Magnum ammo spawns in 3 locations per map, village is in the crate to your right on the spawn, back of the shotgun house bottom floor in one of the barrels and left side of the church at the back. Castle is right in front of you, one of the group of 3 barrels in the open area and in the area behind the cannon above. Island in a barrel behind you on spawn, one on the left side of the door to war room, near the turret in the barrel and one of the crates at the very top of the map. Docks theres one in the first barrel on your left from spawn, one in the barrel directly in front of you from spawn and one far back right side. These will help you enjoy pinstripe and wesker better
Another thing against Wesker that I've noticed is that if you try to do parry only it kind of breaks the enemy ai. I'll kill a handful of them with it and then they just refuse to attack you until you start shooting.
My personal favourite is Krauser. I clear at least 70% - 80% of every Map with his Knife. A fun thing to know is, that his Knife also cuts through shields ( even the metal ones )
Only thing I disagree on is Leon being lower than Luis. I love me some Luis but Leon's crowd control is so much better because his melee attacks are faster and wider. Good video!
Wesker is my favourite. Such an upgrade over the original version. He has a high-skill ceiling compared to other characters, and is perhaps the most difficult to use besides Luis (based off how me and my friends have played). But once you get used to Wesker, it's an absolute stomping match. +Parry enemies to death +Flash grenades for crowd control +CQC for that time boost You can do this with all characters but Wesker hits so much harder, is faster and has that handy-dandy magnum if you mess up. For anyone struggling to use him, you want to prioritise getting healing items (shoot the chicken) while you're learning, make sure you keep grenades handy for if you get into trouble, and aim for the head. Wesker's handgun is powerful but slow. You want to reload only after clearing a large group of enemies with CQC attacks.
great video. here's my list: 8: luis: his loadout is dog shit and he is slow as hell, he is also seriously lacking a magnum, the rifle simply doesn't deal enough damage to the bosses ( not to mention it takes forever to reload it ) sometimes, you headshot them 3 time and they are still coming at you like it's nothing, it's specially more frustrating later in the match where enemies have more hp. basically, if leon was the worst character in the og, then luis is leon of the remake, his only saving grace is his mayhem mode ( and he has a decent hp too i guess ) but other than that he sucks 7: ada ( dress ): pretty much everything that was mentioned in the video, plus she has the lowest hp out of all the characters 6: ada ( default ): while she has a fun melee attacks, she still has the lowest hp and her loadout is not bad, but it's not that good either. some people may argue that her loadout is better than default leon, but i disagree. while blacktail is faster and deals more damage, but silver ghost has more ammo capacity, laser sight, and critical headshot upgrade. riot gun is a far better shotgun than sawed off w870 for obvious reasons, and the crossbow is good, but it takes a bit too long to reload it, you could kill 5 other dudes with leon by the time she is finished reloading that thing 5: leon ( default ): he is surprisingly very good considering he is the starting character, he was such a pain in the ass in the og, but here he is actually one of my favorites, he has arguably the most versatile loadout in the game and he also has the second highest hp after krauser W default leon😃👍 4: leon ( pinstripe ): i put him slightly above default leon mainly because of the magnum. the shotgun while it's nice to have, it is kinda pointless, since chicago sweeper can do basically the same thing, which is close combat and crowd control. one thing i would change about this leon is that i would give him the handcanon and give broken butterfly to luis instead. It's just fitting for both of them when you think about it. but as it is, he is loadout wise, the most OP character. at least in my opinion, i mean he has a freaking tompson, so go figure 🥉3: hunk: he has arguably the most broken mayhem mode in the game ( sure, wesker and krauser have super human abilities in their mayhem mode, but their's doesn't last as long ) and of course we can't forget about the neck breaker. but the main reason he is not higher is because he has only one gun, which is a double-edged sword. on one hand, it's good because you are guaranteed to always get smg ammo ( for characters like leon or ada you may want shotgun ammo but game keep giving you handgun ammo something like that in that case it's a good thing to have one gun ) it also leaves more room in your inventory to collect stuff but on the other hand it's bad because if you run out of ammo for that one gun, you are basically screwed and you may not have mayhem mode to back it up with infinite ammo. i mean, i guess you can use grenades to keep the combo going and collect some ammo, but it's definitely something you should keep in mind 🥈2: wesker: wesker has the same amount of hp as leon and his melee attacks are really OP his mayhem mode is interesting too i love how he goes full bruce lee on their asses although he doesn't have much defense ( thanks to the lack of knife ), he'll make up for it with high offense, even though he doesn't have a knife he can still parry with his bare hands which is a buff and nerf at the same time, on one hand you can even parry super salvador's chainsaw ( something that other characters can't ) but on the other hand that means you can't finish downed enemies that are about to get plaga or when a enemy grabs you, you have no choice but to lose some health while you are breaking out which is wesker's main weakness since he doesn't have any healing items and that's the one thing wesker is really lacking, he really should have had a first aid spray in his starting inventory, it's really stupid because if you are about to die you basically have to say screw the combo let's limping around the map and hopefully find an herb or something before some random ass enemy kills me ( side note: seriously capcom was it really that hard to just put a spray in his inventory or at the very least make enemies drop healing items? it's almost like they didn't figure out how to properly balance him, so they basically said fuck it let the guy barely heal himself ) 🥇1: krauser: in my opinion krauser doesn't have any real weakness. he has max hp he can dash while using the knife he has an instant kill on any enemy type in mercenaries thanks to his mayhem mode, he has a bow with explosive arrows which can potentially be used as a boss killer some people say the normal bow is better but i don't know man like it's good don't get me wrong but in og you really had to save the arm for bosses since normal bow wasn't that good at killing them but here you don't have to and most importantly, despite all that he still gets healing items like seriously what else do you want?
I totally agree, while I think I prefer standard Leon to pinstripe, that's just on a personal level. As for Lewis, I've felt like especially esthetically, he could use the broken butterfly and the w-870 (if dlc weapons are allowed maybe he would be showey enough to want the skull shaker)
1. Wesker: Pros- Wesker is insanely busted. His kit is very powerful with a lot of flash grenades. His magnum deletes bosses. He can zip across the map to take out stunned enemies. He can parry almost everything. And his mayhem mode is cracked. Cons- He doesn’t have a knife, but that he really needs it. His handgun is pretty slow. 2. Krauser: Pros- Krauser is fast. He’s got his powerful infinite knife. He also comes equipped with a lot of flash grenades. His bow is also pretty good at taking care of dynamite or rocket guys from afar. Cons- He can feel a bit braindead at times. Definitely doesn’t take much skill. I hate his tmp. His mayhem mode can leave you vulnerable if you aren’t careful. 3. Leon: Pros- as the game states, he’s a good all rounder. He’s definitely the character that takes the most skill. I love his guns(they’re the ones I use in the campaign). He has an amazing set of melee attacks. Cons- Leon can feel limited. He doesn’t come with flash grenades. Could be a challenge dealing with Super Salvadors. 4. Leon(Pinstripe): Pros- His Chicago Sweeper is quite nice and powerful. Stuns real easy. His magnum deletes bosses. Cons- reload speed is slow and I don’t like his shotgun. I usually discard it. 5. Luis: Pros- Luis has incredibly powerful weapons and I don’t even use the rifle. I usually stick with the Red9. His melee attacks are also very powerful and can even take out enemies from behind. His mayhem mode is busted. Easy to just spam and it stuns enemies when setting dynamite. His mayhem also charges quick. Cons- Luis is incredibly slow. Worst speed in the game. He gets knocked back when parrying. He also has to recover from melee attacks. Weak little knives. Weapons has a slow fire rate and slow reload speed. 6. Ada: Pros- Ada feels fast. Good kit. Amazing melee attacks. Cons- I love Ada but my biggest issue is that I play her a little differently in Separate Ways than I do in Mercenaries and she ends up being one of my worst performing characters. Also her mayhem is a lot shorter than Leon’s. 7. Hunk Pros- strong gun. Strong melee attacks. Comes with grenades. Insta-kill neck snap which is great on bosses and infinite ammo mayhem. Also during mayhem mode, the neck snap adds a lot of time. Cons- I’m not too big on the LE5. And that reload speed is horrendous. His melee is slow. Weak little knives. Overall just not that interesting or fun for me. 8. Ada(dress) Pros- it’s Ada. And that dress! Come on. Cons- don’t like the TMP. I have grown to appreciate it in Separate Ways and quite like it for her but in Mercenaries I still hate it. Don’t care for the rocket either.
