I've actually found my movement has improved a lot since I started using the EPG. Because it is at a serious disadvantage when you are not above your target, I spend a lot more effort making sure I'm up in the air. As a result, I've improved my overall game a good deal!
Right?! I was useing the Spitfire to clean out “campers*” before, and I felt a lot more ground based, tried this sucker, and unless they’re hunkered down inside (a dream come true for my EPG/cluster missile loveing self.) I needed to have height, so I got good at getting it! *anyone stood still(ish) for more then 30 seconds.
nicolas B. Same, I only use grenadier weapons and shotguns. they feel the most natural to me with the high speed in this game and I play with EPG mainly currently.
As a console player, I freaking love the EPG--it's actually the one and only pilot weapon I've gotten to gen2 so far. I tend to try and use it for grunt cleanup, attacks of opportunity on pilots, and low-grade titan harassment, and I find that it's nice for putting a few bolts toward a tower-camper and moving on when one of them starts doing dastardly things with a G2 or Hemlock. I actually run it with grapple and pair it with a Mozambique for sheer style points and close-up coverage.
What's your favorite grenade launcher? I've only used the first three, but the Cold War looks really fun, since it's essentially a fusion rifle from destiny, even the aesthetics. So far, my favorite is the soft ball, ironically. It's so satisfying to get kills with, especially cross maps.
Softball is probably the most reliable. Damage characteristics are pretty similar to the EPG, the projectile is much faster, and it has a mild curving trajectory instead of a straight shot. Cold War is really cool but just seems like overkill. Why rapid fire four little grenades when you can just fire one big one that doesn't have a charge-up delay?
@[Insert name here] RUclips never fails to alert me to things that are most certainly unimportant. Got a phone notification for this and everything, haha!
AndrewSensei How can someone use hemlock and this gun. Ur point is irrelevant. Also watch his vid and see that a wall isnt in s teir. Also nothing wrong with console. you PC ELITIST FUCK
lmao dumbass he is talking about using the epg against enemies with hemlok and a-wall. and what does awall not being s teir have anything about anything?
Movement + accurate twitch shooting at the same time is much harder on console .Hence you see more static or ground based players on Consoles. You'll notice if you watch some Twitch stream (not from people like Gamesager but normal players xD)
Good point there actually. Doing one or the other at one time is easy, but both at once can be tricky. I've got the hang of it pretty good, but it would be easier on PC.
Two greatest mysteries of Titanfall universe: 1)why are EPG and Sidewinder separate weapons? 2)why are Softball, Cold War and magnetic grenade launcher also separate weapons? How exactly can there exist a separate niche for both Sidewinder and EPG at the same time that would lead to their design, mass production, mass adoption and several decades of service side by side with one another? What is their purpose in squad structure if troops need both?😅
I'm an Xbox One player and i've really enjoyed your videos for Titanfall 2. Being a controller user, i can say that playing on the default control scheme, the EPG is impossible to use effectively but if you switch over to the "evolved" scheme, it maps the jump button to LB and the crouch to the stick so you can bunny hop/wall run around til your heart's content while still aiming the EPG. It's hard to be accurate vs fast moving/aerial/distant targets but my mobility and phase shift usually can get me close enough, quickly enough that i can take an easier shot. Also my EPG class is pretty much identical to yours. Thanks!
Ive been using this weapon in Frontier Defense and it feels GOOD launching aerial barrages from the dropship killing everyone. I love it and cant wait to use it in PvP. I run Grappling Hook and Fast Regen for maximum maneuverability and staying alive as much as possible.
I don't understand what you mean by not using EPG with controller because there is no aim assist. Controllers have aim assist. Its the keyboard that does not.
Yeah what he meant is that since analog sticks are a lot slower and generally less precise than a mouse is, they rely on that aim assist to a certain degree. Because of this, a gun without aim assist is going to struggle more than guns WITH aim assist on consoles. The whole situation is irrelevant on PC since nothing has aim assist, and we have flick shots and more responsiveness with mice instead.
I remember using EPG on angel city, I saw someone up on that huge triangular-like tower in the center right on the top where you can't move much, I fired up there and watching the player look at the blue bolt of death about to end his reign of camping terror
I play on XB1 and I heavily use the EPG. It mainly works because I try to limit my range of engagement, predict movement, and mainly shoot those who aren't looking at me. I also use the P2016 as a secondary. It works pretty well.
FrothyOmen your PC heritage is showing again, for those experienced in console the epg is an amazing gun with a little bit of practice, I've been playing PS4 since it came out and before that I had a PS3. The epg is not something you want to use if you're new to shooters or projectile weapons, but deadly in the hands of an experienced player like me.
It felt really fun to use on Xbox one I felt. Reliability was on and off, but it was really tight for leaping and shooting at all ranges, so I enjoyed it.
