Best Class

[RayThor]

What is your best class?
Give an argument why you think it is the best.

I will start:
Gunner is the best class.
It has the highest DPS of all classes.
It has the coolest gun, the smartgun.
It has the best upgrade, High Impact Rounds.




I am bored and enjoying the midnight sun in Norway, 30 degrees Celsius.
Without access to my desktop PC to play A:DD.

[Narrowmind]

To be honest, I'm not exactly a fan of the classes in general, but if I had to pick one, it would honestly be Tecker.

The gunner is too basic.
Medic is very nice to have.
Sergent is probably has the most direct utility for my playstyle.
Recon has a cape.
But the Tecker has the drone, and being able to map out some of the most sprawling bases is just something I don't want to do without. I'm just not all that efficient, and the drone makes everything simpler.

I've wanted to see Norway specifically for the polar night, but I do have Alaska at least. I'm sorry you have to go without your rig. My own is having some problems, but I'm tolerating it, for now. Hope you'll get some relief soon.

[RayThor]

Originally posted by Narrowmind:

To be honest, I'm not exactly a fan of the classes in general, but if I had to pick one, it would honestly be Tecker.

Surprise.

Originally posted by Narrowmind:

I've wanted to see Norway specifically for the polar night, but I do have Alaska at least. I'm sorry you have to go without your rig. My own is having some problems, but I'm tolerating it, for now. Hope you'll get some relief soon.

Well, normally it's foggy and cool temperatures up here, but the sun shining all night gets somewhat annoying after a while.
At least it's on sea level, and not like up in Telluride when I visited over there some years ago.

[Niidhogg]

The sniper with the silencer is the most useful skill so recon.

[Narrowmind]

Originally posted by RayThor:

Surprise.

Until now, I've always joked, because it's crazytalk to go in without one of everything! 😂 I am a person that just feels like I just have to have every tool at my disposal, but when you asked, I couldn't even remember what each class even did, and I was forced to conclude that they weren't all that great if I couldn't even remember the individual skills. Imagine my surprise to remember my beloved mapping drone. 😍🥰😍

Originally posted by RayThor:

Well, normally it's foggy and cool temperatures up here, but the sun shining all night gets somewhat annoying after a while.
At least it's on sea level, and not like up in Telluride when I visited over there some years ago.

Yeah, I couldn't tolerate all that sun. That's why I try to wear a disguise if I have to go out into it. Miserable, ugh. It hates me.

[GasmaskMSK]

I tend to agree, the smart gun is the coolest.

So I was taking two-three gunners with it on my missions, until I started getting into slight problems (because I was lacking the grenade launcher).

Therefore, M41 Pulse Rifle is still the best weapon because of the grenade launcher. And you need it to counter rooms full of eggs.

Medic is the worst class. Completed the game w/o it. If you need to rely on a medic, you're doing something wrong in this game.

My setup is:

Primary weapons: M41 Pulse Rifle x3
Sniper rifle x1

Special weapons:
Shotgun x2
Mine x1
Flamethrower x1

Once I unlock M577 APC, I tend to equip the 5th marine with the smart-gun and RPG.

I use RPG to counter packs of cultists hiding behind cover, beyond the reach of the grenade launcher and for Cat2 Xenomorph encounters. It shreds 25% HP off in one shot.

[GasmaskMSK]

As for the best class,

Sergent x2
Recon x1

are the core of my group.

The 4th and 5th are optional, could be a gunner or two, a tecker, a 3rd Sarge or a 2nd recon, or any combo of these for 5-man setup.

I find the only use for a tecker is to use the drone for scouting and making noises for distraction, as I tend to pick the smart-ass perk for my other marines, so I don't have to rely on a tecker that much.

[Haggis MechHaggis]

gunner
followed by sarge

[kregano]

Tekker is the best due to the drone allow you to survey the map without endangering your squad.

Gunner is pretty great when it comes to firepower and firefights.

[RayThor]

Originally posted by GasmaskMSK:

As for the best class,

Sergent x2
Recon x1

are the core of my group.

The 4th and 5th are optional, could be a gunner, a tecker, a 3rd Sarge or a 2nd recon.

Yeah, that was my setup as well, until I realized that even 10 seconds to get another command point is too long in a tight spot. That left only the larger command point pool. I'm satisfied with using Retaliation for the few times I need to burst lots of grenades.
Thus Sergeant is for me obsolete.

[GasmaskMSK]

Originally posted by RayThor:

Originally posted by GasmaskMSK:

As for the best class,

Sergent x2
Recon x1

are the core of my group.

The 4th and 5th are optional, could be a gunner, a tecker, a 3rd Sarge or a 2nd recon.

Yeah, that was my setup as well, until I realized that even 10 seconds to get another command point is too long in a tight spot. That left only the larger command point pool. I'm satisfied with using Retaliation for the few times I need to burst lots of grenades.
Thus Sergeant is for me obsolete.

My play-style is different. I like to plant mines behind me and I do plant a LOT of mines before those "you defo gonna die if you open that door or press that button" events.

It takes 5 mines to kill a Cat2 Alien. When you know a massive onslaught is gonna get triggered next, my soldiers never complained.

I'd rather spend a minute or two on prep, than risk endangering my marines.

[GasmaskMSK]

Originally posted by kregano:

Tekker is the best due to the drone allow you to survey the map without endangering your squad.

It works on aliens, but not so much on maps full of cultists, guardians, or WY commandos.

[RayThor]

Originally posted by Narrowmind:

Originally posted by RayThor:

Well, normally it's foggy and cool temperatures up here, but the sun shining all night gets somewhat annoying after a while.
At least it's on sea level, and not like up in Telluride when I visited over there some years ago.

Yeah, I couldn't tolerate all that sun. That's why I try to wear a disguise if I have to go out into it. Miserable, ugh. It hates me.

Beware garlic.

[RayThor]

Originally posted by GasmaskMSK:

My play-style is different. I like to plant mines behind me and I do plant a LOT of mines before those "you defo gonna die if you open that door or press that button" events.

It takes 5 mines to kill a Cat2 Alien. When you know a massive onslaught is gonna get triggered next, my soldiers never complained.

5 command points with Team Spirit and APC. 15 points in full Retaliation. I like sometimes to lay down some too, but 20 command points should be enough to block off a doorway with mines. But agree, it depends on playstyle.

EDIT: That is actually 6 command points and 21 total. So used to playing with only 2 marines in squad.

[GasmaskMSK]

Originally posted by RayThor:

Originally posted by GasmaskMSK:

My play-style is different. I like to plant mines behind me and I do plant a LOT of mines before those "you defo gonna die if you open that door or press that button" events.

It takes 5 mines to kill a Cat2 Alien. When you know a massive onslaught is gonna get triggered next, my soldiers never complained.

5 command points with Team Spirit and APC. 15 points in full Retaliation. I like sometimes to lay down some too, but 20 command points should be enough to block off a doorway with mines. But agree, it depends on playstyle.

Yes, it does.

Some players go all in, while others prefer a more stealthier approach (me).

And don't you mean retribution (v)?

I almost never use it as I like to save my tools for welding doors behind me and repairing turrets (less often).

As a rule of thumb, my goal is to gather more resources from a mission deployment than spend. Cause making tools costs materials. I stick to this rule till late mid-game, after which point materials become trivial.

[RayThor]

Originally posted by GasmaskMSK:

And don't you mean retribution (v)?

Yes.
It is called Retaliation in the codex. It is called Retribution elsewhere.