[H]Titanfall just 6v6

[sze5003]

A lot of times dead man's switch doesn't go off for me when I die. I've literally thrown c4 at someone that landed next to them, they shot me immediately and I never hear the c4 go off.

 

[drbrock]

Yeah I figured that it is impossible. When it starts happening more I will switch to smoke.

Def a balance issue in the game. Bigger issue than the Smart Pistol and shotgun imho

 

[hondaf17]

I can drop 3 C4 packs on a titan during Rodeo and it's still not enough to doom them. Which is good I guess, because everyone would do it.

What's everyone's favorite weapon?

My favorite pilot weapon is the RC-101 (or whatever it's called) the first carbine, followed I think by the Hemlock, which with the 5-round burst can be pretty lethal.

Favorite Titan weapon is the triple threat or 40mm canon.

Favorite Titan ordance is the multiple targeting missle system where you hold down the key and lock onto multiple targets. Seems pretty deadly.

I'm level 43 right now. Don't think I'll prestige though, as it sucks to unlock everything again.

 

[drbrock]

My favorite weapon is the extended mag shotgun right now. Just a lot of fun to run around with using the stym function instead of the cloak.

Second favorite is the silenced carbine. Great with cloak. Only bad thing at range it takes almost a full clip to take out a pilot.

Strongly disliked the LMG. I don't see the purpose of it at all. Same thing with the first sniper. Have not tried the one shot sniper yet.

For the titan I use the fast titan on the spreadout levels and the middle titan for the tighter ones. The lock on ordinance is the best for me so far as well. I like getting the shields done with my chaingun and then just spamming the rockets at titan to doom it. I find that very effective.

Can't get the orge because I cant finish the campaign. Don't have enough time do go through the whole thing. Whenever I try to resume I get something way back in the campaign.

Triple threat I tried a few times but it was not effective against titans. At least for me. I could very well not be using them correctly.

 

[gorcorps]

Man, reading this thread makes me want to give it a try. Is this game very friendly to people who don't play consistently, or are the unlocks noticeably better and I'll get trounced by veterans?

 

[Udgnim]

DMR is fun and makes you feel like a badass when you get a nice string of kills with it

 

[Dankk]

Man, reading this thread makes me want to give it a try. Is this game very friendly to people who don't play consistently, or are the unlocks noticeably better and I'll get trounced by veterans?

I'd say so. It's a casual shooter with a somewhat low skill ceiling. I'm no FPS veteran myself but I have a ton of fun playing Titanfall and can do reasonably well.

Unlocks don't really give you a strict advantage, only more variety. In fact many people prefer using the default/starting rifle, because it's arguably the best gun in the game.

 

[sweenish]

My favorite weapon is the extended mag shotgun right now. Just a lot of fun to run around with using the stym function instead of the cloak.

Second favorite is the silenced carbine. Great with cloak. Only bad thing at range it takes almost a full clip to take out a pilot.

Strongly disliked the LMG. I don't see the purpose of it at all. Same thing with the first sniper. Have not tried the one shot sniper yet.

For the titan I use the fast titan on the spreadout levels and the middle titan for the tighter ones. The lock on ordinance is the best for me so far as well. I like getting the shields done with my chaingun and then just spamming the rockets at titan to doom it. I find that very effective.

Can't get the orge because I cant finish the campaign. Don't have enough time do go through the whole thing. Whenever I try to resume I get something way back in the campaign.

Triple threat I tried a few times but it was not effective against titans. At least for me. I could very well not be using them correctly.

Aim down the sights with the triple threat and the it shoots vertically. With extended mag in close range (on my Ogre) I own Titans. Shooting from the hip, it's a great way to clear out AI or flush pilots out of buildings.

Currently though, I'm using my other Ogre with the 40 mm cannon, smoke, big punch, and cluster missiles. Cluster cleans out buildings and keeps areas clear for me. Pilots don't seem to anticipate it either. The initial salvo is never a direct hit, but when the whole area is exploding and burning, they tend to die. It's also nice for enemy Titans who've backed themselves into a corner.

Depending on my mood, I'll play my Atlas with the arc cannon. Great for mobs, and one-shots pilots with no need to charge. Using the particle wall gives me time to charge the gun against other Titans, but it's more of a Pilot/AI killer.

I'm hoping that my Arc Atlas and 40 mm Atlas become amazing auto-guards in Hardpoint after I unlock the enhanced targeting chip. I don't play at a high level, so some of this may not be applicable when the other team is very skilled.

I also built up a snipe Stryder with the rail gun, but don't really use it.