You can use a controller just fine with this weapon. And yeah, most, if not all grenadier weapons, you will never see in a more serious setting. But hey, you are guaranteed to have more fun with those weapons than any other weapon in the game, which is what a majority of players will be playing this game for. So, go crazy.
I'm new to Titanfall 2 on pc (played TF1 on xbox a long time ago). And the epg is my favorite gun sitting around g4.12 as of the making of this comment. Gotta say it is one of the most satisfying guns I've ever used in a videogame.
Definitely going to have to try the EPG.........I haven't touched _any_ of the Grenadier weapons, the Mastiff, snipers, and used the EVA-8 only once or twice because my dumb ass was like "But those guns kill incredibly fast.....if I use them, I'm gonna look like a no-thumbs joke being coddled by my gun", then I remembered I mostly use the Flatline so far and decided to just shut it and listen to you. Won't deny though that the second you said "It's like a Quake/Unreal/etc. rocket launcher" is when I had that change of heart.
lots of people have said it already, but the EPG is functioning well on console. it does help playing bumper jumper, which i've been doing for years, but all's well on our end.
As a console player, you can rock the world with the EPG. However, dont rely so much into tracking, but rather positional awareness: Enemy pilots are running through a hallway? Shoot the middle of the hallway, jump and blast the exit There's a sniper on a rooftop? Flank him from behind and blow his cover Pilot above you? Jump and punch them, dont try to shoot now. This way, even if you miss, he mostly likely flew past you giving you the chance to shoot his feet when he/she lands Titans? You dont do a lot of damage per second, but when you hit them, you hit them good. Either draw attention from enemy titans so your friendly mechs blast them apart or surprise them with unexpected critical hits
My favorite things to do with the epg are to lead a grappler, correctly predicting a phase shifter's entry point, shooting a sniper from across the map and get the kill a few seconds later, and of course, denying an embarkment.
In terms of using the EPG on a controller it is not that difficult because of that if you have a good hang on the sensitivity that you use you can still preform exceptionally in a public stand point, sure you will not be able to get as many easy direct hits but it is still fairly easy to use.
Something I wish we had was a titan scale epg on a titan with some grav based options to really bend your shots. Say a massive grav Star like ordinance and a grav shield that you could use to potentially allow you to make your shot do a 360 orbit between your ordinance and shield.
Use the EPG, gravity star, and stim or grapple to easily kill campers. You need to throw the gravity star at them and use the grapple if stim to get close and jump over them and then kill them.
I've been able to use the EPG in pilots vs pilots on Xbox, you definitely lose some gunfights you'd otherwise win, but fire & forget kills are pretty great.
This has aged well, took 4 odd years but people finally figured out how to use the thing and now I don’t get called a moron for using it all the time..... Ambush Playstyle for life
The EPG is awesome with a controller because every kill feels deserved. You didn't cheese the enemy with a single burst of the Hemlock, you shot a single, explosive, fuck-off plasma shot that flies slower than a turtle stapled to a tree and hits harder than a 30-pound bag full or cast iron thrown out of a catapult.
You can get really good at the EPG on Console, for instance, EPG is my favourite weapon and I run it in 80% of my games. RecentlyI got a 5 man with the EPG. The EPG used to be used in the Collosium and that's where I trained. I'm just saying, the EPG can be really good in anyone's hands. Run it with Arc Grenades and Stim for a fun time.
Could you do a firestar gameplay/guide/review thing? It's to me the coolest looking ordinance in the game and it kinda sucks that I don't see a lot of RUclipsrs who use that weapon. I think that at its current state it's a bit underpowered so maybe that's why people don't use it much, but getting kills with it looks so awesome, and its animation is 90% of the reason why I think it's one of the coolest explosives in the game tbh
It’s hard to complain about this thing anymore. On most maps that are indoor (mostly) like the live fire maps this thing is so OP but on most MP maps it is moderately op
Frothy have you tried it with the Holo Pilot? Bait them in and shoot them while they kill the hologram, and if you need to escape/reload just drop a holopilot and run for the hills
actually, I use it with a controller on PC all the time. I've never been a fan of fps games with mouse and keyboard, just doesn't feel as natural and fluid as a controller does(that and the difference between the two is getting progressively smaller as controllers continue to get better as time goes by). The EPG is fine on a controller in my opinion, if you've used the halo rocket launcher before, The EPG feels pretty much the same.
Im on console and i like it. I find that the main issue is default sensitivities on consoles are really slow. When i upped the extra turning and downed the ramp up time, i find leading shots to be better.
while playing the free weekend (on X1) it got the EPG 5 levels early and I dominated with it in Amped Hard Point and Attrition easily getting 1st and 2nd place on the leader board and note this was my first time playing Titan fall 2 so as long as you have the aim with it the EPG is scary on console as well
This with stim in my opinion is better than anything with the CAR but I don’t like using things that everyone else is using and everyone is using either the CAR or Hemlock.
