Auto cannon kinda ass ?

[Sun and Steel]

Its my most used strategem but it feels pretty ass in comparisson to the recoilless rifle. Like what exactly is the purpose of this gun? In HD1 it was pretty good but in this game it is struggeling. Chargers are only killable from behind (even tho the head is the weakspot now) if you shoot the ass or shot the leg weird from behind. Im pretty good at it know but with the increased spawn rates of hunters for example almost impossible.... Bile titans cant really be damaged by it ( sure the abdomen but what after that if the superdestroyer left? rip) its mediocre against the bots (at least you can damage every enemy with it b ecause they have actual weakspots). If you guys say its not the purpose of the gun to damage big targets I dont know what to tell you chief :D like why would I take a stratagem with me which only really kills things that are killable with my primary?

[Zwenkwiel]

it's pretty good against bots IMO, bugs I don't even bring it.

[Sk[A]rMo'Ry2012]

Originally posted by Zwenkwiel:

it's pretty good against bots IMO, bugs I don't even bring it.

AMR is doing everything better than AC and a bit extra. Howdya kill a hulk with AC while it's right in flamethrower range??

[Daliena]

The Autocannon is wonderful for erasing large quantities of medium threats quickly. Bile Spewer swarms, Devastator hordes, Walker squads, and so on, the AC will mow them all down with gusto.

Yes, these are largely things you CAN do with your primary.. But speed of killing can be pretty valuable too, and I severely doubt typical primaries are doing it as fast as the AC will, and that can be the difference between clearing the field or getting overwhelmed.

Oh yeah, and it can close bug holes and blow up bot fabricators from a distance (for the latter, aim for the vent cover and bounce the shot down inside the fabricator)

Originally posted by SkArMo'Ry2004:

Originally posted by Zwenkwiel:

it's pretty good against bots IMO, bugs I don't even bring it.

AMR is doing everything better than AC and a bit extra. Howdya kill a hulk with AC while it's right in flamethrower range??

Same way as you would with the AMR? Slam rounds into the eye slit/visor and boom it goes.

[Chocbomb]

Its pretty good if you have a PS5 hosting your mission.
Then It can kill almost everything, because the games easier with a PS5 host.

Other than that.. it can close bug holes.. yey..

[Firecam]

That's pretty good against a lof of ennemies but struggle against chargers and is mostly useless against BT.

[Randy Waterhouse]

Auto cannon is a formidable weapon -- you could reliably close bug holes with it, it's good against chargers if you manage to hit their squishy belly, and it's good against automatons if you meticulously aim for the weak spots.
It can also destroy automatons cannons and AA emplacements, and is good as a support weapon if your group can reliably deal with a surge of heavies.
Don't discard the autocannon, it has its niche.

[Midnight]

Originally posted by SkArMo'Ry2004:

Originally posted by Zwenkwiel:

it's pretty good against bots IMO, bugs I don't even bring it.

AMR is doing everything better than AC and a bit extra. Howdya kill a hulk with AC while it's right in flamethrower range??

You use a stun nade and since you have the AC you can use that to blow up factories.

[BaconX]

No? It's really good on bots but not so much on the bugs, but that's like half of the game right now so I'd say, it's still pretty good.

[Lvl1 Goblin]

Automaton fabricator, devastator, and hulk deleter with far, far more ammo would be my take on it vs recoilless.

Annihilators are a bummer sometimes. 2 impacts on the turret portion works as an excellent panic option

[Zwenkwiel]

Originally posted by SkArMo'Ry2004:

Originally posted by Zwenkwiel:

it's pretty good against bots IMO, bugs I don't even bring it.

AMR is doing everything better than AC and a bit extra. Howdya kill a hulk with AC while it's right in flamethrower range??

you don't, you call in an airstrike or something
like how would you handle that same situation with an AMR?

[Lvl1 Goblin]

Originally posted by Zwenkwiel:

Originally posted by SkArMo'Ry2004:

AMR is doing everything better than AC and a bit extra. Howdya kill a hulk with AC while it's right in flamethrower range??

you don't, you call in an airstrike or something?
like how would you handle that same situation with an AMR?

Stun grenade + AMR/Autocannon is absurdly good for that

[Sun and Steel]

Originally posted by Daliena:

The Autocannon is wonderful for erasing large quantities of medium threats quickly. Bile Spewer swarms, Devastator hordes, Walker squads, and so on, the AC will mow them all down with gusto.

Yes, these are largely things you CAN do with your primary.. But speed of killing can be pretty valuable too, and I severely doubt typical primaries are doing it as fast as the AC will, and that can be the difference between clearing the field or getting overwhelmed.

Oh yeah, and it can close bug holes and blow up bot fabricators from a distance (for the latter, aim for the vent cover and bounce the shot down inside the fabricator)

Originally posted by SkArMo'Ry2004:

AMR is doing everything better than AC and a bit extra. Howdya kill a hulk with AC while it's right in flamethrower range??

Same way as you would with the AMR? Slam rounds into the eye slit/visor and boom it goes.

Lmg is better at it tho?

[Daliena]

Originally posted by Dew:

Originally posted by Zwenkwiel:

you don't, you call in an airstrike or something?
like how would you handle that same situation with an AMR?

Stun grenade + AMR/Autocannon is absurdly good for that

Stun Grenades in general. I use the laser cannon or railgun, depending on mood, to nail the Hulk's eye after a stunnin' myself of late.

[Sun and Steel]

Originally posted by Randy Waterhouse:

Auto cannon is a formidable weapon -- you could reliably close bug holes with it, it's good against chargers if you manage to hit their squishy belly, and it's good against automatons if you meticulously aim for the weak spots.
It can also destroy automatons cannons and AA emplacements, and is good as a support weapon if your group can reliably deal with a surge of heavies.
Don't discard the autocannon, it has its niche.

All you said validates my point tbh. Its a glorified hole closer or primary weapon. AMR does almost everything better lmao

[Randy Waterhouse]

Originally posted by Sun and Steel:

Originally posted by Randy Waterhouse:

Auto cannon is a formidable weapon -- you could reliably close bug holes with it, it's good against chargers if you manage to hit their squishy belly, and it's good against automatons if you meticulously aim for the weak spots.
It can also destroy automatons cannons and AA emplacements, and is good as a support weapon if your group can reliably deal with a surge of heavies.
Don't discard the autocannon, it has its niche.

All you said validates my point tbh. Its a glorified hole closer or primary weapon. AMR does almost everything better lmao

AMR is also good, it requires more focus for me to use it.
I mean, to a certain extent I could agree with you that AMR could be mastered to a certain level where it would substitute autocannon, but the ability to close holes is actually not a small deal.