Hi commanders soldiers,
After doing some medium ground CZs, with only G3 gear without mods, I came to these conclusions:
Consequently:
My thoughts on an efficient PvP loadout:
The suit(s):
Dominator with...:
...or maybe an Artemis, if you feel confident in dodging shots, so you can take advantage of an even longer jump assist duration...but the biggest drawback is then to be limited to only one primary...
Primary 1:
Aphelion laser rifle with:
Primary 2:
L-6 rocket launcher, for the element of surprise, or when your target is heading to the ground...:
...or Intimidator shotgun, if you feel like you can stick to your target at close range:
...or, another Aphelion, so you can quickly reload (whether you are out of ammo, or just want to get back to a full magazine)?
Secondary:
P-15 kinetic pistol, for when your target's shield is down:
And of course, memorize where the ammo boxes/electric plugs are, and rearm/recharge every time you get the opportunity, and not in the middle of the fight.
Any experience on-foot PvPeers out there that could comment, share their experience, and thoughts?
After doing some medium ground CZs, with only G3 gear without mods, I came to these conclusions:
- Fighting NPC's is way too easy, any G5 + mods loadout would do, seriously.
- It would be a whole different story against experienced players who would use jump assist continuously, run/dodge left and right, etc...and not let you take a breather.
- Rather than focusing on the ultimate PvE build, one should stick to a PvP build that will still shred these poor NPCs. The limiting factor in PvE is usually to wait for NPCs to spawn, anyway.
Consequently:
- The highly popular plasma guns, due to their super low "bullet" speed, would be useless for PvP (exception for the shotgun at close range, maybe).
- A hit-scan weapon is a must, and should ideally be efficient against shield, and efficient enough against armor.
- A slower weapon can still use the element of surprise to land a few shots, but no more than a few shots.
- Like for space PvP, one must squeeze any advantage w.r.t. engineered mods, and leave aside any comfort options due to limited slots.
My thoughts on an efficient PvP loadout:
The suit(s):
Dominator with...:
- Combat movement speed, to increase mobility while aiming (ADS).
- Improved jump assist, because you will be vulnerable as soon as you head to and touch the ground.
- Damage resistance, for obvious reasons.
- Night vision if the CZ is in the dark, otherwise faster shield regen (but that would require two suits).
...or maybe an Artemis, if you feel confident in dodging shots, so you can take advantage of an even longer jump assist duration...but the biggest drawback is then to be limited to only one primary...
Primary 1:
Aphelion laser rifle with:
- Scope + increased headshot damage, to increase the likelihood of inflicting real damage once the shield of your target is down.
- Stowed reloading + faster handling, to speed up swapping and aiming, and save time on reloading.
Primary 2:
L-6 rocket launcher, for the element of surprise, or when your target is heading to the ground...:
- Stowed reloading + faster handling.
- Increased magazine size + faster reload.
...or Intimidator shotgun, if you feel like you can stick to your target at close range:
- Stowed reloading + faster reload.
- Increased magazine size.
- Scope, which makes a tighter pellet spread, because you might not be able to stick that close to your target.
...or, another Aphelion, so you can quickly reload (whether you are out of ammo, or just want to get back to a full magazine)?
Secondary:
P-15 kinetic pistol, for when your target's shield is down:
- Stowed reloading + faster handling.
- Stability, because the recoil is definitely something hard to counter when firing like crazy at your target.
- Increased headshot damage, although hard to nail, when you do (whether by chance or skill), it will hurt A LOT.
And of course, memorize where the ammo boxes/electric plugs are, and rearm/recharge every time you get the opportunity, and not in the middle of the fight.
Any experience on-foot PvPeers out there that could comment, share their experience, and thoughts?
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), but is it really worth sacrificing a slot?