I love using the EPG while on console because it is my only way of buying it. I love using it for the reason of the rush it give me when I hit my direct hits. I don't like to brag but I will say my aim on console is decent so it comes pretty easy for me a lot of the time.
People (PC users usually) always underestimate the aiming ability of a controller. This weapon is slightly harder to aim, but since people also move slightly slower (I rarely see people bunny hop, but that might be because console is more casual) I'd say it's just as easy to use.
Just uploaded a quick cut of some clips using EPG on PS4; nothing mind blowing but as an old school Quake player who lacks a PC nowadays I love the thing and even though my kill count is still below 300, I still place top 3 in any game I use it in. Still won't rock it in comp though.
If you know how to noob tube in CoD, you probably know how to use the epg in cqc. Or, if you were me and just made the enemy swallow rockets because you hated that particular camper, you also know how to use it for punishing campers Also, the rocket jumping is perfect for the “first time?” Meme, so here: “You’re gonna be dealing 75 damage to yourself each jump” (Team fortress 2) Soldier mains: “first time?”
Eh, I'd have to disagree. I'm on the average side of players and had a ton of fun using the EPG and not really experiencing an impossibility to hit stuff with it. Key is to just be more mobile than most players can aim and you can rain death on them from above or as you wizz by.
As a PS4 player who hasn't gone "pro" due to school and stuff, so I'm not like a super mlg pro but I guess is above average compared to the people I know, the EPG is average. It isn't bad, it isn't great, it's pretty decent in a lot of situations. Close range weapons can tear you to pieces, sure, but that's the balancing factor. It's a jack of all trades in the grenadier class, maybe tilted slightly towards pilots the way that the SMR is towards titans, but it's a smidge above decent. All in all, 7.8 out of 10, no good close range gameplay but rewards good aim and setup, would use again. I find that, while pubbing, holopilot works very well with it despite it's lack of uses. That's all for top tips with an above-average player!(also, the EPG is my 3rd most leveled weapon thanks to coliseum)
Sorry FrothyOmen but you are wrong, at least in my case, I am on PS4 and have so much fun and do very well with the epg, and have played very little time, and I reach for this gun when I am just not doing well with the r 97 or mastif
I love the EPG and I use the controler. therefore I am an eception, I can most of the time get first blood with it too. I do agree about not bringing it for competitive play due to the need for that first hit.
Not the only one too actually, I mainly use epg and cold war comes in at #2 for me, the Mozambique and mastiff every now and then, and very rarely the flatline
I ply controller I use the ammo upgrade grapple The auto pistol the glg and the grenades It’s just bout feeling it you learn it the more you ply. If you like rockets you’ll like this
I play on PS4 i used EPG some time ago but now it became not effective weapon for me. People started moving faster and ball doesn't deal them a lot of damage.
oh the good ol days when phase shift had two charges. wish they would bring that back, as well as free for all and aegis titan brawl...and a nerf for monarch...
I personally play on Xbox, its just my prefered system at the moment and I have to say its not as challenging as it looks, maybe its because I've played games like TF2 where I mained soldier so I understood the mechanics that go into the EPG or maybe I'm just running into lower tier players since I've just recently got ahold of the game. But I have to say, the EPG is my favourite weapon in Titanfall 2 at the moment, I feel so rewarded for landing my shots using it and putting those players who try and beat me in 1v1 situations to shame, I haven't had any crazy games yet where I go, say 32-0 (Saw that vid when I searched 'Titanfall 2 epg' but I've had a match where I go 18-2, or something around there, I know I for sure got 18 kills though and I used my titan maybe once and lets say I got maybe 3 kills with that. The main problem I had with the weapon is people tend to witch hunt you when you use it on console, it feels like the console player base likes to punish you if you step out of the meta and since I'm developing my skill around something that is out of the meta I find myself running into a lot of players standing around in their titans or on rooftops looking for me or waiting to try and bait me into fighting them. I also (And maybe this is just my luck or something else) find that people get around me incredibly easy to the point where even if I had the time to turn around and counter I probably wouldnt have the time, or if I do turn around its likely that I'll miss for various reasons but thats just a level, like, 13's expirience so dont take anything I say for granted
I feel like it could actually be really good when paired with the wingman / wingman elite on the condition that damage vs. titans with grenadiers was increased. That's the biggest problems I find with grenadiers personally: It forces you to choose between having no reliable ranged option / option against airborne players, and having no option against titans. If they buffed the damage vs. titans with all of the grenadiers, I guarantee you that you'd see a huge increase in use of pistols and grenadiers.