I'm glad you have the caveat within the first 30 seconds of the video that this is personal preference. I've seen other users claim that theirs' is an objective tier list, which is just them not doing their due diligence and research before making a video. I keep in touch with various Mercenaries communities, and even have gotten tier lists from players who hold world records. The general RE4R community tier list from talking to others goes Leon > Ada/HUNK (second and third place are still debatable I hear) > Pinstripe Leon > Luis > dress Ada > Wesker > Krauser. The meta in RE4R is based around headshots while in mayhem. That gives the most points, and is what determines your overall end score the most. The meta does not favor melee characters for top scores unless you're Wesker on the military base stage. This is because the current strat has all enemies come to you, and it quite chaotic in the end because so much is happening in a small area. If you'd like to see current world record holders, and the meta, in action, I recommend checking out Apexu and Dual Myth.
Krauser actually has a lot of potential though. Might go over dress Ada and Luis if you chain the combo attack on bosses and get a good lineup on a Magnum headshots you get hella points. I mean if you watch Dual Myth you would probably know.
@@sugoi9680 Yes, I do watch Dual Myth, and no, Krauser doesn't have any potential. Even Apexu firmly believes he's the worst. Krauser's mayhem is so terrible that he literally cannot play it like other characters. He gains 2,000 points per first two hits of his attack combo, and 4,000 for each for Stinger and the final hit of his attack combo. Not only is this among the lowest in the game, like Wesker's attack combo, but he cannot do it quickly unlike Wesker. He's extremely sluggish in terms of movement. His meter loses about 10-15% before he can even move. Krauser can't even headshot in this meta, which is the point of it, because his mayhem actively strips the ability to headshot away. There's no potential for the character at all when you look and see he's dead last in every map by several hundreds of thousands of points.
@@sugoi9680 I was wondering about that because you mentioned the magnum. Wesker only has potential on one stage, and that’s the military base I mentioned in the initial post. Wesker is one of the best characters on that stage for a number of reasons. It’s small and chaotic. It doesn’t take long for enemies to get to you. There’s a level of boss holding required because of the projectile brute Ganados you need to parry for meter towards mayhem. Everything works in his favor there.
My tier is: 8_ Luis: melee attacks may or may not take too long to execute, making you lose combos. His special attack takes too long to use and doesn't do much damage. His weapons are also very slow, and even at the beginning a single sniper shot may noy kill an enemy, making this character by far the worst (especially for a sustained combo) 7_ Krauser: great mele, great special, great health bar but fails with his weapons (I miss his regular bow) 6_ Ada (dress): 5_ Leon (pinstripe): same as regular Leon, only less versatile and more dependent dependent on rng to hit enemies 4_ Leon: versatile for close, mid and long range, able to kill many in his combos and special 3_ Ada 2_ Hunk 1_ Wesker
My ranking is 8. Luis, because his weapons aren't good, in my opinion, and his melee combat animations are quite boring and don't really look cool 7. Default leon, his hand gun shoots so slow 6. Dress ada 5. Pinstripe leon 4. Krauser 3. Ada 2. Wesker 1. Hunk
Hunk is amazing, definitely my favourite! He tends to be my go to when I boot up a quick game. Krauser is my least favourite, it's just boring tapping R2 without the precision I'd love to see your scores!
The one thing I’d switch is Luis and Leon. Luis has the worst loadout (bad guns for the mode and bad knives smh) out of all the characters. His special ability is the one saving grace for him but I’d still rather play as Leon. The other thing I might change is Wesker and Hunk but I agree with your points and I love them both equally so it’s not a big deal regardless.
I disagree, Leon is the best character in the game All the other characters except Ada sacrifice one or two pretty fundamental aspects of RE4R's core gameplay in exchange for their gimmick Luis sacrifices movement speed and HP for his Dynamite Krauser sacrifices kill power and range for a focus on knife combat Hunk sacrifices weapon variety for infinite ammo Wesker sacrifices all knife utility for his judo parry While their gimmicks can be broken and fun, they end up not making up for losing out on a core gameplay mechanic that allows Leon to be so consistent and flexible, allowing him to adapt to most if not all scenarios the RNG can throw at him with less of a risk to ever drop a combo It might take more practice to get good at all of the games fundamental mechanics but once you got them down, nothing really can stand in your way Leon also shares the top position with Hunk for longest Mayhem bar which, in tandem with his Stingray makes him an absolute high score machine And as a proof of that, all the high score leaderboards are filled with Leon runs
my personal worst to best characters would be : -Luis : Slow to maneuver, not good at cqb, well, not a fighter type at all. Redeeming point is that the red9 does 9k in mayhem. -Pinstripe Leon : The devs just simply didn't do the chicago typerwriter justice. Same bonus score in Mayhem w/ his jacket counterpart. -Krauser : Sure knifing is fun but at the same time spamming knife makes me more vulnerable. -Wesker : It's just, very low mayhem score and mayhem meter fills much slower compared to others. -Jacket Leon : Luis but better at cqb, more agile, and Snipping for 8k in mayhem goes brrr -Normal Ada : Mixture between Leon & Wesker I guess, able to close distance in an instance with the grappler execution. less 500 score than using Leon with PSG in mayhem. -Chinese Dress Ada : Mix between Hunk and Wesker I guess. -Hunk : Has the same Mayhem score as Leon, Infinite Ammo goes brrr, Guaranteed insta-kill to maintain streak when doing head stagger
I use the tmp to set up leg shots, break barrels faster, headshots can be nice too if you wanna play it safe, just have to be STUPIDLY close. Melee is usually better in that case bit its good sometimes. (Like novistadors)
As a fellow mercenaries player myself, I can see your conclusions. I have to make a list in response to yours but really I don't except in 3-4 places. 1. Default Leon and Luis needs to be swapped, Luis has the bolt action rifle which in both RE4s is just not built optimally for the mercenaries, can still be good with iron sights but dps matters. really Luis struggles because he the biosensor scope and if you want range you have to use that and the only time the biosensor scope is useful is with the garradors, and shooting their plaga out. Luis also has slower melee attacks. Luis' only edge or saving grace is the dynamite. Default Leon is a lot more forgiving than Luis also just having more versatility, the SG-09R with the laser is more accurate which matters because this game has bloom and the laser sight gets rid of that which makes it better, it also has the crit upgrade too. So headshots with the SG-09R is literally a blast, and headshots like melee and knife kills grants time. The Stingray takes care of bosses and ranged foes, headshot machine. The Riot Gun is great for close up bosses and with the mayhem mode, makes Leon better and it has 2 activations so you can get 2 mayhems or one long mayhem mode. Also a capcom mercenary dev has said before Luis is supposed to be the weakest character because he's not the combatant on par with Leon, Ada, HUNK, Krauser, and Wesker. 