#veteran-class
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actually if I'm going to be clip dumping helbore I should be doing it with one with its default sights
Nah, send it om the MkIV
instead of the modded one that's more comfortable
IV has better irons and is more forgiving with aim, since you can kill with some cheat shots, as long as they crit
IV is slow
It has a really long delay between shots, and a long time to charge to full damage
And its bayonet is clunky as FUCK to use
it's slower, does less damage and less stagger
but hey it has a tiny amount of cleave so you can hit (and not kill) up to 3 enemies :)
oh also it has a bug where if you mash the special button it actually takes longer to swing
HOPE YOU LIKE THE RHYTHM
at least you can still kill unarmored little guys with it if it is only a couple
is there any recommended secondary weapon to go along with a shock maul?
Boltgun
Yeah something with good boss damage
i play my zealot often and when i do its triple sprint efficiency curios and knifelonger
do you also stealth ahead of your team and aggro the whole map?
i agro everything then stealth behind my team to hide in the shadows waiting for the right moment to T bag the downed psyker
its why they call me smallsocks
I've only been in the game for a bit but I was shocked we can't put sights on any gun
The iron sights are really clean on bolts but I'm like squinting irl on some of these shots
😭
Do not complain about the relics blessed by the Omnissiah 😠
Use crosshair remap mod
is that on the workshop?
Workshop?
Once you have it installed, just turn on the setting that keeps the crosshair on the screen when aiming down sights
alternatively if you have a strong PC you can use Weapon Customization which just lets you actually put sights on the guns
@leaden gazelle
waiting for vet rework
Guys, is worth spending 3 points to get reciprocity-desperado in a general plasma/power sword build for high havoc? Or better spending those 3 points elsewhere?
Thanks 🫡
How do you guys use power sword
It feels really unsatisfying in my hands because it is so weak when not charged
You charge it
Before every swing
Serious answer is that power cycler is a mandatory blessing to increase the amount of powered swings you can do
It’s actually a pretty good weapon to train melee fundamentals tbh
you can also animation cancel the charging by blocking after activating
makes it a bit smoother
You charge it
When it loses charges
You charge it again
Heretic slayer 40k when powered
Pool noodle when unpowered
Its just inconvenient to constantly power it
I really hope they buff the non charged power sword and also make it a heat system like the relic blade
Maybe its heat fills quicker to balance
It is and a lot of vets are bored of it. But it is a heretic blender when activated so it is our best melee overall
Its better than the chainsword unfortunately so im gonna try it with my commissae cospaly
The Combat Axe is another decent weapon if you can't stand the power sword anymore
I love tac axe but it doesn't fit the commissar theme
No its not but it doesnt matter cause its not commissar
Have you ever seen a commissar wielding just a fucking axe?
Idk there is that one famous dude that uses a ork power claw
After that, everything is game
Better havoc weapon though 
That's bait
I will never be him...

Its the inconvenience device tbf
Power axe yeah not combat/taxe
I tried a new build last night and I was presently surprised
I think uh
Carpet?
Yeah I think Carpet stated that Rashad is a power axe
I never heard the full explanation though
Where the fuck is the power part
Whos carpet again
Ah apparently its because a mini that has it labels it as a power axe
Funny considering we must have yanked out the damn batteries
Deadshot + Combat Shotgun is a fun combo
And I guess the rumbler/kickback
That was originally a Necromunda kit?
Ahh ok I thought u were talking abt Munda’s miniature range
Necromunda is indeed goated
(Original betta ofc)
How good do yall think Deadshot is?
Human usable grenade launcher when
From 1 to 10?
4.5-5
It's eh but has niche uses
Deadshot is a stamina black hole in a class with horrible stamina regen.
It’s a funny meme
yeah but two +3 Stam curios and I only have 13 shots anyway lol
funny meme
every melee weapon in the game is to be fair
It's okay for exe builds, and kinda trash for literally everything else
Well yeah it's an exe build
how do you build the objectivly best melee weapon the shovel ?