Except losing isn't fun, so why would you use a weapon that's going to cause you to lose more than you'll win? Why would you punish your teammates by intentionally not playing to win? Half the guns in Titanfall 2 serve no purpose and never should've been put into the game. They're just noob traps. brandon horowitz they'd need to delete the entire Anti-Titan class of weapons and replace them with grenadier weapons, or vice-versa, to ever make grenadier weapons worth using without making them overpowered. I mean, why in the world would you ever use your primary weapon to take a weapon that's subpar against both titans and pilots when you could take a REAL primary weapon and then still have an automatic grenade launcher or pocket sniper rifle that gibs pilots just as easily as it punches holes in titan armor?
Instead of phaze dash I use holo pilot because so many player are so greedy they think they can quickly kill the pilot running past unaware but as the holo pilot is destroyed you have lured them out of there hiding place and gotten yourself a kill
You were right to say tht GameSager proved you wrong. He was playing with it on Twitch last night. It can be used on console. Great tip video on the guns ins and outs btw. 👍🏽
FrothyOmen I don't doubt it one bit. He's a one of a kind player. And he was playing with it drunk. Lol. Seeing him made me learn bunny hopping and I play on PS4. We don't have the same kind of players like the vets on PC or Xbox.
People need to get off this kids nuts. He's no better than any of the veteran Titanfall 1 players on xbox. Anyone with an elite controller and the amount of hours he puts in can be just as good or better.
Frothy I don't know why you say it's harder on controller I rarely miss a shot with the EPG they are always dead on, plus when I ever 1v1 a friends we always ban L-Stars and EPG because they are too OP.
The turtle Republic Aim Assist is the mechanic that makes your reticule slow down when around your enemy or "lock" on to them. Aim Assist is only Console or PC if you use a controller on certain games. TF2 has A LOT of it; too much in the opinion of a lot of TF2 players, myself included
using the epg isn't about being good, it's about sending a message
Truer words have never been said
Damn straight.
Mecha Zard true speak out against all those R201 also I use it on console and I love it
EPG Main
Mecha Zard very much so, enemies run at the sight of the blue ball.
I've actually found my movement has improved a lot since I started using the EPG. Because it is at a serious disadvantage when you are not above your target, I spend a lot more effort making sure I'm up in the air. As a result, I've improved my overall game a good deal!
+Daniel Shults perfect!
Right?! I was useing the Spitfire to clean out “campers*” before, and I felt a lot more ground based, tried this sucker, and unless they’re hunkered down inside (a dream come true for my EPG/cluster missile loveing self.) I needed to have height, so I got good at getting it!
*anyone stood still(ish) for more then 30 seconds.
I use this with a controller and it's one of my favorite weapons
Me to mate
Yup
Same here
Indeed
I'm a bit late but I agree
Frothy, the EPG is great on console. It's one of my favorite weapons.
nicolas B. Same, I only use grenadier weapons and shotguns. they feel the most natural to me with the high speed in this game and I play with EPG mainly currently.
Lol, the only people who I've seen play with grenadier outside of LTS have always been free kills in my experience.
ya my main is EPG, and it serves me well.
nicolas B. I do better with the egg then the machine guns
nicolas B. same
Clearly someone can't play with controller. I've never seen anyone struggle with the EPG on PS4.
Hynox Xitio I'm a little late but this gun is godly on ps4
What are you talking about frothy? The epg is awesome on consoles
As a console player, I freaking love the EPG--it's actually the one and only pilot weapon I've gotten to gen2 so far. I tend to try and use it for grunt cleanup, attacks of opportunity on pilots, and low-grade titan harassment, and I find that it's nice for putting a few bolts toward a tower-camper and moving on when one of them starts doing dastardly things with a G2 or Hemlock. I actually run it with grapple and pair it with a Mozambique for sheer style points and close-up coverage.
What's your favorite grenade launcher? I've only used the first three, but the Cold War looks really fun, since it's essentially a fusion rifle from destiny, even the aesthetics. So far, my favorite is the soft ball, ironically. It's so satisfying to get kills with, especially cross maps.
Ethan Van Kleeck well, I like all of them. If I had to pick its between the epg and cold war.
Softball is probably the most reliable. Damage characteristics are pretty similar to the EPG, the projectile is much faster, and it has a mild curving trajectory instead of a straight shot.
Cold War is really cool but just seems like overkill. Why rapid fire four little grenades when you can just fire one big one that doesn't have a charge-up delay?
cold war is really good but surprisingly underused. It's like a mix of the epg, charge rifle, and a little bit of a hemlock.
@[Insert name here] for sure. Weird as hell.
@[Insert name here] RUclips never fails to alert me to things that are most certainly unimportant. Got a phone notification for this and everything, haha!
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"You have been warneed" lol
Zyad48 FrothyOldman?
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This gun is easy to use on console scrubs that camp with a hemlok and a-wall.
AndrewSensei How can someone use hemlock and this gun. Ur point is irrelevant. Also watch his vid and see that a wall isnt in s teir. Also nothing wrong with console. you PC ELITIST FUCK
lmao dumbass he is talking about using the epg against enemies with hemlok and a-wall. and what does awall not being s teir have anything about anything?
