Primary Weapons for Automatons

[Jaevwyn]

been out of the game for a patch or two, saw my bae the slugger got whacked with the nerf bat, what are some other choices for automatons and why? :)

[Dynamiez]

Scorcher. Can kill everything but hulks, and even them in the back

[Jaevwyn]

Originally posted by Dynamiez:

Scorcher. Can kill everything but hulks, and even them in the back

nice! i have that and didnt use it much, will give it a look

[Belyth]

Buddy uses the Dominator, the 30% damage increase is insane, if you can get around how sluggish it is, you'll have a great weapon against the clankers in your hands, can even take down the Hunter Killers (aka Gunships).

Personally I prefer the Scorcher, two shoots the Striders (AT-ST), can take down Tanks and Turrets thanks to splash Damage, works well against Devastators but not as good as the Dominator.

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

Originally posted by Jaevwyn:

Originally posted by Dynamiez:

Scorcher. Can kill everything but hulks, and even them in the back

nice! i have that and didnt use it much, will give it a look

sickle can toast everything pretty quickly on a cold planet around 7 chainsaw grunts if your aim is on point and on hot around 4 but even then the reload to cool down is very fast.
Always depend on what you support weapon is.

[Silverlight]

Originally posted by Jaevwyn:

Originally posted by Dynamiez:

Scorcher. Can kill everything but hulks, and even them in the back

nice! i have that and didnt use it much, will give it a look

It's very good but warning it can kill you with AOE.

I still use it though. The range is crazy good

[Khalani]

Dominator ist strong now against bots.
Hard hitting with stagger, it is a slugger 2.0

[Jaevwyn]

i heard about that dominator buff, but the handling on it felt like i was carrying a whole ass truck, may give it a second look.

Sickle does look fun honestly, fight laser rifles with laser rifles!

[Arquitens]

Scorcher and Dominator is a solid weapon for most type of Automatons. Easily destroy Devastators and Striders.

[Jaevwyn]

thanks for the replies all! got a few to play with :D

[Slavbringer57]

Originally posted by Jaevwyn:

i heard about that dominator buff, but the handling on it felt like i was carrying a whole ass truck, may give it a second look.

Sickle does look fun honestly, fight laser rifles with laser rifles!

If you want practice for dominator handling, try running autocannon for a bit.
They handle the same afaik and have similar effect for Dominator's target group (medium enemies, so devastators and berserkers primarily) minus the boom and fast projectile.

[Jaevwyn]

Originally posted by Slavbringer57:

Originally posted by Jaevwyn:

i heard about that dominator buff, but the handling on it felt like i was carrying a whole ass truck, may give it a second look.

Sickle does look fun honestly, fight laser rifles with laser rifles!

If you want practice for dominator handling, try running autocannon for a bit.
They handle the same afaik and have similar effect for Dominator's target group (medium enemies, so devastators and berserkers primarily) minus the boom and fast projectile.

noted! <3

[Grinch]

Defender SMG + Ballistic Shield.

Yes, really.

[Jaevwyn]

Originally posted by Grinch:

Defender SMG + Ballistic Shield.

Yes, really.

i actually love that as a loadout and did use it a little! do the changes to the shield last patch help it out much?

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

Originally posted by Belyth:

Buddy uses the Dominator, the 30% damage increase is insane, if you can get around how sluggish it is, you'll have a great weapon against the clankers in your hands, can even take down the Hunter Killers (aka Gunships).

Personally I prefer the Scorcher, two shoots the Striders (AT-ST), can take down Tanks and Turrets thanks to splash Damage, works well against Devastators but not as good as the Dominator.

I just unlocked this one moments ago, looking forward to trying it out.

Originally posted by Grinch:

Defender SMG + Ballistic Shield.

Yes, really.

I actually would like to try this, but I feel like the Ballistic Shield should really be equipment you equip at the start and not a strat you need to equip.

[BlueSpark]

Originally posted by Grinch:

Defender SMG + Ballistic Shield.

Yes, really.

I played with the Ballistic Shield quite a bit before this recent patch, although it was mainly just for cool points, not because it was effective.

Now the shield covers a wider arc, isn't dropped when I'm hit by an explosion, and the A-pose bug has been fixed. Honestly, it feels really strong now. Probably my new go-to loadout against bots.

It's so satisfying just standing in front of a Heavy Devastator and laughing in its face while it futilely unloads its laser gatling into your shield. Then I whip out my Senator and headshot that b*tch.

Also, just yesterday, I took 2 Cannon Turret shots directly to my shield. 0 damage taken.