Teach me how to play nerfed berserker

[immdev]

Assuming I already use parry all the time. I can't even imagine playing without hemo now and even with it I'm getting my ass handled to me all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time on Suicidal.

[Serious]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2158513336

Use dreadnaught, vampire, parry, smash and berserk rage.
You are immortal in HoE and below.

Primary failure many new zerks do is, they use hemoclobber as primary and almost never change. You don't learn to play zerk right if you use hemoclobber only.

[DOY]

You stop playing skirmisher and bite the bullet and take dreadnaught. If you want to run around without a medic then take berserkers rage as well. I was never a fan of the hemoclobber. I just ran around with crowel > fireaxe > bonecrasher/ion thruster while taking the damage type skills.

[Aya]

Originally posted by immdev:

Assuming I already use parry all the time. I can't even imagine playing without hemo now and even with it I'm getting my ass handled to me all the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ time on Suicidal.

By purchasing the Piranha pistols with real money cuz they seem to fix the issues that the Berserker nerfs has introduced.

If you don't want to resort to pay-to-win tactics, you can switch to Survivalist with Ammo Vest. I recall doing decently well with M16+HM101+Bone Crusher on Survivalist, though if you think 5 medic grenades aren't enough to keep you alive, another loadout if you opt for Weapon Harness would be HMTECH501/HMTECH101/HMTECH201/Bone Crusher

[immdev]

Originally posted by Serious:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2158513336

Use dreadnaught, vampire, parry, smash and berserk rage.
You are immortal in HoE and below.

Primary failure many new zerks do is, they use hemoclobber as primary and almost never change. You don't learn to play zerk right if you use hemoclobber only.

But now I NEED hemo to survive. I don't have pocket medic.

Originally posted by DOY:

You stop playing skirmisher and bite the bullet and take dreadnaught. If you want to run around without a medic then take berserkers rage as well. I was never a fan of the hemoclobber. I just ran around with crowel > fireaxe > bonecrasher/ion thruster while taking the damage type skills.

I already use dreadnaught. Even with active parry I can barely keep my health at full with trash. They should've moved health regen to successful parry instead.

[Serious]

Do you play on the right difficulty for your level?
Officially you should play:
<6 normal
6-11 hard
12-24 suicidal
25 HoE

Do you play single or multiplayer?

You don't need a medic at all, with dreadnaught, vampire and zerk rage. Most important for every class is to know which zed you should priorize.
E.g. do you play in multiplayer and see 5 husks in a mob in front of you in HoE, you should switch to a distance weapons or defend your teammebers till they take care of them. Both vlad and teslauncher are awesome for husk and edar.

[spell yagami backwards]

How to play nerfed zerk? You dont lol, no seriously
Pick survivalist. You have 75% extra melee damage, medic nades and extra passive resistance.

Or you can just play ranged zerk, but at that point you might aswell play any other perk

[Aya]

Originally posted by lmao:

How to play nerfed zerk? You dont lol, no seriously
Pick survivalist. You have 75% extra melee damage, medic nades and extra passive resistance.

You actually have 90% melee damage (15+75%)

[Serious]

Could you guys please stay at the topic^^
Topic is:
"Teach me how to play nerfed berserker"
It's not "Is survivalist or zerk better?"

[Bathtub Shitter]

zerk got nerfed due to poopoo headed zerk players that like to eat bullets and never crouch or move out of the way :/ if gunslinger was as disruptive as zerk they would have nerfed it 10 times over.

[-JuneXVI-]

I find it's more difficult to solo HoE in tight spot maps as well. I still run skirmisher, vampire, parry, smash, and spartan 'cause I'm too lazy to change it LOL. It's like Hemo is the only reliable choice for this set which is BS. Before nerfed, Berserker with any weapons of choice will do, but now it's like any weapons + Hemo. By the way, as Fumo mentioned, Hemo + Piranha pistol/Dual seems to be next Meta. I tried it in HoE via weapon pass, which is cheaper than buying a bundle, this Piranha + Hemo or Piranha + weapons will be a game changing as it covers most of the weaknesses from the nerf.

[Merim]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1260658526

My guide is old but you can still make it work.

[immdev]

Originally posted by ✾ Rook ✾:

Serious answer:
Watch the below guides.

Originally posted by Merim:

My guide is old but you can still make it work.

I'm talking about current state of berserker, not about ABC guides.

[Aya]

Originally posted by immdev:

I'm talking about current state of berserker, not about ABC guides.

And the current state is pay to win. No seriously, Berserker has fewer issues keeping himself alive with the introduction of the Piranha Pistols than if you tried to go with a purely melee-based loadout.

Crowds that can delete more than half your healthbar are less capable of doing that since you're now thinning them with your pistol before engaging in melee.

[Dark Savior]

Originally posted by immdev:

Originally posted by ✾ Rook ✾:

Serious answer:
Watch the below guides.

Originally posted by Merim:

My guide is old but you can still make it work.

I'm talking about current state of berserker, not about ABC guides.

Be Specific.
I have no problem with current beserker with and without hemoclobber on HOE.

Team size?
Map?
Build?
Role? Tank? or Melee attacker?
Do you have dependable teammates to help with husk and edars?
Do you want to solo big zeds?
Can you parry well?
Last man standing?
Do you decap zeds or rely on body damage??

[XeRnUno]

Originally posted by immdev:

I'm talking about current state of berserker, not about ABC guides.

Totally understand you.
The guides are all top notch, well written.....but that was before the update.

The "nerf" technically destroyed the RRRLR Build. And it was a damn fun build.

Use dreadnaught, vampire, parry, smash and berserk rage.

Only viable build now and yes it works, but it's boring asf.