the range and if you switch to your sniper rifle while using it you can end up killing a lot of things in one shot before they even know you are there. It's an awesome skill for the Marksman IMO.
Have you been modding and upgrading your weapon at the nano forge? If you breakdown all of the loot you can't use, you should have enough materials to upgrade all of your weapons a few times at least. Also, make sure you use the mods (battery, tech, ammo, etc.) as I find they greatly increase certain attributes and/or damage types.
KT
well, i don't have the sniper thing yet but i keep getting wailed on if i just sit in tactical stance.
i haven't modded anything yet. took awhile to get enough parts to do anything.
my interested in the game raised a few notches for a bit but now its really waning.
It's more fun when u feel like your char is improving/rocking. Here's some tips/strategies to make your char a killing machine:
1) Use the F1, F2, F3 keys to setup weapons for specific situations.
F1 for me is mapped to long range weapons
F2 is mapped to short-range weapons(which have fast rate of fire & splash damage) -like rocket pistols/grenade pistols dual wielded for a marksman
F3 is mapped to dualwieled shield penetrating weapons or anti-boss weapons(ignite will get rid of 5% of max health per sec for 5 secs)
Use F1 to soften up/snipe long-range enemies(sniper or rocket/grenade launcher rifles), press F2 as they close-in or pop-up/swarm you.. with rocket pistols, u should have no problems mowing them down when they close
Map RapidFire to mouse button 5, right-mouse button or middle-button (use RapidFire as a 'panic' or 'swarmed' button when enemies are in your face)
Map Tactical Stance to some mouse button (like middle-button) so u can pop-in & out of it pretty quick easily
Map the Illuminate/Targeting ability to another mouse-button so u can target mobs quickly (a 45% bonus to damge is huge & will let u mow them down twice as fast --it's a must-have skill & makes a HUGE difference
Map the z,x,c,e keys to health/power packs & some specials that u use often
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If u need extra edge/tactics for enemies, remember that:
Undead are resistant to toxic/poison weapons but weaker to fire
Demons are resistant to fire
So if u're having a hard time bringing down that demon boss, switch to a non-fire weapon
Most bosses & demons have huge shields so make sure u mod or buy/find a weapon that has shield penetrators (I use dual-weiled focus weapons that have +52% shield penetrators & +48% shield penet for a total of +100% shield pentration! ALL my spells & weapon damage bypassed their shields & dropped them quickly)
CHECK THE CRAFTER & MERCHANT AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY to see if they have useful weapons or SHIELD PENETRATION mods or +12-20% damage mods -
just teleport to a different station to reset/spawn new items to craft/for sale (they change on their own every 10-15 mins but u can just travel to a new zone to reset) ..tha'ts how I was able to get 8 modes of +12-18% damage, +30% shield penetrat,etc .. u can even use basic common mods +5% to damage, range, ignite, etc until u find something better (only a few hundred to remove mods when upgrading)
Use the augmentator as LAST RESORT --at 4,000+ for a rare aug for a lvl 10 item, it's far too expensive unless u have money to burn ..must cheaper to keep reseting the crafter/merchant until u get a good weapon
Charing Cross, Temple Station, Oxford Circus, Temple Base & the higher level stations have good crafter/merchants that spawn better weapons
Weapons to look for:
For dual-wielded items, 3-4+ mods
For 2-handed items, 5-8 mods
Also, Luck helps u find better loot (game rolls as loot drops) & find secret passageways/portals to treasure-rich areas (it rolls as u zone..in parties, it will add up all the luck in the party so wear your highest luck items when u zone.. if u want your luck highest, keep wearing them as u kill mobs/break crates as the loot drops as well as when your about to complete the mini-game(with high luck, good loot immediately spawns around u when u complete the min-game) ..with my +280 luck (rare mods or armor that add +30-61 luck per item/mod), I find lots of rare/enhanced items
Avoid selilng to merchant.. much more valuable as scrap for building new items (I made most of my mods & luck items from crafters)
Some game guides:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/6182055/p-6.html
Those that add Shield Penetrator & skills u want (Demonspine is great to stun enemies, Ignite is great for bosses(as long as u use a fire weapon/skill w/ignite)
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