With the ammo mod, it’s a 35 round mag with 210 reserve. With the magsize mod, it’s a 70 round mag with a 140 round reserve. So a difference of 35 rounds.
The slow rpm drastically lowers the fear chance so mole cc on demand is huge. I'd say it's still not as powerful as the Poison Thunderhead which can just aoe poison and reliably fear with insane ammo (ammo holds double/ tripple as long as any other class) With low base dmg and poison not applying to alies (unlike fire etc), there is basically no friendly fire to get things off a teammate from the other side of a cave and you can pump it point blanc just for the fear. And esp the terrible accuracy makes the mortar demand much more care in your positioning than poison. BUT. It's totally the most fun of all the new Oc. Just the right mix of changing the base gun in a meaningful way, introducing new challenges to play around and rewarding the efforts apropriately. Great addition.
Swarmers suck 100% On mortar sustain, tap firing helps keep it up as you're only shooting when you're sure you'll be hitting bugs. Alternatively, I've found triple tech with stun helpful to wait out born ready and deal with some of the swarm. That stun also pairs well with AC fear.
I used to swear by TTC stun too, but I've found Ultra-Magnetic Coils with fear and partial charges to be a lot more effective - to the point of feeling broken
The mortar oc has given me some of the highest kill counts ive ever had as gunner in recent missions :) Only problem is that i had to trade my thorns perk for friendly fire reduction after one too many engis waltzed right into my line of fire (Tho id say its even funnier to just spray mortars on my teammates without serious repercussion now)
@@aperson2543 mod.io/g/drg/m/overcharger-indicator thank you for reminding me I need to update the mod list. Also it’s not the damage of mole it’s the damage of the initial shot+whatever overcharge gives
Also, why are you using damage for the last perk? Damage only effects direct hits, but you have zero damage to begin with so it does literally nothing...
It's an aoe weapon why would you want fear? It would only spread the horde making it harder to kill them. Fear is good in builds like toxin where you want bugs to run away and die of dot
IMO even if fear pairs less well with Mortar Rounds, it's still the best T5 choice. Tap firing mortars won't get the damage or defense buff; meanwhile fear lets you turn Praetorians and generally end up safer. When your AOE is so huge, spreading out the crowd isn't a big deal.
@@sardobi You're wrong regarding that, the AOE isn't huge on Mortar rounds, it's actually less than CB. Fear also has no value on Mortar rounds when he's using Coil Gun, a weapon that has a 250% fear chance, meaning every shot is guaranteed to fear any and all enemies near the shot. Having fear on both weapons is just pointless, and on top of that, spreading them out makes this OC even worse, due to its mediocre AOE and limited ammo pool as is.
Fear is actually pretty good on mortar rounds because you can keep hammering into large groups to slow their progress. On haz5+ you'll notice you want to do a lot of damage quickly and you don't wanna swap weapons to spread fear with coil.
honestly, it's just too bad for the other players. im gonna use mortar rounds and they can't do anything about it. besides, the friendly fire damage isn't that bad, especially compared to something like fatboy which is also a notorious friendly fire OC
came for the oc, stayed for the green goblin shot
man i dont normally care for lets play content but its nice to hear someone ramble about stuff
I agree as it feels conversational
came for the OC, stayed for the alcohol knowledge.
With the ammo mod, it’s a 35 round mag with 210 reserve. With the magsize mod, it’s a 70 round mag with a 140 round reserve. So a difference of 35 rounds.
this overclock makes the thunderhead actually fun for me xd
Big Bertha would like a word with you.
The slow rpm drastically lowers the fear chance so mole cc on demand is huge.
I'd say it's still not as powerful as the Poison Thunderhead which can just aoe poison and reliably fear with insane ammo (ammo holds double/ tripple as long as any other class)
With low base dmg and poison not applying to alies (unlike fire etc), there is basically no friendly fire to get things off a teammate from the other side of a cave and you can pump it point blanc just for the fear.
And esp the terrible accuracy makes the mortar demand much more care in your positioning than poison.
BUT. It's totally the most fun of all the new Oc. Just the right mix of changing the base gun in a meaningful way, introducing new challenges to play around and rewarding the efforts apropriately.
Great addition.
mortar , solo? ahahahaha
i'm a "dont stand in my way" guy
you walk in the fire line , you not gonna be fine .
Big booms make lots of dead bugs.
