INTRO GUIDE TO HAZARD 5 | Deep Rock Galactic
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- This is an introductory guide meant for new players to get more familiarized with the Hazard 5 difficulty.
*Even though it sounds like I'm discouraging the use of Iron Will in the video, I am not - there are countless missions we've been saved because people had Iron Will. It just takes a little more experience to know when to use it effectively.
Class promotion 1:01
Active perk recommendations 1:34
Importance of scout 2:30
Positioning and kiting 3:54
High threat targets 5:19
Scout tips 7:27
Engineer tips 8:13
Driller tips 9:08
Gunner tips 9:57
Quick correction: acid spitters actually have a good amount of health. - Ігри
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@@Jetaisalex horrible decision that hinders the consumer, respect for pinning the dislike message. great vid
17 people play on haz 1
Gunner tips: shoot anything with more legs than two.
The Gunner has a very straightforward role to serve on the team, but it's the choice of weapons he uses that make the difference. He has weapons that focus on one target or many at once, so it's a matter of finding a balance between either option. The minigun has the potential to deal the highest DPS of all the primary weapons in the game, making it suitable for taking out high-priority targets quickly (but not necessarily as efficiently as the Scout's M1000). The Lead Storm Overclock can make the minigun as such unless you'd rather still keep moving while shooting.
Alternatively, the auto-cannon can be built to clear out multiple targets with it's splash damage capabilities. The Carpet Bomber or Splintering Shells overclocks are good choices, but I found that the Neurotoxin Payload overclock is better for team support, since the poison effect can slow down and kill off most affected grunts. So even if the poison doesn't kill them right away, they'll just be easier for the rest of the team to clear out.
As for the sidearms, I found that the Magic Bullets overclock can turn the revolver into a miniature crowd control weapon, if you mod it correctly. The BRT7 burst-fire pistol is more-or-less designed for single targets, which is why you get that along with the autocannon as a weapon to balance your weapon options. The Composite Casings overclock works best for the burst-fire to make it a balanced general-purpose sidearm, but the Lead Spray overclock can make it deal massive close range damage if you plan on using the Neurotoxin Payload on the autocannon.
That's just my recommendations. What do you think?
MOLLY, NO!
except stieve
So flying bugs are fine?
@@50percentGrey before the micro-missile launcher, my go-to loadout was the poison autocannon and burst pistol with damage oc. now I run the hurricane with the aoe clean oc and the six shooter revolver oc.
You skipped one of the most important tips:
press V every time you kill a huge priority target like bulk detonator, get lifted up by teammate or complete secondary objective.
+100% morale
ROCK
AND
STOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!
Also if you're the scout and take 90% of your health as fall damage because the grappling hook is bugged and throws you around after landing.
@Andrei Salvaleon I understood that (Frostpunk) reference
did i hear a rock and stone?
It wasn’t mentioned much, but engineers can actually create chokepoints using bug repellent platforms, or they can turn a 360 degree arena into a 180 degree arena. Either way, it’s really powerful.
I could see that being really powerful with the drillers sludge Cannon, specked out for longer duration sludge puddles.
Pretty solid tips here. Makes me want to find a team and go mining
Rock and stone, Roger
Rock and stone brother
if you're still looking for a team lemme know and you can join my squad!
High Treat targets section exists
Bulk detonator: "Am I a joke to you?"
I thought about including the bulk detonator (probably should have included this as a discussion point tbh), but from what I usually see, the bulk detonator isn't a first priority compared to other bugs because bulks are much slower and usually have a lot of warning before they arrive. Unless you're on an escort mission, where bulks are much more dangerous to Doretta.
@@Jetaisalex Yeah, my comment was more meant as a joke.
But I always have that "oh shit" moment when I see one.
@@Jetaisalex Please make more content about how to deal with bulk deto. Every time I had bulk deto on Escort it was GG. In one game Doretta even managed to extract the heartstone but we died shortly afterward to detonation on top of doretta. I don't know what to do..
Alternative thing for bulk is if you have a driller with cryo canon. If he freezes the bulk detonator and you kill it before it thaws, there is no explosion. Ice grenades with scout can do this too for many enemies but I'm not sure how many it takes to freeze a bulk
@@Whiterabbit124 gunners shield can help push back enemies, including bulk dets. That can buy time as well as potentially allow you or another dwarf to grab aggro and lead it away. Some guy posted a really good example of shield use for dets on the subreddit recently actually
Finally a guide that mentions scouts combat role, I see so many scouts who don't know that they aren't supposed to fight swarms. then they go on forums and complain about scout being weak and his weapons being bad.
