Bulwark Questions

[Jaevwyn]

Just started playing operations yesterday, loving the bulwark and looking to improve my play a little, need these questions answered!

For single targets (like ♥♥♥♥ neurothopes), is it better to charge shot the P Pistol or rapid fire it?

What is generally the better combo's with the powerswords, Power Combox3 (eventually x4 with perks) and Power Rake to reset to second swing of power combo?

Is Power Whirl actually worth using, feels like a bit of a trap with the long animation.

P Pistol or B Pistol? ive been leaning hard into P Pistol to stagger reinforcement calls, especially when solo.

[rases]

Charge shot > Rapid firing.

Generally speaking, keep spamming the light combo to deal with crowds, with some heavies to break blocks. You'll be mostly using power stance over speed stance, as the best way to deal with majoris is gunstrikes.

Heavy B pistol > Plasma > B pistol. Pistols are mostly used for gunstriking, a single charge shot from plasma can stagger and interrupt sentries from calling waves. Only use B pistol if it's the only pistol you have access to.

[Voldo]

plasma pistol charged shot is your friend, but in general leave ranged enemies to teammates who are in fact specced more into ranged gameplay.

plasma pistol charged shot instantly gives full hp back if you got any white bar, and it is otherwise more recommended to heal yourself and others via shooting - unless you are in dire need of health and situation is sticky, then banner-> melee execution.

before bolt weapons are buffed (devs have mentioned about it), i would not recommend bolt pistol, it is rather weak currently with other bolt weapons.

I don't usually even do combos with melee weapons, in lethal diff it is constant perfect parry -> gunshot/execution with every mob. you need to hit basic hormagaunt THREE TIMES with relic weapons in order to kill it, heavy attacks almost the same and leave you vulnerable to literally everything. Warriors and so take too much time to down with melee, so usually stagger ranged with plasma shot, then swing couple of times to trigger a response from enemy, then start spamming parry. sad, but currently increased "difficulty" just means enemies are bullet sponges and all weapons in general feel weaker than they should be, in my opinion. Power fantasy of being super soldier lacks when i need to smack smallest enemy three times with relic powerfist in order to wipe it away permanently

[Jaevwyn]

all good tips, thanks brothers!

[Grenthy]

Also a reminder that Neurothropes and Zoanthropes take reduced damage from plasma weaponry as far as I know. Leave them if at all possible for a class with better ranged options.

As for power sword, I always stay in powered mode. The wider swings cleave more things and minoris are the biggest threat in a horde(other than snipers). Power Whirl is... situational? It counts as a heavy and is pretty good for staggering and breaking the guard of a blocking saber warrior.

[Rune'Gamer]

i usually went off guides on youtube for a while starting out till i figured out my play type and style,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1glKvZ5zz8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjMDad7NMLI&t=332s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlgas3UgbPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMQ7jOhdlz0&t=447s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnS6oCVcSKs&t=304s

Learn from them take every thing with a grain of salt. and find out how you like to play what weapons you like to use and what feels good and then make your own build..

[Jaevwyn]

Originally posted by Grenthy:

Also a reminder that Neurothropes and Zoanthropes take reduced damage from plasma weaponry as far as I know. Leave them if at all possible for a class with better ranged options.

As for power sword, I always stay in powered mode. The wider swings cleave more things and minoris are the biggest threat in a horde(other than snipers). Power Whirl is... situational? It counts as a heavy and is pretty good for staggering and breaking the guard of a blocking saber warrior.

I play solo a lot so usually have to deal with them myself, i may well switch to B Pistol for them in that case when i am solo!

Originally posted by Rune'Pyre:

i usually went off guides on youtube for a while starting out till i figured out my play type and style,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1glKvZ5zz8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjMDad7NMLI&t=332s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlgas3UgbPo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMQ7jOhdlz0&t=447s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnS6oCVcSKs&t=304s

Learn from them take every thing with a grain of salt. and find out how you like to play what weapons you like to use and what feels good and then make your own build..

will check these out, thank you!