2. Pinstripe Leon should've had the handcannon, why Capcom, you were cooking. The broken butterfly is good but I genuinely believe that Luis or Ada or Classic Ada should've gotten the broken butterfly. I would've made pinstripe leon just do a spin to reload the sweeper and tactical twirl for the handcannon because he does that in the base game with fully upgraded sweeper and handcannon so why not here. The W-870 is kinda pointless, because the sweeper can do the close up mob killing job quite easily, the butterfly deals with the bigger enemies and bosses because its an RE Magnum. 3. I would say it's interchangeable. I don't think it but even I say it was it would be by a tight margin. Krauser is in the top 3 and Ada is at 4. The Grappling Hook is fun but Krauser's mayhem and knife skills just give him too much power and get time like crazy also he got flashbangs by default too so great against exposed plaga. He also got a little shuffling dash when he knifes it goes a long way but helps garner time and cut down on moving around time in the long run for world record runs too. However, Both Ada's crossbow and Krauser's bow are explosive and while good is inconsistent at times because they are not frags they are designed weird. 4. Actually interchangeable but I have to go with one. Wesker over HUNK. The same principle that I said in cutting down travel time around the map with Krauser, Wesker has it too but on steroids. You can stun an enemy from a considerable distance, and Wesker being the superior speciman that he is, can blitz towards the distant stunned enemy for a melee. That cuts down time for a melee and travel time too by a considerable margin. At first, I didn't give it too much credit but after trying record setting runs, Wesker is the person to get the world record, plus that and his mayhem which is just essentially REifed Arkham Combat, and that makes Wesker a time bringer and gets crazy time bonuses. HUNK also has to do the cool little spooky grim reaper hand motion after every neck snap that is fun but time costly. Otherwise outside of record setting runs, HUNK 1 is absolute fine and based af, but as you get better and go for record runs. Wesker is the GOAT for a reason. Sorry 5. Why are you complaining about lack of healing items, when you break boxes or just look around the map for herbs, you can also kill the chicken before killing anyone for a golden egg and a spicy 50k boost, also when you kill the boss enemies like Salvador, bella sisters, the minotaur hammer dude, garradors, and head priests (red robe mfers) they drop a first aid spray when they are killed. I wouldn't penalize anyone character for lack of times when they are acquired around the map fairly easily. That was rather jarring tbh. Sorry for the paragraphs but I love the video anyways, but I have to give some thoughts on it as a mercenaries player myself. But one mercenaries player to another cool neck snap.
Krauser is nowhere near the top. I explained to another user that the headshot meta does not favor melee characters. Watch Apexu or Dual Myth and you will see. These two players are both top level players in RE4R Mercs. They both hold world records.
@@Knightfaller It’s the core of the mode. The meta is mostly parrying attacks to build meter for mayhem, then proceed to headshot everything as much as you can. It’s really bad on Krauser because he loses about 10-15% of his meter before he can move, his movement slows drastically, and his point gain is drastically lower than other characters. He can’t even headshot in Mercenaries, so he can’t even play the meta normally because of this.
@@Knightfaller That’s true for some Mercenaries. Specifically vanilla RE5 and Mercenaries 3D. RE4R is the exact opposite. Time doesn’t make up the bulk of your score in RE4R. It’s the point bonus mayhem provides with headshots.
I take it this list means ease of play right? These are the characters that make Mercenaries less difficult from top to bottom. I'm asking because if we're talking about the best characters for getting high scores then Wesker is undisputed no. 1, you rack up so much time with his parries and melee that you get an insane time bonus every time, minimal skill required. If we're talking about who has the easiest time though? Definitely Hunk, being able to one shot most mini bosses with the neck snap is just too good, can be scary when enemies get close to you though, an issue that most of the other characters don't have.
is no one going to mention that he spelled classic-calssic? lol but i think wesker is the best character because anything that attcks you u can parry, also when you teleport to attck an enemy, enemies that are in the teleport die instantly, i understand that not having a knife/low ammo capacity can be annoying but if nothing can hit you whats the point but thats just my opinion dont come at me.
I disagree right at the start. Leon is the cahracter you can get the highest score of all the characters. Long mayhem mode, a starting knife (a few characters don't even get one) and the damn rifle. Obviously, it's not so easy to get into the highest of scores, but when you get the hang of him, he is the best. Not easy, but the best imo
Disagree with Leon because if you're good at positioning and aim Leon doesn't just "do fine" he excels at clearing horde and getting high scores. He just doesn't have superpowers like Wesker.
Yeah no I disagree with #1. It should be Wesker. Yeah he doesn’t have knife or ground takedowns but his abilities outshine what he lacks. He’s easy to master can get you high scores easily with how fast he kills.
I totally understand wesker being #1 as well, as i said in the video i did let personal preference affect my choices as im sure it affects everyones to some degree. But yeah hes really easy to use and both are busted when going for all enemies killed
8 - Luis. Has bombs, an inaccurate gun and a long wind up animation. Bombs don't gain much points, but you don't have much without them. 7 - Krauser. Weapons suck, Knife is great, but hopefully nobody has a bomb because he's got the anatomy of a watermelon. 6 - Dress Ada. Weapons are decent, but a one shot Rocket Launcher is useless. 5 - Default Leon. Weapons are rounded, he is rounded pretty well, but doesn't have a whole lot to his kit and his ability takes a long time to charge. 4 - Pinstripe Leon. It's just Default Leon, except with better weapons. 3 - Default Ada. Same as Leon, except with a couple extra abilities like the grapple gun and less of charge time for her ability. 2 - HUNK. Accurate machine gun, virtually infinite ammo and an instakill ability, but against some enemies (like Garrador) he's extremely useless. 1 - Wesker. High damage, powerful weapons and a massive amount of abilities, he falls to none. Yeah, I'm not agreeing with this list in the slightest.
for Luis, I really like to use Luis in the village map because he has a powerful handgun, the Red 9 can take down enemies with one or two headshots. But as the enemies become more diverse, especially in the last map, he lacks weapons that can break through and suppress a lot of enemies coming close. His fighting skills are poor and moves too slowly. It would be nice to have a shotgun instead of the riffle. I barely use the rifle as it's slow to load and requires good aiming to be really effective
For me it’s Ada , weaker , hunk , Luis , krauser and Leon (even though this version is better than og ) but I respect your reasoning for your placements .
