#veteran-class
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I was playing like this for laspistol+falchion personally
ooh mmf laspistol thats another one i havent played for a while
It reminds me of a Jian
btw every curio buff stacks right?
yes but some are additive and some are multiplicative
the multiplicative ones are written as x%
but a more "normal" build for helbore imo
if you aren't a freak like I am and actually care about middle/right tree
1 point away from skirmisher 😭
marksman means you don't have to crit to 2 shot auric crushers
and makes sure you can 2 shot havoc ones on crit with exe
I was actually considering a full range spec like this
I wouldn't either
and you really feel the missing 15% melee damage when you do have to melee
if only falchion was good
honestly having played with it a bit
it's probably best in slot sidearm for MMF Laspistol builds
or regular lasgun builds
you don't have the investment to make regular power sword less of a chore to use
yeah falch's pretty decent as a ranged build sidearm
and you can only throw so many kraks so you need a melee that kills hordes+carapace and doesn't have high investment
and its usual weakness into ragers doesn't matter just shoot them
not as good as tac axe
idk
it's quite a bit worse dodge
and significantly worse stagger
and worse sprint bonus
is the atrox VII the only good tactical axe?
no, but it's comparatively the best of the 3
i like the mk iv for the simpler move set >.>
Best moveset
But they are all good
does the II have any benefits to it?
it's ok
no
Objectively 🤓
7 is the best moveset in all situations
for my sniper build would a shovel work
Shovel is fine, but you will lack boss damage unless you have kraks
i've got a bunch of perks that give me pretty good ranged damage against bosses
i used to have the krak but without the perk that gives it 75% bonus damage what's the point of using it
I don't even remember if Helbore is good into bosses
Kraks have become the norm due to how easy they are to spam now
it is yeah
yeah but without the bonus damage perk why bother
with the perk i use krak without it i use shredder
anyone have a good recon lasgun talent tree i could copy for now with the new tree? whats good for h40 for recon now, focus target keystone right?
Oh boi 😈
crusher/bulwark delete + boss stagger
i need a big fucking seal in my house
huge one that just yells and dances all day
Damn survivalist is awesome
Me after drinking a whole bottle coke
Just beats the other 2 nodes by a long shot
the childlike wonder of treating yourself after a long day is the best thing ever tbh
got myself a waffle, croissant and some juice today
peak
u can use either
yeah, either work. Notably, voice of command provides AoE stagger and golden toughness (does not allow chip damage as long as it is up), exec stance provides stun immunity, wallhacks and passive toughness gen
I like the toughness regen
VoC leans towards team play and utility
👀
exec also offers ranged damage
depends on the weap I use mainly
exec stance helps vet fall more easily into his frame
Cuz I wanna pick off elites
it's a more active playstyle imo
Specials too
yeah exec stance then
both abilities work with all weapons
take the bigger they are subnode and ur good to go
stance makes u veteran pro max plus
VoC is a good fight reset tool that also gives team gold toughness
holy shit are u playing on 60fov here
insane
this reminds me
I shud add a section that teaches people how to tweak their FOV in game
holyu shit that fov is so awful
how do u stand it
why are you looking at my fov it's a helbore clip >:(
walking left at ~30 seconds to hit the sniper instead of just moving your mouse is INSANE
brother turn down your sense if that's normal good lord
he still died didn't he
I've never played Zealot a day in my life, how does a thunder hammer+flamer build sound?
Do u enjoy hitting crusher on the head for 5417 damage
It sounds fun.
Also I wish there were more attributes you could change in character creation, like width or fat/muscle ratio.
(crushers have 6500 hp 💀 )
quick question, this isn't related to veteran but whenever the hive scum does the bubbly pool thing my fps goes to shit, any mod or sth to remove the effect?
VFX swapper on mod nexus
can't post mod nexus links or discord will ban you from what I've heard so y'know
don't
is there a mod that makes ur flashlight good or visiblity better
without the healthbar stuff
i feel like i'm taking crazy pill when my teammate has way brighter flashlight than me
what am i using, a candle ? 😂
weapon customization from the modding discord
lets you choose the other weapons flashlights
(and yes flashlights are different per weapon)
Iags and iLas iirc
I used las gun I think
Their flashlight felt the same for me
I wonder if it's because I play the game on low
what’s the best recon las gun variant?
^
Emperor's Light, alternatively, Aura
Those 2 create a light around you
You run dum dum infernus I assume?
yeah that's the default setup
Petition to switch dumdum's icon 🗿
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Choose one; any Power Falchion or Power Sword Mk 3?
Neither 
Sometimes I just don't move the piece
Checkers and Chess
daemonic voice CURSES!
A lil bored of mk6 ngl
I'm gonna clonk some people with my spade
the hipfire recoil for Boltgun isn't that bad
tbh i felt like the burst autogun had the worst recoil so far
god forbid controller has reduced recoil in a PVE game
It doesn't. Is why I just shoot center mass usually.
If people get mad, they can do special//elite duty instead of pushing it on me.
hive scum looks a lil different
Is 20% health curio worth maxing or should I just wait till I get a 21%?
How harsh is the RNG on getting 21%s
The wait is long af
Alr guess I'll max it then
I'd just prioritise weapon/class variety tho
Just use a 20 till a 21% shows up.
Doesn't matter
1% isn't worth it
Only if it's 2%
Because it's double

