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This is similar to my build, but I went for more of a "Force Multiplier" build. Like you I maxed out critical hit very early. My main gun was the EBR Enforcer which allowed me to completely ignore the Aim stat. And I didn't even add any points into handling until very late game because I never really felt like reloading took too long until I tried using the miniguns. But by that point I was also quick on the way to getting the EBR Enforcer which already has an insanely fast .6 second reload which made handling a virtually pointless stat to invest in. For Armor, I went heavy as I never felt like it restricted my movement enough to worry about it and I never really had to use cover as a result. I do recommend investing points in evade, but for me, I didn't need to until considerably later game. Most of the game (world map), 0 points in evade (ie 2 jumps before delay) was usually more than enough for most situations. The stats I invested heavily in were "Critical Hit Rate", "Vital Signs", "Body Battery" and "Tactical Sense" (although tactical sense was later down the line). The last stat I maxed out was "Evade" and that was only after I maxed out tactical sense. I was min/maxing quite a bit, but it proved really effective. For my Tactical I used the Turret. For my Augment Modules, I used the Vitasign Booster and the Tactical Charge. For my Augments, I used "Overclock" and "Spiderbots". This is where the force multiplier came in. I never need to use cover. From the start of the fight, I fire and easily hit my targets for great damage with the EBR Enforcer. With overclock boosting my stats and (if not hit for 3 seconds) quickly replenishing my health in a fight, I no longer need to worry about health drops. As long as I keep moving and dodging, I can soak up a ton of damage and heal it back up extremely quickly. If I get swarmed or get an extremely tough enemy, I drop Spiderbots and watch everybody melt. With a 40 Cybernetics stat very few enemies can tank a full Spiderbot drop. But also between my high tactical sense and tactical charge, EBR damage and Spiderbots, I can drop turrets like crazy. Often in the biggest fights I can drop as many as 3-5 turrets on the field before the first one times out. That's a ton of firepower on the field that easily renders the pocket mech virtually pointless. And because those turrets distract enemies really easily, that's enemy firepower that's not on me giving Overclock even more opportunities to replenish my health. By the time I was using this build, I virtually cake walked the end of the game. It was only the final boss "Swarm" fight that pushed me to my limit, but even that I completed successfully on the first try. Even when they would get a lucky few hits tanking my health down, I never really feel worried because I know it'll replenish in no time if I just keep dropping turrets and keep evading. And even with Spiderbots having a fairly long cooldown, it was often enough to give me exactly what I needed when I needed it. I even found the Spiderbots far more useful than any of the "Mono" bot augments. This build has ended up being so effective at keeping me alive while still being able to lay down a lot of firepower, I've actually been considering ditching the Vitasign booster module altogether to experiment with a different one, because I just don't feel like I really need it anymore. Maybe I'll try out that zigzag dash module or something. Give it a try and see what you think. Maybe you'll like it.
Little tip: At 3:35 - That guy you're shooting at that wont take damage because of that drone. You can hack that thing. So instead of worrying about trying to shoot it, just hack it and it will stop buffing that enemy allowing you to kill him really easily. There's even an achievement for it. I found this by accident in a fight when I accidentally hit the hack button next to him. From then on, I didn't have to worry about shooting that little drone in order to take that enemy out.
I did this build but threw away tactical because I could never deploy those weapons that effectively. So I put all of those points into Vital Signs & Body battery.... now I'm dashing around feeling invincible! Thanks for this guide :D
I also had problems with using grenades effectively... until I found out that you can detonate them by pressing the button again. Still, I think they're not worth it. Damage falls off drastically against high level enemies.
Keep going Fextra, you're going to be THE goto guy/website for rpg builds for EVERY game. Heck you already are for me. Since way back when DOS 2 released. Keep em comin!
Leap and io augment with a flamethrower has been a ton of fun for me. It absolutely shreds fleshy enemies then the io changes the damage to a digital flamethrower to melt down the mechs too. I find myself using hyper focus instead of leap when im playing multiplayer.
@@CryoCare You can use the same character in both, and you'll continue the story where the host left off. If you create a new mp game, you'll have a fresh start with a new character.