Great video. I dont agree with *all* your placements but I understand why you put them in your order. Id honestly say once youre set with Leon, hes a Top 5-er. His mayhem may be basic, but it *obliterates* virtually everything. And since Ada has the exact same mayhem as Leon, she by default also makes it into Top 5. Id also agree that Ada is a bit better than Krauser.
@betterthanstarlight I most definitely agree. Him along with characters like Ada (Classic) and Luis are fundamentally a bit more difficult to use. Hunk and Wesker are definitely the most new player inviting and basically a cheat code for an S or higher rank.
Real talk, if we actually were to rate them based on somewhat more objective potential, it'd be more like this: 8: Ada (Remake) - Despite things said in this video, the remake version of Ada is simply the worst character for Mercenaries due to her arsenal not containing a single optimal weapon to obtain high score events during Mayhem Mode, as well as having one of the longest meters require to charge in the game. Though the Blacktail is very powerful and her ability to get enemies in range is good, she becomes obsolete due to her Dress incarnation having a similar, but better overall kit. 7: Leon (Pinstripe) - Leon's pinstripe happens to suffer a very similar problem to the Remake Ada due to not having a good loadout to use with his Mayhem Mode. Combine that with the fact he has one of the longest Mayhem Meters required to earn and Pinstripe happens to boast no real redeeming qualities other than a slightly worse HUNK Mayhem for most of the game. 6: HUNK - Despite HUNK being your top placement, he's nowhere near the kind of character you think he is. Now casuals will tend to go for neck snaps with HUNK since it delivers the most Mayhem Meter, but perfect parries give him that as well and the neck snap is typically for when you're almost out of the combo meter (as it actually takes almost as long to complete as the bonus it gives you early on). His Mayhem Mode gives him infinite ammo, sure, but it's also on an SMG weapon that has a significant amount of spread over time, which is not optimal when trying to land headshots on enemies. 5: Luis - Luis has access to one of the shortest Mayhem Mode meters of the conventional "super speed" ones (see above), which grants him the capability to actually be able to use his Mayhem Mode more frequently. Additionally, Luis has access to the Red9, which becomes a true monster when the Mayhem meter is maxed out. His Dynamite also has a special property after Mayhem Mode where it can score meter for Luis as a bonus. 4: Ada (Dress) - Ada's Dress version happens to be the superior version of the character only due to the fact that she has a significantly better weapon to gain high scores, which happens to be the Stingray. This monstrous weapon grants Ada the ability to score high during Mayhem Mode, but it's objectively worse than the character above her for its lower capacity. 3: Wesker - Wesker is tied with the shortest Mayhem Meter alongside Krauser, though this is compensated by the fact that he cannot get it so easily outside the crystals. That said, Wesker's loadout gives him the capability of delivering early game headshots to rack up high points during Mayhem Mode. That and the fact he can use melee attacks to repeatedly dish out score points (as long as you always hit the enemy three times per combo, which cancels it early) allows him to be a beast. 2: Krauser - Major Jack Krauser is the second best in the game due to being tied with the lowest Mayhem Meter, as well as having the single best mobility in the entire game bar none. At base, Krauser's movement speed is increased whenever his knife is out, but players have since discovered that Krauser has the ability to perform multiple dashes in infinite succession by holding his knife out, pressing M1 while moving forward and then pressing shift and then repeating the M1 and Shift method over and over. This gives him a great head start early game collecting crystals and going towards certain enemies. His Mayhem Mode also happens to be an incredibly good mode when you know to properly hold back your hits during mini-bosses while using M1 to mostly handle the normal enemies. Overall has really great potential and could get high score events with the right strategies involved. 1: Leon (Remake) - Leon's normal version happens to be the best in the game currently, since he has access to a weapon that, just like Ada's dress version, gives him a monumental advantage in score events. Despite also having one of the longest meters to obtain in the game, the perfect parry strategy allows Leon to get it rather quickly over the course of the match and is greatly compensated by the best weapon to use for gaining multiple headshot score events.
That’s not objective at all 🤣🤣🤣 Hunk at 6 invalidates your whole comment. You can have your opinion and not enjoy Hunk but he’s objectively in the top 3. While I think Leon is underrated, he’s definitely not number 1 🤣🤣 look at all the leaderboards and Hunk and Wesker are consistently on the top
@@davidkelty7688 You realize that the in-game leaderboards can't be taken seriously because of the cheaters, correct? Also, just because a character is "more used" than others doesn't mean that they are more viable than others.
This is objectively wrong. No offense, but check out the world record holders like Apexu or Dual Myth. The actual tier list based on top players has Leon at the top, then it either goes HUNK or Ada for second and third, Pinstripe at fourth, Luis at fifth, dress Ada at sixth, Wesker at seventh, and Krauser dead last. The headshot meta while in mayhem, and point differences gotten from them, determine how effective a character is. Those who can build up a quicker body count with headshots, and high point gain from it, are objectively the best characters. The meta does not favor melee oriented characters unless you're Wesker on the military base stage.
@@davidkelty7688 Leon is number 1 but Krauser is not even close to 2 as much as I want it to be. Hunk is pretty good yeah idk why he thinks it's 6. He also doesn't realize a blacktail headshot gives more score than Ada's stingray why I have no clue.
My ranking based on how good these characters are in mercieneries : no. 8 : LUIS no. 7 : DEFAULT ADA no. 6 : DEFAULT LEON no. 5 : ADA DRESS no. 4 : PRINSTIPE LEON no. 3 : KRAUSER no. 2 : HUNK no. 1 : WESKER
Yes, i see the typo in the #6 spot
Hunk has to be one of the coolest looking RE characters ever
Krauser is my favorite because spamming melee is so easy
But he also killed Luis :(
Unlimited durability knife too
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Magnum ammo spawns in 3 locations per map, village is in the crate to your right on the spawn, back of the shotgun house bottom floor in one of the barrels and left side of the church at the back. Castle is right in front of you, one of the group of 3 barrels in the open area and in the area behind the cannon above. Island in a barrel behind you on spawn, one on the left side of the door to war room, near the turret in the barrel and one of the crates at the very top of the map. Docks theres one in the first barrel on your left from spawn, one in the barrel directly in front of you from spawn and one far back right side. These will help you enjoy pinstripe and wesker better
Another thing against Wesker that I've noticed is that if you try to do parry only it kind of breaks the enemy ai. I'll kill a handful of them with it and then they just refuse to attack you until you start shooting.
I think that’s by design buddy…
I agree with Darius, imagine seeing someone parry your attacks with his bare hands xd
Hunk is the Doom Slayer of RE. Will take out any that stands in his way. ANY...
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My personal favourite is Krauser. I clear at least 70% - 80% of every Map with his Knife. A fun thing to know is, that his Knife also cuts through shields ( even the metal ones )
Pinstripe Leon has the Handcannon because he has the exclusive taunt animation with it, just like with the Chicago Sweeper.
he doesnt have the handcannon in mercs, he has the broken butterfly
Only thing I disagree on is Leon being lower than Luis. I love me some Luis but Leon's crowd control is so much better because his melee attacks are faster and wider. Good video!
Wesker is my favourite. Such an upgrade over the original version. He has a high-skill ceiling compared to other characters, and is perhaps the most difficult to use besides Luis (based off how me and my friends have played).