My monkey brain needs the loadout to be fully orange so that's why I'm asking
Wouldn't wanna waste resources on something I'm gonna switch out real soon
Same goes for 17% toughness I assume?
I got a 16% one
It's like 2-3 hp so not too big of a deal. Could be a reason you are still up or on the floor, but rare.
Yeah. Only one you need to be sure is stam. +1 is big. But they come more often and if 410+, is real.
Wounds is lower power better cos cheaper to change.
But only for zealot martyrdom anyway.
I haven't heard a backstab sound warning in weeks...it hurts T.T
And my "kill dregs with melee" contract seems like it's only tracking like...2 kills at a time?
Dregs are the yellow faction
So if most of the enemies weat black armour its nit gonna count up much
Yeah I counted the ones I killed in the mission, definitely more than two unfortunately.
Also a thing
Kills in coherency count
So if your friendly ogryn kills s dreg it will count if you are close
most immersive guardsman footage
My stupid chaxe ilas build
Idk how to improve this shit
Except running a less stupid weapon i suppose
Replace Field Improv for the talent that gives bleed on melee attacks to the right side of it
But moar grenades
The regen every 60 secs is good enough
For the team tho
The 'nades from Field Improv is more for team. They are just telling you to play more selfish in pubs.
Eh fair
Is more important for havoc tbh.
Not really playing havoc
Where you need to minmax everything due to limited stuff.
Push atk even?
Yeah im using mk 11 or something
Cos one mark has a horde clear push atk like Rashad.
Ye not that one
No, other way round
iv is latched lights horde clear hevies
xii is horde clear lights and latched heavies
Ah.
the lights on the xii have huge stagger so horde trash flops around a lot
i think the chainaxes have cleave dmg cap, unless they removed it when they did the evi's (I haven't played chainaxes recently)
Damage only extends to 4th enemy, so it says
Maybe I should just play rashad instead 🤔
Maybe. Till FS just removes cleave cap. Stupid mechanic basically.
Up to you. Rashad can easily clear without it imo.
Just need stamina lul.
probably just get more nades for more bleed
Man, I understand this game is about moving along the map, but people need to stop with this "you gotta be sprinting forward at all times" crap. Like sure move when you can, but not when there's only one dude on the team who seems to be able to handle crushers and you leave them with no ammo e.e
And yeah, shredder life forever
let your team die lol
You need to go faster or you starve in pubs.
The funny thing is watching them lock in all of a sudden once i'm downed by like the 8 crushers the dude pulled
my ammo usage on ilas is negative
i actually generate more ammo over the course of the mission
Is why I took a liking to just burny stick or desperado/pickpocket pewpew.
For pubs.
burny stick? psyker?
Las ammo perk is love, wish I was using a lasgun sometimes
Yeah, turn brain off, burn things.
Can confirm, dnd burning hands is effective
Pull out sword for uncanny if too many armoured.
Bonus if team manages to corral them into a nice corridor.
I just toss a shredder into the enemies who are staggered in teh flames
It's satisfying
They just gotta die is the mindset.
Ammo permitting
What ammo? Cooldown bar lul.
I meant for me killing the stuff my friendly neighborhood psyker has rooted in place.
Just swing melee.
I'll throw the chainarang next time
Karien…
Not you too…
Not you too thinking that best CC is to kill the enemy…
Not you too…
Not you too!!!
😭 😭 😭
Wat? If things are dead, they can't hurt me, right?
Also, you know I don't play smyker.
What about trauma?
Traumatises me. Last time I had to, I just went full melee.
Void Strike just sucks at 300 ping, even on lower diffs.
Thats like the worst thing you could ever do while using trauma - should be in reverse; you only use trauma even in melee
Yeah expected
More, I tried using it, hated it, gave up. Played suspect bubble knight.
For that run.
EK needs slight buffs to alt fire, still okay since I just play heresy. Purga is... sus on 300 ping. It may or may not stagger. Same like flamer tbh.
You just compensate by spamming more.
Best way to explain it? It's now a SLOW DELAYED no damage lower cleave plasma.
Plasma already feels bad taking around 0.6 secs to feedback after the charge.
That's longer charge, then an 0.3~ sec before projectile actually launches out.
Then good luck with it actually hitting, or fake hitting.
is a bolter pistol good for a sniper build?
no
bolter pistol is kinda stinky as an actual ranged weapon
the Helbore is what you are searching for
With exe stance you can one tap specialists/gunners from far but there are weapons better suited for snooping.
Revolver sniper is peak
Its passable if you know how to use it
so i got two bolt gun, 1 with 66% stability ( the rest are 80% ) , 1 with 60% reload speed ( the rest is also 80% ) which is better
Neither
Dump mobility

