My best builds for bots, bugs and squids.

[antique_nova]

Criteria I use for my best builds.

This is my attempt to find the best min max builds that are the most efficient possible in kills, serviceability and mission completion. If that's not your thing, nor how you have fun then that's fine. This thread most likely isn't worth your time.

Not use stims or lives. That's the same as having unlimited health and lives to cover up obvious weaknesses of playstyle and loadout. It doesn't really test your build and skill properly to determine which is the best.

That's why I believe the best builds should be able to solo the highest difficulties without stimming or dying once. Otherwise, how many stims or lives can use you before it becomes too much? Plus, it's just not an efficient use of resources.

It should also be able to kill the most enemies too.

Because what good is a best build if it can’t fight the hardest battles and win too?

This ensures each build is tested to the max to see how good it really is.

Otherwise, it's hard to call it the best when you basically have god mod enabled.

This doesn't include group builds, because there's too many factors to test.

Bugs:
820 kills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElB6RCubxAc

875 kills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhigdFlwdoE

Stratagems:

SH-32 Shield Generator Pack - Protect against slows and ragdolls. Actually has drawbacks compared to stims and doesn't encourage wasteful actions, resources or Pyrrhic victories.

GL-21 Grenade Launcher - Anti-everything.

Eagle Strafing Run - Anti-everything

500 kg - Anti-everything

Loadout:

Armour: SR-24 Street Scout armour - +20% max primary ammo & +30% reload speed.

Booster: Stamina Enhancement - Sprint longer and recover stamina faster.

Primary: SG-451 Cookout - Anti-everything, but chargers and bile titans.

Secondary: P-19 Redeemer - This slot doesn't matter. Lol.

Grenades: G-23 Stun - Stun chargers and swarms

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Squids:

938 kills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIVsrt1eI4

1,027 kills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bORYIF6LplI

Stratagems:

A/G-16 Gatling Sentry - Voteless, overseers, watchers & enemy shields.

A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry - Voteless, overseers, watchers & enemy shields.

Eagle Strafing Run - Anti-everything

Autocannon - Anti-everything

Loadout:

Armour: CE-74 Breaker - 2+ grenades & -30% recoil when crouching.

Booster: Armed Supply Pods - Voteless, overseers, watchers & shields.

Primary: Las-16 Sickle - Voteless, overseers, watchers & shields.

Secondary: GP-31 Grenade Pistol - Ground ship killer.

Grenades: G-10 Incendiary - Voteless killer.

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Bots:

512 kills - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX6pAdY2srU

Stratagems:

Eagle Strafing Run - Anti-everything

GR-8 Recoilless Rifle - Anti-everything

A/MLS-4X Rocket Sentry - Anti-everything

A/AC-8 Autocannon Sentry - Anti-everything

Loadout:

Armour: SC-30 Trailblazer Scout - Mini Radar Scan + Minus 30% detection range

Booster: Health - Increased health for limbs

Primary: CB-9 Exploding Crossbow

Secondary: P-4 Senator - For light and medium enemies.

Grenades: Stun grenades - Buys you time

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For anyone trying to do anything similar, here’s my three best tips.

1. Learn how to wrap the enemy around terrain: https://youtu.be/qzHEsQg9l-A?

2. Learn how to bait enemy reinforcements: https://youtu.be/r76QUl2HT9s?

3. Check your map before, during and after every fight like a drug addict. So you know when to fight and when to relocate, before you get overrun.

Hope that helps. I wont' be able to respond to questions here, since I'm just here to post and avoid getting too addicted to replying all the time.