I spent years trying to get my friends to play this franchise. This past year I finally convinced one I've known since we were 6 (25 now) to download it. He finally did and I had just gotten a new job and was busy and put off time to play with him....well he died at level 24 before I could co-op with him. It's all I've been playing since. I miss you Rocco. I'm glad I find myself building the best character I can, hoping one day I can try again. We would of had so much fun. I love this game.
I got a Rad ++ Dark Army, put it on Zane with his drone, and I literally can't kill anything because the drones do all the work. Also threw on an OPQ System with Infernal Wish to have more drones.
You're doing something wrong. I use a dark army with my clone and I literally don't have to shot anything. They kill everything. Not the best for bossing.
Something to note about the Smog is that it's actually very usable on every character. It's a little known fact that every time you kill an enemy with the Smog, it completely regenerates its shield, giving it the damage amp once again. This makes it eminently usable on Fl4k and Amara in particular. Also, although it has apparently fallen out of favor due to options like the Plasma Coil, the Blood-Starved Beast is absolutely still a beast of an SMG, easily able to take on bossing and mobbing content.
I forced myself to farm her and got lucky enough to get it on my 2nd run and haven't been back to farm for another. That being said its an amazing gun and I was fortunate enough to get a good cryo version and only had to reroll its anointment, it absolutely slaps
@@ruthlessrobk7327 The only thing the Kaoson has over the Smog is the splash damage and stickies. That makes it much more synergistic with certain builds than the Smog which has no splash damage component. As far as raw damage goes though, the Smog is head-and-shoulders above the Kaoson.
First as usual a fun informative and professional video. I would prefer the best "smg" and not necessarily the "legendary". Losing a weapon like the "crit" which is just an amazing.
i think the kaoson is way too high on this list, i quit playing for a year and just got back and raising my characters from 60 to 72 and with amara i cant kill a damn thing with my kaoson yet my plasma coil is 8 levels under my level and still melts stuff
The Redistributor is so good that I managed to keep the barrier up with Zane the entire way through the Maliwan blacksite, only having to reapply it during those intermission periods.
Getting to the top 3 and hadn’t seen the flipper yet, I was starting to get worried my main squeeze wasn’t in there lol I carry 2 for covering all elements, though I most often just use the corrosive one on Moze with URAD, and tossing hex nades. This gets me all but the cryo damage simultaneously and seriously rips thru everyone without ever letting go of the trigger heheh. Increased fire rate makes it even better and you’ll never have to worry about the ammo either
Moze can run the redistributor with a bloodletter and a low level amp shield it’s surprisingly effective too almost like Zane’s shield set with a bit less survivability.
I’m actually surprised that the Blood Starved Beast isn’t on the list. The Dark Army could be swapped with it and go into honorable mentions. Along with the Khaos, Proprietary License, maybe even BotD. K6 put BSB in like 5 or 6. The Needle Gun is pretty much the Baby Maker of BL2. If the Crit was a legendary, where would you put it?
The BSB is a little inconsistent for me. It's still good but doesn't really shine where you expect it to. If the Crit was a legendary I'd put it at number 2.
Got this game yesterday and Steam round it 91 minutes later which they they in less than 10 minutes. Had the stuttering issues which none of the solutions fixed. Didn't even realise untill I wondered why it was happening that the devs never fixed it and even 30 series cards have it. What a shame ill ass 2k to the be wary list.
Proprietary License, Blood-Starved Beast, and the Boomer are also really good SMGs. The Troubleshooter is good with the right build with its gimmick to alter its element depending on the enemy.
The old series was actually way out of date, big changes here. Who was unlucky to miss out?
I spent years trying to get my friends to play this franchise. This past year I finally convinced one I've known since we were 6 (25 now) to download it. He finally did and I had just gotten a new job and was busy and put off time to play with him....well he died at level 24 before I could co-op with him. It's all I've been playing since. I miss you Rocco. I'm glad I find myself building the best character I can, hoping one day I can try again. We would of had so much fun. I love this game.
Rip
RIP rocco, fly high 🪦🕊️🕊️
The Kaoson is one of those guns that you can never go wrong with, no matter who you play as.
SMG's in the Borderlands franchise were always the best guns type to use but in Borderlands 3 took it to a whole new level!
I feel like once you use one of these SMG you just can’t ever go back to something like the Night Halkin or Ten Gallon
It's true
Man, early game shortly after the game came out, the Night Hawkin was my jam. I miss those days. But damn I love the Kaoson…
My favorite smg is the Kaoson honestly. It just feels smooth when shooting it imo.
Blood Starved Beast should be here, top 5 imo. I’ve never been able to make the Redistributor work, but haven’t tried it on Fl4k.
Right on. The only thing bad about the Blood-Starved Beast is its drop source. Smh.
I got a Rad ++ Dark Army, put it on Zane with his drone, and I literally can't kill anything because the drones do all the work. Also threw on an OPQ System with Infernal Wish to have more drones.
You're doing something wrong. I use a dark army with my clone and I literally don't have to shot anything. They kill everything. Not the best for bossing.
@@allanromano7085 I did say that but I wrote it wrong. I will fix it. I added "because" to clarify.
Something to note about the Smog is that it's actually very usable on every character. It's a little known fact that every time you kill an enemy with the Smog, it completely regenerates its shield, giving it the damage amp once again. This makes it eminently usable on Fl4k and Amara in particular. Also, although it has apparently fallen out of favor due to options like the Plasma Coil, the Blood-Starved Beast is absolutely still a beast of an SMG, easily able to take on bossing and mobbing content.
