Couple Questions about B0re

[Starbug]

Please can someone post some ideas on how to best use this skill!?

Also, are there some settings I should tweak? Game has already crashed twice since unlocking this skill. Shooting baddies should made them die, not my computer!

Just starting using Zero.. He's bloody good!

[Маэстро]

Well, I can only suggest Hyperius B0re farming...

[Visual Basic]

run low settings thats really the only way to stop it from crashing, there is a couple videos i would reccomend by gothalion on youtube. B0re best works against hyperius and bunker each have their own way to best use bore.

[Mister Torgue Flexington]

if that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Voracidous ever be killed using B0re, i'd laugh and shake that person's hand

[Starbug]

Thanks.. I've never killed bunker faster than Zero did last night. I'll mess around with settings to see if it stops the crashing. Will check out this gothalion youtuber too!

[Bringoutyerded]

Originally posted by Starbug:

Please can someone post some ideas on how to best use this skill!?

Also, are there some settings I should tweak? Game has already crashed twice since unlocking this skill. Shooting baddies should made them die, not my computer!

Just starting using Zero.. He's bloody good!

Starbug: I've never had an issue with Bore and this old computer. The crashes only happen when you bore?

As to ideas as to how to use the skill, here's my take:

The whole idea is being able to line up multiple enemies so that a single bullet passes through them all, obviously hence the name. Even better if each baddie's hitbox lines up, but this can be challenging to specifically pull off if not on even terrain.

You can bore in or out of Deception. Ultimately, deception is used to not only see the hitboxes (some baddies have multiple hitboxes), but to be able to position yourself in such a way that you can line up your shot while your decoy grabs their attention. Because you can throw grenades without leaving Deception, singularities work best to help in lining them up, just as I'm sure you've experienced in fighing Hyperius, especially with a Zero in your party.

As you've seen when you enter deception, some single baddies like loaders and the Bunkr will have multiple hitboxes. You can bore them too.

Bore also works against shielded surveyors and constructors as the bullets pass their reflector shields similar to the way a Tresspasser works.

You can bore with many guns, not just snipers. Shotguns with multiple pellets, the Slagga, Hornet....and many others can bore. Of course, some weapons, OP to start with, are made just that more powerful with Bore.

Zero is fun, isn't he? Challenging to learn, I think that among all the toons Zero is the most complex.

I just successfully made it to OP3 solo yesterday after many tries. Am doing it without most of the usual weapons that people look for, and without a Grog, launcher, nor Harold. I received some truly excellent advice from an experienced friend here who recently critiqued my play and offered suggestions. It helped a great deal to change my way of thinking with how to play this toon. My lesson at the Peak has been that I've discovered that I hadn't been playing Zero to his full potential from 1 to OP2.

Key for me in discovering how to play Zero has been changing my battle mindset based on the critique I received. Zero is the assassin, right? Focus on guerilla tactics where deception becomes a tool to put you in position to overwhelm a target with damage, or to line up a bore on multiple enemies. Using it well means choosing your targets wisely when mobbing so as to down it immediately. Focus on one target that you know you can take down quickly and then escape until the next cooldown.

Once you gain enough skill points, the ability to apply Deathmark and kunai, as well as ambush will also help a great deal.

[Starbug]

Excellent. Thanks for that! I haven't had any more crashes since last night, so seems good now. I recall playing coop with another guy from this forum and his Zero B0re crashed my PC during DIgi. Lots of good tips there and Coop partner gave me some good vids to watch too. I can totally see myself taking him all the way. A great character that I've ignored for years. I don't think I'll ever get b0red with this game.

[Bringoutyerded]

Originally posted by Starbug:

...I don't think I'll ever get b0red with this game. :spg2bomb:

:)

When you get up to OP3, let me know, we can play together. It may take me another month to figure out how to make it to OP4...

[HiTmAn]

try get longbow slag singuarity nade group up enemies and use some wepon like twister or harold...win u will do crazy dmg..and if u going in peak with zero i would advice u to get antagonist for assassins part.. cz op 7 is pretty hard with zero for all rest use bee..

[Bringoutyerded]

Originally posted by HiTmAn:

try get longbow slag singuarity nade group up enemies and use some wepon like twister or harold...win u will do crazy dmg..and if u going in peak with zero i would advice u to get antagonist for assassins part.. cz op 7 is pretty hard with zero for all rest use bee..

If you were responding to me, HiTmAn, thanks for the advice.

My goal is to solo the peak with Zero but not using all the usual suspects (Pimpernel, Twister, Harold, a launcher, Rapier, Ladyfist, Grog, etc.). It may turn out to be impossible, but I'm giving it a go. Took me quite a few tries to get to OP3, but now that I'm in the process of correcting my playstyle issues with Zero, I am making progress. The Peak is indeed unforgiving. I like the challenge though.

I've solo'd two toons to OP8 thus far and know how tough it can be to do so even with great gear.

[HiTmAn]

Originally posted by Bringoutyerded:

Originally posted by HiTmAn:

try get longbow slag singuarity nade group up enemies and use some wepon like twister or harold...win u will do crazy dmg..and if u going in peak with zero i would advice u to get antagonist for assassins part.. cz op 7 is pretty hard with zero for all rest use bee..

If you were responding to me, HiTmAn, thanks for the advice.

My goal is to solo the peak with Zero but not using all the usual suspects (Pimpernel, Twister, Harold, a launcher, Rapier, Ladyfist, Grog, etc.). It may turn out to be impossible, but I'm giving it a go. Took me quite a few tries to get to OP3, but now that I'm in the process of correcting my playstyle issues with Zero, I am making progress. The Peak is indeed unforgiving. I like the challenge though.

I've solo'd two toons to OP8 thus far and know how tough it can be to do so even with great gear.

u will do it i did solo entire peak with zero... also get chain lightning u will need it for dukino mom insta heal cz she tend to spam magic bolts who insta health gate u...just play cearful...and get corrosive fastball fir this little flying fks they can be problematic^^

[Feli]

look up videos because it will teach you about some bosses the die right quick with bore, also it is meant to be like collaterals in cod and when it hits and enemy behind the first enemy it does extra damage and you should hear a sound when it hits. it is good to have for any situation really but if it is crashing your computer you might not want to use it because it could e that the pc cant handle it for some reason

[Charmander787]

Pimpernel
Singularity grenades
Hyperius
Bunker

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Originally posted by Mister Torgue Flexington:

if that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Voracidous ever be killed using B0re, i'd laugh and shake that person's hand

I think it can be done but its just be setup just prefect and get lucky. Atleast im convinced it can be done. But it is almost impossible

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Originally posted by Scrub:

look up videos because it will teach you about some bosses the die right quick with bore, also it is meant to be like collaterals in cod and when it hits and enemy behind the first enemy it does extra damage and you should hear a sound when it hits. it is good to have for any situation really but if it is crashing your computer you might not want to use it because it could e that the pc cant handle it for some reason

Mainly because the damage is infinite. PC can handle it. If it can run the game in the first place. But the game is like wth is going on