I've seen people ban scout players from joining because they think the only value they bring is light.
Scout is a wonderful boon, great miner, excellent for priority targets, good for actually scouting and spotting... fun and cool class.
While the bright light is great (and even needed at times to complete secondary objectives), scouts excel most when paired with an engie. Engies help scouts reach minerals on ceilings and walls. But scouts also do what their name implies. They scout. And me personally, I love running M1000 and the Zhukovs. The primary for priority deletion and the secondary for quick kills on glyphids while grappling hook is on cooldown.
scout is legit the best single target dps, maybe tie or a bit under gunner, but they deal TONS of single target dmg. people are stupid, hahaha
And the best class to save all your team when they all die
@@docaheal7384 I don't think anything in the game does more damage than the nucks with embedded detonators. combined with the superiour mobility you can just remove high priority targets immediately.
High mining score, embedded detonators insta killing high priority, LITERAL GRAPPLING HOOK, visual assistance, mid tier primaries that kinda are just balanced weapons for smaller enemies and sometimes kinda high priority with S tier secondaries that are either the utility or absolute destroyers, also special powder simply exists, so obviously scout is peak fun and the most crucial to a team.
Cryo driller melee build is best for dives tho (all my homies respect but choose not to use gunner)
on priority targets, i would add slashers. Their damage output is crazy, they are faster than other bugs, and slow you too making them harder to escape. Ther are more durable too so if one reaches melee, it often means a downed dwarf.
Grabbers aren't as high proiority to kill: a few shot repels them and can force them to drop a grabbed ally: if you are really busy, a few shots to the grabber can be enough if you have more immediate threats. Leeches though? Kill no matter what or you WILL regret it.
As for the gunner, he is the all-purpose damage output of the team; minigun being skewed more towards priority target removal though, and the autocanon for limited, but inexpensive crowd control that doesn't strain the team's ressources much like a grenade from the engie would, and his pistol is great as killing long range priority targets (especially with elephant rounds, allowing him to oneshot macteras that aren't the brundle or bomber (and the bomber will be near death after it). Its stongest tool though is the shield, that can allow him to secure revives of give breathing room in all situations. That thing is a lifesaver if used wisely, and that can be even if no one stands inside it (since bugs will not go through the shield even if no one stands on it, you can temporarily lock tunnels to the bugs with it while the entire team relocates. I successfully used it quite a few time as an obstacle to bugs rather than a shelter, especially on mission escape where the driller drils straight for the pod or to force a detonator to turn back and get away from the team for a little bit).
More on the shield generators, is that a good gunner will toss their shield on a downed ally under several bugs to secure a rez. But a great gunner is usually able to tell when the whole team is in a tight spot and can toss a shield on the ground to delay a swarm that’s coming from all sides or if you’re unlucky with positioning probably preventing dwarves from getting downed in the first place. More on that, you can use it for the whole team to do a lot of damage to a high priority target, ESPECIALLY omen events, as the shield will make the team temporarily immune to its bs, letting your whole team damage to the max for a few seconds. You can also shield yourself from a bulk right as you’re going down. Another thing many gunners forget is how amazing a tool the zipline is, it literally places you above ground making you immune to melee damage, and if you are speeding down a slope most ranged attacks from mactera will miss you if you time your descent. You can even place ziplines just inside a uplink bubble while doing repair missions. The thing is also an absolute lifesaver against hiveguards and regular dreadnauts, but twins are a little more tricky.
Plus one on the slashers, those things are super deadly if they come up behind you and I swear slasher assassinations are my leading cause of downs during elite deep dives.
My primary gunner tip is don't sit on your shields. If you know you're taking a resupply after a swarm then make a point of using 2 out of your 4 shields during the fight, preferably proactively to keep the team together and damage free. This goes double for any point defense mission, perhaps even using 3 every swarm if you know you have a lot of nitra. If you primarly use shields to get safe pickups on downed team mates you're either using them too late or too little. Despite how it appears the shield generator is the Gunners' greatest weapon.
Iron Will becomes super useful with vampire passive, because even though it only gives 5 health for meleeing bugs, any amount of health is enough to keep you alive. Driller's... drills also do melee damage. And you're completely invulnerable during iron will as well.
want to add that axes also do melee damage, meaning you can get healing at range. And cryo driller will prob have even better time, due to frozen enemies being outright eradicated by drills (tho crspr and sludge still have good opportunities to finish wounded and slowed enemy with melee strike). As such, driller should always have vampire, and for him Iron Will is excellent - he almost always will find some healing.
