I am a bit out of the loop. Just started playing again.
What are some current meta builds. Weapons, perks, gear, etc? (Fireteam please)
Current meta questions.
I’m new at FT but I feel my load out is meta
Dutch 87
Mercenary
Spas 12
Frag
Syrettes
Bane
OWLF
Prepper
I feel I’m an asset to any competent FT
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Dutch 87s passive s currently don’t work at all so don’t play him other wise
U basically wanna pick whichever class u atm prefer pick one or 2 of the 5+ cost perks u can afford (thick skin bane or double time) then spend whatever is left on either dextrous if I can afford it or some other 2 cost perk
Gun wise it’s exactly as it was before aside from hammerhead is now worse at close range I think and the first smg PDW is super op with. A close range ttk of 2.5s
Gear wise it’s as it was b4 self revive kinda sucks due to cost and u can’t get more uav is good as it does spot the predator but I can’t get more the anti Cloak grenade covers a sizable area and can be helpful
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Sweet. Thanks guys.
I assume you’re doing randoms? If so:
Support with medkit,medbag and STIMS. As for perks I go Thick Skin (200 HP) and iron lungs (only 1 point left). Weapons go hammerhead and PDW/Z. SMG does wonders at close range, melts.
In this build you can replace hammerhead with the plasma weapon and the SMG with the 2xl (revolver) but I prefer the first version. Hammerhead very good at range, PDWZ perfect in close quarters.
You can also replace Thick Skin and iron lungs with Yautja’s Bane but in my opinion the 10% is not better then 25 HP and more stamina on support.
What I found is that in randoms its best to be ready for as many possibilities as possible, including long drawn up matches when you do 6k damage and the rest under 700 (like I just had one). You’re going to run out of resources.
Just remember to do the slide trick. Sprint and then slide with crouch into sprint again. You’re not going to run out of stamina as you get to another base.
By far I’ve head the most success with this build in randoms (I only do randoms with small exceptions and only play FT).
The Mercenary as someone else point. I advice completely against it. It has only 30 bullets in a mag and shooting down the sights is shit because of the iron sights.
Second best option for Randoms is the assault. Weapons are just like above. Gear STIM, ammo bag and noise maker. Perks go thick skin, owlf trained and iron lungs. You can also go Yautja bane and OWL trained but once again I prefer the HP over the 10% damage boost. You get secondary damage so whatever you decide to use (revolver or SMG) are going to get a boost.
The third best option is Dutch 87. Weapons, same as above. Gear, STIMS and EMP grenades(ACIG). For perks go Yautja’s bane and Thick Skin and hope its not a long game or that someone is going to bring you some gear (ammo). Keep in mind that you should NOT be shooting from the hip at any point (very small cases when they is a valid way to shoot) so the damage boost is not really going to come into play unless you’re running minigun but under no circumstance should you use that against any competent predator or you’re a sitting target.
I thought the UMP has the lowest TTK among all SMGs
The Z06 (UMP) has or had the best TTK compared to the other SMGs before the buff to the PDWZ. Now I don’t know. The ZR55 has better burst but when you take into account reloading (you’re not killing the pred in 1 clip) its far worse then the Z06. The Z06 is also far better at range then the other 2, its quite stable (by comparison). Now if you unload your main weapon into the pred and only need some extra burst to take the pred down, the ZR55 was better (from close range).
PDW-Z at point blank range with extended mag will be just one bullet shy to second wind a pred. we tested it the other day.
In real game play scenarios, things are different than in tests. You want the vector or the PDW-Z because of its fast firing. Even with less damage, because it’s so fast, it lands more shots on a moving target.
Is like with sniper rifles. Sure, it takes 8 bullets from the SAW-Z to second wind a Pred, but how fast can you put those 8 bullets on a moving target?
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I say its about the build. When I started playing this I had a LMG build where the Z06 was better since in close combat I was using the LMG and I needed something with a bit more range especially against NPCs. The Z06 works great there.
Also the vector more then the rest is really bad at anything then very close ranged scenarios (at least for me). It sprays like a motherfucker. Right now as I said above I am running hammerhead + PDWZ but I was just telling the other guy how what the TTK is or was.
I agree. I run my secondary situationally based on my primary.
My favorite by far is Recon.
Field Syriette, Frag Grenade, Noise Maker
Gearhead, Double Time, Thick Skin.
You get the fastest move speed, 150hp, 3x syriettes, 4x frags, increased spot and mud cover duration.
And then you get 1 shoot :)
If you mean one shot, then nope, i don’t.
Then find a good pred running certain perks with combistick to the face. It can happen even if you’re good at jumping around (something I do myself) but you never know when you can get slapped as you turn an objective on, mud up or who knows.
Here’s my current build in action. Meta? OP? Judge for yourself
This is why illfonic don’t want Pred rusher
Also I think it was a 2 man and two randoms
The meta right now is Yautja Bane 😂
I was the only one with bane and OWLF I believe.
A good Predator doesn’t aim for the head with combistick, they know the base damage of it and will most likely shoot you or swing the combistick at you until they know you’re in range of a one shot with the thrown attack. If you only aim for head shots against equally skilled players then you’re an idiot. The situation you’re describing is only a dream scenario.
I’d rather move at max speed with 150hp, dodging all kinds of attacks than having a 200hp Support class who can’t move at all, being an easy target to the Predator. Atleast my build can outrun a Predator in close quarter combat, which a slow Support can’t.
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Have you(or someone else) checked and confirmed if it stacks with the Heavy Hitter perk?
Nope , but ai have the screenshots of the damage of one revolver bullet , one sniper shot and one granade max damage. It’s beyond belief.