Give Tesla Gun a chance

[Frostbeast]

Its way better than you think. Its has some quirks, you should know about though.

-After the first shot, it will charge quicker.
-You can release the button at 50% for less dmg but its enough to kill small fries.
-The chain lightning will always arc away from you. Try to hit enemies, that are in a line.
-Corpses and some trees will stop the shot.
-It will kill allies, if they are behind the target. Even if he is 20 meter away.
-2 fully charged shots will remove the head of an elite bug. The smaller mid sized one (shielded and normal) will lose their head after 1 shot and bleed out after 3 sec.
-Chargers need 8 fully charged shot to the front side and way more on the other sides.
-Titans. Dont even try it. Maybe 30 hits?
-It sucks at hitting something at melee range.

Thats all. I think. Yep. I know. It sound bad. But, if you get behind the mechanic. Its very fun to use it. I can destroy on Impossible a Breach alone with it, pretty easy. Its melds hordes like nothing.
Its best against non big targets. Its incredible against them. For big target, pick at least 2 heavy Strategems. Like Oribital Railgun and Rocket Pods.

Funny enough. I cant tell why and how. As i played with this gun. I got really good to dodge Chargers. I could do that before, but somehow i can dance with 4 Chargers and a horde like its nothing. Probablybecause i cant move mutch with this gun and every step must be as effective as possible.

[Nobody watches your TTV]

Everyone has breaker and grenades for hordes.

It's titans/chargers that often cause issues.

[Frostbeast]

Originally posted by Nobody watches your TTV:

Everyone has breaker and grenades for hordes.

It's titans/chargers that often cause issues.

I think they are not that dangerous. Titans are easy to nuke with big stuff and Charger just run around.
Its not easy to descripe why Tesla is so good. Unlimited ammo and the clear speed over a wide area you control is something special. It has higher kill speed than Breaker.
Its so good in everything. I almost dont need anything else. No grenades or Strategs. Only the Titans cant be done with it.

[Skirnir]

Or I can enjoy the soul-warming satisfaction of turning the atmosphere in the immediate vicinity into 99% copper-coated-lead at supersonic speeds by flipping the giggle-switch on my Stalwart to IRRESPONSIBLE rounds-per-minute. While watching my team-mate shriek in frustration that the lightning bolt only hit 3 out of the 12 smol-boi bugs in the swarm approaching him, and killed NONE of them.

[Frostbeast]

Well, as i said. Its difficult to explain, why its so fun to use. Come back, if you get bored of the same old loadout and you want to try something new.

[VoiD]

It's not a terrible weapon, but it has the usual issue of being a support weapon.

A good primary can kill targets from med armor and below very quickly, very efficiently, can the tesla do this significantly faster?

And sure, it can defeat heavy armor, eventually, but it's a support weapon, would I have killed the same heavy armored enemies faster and more efficiently if I had used something else? Like, say, a Railgun?

I believe the answer would be yes to both of them, if the tesla was a primary weapon it would be competitive, and even good, compared to other primaries, much like the AMR and the stalward MG, but as a support weapon it's competing with disposable AT, recoiless, railguns and AC, it's just not on their level.

[Skirnir]

Originally posted by Frostbeast:

Well, as i said. Its difficult to explain, why its so fun to use. Come back, if you get bored of the same old loadout and you want to try something new.

I don't want to meet the kind of person who can get bored of 5.56x45NATO at 1,130rpm
They sound terribly depressing.

edit:
Mo' dakka
Less problem

[Nobody watches your TTV]

Originally posted by Frostbeast:

Originally posted by Nobody watches your TTV:

Everyone has breaker and grenades for hordes.

It's titans/chargers that often cause issues.

I think they are not that dangerous. Titans are easy to nuke with big stuff and Charger just run around.
Its not easy to descripe why Tesla is so good. Unlimited ammo and the clear speed over a wide area you control is something special. It has higher kill speed than Breaker.
Its so good in everything. I almost dont need anything else. No grenades or Strategs. Only the Titans cant be done with it.

big stuff is limited by cooldown...etc.

Anyone can kill the small stuff with primary/secondary.

I rather be able to one shot kill mortar spewers across the map with railgun.

[Frostbeast]

2 or 3 shots can kill 3 spewers at the same time.

[Nobody watches your TTV]

across
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maybe you don't play at higher difficulties but they start launching mortar-like attacks at long range

[Frostbeast]

Originally posted by Nobody watches your TTV:

maybe you don't play at higher difficulties but they start launching mortar-like attacks at long range

Someone hasnt read my whole post.

[VinceG]

So... i tried it and it either got nerfed or is simply not good and especially for me.. 50% of the shots simply disappeared without hitting anything

[Frostbeast]

Originally posted by VinceG:

So... i tried it and it either got nerfed or is simply not good and especially for me.. 50% of the shots simply disappeared without hitting anything

Thats because it has many quirks, you need to know.
https://new.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1b8qyur/ultimate_arc_thrower_guide_against_bugs/

[Haych]

Tesla is a all rounder with a threat of team damage. It's really good at stripping armor has no over heat mechanic, and is likely to stun lock a patrol with stagger dmg tickling them out of the animation. Its legit.

Stacking two on a team as part of your vanguard is really decent.

[Ryzilynt]

I've been using arc thrower since before they nerfed the rail gun, and yeah i suspect this might be next. Unlimited ammo, no overheat, devastating damage up to 5-6 targets a pull.

Yes this thing cooks chargers, along with everything else. Not the best option against titans (but it will hurt them) , but that's what stratagems are for.

[Le Hatch]

I've given it a chance and while I don't -hate- it, I just rather other options that feel more satisifying.

Be it lighting everything on fire with a flamethrower.

Launching an illegal amount of grenades at a single target with the grenade launcher.

Or just switching the fire mode from 'Automatic' to 'Liberty' on the machine guns and going full bullet hose.

I think its mostly just the vfx and the sfx for the arc thrower is kinda... pathetic? It doesn't quite dopamine as good.