T.dmg (Carapace / Flak)
Uncanny Strike
Skullcrusher / Decimator ``` for the non-folding one mk1 which is heavy bonk
[H1 → H2]
Single target:
PA → [L1 → L2 (→ SP) → L3] ```
trash tier negative talent only good for experienced players making meme builds cause they're incredibly bored
eh the build Im trying with it is fun so far
I can't afford reciprocity for gun build without giving up damage that I need to justify gun build xd
And even then Deadshot is far more consistent crit chance if only my gun needs the crit
This is 100% biased from me playing too much Exe+MMF but Deadshot is not as bad as people say it is
reciprocity is like always up even in aurics though
Niche sure, but not weak in that niche
I do not feel that in practice
Its certainly no meta build but it does way ebtter than I though
Maybe it's a lag thing and the game considering my dodges not good enough
there's a show crit % mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/warhammer40kdarktide/mods/279) that can help you determine that kind of thing. its really good when it matters, pretty much always. unless you're a potato that doesn't use dodge
But I rarely have Reciprocity active as often as I'd like it to be, and end up running out of ammo with it on heavy ranged builds for Helbore/Recon
I have that installed
i still need to figure out how to make my mods work
the strongest mod is probably healthbars, so start with that. first time doing mod base stuff + 1 mod might take you 30m. after that it's real easy and you can even do it in game with developer mode ctr+R
another sneaky awesome mod is numericui. pure UI help, also lets you show remaining dodges which I think is clutch
are you playing on higher difficulty? I think its most apparent if you're getting swarmed and hearing that audio queue a fuckton
I almost exclusively play aurics and havocs
Reciprocity is great when I'm playing more melee centric builds for vet
But I usually try and position away from the bad men who want to stab me with their poop knives when doing ranged builds
Because I kinda need the space to shoot things
So Reciprocity just doesn't end up active
Hmm when I was doing meme onslaught recon lasgun build I was hipfire shooting and still could use reciprocity. I think with ADS though it would suck
Mk 1; Flak & Carapace, Decimator & Uncanny (without uncanny you lose to crushers)
Mk 3: Flak & Carapace, Decimator & Skullcrusher (Don't need uncanny on flip shovels)
which mk is the better one ?
mk1 cause bonk
fair and based
Mk 1 deals nicely vs unyielding but needs help with carapace
Mk 3 kills everything exept unyielding
here
Depends on your ranged choice; if it can be reliably used to kill unyielding enemies go for mk 3
ok the Chaxe is pretty funny on bosses I gotta admit
I got shield blasted and killed twice though
that one thing where the twins blast their shield and you just die instantly
hey my friend is new to PC gaming and shooters
he's almost max level vet
he still goes down in malice and is fighting for his life in heresy
good for him
i didnt ask the question yet!!!
can someone here find or make a build thats super tanky and easy to play
veteran cannot be super tanky in the way that other classes (psyker excluded) can be
ive tried giving him max toughness shout with plasma
vet and psyker are the games 2 squishy boys
75% toughness res with insane regen
im not saying he's the wall
but saying vet is psyker level squish
he is
i must be living under a rock
or have found hidden knowledge
on how to be a tanky vet
but anyways
i appriciate the help @narrow frost
There’s no tank vet
U will have to kill ur way out of problems or die trying
Cuz vet is the only class with no good non-kill-based toughness gain
guys how is heavy sword mk IX?
amazing
very good
a horde mulcher
he should have a node that gives him tgh when you supress people
can't kill carapace, but kills everything else
can kill cara fine with using the special attack
get a lil bit of tgh for each second an enemy spends surpressed
if you wanna see it in havoc here
Havoc 40, 4 vets all with smoke grenades
Heavy Sword and Tactical Axe gaming
mk9 doesnt really have a fun moveset imo
6 is my fav
6 or 7
serrated blade gaming???
is it better than devils claw mk4?
That’s pretty bad
whats "better" in your thinking?
Most enemies are completely immune to suppression
Heavy sword does one of the best horde clear
Dclaw has the funny parry but some low flak damage
right but the ones that are though
it's a little low yeah
Get the tgh back fron when they shot you
killing them with gun doesn't get the tgh back
unless you got that one talent
actually all 3 toughness regen talents up top for vet give it back from shooting them
well that one doesn't unless it's a gunner
Everything is better than dclaw nowadays

yeah but you gotta kill them, which requires more bullets than suppressing them
if you go back to what bath.rawr said
Idk I think vet needs way better than that
A good start would be to make catch a breath actually good
Completely rework mechanics
I dunno about that
brug
I propose a talent that rewards you for supressing enemies
and you give a weapon that isnt very good at supression
i feel like vet should've had a steady grip kind of talent
makes sense to me that a sharpshooter should have a talent that regens toughness for being in ADS
Ogryn is sharpshooter confirmed
I think Vet needs toughness resistance so it doesn't evaporate the second a groaner farts in your general direction
Vet already has like 70% TDR
vets main durability problem is lack of regen
like this is it outside of VoC/Infiltrate
and because of the way veteran's skill tree is laid out
you're probably not fitting more than one, maybe two of them
I'm gonna start doing this to my teammates from party finder
fr fr
I don't understand how I can repeatedly juggle 2 bosses, but these mfers can't handle some trash mobs
I finish matches with highest melee damage on the team as exe vet in party finder
interesting people
i just got the penance for killing 5 highlighted enemies with a weak spot hit during a single use of volley fire and i wasn't using volley fire
unless voice of command counts as volley fire despite it not highlighting enemies
I think anyone having it is enough as long as you are a vet.
do other classes get it?
also does anyone know the approximate distance i need to be for the long bomb penance?
