Bomb Lance tips?

[Moldy_Lunchbox321]

Really starting to like this thing, but it's still new to me. Are the custom ammo types better than the default blast? Also how do you guys close the gap between you and say, a sniper or duos/trios? I got quartermaster and the compact rifle but need to do a test run. Not confident enough to run it solo right now tbh

[BurntOutBulb]

Really depends, the steel balls are pretty mean close to semi mid, and the dragon's breath has a STUPID amount of range for burning people's chunks. Silent killer and whispersmith are also really good perks for it.

[Heisenberg]

ok so I use Bomb Lance 95% of time and I'll tell you that:

The only good custom ammo for Bomb Lance is steel balls, it basically changes this weapon into a shotgun with a "♥♥♥♥ it let's melee" option. It's good because you don't have to rely on your basic explosive shot (if they have bulwark you won't kill them), but at the same time you can't kill bosses as fast.

How do you close the gap between snipers? You don't. You either try to push with your revolver or leave the area that they're watching.

If your enemy has a shotgun other than romero - you're dead.

If they see you're charging at them - try to strafe and make them miss their shots. Heavy strike ALWAYS one-shots other hunters, people know it and sometimes they tend to panic.

DON'T use your light strike against hunters. Yes, it has slightly more range than the heavy strike but if you hit their arm you won't one-shot them.

Try to not make it so obvious that you have a bomb lance. In open fields always have your revolver in hand, so that if anyone sees you, they might not notice you run the weapon.

Use whispersmith just so that people won't hear your Bomb Lance being pulled out.

[KATAMARAN]

Steel ball for players + stamina shot to quickly and silently kill bosses.
Enjoy