I finish all the main and side quest. Upgraded some fave weapon and level up max up. Since my character is now free and accomplish everything severance from kira and poone, i restart my body aesthetics and paid 203k ucreds and stay on the pinnacle garden dressed in white tuxedo and pants. Just like a true story. 😁
During the timed defense parts having high tactical sense enables to have multiple turrets up at one time. And they are tanky enough and will draw aggro. A solid choice of an augment.
EBR Enforcer is also my favorite gun and I also have max crit. Good choice there. However, I'm not a fan of the 20 points in weapon handling and tactical sense. The weapon already reloads super fast and grenades just suck against high level enemies. Might as well put more points in biometrics and rely less on cover. Augments of choice are Hyper Focus/Propulsion Leap and Spiderbots.
Eqiup the rejuv tactical and skip the vitasigns booster and take the speedheal mod instead. The ABR commander gets stupidly powerful once you get it to max lvl.
Nice! I’m only lvl 14 so far But this was exactly the kind of build I was thinking of going for (Edit: That or a heavy weapon, high HP/Armour build with focus on crit)
I would have said this is more my speed (at a glance) i like highly mobile, dex style characters. Having nothing evasion 9looking at the tank-guy) just seems wrong to me. I must say though the tank guy sounds good in this kind of setting where it's all ranged combat. I'll have to try both out.
I've found the Ranger does trash damage even with high cybernetics. I really like the Mono Defender in a tech/crit build because it taunts and is a beast of a tank.
great guide! so where do u get the EBR Enforcer? looked after every mission on many vendors so far never got that thing (currently lvl 17 since u said they drop it earlie in the game)
Like the build, but I’ve been finding myself using a precision rifle with full weapon handling and crit rate, with lock-on fire to do a quick burst of high DPS on big enemies. Also I went full crit rate for armor, getting a helmet that adds +6, and a chest for +5
As Local says its in a chest in Docking area jsut after Cosmodrome, you need to take 1 elevator a level down, there is a small room with boxes and the red chest.
Me and my mates seem to be having a hard time, we find exploring during missions to be really difficult as you are fighting enemies that are around your level then suddenly enemies way too high for no apparent reason, we don't know if we are meant to even go exploring, should we literally just stick to what the mission tells us to do?
Do the main mission and side missions when you can, the game is kinda like a nintendo game where you just keep progressing till the end, plus like another said you end up looping back and clearing up paths you couldnt reach later on..
Any tips where should we farming for superior components? Or which side missions will reward it? Finished the main story and grinding for superior components.
I found a place in the main missions to farm Basic and Advanced... superior components are limited and I've only found 2 so far. In the mission Reboot the AGI at the end just prior to rebooting the AGI and facing all those guards there was a spider robot. When you kill it either one basic and one advanced weapon component would drop, or two advanced ones would drop sometimes. After killing it I would quit to the main menu, and resume my game, the spider robot respawns and you can rinse and repeat to get as many of the basic and advanced components as you'd like. The whole process takes just a little over 1 minute... so in under 12 minutes you can farm 10 of each, basic and advanced components. I did this for a little over an hour tonight to get over 60 of each. It should help let me upgrade more of the guns to at least MK8 so I can see which ones I like the best.
@@du3lcitiz3n I finished the whole main mission, before the ending, you can get 2 superior components at the underground before versus the Men Shin. Play with friends and get it together with them will be cool since superior components are difficult to get it
As Local says its in a chest in Docking area jsut after Cosmodrome, you need to take 1 elevator a level down, there is a small room with boxes and the red chest.
@@nicolajnielsen8892 ive searched complete cosmodrome and docking area 3 times now and cant find this helmet. should i mention that i have none of those orange chests on the map left?