I finish the matches with highest fucking everything
No. It's just bugs.
You can get it by tossing across a bridge.
well i'll take the free penance points trying to scrape together 50 more to get the next torso set at 3800 because that psyker and ogryn piece are nice
oh it's 3500 not 3800 still only 50 more to go
Easiest is just playing a higher difficulty tbh.
any idea why i keep getting disconnected from the game?
like i can rejoin
but it keeps disconnecting me to a screen
i would like to but these teams that can't be bothered to try and stick together on heresy and getting swarmed make that pretty difficult
minimum 12 meters
default FoV align enemies head with bottom of screeen
TAP throw
hab dryekjo mission
or just like
do it in a horde
obviously somewhere without a ceiling
should be p easy
what's the tap throw button it's not in keybinds and when i pull out my grenade it only lets me aim
bro was not having a good time
just tap
as in the button you use to throw
just tap it instead of holding it
yeah som games that one guy just gets the short end of every stick
usually not their fault too xd
i do just tap it and it shows the arc as it throws and then hits the ground long before it blows
like that
at ~20-ish meters
I said 12 before because I misremembered the distance
oops
i was doing all that in the meat grinder and it was really unreliable, only once out of 6 throws did it not hit the ground and sit there for a couple seconds before blowing despite throwing the exact same way every time
i got another try every 60 seconds in a match and only has to happen once so i'll just keep trying it
Like I said if you're playing on default FoV you line up the enemies head with the bottom of your screen
which is what I did in that clip
i don't know if you missed the part where isaid i was doing ALL that but it was said
it wasn't quick throwing is the issue i'm having
and i'm not meaning to be disrespectful towards you i appreciate the help but the thing just isn't working right and you aren't seeming to understand that
an entire match later only one time did it quick throw and blow above the enemy heads but the penance is done
That one is really hard to show. Best go by feel.
yes
weapon skins are for the weapon not per class
even if they're in a different store tab
tryin vet cause i like the personalities
honestly as cool as it is to be some exceptional pseudo-superbeing or something of the sort i think the “everyman” option of the vet is still cool
i give up on marked for death i keep getting 3 and then one fo the teammates staggers the whole group and i miss the 4th
or an arbites with their shotgun cutting the whole horde down instantly
I bit the bullet and went cutthroat so that I can be the butt of some jokes
Also they go really hard with their warcries
Their shout of command goes so hard
female cutthroat genuinely might be my favorite VA in the entire game
and nobody fuckin' plays them
including myself of course
i went professional but i could honestly see myself remaking my vet into a cutthroat just because
actually yeah i am gonna do that
before i get invested lmao
my favorite VA is the arbites with the really scraggly and hoarse voice
I wanted to main psyker but I’ve been having fun with my goofy helbore mf build as I level up weapons and farm dockets
Maul they call him I think
Which scoreboard mod is this
I wish exec stance went as hard but "Sever the head, the body dies" is pretty bad ass
Power DI
Believe it or not, it says it 
It doesn't give details on damage types as much as ovenproof does
But it's more detailed than base scoreboard, and a hell of a lot prettier
also archives
Honestly mf might be training me to get headshots lol
I get rewarded with stamina and toughness for headshots
okay in my defense, that's such a random assortment of letters it could've been anything
I agree Ngl
I'm not mocking you, just teasing you, no worries 
and of course the deific powers of +75% finesse
It's a Mk V Hotshot thing
Doesn't take long enough to charge to justify surgical, charges too fast to justify weight of fire
so armourbane/hotshot
V is the fast one right? That’s the one I’m using it on
Oh also another thing
Hot Shot is bugged
The Tier 1 version is the best one
Not the Tier IV
Yeah I’m using hot shot 1
excellent
Yeah I might swap weight of fire on my mark V to armorbane
The charge rate is entertaining but feels unneeded
wait what
Yeah my understanding is hotshot debuffs the hitmass of enemies hit on weakshot instead of add cleave
Ans that does weird things in calculation
I don't know the specific value of Tier 1 HotShot but I know it's more than Tier 4
i like the narrative of a young nobody cadian finding purpose in the guard and eventually getting into a position of some renown only to lose it all immediately and then find new purpose in the inquisition
They probably forgot how to make a decimal fraction again
idk how to build vet at all but i like the concept at least
I will say, seeing the comissary armour for zealot and psker made me feel so lame as a vet
you get just recolours of the exact same armour
Hotshot 1 is like 2x better than 4 in practice I think
yeah it seems like the fashion for ogryn and vet isn’t nearly as good as the other 3 classes
I found the hardest part is knowing which toughness nodes you need to get to live, there’s a few big ones
I forget their names but iron will has felt super useful which reduces toughness damage by a lot when above 75%
For us i think theres more than just fashion that isn't as good as the other classes
yeah i’ve heard vet is just okay at everything instead of being good at one particular thing
Once you know what toughness nodes you need the rest is just playstyle
That’s the impression I got at least
Though I haven’t heard much talk of infiltrator
they just need to buff exec stance and then we're good
stealth players are cowards
I only ever seem to hear talk about SoC and exec
And it’s always “I use exec becasue it’s cool” and “SoC is too good”

It's okay
Just unremarkable and annoying to build for
I don't use Exec cuz it's cool
it's kinda crap
whats the mortis trials
I just don't want to get used to eternal gold toughness
wave based horde mode
Is it fun?