Some tips I'ld like to share:
-spitballer's projectiles can be destroyed by just shooting them. The real threat imo is when the animation is bugged so it look like they shoot you at 90° angle from their mouths.
-never have your back against a wall *UNLESS* engie's plateform gun has the special upgrade so bugs prefer not to walk on them. Its confusing for new players and still experimented players, but if there is an alternative and not too exagerated path the bugs will take that instead of crossing the plateform. You can therefor make some kind of roofing above you to allow your team to stay back and only focus foward. Very useful for the mkni mule mission.
-ping high priority targets (or the general direction of the incoming swarm). It saves time and effort as, for example, you can keep track of menace/warden/arbalest-flame boss as they stay pinged when burrowing.
-web/acid spitters are easily a higher priority than a praetorian/oppressor/detonator due to how deadly they are. I cant recall the number of dwarves who died to that lingering acid...
-the special powder (scoot) and rocketjump (engie) overclocks are very op due to the movement they give you, although engie has better alternative oc like fatboy or breach cutter in general since it can go through walls. Special powder allows you to go so fast and far, you can even never touch the ground as long as you got ammo. It allows you to swap hover boots for something else too.
-dont forget to upgrade your armors to their limits as they all give more healths at some points instead of skins (when its a weapon).
-a personal preference, but i think pheromones are better than cryo-grenades since it can stop a swarm while keeping weakpoints active and deals a small yet great damage to most bugs.
Just so you understand, weak points are nice, but they are not nearly as good as triple damage anywhere on the body (even parts that previously counted as armor). Ice is very very good for this reason
@@BlackAxem indeed. But i'ld prefer to take out an enemy quicker instead of wasting a cryo grenade or my driller's time and ammo when the target can easily be dealt with. And pheromones nearly imobilyze the bugs so its easier to do that/wander on your own sometime and take some weight off your team's shoulders. Usually, scout's cryo grenades are more effective when your team is here and focused on the frozen bugs and since the scout doesnt usually have a high dps setup, i prefer to keep the phero.
Engie platforms are great and all but I HATE when they put the roof too low like just above my head and expect me to hang out in this shelter where I have 0 line of sight. All I hear are bug noises then they pour in from both sides right into our faces... Terrible. If you use plats put them up higher to redirect some stuff but do NOT block lines of sight. Seeing bugs coming from farther off means we can kill some of them before they are in melee range, esp the bad bugs.
gunner tips: Learn when to drop shields and what kind of shields you need for different missions. Gunner is a great combat medic and can area deny bugs with a well placed shield giving your team time to breath, reload, and revive.
Another big tip is to know when to hang out on a zipline, and when to be on the ground fighting with your team.
He saves engineers platforms and drillers fuel with well placed ziplines for navigating rough terrain, sometimes his ziplines also help difficult rooms to wave fight in but on haz 4 and haz 5 it can be a detriment because hes prime food for Macteras and Acid Spitters. Still has a tactical advantage but dont think you are safe hanging out on a zipline over a canyon.
Also know what guns to bring and when, minigun has the widest use of applications but the Autocannon has its own merits. however, Autocannons have a really long reload and on missions where you are on the ground being swarmed it can be risky. Missions like Doretta, Point Extraction, and Refinery are all awesome for Autocannon support. Additionally Autocannon + Cryolauncher is a bug deleter.
Lastly depending on how you spec, Gunner is a good support against large single targets but do not waste time and ammo trying to killed them. Gunner is like a manned turret. You need to watch out for small and medium sized bugs. If you are trying to kill a Dreadnaught, Exploder, Oppressor, or even just a Praetorian, its a huge ammo sponge that has your teammates getting munched. Make sure you are clearing little bugs and then stripping armor, the armor stripping is a huge help, but just dont worry about finishing the job. This lets scout and engi can clean up whats left after the armor is destroyed.
Thanks for the tips. I'm a senior miner now making gunner. I will keep what you said in mind. Rock n stone !
Damn good video miner! I know you said you’re not a content creator, but I hope you’ll consider making more videos, you seem to have a knack for it! ROCK AND STONE!
I just tried out an elite deep dive (supposedly god awful compared to the usual, exploder infestation on salvage primary and dreadnaught secondary) and I’ve mostly played gunner for it. Still can’t get past stage two.