But once you get used to Wesker, it's an absolute stomping match.
+Parry enemies to death
+Flash grenades for crowd control
+CQC for that time boost
You can do this with all characters but Wesker hits so much harder, is faster and has that handy-dandy magnum if you mess up.
For anyone struggling to use him, you want to prioritise getting healing items (shoot the chicken) while you're learning, make sure you keep grenades handy for if you get into trouble, and aim for the head. Wesker's handgun is powerful but slow. You want to reload only after clearing a large group of enemies with CQC attacks.
great video. here's my list:
8: luis: his loadout is dog shit and he is slow as hell, he is also seriously lacking a magnum, the rifle simply doesn't deal enough damage to the bosses ( not to mention it takes forever to reload it ) sometimes, you headshot them 3 time and they are still coming at you like it's nothing, it's specially more frustrating later in the match where enemies have more hp. basically, if leon was the worst character in the og, then luis is leon of the remake, his only saving grace is his mayhem mode ( and he has a decent hp too i guess ) but other than that he sucks
7: ada ( dress ): pretty much everything that was mentioned in the video, plus she has the lowest hp out of all the characters
6: ada ( default ): while she has a fun melee attacks, she still has the lowest hp and her loadout is not bad, but it's not that good either. some people may argue that her loadout is better than default leon, but i disagree. while blacktail is faster and deals more damage, but silver ghost has more ammo capacity, laser sight, and critical headshot upgrade. riot gun is a far better shotgun than sawed off w870 for obvious reasons, and the crossbow is good, but it takes a bit too long to reload it, you could kill 5 other dudes with leon by the time she is finished reloading that thing
5: leon ( default ): he is surprisingly very good considering he is the starting character, he was such a pain in the ass in the og, but here he is actually one of my favorites, he has arguably the most versatile loadout in the game and he also has the second highest hp after krauser W default leon😃👍
4: leon ( pinstripe ): i put him slightly above default leon mainly because of the magnum. the shotgun while it's nice to have, it is kinda pointless, since chicago sweeper can do basically the same thing, which is close combat and crowd control. one thing i would change about this leon is that i would give him the handcanon and give broken butterfly to luis instead. It's just fitting for both of them when you think about it. but as it is, he is loadout wise, the most OP character. at least in my opinion, i mean he has a freaking tompson, so go figure
🥉3: hunk: he has arguably the most broken mayhem mode in the game ( sure, wesker and krauser have super human abilities in their mayhem mode, but their's doesn't last as long ) and of course we can't forget about the neck breaker. but the main reason he is not higher is because he has only one gun, which is a double-edged sword. on one hand, it's good because you are guaranteed to always get smg ammo ( for characters like leon or ada you may want shotgun ammo but game keep giving you handgun ammo something like that in that case it's a good thing to have one gun ) it also leaves more room in your inventory to collect stuff but on the other hand it's bad because if you run out of ammo for that one gun, you are basically screwed and you may not have mayhem mode to back it up with infinite ammo. i mean, i guess you can use grenades to keep the combo going and collect some ammo, but it's definitely something you should keep in mind
🥈2: wesker: wesker has the same amount of hp as leon and his melee attacks are really OP his mayhem mode is interesting too i love how he goes full bruce lee on their asses although he doesn't have much defense ( thanks to the lack of knife ), he'll make up for it with high offense, even though he doesn't have a knife he can still parry with his bare hands which is a buff and nerf at the same time, on one hand you can even parry super salvador's chainsaw ( something that other characters can't ) but on the other hand that means you can't finish downed enemies that are about to get plaga or when a enemy grabs you, you have no choice but to lose some health while you are breaking out which is wesker's main weakness since he doesn't have any healing items and that's the one thing wesker is really lacking, he really should have had a first aid spray in his starting inventory, it's really stupid because if you are about to die you basically have to say screw the combo let's limping around the map and hopefully find an herb or something before some random ass enemy kills me ( side note: seriously capcom was it really that hard to just put a spray in his inventory or at the very least make enemies drop healing items? it's almost like they didn't figure out how to properly balance him, so they basically said fuck it let the guy barely heal himself )
🥇1: krauser: in my opinion krauser doesn't have any real weakness. he has max hp he can dash while using the knife he has an instant kill on any enemy type in mercenaries thanks to his mayhem mode, he has a bow with explosive arrows which can potentially be used as a boss killer some people say the normal bow is better but i don't know man like it's good don't get me wrong but in og you really had to save the arm for bosses since normal bow wasn't that good at killing them but here you don't have to and most importantly, despite all that he still gets healing items like seriously what else do you want?
Also a great list you made some good points, especially for regular leon 😎
I totally agree, while I think I prefer standard Leon to pinstripe, that's just on a personal level. As for Lewis, I've felt like especially esthetically, he could use the broken butterfly and the w-870 (if dlc weapons are allowed maybe he would be showey enough to want the skull shaker)
High disagree on Hunk. Unless you're just bad at aiming I don't see how you could possibly run out of ammo for him like the game gives you so much
1. Wesker:
Pros- Wesker is insanely busted. His kit is very powerful with a lot of flash grenades. His magnum deletes bosses. He can zip across the map to take out stunned enemies. He can parry almost everything. And his mayhem mode is cracked.
Cons- He doesn’t have a knife, but that he really needs it. His handgun is pretty slow.
2. Krauser:
Pros- Krauser is fast. He’s got his powerful infinite knife. He also comes equipped with a lot of flash grenades. His bow is also pretty good at taking care of dynamite or rocket guys from afar.
Cons- He can feel a bit braindead at times. Definitely doesn’t take much skill. I hate his tmp. His mayhem mode can leave you vulnerable if you aren’t careful.
3. Leon:
Pros- as the game states, he’s a good all rounder. He’s definitely the character that takes the most skill. I love his guns(they’re the ones I use in the campaign). He has an amazing set of melee attacks.
Cons- Leon can feel limited. He doesn’t come with flash grenades. Could be a challenge dealing with Super Salvadors.
4. Leon(Pinstripe):
Pros- His Chicago Sweeper is quite nice and powerful. Stuns real easy. His magnum deletes bosses.
Cons- reload speed is slow and I don’t like his shotgun. I usually discard it.
5. Luis:
Pros- Luis has incredibly powerful weapons and I don’t even use the rifle. I usually stick with the Red9. His melee attacks are also very powerful and can even take out enemies from behind. His mayhem mode is busted. Easy to just spam and it stuns enemies when setting dynamite. His mayhem also charges quick.
Cons- Luis is incredibly slow. Worst speed in the game. He gets knocked back when parrying. He also has to recover from melee attacks. Weak little knives. Weapons has a slow fire rate and slow reload speed.
6. Ada:
Pros- Ada feels fast. Good kit. Amazing melee attacks.
Cons- I love Ada but my biggest issue is that I play her a little differently in Separate Ways than I do in Mercenaries and she ends up being one of my worst performing characters. Also her mayhem is a lot shorter than Leon’s.
7. Hunk
Pros- strong gun. Strong melee attacks. Comes with grenades. Insta-kill neck snap which is great on bosses and infinite ammo mayhem. Also during mayhem mode, the neck snap adds a lot of time.