for a few runs, its gimmicky but useful for grinding out class penances
also has lore drops
ah so not that fun unfortunately. this is why they need to add a versus mode
id rather they just enhance the PvE experience
i think i know the answer but I'll ask anyways
if you're running a WS keystone build with the zarona C-Shotgun
is there any partner blessing to Manstopper to allow it to still do a good job of killing specials
or is the trade off mandatory
this is what i currently have
Flechette
what rarity is that
it's just a fancy transcendant
is the pve bad in this game
it's an unused rarity, i have a mod that makes any weapon that has reached it's max potential become sainted, or red
it's rather handy for being able to tell with a mere flick of my eyes which weapons are definitely my mainstays 👁️
tried, hated how it feels tbh.
the entire point of this game is pve, you mulch hordes and manage priorities and threats to beat combat encounters
(assuming you;re not just blowing everything up with a rumbler and cakewalking the game)
oh. is there a battle royale mode
Its 4 player vs horde
the weird thing is mortis trial and the default game are also PvE
so uh, there's nothing but PvE
that's the entire game yeah
?
yes
the fight for who gets ammo is a pvp adventure in havoc lfg
I have not touched havoc or maelstrom yet, or even auric, too scared of bringing down the team
Fancy
dont be scared, there are plenty of ppl who arent scared (clueless) but still bring the team down anyway
just try out auric, u have nothing to lose and likely do better than the brainless ppl who think they're good enough as soon as they unlock a difficulty
fucking wish mine felt even close to this when using it
but i gotta shoot dudes at medium range so 😔
what is the point of this servo skull
It's mischievous
servo skull that just laughs like the trapper when
get beamered
does it actually illuminate well
yeah
i see may get that mod then
ROCK AND STONE ⛏️
mischievous that servo skull is
trying to make lasgun work, its painful but it will happen ffs
infantry las?
is lone wolf ever worth going? kind of weird ditching your dog like that
si infantry las
It's worth it 
its not the most effective choice currently but i recommend the IIb
yea 2b with infernus
i run ghost + HH
hmm that sounds cool
i typically run w/ MMF but vet guide in pins recommends loadout w/ FT in mind
i think MMF is better
FT is less effort
MMF is better if you're always clicking heads
sometimes it being more effort gets you killed
sometimes FT only affecting one guy means you don't kill something
why would I ditch the puppy tho
yea honestly like, the stats lone wolf gives looks completely insane
but imo, dog is still better
so they safe on the mourningstar
Well its an ilas, you ought to be doing this anyways
yeah but like what if your eyelids get in the way and you can't see through the 3 ogryns in your face
and the sun is particularly bright today
or any other number of things
Well thats kinda why the ilas isn't really good, other options are better at its role like recon and helbore
Still, MMF pushes breakpoints on stalkers and dreg gunners which FT cant do by itself, and I generally think the pathing is better on the left
im grinding it right now trying to improve , it's rough
went 3 rounds without death tho so i think that's an improvement
I don’t like the idea of ditching the puppy. It’s like the identity of the class. I hope it’s not better than having the 🐶
It is better, if you can actually play well. Otherwise dog will compensate for shortcomings and stuff.
I can play well and tbh dog is better
bleed is a very reliable source of damage into hordes
and if properly managed dog can seriously pump damage into mixed hordes
eh i'd say their power levels are pretty similar rn
you must learn the dog jank
dogtech is annoying tho
GL if 300 ping.
You are guessing EVERYTHING at that point.
Only thing you can be sure of hitting is the pinged target, IF you can ping.
vet cosplay build yeaaah
did vet get buff since arbites dropped?
Hellbore, yes.
the one you have most fun playing with
Nope. You just shoot slower.