I wish they had online profiles where you could view loadouts and such.

 

[BikeJunkie]

I like the CAR SMG - it's probably the only thing that can hold its own against the wildly overpowered (over-"ranged" to be precise) shotgun at short and medium ranges. A lot of people seem to prefer the Hemlock in terms of SMGs, but I just don't care for it. I don't know why.

I like the chaingun for my Titan, but the stupid "you WILL use this weapon if you want to regen" challenges are forcing me to use the 40mm cannon. It's not bad at all and has its advantages, but you can really pick at titans from across the map with the chaingun. It's a little harder to do with the 40mm.

I can't stand the Triple Threat. More power to the people who are effective with it, but I hate it.

I switch between Active Radar Pulse and Cloak depending on my mood. I play mostly Hardpoint, so ARP can be really handy. Cloak is good if you want to mindlessly sprint across the middle of the map... but I tend not to do that.

 

[BikeJunkie]

Man, reading this thread makes me want to give it a try. Is this game very friendly to people who don't play consistently, or are the unlocks noticeably better and I'll get trounced by veterans?

What Dankk said. The higher level weapons aren't OP at all. Most people who aren't whoring with the shotgun use the Carbine: good damage, non-existent recoil... very noob friendly.

You also start out with the Atlas titan (the middle of the three in terms of armor and speed). I have all 3 unlocked and still use the Atlas. The Stryder is too brittle for my style and the Ogre feels like you're driving an elephant.

So you really do get the good stuff in the beginning. Only exception might be Satchel Charges, which you unlock at 37 (I think). If you're playing an objective-based game, you'll want those.

 

[Puffnstuff]

My favorite titan is the ogre with the 40mm gun, a very effective combination.

 

[Dankk]

Yup, I play straight up ogre + 40mm cannon. I know it's the slowest of the bunch, but I personally don't feel very hindered, and I like being tanky when playing defense. If I was more offensive (particularly in Capture the Flag) I would probably use the Stryder but meh.

 

[sze5003]

Even if you are not competitive this game is fun for some time. I don't think I'll regen. Won't feel like I'll want to unlock all my guns again. Besides you don't earn anything new really.

With watch dogs coming out next month and infamous still to play I don't really need to regen.

 

[gorcorps]

What Dankk said. The higher level weapons aren't OP at all. Most people who aren't whoring with the shotgun use the Carbine: good damage, non-existent recoil... very noob friendly.

You also start out with the Atlas titan (the middle of the three in terms of armor and speed). I have all 3 unlocked and still use the Atlas. The Stryder is too brittle for my style and the Ogre feels like you're driving an elephant.

So you really do get the good stuff in the beginning. Only exception might be Satchel Charges, which you unlock at 37 (I think). If you're playing an objective-based game, you'll want those.

I think I'll wait for the next sale. I guess it's tough to find people to finish the campaign with now that the initial swell has died down and I won't rest easy knowing there's stuff I need to unlock in the campaign

 

[Clinkster]

I think I'll wait for the next sale. I guess it's tough to find people to finish the campaign with now that the initial swell has died down and I won't rest easy knowing there's stuff I need to unlock in the campaign

Not really. Finishing the campaign means playing every mission on both sides. Winning/losing doesn't matter.

 

[drbrock]

Not really. Finishing the campaign means playing every mission on both sides. Winning/losing doesn't matter.

I find it hard to finish the campaign. Can never find anyone at the later levels. Only have to start near the beginning.

 

[BikeJunkie]

They really need to just let people have all 3 titans without the campaign. It was an interesting effort, but nah.

 

[BikeJunkie]

I think I'm going to stop at Gen 3. Started using the plasma railgun, and omg what a POS. Seriously what were they thinking with this thing?

- Horribly underpowered? check
- Ridiculously small clip? check
- Can see charging from a mile away? check
- Stupid long travel time? check

I'm convinced it's some sort of twisted social experiment to see how many suckers will grind away just to get to Gen 4 (not this guy!).

I don't mind reasonable challenges, but challenges like this force people to play the game in ways no one wants to play it, and in ways that flat out brake game modes.. For instance, if you google the topic of the railgun, you'll find that the standard tactic (and only reasonable way of moving on) is to 1) play Last Titan Standing, and 2) camp your !@# off whilst trying to steal kills from your teammates after they've done all the work to wear a titan down.

First of all, Last Titan Standing SUCKS. It's boring as hell (probably because of this challenge...). Second, challenges like this clearly provide an incentive for people to to flat out NOT work as a team. I tried this over the weekend, and there were a crazy number of G3's in LTS, and guess what they were all using... and guess what they were all trying to do.