Cons- I’m not too big on the LE5. And that reload speed is horrendous. His melee is slow. Weak little knives. Overall just not that interesting or fun for me.
8. Ada(dress)
Pros- it’s Ada. And that dress! Come on.
Cons- don’t like the TMP. I have grown to appreciate it in Separate Ways and quite like it for her but in Mercenaries I still hate it. Don’t care for the rocket either.
nah hunk is #1 IMO I don't know how that character got released in the state he's in. Brain rot of a character.
Never let bro cook again
This has got to be the worst ranking for anything I have ever seen in my life
Wish i could delete your comment
@@shiannafoxxYour not lying. Feels like he’s trolling 😂
Wondering how Luis above Leon, eh good video
My favorite is luis actually,with mouse and keybord is really easy to aim
I hate playing Luis in the dock
I'm glad you have the caveat within the first 30 seconds of the video that this is personal preference. I've seen other users claim that theirs' is an objective tier list, which is just them not doing their due diligence and research before making a video. I keep in touch with various Mercenaries communities, and even have gotten tier lists from players who hold world records. The general RE4R community tier list from talking to others goes Leon > Ada/HUNK (second and third place are still debatable I hear) > Pinstripe Leon > Luis > dress Ada > Wesker > Krauser. The meta in RE4R is based around headshots while in mayhem. That gives the most points, and is what determines your overall end score the most. The meta does not favor melee characters for top scores unless you're Wesker on the military base stage. This is because the current strat has all enemies come to you, and it quite chaotic in the end because so much is happening in a small area. If you'd like to see current world record holders, and the meta, in action, I recommend checking out Apexu and Dual Myth.
Krauser actually has a lot of potential though. Might go over dress Ada and Luis if you chain the combo attack on bosses and get a good lineup on a Magnum headshots you get hella points. I mean if you watch Dual Myth you would probably know.
@@sugoi9680 Yes, I do watch Dual Myth, and no, Krauser doesn't have any potential. Even Apexu firmly believes he's the worst. Krauser's mayhem is so terrible that he literally cannot play it like other characters. He gains 2,000 points per first two hits of his attack combo, and 4,000 for each for Stinger and the final hit of his attack combo. Not only is this among the lowest in the game, like Wesker's attack combo, but he cannot do it quickly unlike Wesker. He's extremely sluggish in terms of movement. His meter loses about 10-15% before he can even move. Krauser can't even headshot in this meta, which is the point of it, because his mayhem actively strips the ability to headshot away. There's no potential for the character at all when you look and see he's dead last in every map by several hundreds of thousands of points.
@@hex4041I meant to say Wesker not Krauser lol
@@sugoi9680 I was wondering about that because you mentioned the magnum. Wesker only has potential on one stage, and that’s the military base I mentioned in the initial post. Wesker is one of the best characters on that stage for a number of reasons. It’s small and chaotic. It doesn’t take long for enemies to get to you. There’s a level of boss holding required because of the projectile brute Ganados you need to parry for meter towards mayhem. Everything works in his favor there.
@@hex4041 Yeah I know. And Dock as well you can parry the minigun brute.
My tier is:
8_ Luis: melee attacks may or may not take too long to execute, making you lose combos. His special attack takes too long to use and doesn't do much damage. His weapons are also very slow, and even at the beginning a single sniper shot may noy kill an enemy, making this character by far the worst (especially for a sustained combo)
7_ Krauser: great mele, great special, great health bar but fails with his weapons (I miss his regular bow)
6_ Ada (dress):
5_ Leon (pinstripe): same as regular Leon, only less versatile and more dependent dependent on rng to hit enemies
4_ Leon: versatile for close, mid and long range, able to kill many in his combos and special
3_ Ada
2_ Hunk
1_ Wesker
Wesker is a great choice
My ranking is
8. Luis, because his weapons aren't good, in my opinion, and his melee combat animations are quite boring and don't really look cool
7. Default leon, his hand gun shoots so slow
6. Dress ada
5. Pinstripe leon
4. Krauser
3. Ada
2. Wesker
1. Hunk
as a hunk user
very nice hunk placement
Hunk is amazing, definitely my favourite! He tends to be my go to when I boot up a quick game. Krauser is my least favourite, it's just boring tapping R2 without the precision
I'd love to see your scores!
The one thing I’d switch is Luis and Leon. Luis has the worst loadout (bad guns for the mode and bad knives smh) out of all the characters. His special ability is the one saving grace for him but I’d still rather play as Leon. The other thing I might change is Wesker and Hunk but I agree with your points and I love them both equally so it’s not a big deal regardless.
Luis really needed a knife
i love the Chrisposting reference
Glad I found your channel. Your editing and music choice is excellent. Please keep making vids :)
Maybe rank every chapter of re4 r?
Wesker can parry with his hands. Also, he can parry anything, including the mad chainsaw man.
Good LORD you're trying to blow my ears out with HUNK's entry. I could barely hear you from how loud you made the music.
I disagree, Leon is the best character in the game
All the other characters except Ada sacrifice one or two pretty fundamental aspects of RE4R's core gameplay in exchange for their gimmick
Luis sacrifices movement speed and HP for his Dynamite
Krauser sacrifices kill power and range for a focus on knife combat
Hunk sacrifices weapon variety for infinite ammo
Wesker sacrifices all knife utility for his judo parry
While their gimmicks can be broken and fun, they end up not making up for losing out on a core gameplay mechanic that allows Leon to be so consistent and flexible, allowing him to adapt to most if not all scenarios the RNG can throw at him with less of a risk to ever drop a combo
It might take more practice to get good at all of the games fundamental mechanics but once you got them down, nothing really can stand in your way
Leon also shares the top position with Hunk for longest Mayhem bar which, in tandem with his Stingray makes him an absolute high score machine
And as a proof of that, all the high score leaderboards are filled with Leon runs
The castle crashers music at the end
my personal worst to best characters would be :
-Luis : Slow to maneuver, not good at cqb, well, not a fighter type at all. Redeeming point is that the red9 does 9k in mayhem.
-Pinstripe Leon : The devs just simply didn't do the chicago typerwriter justice. Same bonus score in Mayhem w/ his jacket counterpart.
-Krauser : Sure knifing is fun but at the same time spamming knife makes me more vulnerable.
-Wesker : It's just, very low mayhem score and mayhem meter fills much slower compared to others.
-Jacket Leon : Luis but better at cqb, more agile, and Snipping for 8k in mayhem goes brrr
-Normal Ada : Mixture between Leon & Wesker I guess, able to close distance in an instance with the grappler execution. less 500 score than using Leon with PSG in mayhem.
-Chinese Dress Ada : Mix between Hunk and Wesker I guess.
-Hunk : Has the same Mayhem score as Leon, Infinite Ammo goes brrr, Guaranteed insta-kill to maintain streak when doing head stagger
remove the scope from dress ada's rifle and discard krausers TMP, makes them both much stronger, especially krauser no longer getting smg ammo drops
I use the tmp to set up leg shots, break barrels faster, headshots can be nice too if you wanna play it safe, just have to be STUPIDLY close. Melee is usually better in that case bit its good sometimes. (Like novistadors)
WHAAAAAATTTT Default Leon is a beast imo
Another great video
Id switch 1 and 2 but lots of good points. I wish wesker still had the move windfall from re5 for grounded enemies.