Millisecs slower.
literally unplayable!!!1one!
last i was on hellbore just got like a swap speed buff is that what you're referring to
Thing is, that was what it needed.
I THINK the gist is, either choose the fastest or slowest helbore. Slowest helbore just goes like... i think Chained Hits charge speed and the crit one
The gun was good enough. Just lul if you needed to swap.
okay i've heard enough thank you!
I'm being serious. Is why it doesn't matter as much. Just try to not fully dump it since more than 69 in thermal is a waste.
the middle child or the slowest one
IIIa and IV are the really good ones
V is just regular good poor old boy
Having to suffer being adequate
I see
popping in here because iv seen this on vet first, how do you get the triple barrel shotgun
https://fximgur.com/a/RXk2Lkf Mk IV helbore is like
In a different universe in terms of damage compared to every other gun that is not the bolter
oh yeah it is i just cant comprehend that sight
veteran can't
they get weapon specialist keystone that automatically reloads it tho
the "triple barrel shotgun" is a nickname for an arbites build that uses their increased clip size talent to give the double barrel a third shell
What makes the IIIa helbore good? I already knew the IV one was good
It's just a lot faster than the IV
wth ok then
Like a lot faster at everything
Mk IV has an irritating delay to every little thing it does
And you either get used to it and adore the gun, or don't and hate it forever
Honestly I don't mind the delay, but clearing hordes with V occasionally is so goofy and funny i can't help but like it 
i probably need to stop using it so it won't hold me back if it's the weakest helbore i guess
i'll keep the perfect roll i found on my psyker ig
i wish i could exchange it between characters
It being "the weakest helbore" still makes it a hell of a lot better than a lot of guns
Use it if you like it
i might find myself a helbore because the recon i cant rly find the power in it
What's your trouble with the recon? For both psyker and veteran it's a great gun
the vrak mkv infantry autogun has the same issues but it feels like i can actually do damage with it
yeah with scrier's the vrak infantry is kind of stupid
hilarious gun
you can even put onslaught on it if you wanna never swap off the gun
your ammo tho
youl find ammo, outside havoc that is
i cant deny the fantasy of lasering enemies and crowds, but this is why i like the revolver more on vet
have you considered shotgun?
or just in general
agri shotgun is crazy too
its very reliable
on both zealot and vet
its really good at sniping stuff if you ads
tbh arbites has made shotguns boring lol
is that both barrels
because guaranteed manstopper crits on it turns rager hordes to paste
yeah
only have to use both for ragers because legs
single barrel kills dreg ragers
actually wait maybe im using the wrong kind of recon
blue and green are the good ones
blue for entirely relying on infernus damage
green for having decent base damage on top
i have whichever one has the highest firerate
it also has a lot of spread
especially if you're being suppressed
green doesn't do that as much
if the number is not single digit I do not remember them
Me looking at the veteran tree and crying.
12 is high fire rate, 14 is slow one, and VIc is middle child
Would you like to be taxed for your tax on your tax?
The imperial Tithe must be paid
builds on gameslantern looks like a popularity poll, is there any build creator I can follow for some good builds?
I heard the name BigDoms and Mister E
is there anyone else I should look for? and for other classes as well?
We have good builds :)
now that im not in a match i can go quicky look
the bigger they are, the more shit their builds are usually
Eh not really
i have the mk XII
Just the more sure they are that their shit build is a good one
the stinking pisser is it has the big stats but the dump is mobility
dump should be collat but mobility is fine
"bigger" you mean the upvote in gameslantern?
first rule of thumb when looking at gameslantern builds: ignore all the upvoted ones
if you want builds, ask under the class channel
/ check pins
this server is where you can find all the sweats, tryhards, and nerds doing breakpoint calcs
I also crawling through the detailed guides, the first one I notice is about Psyker, none of the "most liked" builds have Surge in the EK staff
yes
surge on EK is mostly for LMB memes, which was nerfed
or fixed rather
but in the Psyker guide on steam, said that EK staff is OP with surge, that's why I starting to get sus about the builds on gameslantern
oh well
I need to study more
which psyker guide? atheneum?
that one is really old
there's no real psyker guide anymore
just check the pins for builds
those are more recent, it's just that nobody has made a new guide
yes that one
lol got it
I will take more time look into the pins
starting to do havoc, get fucked in almost everygame
ogryn = ogrynomicon
vet = hammer of the emperor (though it's a bit old, updated steam version coming soon tm)
zealot = that guide in the pins, i forget the name
psyker = pinned builds
in 22 havoc level now, but understood that I just got carried by teammates and not actually doing shit
Havoc is as much a skill test as it is a build test
Honestly mostly a skill test
People overestimate how much build matters for havoc
man i wish i had a good dueling sword on my vet
feels like half of it is just memorizing which maps have shit spawns tbh 
dh on excise vault
die inside
do you guys use the mk 4 power sword or mk 3
huh
6
Also, builds ppl use just for fun but are likely better than the upvoted stuff on gameslantern.