well i don't have any like it rn
but the one with 66% stability is the better of the two
Buy more; GL 
gotcha
Collateral
also is there a vid on build that combine powersword and boltgun
i havent seen any so far
Imagine sprinting with boltgun
Colla makes sense to have 80 on both marks cause mob really does not give anything substantial
It’s actually just collateral because it doesn’t change stagger breakpoints meaningfully
Bulwarks
Yes, not really relevant
U go from taking 6? shots to open shield to 5
Complete waste of ammo
And mob better on a weapon that is not good for sprinting with around
And u can hit head easier
Sometimes unavoidable
Still faster than weapons at 0.09m/s
Still better than mob overall
And you dump your stamina which is pepega move
What
Mobility increases your aim moving speed too Yk
Better to sprint slower & longer than slightly faster and way shorter
That is too marginal too
Same for mob
There’s not a single weapon with collateral that doesn’t dump collateral
sigh, tried some power axe in sm2
it is absolutely infuriating that doing proper parries is impossible due to latency
fuck it, im just gonna chop dudes
not going to lie, I dumped mobility on my boltgun
Though I'm pretty sure either way you go doesn't matter, they both aren't really going to change your gameplay really
Yea it’s fine
so is dueling sword parry supposed to work against plague ogryn stomp? because i just tried it since i was already trapped in a corner and it killed it instantly from like 20% health
on damnation so not like it has an insane amount of health but still
It can block unblockable attacks yes
so it will work against a crusher or mauler? i'll have to keep that trick in my pocket then that would have saved me a couple times
Yes but do keep in mind that they drain substantial stamina unless u perfect block with special
dog ass music
once again i get a true solo player in damnation
what the hell are these people even doing in multiplayer games
go play doom or some shit
dog ass music
i had the video muted the first time and when you said there was music i unmuted it and immediately muted again
Oh you don't want to see me rage
Anyways musical taste is blah blah blah blah blah
You know the drill
Ye that is some normie ass dog ass music
taste in music is objective

some songs are objectively the best songs ever released to be fair
Truest statement to ever true
the hotline miami soundtrack
I just listen to BEAR IT from Crash Bandicoot 2 while playing darktide

In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins
God tier
he rite tho
Nuh uh

Y'all sleeping on the Brazilian nerdcore scenario
(tbf it never reaches mainstream here)
Now, mainstream here is ass
Omega ass
But that's a story for another day
nerdout used to make amazing songs for Ark, too bad that game is 500 GB now and runs like a baby deer that just saw it's first predator

i have 6 TB storage in my desktop and i can't bring myself to download the game again even though it's one of my favorite games ever
should also note that's just the size of the DLC i own it doesn't download the maps you don't own, so there's a whole other map they released recently to factor in on top of the 464 GB
Y'all low-key sleeping on 40 minutes of blue lock
shit anime
Yes
The manga is peak
It's Tokyo ghoul all over again
8bit Fumbled u20 match but it's whatever
Except the last episode
But they cannot fumble neo egoist league
Frame Lock still has more Frames than One Frame Man though

I'll give credit where it's due, the maps are huge and extremely detailed so it's probably 250 GB of assets and another 214 GB of unoptimized slop coding
anyone got a talent tree for the 'meta' plasma gun build rn?
One is in the pinned guide
That's my second favorite one
Cutthroat doesn't have any that aren't baller, the other 2 have a couple that are kinda meh
specially cutthroat's
cutthroat's the only personality i've played basically lol
same tbh
those lines make me wish VOC had more of a team buffing aspect like scum's crate ngl
what's the DS dump it's finally time to stop using the 62 damage slop i've been using to level it up
cleave for the mk4 and defense for the others iirc
Def is mk5 only. Mobility for mk2.
not cleave on the mark 2 also?
I personally wouldn't dump cleave on any of the DS
(slight hit on unarmored damage)
But also Mk2 has a different heavy
Which likes cleave targets for the unarmored damage
Just dump mobility if you don't wanna get 2 different DS.
Unarmored/Infested
Tbh just dump cleave on all the DSs
You don't care about hordes because you bring frags with DS
tbh just dump cleave on all weapons
And mk2 is kinda hard to justify atm
dump every single stat
It used to be Mk4 but better but now it's just there
get a 60/60/60/60/60 weapon

