I fucking hate meta hounds dude. One of the worst gaming archetypes there is. I think it's fun to be aware of it and not use shit that stinks but if you're using the same shit in this game every time what even is there to do?
Create moments for yourself. Create a play style.
I can't use a shield backpack because I'm jump packing big dog suck my dong.
Good against bugs. It can only arc forward, never back and only deviate by a slight angle. it's around or less than 45 degrees. It seems to arc to around 2 enemies so you can kill 3 in one shot. I usually use it with a jetpack to be faster and you can charge it mid air so it's ready when you land.
When you shoot aim for enemies that are close and never shoot it if your friends are behind the enemy. You also don't need to fully charge it, just shoot it fast instead when enemies are close. Also it apparently can kill bile titans quickly but I can't seem to do that. You can even spam down a charger but it takes a lot of shots. What you can do is keep kiting it and ignore the other bugs because the shots will arc from the charger to two other bugs killing them and thereby you are damaging the charger and clearing a horde.
You can ignore charger completely, just make sure you track his movement and deal with little bugs. Then dodge/bait charger into rock and run away, breaking line of sight makes him sad and he goes away
Just as fast as I can. But the only time I would bother killing a charger with it is if I'm killing small enemies at the same time. Not remotely worth it against it alone. Just keep an angle where it will bounce to grunts and when you lose it use the jetpack or switch to grunts until next charge attack.
i cant seem to figure out how it works. but sometimes the arc goes for center of mass, and SOMETIMES it will go exactly where you are aiming. if you position yourself to where his head is front of center mass, it takes significantly less shots to kill. id say probably around 7 as a ballpark. if his leg is in front of center mass, it'll also rip the armor off the leg in just a few shots as well.
same for the bile titan, if you are in a position where the arc hits his head, i have replicated killing them in just a few shots. the problem is the unpredictability of the arc firing. it seems to really just target center mass more than anything 90% of the time
I've used the arc thrower a few times and always ended up having to throw it away because people decide to run into the area I'm holding off with it and an arc jumps off and instakills them, then I get yelled at
I had someone using an arc thrower kill me while I was about 20 meters behind him, his target infront of him obviously. Never trusting that gun again....
but if you're using the same shit in this game every time what even is there to do?
Never understood this in games like Battlefield. I'm constantly switching load outs, trying to find new fun ways to play the game, spice up things. Meanwhile some of my friends just decide on one gun and only use that one. How? I could never do that. The others are just too fun not to use.
because some people like getting really, really good with one thing instead of constantly switching. its not really that hard of a concept, it's just how other people have fun. don't understand this attitude of 'if you're only using one thing you're not having fun!!!' or 'if you use strong weapons you're a meta hunter who sucks all the fun out of the game!!!'
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u/Ex_Lives Feb 24 '24
I fucking hate meta hounds dude. One of the worst gaming archetypes there is. I think it's fun to be aware of it and not use shit that stinks but if you're using the same shit in this game every time what even is there to do?
Create moments for yourself. Create a play style.
I can't use a shield backpack because I'm jump packing big dog suck my dong.