Unmakyr against the Icon

[Hundinger]

As most people know in general the BFG is useful for clearing out a whole room except super heavies, but the unmakyr is better against single targets. But how about the icon of sin? One BFG shot destroys one armor piece if the ball hits it. Tendrils do nothing of course.

Theoratically the unmakyr should be better because you can miss a shot and correct your aim if that happens, so you won't waste 30 points of ammo. But how about damage if every shot hits compared to a direct hit with the BFG?

Yes, I could try it out myself and maybe I will. But has anyone already tried and found the answer?

[cptcheetah]

The unmakyr takes less ammo but it also takes a lot longer to kill than lets say PB ballista which works much better against the icon dps and accuracy wise. The bfg is just used to destroy parts of the icon instantly and clear the room.

[Hundinger]

Originally posted by cptcheetah:

The unmakyr takes less ammo but it also takes a lot longer to kill than lets say PB ballista which works much better against the icon dps and accuracy wise. The bfg is just used to destroy parts of the icon instantly and clear the room.

Yes, I know, that's how I do it. Shoot some BFG shots and do the rest of the work with PB ballista. Was just wondering if I could get more damage per cell with the unmakyr. Other than the BFG it's also possible to integrate it into combos. Not exactly quick switching combos, but combos. I find myself doing that more and more in regular combat. It's very powerful but doesn't feel like almost cheating, like the BFG does.

[☢BlakeGame☢]

PB + Rocket probably has the highest dps against the icon of sin.

[Hundinger]

Originally posted by ☢BlakeGame☢:

PB + Rocket probably has the highest dps against the icon of sin.

Yeah, but that's not really the point here. It's BFG vs Unmakyr against the icon.

[Vex Hilarius]

In my experience it's not that useful. But I play nightmare so maybe others will find better use. I feel so vulnerable when using it against the icon. The BFG had better results since it helps with the smaller demons as well. Even if I miss there's 4 other bfg pickups in the arena so it's still not enough for me to use the unmakyr. I always forget I have it in general