My favorite game too, but they broke all of the QOL mods I used with the Aquatica update. You know, after promising they weren't going to update the game again so they wouldn't screw with mods.
Totally done with ARK after that.
The difference between 60 and 80 is so little on mk4 cleave
You might as well get the extra mobility
Cleaving with mk4 💔
I ain't losing on unarmored damage

In fact I gotta recheck
Before the nerf you'd lose about 60 damage on the pokes
Cleave damage doesn't affect the first target tho?
For some reason it does on dueling sword specifically
But it's only unarmored and infested
Like
Then we have evis/power sword
Anyways
You can easily make up on 60 unarmored damage on vet because vet is just that good
But personally
I wouldn't dump cleave on dueling sword
Oh it also states flak but it doesn't change flak damage for some reason
But that's just me and I'm goated like that
Hmm
For some reason I thought that DS had cleave targets instead of cleave damage
I may just got Mandela effected
too many numbers for ogryn mind, Krump think club fun club go bonk
How do you feel about me actively choosing mk2 ds over 4
Mk2 was Mk4 but better
But now you don't have the quick heavy special heavy special
So the single target combo is annoying
Surprising but understandable answer. Also yeah that
I personally just throw in a light
And cope with "but uh i proc uncanny a lil quicker"
Qq swap would be faster
But fuck that
Yeah
It looks bad and i like looking good
QQ swap is annoying

