Driller not as rewarding as others

[EvilZombie]

scout play like your typical fast pace FPS grappling hook here and there getting good position either snipe or play like attack of the titan shooting at weak spot

engineer and gunner okayish shooter

however driller most of his kits are based on close combat and yet so much risk the rewards are very little

i know cryo cannon, vampire perk, see you in hell perk for boost melee damage and pickaxe combo is fun

maybe he need alittle more reward like stronger armor like resistance or more health or more melee damage with pickaxe

[ShugoTheRipper]

Originally posted by EvilZombie:

scout play like your typical fast pace FPS grappling hook here and there getting good position either snipe or play like attack of the titan shooting at weak spot

How to be a bad Scout 101.

[Chibbity]

I mean this in a nice way, but you just don't enough experience with Driller then obviously; he's exceptionally strong.

[EvilZombie]

Originally posted by ShugoTheRipper:

Originally posted by EvilZombie:

scout play like your typical fast pace FPS grappling hook here and there getting good position either snipe or play like attack of the titan shooting at weak spot

How to be a bad Scout 101.

wasn't the whole point of being scout is stay safe, mine minerals at unreachable area, while swarm comes in its usually the scout the last man standing kite the swarm and resurrect the whole team

[EvilZombie]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I mean this in a nice way, but you just don't enough experience with Driller then obviously; he's exceptionally strong.

i mean too much risk not alot of reward compare to the rest

[Suzaku]

The reward is when you're playing at higher levels, being swarmed by countless bugs, and mowing them all down with minimal effort while everyone else deals with them one at a time, or maybe 2 at a time with blowthrough rounds.

[King Fossil]

Not that much risk when heat/cold radiance alone is enough to wipe out most enemies before they can touch you. I guess cold doesn't actually wipe them out but a frozen enemy isn't much threat.

[Zargothrax]

Driller's short(ish) range is balanced by their absolutely massive CC potential. Being within arm's reach of a pack of grunts doesn't mean much when those glyphids can be roasted/frozen/melted within seconds.

Speaking of melting, driller's range issue is basically solved by using the sludge pump since it can lob shots from rather far away and over terrain. And it still has great CC.

Also, of course the risk of blowing yourself up with C4 is offset by the reward of watching an entire family of glyphids get sent flying by the explosion.

[zverozvero]

Theres alot of rewarding moments for driller.
Tossing C4 into croud of bugs and watching sparks fly. Scaring away praetorians with drill to the face. Moving through wave with cryo cannon everything in front shattered and everthing around you frozen. Filling everyones view with rivers of flame, puddles of goo or gas clouds. Chopping toxic shrooms with Axe and picking it up for free. Destroying platform scout just landed on with tcf when he tries to mine. Drilling out base of huge pillar and making teams fps tank when it shatters. C4 on drop pod entrance.

[Undefined]

A good Driller makes the game a crap ton easier for the rest of his teammates and completes missions a lot faster, as well.

That is very rewarding in it of itself and it doesn't go unnoticed among teammates.

[Waldherz]

Originally posted by EvilZombie:

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I mean this in a nice way, but you just don't enough experience with Driller then obviously; he's exceptionally strong.

i mean too much risk not alot of reward compare to the rest

Uhh...no.

[Bagg Boy (formerly Smoke)]

Originally posted by EvilZombie:

Originally posted by Chibbity:

I mean this in a nice way, but you just don't enough experience with Driller then obviously; he's exceptionally strong.

i mean too much risk not alot of reward compare to the rest

Literally zero risk, 100% reward. There's zero downsides to Driller.

Put some hours into Driller before you complain about him, ya?

[Femboy Thighs]

No... Chibs is right. You just don't have enough experience. I'll give you he's not the easiest class to pick up (in order, that would probably be Gunner -> Engie -> Driller -> Scout, at least in terms of using them optimally). Scout/Driller placements are debatable.

Driller can easily be the DoT king and use goo/sticky flames to just melt bugs. Literally just place them in your path and walk backwards. No risk involved.

Or you can go Cryo or Sludge Blast goo gun for some of the highest damage in the game. His Drills also apply Fear to any enemies you hit, so if enemies get close, just pull your drills out and tap them until they run away.

You can also drill tunnels to sit inside and funnel enemies through for easy kills. There's just so much tech that allows Driller to mitigate risk completely.

You really just need to learn these tricks and practice a bit more.

[Vandal Savant]

What flamethrower and cryocannon lack in range, they get back in sheer crowd clearing power. Unlike all guns, even ones with super blowthrough, flamethrower and cryocannon completely penetrate enemy groupings. This is absolutely insane in higher difficulties where bug waves are thicker.

[Beats by Nick Gurrs]

Im surprised a driller had to say this, given most of my best sessions in this game involved a driller literally and figuratively carrying the entire team towards the end by mole-ing a tunnel all the way to the drop ship and making that last section of the mission significantly less stress inducing
drillers are an absolute god send and the best possible mate you can have on a mission, that itself i'd imagine is pretty rewarding
-coming from a gunner main lol

[SCamp]

Originally posted by Zyklon ye:

Im surprised a driller had to say this, given most of my best sessions in this game involved a driller literally and figuratively carrying the entire team towards the end by mole-ing a tunnel all the way to the drop ship and making that last section of the mission significantly less stress inducing
drillers are an absolute god send and the best possible mate you can have on a mission, that itself i'd imagine is pretty rewarding
-coming from a gunner main lol

You're a gunner. You use your guns to shoot holes into the wall.

You can even dig a 50m hole faster than the driller can with the Coil Gun. Though that hole is only wide enough enough that a medium-sized dwarf can just barely fit inside.