Does anyone play as Krieg The Psycho?

[Memes]

I feel like its just only me and I kinda don't find him that fun to play as because I'm a low level.

[Fredericks of Cursewood]

I am playing him now, but it is really my first time playing him. I started a couple of coop games with Krieg and the other persons stopped playing and I never continued on with that save.

I am a bit perplexed as to how best to play him. After playing Gaige, I wonder how many more bullets Krieg catches with his large body size.

[life is a simulation]

Originally posted by Fredericks of Cursewood:

I am playing him now, but it is really my first time playing him. I started a couple of coop games with Krieg and the other persons stopped playing and I never continued on with that save.

I am a bit perplexed as to how best to play him. After playing Gaige, I wonder how many more bullets Krieg catches with his large body size.

As far I know of the best build for him is the melee build as he can get a lot of buff when his shield is down and his melee dance will go up insanely high that u don't even need a gun. Also this build dosnt require legendary or Sereph equipment so it is easy for a newcomer to use as


https://youtu.be/HDrNU8Q2Has

[Abdul_Sisyphus]

If you want to learn krieg watch joltzdude's playthrough for krieg.. krieg's enjoyable for me.

[J]

His comments are funny. He's the first character i picked when started the game.

[Mez Koo]

A lot of people probably fall off playing Krieg because he is a pain to get to level 30.

[Memes]

I want to go gun blazing so I should've picked Salvador or I can still manage to do it on Krieg too?

[alex010300]

Nope, I don’t like him.

[HiTmAn]

krieg is one of most fun characters once u figure out how to play him... wen u play well its feels so rewarding

[Mez Koo]

Krieg's strength is being a melee character, you're definitely going to want to go with someone else if you want to focus on gunplay and come back to him if you want to melee.

[West Dragon]

You don't need to melee to play Krieg, his Hellborn build is also a good option as long as you're able to stomach Flame of the Firehawk's flashing nova spam.

As to your question. Yes, players do play him frequently enough. While I personally play Zer0, I've had Krieg players join my party frequently enough.

[JUMP'NSHOOTMAN]

Originally posted by Old Kid John:

You don't need to melee to play Krieg, his Hellborn build is also a good option as long as you're able to stomach Flame of the Firehawk's flashing nova spam.

As to your question. Yes, players do play him frequently enough. While I personally play Zer0, I've had Krieg players join my party frequently enough.

Not to mention that he can become a 1-shot monster with Bloodsplosion and Fastball.

[Draescan]

Krieg is sadly fairly garbage end game because his biggest weaknesses are

1, not being able to reach enemies to plow them in the face ( Yes he can throw his buzz axe but at a decreased attack speed + the flight time to reach the enemy, not to mention most end game raid enemies have knockbacks/ups so you'll be flying all over the damn place trying to hit them, not that they're small targets but no crits for you most likely )

2, no mobs means no overkill healing, so any bosses with limited or no mobs will be the death of krieg every single time. Some bosses have things that count as enemies that aren't technically separate entities, but see #1 also good luck getting them before your team needs them as you're not going to be the only one getting hit and other characters have far less hp to tank the hits. You can bypass this issue with gear, but if you're playing a melee build that sort of defeats the purpose.

3, while bloodsplosion is quite powerful, it's also next to useless against bosses as it requires you to kill an enemy to trigger it, see #2. The melee build is really the damage for krieg, and as such doing a gun build, while seemingly more appealing from a survival expectation standpoint, inevitably turns krieg into a less effective gunzerker, less damage, slower movement, and still requires a bit of workup to get the stacks necessary for it to start being " good ". It doesn't take long mind you, it's not anarchy levels of build up, but it's still something to mention. You won't be at anarchy mechromancer levels of damage, but you'll still be able to chip a boss hp bar. The melee build will also give you a new hatred for silence the voices.

This is ultimately krieg's biggest problem. He has a ton of health, a ton of survivability but absolutely pathetic boss killing potential. Am I saying he can't kill bosses? Absolutely not, but the point is that any damage potential vs bosses he has, can be met or exceeded by another character, if not multiple.

[Man_In_Suitcase]

Haven't played him since GB nerf'd "chatty Krieg." Meaning back when he spouted psycho gibberish when using his Hellborn tree. I just to love hearing him go on and on all the while setting everything ablaze...

[Chinfu1189]

Originally posted by life is a simulation:

Originally posted by Fredericks of Cursewood:

I am playing him now, but it is really my first time playing him. I started a couple of coop games with Krieg and the other persons stopped playing and I never continued on with that save.

I am a bit perplexed as to how best to play him. After playing Gaige, I wonder how many more bullets Krieg catches with his large body size.

As far I know of the best build for him is the melee build as he can get a lot of buff when his shield is down and his melee dance will go up insanely high that u don't even need a gun. Also this build dosnt require legendary or Sereph equipment so it is easy for a newcomer to use as


https://youtu.be/HDrNU8Q2Has

Bloodsplosion is possibly his best bulid

[DocStrangelove]

Originally posted by Memes Are Moist:

I feel like its just only me and I kinda don't find him that fun to play as because I'm a low level.

Krieg is actually very powerful and super fun to play once you get how to play him. He's pretty counter-intuitive, what with all the skills setting yourself on fire or melee striking yourself, but with some understanding of the mechanics and some trial and error he's great.

As for low level, that may be the main issue. I hated him too first, but the problem is that in contrast to any other character, he doesn't get good until you reach level 15-20 or something. Confusingly, he even does less melee damage than other classes until level 12. But once you level up high enough and get an understanding of how to play him he's awesome. He's specialist and has some serious weaknesses, but he's also got some insane powers.