Here’s my current observations:
As gunner, try to learn signs of when a situation is devolving and either clearing the situation or avoiding it. Say, a ton of enemies piled onto a downed player. Don’t waste a shield on that, help your team since enemies focused on down players are not hurting anyone and thus should draw no resources until suitable to draw them. Once you’ve dealt with the brunt of a swarm and whoever is still up can, then you can go in. But if it’s really bad for literally everyone because maybe you aren’t grouped up, don’t be afraid to go for a revive w/your shield or, something really useful, *SHIELD TEAMMATES WHO ARE IN A PICKLE*. It’s faster and safer to shield before someone is down than to shield afterward and waste shield uptime on reviving. I put my shield priorities in this order, highest to lowest
I am in deep crap->Main group is in deep crap->Active teammate nearby is in deep crap->Downed teammate while team is spread and in deep crap->Resupply amid deep crap->Downed teammate while team is in not too deep crap.
As engineer, keep those turrets up. Don’t forget them. If they’re too far to load, recall or reposition them. Also, the bug repellent upgrade is basically mandatory for defense objectives on platform gun. Also on defense objectives, please for the love of god don’t run nuke launcher. Friendly fire from the radiation really sucks.
Scout, just run around and try to pluck away at the feathers of the swarm. Ideally in a mission where you know the team is going to get downed a lot, run cryo or pheromone nades.
Drillers, just do what you do best as best as you can do. Drill out inconvenient terrain, not just to make bunkers, but to clear up spaces with cover for the bugs like the stone pillars in sand corridors or the pillars of crystal in salt or crystal caverns. Keep blowing stuff up with those charges, but prioritize crowds over singled out big boys. I personally use the SUMP PUMP, formally known as the corrosive sludge pump, with a major focus on slowdown and charge shots to cover big crowds and defensible areas.
And for all the classes, except scout, stick somewhat close together. All three need each other to maximize efficiency, which is needed at this level. Even better with a scout around to lessen the load.
Rock and Stone, and good luck to anyone trying to do this week’s elite deep dive because my god is it hard and punishing.
tl;dr Haz 4/5 is get in and get out territory. Not time for sightseeing and collecting every scrap you can casually.
This is the problem I usually face when dealing with randoms in haz 4/5. They just aimlessly wander and treat it like is haz 2. They get harder and more numerous the longer you stay and it doesn't matter how good your team is in haz 5, you will run out of resources if you goof around.
Spitball is the easiest to take out imo. You can shoot his projectiles before it hits u
For not making videos, this was a great one dude. Thank you for this
Just started playing this on game pass, having an absolute blast with friends. Great video
I learnt a lot from this video, not only for haz 5 missions but also great tips for the classes. As a scout main, I felt this helped me understand a lot of things better, so thank you!
Just started playing this game for 3 weeks now. I love playing the scout and I can't get enough of this game 😍😍 I just finished promoting and did my first deep dive too. Rock and Stone to the bone!!
Great tips here. I'm new to this game and so far I had lots of very bad experience in haz 5, especially in public server. Only one time that public server matched me with a very good, yet not rude and welcoming party because I'm still trying to learn stuffs. These tips definitely help. Rock and Stone, brother.
I'd say that Scouts and Drillers are mostly support classes, while Engineers and Gunners do most of the damage. Cryo Driller combo with Leadstorm and Breech Cutter/Hyper Propellant is beautiful teamwork. While Scout focuses on keeping the group up to speed and lighting up on big fights. But of course, what's most important is having a good time. A inefficient team on Haz5 isn't much fun, right? Maybe goofing around on haz3-4 is the way (mushroom!)
If only the game is popular enough your video will be floded with views, keep up the good work
Gunner tip: you have a swarm of gruts + a praetorian? Clear the grunts first, let your teammates deal with the paretorian. AVOID TUNNEL VISION AT ALL COSTS!!!! You are the best candidate for a designated medic role
I've been gaming for over 15+ years now, I have never heard of kiting but amazing guide.
Ammo efficiency of your build is very important compared to other haz levels, because you will need to do a lot more killing.
For my experience as gunner (or watch someone play as gunner while I play other class on high haz or DD/EDD)
He have 2 primary dealing single target or area attack, however the shield generator is really good for rough situation or revive someone
This is great guide not just for haz 5, but just in general scout knowledge. After watching this I went to go play Scout with these tips and I played 5 games (Not haz 5) and only went down once. 10/10 vid.
Yes but it really comes more into play in Haz5 as before that people fall into bad habits due to not needing to execute as well. Esp people that sit in Haz3, barely play Haz4 then go .. HAZ5 yes!.. Ill use all my tricks I did in Haz3 and oh wait.. Im dead. hehe
Great tips. Thanks for the info.
Really good video as a new player to drg (deep rock galactic) this will help me a lot because I always like a good challenge and like to think that i'm competitive to these things!
Really well done video. Nice work.
Solid guide, I agreed with every one of these points. Good tips.