As a fellow mercenaries player myself, I can see your conclusions. I have to make a list in response to yours but really I don't except in 3-4 places.
1. Default Leon and Luis needs to be swapped, Luis has the bolt action rifle which in both RE4s is just not built optimally for the mercenaries, can still be good with iron sights but dps matters. really Luis struggles because he the biosensor scope and if you want range you have to use that and the only time the biosensor scope is useful is with the garradors, and shooting their plaga out. Luis also has slower melee attacks. Luis' only edge or saving grace is the dynamite. Default Leon is a lot more forgiving than Luis also just having more versatility, the SG-09R with the laser is more accurate which matters because this game has bloom and the laser sight gets rid of that which makes it better, it also has the crit upgrade too. So headshots with the SG-09R is literally a blast, and headshots like melee and knife kills grants time. The Stingray takes care of bosses and ranged foes, headshot machine. The Riot Gun is great for close up bosses and with the mayhem mode, makes Leon better and it has 2 activations so you can get 2 mayhems or one long mayhem mode. Also a capcom mercenary dev has said before Luis is supposed to be the weakest character because he's not the combatant on par with Leon, Ada, HUNK, Krauser, and Wesker.
2. Pinstripe Leon should've had the handcannon, why Capcom, you were cooking. The broken butterfly is good but I genuinely believe that Luis or Ada or Classic Ada should've gotten the broken butterfly. I would've made pinstripe leon just do a spin to reload the sweeper and tactical twirl for the handcannon because he does that in the base game with fully upgraded sweeper and handcannon so why not here. The W-870 is kinda pointless, because the sweeper can do the close up mob killing job quite easily, the butterfly deals with the bigger enemies and bosses because its an RE Magnum.
3. I would say it's interchangeable. I don't think it but even I say it was it would be by a tight margin. Krauser is in the top 3 and Ada is at 4. The Grappling Hook is fun but Krauser's mayhem and knife skills just give him too much power and get time like crazy also he got flashbangs by default too so great against exposed plaga. He also got a little shuffling dash when he knifes it goes a long way but helps garner time and cut down on moving around time in the long run for world record runs too. However, Both Ada's crossbow and Krauser's bow are explosive and while good is inconsistent at times because they are not frags they are designed weird.
4. Actually interchangeable but I have to go with one. Wesker over HUNK. The same principle that I said in cutting down travel time around the map with Krauser, Wesker has it too but on steroids. You can stun an enemy from a considerable distance, and Wesker being the superior speciman that he is, can blitz towards the distant stunned enemy for a melee. That cuts down time for a melee and travel time too by a considerable margin. At first, I didn't give it too much credit but after trying record setting runs, Wesker is the person to get the world record, plus that and his mayhem which is just essentially REifed Arkham Combat, and that makes Wesker a time bringer and gets crazy time bonuses. HUNK also has to do the cool little spooky grim reaper hand motion after every neck snap that is fun but time costly. Otherwise outside of record setting runs, HUNK 1 is absolute fine and based af, but as you get better and go for record runs. Wesker is the GOAT for a reason.
Sorry 5. Why are you complaining about lack of healing items, when you break boxes or just look around the map for herbs, you can also kill the chicken before killing anyone for a golden egg and a spicy 50k boost, also when you kill the boss enemies like Salvador, bella sisters, the minotaur hammer dude, garradors, and head priests (red robe mfers) they drop a first aid spray when they are killed. I wouldn't penalize anyone character for lack of times when they are acquired around the map fairly easily. That was rather jarring tbh.
Sorry for the paragraphs but I love the video anyways, but I have to give some thoughts on it as a mercenaries player myself. But one mercenaries player to another cool neck snap.
Krauser is nowhere near the top. I explained to another user that the headshot meta does not favor melee characters. Watch Apexu or Dual Myth and you will see. These two players are both top level players in RE4R Mercs. They both hold world records.
@@hex4041 I thought that was broken, Do tell
@@Knightfaller It’s the core of the mode. The meta is mostly parrying attacks to build meter for mayhem, then proceed to headshot everything as much as you can. It’s really bad on Krauser because he loses about 10-15% of his meter before he can move, his movement slows drastically, and his point gain is drastically lower than other characters. He can’t even headshot in Mercenaries, so he can’t even play the meta normally because of this.
@@hex4041 that makes sense I’ve been told before that the melee time bonus gives the bulk of the bonus and it was more than enough
@@Knightfaller That’s true for some Mercenaries. Specifically vanilla RE5 and Mercenaries 3D. RE4R is the exact opposite. Time doesn’t make up the bulk of your score in RE4R. It’s the point bonus mayhem provides with headshots.
Great content bro keep up da good work
I take it this list means ease of play right? These are the characters that make Mercenaries less difficult from top to bottom.
I'm asking because if we're talking about the best characters for getting high scores then Wesker is undisputed no. 1, you rack up so much time with his parries and melee that you get an insane time bonus every time, minimal skill required.
If we're talking about who has the easiest time though? Definitely Hunk, being able to one shot most mini bosses with the neck snap is just too good, can be scary when enemies get close to you though, an issue that most of the other characters don't have.
I start the video and hear bo burnham I'm excited
is no one going to mention that he spelled classic-calssic? lol but i think wesker is the best character because anything that attcks you u can parry, also when you teleport to attck an enemy, enemies that are in the teleport die instantly, i understand that not having a knife/low ammo capacity can be annoying but if nothing can hit you whats the point but thats just my opinion dont come at me.
I disagree right at the start. Leon is the cahracter you can get the highest score of all the characters. Long mayhem mode, a starting knife (a few characters don't even get one) and the damn rifle.
Obviously, it's not so easy to get into the highest of scores, but when you get the hang of him, he is the best. Not easy, but the best imo
Disagree with Leon because if you're good at positioning and aim Leon doesn't just "do fine" he excels at clearing horde and getting high scores. He just doesn't have superpowers like Wesker.
Yeah i think i put leon too low in retrospect, i moreso made the list from the pov of clearing all enemies not getting high scores
@@betterthanstarlight I'm the type of guy that makes a case for Leon in Re4 og as well though so
yo Chris McLean has a youtube channel!?!?!?!
Hey campers
love tier lists
Jack is the best in my opinion.
Yeah no I disagree with #1. It should be Wesker. Yeah he doesn’t have knife or ground takedowns but his abilities outshine what he lacks. He’s easy to master can get you high scores easily with how fast he kills.
I totally understand wesker being #1 as well, as i said in the video i did let personal preference affect my choices as im sure it affects everyones to some degree. But yeah hes really easy to use and both are busted when going for all enemies killed
@@betterthanstarlight I understand. I still liked your video tho 💯🤞🏽
#1 is Leon if you want to actually get high scores
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BIG DIFFRENCE. PLAY ON MOUSE AND KEYBOURD. THATS SOME CHARACTER IS NOT FOR YOU NOOBY😮
8 - Luis. Has bombs, an inaccurate gun and a long wind up animation. Bombs don't gain much points, but you don't have much without them.
7 - Krauser. Weapons suck, Knife is great, but hopefully nobody has a bomb because he's got the anatomy of a watermelon.