AndrewSensei 😂 i never encountered that
Movement is harder on controller? I find it far easier with a controller over MnK. I guess it depends on what you're used to.
Yh I feel the same way
NZdude Frothy and Gamesager are probably good examples that you can be good at both. Sage especially on Console.
Movement + accurate twitch shooting at the same time is much harder on console .Hence you see more static or ground based players on Consoles. You'll notice if you watch some Twitch stream (not from people like Gamesager but normal players xD)
Good point there actually. Doing one or the other at one time is easy, but both at once can be tricky. I've got the hang of it pretty good, but it would be easier on PC.
I tried to play titanfall 2 on console I got rekt because I couldn't bunny hop :P
as a console player i just love this thing, the feeling when you One hit kill. ;)
Two greatest mysteries of Titanfall universe:
1)why are EPG and Sidewinder separate weapons?
2)why are Softball, Cold War and magnetic grenade launcher also separate weapons?
How exactly can there exist a separate niche for both Sidewinder and EPG at the same time that would lead to their design, mass production, mass adoption and several decades of service side by side with one another? What is their purpose in squad structure if troops need both?😅
I'm an Xbox One player and i've really enjoyed your videos for Titanfall 2. Being a controller user, i can say that playing on the default control scheme, the EPG is impossible to use effectively but if you switch over to the "evolved" scheme, it maps the jump button to LB and the crouch to the stick so you can bunny hop/wall run around til your heart's content while still aiming the EPG. It's hard to be accurate vs fast moving/aerial/distant targets but my mobility and phase shift usually can get me close enough, quickly enough that i can take an easier shot. Also my EPG class is pretty much identical to yours. Thanks!
Ive been using this weapon in Frontier Defense and it feels GOOD launching aerial barrages from the dropship killing everyone. I love it and cant wait to use it in PvP. I run Grappling Hook and Fast Regen for maximum maneuverability and staying alive as much as possible.
Who is here after the hearing it could be coming to Apex?
Ace Games Inc I watched PwnHub
me
胡天宇 ?
rip, hope it still does
If they brought this to apex they would nerf it into the ground
First I play on controller, my loadout:
-EPG
-STIM
-SATCHEL CHARGES
-REEEEEEEEEEEEEE-45
And ronin (for shits and giggles)
FROTHY BE PROUD OF ME I LEARNED TO BUNNY HOP ON CONSOLE WITH DEFAULT BUTTON CONFIGURATION!!!
NOTICE ME SENPAI
I don't understand what you mean by not using EPG with controller because there is no aim assist.
Controllers have aim assist.
Its the keyboard that does not.
I believe the EPG doesn't trigger aim assist, and even if it does you have to lead you shots so you wouldn't benefit from it in any case.
Yeah what he meant is that since analog sticks are a lot slower and generally less precise than a mouse is, they rely on that aim assist to a certain degree. Because of this, a gun without aim assist is going to struggle more than guns WITH aim assist on consoles. The whole situation is irrelevant on PC since nothing has aim assist, and we have flick shots and more responsiveness with mice instead.
Nicolton
PC controller has aim assist from what I understand.
odinata Oh yeah, it does. I meant that no weapons have aim assist, sorry for the unclarity.
I remember using EPG on angel city, I saw someone up on that huge triangular-like tower in the center right on the top where you can't move much, I fired up there and watching the player look at the blue bolt of death about to end his reign of camping terror
I play on XB1 and I heavily use the EPG. It mainly works because I try to limit my range of engagement, predict movement, and mainly shoot those who aren't looking at me. I also use the P2016 as a secondary. It works pretty well.
It is hard, it feels incredibly sluggish, but the fun factor is definatly there.
That's what she said...
Scylla bless you
The air to air flick shots with this on console are so satisfying
good stream last night! 10/10
Thanks!
would recommend to friend or family
FrothyOmen your PC heritage is showing again, for those experienced in console the epg is an amazing gun with a little bit of practice, I've been playing PS4 since it came out and before that I had a PS3. The epg is not something you want to use if you're new to shooters or projectile weapons, but deadly in the hands of an experienced player like me.
ThelllammaDestroyer same
It felt really fun to use on Xbox one I felt.
Reliability was on and off, but it was really tight for leaping and shooting at all ranges, so I enjoyed it.
You can use a controller just fine with this weapon. And yeah, most, if not all grenadier weapons, you will never see in a more serious setting. But hey, you are guaranteed to have more fun with those weapons than any other weapon in the game, which is what a majority of players will be playing this game for. So, go crazy.
I'm new to Titanfall 2 on pc (played TF1 on xbox a long time ago). And the epg is my favorite gun sitting around g4.12 as of the making of this comment. Gotta say it is one of the most satisfying guns I've ever used in a videogame.