Also
Can we talk about how it actually fucking resembles a sword
I am sorry but i cannot play the toothpick
It's not even shaped like a rapier to make up for it
It's a toothpick bullshit sabre
The Blade is too short yup
I remember that I used to take the mk4 devil claw and keep using the special to reset the heavy chain because I didn't like block cancel
But it says beyond the main target
So the 1st target wouldn't be affected by that right?
what's the best build with a bolt pistol for veteran?
whats the dump stat on the lasgun?
Couldnt tell ya never played vet
there are 4 lasguns so you should be a bit more detailed
recon lasgun, sorry
90% of the time assume it’s mobility
Very niche scenarios where it isn’t
- Guide in pins if you need pointers
Should be a steam guide
in this case it's not mobility
ty
Does anyone know what zealot keystone is best for the crusher (weapon)?
all are ok
But not one particularly better I assume, thanks mate
I put piety as a recommended build for it in guide
how do yall feel about helbore exec stance builds in auric mael and havoc
and is kill zone needed on it
Auric run anything, in havoc if youre really really good then run it
prob not
it's not a particularly good talent
Id personally run something other than kill zone up top
there's better places you can spend that talent on
what do you guys recommend?
Show the rest of your tree
maybe a nade talent, but yeah depends on the rest of your tree
tinkerer if this is for havoc
otherwise maybe trench fighter or rending strikes
depending on your melee
using psword
trench fighter then if you don't need tinkerer
ok bet thank you
I dont remember the trait names but id remove the 5% toughness for every kill
out for blood
If you have the 20% for elites you dk t need that
No
Especially running hellbore you should be constantly killing elites
true i have confirmed kill
See guide
thx
yea it struggles in melee, the build in the guide looks better
Right side isn't just melee either
But some of the best nodes in the entire tree are there
was messing around with krak grenades and this happened
nurgle guided that one
better than psyker bubble for stopping ranged enemies
since it will actually last its full duration
80% Cleave 794 damage
60% Cleave 749 damage
We ain't losing 45 damage in this household
🗣️
Anyways
Off to catch some zs
alright boys
I remember a while ago I believe the plasma gun meta was just spam zero charge shots?
Still is.
Only m1/right trigger.
Okay bet
with blaze away and rising heat?
Also is 62% thermal resis fine or is the dump stat still really specific
*thoys
Gets hot and rising heat. Also need 68 - 69 thermal 72 - 71 charge rate.
68 is gambling. 69 is guaranteed.
If you can't afford, just thermal dump.
Or roll a 70/70.
btw when did veteran get updated skill tree ? so i can avoid outdated guides
There is only one guide and it is always updated 
where is it ?
Pins
yez
Bruh.
what do you need simplified?
it explains everything it has I believe
i mean i just need something that tell me what skill to pick if i want to play with certain weapon
It does
it's just " Dodge
Minimum Direction Input Requirement
minimum_dodge_input 0.25m Minimum travel distance needed before a dodge can be performed
Dodge Distance
base_distance 2.5m How far the dodge can move the character
Dodge Cooldown
dodge_cooldown 0.2s Time until next dodge can be performed
Dodge Cooldown after Jump
dodge_jump_override_timer 0.5s Time until next dodge can be performed if interrupted by a jump
Dodge Count Reset Time
consecutive_dodges_reset 0.85s Time to reset the effective dodge count
Dodge Linger Time
dodge_linger_time 0.25s Grace window after finishing a dodge in which the character is still considered as is_dodging against a melee or ranged attack
Dodge Stop Threshold
stop_threshold 25% Maximum dodge time after dodging into an obstacle
Toughness Damage Taken Modifier (Dodging)
state_damage_modifiers.dodging 0.5 Modifies toughness damage taken while dodging; below 1 means taking less damage, above 1 means taking more damage BUT due to the complexity of the calculation, neither does 0 translate into taking no damage at all nor does 2 translate into taking double damage. For an in-depth explanation, refer to this write-up (still up to date despite some values having changed). " so far
scroll down
at the bottom of that text you sent it’ll have it
oh
Its like you have the handout and you're still not happy. Lazy af.
It's the current generation. They have been brainrotted by shorts, tiktok and the likes. Gotta be very easily understood or you get questions.
American Education system 😈
What system?
TRUUUUUU
it's one of the reasons rashad is good
Is rashad just unpopular then
it's mentioned in the guide
idk people find it boring ig
and power sword is stronger
rashad's really strong tho
Yes I'm going through that and dunno if I should special ragers or pa
In my last game, an Arby was using the tactical axe, and he was able to handle like, everyhting. And it was so fast. When I tried that weapon as a veteran itt didn't seem that fast. Am I missing somethting, or is that one of the advantages of Arbites?
it does
no reason to use the special
Did they have a dog?
no, actually
Yea Dogless build gives Arby a bunch of buffs, including attack speed
Arbites gets more buffs than veteran mostly when loner
Honesttly, that sounds more fun than the hive scum. at least imo
What's the difference between powersword mark III vs mk vi
Also Locke mk III vs mk iib
And bolt pistol mk IV vs mk VI
One is just better
which one ?
Attack pattern
Mk6 power sword has a vastly superior push attack which has pushed it to be vet's best melee
Also lights are piss easy horde/mixed horde clear
You can run mk3 but in this case it's a big falloff
Not cause its bad per say, but mk6 ps is that good
mk6 is the initial one right ?
The one which looks like this
oke
oh i've been using MK3 the whole time
cuz mk6 as horizontal light attacks
interesting
hows this for krak grenade spam + bolt pistol build for havoc rotten armor?
pretty standard? am i doing anything weird/bad
Everything seems fine
What's the best path for a mid-range/aggressive melee Veteran build?
are my curios ok? do i need more hp?
I personally think it’s worth building health on every class, especially the lower hp classes
I don’t run stamina regen curio perk anymore
I like it in vet personally I struggle with their stamina management coming from zealot arby etc
But ya that makes sense
I could see dropping one
I build +31% health for all 3 low hp classes
I’ve also always been a toughness stacker enjoyer but fatmangus zealot has turned me onto hp’s value more and I’ve swapped to a 200HP psyker build and also think I like it.
DT just isn’t as much of a stamina management game like VT2
+2~3 stam is usually enough for every class besides ogryn (which u don’t need any)
If block efficiency curio perks were actually good I’d prob take that over +stam
I miss attack speed trinkets
I wish block cost curio perks were good in this game
If they were x0.8 instead of x0.88 they’d actually be top tier for most builds compared to +stam curios
why does the Recon Las in the store say owned? I don't seem to have one identical to what he's offering
a 380 lasgun with most of the stats I want. I have one with slightly different stat numbers at 470
it's greyed out and I cannot click Acquire
*wait, nevermind, way back in my inventory i do somehow have an identical one. that's... shocking.
huh
optimal stat for boltguns is 60% collateral ?
i thought it was 60% mobility
" Spearhead Boltgun
General Info
All associated values are presented according to the Optimal Stats below.
No variant entirely outclasses the other at the moment:
Locke · Mk IIb has slightly more ammo & can rapid fire DPS for bursting down Bosses.
Locke · Mk III has better explosive AoE and is much more controllable in hipfire.
Spearhead Boltgun deals high damage with explosive AoE stagger,
But takes significant time to swap & reload and is hungry for ammo.
bolter_p1_m1
Locke
Mk IIb
bolter_p1_m2
Locke
Mk III
Optimal 80% all else
60% Collateral 80% all else
60% Collateral "
( i can't post photo )
31%? Tell me where you got those cracked out OP curios.
path is a dlc class denier confirmed

You only dump mobility if going for a single blessing, the one where you stagger everything to ramp damage from memory. Otherwise you dump collateral to prevent them from getting knocked down too fast and you missing.
this guy gave me bad advice
Naw, you can dump either.
You honestly won't see a significant difference unless you did a dumb and dumped damage.
aighty
At that point, all I can do is stare.
But mobility is usually a safe dump on any weapon, same for defence.
21 +5+5? 
He said a 31%. A.
Read again, +31% health, curio numbers not spefified 
Specified
did you mean special + push combo ?
not sure if this is doable on mk3, i just tried that on mk6
idk if it can actually block while i was activating
Time to axe some fuckers
It is; bois prefer minor movement spd over 1 less shot on bulwarks to break their shield & stagger (despite the fact that sometimes that will happen that you will shoot the shield no matter what)
Nah bby; they don’t fall over ever (not in my experience)
For sure i did; after all 3,5k+ hours & extensive use of a boltgun is very unreliable

