Best weapons for bugs and robots

[Tbobflow]

I like the flame thrower for bugs as it can easily clear all the small trash mods quick and destroy eggs very quickly too.
For robots i use the rail gun as it can easily take out striders and hulks, i really want to use the spear but its bugged out rn i think because it almost never locks on and sometimes the missiles just despawn mid air.
what are yalls favorite picks?

[Zulban]

I enjoy the autocannon for robots. If you get the time to aim you can 2-shot hulks and devastators in the head, or 3-shot most bigger enemies with torso/shoulder hits if you miss the head. It can also destroy hulks, turrets, and tanks that have heatsinks on the back by hitting the heat sink. The AMR can also work and doesn't need a backpack reload but you typically need to be more precise and you can't blow up fabs by ricocheting a shot down the exhaust port like you can with the autocannon.

For bugs I also enjoy the autocannon, but use it against spewers instead. For chargers I usually rely on a teammate with a railgun to take its leg armor off then shoot it dead. If I still want the ability to fight chargers I'll take EAT or recoilless rifle, but the railgun is typically considered the better meta choice here. If my teammates has heavies covered very well then I like to take the MG-43 with supply backpack since it can penetrate the front plate of those shrimp looking warrior bugs that typically deflect most other shots. Set its fire rate to low and you can sustain fire with low recoil for quite a long time.

Autocannon can deal with chargers by shooting its back leg after it charges you, but I've found it's very inconsistent whether it works or not so I don't rely on it as a viable strategy in later difficulties.

[Khloros]

Breaker and defender are your best overall weapons in any situation, doing super high DPS and are never not good against everything.

Slugger can be super good in the right hands because it will chew up medium armor, but you need to learn to use your side arm to clear little guys when fighting bugs.

Plas 1 is a great weapon against everything and factions kinda like a pocket auto canon, but has a low ammo count so if you are not mindful and disciplined with your shots, your gonna drain your ammo quick.

[Tbobflow]

Originally posted by Khloros:

Breaker and defender are your best overall weapons in any situation, doing super high DPS and are never not good against everything.

Slugger can be super good in the right hands because it will chew up medium armor, but you need to learn to use your side arm to clear little guys when fighting bugs.

Plas 1 is a great weapon against everything and factions kinda like a pocket auto canon, but has a low ammo count so if you are not mindful and disciplined with your shots, your gonna drain your ammo quick.

I like the primary from tier 3 of the steeled veteran pass, It has medium armor penetration and alot of accurace for longer shots. i dont enjoy the meta primary to much as its kinda like brain rot the gun lol. i havent used the plas 1 yet but i prob will soon.

[Tbobflow]

Originally posted by Zulban:

I enjoy the autocannon for robots. If you get the time to aim you can 2-shot hulks and devastators in the head, or 3-shot most bigger enemies with torso/shoulder hits if you miss the head. It can also destroy hulks, turrets, and tanks that have heatsinks on the back by hitting the heat sink. The AMR can also work and doesn't need a backpack reload but you typically need to be more precise and you can't blow up fabs by ricocheting a shot down the exhaust port like you can with the autocannon.

For bugs I also enjoy the autocannon, but use it against spewers instead. For chargers I usually rely on a teammate with a railgun to take its leg armor off then shoot it dead. If I still want the ability to fight chargers I'll take EAT or recoilless rifle, but the railgun is typically considered the better meta choice here. If my teammates has heavies covered very well then I like to take the MG-43 with supply backpack since it can penetrate the front plate of those shrimp looking warrior bugs that typically deflect most other shots. Set its fire rate to low and you can sustain fire with low recoil for quite a long time.

Autocannon can deal with chargers by shooting its back leg after it charges you, but I've found it's very inconsistent whether it works or not so I don't rely on it as a viable strategy in later difficulties.

i love the auto cannon, i personally just have trouble with taking hulks down with it, its reload is very nice, ill prob end up using it alot soon. the rail gun just gives me the chance to quickly aim and hit harder targets like the hulk eye. i never got into the auto cannon for bugs ill try it, i do have a friend who only uses it for every enemy type so ill ask him his thoughts too.