Great video man, rock & roll & stone👍🏽
Played a couple K hours and concur what was said here. A couple additional driller satchel thoughts. Satchel charge setup with max ammo + stun is amazing. You get a relatively small area which you practice placing in the biggest wad of bugs, it is less likely to kill team being more compact, it makes less of a hole in terrain which can hamper kiting, you get MORE of them (4) and +2 on resupply, and the final kicker. The stun AOE is larger than the blast. So anything left alive inside AND a generous area outside the blast is stunned for a couple seconds letting you and the boys to get 1st shot before they move around again.
gunner quick tip: if you're going to be in a large room for an extended period of time, place a zip that goes up at the highest angle possible, then place a zip parallel under it, to catch yourself when the eventual mactera hits you off the zip. ofc you can an engi to place plats underneath your zips, but I found that most engis don't usually do that
also, remember that your shield isn't just for revives, pls use it when your team gets overwhelmed, especially on the mini mule mission
Yes please to your last statement especially. There's been so many times that the Gunner of my group is too conservative with their shield and we end up all dying.
Good video, I’m late to the game and am about to promote for the first time, but these tips are helpful regardless even out of hazard 5.
"I'm not gonna insult your gamer intelligence by telling you what kiting is"
IMMEDIATELY says what kiting is. XD
yeo, this is a really great video and you nailed explaining the game. definitely will be using this to teach my mates how to play lol
One strat I use as a driller is the bunker strat. Basically you make a long hallway with a cone at the end and a thin wall for a quick escape into a different tunnel. Then everyone unloads everything down the tunnel with gunners and drillers providing the most power.
I wanna make fun of you for saying "glyphic" instead of "glyphid", but the tips are breddy good, homie.
It is an adjustment to change to haz 5. Really Need to specialize each class for thier role and fulfilling that role is harder than most realize. My personal favorite is driller by making space and to clear the path to priority targets with cryo cannon.
I main Driller but haven't really used the Cryo cannon. That said, I use my drills like they're going out of style. If we're getting overwhelmed (and it's not a mini mule mission), I'm tunneling. If we're setting up for a swarm, I'm clearing obstacles. When the swarm comes, I'm using fire to set as many bugs on fire as I can. When priority targets appear, my C4 has its name written on it (alongside the swarm of grunts nearby it).
@@Animalace3 yeah bunkering is a great backup plan but freezing a oppressor near a gunner with a good brrt will yield impressive results lol
Really good points here. Don’t be afraid to try more than one take though, my man. A lot of little stumbles here and there that could have been redone for a smoother video. Just something to think about if you do another video in future on another topic.
"I don't play gunner enough, so it'd be stupid of me to give tips for him."
Faith in humanity restored
I know I'm super late but my favorite secondary is the nuclear weapon secondary. Not only does it wipe out huge amounts of bugs, but can help put a soft 'no go' zone that weak enemies will die trying to get through. It's not practical in the least with only having 3, but I just love it. I've been sleeping on the Breach Cutter, but I already had the nuke at that point. Scouts can make excellent use of an Engi's sticky grenade, herding enemies into four massive explosions. I like the Shard Refractor a lot as well, just sweep from side to side and listen to the bugs actually pop. Good for pinpointing high value enemies with big damage, but while still good at AOE, lacks the nuke or the BC's effect area, though it CHEWS through Grunts, even the armored ones as the Refractor can be set to just peel armor off a baddie. Very satisfying to sweep it across a Praetorian's back and see it exposed all the way up to the mid legs.
great video. very helpful tips. cheers
For gunner tips I'd just say that using your shield proactively rather than reactively will make a huge difference. Its easier to keep health than regain it afterwords.
I'd also say you should gravitate towards the auto cannon which has built in wave clear but that could just be me being a member of the cult of the autocannon talking...
one general tip i would like to see in this video
Make sure to purchase ALL mods for the armor no matter if you use them or not
after you bought a certain number of mods for a weapon or any type of equipment you unlock special features like skins and such
and in the armors case you get +10 extra hp if you bought all the mods for it
Solid. Great video overall
I think debuffs like neurotoxin, electricity and driller's sticky flames and (more recently) corrosive sludge should be mentioned. Being able to slow down a horde or a powerful single target can make the tempo of a fight much more manageable since the majority of the glyphids are melee centric. Nearly every class has some variation of neurotoxin or electrical damage available to them, which slows bug movement speed for 30% and 80% respectively and with varying durations depending on the class, weapon and overclock.
