Jaeger [short guide]

how to play Jaeger in ASBI+

Statistics and presentation

Karl "Jaeger"

Classe: officer
Type: dps
Team position: second (frontline)

Jaeger has almost no bad stats, his only weak point is that he does not have a reload speed bonus, on the other hand he has the best explosion bonus in the game, which makes him the best character for dps with all the tools that work with this bonus.

Main task:
clean up the big wave of aliens and support Vegas at the front of the team.

Secondary task:
placed firemines in strategic locations to make life easier for the entire team.

Gear

Jaeger doesn't have much choice when it comes to what weapons are optimal for him, unlike Sarge, he doesn't have any weapon damage bonuses. But that's absolutely not a problem because the weapons that are optimal in the hands of Jaeger are incredibly devastating.

Vindicator:
The Vindicator on Jaeger is probably the best personal defense weapon you can take. With his 5/5 Vindicator bonus I can't recommend anything else, although the Bulldog (deagle) is perfectly viable in this personal defense role as well.

moreover, the vindicator has the best alt fire in the game, fire grenades (fnade).
It can be useful in many situations, such as covering an area, burning a biomass target and even reaching inaccessible areas if properly used with the help of the environment.
So for me, Vindi > deagle, on Jaeger at least.

Grenade Launcher:
aka Jaeger's main weapon, it is simply the most effective tool to clear waves of aliens in his hands.

Mastering this weapon takes time and failures often cost you your life or that of your allies but you couldn't imagine playing jaeger without this weapon.
If your Vegas and your Faith perform their roles correctly, using this weapon is not very complicated, do not spam your nades, it is useless given the crazy amount of damage it inflicts with Jaeger, and it will prevent you from running out of ammo or having to reload during a critical moment like the horde spawn.
(Be careful with Jaeger's AoE which is very large due to his 4/5 explosion bonus)

If your Faith fulfills her role perfectly and covers you correctly and your team needs more firepower, you could afford to take double grenade launcher, but if your allies do not pay enough attention to you and you do not feel comfortable enough with this weapon, the vindi/gl combo will always be more effective!
Its completely useless and counterproductive to take more firepower than necessary to the detriment of your survivability.

And of course when your gl is out of ammo think about asking for a drop of ammo pack from your Vegas or your SW's, you could also exchange your gl with that of one of your teammates who is still full.
It is very important that your gl is always ready for action. :)


Extras:
As always the great trio of the best extra (fm/ice/eca)? yes but no

• As Jaeger you are the main dps of the group, moreover your explosion bonus makes your firemines bigger and it lasts longer. this item is designed for Jaeger and is so useful for the team that it will be a shame not to take it.
  
  
  

Positioning and behavior in game

positioning:
Jaeger has huge damage and is not the weakest character in terms of HP but in alien swarm the time to death is very short, especially when you play grenade launcher and your name is Jaeger :P

This is why it is imperative that you respect the team formation and let Vegas take over its role as a tank for you.
It's not very complicated, whether it's with 4 or 8 players, Jaeger is played in second position.

Try as much as possible to give some space to Vegas so that he is more comfortable with these movements.

Interaction and mission:
Your mission is quite simple but requires reflexes and attention.
Your role is to clear the hordes of aliens that come from the front (don't waste your grenades on two or three drones, Vegas is perfectly able to killing them all by himself).
Dont forget to look radar to easily spot the hordes.
Sometimes you will have to kill the harvesters and mortars but be careful with your coordination with your Vegas, if you feel that he wants to go chainsaw them do not shoot!

Playing Jaeger is just observation of discipline, it's not that complicated, and the better your Vegas and Faith are, the easier your life will seem, respect what these two players do and everything should go well in most cases.

Jaeger's to do list

• kill things
  
• kill things
  
• kill things
  
• kill things
  
• fire mine for ur team

About firemines, learning the most used and effective locations is a good idea. This comes with gaming experience but you also could ask a more experience player for advice.
*look at the "More here" section.

movements:
Helping your allies is great, but be careful not to make their job harder by trying to help them when they don't need it.
blocking teammates in alien swarm can be painful and very deadly no matter what difficulty / challenge you are playing.
In front most common mistakes are blocking Vegas and die by his chainsaw, or pass in front of him, take the alien's agro and kill yourself with your gl.

To remedy this problem try to imagine a dead zone all around your allies, you are not allowed to cross this area.

Gameplay video

(not the best gameplay, lots of mistakes but you get the general idea)

More here

another guide that can be useful on this character:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2898681995

[Allim]

As a newer player, this guide was helpful. Especially appreciated the details on position and the role Jaeger plays on the team.