@@Cenaturis_1 hmm thats very Strange, I have reached that part two times now (did a replay to level up other weapons)…. Found the helm same time both times. It’s a chest where you take elevator down to a small storageroom, and it’s red the chest… I cant unfortunately post a picture of this due to how RUclips works, or it would maybe have assisted you better than just the description:(
Hand cannons are fairly strong in the early game. You can get the HFC Heat really early which does good damage but falls behind many of better weapons. Slow fire rate and small clip size are kinda detrimental in this game. However. I would do these stats in this order. 5 vital signs. 10 weapon handling. 5 evasion. 20 crit. 10 more weapon handling. Use Joyrun Dragon and probably homing Mim or volatile augs with this one. Later on swap it out for Rat Bite.
@fextralife do you have some specific informations around the EBR Enforcer. Im on the Stimtown part (char is lvl 19) of main mission and still cant buy it at the vendors
Progress the main story for more guns to be available. The ABR is in cluster 13 in a high level ICE chest. The EBR is in High Road, cant remember exactly where. Joyrun dragon aug is also in highroad at the golden satori.
press the same way on both sticks. master this, changing directions quickly. also you want to learn to shoot and move backwards. this game has cover as well though, cover will trivialise a lot of situations, and you can actually build yourself so tanky you can just stand out in the open, too. I like playing a mobile character with less health though, so I use cover a lot.
@@Nrgize1 sorry man, I meant opposite directions. to run and gun properly. so you can run backwards and shot in any direction. honestly cover is going to save you more than anything in this game though. it's very easy to get shot, even with the javelin dodge thingy. I tend to only kill the stunties in the open as you have to, and the mele, ranged stragglers etc or if I can flank someone. I do a lot of fighting from cover, when facing head on a lot of ranged enemies. switching up the gameplay though is key in this game as you have to keep adapting the gameplay styles. augments are key really. overdrive and spiderbots are best IMO.
@@D00M3R-SK8 Thanks for update..I didn't think it was working well😆 Is it worth upgrading my early weapons or save and wait for better guns down the line and upgrade them?
@@Nrgize1 you are pretty safe to upgrade a few levels on something as you can easily farm the basic and second pieces. it's only the final ones that are finite. that said I wouldn't upgrade your first ones too much, as you'll get better weapons pretty soon after. the weapons stock in the shops changes as you progress through the story. also you can pick up loads of good weapons from chests and stuff too.
@@D00M3R-SK8 Yeah, low health AND low energy for abilities. If you arent gonna take health I think youll definitely want some extra energy. The last couple encounters in the game are a massive spike in difficulty and either make or break whatever build you're running and I see this one being pretty tough on survivability.
I ended up respec'ing anyway and putting points in health, and I avoided the grenade one as I never remember to use my nades anyway. I just have dodge at 8 and health at 15 currently. I have 5 points at the minute as well, but not sure whether to max health or use it for body battery.
@@Twentyand1 thanks dude. I have extra health now, I think I will take extra energy too. at the minute i have 6 from gear, but I will put some pointrs in body battery too.
It's a good vid except for recommending the bots especially the ranger because you said at higher levels it does a ton of damage and in the video it never did any damage at all it was only a distraction
Im level 25. Regardless of length of the game time wise, youre gonna be around level 20 by the time you get to where i am. I have not beaten the game yet, but im doing every side quest too. Being that high of a level means youre gonna develop a build during that time.
You should rename this the most boring build in the game. I hate gears of war duck and cover just makes me cringe I’d much rather just vault around like a demon hunter in Diablo 3
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This is similar to my build, but I went for more of a "Force Multiplier" build. Like you I maxed out critical hit very early. My main gun was the EBR Enforcer which allowed me to completely ignore the Aim stat. And I didn't even add any points into handling until very late game because I never really felt like reloading took too long until I tried using the miniguns. But by that point I was also quick on the way to getting the EBR Enforcer which already has an insanely fast .6 second reload which made handling a virtually pointless stat to invest in.
For Armor, I went heavy as I never felt like it restricted my movement enough to worry about it and I never really had to use cover as a result. I do recommend investing points in evade, but for me, I didn't need to until considerably later game. Most of the game (world map), 0 points in evade (ie 2 jumps before delay) was usually more than enough for most situations.
The stats I invested heavily in were "Critical Hit Rate", "Vital Signs", "Body Battery" and "Tactical Sense" (although tactical sense was later down the line). The last stat I maxed out was "Evade" and that was only after I maxed out tactical sense. I was min/maxing quite a bit, but it proved really effective.