A lot of newer players who venture into EDDs and Haz 5 who suffer tend to prioritise damage over horde control debuffs, and often become overwhelmed as a result. Most runs I've had where at least 1 player brings some kind of slowing debuff that can be applied enmasse were noticeably more manageable and more often than not, ended with success over failure.
The flamer also has added to the sticky flame a chance for fear. So the bug runs away from the group for a few seconds. I slightly remember there was a stun upgrade too. I feel like the flamer is underrated, most teams rather go for the freezer.
@@maxskogh6289 I believe it's because most new players don't realise sticky flames is an area denial effect applied to the floor and not the bugs themselves. I've run into a handful of greenbeards who complained about it until I explained it to them.
The flamethrower and sludgepump are arguably the best chokepoint/ tunnel fighting guns in the game because of that.
looking forward to this on ps plus january, looks good fun game
Biggest thing with Gunner is shields... can be a temporary medic to get a teammate back up.
I'm not someone who plays Haz 5 a lot, but I *do* main gunner. Gunner is great at long-range waveclear in particular--where the Driller wrecks house against Swarmers, the Gunner can quickly destroy groups of Grunts before they reach the team. Gunners can *also* specialize into single-target DPS--the autocannon's Feedback Loop mod is actually really good for this, but you can spec any of the primary weapons for waveclear or for single-target DPS. The shield is also critical--it pushes medium-sized or smaller bugs out of the way, giving you breathing room for a revive, and it also blocks projectiles.
For minigun I treat it as a bug stopper with the stun it has. I use A Little More Oomph as I dont have the penalty to stop moving. Switch targets constantly to stagger them and try to hit the face weaks as a bonus to kill them quickly. But just keep spraying thru the wave to trigger stuns on the ones in the front. Also sticky grenades are pretty awesome. You get 6, and if you practice tossing them on the ground right in front of a group they can do some heafty damage + fear ones that lived. Tossing one on a preatorian = he usally turns around and runs in fear exposnig the butt right toward you. You also hit your team FAR less with those than the other 2 gunner grenades which I almost always lose my shield too hehe.
Tip for gunner: Focus on the tankier bugs like Bulks, Oppressors or any bug that takes too much time for scout to take down. The worst thing that can happen is a bulk detonator getting too close to the uplink or Doretta.
Second tip(applies to every class): Lure the Bulk Detonator away from Doretta. It isn't chasing Doretta, it's chasing the dwarves near Doretta. You can lure the Bulk away from doretta while your team defends the Drill Dozer. If you're doing that solo and a bulk spawns in good luck miner :)
Doretta?
@@joeljokivuori1059 Drilldozers
Gunner is your support class with his shield and focused DPS. I recommend field medic and iron will in case you get a team wipe. Setting up a shield and recovering two dwarves while ordering a resupply can turn around an entire mission.
Shield when swarms are starting to overwhelm your team, as well as the ability to stun and damage the heavier classes such as boss bugs as well as praetorians.
The tether may seem underwhelming but the fact that it gives you the ability to NOT GET SWARMED is a significant advantage that gunner has that other classes don't.
Other tips from someone that's been playing since before dreadnauts:
-Always kill every acid spitter before reviving a teammate. 2 shots will kill you.
-ice grenades will ALWAYS kill flying enemies. So do well placed grenade launcher shots.
-when building your character, more damage isn't always better. If your engineer's shotgun can 1shot grunts In the face, it's enough damage. Throw the rest into ammo and magazine size for maximum murder.
-If you consume a (semi) frame perfect blackout stout upon starting a mission (4 seconds-ish) you'll be able to play a mission at a higher drunkenness level then you could ever thought possible.
Rock n stone miners. I'll be seeing you in Haz 5.
As gunner you really shine in long-range support
Your weapons fire quickly and can saturate areas far away letting you give cover to teammates across the map.
You're a scout, and you get surrounded by bugs off on a ledge somewhere, the driller isn't going to save you, the engineer won't be coming to the rescue, but hold out for a second or two and the gunner will send a hail of bullets or rockets to your coordinates.
Gunner tip: A well placed zipline can allow you to hover over enemies, just keep an eye out for enemies with projectiles. Zipline is also very valuable in missions with heavy objects, like point extraction.
instructions unclear, got hit by macteras and fell to my death.