Definitely going to have to try the EPG.........I haven't touched _any_ of the Grenadier weapons, the Mastiff, snipers, and used the EVA-8 only once or twice because my dumb ass was like "But those guns kill incredibly fast.....if I use them, I'm gonna look like a no-thumbs joke being coddled by my gun", then I remembered I mostly use the Flatline so far and decided to just shut it and listen to you.
Won't deny though that the second you said "It's like a Quake/Unreal/etc. rocket launcher" is when I had that change of heart.
lots of people have said it already, but the EPG is functioning well on console. it does help playing bumper jumper, which i've been doing for years, but all's well on our end.
As a console player, you can rock the world with the EPG. However, dont rely so much into tracking, but rather positional awareness:
Enemy pilots are running through a hallway? Shoot the middle of the hallway, jump and blast the exit
There's a sniper on a rooftop? Flank him from behind and blow his cover
Pilot above you? Jump and punch them, dont try to shoot now. This way, even if you miss, he mostly likely flew past you giving you the chance to shoot his feet when he/she lands
Titans? You dont do a lot of damage per second, but when you hit them, you hit them good. Either draw attention from enemy titans so your friendly mechs blast them apart or surprise them with unexpected critical hits
My favorite things to do with the epg are to lead a grappler, correctly predicting a phase shifter's entry point, shooting a sniper from across the map and get the kill a few seconds later, and of course, denying an embarkment.
In terms of using the EPG on a controller it is not that difficult because of that if you have a good hang on the sensitivity that you use you can still preform exceptionally in a public stand point, sure you will not be able to get as many easy direct hits but it is still fairly easy to use.
The epg is the reason why colosseum matches take forever on console
Something I wish we had was a titan scale epg on a titan with some grav based options to really bend your shots. Say a massive grav Star like ordinance and a grav shield that you could use to potentially allow you to make your shot do a 360 orbit between your ordinance and shield.
Use the EPG, gravity star, and stim or grapple to easily kill campers. You need to throw the gravity star at them and use the grapple if stim to get close and jump over them and then kill them.
I've been able to use the EPG in pilots vs pilots on Xbox, you definitely lose some gunfights you'd otherwise win, but fire & forget kills are pretty great.
The EPG isn't that bad imo with a controller. You just gotta make sure you know where to lead your shots exactly, or get the drop on some enemies.
Also people who hopped in from Halo might actually enjoy this gun
This has aged well, took 4 odd years but people finally figured out how to use the thing and now I don’t get called a moron for using it all the time..... Ambush Playstyle for life
Man, you really underestimate us feeble console scrubs. I love the EPG-1!
EPG is life. best style weapon in the game
I have no problem using the EPG on console. I love it.
"Each and every one of you will be sent home to your momma in a BOX!"
Rated EPG-13 for quality guides.
The EPG is awesome with a controller because every kill feels deserved. You didn't cheese the enemy with a single burst of the Hemlock, you shot a single, explosive, fuck-off plasma shot that flies slower than a turtle stapled to a tree and hits harder than a 30-pound bag full or cast iron thrown out of a catapult.
I grew up playing Team Fortress 2 on the PS3, and played a lot of Soldier.
The EPG on a PS4 controller is as natural to me as breathing.
The epg is great on console, just bind jump to clicking one of the sticks so you can move and aim at the same time
Yeah, on console using the epg is a nightmare. That won't stop me though, because those few juicy one shots you get are amazing.
You can get really good at the EPG on Console, for instance, EPG is my favourite weapon and I run it in 80% of my games. RecentlyI got a 5 man with the EPG. The EPG used to be used in the Collosium and that's where I trained. I'm just saying, the EPG can be really good in anyone's hands. Run it with Arc Grenades and Stim for a fun time.
Could you do a firestar gameplay/guide/review thing? It's to me the coolest looking ordinance in the game and it kinda sucks that I don't see a lot of RUclipsrs who use that weapon. I think that at its current state it's a bit underpowered so maybe that's why people don't use it much, but getting kills with it looks so awesome, and its animation is 90% of the reason why I think it's one of the coolest explosives in the game tbh
Yes! It's just a matter of getting alll the footage I need for it, it's taking a while :D
FrothyOmen
OH FUCK YES. IM HYPED
It’s hard to complain about this thing anymore. On most maps that are indoor (mostly) like the live fire maps this thing is so OP but on most MP maps it is moderately op
Frothy have you tried it with the Holo Pilot? Bait them in and shoot them while they kill the hologram, and if you need to escape/reload just drop a holopilot and run for the hills
actually, I use it with a controller on PC all the time. I've never been a fan of fps games with mouse and keyboard, just doesn't feel as natural and fluid as a controller does(that and the difference between the two is getting progressively smaller as controllers continue to get better as time goes by). The EPG is fine on a controller in my opinion, if you've used the halo rocket launcher before, The EPG feels pretty much the same.
