Does the Unmaykr have any advantage over the BFG-9000?

[ZachTheInsaneOne]

Is it just a fancy skin you can equip at any time, or does it have a different function? I've yet to use it as I keep forgetting to swap to it before firing.

[Seamus]

It'd be a fantastic weapon if it didn't use the bfg's ammo pool. 60 shots of rare ammo for a rapid fire weapon is pretty terrible.

[SuperFly]

It has a far different firing mechanism.
It uses the same ammo as the BFG. It's not just a skin, and is a unique weapon with unique functionality.

The Unmaker also first appeared in DOOM64.

[Stephen Hero]

It's basically the Unmaker from DOOM 64 - higher single target damage/more ammo efficiency than the BFG but it loses out against large groups in both games. It using the BFG cells instead of standard plasma cells effectively nerfs it, sadly. It's a very contextual weapon where it was originally designed as sort of a heavy demon stomper.

[Wereriche]

Broken with unli ammo or overdrive :Y

[I've ran out of profile ideas h]

Originally posted by NG-neer:

Broken with unli ammo or overdrive :Y

And quad damage too.
DEMONUS
D E L E T U S

[Lwerewolf]

In the right conditions, it can be good. The BFG is almost always better - you fire and forget. Even with less single-target efficiency, the stun/instagib/freedom to do other things once the projectile's being fired is a huge bonus.

[InmaDjinn Samalik]

It's a quick delete weapon. You use it to quickly get rid of a nasty demon or two for less ammo than a BFG shot at the cost of not being a room nuke and taking ammo away from the BFG, which is your room nuke. Perfect for selective kills on demons like Archviles and CyberDemons but still useless against Marauders.

[Rushi]

Use the Unmaykr if you want to be more precise on a group of super heavies or heavies in an enclosed space.
Use the BFG if a ♥♥♥♥ ton of everything is out in the open.

That's how I personally like to use them at least.

[Magni]

Originally posted by Samalik:

It's a quick delete weapon. You use it to quickly get rid of a nasty demon or two for less ammo than a BFG shot at the cost of not being a room nuke and taking ammo away from the BFG, which is your room nuke. Perfect for selective kills on demons like Archviles and CyberDemons but still useless against Marauders.

It can delete Marauders, too, if you time it right. Wait for green flash, hit with SSG to stagger, quickswitch to Unmaykr, unload.

[RIP B0ZO]

The longer the BFG beam stays deployed, the more damage it will do.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the damage output on an individual demon depends on the amount of enemies that are present during deployment.

The Unmayker gives you a chance to fire BFG round on an individual demon. That seems mighty handy when you think about it, vaporizing Barons of Hell or Archviles fast and easy. In practice however, I forgot this weapon completely. Mainly, because it eats the ammo like crazy which is already pretty sparse. Because of that, to me BFG is a superior weapon and the effect it has on demons make it way more versatile.

[IMMORPOSETHING]

No... if you can play good that is if you play bad maybe.

[rambley enjoyer 73]

BFG ammo is far too sparse to waste on a single demon with the Unmaykr. It's almost always more efficient to nuke the whole arena than to destroy a Tyrant or Archvile, especially with how easily they can be dropped anyways.

Still a real cool inclusion, even if it's not particularly useful.

[ZachTheInsaneOne]

Thanks, only one person actually answered the question. Thank you SuperFly.

I found the Unmaykr pretty useful against the Icon of Sin but can't find much other use for it. I used both the BFG and Unmaykr during the fight though.

[palpatine]

bfg i perfer