@@Jim-zw7ul That is unfortunately a risk, yea. It's nice when fighting, just don't have it too high up. You can have it high enough to not get attacked by melee enemies, while not being high enough for falling off and dying. Though placing another zipline directly below a high one might save you. A little expensive, but might be useful sometimes
@@1Strawbs was more meant as a joke, i always use my zipline to hover over the area where i have to defend against a wave, especially when i use the overclock on my minigun where i cant walk while shooting, melees might not reach u but a projectile could almost always mean death :D
Use 2nd weapon for weak spots
WE ARE unbREAKABle
Good combo for Haz 5: Iron Will, Vampire Thorns, Second Wind and, once you have access to a second active, Beserker. Iron Will will pick you up, Vampire combo'd with the pickaxe AOE power attack and Beserker will keep you up and let you wipe out any bugs that were right on you, even without ammo, and second wind will allow you to close the gap between you and red sugar in the last 8 seconds if there were no enemies around to heal up, as well as just pairing well with beserker to make the most of it.
@5:00 this whole kiting section can be abbreviated by a decent gunner that has zips that get you off the floor.
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you have 5 zipp the cave is uge you can't always rely on zip if your not guner, and more some build that relied on blowtrougt need to be grounded
You should do one on how to be a good team mate for new players like not pushing buttons before your team is ready double dipping resupplys before asking stuff like because lots of new players coming to drg witch is great but new players drop in that don't have a clue so then your not just dealing with the mission you now making sure they are doing there roles can become very frustrating
*eye twitches* Glyphic...
aside from my ocd being triggered, good guide. I run last stand on my gunner to save mission wipes, pop back up, throw a shield generator down on a friendly, revive them, kill as much as you can before you go down and get your buddy to revive you in the bubble.
I play driller and i just handle every swarm by making a bunker and we just shoot at everything that tries to enter, if they start to break through gunner throws shield it usually works
Subbed because you have decent rock and stone
Driller goes with flamethrower to the core - nice tip
Hey man, thank you for making this video, I learned a lot about priorities. Can you do a video about playing on high ping? Obviously we should pick servers close to us, but what can I do if my ping spikes during a mission? Do i change my priorities? thanks
I play mostly as scout in haz 5 , i mine and complete the objective so my team shoot for me
That's why i have increased storage size (from 40 to 60) and faster deposit speed. To prevent getting swarmed by swarmers: thornes do well for that. For active perks i go with steeve and instant / faster revive
In case of swarm, i support my team by lighting up the area, shooting bugs (in their weak point of course), in priority menace,warde, acid and web spitter and macteras and i ping with the laser pointer any threatning bugs (anything bigger than a prethorian, tri-jaws, wardens ect), if there is a big group : pheromones and let driller have fun.
Also my grappling hook has both upgrade to increase it's range because the mobility this extra range give is amazing
I'm a Scout main and I'll say: finally another scout that goes with deep pockets! I feel like it helps a lot since Scout travels the most to get minerals, especially in high and dangerous locations, so with deep pockets you minimize the amount of travelling you'd have to do.
My other 2 passives are fast resupply and bonus healing from red sugar because I feel like they're a must.
ROCK AND STONE!
"Just remember, the first time is always awkward" love that quote
ROCK. AND. STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE.
Very Good
OH MY GOD STOP SAYING GLYPHIC THEY'RE CALLED GLYPHIDS
Cryo Driller is best for oppressors and praetorians. Weak spots are ignored and they cost almost no ammo to kill.
Great video! Did I see correctly that you use W as your use key? Does that work correctly with using WASD for movement? If so, that's really smart and I'm going to steal that! Presumably it means you can walk forward towards a revivable teammate and easily revive as soon as they're within range?
Good eye! I actually use ESDF for movement. It's a remnant from old FPS games that had ESDF as default. It's just something I've gotten used to, but it also allows me another row of hotkey abilities to use in all FPS/RPG games. :)
@@Jetaisalex Oh interesting! But also sad for my dream of having an easier way to revive people lol
@@Jetaisalex I tried ESDF when the W key on my keyboard broke but I couldn't really get used to it.
very good vid :)
This not haz 5 specific but I like using the freeze and Melee combo for driller
Tip for Gunner: Run the Minigun because while the autocannon is allegedly good at killing swarms it fares poorly against what is not swarms of bugs, dreadnoughts, detonators, oppressors, and praetorians. So if you insist on the Autocannon, use the burst pistol too.
Idk I run auto with neurotoxin and yeah it takes time to kill bigger enemies but splashing everything with a DoT effect and slow effect really helps the team keep pace with swarms. Another bonus is the particle effect essentially highlights the bugs making them easier to spot. But I only run that set up for auto so minigun is much more versatile for consistent destruction R&S
Haz 3: Average work day.
Haz 5: The tactical home invasion of Saudi Binladin.
Meanwhile me, casualy joining Haz5 and playing only on this Mode.
I dont know yet if you said it...
But gunners.
Use creativly your shield.