Though not MINMAXXED.
my fav vet is no keystone , full nade build
without twinned nades though, i dont think thats great even on full nade build
I didn't realise how ridiculous demolition team was
Im now all aboard the nade bus
I mean it's a 20% chance to get what a 66% damage increase on your grenade throw?
Something like that?
yeah shredder nades do a lot of work, and you get loads if you dont take a keystone and just spec into nades
That's not awful
its not, but its also like
the second nade can just go off somewhere else
it doesnt go in the exact same direction
it steers a little
it only does that if you're throwing your nades really far away
its still more dmg, but id rather have the talent point elsewhere
Like you have to be chucking that sucker damn near 30 meters for them to be too far apart to hit the same target
I don't feel like any of the keystones are worth it over having a fuck ton of shredders
demo team is absolutely nuts for sure. so many nades all the time
also shredders are just really good to use in any situation
I had a run last night where my grenade counter literally didn't go down while tossing out 3 grenades
ridiculous
MMF is absurd damage if you have the aim to get it stacked
FT is very basic and generally applicable, and a sizable damage boost if your whole team is ganging up on a guy
i've been surviving a ton more on Auric by just abusing shredders
Weapon Specialist is free infinite crits for single shot ranged weapons, and very reliable attack speed
its also great to basically always have at least 1 in the chamber
that too
but it's so investment heavy
also means you'll always have a shot to kill that specialist
If you take that subnode anyways
which weapons work well with WS actually, i've never properly tried a WS build
i dont like taking the talent that gives you nades from ammo crates too, but i do love it when another vet has it 
But if you have luck like mine... That's 1 twin every 15 throws.
other way around, WS only needs 1 point to be very good, all the other keystones need at least 2
but i feel like a lot of the points on the way to it are pretty meh
also no one takes exhilirating takedown right?
i ran psword+revolver ages ago, ive swapped revolver for bolt pistol. really good at just sitting in melee and then just swapping and murdering the fuck out of a random special that needs murdering, then swapping back
also the other way around, bottom right is mandatory if you don't want your melee to be ass without PS
in terms of bottom nodes
bunch of shit in the center is mandatory
skipping is trolling
after that right side is priority for reciprocity, desperado
ten left side for precision strikes
then you decide if you want trench fighter (right side) or super complex (left side
🙏 i will take your word for it i've not tried a WS build, what weapons are good for that?
if you commit center and left only, you basically need to take power sword to not have pathetic melee
they should put trench fighter somewhere higher up tbh
if you commit center and right only, you lose some dps on most guns
yeah that would help a lot
really any melee that kills hordes + big alpha damage guns usually
desperado and reciprocity make psword feel 10x better
center and left only we don't need melee where we're going
I still take those nodes
that's me right now
but im using Rashad
yeah that's basically what you're signing up for with center left only
not great but not awful
rashad without trench fighter is soooooo damn slow
trench fighter is like basic strong buff id like on every vet build, but its a pain to get to
tfw psyker has easier access to 10% attack speed than vet 😭
vet tree in a nuthsell
true...i really felt that yseterday
melee psyker is based
all the basic strong stuff that every build wants is buried under niche useless crap
also theres that one node where 3 great talents are all next to each other right before focus trget
I was using dueling sword the round before, switch the rashad to switch it up and wait a minute, why is the horde advancing why am i so slow
feelsbadman
if you ever felt like you're worthless in life, at least you aren't this guy

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Vet's favorite shape is a diamond
yeah i hate that one but the +25% suppression node leading to iron will i even worse because its fucking mandatory
wish it would fuck right off
replace it with trench fighter 
at least you can take born leader or FTE
you can tell that was crunch time decision where they were just like, put whatever the fuck there this update needs to go out
not that either of them are particularly appealing usually
is born leader good
it's ok
meh
i thought for the emperor was no brainer pick compared to born leader
no not that one
FTE is only 5 seconds is the real issue
rework vet first
I like to run it on gun vet with exhilarating takedown sometimes
Regenerate a ton of toughness from clicking the heretics on the noggin
Might as well share it around
THIS PIECE OF SHIT
Especially since I'm already spending a skill point on something I don't want
problem is it costs 2 points...
also one motion is pretty good
as is out for blood
and you get the free movement speed before going to the nade nodes
I have already stopped running the free grenade every minute for 15 stacks of MMF+COD
Do not remind me that I could also take exhilarating takedown jnstead of them
i can't give up demo team
even if it costs 2 points...
