Are there any good OCs for the auto-cannon besides NTP?

[Quadsword]

I've yet to be blessed enough by the RNG gods to get NTP (and even if I had it, DoT builds aren't what I think of when I see a class called "Gunner" that has a literal tank gun for a primary).

[Walrus-Sama]

Big Bertha and Carpet Bomber.

[GraceIsBored]

Carpet Bomber or Splintering Shells, Big Bertha is also good in its own way

[SCamp]

Yes. All of them.

- NTP got nerfed. Still good.

- Carpet Bomber provides lots of AoE. Recently buffed back into place. Just don't expect any advantages of direct damage.

- Splintering Shells is just a minor AoE boost with no downsides.

- Composite Drums gives you a mag of ammo. No downsides.

- Combat Mobility makes you shoot faster and move faster while shooting. Just have to deal with a halved magazine.

- Big Bertha makes your direct damage hit much harder.

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Personally I like to build non-NTP OCs with max ROF, as it feels really good once it gets going.

[76561199455560242]

Depends on your definition of "good" but there's really only carpet bomber. Big bertha is just worse than the minigun, no real point in using it. The rest are usable, but not very good.

[Нагризолич]

Running bertha exclusively for last two seasons. It's the most versatile primary for gunner.

[Mastema]

Max ROF Big Bertha is where it's at.

[Nightwolf]

i use the carpet bomber now for litho missions, its pretty awesome vs pox bugs, everything else its usually ntp tho. a gunners job is to control the horde to keep it from overwhelming the team and really all you need to do is kill off the trash. for most waves there are not too many dangerous bugs. a few praes, stingtails. most of it is just grunts and spitters that can be easily killed off with ntp or carpet bomber.

i see too many gunners trying to kill everything and end up being useless when things go really wrong. kill off the trash let your team help handle the rest, never fails. 4 leadbursters can one shot a det and most anything in a pinch. side arm is best to clean up the heavies. use your shield only when you reload or when you lose control of the situation. fear turns away most bugs and you can control which direction they run so the ntp will eat away at their health bar while they run back and forth.

ive played yoyo with praes, ntp fear them off, deal with other bugs, praes come back, ntp fear them off. when the trash is done i just fear them away and shoot them in the butt with my sidearm, super easy.

[Frisky]

all of them except big bertha, I forgot it was even an OC

composite drums is my favorite

[Chibbity]

Big Bertha for Elims, Carpet Bomber for everything else.

[Larry]

Originally posted by Quadsword:

I've yet to be blessed enough by the RNG gods to get NTP (and even if I had it, DoT builds aren't what I think of when I see a class called "Gunner" that has a literal tank gun for a primary).

carpet bomber is incredible right now. if you don't mind tickling single targets with it, I'm pretty sure that it's the damn near best option in the game for big hordes

[ShugoTheRipper]

Carpet bomber is a good meme, I ran it even when it was terrible.

As much as I scream about terrible builds, you will find I often run a couple in-optimal ones. I know I am sorry the illusion is broken.

[Aimee]

Carpetbomber is good, its what the autocannon is good at and turned up a notch.

Splintering Shells is carpetbomber without downsides, so slightly more direct damage and easier to single targets while still having great AoE.

Composite Drums is your boring standard overclock with no big things to speak off. It adds some ammo but the reload speed is so low you wont even notice the buff.

Combat Mobility is your close ranged overclock of choice. If you dont like proactively shooting bugs and killing them before they reach you... Then this is your overclock, increasing your burst damage by a decent amount and allowing you to move at almost a normal pace while shooting. Great if you just want to kite targets up close.

Big Bertha is one of those overclocks many people say is great, yet i have never found a playstyle and build for it that worked over many years. A lot of people who say its great dont play hazard 5, so that might be one of the reasons. But even then there might be a hidden gem here that i have yet to find out.
Even with full accuracy, its in no way an accurate weapon, so hitting weakspots on any range thats not point blank is pretty much imposible. Add to that the reduction in magazine size and you have a weird weapon that wont allow you to shoot for very long, does not deal a lot of weakspot damage... and also does not have blowthrough rounds. This makes the weapon a bit weird since it still keeps its AoE, but focuses on single target damage. Yet it does not have the waveclear you might be used to from the minigun for example.

[76561199455560242]

Originally posted by Aimee:

A lot of people who say its great dont play hazard 5, so that might be one of the reasons.

Probably the case most of the time...

[Qua2ar]

Originally posted by v:

Nah. Whenever I see an Autocannon Gunner they are always using NTP, even after the nerf, it's that good. (I don't use it though, game becomes too easy for me)

If you use any meta OC, you are compensating for a lack of skill, it is what it is, no sugar coating this.

[76561199455560242]

Originally posted by Qua2ar:

Originally posted by v:

Nah. Whenever I see an Autocannon Gunner they are always using NTP, even after the nerf, it's that good. (I don't use it though, game becomes too easy for me)

If you use any meta OC, you are compensating for a lack of skill, it is what it is, no sugar coating this.

Yes, must use subpar choices to show how good you are. Good call bud.