Hm so boltgun n powersword r just naturally slow
Yeah; sprinting on boltgun is pepega move + despite it increasing movement spd on ADS realistically you don’t walk while doing so - you dodge cause most likely you will be attacked either by range or melee + it covers more distance than just walking
Not even the human sized ones?
Thats why mobility is a dump stat on it
Not in my experience
They get medium stagger
I really don't know, I play 300 ping where you gamble on everything.
Maybe maulers/scab ragers cause they can survive more but thats just pepega thinking - the moment you shoot them you most likely hipfire at them and not trying to hit the head - you shoot the body
Do you live in Asia ?
according to the guide, powersword apparently has pretty good sprint speed (+0.27) but the dodges aren't super good, so if you run boltgun + powersword just swap to melee when moving
I see
SEA, I play at hours where nobody plays.
It's surprising if even one person joins.
(also if you're in a scenario where you need to dodge, 99% of the time you want to have your melee out anyway)
Hong Kong server ?
APAC Central
I see
NGL this may be not the game for me atm
I just did malice with rando and struggled quite a bit
The amount of control required is a bit much for me on controller
it takes a bit of work/learning/experience to get the fundamentals down, at which point the game (generally speaking) becomes more fun
Not surprised; game does demand alot in endgame
Average Joe struggles usually
It's really a game that either forces you to get good and solo or have friends to enjoy.
If you play on dead servers.
I have a question
but if you're not having fun right now and don't want to put in the effort/hours to learn (which is perfectly reasonable btw, no shade) then you shouldn't play because games are meant to be played for fun
Or just suck it up and play a less fun version at 300-400 ping.
I like how they mix up sections of map to make it more dynamic tho
Would it better to run bolter or plasma gun for end game content
I wish space marine did that
I have fun but I def don't want to put in the effort haha
weapon choice is largely preference, both bolter and plasma are good all the way up to high havoc
Oki thank you. I rarely play vet.
These seems doable on k + m lol, the problem is just that I'm playing with controller and only had a couple of months experiencing it
And when I do I like spamming krak grenades
Since grenades in this game feels really good to use
Although it would feel even better if the game wasn’t constantly crashing and error coding me
imo bolter requires more skill because of the slower pullout + less cleave + you have to reload every 15 shots but can do boss deletion whereas plasma has faster draw, insane cleave and you only have to reload every 40ish shots (you have to quell every 8 though)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Helldivers 2 and space marine 2 ( I pirated the campaign) gives you time and space to take break in middle of combat but this game is a lot of fast reaction and multiple inputs
so for pure special sniping plasma is probably easier to use? but bolter lets you magdump bosses better (plasma is vaguely ok vs bosses but not amazing). this is just my personal take on it though