Oh hey that's what I use a lot
i need to force a friend to play vet with me so i can take fire team while he takes survivalist. i want that spare point
oh you take long range assassin?
ive been meaning to try that , but I feel like id never build 15 stacks
I could share my 'nadier WS build... Just drop skirmisher for Trench Fighter if slower melees and drop grenadier, crit chance or grenadier born leader to get precision strikes.
im too shit to use 15 stacks
i always just take camo
for regenning 10 stakcs
also does anyone have a good build for doing the marksmans focus penance
its taking a bit
That's taking crouch for stacks and meleeing with a friend in mercantile. XD
XD
i really wanna switch off from marksman focus
It's 45 mins to go from 0 to unlock.
And have friend shoot trappers/dogs/etc.
So you can AFK more.
the crouching bit on that node is so funny to me
like did fs really think vets were gonna crouch walk like actual snipers in darktide
yeah but its so difficult to do all that when you're in auric +
its actually just hard to stand still for full 15 stacks
much less crouch walk
ogryn is just running around you in circles, meanwhile vet is crouch walking behind me " yo, im building some stacks here"
ofc, you dont actually have to do it, you can just stand still and shoot off heads
set up a headshot
arbi / ogryn / trauma psyker knocks over the entire horde
that works fine
marksman builds are so annoying in the current meta
its so nice when you get a lil breathing room and you have a vraks autogun
then you hit f and just kill everyone you see
what does the special on agri shotgun do
is the slug like, worth using
yeah
i always preload a slug when there's downtime
i don't think slugs only is worth it-- more of a meme
but slugs are very powerful
huge damage, guaranteed full bore proc
can open bulwark shields
throw crushers on their ass too iirc... or maybe that's with 2 slugs
You should easily be able to maintain full stacks even full dodge sliding around during combat
i have skill issue, because i load a slug, then I usually end up spending it on a grunt shooter somewhere
The trick is to do exactly what that keystone suggests and get weakspot kills
i mean that's fine too, not like slugs cost more ammo
yeh
and I can just spam m1 in close range and it deletes
What weapons benefits from a WS build?
double barrel shotgun
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revolver, double barrel, combat shotguns, bolt pistol, plasma
I seeee
I've never brought any of those into higher content other than plasma
revolver does seem pretty gnarly tho
its a blast
double barrel with ws is crazy
https://fximgur.com/a/8euIbAw double barrel is my favorite of the bunch for WS
Every melee and ranged weapon is fine for every difficulty besides high havoc.
So just experiment with all
Evading taxation is highest in my hierarchy of human needs.
That's paying for Arby and running lone Wulf.
You CAN'T make me pay taxes.
But you's a skink
Pay up
No i'm clearly labled as not a skink.
i don't have the skill to compensate for some of them
is agile engagement necessary for db ws builds?
Yes
is rashad mandatory for this build or can i swap it out for something like chaxe or knife, and do i need to allocate points elsewhere if i want to use them
Should work with just about any melee.
You have great mixed horde clear with the DB so no great need for horde clearing melee
The only one you probably don't want is chainsword... Because it's bad and only does trash horde clear
Similar case with devils claw... You would lack anti armour and boss damage
agile engagement isn't necessary. it's nice to have though.
only genuinely necessary thing is weapon specialist and the node that reloads your weapon when you get melee kills
or rather, kills when you have your melee weapon out to be specific
Im new to the class so umm..what should i build if im playing with a bolter or bolt pistol ?
Bolter - EXE stance build with Focus target keystone. Shredders or maybe smokes if you're so inclined but they're taxed heavily
Bolt pistol -shout + weapon specialist. Abuse lethal prox grenade interactions
So shredders again lol
Are bolters good for frontline use fellow veterans ?
What is EXE
Executioners stance, left side combat ability
Too slow and clunky for frontlining imo
Aha, so backline support it is the
aight, i'll try it on my next run
thanks bro
It's just a near permanent 25% damage bonus with a shotgun slinging WS build. Absolute key node
I don't feel like Veteran is lacking in damage
I think they have a lot of burst but turning that into sustained and constant damage takes more work from vets that other classes
Which I think is fine, but ideally a rework makes more builds more comfy
could prompt similar results from taking the marksman and close quarters killzone nodes, especially since if you're killing enough specialists, those buffs can virtually be permanent as well
or in some crazy situations, you can stack the damage bonuses
those arent reasons not to take agile engagement
I mean, if you're going full on infiltrate, yeah no reason not to, but if you're going shout, it's in a weird spot honestly to accomodate for that
i really hope they rework veteran soon because the tax nodes are brutal :(
but yeah i've done that exact build on shout without agile and honestly, the guaranteed crits from ws already provides a hefty chunk of damage even without agile, or even those other nodes
especially if you're abusing flechette
Does deadshot continue to function when you've run out of stamina?