For my Tactical I used the Turret. For my Augment Modules, I used the Vitasign Booster and the Tactical Charge. For my Augments, I used "Overclock" and "Spiderbots".
This is where the force multiplier came in. I never need to use cover. From the start of the fight, I fire and easily hit my targets for great damage with the EBR Enforcer. With overclock boosting my stats and (if not hit for 3 seconds) quickly replenishing my health in a fight, I no longer need to worry about health drops. As long as I keep moving and dodging, I can soak up a ton of damage and heal it back up extremely quickly. If I get swarmed or get an extremely tough enemy, I drop Spiderbots and watch everybody melt. With a 40 Cybernetics stat very few enemies can tank a full Spiderbot drop. But also between my high tactical sense and tactical charge, EBR damage and Spiderbots, I can drop turrets like crazy. Often in the biggest fights I can drop as many as 3-5 turrets on the field before the first one times out. That's a ton of firepower on the field that easily renders the pocket mech virtually pointless. And because those turrets distract enemies really easily, that's enemy firepower that's not on me giving Overclock even more opportunities to replenish my health.
By the time I was using this build, I virtually cake walked the end of the game. It was only the final boss "Swarm" fight that pushed me to my limit, but even that I completed successfully on the first try. Even when they would get a lucky few hits tanking my health down, I never really feel worried because I know it'll replenish in no time if I just keep dropping turrets and keep evading. And even with Spiderbots having a fairly long cooldown, it was often enough to give me exactly what I needed when I needed it. I even found the Spiderbots far more useful than any of the "Mono" bot augments.
This build has ended up being so effective at keeping me alive while still being able to lay down a lot of firepower, I've actually been considering ditching the Vitasign booster module altogether to experiment with a different one, because I just don't feel like I really need it anymore. Maybe I'll try out that zigzag dash module or something.
Give it a try and see what you think. Maybe you'll like it.
Little tip: At 3:35 - That guy you're shooting at that wont take damage because of that drone. You can hack that thing. So instead of worrying about trying to shoot it, just hack it and it will stop buffing that enemy allowing you to kill him really easily. There's even an achievement for it. I found this by accident in a fight when I accidentally hit the hack button next to him. From then on, I didn't have to worry about shooting that little drone in order to take that enemy out.
I didnt realize you could hack them lol. I just aimed high to shoot the drone first, but the hack tip is great
I did this build but threw away tactical because I could never deploy those weapons that effectively. So I put all of those points into Vital Signs & Body battery.... now I'm dashing around feeling invincible! Thanks for this guide :D
I also had problems with using grenades effectively... until I found out that you can detonate them by pressing the button again. Still, I think they're not worth it. Damage falls off drastically against high level enemies.
Keep going Fextra, you're going to be THE goto guy/website for rpg builds for EVERY game. Heck you already are for me. Since way back when DOS 2 released. Keep em comin!
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Leap and io augment with a flamethrower has been a ton of fun for me. It absolutely shreds fleshy enemies then the io changes the damage to a digital flamethrower to melt down the mechs too. I find myself using hyper focus instead of leap when im playing multiplayer.
Another great video. A solid and well narrated guide. 👍👍👍
I fucking LOVE this game.
Lets play together :)
Thank you Fex for these build ups! Loving the channel and I cannot wait for Elden Ring guide tips as well!
Can you use same character in sp and mp
@@CryoCare You can use the same character in both, and you'll continue the story where the host left off. If you create a new mp game, you'll have a fresh start with a new character.
Subscribed... Keep the ascent content coming.
This game looks sick af
Thanks so much for all the great build guides! :)
The fact this game is same couch coop is amazing. One of my favorite ways to game is with a friend, in the same room.
Nice guide! To the point and effective
I finish all the main and side quest. Upgraded some fave weapon and level up max up. Since my character is now free and accomplish everything severance from kira and poone, i restart my body aesthetics and paid 203k ucreds and stay on the pinnacle garden dressed in white tuxedo and pants. Just like a true story. 😁
Tank build next, like the one on your site. Keep up the great content. I enjoyed the game so much more thanks to your in depth guides.