6 - Dress Ada. Weapons are decent, but a one shot Rocket Launcher is useless.
5 - Default Leon. Weapons are rounded, he is rounded pretty well, but doesn't have a whole lot to his kit and his ability takes a long time to charge.
4 - Pinstripe Leon. It's just Default Leon, except with better weapons.
3 - Default Ada. Same as Leon, except with a couple extra abilities like the grapple gun and less of charge time for her ability.
2 - HUNK. Accurate machine gun, virtually infinite ammo and an instakill ability, but against some enemies (like Garrador) he's extremely useless.
1 - Wesker. High damage, powerful weapons and a massive amount of abilities, he falls to none.
Yeah, I'm not agreeing with this list in the slightest.
Personally wesker is my number one but it's ok
Also Hunk has an assassins creed blade?!?! Like, how can he not be the best character?
for Luis, I really like to use Luis in the village map because he has a powerful handgun, the Red 9 can take down enemies with one or two headshots. But as the enemies become more diverse, especially in the last map, he lacks weapons that can break through and suppress a lot of enemies coming close. His fighting skills are poor and moves too slowly. It would be nice to have a shotgun instead of the riffle. I barely use the rifle as it's slow to load and requires good aiming to be really effective
For me it’s Ada , weaker , hunk , Luis , krauser and Leon (even though this version is better than og ) but I respect your reasoning for your placements .
Great video. I dont agree with *all* your placements but I understand why you put them in your order. Id honestly say once youre set with Leon, hes a Top 5-er. His mayhem may be basic, but it *obliterates* virtually everything. And since Ada has the exact same mayhem as Leon, she by default also makes it into Top 5. Id also agree that Ada is a bit better than Krauser.
I get the argument for leon being top 5 but you need to have a good handle on the game mechanics, i feel like hes hard for new players
@betterthanstarlight I most definitely agree. Him along with characters like Ada (Classic) and Luis are fundamentally a bit more difficult to use. Hunk and Wesker are definitely the most new player inviting and basically a cheat code for an S or higher rank.
Glad you acknowledged your blacktail ranking, haha
Its my greatest sin
You are forgiven 😌
dont see much mercenaries content, nice video
Thanks! Ill be making re5 and 8 mercenaries stuff as well
Real talk, if we actually were to rate them based on somewhat more objective potential, it'd be more like this:
8: Ada (Remake) - Despite things said in this video, the remake version of Ada is simply the worst character for Mercenaries due to her arsenal not containing a single optimal weapon to obtain high score events during Mayhem Mode, as well as having one of the longest meters require to charge in the game. Though the Blacktail is very powerful and her ability to get enemies in range is good, she becomes obsolete due to her Dress incarnation having a similar, but better overall kit.
7: Leon (Pinstripe) - Leon's pinstripe happens to suffer a very similar problem to the Remake Ada due to not having a good loadout to use with his Mayhem Mode. Combine that with the fact he has one of the longest Mayhem Meters required to earn and Pinstripe happens to boast no real redeeming qualities other than a slightly worse HUNK Mayhem for most of the game.
6: HUNK - Despite HUNK being your top placement, he's nowhere near the kind of character you think he is. Now casuals will tend to go for neck snaps with HUNK since it delivers the most Mayhem Meter, but perfect parries give him that as well and the neck snap is typically for when you're almost out of the combo meter (as it actually takes almost as long to complete as the bonus it gives you early on). His Mayhem Mode gives him infinite ammo, sure, but it's also on an SMG weapon that has a significant amount of spread over time, which is not optimal when trying to land headshots on enemies.
5: Luis - Luis has access to one of the shortest Mayhem Mode meters of the conventional "super speed" ones (see above), which grants him the capability to actually be able to use his Mayhem Mode more frequently. Additionally, Luis has access to the Red9, which becomes a true monster when the Mayhem meter is maxed out. His Dynamite also has a special property after Mayhem Mode where it can score meter for Luis as a bonus.
4: Ada (Dress) - Ada's Dress version happens to be the superior version of the character only due to the fact that she has a significantly better weapon to gain high scores, which happens to be the Stingray. This monstrous weapon grants Ada the ability to score high during Mayhem Mode, but it's objectively worse than the character above her for its lower capacity.
3: Wesker - Wesker is tied with the shortest Mayhem Meter alongside Krauser, though this is compensated by the fact that he cannot get it so easily outside the crystals. That said, Wesker's loadout gives him the capability of delivering early game headshots to rack up high points during Mayhem Mode. That and the fact he can use melee attacks to repeatedly dish out score points (as long as you always hit the enemy three times per combo, which cancels it early) allows him to be a beast.
2: Krauser - Major Jack Krauser is the second best in the game due to being tied with the lowest Mayhem Meter, as well as having the single best mobility in the entire game bar none. At base, Krauser's movement speed is increased whenever his knife is out, but players have since discovered that Krauser has the ability to perform multiple dashes in infinite succession by holding his knife out, pressing M1 while moving forward and then pressing shift and then repeating the M1 and Shift method over and over. This gives him a great head start early game collecting crystals and going towards certain enemies. His Mayhem Mode also happens to be an incredibly good mode when you know to properly hold back your hits during mini-bosses while using M1 to mostly handle the normal enemies. Overall has really great potential and could get high score events with the right strategies involved.
1: Leon (Remake) - Leon's normal version happens to be the best in the game currently, since he has access to a weapon that, just like Ada's dress version, gives him a monumental advantage in score events. Despite also having one of the longest meters to obtain in the game, the perfect parry strategy allows Leon to get it rather quickly over the course of the match and is greatly compensated by the best weapon to use for gaining multiple headshot score events.
That’s not objective at all 🤣🤣🤣 Hunk at 6 invalidates your whole comment. You can have your opinion and not enjoy Hunk but he’s objectively in the top 3. While I think Leon is underrated, he’s definitely not number 1 🤣🤣 look at all the leaderboards and Hunk and Wesker are consistently on the top
@@davidkelty7688 You realize that the in-game leaderboards can't be taken seriously because of the cheaters, correct?
Also, just because a character is "more used" than others doesn't mean that they are more viable than others.
This is objectively wrong. No offense, but check out the world record holders like Apexu or Dual Myth. The actual tier list based on top players has Leon at the top, then it either goes HUNK or Ada for second and third, Pinstripe at fourth, Luis at fifth, dress Ada at sixth, Wesker at seventh, and Krauser dead last. The headshot meta while in mayhem, and point differences gotten from them, determine how effective a character is. Those who can build up a quicker body count with headshots, and high point gain from it, are objectively the best characters. The meta does not favor melee oriented characters unless you're Wesker on the military base stage.
I respect the attempt to be objective but remake Ada is not 8 lol
@@davidkelty7688 Leon is number 1 but Krauser is not even close to 2 as much as I want it to be. Hunk is pretty good yeah idk why he thinks it's 6. He also doesn't realize a blacktail headshot gives more score than Ada's stingray why I have no clue.
My ranking based on how good these characters are in mercieneries :
no. 8 : LUIS
no. 7 : DEFAULT ADA
no. 6 : DEFAULT LEON
no. 5 : ADA DRESS
no. 4 : PRINSTIPE LEON
no. 3 : KRAUSER
no. 2 : HUNK
no. 1 : WESKER