Im on console and i like it. I find that the main issue is default sensitivities on consoles are really slow. When i upped the extra turning and downed the ramp up time, i find leading shots to be better.
Redownloaded TF2, playing on xbox controller right now. Pretty fun gun. Good guide
I use controller and on complex i got 22 kills with epg ;P
while playing the free weekend (on X1) it got the EPG 5 levels early and I dominated with it in Amped Hard Point and Attrition easily getting 1st and 2nd place on the leader board and note this was my first time playing Titan fall 2 so as long as you have the aim with it the EPG is scary on console as well
when i shot EPG that feels like playing another game
Epg is a great counter sniper. If you are off their line of sight you are gone before it hits them.
This with stim in my opinion is better than anything with the CAR but I don’t like using things that everyone else is using and everyone is using either the CAR or Hemlock.
Respawn should add an attachment that reduces self damage so you can rocket jump efficiently
I play EPG on PS4 and it's not great but it's soooooo fun to use, and kills feel really rewarding
It's a splash damage weapon which as a result doesn't need absolute precision, so it's op on console
I love using the EPG while on console because it is my only way of buying it. I love using it for the reason of the rush it give me when I hit my direct hits. I don't like to brag but I will say my aim on console is decent so it comes pretty easy for me a lot of the time.
People (PC users usually) always underestimate the aiming ability of a controller. This weapon is slightly harder to aim, but since people also move slightly slower (I rarely see people bunny hop, but that might be because console is more casual) I'd say it's just as easy to use.
Just uploaded a quick cut of some clips using EPG on PS4; nothing mind blowing but as an old school Quake player who lacks a PC nowadays I love the thing and even though my kill count is still below 300, I still place top 3 in any game I use it in. Still won't rock it in comp though.
If you know how to noob tube in CoD, you probably know how to use the epg in cqc. Or, if you were me and just made the enemy swallow rockets because you hated that particular camper, you also know how to use it for punishing campers
Also, the rocket jumping is perfect for the “first time?” Meme, so here:
“You’re gonna be dealing 75 damage to yourself each jump”
(Team fortress 2) Soldier mains: “first time?”
I still would use the Cold War over the EPG, mostly because I play on controller.
Eh, I'd have to disagree. I'm on the average side of players and had a ton of fun using the EPG and not really experiencing an impossibility to hit stuff with it. Key is to just be more mobile than most players can aim and you can rain death on them from above or as you wizz by.
As a PS4 player who hasn't gone "pro" due to school and stuff, so I'm not like a super mlg pro but I guess is above average compared to the people I know, the EPG is average. It isn't bad, it isn't great, it's pretty decent in a lot of situations. Close range weapons can tear you to pieces, sure, but that's the balancing factor. It's a jack of all trades in the grenadier class, maybe tilted slightly towards pilots the way that the SMR is towards titans, but it's a smidge above decent. All in all, 7.8 out of 10, no good close range gameplay but rewards good aim and setup, would use again. I find that, while pubbing, holopilot works very well with it despite it's lack of uses. That's all for top tips with an above-average player!(also, the EPG is my 3rd most leveled weapon thanks to coliseum)
I loved playing EPG on Console.
Sorry FrothyOmen but you are wrong, at least in my case, I am on PS4 and have so much fun and do very well with the epg, and have played very little time, and I reach for this gun when I am just not doing well with the r 97 or mastif
I love the EPG and I use the controler. therefore I am an eception, I can most of the time get first blood with it too. I do agree about not bringing it for competitive play due to the need for that first hit.
Not the only one too actually, I mainly use epg and cold war comes in at #2 for me, the Mozambique and mastiff every now and then, and very rarely the flatline
just checking how it may look in apex
Same, now that it’s 100% in development for coming to apex
It's possible to play this on a ps4 controller. Just set your Y-Axis inverted and Evolved layout.
I dunno, I have a lot of fun with the EPG in arena, I've got pretty good with it on Xbox
Yeah there is an exception epg is one of my best
I ply controller I use the ammo upgrade grapple The auto pistol the glg and the grenades
It’s just bout feeling it you learn it the more you ply. If you like rockets you’ll like this
Just tried this gun its amazing
I play on PS4 i used EPG some time ago but now it became not effective weapon for me. People started moving faster and ball doesn't deal them a lot of damage.
One of favorite one on controller
Hey man great video! Keep doin what ur doin
oh the good ol days when phase shift had two charges. wish they would bring that back, as well as free for all and aegis titan brawl...and a nerf for monarch...
