Can we all agree Leon sucks (In mercenaries)?

[TrueLionWithin]

Really Leon has such a bad loadout compared to the others. Each character has something really good about them. For example, Wesker and his melee, Krauser and his arm, Hunk and his neck break, although Ada feels more like a dumbed down version of Wesker, atleast she has some good weapons. Leon on the other hand starts of with a pistol and shotgun (Which may not sound bad untill you realize his his shotgun takes 3 to 4 hits to kill a single enemy AT POINT BLANK. Though atleast it makes for a good challenge.

[Nitepro]

Ada is probably my least favorite. Her kicks are weak and I always get way too much TMP ammo instead of those vital rifle rounds.

The shotgun is great for keeping a group of enemies glued to the floor or in a constant stun state. It's the best crowd control besides Krausers arm.

[My name is Jonas ツ]

He's probably not very good since he's the default player. I don't think they want to give you the best character to start out with.

[sleazyhunterx]

leon's loadout is great, I get tons of single shot head blowups with that riot gun of his, got tons of combos with that gun alone...you just suck

[Unmotivated]

ik this probably isn't the best post to right about this, but since we're talking aobut the shotgun, i'll ask, but what is the percentage of a critical headshot with a shotgun? and also, does it change between shotguns? and btw, Leon DOES suck. he's the only character i've ever died as often in mercs. o.o shoulda given HIM the punisher instead of Ada........... woulda made the pistol useful for me. :3

[Chewy]

Leon and Hunk my favs.

[TrueLionWithin]

Originally posted by Pinky Beercroft:

Ada is probably my least favorite. Her kicks are weak and I always get way too much TMP ammo instead of those vital rifle rounds.

The shotgun is great for keeping a group of enemies glued to the floor or in a constant stun state. It's the best crowd control besides Krausers arm.

While I agree that Leon's shotgun is useful for keeping enemies on the ground and keeping them at a distance, I do hate how much damage it takes to actually kill one enemy. It just takes too many hits and with the shotguns slow loading time it doesn't help. Although I agree about Ada.

[TrueLionWithin]

Originally posted by My name is Jonas:

He's probably not very good since he's the default player. I don't think they want to give you the best character to start out with.

I wasn't expecting them to give us the best character from the start, I'm just saying compared to the others, Leon just doesn't have enough firepower to be a proper mercenaries character, in my opinion.

[Bansheebutt]

Just because the shotgun is the bigger gun doesn't mean it's the one you should be doing most of your killing with.

Leon's Blacktail takes out standard enemies very quickly. His only real problem is boss enemies which he has to rely almost exclusively on grenades to deal with.

[illgib]

I might say he sucks himself, but maybe are just his hairs *always in perfect condition*

[TrueLionWithin]

Originally posted by SnugRailgun:

Grenades? I just shoot them in the face. Grenades don't do ♥♥♥♥ Super Salvador.

Best way to deal with Super Salvador? Haul ass and don't look back!

[Nickname0329]

Nah Leon is sweet. Black tail is a great kill weapon when you have a reliable way to get enemies on the ground, which funnily enough, Leon has the easiest time doing. Basically what you do is shotgun, switch to blacktail and pop them all in the head.

I will take Leon over Hunk anyday. Chaining kills with melee, while fun and cool, takes way longer than just blowing them away and is pretty dangerous depending on how the enemy staggers. Plus it doesn't even work on the enemies you want it to, like JJ and the Garador. And he has to rely on the TMP.

I've played through mercenaries on many different platforms and Hunk's missions are the only ones I dread. In fact I still haven't done his docks one on steam, just cause I know it can take me around 20+ tries, and his ability to deal with Dr. Salvador is completely reliant on how many grenades you have.

Ada is by default 2nd best, because she has a rifle, and the rifle is the best weapon in the game.

[TrueLionWithin]

Originally posted by Nickname0329:

Nah Leon is sweet. Black tail is a great kill weapon when you have a reliable way to get enemies on the ground, which funnily enough, Leon has the easiest time doing. Basically what you do is shotgun, switch to blacktail and pop them all in the head.

I will take Leon over Hunk anyday. Chaining kills with melee, while fun and cool, takes way longer than just blowing them away and is pretty dangerous depending on how the enemy staggers. Plus it doesn't even work on the enemies you want it to, like JJ and the Garador. And he has to rely on the TMP.

I've played through mercenaries on many different platforms and Hunk's missions are the only ones I dread. In fact I still haven't done his docks one on steam, just cause I know it can take me around 20+ tries, and his ability to deal with Dr. Salvador is completely reliant on how many grenades you have.

Ada is by default 2nd best, because she has a rifle, and the rifle is the best weapon in the game.

I personally like Hunk but I can see why you don't. His TMP is really weak and you mostly have to rely on grenades to kill the bosses. I only wish Leon had a stronger weapon. Maybe they could have swapped Wesker's pistol with Leon, or give Leon something stronger than the shotgun. Although it's good to give yourself some breathing room, it really fails to deliver enough firepower.

[ZakisFluffy]

Leon's riot gun does just fine against bosses, well placed headshots can stun them.
The only boss i had trouble with was the garradors at the castle. Even if ya bait them into swinging and then shooting the plaga as his back is exposed at the end of the swing, it gets tricky when there's two of them. I always save a nade or two whenever i'm at the last stretch of the castle.

I do agree that leon is quite lacking in comparison to the other 4, Then again, the rest are unlocked and leon is the "base character". Just like every other game, base characters are the "well rounded" ones. You can't really go wrong with him.
He just lacks the "specialized" moves/guns that the others have.