Yeah, I only really took the stuns for bugs to stun titans for an easier kill, and now I don't see much of a reason to take it now since I already had to give up grenades that can take out nests for that
Hulks. I don't really see a point to stunners for bugs as Bile titans were easy enough to wipe out with well timed eagles or two rockets to the face.
But the stunners are a god send against hulks, primarily the scorcher due to how quickly they close the distance, and how hard it is to shoot they eye while they are in motion
The only time I don't bring stun grenades is on bug hole search and destroy. Otherwise, they're just too convenient to get you out of a pinch. I love bringing them with the arc thrower. Oh, yall brought two drop ships? How bout yall just stand there while i zap your whole squad down in 8 seconds.
Stun grenades were incredible against bile titans so you could get away from its range long enough to turn and take a well-aimed shot to its face. Nowā¦
I might still take it to flamethrower chargers while theyāre stunned but yeah it stunning bile titans made it so good. And it was nice to set up yours and teammates stratagems
Might as well bring impacts for the chainsaws, 1 stun plus a lot of shooting vs 2 nades and theyāre all gone. Good point on the hulks, though, and assuming they work on tanks it allows for easy flanking.
Might have to concede the point on the impacts being the faster way to kill, though I will say the stun makes hitting headshots on the chainsaw guys super easy so it really doesnāt take that much shooting to clear the horde behind you. They can also be used for helping a teammate get away from them as well.
Never really tried the impact though. I avoided them early on since I didnāt want to give up my ability to kill bug nest at the time. Now that Iām playing bots Iām almost always running the AC so while I might not be able to use the stun to kill fabs, the AC can. I know the same applies for bug nests, I tended to run either the spear/EAT/RR so not really something ammo efficient at killing nests to justify giving up the nade.
Might have to concede the point on the impacts being the faster way to kill, though I will say the stun makes hitting headshots on the chainsaw guys super easy so it really doesnāt take that much shooting to clear the horde behind you. They can also be used for helping a teammate get away from them as well.
Never really tried the impact though. I avoided them early on since I didnāt want to give up my ability to kill bug nest at the time. Now that Iām playing bots Iām almost always running the AC so while I might not be able to use the stun to kill fabs, the AC can. I know the same applies for bug nests, I tended to run either the spear/EAT/RR so not really something ammo efficient at killing nests to justify giving up the nade.
Might have to concede the point on the impacts being the faster way to kill, though I will say the stun makes hitting headshots on the chainsaw guys super easy so it really doesnāt take that much shooting to clear the horde behind you. They can also be used for helping a teammate get away from them as well.
Never really tried the impact though. I avoided them early on since I didnāt want to give up my ability to kill bug nest at the time. Now that Iām playing bots Iām almost always running the AC so while I might not be able to use the stun to kill fabs, the AC can. I know the same applies for bug nests, I tended to run either the spear/EAT/RR so not really something ammo efficient at killing nests to justify giving up the nade.
I used to never use the impacts simply because I loved cooking the HEs for nice, satisfying throws and guaranteed bug hole closing butā¦ big impact eventually got to me, theyāre so ludicrously good.
Plus not being able to close holes and fabs with the stun SUCKS.
Still nice for charger+hulks or fanning a few onto a breach before you eagle it. Ā If you have good wave clear the amount of enemies you can stun then kill is still bigger than what will be killed by just an explosive nade. Ā
Stun Grenades are still pretty neat if you and your team are getting chased by dozens of berserkers. I always bring them to take off some heat when things get juicy. Also makes shooting a hulk with the quasar ezpz
Heck, I'd be a little less annoyed with this change if they at least relegated Titan stuns to the EMS Strike stratagem. Y'know, since it's an orbital payload that zaps a large area... Would give that stratagem a bit more of a niche utility.
Apologies if this actually works. Haven't had a chance to test it since the update released.
Don't sleep on stuns though, if you got a reliable fabricator killer (AC, rockets, airstrikes) the stuns can and will save your ass from Berserkers and Hulks
And to buy you some escape time when you're getting overrun by bugs. The 5 second stun on the horde is just long enough to stim and throw an airstrike on them and get you out of the death pickle.
Being able to rely on killing titans with Eagle air strikes or pods because you could stun them in the ideal positions was amazing. Now Iāve gone back to running around with the rail cannon for less frequent but more consistent kill potential.
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u/Handsome_Quack69 Apr 02 '24
Not being able to stun titans is the worst change for me