This look like lots of fun build 😁
Whatever are your thoughts on an engineer build? Turrets, bots and such. Love the channel . 🤘
It works beautifully. Make sure you upgrade the corresponding skill(s) so make sure they have a good amount of health
During the timed defense parts having high tactical sense enables to have multiple turrets up at one time. And they are tanky enough and will draw aggro. A solid choice of an augment.
@@TrellSkywalker thank you for the info🤘
EBR Enforcer is also my favorite gun and I also have max crit. Good choice there. However, I'm not a fan of the 20 points in weapon handling and tactical sense. The weapon already reloads super fast and grenades just suck against high level enemies. Might as well put more points in biometrics and rely less on cover. Augments of choice are Hyper Focus/Propulsion Leap and Spiderbots.
Eqiup the rejuv tactical and skip the vitasigns booster and take the speedheal mod instead. The ABR commander gets stupidly powerful once you get it to max lvl.
that looks like a banger build but im not much of a auto-rifle user, bring us a handcannon build later plizz
IMO Overcharge and Neutron Beam are the most OP augmentations in game.
Thanks for the video. Can you tell me at what point in the game can you get the EBR Enforcer? Cheers.
The Overwhelmer is the only gun you need for anything organic.
Anyone know the background track they are using? Volumes too low for me to Shazam lol
Anyone know where EBR Enforcer is at? There's 0 videos popping up on where its found or bought
Nice!
I’m only lvl 14 so far
But this was exactly the kind of build I was thinking of going for
(Edit: That or a heavy weapon, high HP/Armour build with focus on crit)
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I use a version of this build. 😊
I would have said this is more my speed (at a glance) i like highly mobile, dex style characters. Having nothing evasion 9looking at the tank-guy) just seems wrong to me. I must say though the tank guy sounds good in this kind of setting where it's all ranged combat. I'll have to try both out.
I've found the Ranger does trash damage even with high cybernetics. I really like the Mono Defender in a tech/crit build because it taunts and is a beast of a tank.
Found spider bots more effective than ranger. But this is the build I used also.
I love spider bots!
I'm using spider and ranger at the minute. going to change ranger for something else I think though
I love ❤️ this freaking game 🤙
A love this game so much!!
great guide! so where do u get the EBR Enforcer? looked after every mission on many vendors so far never got that thing (currently lvl 17 since u said they drop it earlie in the game)
The first time the EBR Enforcer dropped for me was at the end of the Trace Protocol mission (during 3min countdown fight).
@@simonleeds3988 i was able to buy it after the mission trace protocol. seems to be safe. had no luck with drop .) but thx
Buenos dias... Me interesa esta configuración. Pero donde consigo las armas y armaduras?
Where can i find the Tactical "Pocket Mech" is this a Side Mission reward?
Its from a main quest later in the game. Im level 24 and i just barely got it.
@@kaseyrollins7831 okay. Thx for the Info. Im now lvl 21 :)
Like the build, but I’ve been finding myself using a precision rifle with full weapon handling and crit rate, with lock-on fire to do a quick burst of high DPS on big enemies.
Also I went full crit rate for armor, getting a helmet that adds +6, and a chest for +5
Where to find EBR Enforcer? Can find it at any shops and already level 15 and have not seen it drop?
Where Can you Aquire the Runner set?
Great game, I really like it. Bit too buggy right now, imo. Will likely buy it once they patch it up.
Also, the map and fast travel system is 🗑.
How do you change how you evade? I keep seeing these different types where they move faster or create a force field sort of when evading
The force field thing is called "javelin dash" its a mod that you can pick up in high street in the node.
@@ellantris42 Javelin dash doesn't give you a force...field its just an enhanced evasion...
@@ellantris42 Awesome thank you
@@YuYuMFDOOM the visual effect is somewhat similar to a force field which is what I believe he was referring to
Like other people have mentioned, it's the Javelin Dash mod. It looks cool, and you can also reload while dashing.