I think the BSB is partly slept on because farming Lilith is like pulling teeth.
I forced myself to farm her and got lucky enough to get it on my 2nd run and haven't been back to farm for another. That being said its an amazing gun and I was fortunate enough to get a good cryo version and only had to reroll its anointment, it absolutely slaps
yup man the smog one of my fave guns in the game, i think its better than the kaoson
@@ruthlessrobk7327 The only thing the Kaoson has over the Smog is the splash damage and stickies. That makes it much more synergistic with certain builds than the Smog which has no splash damage component. As far as raw damage goes though, the Smog is head-and-shoulders above the Kaoson.
Great list! Been so many fun SMG's in BL3, those top 3 are almost unfair. Appreciate your little nod to ATLA.
I think the smgs are the best weapon type in BL3.
I agree!
They are if you have the DLCs. Base game I think the Shotguns edge them out, but I play mostly as Flak so a little bias.
First as usual a fun informative and professional video. I would prefer the best "smg" and not necessarily the "legendary". Losing a weapon like the "crit" which is just an amazing.
i think the kaoson is way too high on this list, i quit playing for a year and just got back and raising my characters from 60 to 72 and with amara i cant kill a damn thing with my kaoson yet my plasma coil is 8 levels under my level and still melts stuff
Never knew that the Dark Army was decent of Fl4k :O
Can't wait for all your content on BL3 and Wonderlands when it comes out too, Keep it up man :)
Glad there are still people making useful videos like these
Finishing this game mixed me with so many emotions i cannot bare to handle and I never been so hurt in this game this hard
The Redistributor is so good that I managed to keep the barrier up with Zane the entire way through the Maliwan blacksite, only having to reapply it during those intermission periods.
Getting to the top 3 and hadn’t seen the flipper yet, I was starting to get worried my main squeeze wasn’t in there lol
I carry 2 for covering all elements, though I most often just use the corrosive one on Moze with URAD, and tossing hex nades. This gets me all but the cryo damage simultaneously and seriously rips thru everyone without ever letting go of the trigger heheh.
Increased fire rate makes it even better and you’ll never have to worry about the ammo either
Ember's Purge gives your enemies a taste of Mayhem 6 - Lord how I hate those puddles
Moze can run the redistributor with a bloodletter and a low level amp shield it’s surprisingly effective too almost like Zane’s shield set with a bit less survivability.
Damn i need to go get an sf force for my moze like pronto it's like a soul render smg. awesome vid as well
Wow, I can't believe that you didn't touch the Sleeping Giant.
Yes love me some Torrent and Boomer.... Just got to have ammo regen
7:00 It can also drop from the Diamond Loot Room I believe,
I'm surprised DNA is just an honourable mention. It has a very high DPS and much better than Kaoson.
Which SMG is better for Flak ?
Flipper for lots of projectiles
@@juicebiscuit4922 ok cool thx 🙂
Finally the hellfire gets a list just for itself
I’m actually surprised that the Blood Starved Beast isn’t on the list. The Dark Army could be swapped with it and go into honorable mentions. Along with the Khaos, Proprietary License, maybe even BotD. K6 put BSB in like 5 or 6.
The Needle Gun is pretty much the Baby Maker of BL2.
If the Crit was a legendary, where would you put it?
The BSB is a little inconsistent for me. It's still good but doesn't really shine where you expect it to. If the Crit was a legendary I'd put it at number 2.
My bad, Kaos…I don’t know why I included that. Lol
Wait, Proprietary Licence? It is one of the coolest SMGs in the game, but is it good? Not really
Wow I think 10 is num 1.....
Got this game yesterday and Steam round it 91 minutes later which they they in less than 10 minutes.
Had the stuttering issues which none of the solutions fixed. Didn't even realise untill I wondered why it was happening that the devs never fixed it and even 30 series cards have it.
What a shame ill ass 2k to the be wary list.
Great video and music!!
Hey love the vids what’s the name of the song between the weapons? As in when you show the number what’s the song playing?
It's an unreleased track I'm working on. Feel free to name it lol
Thanks for the video.
Dna is my fav dark army is wicked too
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think I haven't seen any Amara build on your channel for lvl 71 M11.
Ember's Purge aka the archvile gun
what is the drop rate for annexed torrent for fire? asking for me the more main
Cam be possible to obtain a Power Coil with Diamond Keys even if I don't have the DLC that's required for that weapon?
propriety license could’ve also made the list!
can you please do a FLAK build that is meant for a fade away and high crit/dps buld!
Dear Author, a quick question - what are two other weapons u deem Top 3 overall alongside the Plasma Coil?🤔😏😉
Free Radical and the third one is up for debate.
Is the cloud kill a good smg?
Running Dark Army on Zane with the Clone you get 6 guns
What abt the blood starved beast?
Good video.
Yay SGZ
Proprietary License, Blood-Starved Beast, and the Boomer are also really good SMGs. The Troubleshooter is good with the right build with its gimmick to alter its element depending on the enemy.
From brrrrr to uuuuu
Bruh I want taht soo bad
Name is young guakk
Dark Army ❤️❤️❤️❤️
But I use fl4k
I’m kkinda trash
love these vids man, you're very knowledgeable about the game. Hope u make an updated list for all weapon types :)