i run plasma + psword in h40 because i lack skill so an easier loadout lets me perform better
I think I’ll take the bolter please <:3
Special is a given for everything on psword. So yeah, special -> push attack -> light for mk6 psword
And as for melee should I run a shovel or a power falchion for crowd control since my grenades and bolter do special/elite/boss/range damage
Oh when I did special and block at the same time, it did the odd animation
That's basically sticking to malice or heresy, slack off diff.
I personally don’t like the chainsword since I feel like I’m hitting things with a wet noodle
vet's best melee is prolly powersword (mk6, the one whose push attack is a stab) by a long shot
it's kind of the metaslave option though, a lot of weapons can work
Yeah that's the plan rn to see if I can endure malice n heresy
FUCKING META FUCK-
Sorry had a bit of a overreaction <:3
How is the shovel?
Specifically the one without the overhead strike mode
meta is meta for a reason, it's relatively straightforward and you get a loooooot of damage for not much effort
It is good
i think the non-folding shovel is probably the best mark?
Throw uncanny with skullcrusher and you're good
you prolly want uncanny + some other blessing, and then take serrated blade for bleed to help with horde clear cuz iirc shovel heavy hits a lot of dudes but doesn't do that much cleave damage so applying bleed to everything helps you clear dense horde faster
Now for grenade perks. Should I have increase of damage of grenades or have more grenades
yes
I fear the point of hitting the twins fight lul.
So have both?
i like having both
the important one for high havoc when running kraks is increased damage though
cuz it lets you oneshot h40 crushers
Splendid!
the "+1 max nade, 20% chance to double up" is good qol but not mandatory, i just like having more nades in case a situation goes real south
Now what is the worst purple flavor tree at the bottom for vets skills?
I see marksmen being the worst out of the three?
The extra nade node isn’t worth on kraks really imo
They often stick to the same target and therefore do nothing
it's more for the +1 max when highrolling demo team
if you get a bunch of nades back it means you can use 4 in the next bad fight instead of 3, but if there are more helpful nodes this is prolly the first one i'd cut
20% chance for double krak damage on bosses is vaguely helpful but unreliable
for the purple keystones all are good, i'd take the one that you are closest to (usually focus target or weapon spec unless you're running a lasgun build)
cuz the meta vet tree is 1 away from both focus target and weapon spec (i.e. you can take whichever one you want)
U can its not bad.
Because the idea of standing still kinda….kinds sounds asscheeks
left tree is really good for marksman type builds and/or lasgun builds, usually laspistol/helbore/recon will run left tree
That one really needs a team since even the crappy bots break during the fight.
The thing is you dont stand still
So I been misreading it?
I actually do sometimes aaaand u dont have to stand still anymore
as long as you hit headshots and kill things with them, your crits and headshots will be stronger
Yes
the stacks something something decay something moving but don't worry too much about them
I don’t know with my luck in darktide when I stand still for just a moment. I get my teeth curbed stomped, my wallet stolen and my shoes taken.
What exactly are ypu talikng about
Normal in this game
They dont decay anymore that fast from moving as far as i know
Really?
i just looked it up and apparently they just decay over time now, it doesn't matter whether you're moving or not
I dont think they are worth it for sniping
With exe stance i have no keystone
Wat
Not really possible. Vet can afford no keystone
It's now harder to do the penance imo.
Imo keystones on vet are a very big investment for questionable reward.
Oh okay he erased his writing
Especially middle keystone
I see a lot of vets taking just the single key stone in middle treee
Is it that good or no?
Not really
No keystone is thonk
Imo
i run focus target because plasma needs a lot of help for gunner 1shs breakpoints in h40
but it depends heavily on your weapon
Well if I’m running bolter
idk the bolter breakpoints
On bolter no
Than I won’t be getting new break points
U oneshot most gunners anyway
Yeah
So I check the armory and melk for power swords now, because I've been told repeatedly it's the best vet melee and I want to offset my skill issues.
Just to make sure, you still want to dump mobility right?
Yes
being able to put 20% more damage on twins is also nice because there's no such thing as killing them too fast, but it's possible that there are better nodes
if you get 60% cleave targets you can use that as well cuz iirc you don't lose any important cleave breakpoints if you run power cycler + sunder (which is a strong option because it lets you cleave mixed horde at head height without stopping on mauler heads or crusher chests)
Ok good ty
i recently got one from a mission, already purple and in the high 400s, but with 60 cleave
Also constantly tagging stuff annoys me
Power sword is cleave targets.
You never want to swing uncharged anyway.
No you dump cleave targets
Do not sump cleave target lol
Idk if psword will fix skill issue
Yes do, that’s the dump stat
No sir
Yes it literally is
It is not
Read the guide
Nu uh
What does 80 mob do for you?
U dont get an extra dodge
So what does it do?
80 cleave target does nothing because psword damage and cleave is so high anyway
Literally nothing.
Don't waste time arguing honestly. That guy will just say to disagree.
True
It literally cleaves more
Like thats what it does
And what i want from the p-sword
Again what does 80 mob do?
I did it in uprising with rando
It seems very tough in higher diff yea
True dont waste time arguing with no arguments
i think it's because sunder psword has 43 cleave with 60% cleave targets when energized
so i launched the game for a sec to check whether my psword has 60 "cleave targets", but alas it's 60 "cleave damage"
it's not good in either case
and you will probably never need to go from 43 to 44 cleave
Cleave target would be ideal
Too much unga bunga hit boss while hordes and elite squads murder your team
It gets brutal on heresy lul.
This is the case yep
Mfw sunder gives me 400% cleave
Damn
I mean, I guess if you need to hit that one extra poxxer.
Maybe.
Don’t poxes have a mass of like 2 anyway
Increased mass in havoc moment.
ok it turns out h40 maulers have 10 hit mass and crushers have 12.5, so if you're attacking into insanely dense mixed horde there's a chance that 80 cleave target will let you hit one more poxwalker than 60
But yeah I’ve dumped cleave targets and I’ve seen my power sword get stuck in one single situation
Which is rotten armour into crusher packs
Thus, the maybe hit 1 more poxxer.
And 1 more target isn’t gonna change that
That's just rot crushers.
Groaners 1.25
Poxwalkers 1.5
It’s about the number of them
Regular
I know, everything is getting stuck at that point unless pure inf cleave.
I mean nothing else is cleaving cara
groaners apparently have 3.375 hitmass on h40... that's crazy
but yeah i have never seen sunder psword get stuck
because unlike the other guy when i see rotten armor i fuck off and use kraks
psword only when there's 1 or 2 left
i had one run where it mostly worked
U throw 4 kraks, kill 6-7 enemies at best
but i think i just rolled insanely well on demo team
There’s still another 30
I’m going to swap my rotten loadout to frags
but i noticed i had a lot more nades than usual probably because i just got many many nades from demo team
Yeah the basic trash horde gets a x2.7 mass
So Walkers have 4.05
jesus
Guess ill dump cleave target.
Lmfao
i have a whole bunch of hours in this game and im still picking up stuff! every now and then i learn something that makes me change up my build but that's a good thing cuz it means i'm stronger than before
Yes 
I just run suboptimal shit and power through anyway
yeah in the end all optimization is just a crutch for lack of skill
I was infact joking
it's just that my lack of skill is quite severe so i need as much optimization as possible
I’m not that good anyway but my head is harder than any wall 
Don't care 
A 10.9 cleave or an 11.7 cleave ain't hitting more than 3 h40 walkers anyways
I dont care either cause i dont ply havoc anymore.