I like this for WS, not a Havoc build though
3 other points can be WS nodes, field improv or whatever else
also i know this isn't exactly vet discussion but i have to put out that trappers are straight up manifesting the powers of the warp at this point with the angles i've been getting hit from lately and i was on vet so
the nets are immaterial until they hit you
well, that sucks.
Complete a Mission on Heresy Threat or higher with no Ammo remaining, and 90 accuracy
would hitting a bulwark's shield reduce your accuracy stat?
skill issue, no joke
Vets nodes be like:
+10% damage after critical hit weakpoint kill for 3 seconds stack 3 times
i wish vet had nodes like that
Another Helbore W
Helbore is good
I just wish it could cleave through a god damned arm
Both
Vet nodes be like:
You get nothing after toughness died out

Veteran nodes are more like "oh you want that cool node? Pay your taxes."
No no
I think when the meant arm
Vet nodes be like:
Worse than the other one but purple
It was about how you shoot bosses
+15 toughness is not a tax node to me lol
Yeah, bolt weapons have decent cleave
And ignore their arm hit box
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Arby's have 2 25 tg tax
Fatshark be like
"We removed stat padding nodes"
Vet nodes be like:
Castrate yourself and get to annoy teammates with fog.
FOR CREED
it is
that's your veteran brain, if it was Arby or Oggy that node would be "+15 toughness and you're immune to knockdown. You get +20% damage whenever you press W and your toughness regenerates 20% per second when you move"
how much kantrael infantry lasgun staggers the target? I was thinking no respite -blessing on it but I'm not sure
almost no stagger
oh.
Compared to +5% reload speed or whatever cursed dogshit someone put in there, +15 tough is pretty nice 
But I get what you're saying
man gets a crumb and is like "oh this is useful" when it is dogshit compared to the new class 😭 mindbroken by veteran
Zealot with 20% suppression under Chastise
Premium tax node
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Vet nodes be like:
Remove the mechanic that isn't noticeable or get +30% headshot damage
it's not 15% brother, it is a flat +15 
most of vet's problems go away if u make vet a lv40 character 

It's one of the better nodes vet has.
I know, typo
Vet nodes be like:
You run fast but only when looking at that zealot juicy ass on the ground
Arbites nodes be like;
You tripped and fell, here's 15% damage
Arbites when having to click past the mandatory +25 toughness node
I mean one of the nodes for Arby is literally
"Are you breathing heavily? Here's 15% toughness."
Vet nodes be like: damage boost but only for enemies that aren't actually dangerous to you
And you don't know how much
Gosh you’re sure working hard there buddy! Here’s a raise!
Crazy that a node that just gives you toughness for using stamina even exists and it's as strong as it is.
Vet auras be like:
Here is a shell
Here is nothing
Here is almost nothing
You mean, I just have 10% per sec here and there just standing around doing nothing because puppo go bork bork and is near me as well.
Vet nodes be like:
Grenades, but most inconveniently
Fire Team does actually help with breakpoints on some ranged weapons. And Close and Kill is a considerable mobility increase.
The problem is, survivalist exists.
And if that exists, why would you ever take anything else?
Unless you're making a build that just can't fit it.
The problem is fatshark love to delete ammo from levels or just delete ranged damage because
Survivalist is just so overwhelmingly powerful compared to the other two that even those being decent picks just doesn't matter.
My favorite is Twinned blast where you spend one talent point on something that may or may not work half of the time
thanks fatshark
twinned is top tier meta in havoc
80% of the time
You regen grenades so often in Havoc that it procs way more
CLANK. You aren't regenning anymore
in the grim darkness of the far future, there is only peace and passive regeneration
My proposal is to rework the auras of Vet so all give ammo plus benefit, just via different methods
- ammo on elite/spec kills
- ammo on melee kills
- ammo on timer
I don't think I like ammo that much, sir.
just make survivalist vet iconic and only work for vet, with lower cooldown
Tax node beside tax node. Would skip for reload speed
replace survivalist's current spot with a new aura
You'd skip CaB for Reload?
That's crazy
It doesn't do anything for me
My solution is
That’s one big passive plus side to picking vet over psyker or zealot but also it’s like why not ogryn then?
Someone second the motion and we can finally hang Higui today
I mean, Higui is right that all classes wish they could be Oggy
Ngl tho oggy blitz selection is perfect cause you can pick any & pay no tax node
Arby too tbh
I’ll admit it’s straight up jealousy but righteous jealousy over better tree design
Not enjoy up to 5 points in taxes.