Switch to evolved control scheme on controller. It makes literally everything better
I personally play on Xbox, its just my prefered system at the moment and I have to say its not as challenging as it looks, maybe its because I've played games like TF2 where I mained soldier so I understood the mechanics that go into the EPG or maybe I'm just running into lower tier players since I've just recently got ahold of the game. But I have to say, the EPG is my favourite weapon in Titanfall 2 at the moment, I feel so rewarded for landing my shots using it and putting those players who try and beat me in 1v1 situations to shame, I haven't had any crazy games yet where I go, say 32-0 (Saw that vid when I searched 'Titanfall 2 epg' but I've had a match where I go 18-2, or something around there, I know I for sure got 18 kills though and I used my titan maybe once and lets say I got maybe 3 kills with that. The main problem I had with the weapon is people tend to witch hunt you when you use it on console, it feels like the console player base likes to punish you if you step out of the meta and since I'm developing my skill around something that is out of the meta I find myself running into a lot of players standing around in their titans or on rooftops looking for me or waiting to try and bait me into fighting them. I also (And maybe this is just my luck or something else) find that people get around me incredibly easy to the point where even if I had the time to turn around and counter I probably wouldnt have the time, or if I do turn around its likely that I'll miss for various reasons but thats just a level, like, 13's expirience so dont take anything I say for granted
Yeah the EPG can be a little bit of a noob stomper....but EPG tends to hit those who don't move about much far easier than a actively moving target
How did u get weapons like the kraber and EPG in the gauntlet
Tristan Tirtoredjo it's above the shooting range, out of view, just keep bouncing of the two pillars
IMO it needs a massive buff to be somewhat decent. It's just outclassed in every aspect.
its a gun for fun, not competitive usage
letsgoiowa Like most if not all the grenadier weapons are not made for competitive play and mostly just for fun. :)
I feel like it could actually be really good when paired with the wingman / wingman elite on the condition that damage vs. titans with grenadiers was increased.
That's the biggest problems I find with grenadiers personally: It forces you to choose between having no reliable ranged option / option against airborne players, and having no option against titans. If they buffed the damage vs. titans with all of the grenadiers, I guarantee you that you'd see a huge increase in use of pistols and grenadiers.
Except losing isn't fun, so why would you use a weapon that's going to cause you to lose more than you'll win? Why would you punish your teammates by intentionally not playing to win?
Half the guns in Titanfall 2 serve no purpose and never should've been put into the game. They're just noob traps.
brandon horowitz they'd need to delete the entire Anti-Titan class of weapons and replace them with grenadier weapons, or vice-versa, to ever make grenadier weapons worth using without making them overpowered. I mean, why in the world would you ever use your primary weapon to take a weapon that's subpar against both titans and pilots when you could take a REAL primary weapon and then still have an automatic grenade launcher or pocket sniper rifle that gibs pilots just as easily as it punches holes in titan armor?
Aaron B ...so you just proved my point. That it's woefully underpowered and you're handicapping yourself by using it. GG
I'm a controller player that uses the EPG and it is harder than using PC but it still gets the job done.
Instead of phaze dash I use holo pilot because so many player are so greedy they think they can quickly kill the pilot running past unaware but as the holo pilot is destroyed you have lured them out of there hiding place and gotten yourself a kill
I'm on console and I find success with the EPG, but then again I'm ridiculously good at parkour with good air accuracy so I'm not an average player.
Christopher Agha I'm propably the most average console player ever and I can do pretty well with it.
One of my friends tried out EPG because I got a good amount of kills with it, and they aimed. down. sights
I play on Xbox and I absolutely love the EPG-1 Then again I like to play Pharah on Overwatch
You were right to say tht GameSager proved you wrong. He was playing with it on Twitch last night. It can be used on console. Great tip video on the guns ins and outs btw. 👍🏽
Jon E he only used it because I showed up on stream lol, I'm sure he'll agree with me that it's super hard to use on a controller.
FrothyOmen I don't doubt it one bit. He's a one of a kind player. And he was playing with it drunk. Lol. Seeing him made me learn bunny hopping and I play on PS4. We don't have the same kind of players like the vets on PC or Xbox.
People need to get off this kids nuts. He's no better than any of the veteran Titanfall 1 players on xbox. Anyone with an elite controller and the amount of hours he puts in can be just as good or better.
U.S F that can be said about anyone practice makes perfect and all
Frothy I don't know why you say it's harder on controller I rarely miss a shot with the EPG they are always dead on, plus when I ever 1v1 a friends we always ban L-Stars and EPG because they are too OP.
This man is a god
By aim assist does he mean hacks or like things to improve your aim? If second where can I get one
The turtle Republic Aim Assist is the mechanic that makes your reticule slow down when around your enemy or "lock" on to them. Aim Assist is only Console or PC if you use a controller on certain games. TF2 has A LOT of it; too much in the opinion of a lot of TF2 players, myself included
I think the EPG is fantastic on controller
Do the female models still have smaller hitboxes/animations?
Nope, they're pretty much the same. No reason to go either way other than aesthetics.
They do look a small margin smaller, but it doesn't make any noticeable difference
Eh on the pilots gauntlet there's this one spot you shoot it that kills 3 people
The wingman elite is a primary
could someone tell me the video of the gravity boost?