Holy shit I feel like an idiot now for not trying not joyride dragon, I assumed it only targeted one enemie like stasis bot lol
Where i can even find F-50 sledgehead armor ?
In a chest in Cosmodrome or whatever its called:) - One where you take an elevator just one floor down to a small room where the red chest is
@@nicolajnielsen8892 uhh i found this as enemies drop in one if mission 5 days ago then
I beat the game but cant seem to find the f50 sledgehead helmet, not even at vendors. Where can I get it?
I got mine out of a chest in the docking area.
As Local says its in a chest in Docking area jsut after Cosmodrome, you need to take 1 elevator a level down, there is a small room with boxes and the red chest.
@@nicolajnielsen8892 thanks. I'm just missing the pants for the build now as well. I got the jacket from another crate. just a purple version though.
@@nicolajnielsen8892 Found it! Thank you everyone! I appreciate it!
Me and my mates seem to be having a hard time, we find exploring during missions to be really difficult as you are fighting enemies that are around your level then suddenly enemies way too high for no apparent reason, we don't know if we are meant to even go exploring, should we literally just stick to what the mission tells us to do?
Yep, you can explore a bit but not much, stay on the path and you’ll almost always end up coming back at the right time
Do the main mission and side missions when you can, the game is kinda like a nintendo game where you just keep progressing till the end, plus like another said you end up looping back and clearing up paths you couldnt reach later on..
Any tips where should we farming for superior components? Or which side missions will reward it? Finished the main story and grinding for superior components.
I found a place in the main missions to farm Basic and Advanced... superior components are limited and I've only found 2 so far. In the mission Reboot the AGI at the end just prior to rebooting the AGI and facing all those guards there was a spider robot. When you kill it either one basic and one advanced weapon component would drop, or two advanced ones would drop sometimes. After killing it I would quit to the main menu, and resume my game, the spider robot respawns and you can rinse and repeat to get as many of the basic and advanced components as you'd like. The whole process takes just a little over 1 minute... so in under 12 minutes you can farm 10 of each, basic and advanced components. I did this for a little over an hour tonight to get over 60 of each. It should help let me upgrade more of the guns to at least MK8 so I can see which ones I like the best.
@@du3lcitiz3n I finished the whole main mission, before the ending, you can get 2 superior components at the underground before versus the Men Shin. Play with friends and get it together with them will be cool since superior components are difficult to get it
Where did you obtain the F-50 sledgehead helmet?
I've beaten the game along with the side quests. I've yet to find this helmet. I haven't seen it in any shops either
@@mrfwufflez3480 it's in a chest in the docking area of the map.
As Local says its in a chest in Docking area jsut after Cosmodrome, you need to take 1 elevator a level down, there is a small room with boxes and the red chest.
@@nicolajnielsen8892 ive searched complete cosmodrome and docking area 3 times now and cant find this helmet. should i mention that i have none of those orange chests on the map left?
@@Cenaturis_1 hmm thats very Strange, I have reached that part two times now (did a replay to level up other weapons)…. Found the helm same time both times. It’s a chest where you take elevator down to a small storageroom, and it’s red the chest… I cant unfortunately post a picture of this due to how RUclips works, or it would maybe have assisted you better than just the description:(
I would like to se a sniper build
With enemies swarming you all over the place, I doubt there is an effective sniper build for this game.
@@dunngyllite7883 I have tried it and it works surprisingly well.
is there a cool pistol build?
Hand cannons are fairly strong in the early game. You can get the HFC Heat really early which does good damage but falls behind many of better weapons. Slow fire rate and small clip size are kinda detrimental in this game.
However.
I would do these stats in this order.
5 vital signs.
10 weapon handling.
5 evasion.
20 crit.
10 more weapon handling.
Use Joyrun Dragon and probably homing Mim or volatile augs with this one. Later on swap it out for Rat Bite.
@fextralife do you have some specific informations around the EBR Enforcer. Im on the Stimtown part (char is lvl 19) of main mission and still cant buy it at the vendors
Check different vendors, it should unlock after a certain main mission. Not sure which it unlocked for me though as I'm further along the main quest.