I'm not saying we need to go back to COD's "just get enough XP and you can prestige"... but build some intelligence into these challenges rather than just picking a gun and saying "okay you need to kill 50 titans with this". That's stupid. Especially with weapons that serve no real purpose in the game and would never, EVER be used were it not for the challenges.

And if you need to create arbitrary challenges to get people to use certain weapons or play certain modes, then maybe they're weapons/modes that shouldn't have made it into the game in the first place.

 

[sze5003]

Heh, I'm still barely level 49. I haven't even been playing lately. I'm not sure how much more ill play it if I do go to gen 1. I agree, the only good titan guns are the machine gun or the 40mm cannon.

 

[QuantumPion]

Strongly disliked the LMG.

The LMG totally owns titans, half the time you can kill them before they realize they've been rodeo'ed.

 

[WhiplashGT]

I'm a little annoyed with the plasma railgun as well. My main issue is the fact that you need to be zoomed in to charge. When you zoom, you lose alot of the environmental awareness. I end up getting engaged by others before I can take down my target Titan because of the lack of awareness.

With the current mechanic, I think the plasma railgun could use a little buff in damage to balance out the risk. The shield wall helps, but only for against those who are in front of you, and again, my issue is losing awareness for what's around you....

 

[sze5003]

I think the arc cannon is a decent one to use, should be a little more powerful but it's good for grunts and pilots.

 

[BikeJunkie]

I'm a little annoyed with the plasma railgun as well. My main issue is the fact that you need to be zoomed in to charge. When you zoom, you lose alot of the environmental awareness. I end up getting engaged by others before I can take down my target Titan because of the lack of awareness.

With the current mechanic, I think the plasma railgun could use a little buff in damage to balance out the risk. The shield wall helps, but only for against those who are in front of you, and again, my issue is losing awareness for what's around you....

I agree. It needs a little higher damage when not charged, and charging shouldn't result in the zoom. It also needs a much larger clip (should be the same as 40mm).

The overarching problem with the railgun is that they tried to make it a support weapon without giving it the good support-like characteristics (all while giving it all of the bad ones). If you want it to be a sniper-like gun, then:

1) It should be an instant-hit at any range
2) It's damage shouldn't drop off AT ALL

It sucks enough having to zoom in and losing all mobility and awareness, but then you have to account for travel time of the bolt? That's absurd.

Equally absurd is that you can't possibily go toe-to-toe with another titan, so you're supposed to hang back. Well, the damage of the railgun drops off SUBSTANTIALLY at 15m (IIRC). So by the time you're "sniping" with it (as it was apparently designed to do), it carries less damage than nearly every other titan weapon (unless it's at a full charge).

At any rate, the damn thing is broken no matter how you look at it. There is no engagement strategy whatsoever that would lead someone to willingly choose the railgun. There is not one single unique purpose that it serves. Hell, if I'm going to snipe with a titan (who does that anyway???), I'm going to use the 40m cannon. Same (higher actually) damage, same hit delay, less time between shots, and 5x the clip size.

 

[digiram]

I'm a little annoyed with the plasma railgun as well. My main issue is the fact that you need to be zoomed in to charge. When you zoom, you lose alot of the environmental awareness. I end up getting engaged by others before I can take down my target Titan because of the lack of awareness.

With the current mechanic, I think the plasma railgun could use a little buff in damage to balance out the risk. The shield wall helps, but only for against those who are in front of you, and again, my issue is losing awareness for what's around you....

It's probably the strongest single shot titan gun though, and is best used at range. Kinda like a support sniper rifle. I like using it when far away to support other titan buddies. 1 full charged shot takes away almost all the enemy shield. I see lots of people beasting with the triple threat as well, but haven't been able to really master using that. Chaingun and 40mm are what I'm most comfortable with, but I like using arc cannon and plasma as well.

 

[BikeJunkie]

Triple Threat is definitely a beast, so long as you don't have a bunch of gnats (pilots) giving you trouble. Against Titans there is no equal at close range.

As for the railgun, yes, if you land a fully charged shot it will usually strip the shields... but so does the TT in two shots, as does the 40mm in just a couple shots, and it takes a lot less time with those. In order to "fix" the railgun, they need to 1) remove the zoom, 2) make it instant-hit, and 3) increase ammo capacity.

Or at least some combo of the above (doing all 3 would probably make it OP). But seriously, I have never seen anyone but a Gen 3 using the railgun. There's no compelling reason whatsoever to pick up that gun if you're not chasing challenges.