Swarmers suck 100%
On mortar sustain, tap firing helps keep it up as you're only shooting when you're sure you'll be hitting bugs. Alternatively, I've found triple tech with stun helpful to wait out born ready and deal with some of the swarm. That stun also pairs well with AC fear.
I used to swear by TTC stun too, but I've found Ultra-Magnetic Coils with fear and partial charges to be a lot more effective - to the point of feeling broken
Are those flares tiny barrels? Flarrels?
I recommend you fix the title from "Tunderhead". Also neat video.
Which mode allows you to customize the flares and other stuff, changing their appearance?
The friendly fire isnt that bad if youre experienced. Its usually better to take some splash damage than to get swarmed anyway
mole feels great, but letting go of the crutch self defence that is fear triple tech chambers is hard
Why mule's legs aren't barrels? Why mules aren't barrels?
mole best OC
As a non mod user, i kinda confused about googly eyes, strange icons and lqbt lightning machines
what mods do you use?
The mortar oc has given me some of the highest kill counts ive ever had as gunner in recent missions :)
Only problem is that i had to trade my thorns perk for friendly fire reduction after one too many engis waltzed right into my line of fire
(Tho id say its even funnier to just spray mortars on my teammates without serious repercussion now)
I love mole, being playing with it recently
yeah, me too. it allows me to really focus my primary on crowd control, which is so fun :)
Does anyone know what mod they are using to tell them the damage of mole? It does not appear to be on their mods list.
@@aperson2543 mod.io/g/drg/m/overcharger-indicator thank you for reminding me I need to update the mod list. Also it’s not the damage of mole it’s the damage of the initial shot+whatever overcharge gives
@@SnowingFateOh,thank you.
I'm not telling you to "Drink responsibly"
Drink how you will!
I only ask that you get your liver checked on every five years. Real talk bro.
@@Skycrusher already done brother that’s one thing I’m on top of
morber :)
sick dwarf drip
Also, why are you using damage for the last perk? Damage only effects direct hits, but you have zero damage to begin with so it does literally nothing...
T5 1 affects both AoE and Direct damage
@@SnowingFate Where do you get that info? Damage and AoE Damage are always distinguished.
@@TheRealCatof The Main DRG wiki, and Karl.gg. You can also go to the wikichat in the official discord and ask
Bro, why are you using more ammo instead of extended mags? The difference is only 35 rounds, but you need to reload twice as often...
if it's only 35 rounds it does come down to personal preference like base AC, but I did complain about it so I'll try it out and see.
@@SnowingFate The main reason why is you'll spend 4 times more reloading. You reload twice as often, and twice as fast.
DRG Mister Church
You should try malort and see if its worst then the green goblin shot
gaming
Cant wait to get the new oc's
not taking fear on the autocannon is a weird choice
It's an aoe weapon why would you want fear? It would only spread the horde making it harder to kill them. Fear is good in builds like toxin where you want bugs to run away and die of dot
@@guibeck8259Also, mortar rounds makes the thunderhead shoot very slow and lowers the chance of seeing fear by a lot as a result
IMO even if fear pairs less well with Mortar Rounds, it's still the best T5 choice. Tap firing mortars won't get the damage or defense buff; meanwhile fear lets you turn Praetorians and generally end up safer. When your AOE is so huge, spreading out the crowd isn't a big deal.
@@sardobi You're wrong regarding that, the AOE isn't huge on Mortar rounds, it's actually less than CB. Fear also has no value on Mortar rounds when he's using Coil Gun, a weapon that has a 250% fear chance, meaning every shot is guaranteed to fear any and all enemies near the shot. Having fear on both weapons is just pointless, and on top of that, spreading them out makes this OC even worse, due to its mediocre AOE and limited ammo pool as is.
Fear is actually pretty good on mortar rounds because you can keep hammering into large groups to slow their progress. On haz5+ you'll notice you want to do a lot of damage quickly and you don't wanna swap weapons to spread fear with coil.
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very good at crowd control but long range and boss is very bad
Its unplayable w 4 players.. its range is just to big to not hit your mates. And if you’re really trying not to than you’re basically useless 😂
honestly, it's just too bad for the other players. im gonna use mortar rounds and they can't do anything about it. besides, the friendly fire damage isn't that bad, especially compared to something like fatboy which is also a notorious friendly fire OC