I'm at level 10 and I'm yet to see an enforcer gun drop. It's the same three guns getting dropped.
Progress the main story for more guns to be available. The ABR is in cluster 13 in a high level ICE chest. The EBR is in High Road, cant remember exactly where. Joyrun dragon aug is also in highroad at the golden satori.
Bro how do you evade like that instead of rolling
Javelin dash Mod
Can you reset skill points already spent at any point in the game.
Yes at the vendor who changes your apperance
I'm having real trouble controlling my character. Not used to twin stick. Can anyone give me any tips or advice. Thanks
press the same way on both sticks. master this, changing directions quickly. also you want to learn to shoot and move backwards. this game has cover as well though, cover will trivialise a lot of situations, and you can actually build yourself so tanky you can just stand out in the open, too. I like playing a mobile character with less health though, so I use cover a lot.
@@D00M3R-SK8 thanks for taking the time to reply. I will try and practice your advice. I'm really enjoying the game and would like to get better.
@@Nrgize1 sorry man, I meant opposite directions. to run and gun properly.
so you can run backwards and shot in any direction.
honestly cover is going to save you more than anything in this game though. it's very easy to get shot, even with the javelin dodge thingy.
I tend to only kill the stunties in the open as you have to, and the mele, ranged stragglers etc or if I can flank someone.
I do a lot of fighting from cover, when facing head on a lot of ranged enemies.
switching up the gameplay though is key in this game as you have to keep adapting the gameplay styles.
augments are key really. overdrive and spiderbots are best IMO.
@@D00M3R-SK8 Thanks for update..I didn't think it was working well😆
Is it worth upgrading my early weapons or save and wait for better guns down the line and upgrade them?
@@Nrgize1 you are pretty safe to upgrade a few levels on something as you can easily farm the basic and second pieces.
it's only the final ones that are finite.
that said I wouldn't upgrade your first ones too much, as you'll get better weapons pretty soon after.
the weapons stock in the shops changes as you progress through the story.
also you can pick up loads of good weapons from chests and stuff too.
I wanna see this build survive the last couple encounters in the game lol
why wouldn't it, low health?
@@D00M3R-SK8 Yeah, low health AND low energy for abilities. If you arent gonna take health I think youll definitely want some extra energy. The last couple encounters in the game are a massive spike in difficulty and either make or break whatever build you're running and I see this one being pretty tough on survivability.
I ended up respec'ing anyway and putting points in health, and I avoided the grenade one as I never remember to use my nades anyway.
I just have dodge at 8 and health at 15 currently.
I have 5 points at the minute as well, but not sure whether to max health or use it for body battery.
@@Twentyand1 thanks dude. I have extra health now, I think I will take extra energy too. at the minute i have 6 from gear, but I will put some pointrs in body battery too.
make a heavy weapon build
Ill play on PC. What kind of controller you guys recomend to buy? XBox like or PS like?
Xbox
My brother uses XBox like, I am playing with PS like, both work fine.
It's a good vid except for recommending the bots especially the ranger because you said at higher levels it does a ton of damage and in the video it never did any damage at all it was only a distraction
in silo 86 you die very easy with that build
But you r doing no dmg at all xD
Is the game even long enough to worry about a build?, Its looked like a simple story based game.
no not really, but it's still fun
It all depends on if you explore or do any of the side quests.
@@lucantisk564 i beat the campaign and all side missions in 21h and i'm lvl 29. There is nothing else to do as far as i know :(
Im level 25. Regardless of length of the game time wise, youre gonna be around level 20 by the time you get to where i am. I have not beaten the game yet, but im doing every side quest too.
Being that high of a level means youre gonna develop a build during that time.
It's definitely not a simple story based game, but it isn't like 50hrs either pluss there will be more content apparently
Informative video but the narrator speak really fast with his monotonous tone makes this video (and all from him) very unpleasant to watch.
If you don't like the audio you can always read the guides instead: fextralife.com/guides/
that damage is god awful
You should rename this the most boring build in the game. I hate gears of war duck and cover just makes me cringe I’d much rather just vault around like a demon hunter in Diablo 3
Best guides everrrr!!!