Loader's fun but...kinda struggling here

[Mullet Wojak]

I've been playing around with the character all day and I just can't get a consistent run past loop 1 on Monsoon. I'm not sure if it's been bad RnG, or my playstyle. I might be playing too aggressive against the more dangerous elite enemies, as I often find myself dying past stage 4 to status effect damage like burn or bleed.

I know I should be building the usual AoE stuff along with bleed, maybe chrono to group stuff up, but is there anything specific that I should definitely gun for? Should I be using the grapple more to swing around and keep away, or should I keep up the aggression on a single target?

[Shurenai]

My general playstyle on Loader is One Punch. I almost never use left click. Instead, I prioritize gaining and keeping momentum via grapples and the instant execution afforded by the punch.

The faster you're moving, the harder the charge/thunder punch hits; So you want to be moving as fast as possible when you release it (This applies to both punch types.) And it recharges so fast that by the time you line up your next punch, you're likely already charged and ready to punch again.. And grapple shares a similar cooldown. Both are 5s; Just about long enough to build momentum, charge, and go. If you can get a backup mag or two, even better.

Focus on eliminating heavy targets and groups for quick cash, and use your ludicrous mobility to stay far ahead of the throng of weak enemies while also collecting items.


In the early game, With a fully charged high momentum punch (As in, on the down swing of a grapple at the fastest you're likely to go) you can one shot pretty much everything even with no items- You'll even do monumental if not fatal damage to the teleporter boss. So you don't need to be crazy aggressive like some other classes. Bide and strike, bide and strike.

[Connorses]

I can agree with Shurenai.

I do best with Loader when I focus exclusively on the big charged punches. Regular punches don't give you enough armor to keep you alive on Monsoon, don't even bother. By grappling into a charged punch you can literally launch yourself across the battlefield damaging everything in your path and simultaneously getting out of harm's way. In and out.

One backup magazine is nice for the occasional time you need one more grapple. Crowbars are great on Loader, and the two green rings. If you get the hang of Loader she is probably the easiest character in the game.

[D.e.v.i.OS]

yall joking right?

the fact that for now Loader has the record for fastest speedrun
in RoR2 is just a fluke, using Op's Logic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq96tkYUUXk (old video but has the Founders of Hoppo)

https://www.speedrun.com/ror2

[YMFTCTB]

Originally posted by D.e.v.i.OS:

yall joking right?

the fact that for now Loader has the record for fastest speedrun
in RoR2 is just a fluke, using Op's Logic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq96tkYUUXk (old video but has the Founders of Hoppo)

https://www.speedrun.com/ror2

thats using command, glass, kin, sacrifice, and swarms to allow them to literally one shot everything along with extreme razorwire + hellfire tincture cheese... and its on drizzle. probably not the best thing to base someones concept of a regular run off of

[Grottowalker]

I Love building loader 2 ways. With visions of heresy, and focus on his one punch.

Or if you get Lucky with items your can fly with a hardlight afterburner and a few purity. Using his thunder punch. It goes off Quick enough to keep him airborne . Combined with some band's and blast shower gestures combo he can do some silly damage.

[Ninja Zyborg]

Originally posted by Grottowalker:

With visions of heresy

um, loader isn't engineer...

[D.T.]

Originally posted by Ninja Zyborg:

Originally posted by Grottowalker:

With visions of heresy

um, loader isn't engineer...

Loader is also a girl. I know... I didn't know this either until I double checked in-game.

[Connorses]

I mean, if you're not using scrap punch, you might as well go Visions of Heresy. Similar logic applies to Engineer and Acrid.

[Ninja Zyborg]

Originally posted by Connorses:

I mean, if you're not using scrap punch, you might as well go Visions of Heresy. Similar logic applies to Engineer and Acrid.

so what you're saying is that visions is only good on engineer.

[rivas2456]

just imo but i think loader is good at the moment

[chemicalcrux]

As far as I can tell, the direction you're moving when you release a charged-up punch doesn't matter. So, you can fling yourself past an enemy, gaining tons of speed, and then snap back and punch them for huge damage. It's all about going fast.

[Connorses]

Originally posted by chemicalcrux:

As far as I can tell, the direction you're moving when you release a charged-up punch doesn't matter. So, you can fling yourself past an enemy, gaining tons of speed, and then snap back and punch them for huge damage. It's all about going fast.

Now this I didn't know.