I personaly even drop it on the Detonators, to Block their paths to team, buying us time to deal damage.
Granades.
Check them all, i often find more usefull napalm Granades than cluster Granades due to forcing bugs to take longer path and also them securing your way from swarmers.
And use ziplines.
but what do i do (besides crying) when i see the *bulky boi*?
Remember, Scout can be useful in scouting....they forget that a lot. Also, they should never need a platform (there are videos teaching how).
Spitballer projectile can be shot down, so they are not a threat, really.
Engi railgun can take down big targets very well, and Driller barfgun can slow down enemies with rear WPs.
Driller drills and throwing axes do melee damage. Vampire triggers with them both, and ANY healing while in Iron WIll zombie-mode will keep you alive. They also benefit from the +Melee damage bonus from "See you in hell" passive. SYIH isnt bad, even though it is "planning for failure".
Iam gunner so maybe I should use iron will than field medic due to shields? Perhaps
I do agree with Scout being the best at high priority targets. But Engineer is definitely a close second because of the Breach Cutter. The engineer is basically a Jack of all trades. But the Scout is the best because 1. Cryo. 2. Mobility. 3. Still has the high damage potential that other classes do.
My brother in law runs around, marks minerals and dies far away as scout. With this video hopefully he can he can become better. Great video.
He doesn't just mine the minerals by doing a charged pickaxe strike on the wall while zipping to the mineral?
What a green beard.
(its actually difficult to do without falling to your death, im still a greenbeard)
"Trust me you don’t wanna get goo’d on your face” - itmepham 2021
Do bugs get stronger with Hazard increase? It doesn't say it on the chart but it feels as much.
You should buy more arome upgrade even if you not can use them to get the passive life expention
did i hear a ROCK AND STOOOOOOOONEE?!
Some stuff to add
- Make sure you hit V to ROCK AND STONE your friends and allies. Not doing this will make you seem like a no good dirty leaf-lover!
- Oil and comb your beard when possible. Obviously the job is dirty and you will get muddy and filthy, but a well kept beard is a well kept dwarf!
- Drink. Obviously. You should always drink before a mission! OY! where is me mug at?
- Mission control sure has a cozy job don't he?
- FOR KARL!
Greenbeard here. Don't know when I'll get around to haz 5 missions but this vid is going in my deep rock playlist for that time! That tip about the flares is great! I'm always worrying about being a bit to liberal with flare usage on the lower difficulties. Is the haz 5 strategy a good side to err on in haz 3 and 4?
Keep in mind that tip about flares is specifically for the scout, but yes! Any of these would apply to other Hazard difficulties as well.
@@Jetaisalex Thankyou!
Played a single match of haz 5 solo scout salt pit refinery. I won but goodness me, compared to every prior hazard increase that thing scares me. I think I'll stick with haz 4 lol
Boosting engagement
I know Lok-1 gets a lot of hate, but on haz5, shooting from around a corner at turrets, spitballs or chonky enemies.
Imo lok is for very high burst damage - for hordes use turrets breach cutter and maybe fatboii pgl
Use lok-1 as quick eradicator tool, i personally use quick lock and eraser overclock
This may be a pretty Basic Gunner Tip far below the level of a Haz 5 but dont get into the habit of shooting bugs across the map lol, Its tempting cause you typically have the spare ammo and his effective range is much longer then the other classes (Minus Scout maybe), so you engage thinking "Even if I just get them low its better than nothing" but you still end up burning ammo that you dont need to, Its a bad habit that can be admittedly very helpful up to Haz 5 but then becomes more of a hinderance lol. There are times that warrant it sure, but it should be an exception
Also dont hang on to shields too long, A lot of gunners OVER respect its utility in a sense and end up basically hoarding them for clutch situations, which makes fights more difficult for your team as whole. They are powerful so dont waste them, but they are tools meant to be used so use them lol
Tip for gunners: just keep shooting! And don't forget the zip lines
Why is always that UA-camrs with “low” quality set-ups are like Albert Einstein when it comes to advice
Out of curiosity what overclock do you run on your M1000?
I originally didn't like the M1000 due to it being much more aim-intensive, but it grew on me a lot. I mainly run Hoverclock, but if you haven't tried it yet, it takes a good amount of practice to get the feel down. Once you do, though, I feel like it gives a LOT of versatility in helping the Scout survive in solo mining, risky plays, dire situations, etc. It opens up a lot of opportunities the scout did not have before.
Nice vid amigo✌
first time is awkward? looool... very true
Just a tip, use audacity to remove the background noise from your audio in the future.
Gunner tip: Shoot hard and be gun.