How to counter headshots?

[Hotklou]

I'd say roughly 75% of my deaths are due to people landing constant headshots on me. The worst of it is the 2 hit kill Igneous Hammers. So how do I counter these guys? This is a serious question.

[Dr. Pootis]

slide

[Rankless]

spin like wt we do in csgo,when we ran out of ammo and ppl are shotting at us we just point our vision to the ground,spin our mouse and spam the jump at the same time,works pretty well

[Mister Wiggles]

Destiny is the only game i've played that rewards very average mechanics. You can aim at the chest and get a headshot..

As for what you do, well just max your resilience which will take it to a 3 shot. Wont stop people still headshotting you though.

[Goosetave]

My first advice is be as mobile as you can to make it harder for them, won't stop the mega sweatlords from lasering you mid-air but it'll increase your chances. Second advice would be kill them before they kill you, simple as that. This is a game with very lenient aim assist and fast ttk for this type of shooter, meaning killing isn't hard for the great majority of players, meaning anyone's a threat in pvp. They can't kill you if they're dead.

[Hex]

Welcome to a FPS with auto-aim and radar LMAO.

Why anyone takes this clownshow seriously has always baffled me.

[Hotklou]

Originally posted by Goosetave:

My first advice is be as mobile as you can to make it harder for them, won't stop the mega sweatlords from lasering you mid-air but it'll increase your chances. Second advice would be kill them before they kill you, simple as that. This is a game with very lenient aim assist and fast ttk for this type of shooter, meaning killing isn't hard for the great majority of players, meaning anyone's a threat in pvp. They can't kill you if they're dead.

I don't have weapons that can kill them nearly as fast as their 2-tap Igneous Hammers. Their first shot already takes me down to half health, not giving me nearly enough time to kill them before their next shot lands a second later.

[Hex]

Originally posted by Hotklou:

Originally posted by Goosetave:

My first advice is be as mobile as you can to make it harder for them, won't stop the mega sweatlords from lasering you mid-air but it'll increase your chances. Second advice would be kill them before they kill you, simple as that. This is a game with very lenient aim assist and fast ttk for this type of shooter, meaning killing isn't hard for the great majority of players, meaning anyone's a threat in pvp. They can't kill you if they're dead.

I don't have weapons that can kill them nearly as fast as their 2-tap Igneous Hammers. Their first shot already takes me down to half health, not giving me nearly enough time to kill them before their next shot lands a second later.

Never take a fight where you don't get the first hit in, you'll always lose against people that can aim. If you get shot, don't try to shoot back, evade instead. That's where map knowledge comes into play, don't put yourself into a position where you can't get behind cover.

[Hotklou]

Thanks for the advice everyone, I'll try it.

One last quick question: the Hunter Arcstrider's bottom perk tree has a perk named "Lightning Reflexes" that supposedly makes you "harder to kill while dodging". I've tried using it, but I've not really noticed it doing much? Is it supposed to reduce damage taken or make it harder for the enemy to hit you? Because it doesn't seem to be doing either of those...?

[R A Z E R]

Play titan with bubble/barricade/slide around the place or spam the crouch button when engaging your opponent.

[MOSLEY]

Slide peak instead of walking out. You want to move erratically from side to side during gunfights to make yourself harder to hit and throw in the occasional crouch.

[Hotklou]

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

Slide peak instead of walking out. You want to move erratically from side to side during gunfights to make yourself harder to hit and throw in the occasional crouch.

Does mobility and the stompies help to make you walk faster while aiming? Because I've seen some guys moving quite fast while aiming.

[MOSLEY]

Originally posted by Hotklou:

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

Slide peak instead of walking out. You want to move erratically from side to side during gunfights to make yourself harder to hit and throw in the occasional crouch.

Does mobility and the stompies help to make you walk faster while aiming? Because I've seen some guys moving quite fast while aiming.

Yes.

Mobility is a complete and utter waste for non-hunters in PVE but it's very useful in PVP.

[Hotklou]

I'm currently using the Mida weapons. Does the Stompies's speed buff stack with the Mida weapon speed buffs? Or would it be a waste to use the Stompies alongside them? Should I use The Dragon's Shadow instead? I've heard those are pretty good as well.

[MOSLEY]

IDK, you'll have to test that. Stompees are pretty good in PVP regardless though. One of the main strengths of hunter is being able to shoot straight up in the air and they let you do that better so...

[R A Z E R]

Originally posted by Hotklou:

I'm currently using the Mida weapons. Does the Stompies's speed buff stack with the Mida weapon speed buffs? Or would it be a waste to use the Stompies alongside them? Should I use The Dragon's Shadow instead? I've heard those are pretty good as well.

You can use stompees fine with mida just for the movement that stompees give, dragon's shadow might be better if you purely want to lane with mida. If you prefer movement as your play than stick with stompees.