So i dont have to dump cleave target on my p-sword smh
Outside of havoc there's basically no way you're gonna need 43 cleave
So the stat is completely useless! But honestly mobility isn't that impactful either
Thats why shredders are also a great option especially if you abuse uncanny - kraks offer immediate deletion & boss dmg
Shredders offer softeting of carapace cause DoT & mixed horde thar comes with them
I think it has more use then mob
Thats why shredders are also a great option especially if you abuse uncanny - kraks offer immediate deletion & boss dmg
Shredders offer softeting of carapace cause DoT & mixed horde thar comes with them
We’ve just established it changes literally nothing.
It does i can hit more enemys.
Literally, don't bother. He's clearly just riling you up.
Forgive me for having an opinion
that's not quite how opinions work though
LOL
man
do i want the highlight big enemies node for exestance
when im running ilas...
i feel like currently the amount of stalkers the game throws at me obfuscates the higher priority targets...
but at the same time i kinda do fuckall to ogryns except reapers
Ye because of extended duration + fights you'll have with what i hope is anti carapace melee
I prefer it just for the duration
Caxe is not bad with carapace tbh so i'm surprised you're struggling
You bringing kraks?
im just having issues because the previous few engagements were a yellow blob and i was spraying
because ilas
you dont expect to shoot many big targets with an ilas
If you meant struggling with ilas on ogryns ofc
Its not meant for that
You special/elite hunt with gun
Then close in with melee for big guys or krak
obviously, which is why idk if i want the ogryn node
Duration + upkeeping exe stance in said ogryn fights is important
ok den
welp, having a hard time testing it because my team relentlessly falls over
teams, in fact
where the hell are all these shitters coming from
Fatshark give me this weapon on vet and my life is yours
also badass rangefinder backpack and cigarette cosmetic
same
21%+5%+5%
Yes, someone said it. I was thinking you typo'd and made a joke about it.
Put the Karkin' BOOT in
knowing that the belt fed machine gun can utilize the range finder makes me think that machine gun is a beam of bullets with very nices finnesse
You ALWAYS want the ogryn node (unless exec stance then it depends)
Lore accurate militarum survival rate 
When your +9 stam psyker is last one alive.
Karien pls don’t tell me you put 9 stamina on your psyker

It's not even new.
I did that for over a year now.
Ask psyker mains.
+9 stam, cdr, stam regen, block effi.
what
That's my psyker curios on my funni build.
yeah you only need to focus defense because you have 3 allies for damage 
is there a preferred hellbore mark or is it all references
Preference
All 3 good, check pinned guide
Mk4 is the hardest hitting ranged weapon in the game so it's my favorite
good leveling vet build anyone? lvl 15 atm. just got voice of command
so called "heavily armored" crusher when I shoot him twice
pinned guide will tell how each mark perform
V is only 12rpm faster than IIIa
they should make a mark that is twice as slow to charge/shoot but has infinite cleave at max charge and even stronger than mk4 methinks
Use Weight of Fire on the Mk V helbore if you want a good laugh
Granted it is anti synergy with Surgical, but it's hilarious nonetheless
On Mk V you mean
I wasn't talking about the DPM. Just Rounds Per Minute aka Shots fired per minute. And my context was that why get V when IIIa is only 12rpm "slower"
Cuz they have basically the same breakpoints in auric so why not shoot that bit faster instead
Also gap will increase with WOF
Oh woops yeah, corrected that typo
Mk V 🤝 WOF
I just use the increased fire rate of Mk V to drop weight of fire for hot-shot
Hello, not based department??
Yes....also, where my Hellgun PlumpSquid?!
Too many targets aaaaaaaa
Does Krak grenade get the damage buff from Infiltrate?
yes
Great



