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BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by Crossbow7734 » 22 Aug 2018, 07:59

Topic like that probably appeared already somewhere in the past, but im wondering, what's the most popular spec loadout? Share your opinions, and preferred loadout.
I just want to know which ladout is a go to for everyone and which one is usually a leftover.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by LittleBlast » 22 Aug 2018, 08:03

HvH, especially on prison/Almayer boarding is Pyro Spec. In normal games though sniper is my favorite.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by Gnorse » 22 Aug 2018, 08:06

Scout was lit as fuck before the whole scope macro thing.
Now ?
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by immaspaceninja » 22 Aug 2018, 08:10

Clearly scout.
Has a good gun with kewl special ammo
Has NVGs
Has c-4
Has armor with smalled movespeed debuff
Has a cloak that is both a good backpack and can make him invisible for shit n giggles.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by Slduggy » 22 Aug 2018, 09:14

In standard HvX I'd say:

Scout
Sniper
Pyro
SADAR/B18

Since the shotgun nerf was reverted I would say that B18 is slightly better than SADAR.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by Izzyyyx » 22 Aug 2018, 10:34

Scout fuckin sucks dick
>gun shoots too slow to kill literaly anything
>cloak lasts 5 seconds and ravagers can still pounce you
>NVGs are useless because other marines cant see what you can so have fun trying to solo practicaly anything
Pyro or b18 cause they can actually hold their own in a fight and the demoman is too situational to be actually usefull

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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by Slduggy » 22 Aug 2018, 10:58

Izzyyyx wrote:
22 Aug 2018, 10:34
Scout fuckin sucks dick
>gun shoots too slow to kill literaly anything
>cloak lasts 5 seconds and ravagers can still pounce you
>NVGs are useless because other marines cant see what you can so have fun trying to solo practicaly anything
Pyro or b18 cause they can actually hold their own in a fight and the demoman is too situational to be actually usefull
If you're loading your rifle properly you can literally solo any T1 - T2
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by immaspaceninja » 22 Aug 2018, 11:01

Izzyyyx wrote:
22 Aug 2018, 10:34
virgin spec screeching
you can just load incen round in the barrel, put an impact mag in, and then just YEET on any t1/2 with your burstfire if you're acutally good enuff to click on benos
you need like 3 bullets to kill a mature lurker without warding

also
>saying that NVGs are useless because you can't solo anything

makes me feel like you're only playing shipside roles
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Post by Izzyyyx » 22 Aug 2018, 11:11

still stands that they are pretty much useless and i find half the time i use it marines just walk into the line of fire of the guns and then they get have to get evaced
also you only get 4 mags of the good stuff so you dont last long regardless. its more effective to just use a shotgun to kill low tier xenos.
most use i see of it is harrasing boilers but thats just the snipers job anyways

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Post by TheMaskedMan2 » 22 Aug 2018, 11:15

I'm partial to pyro myself.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by immaspaceninja » 22 Aug 2018, 11:31

Izzyyyx wrote:
22 Aug 2018, 11:11
snip
Even with normal rounds M4RA deals a crapton of damage on burst and has great accuracy. You just gotta land your shots

M41 with AP will be your primary weapon most the time tho, simply because it has a smaller wield delay and doesnt slow you as much, which is deadly in combination with NVGs and scout's armor
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Post by Slduggy » 22 Aug 2018, 11:31

Izzyyyx wrote:
22 Aug 2018, 11:11
still stands that they are pretty much useless and i find half the time i use it marines just walk into the line of fire of the guns and then they get have to get evaced
also you only get 4 mags of the good stuff so you dont last long regardless. its more effective to just use a shotgun to kill low tier xenos.
most use i see of it is harrasing boilers but thats just the snipers job anyways
Scarcity is only an issue if you don't get req to give you extra mags. The fact is that your speed/nvgs/cloak/C4 allow you to play with your positioning in such a way that no marines should be in your line of fire.

It's probably one of the hardest kits because you have to be robust for it to be rewarding. Which you probably ain't.
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Post by Tetrino » 22 Aug 2018, 11:59

For me it's gotta be the big B18

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Post by Chaznoodles » 22 Aug 2018, 12:21

Dual burstfire 88 scout. Cloak, walk up to enemy, click the tile behind them, watch them explode near-instantly due to 10 AP high-damage rounds. It's an absolute meme.

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Post by Lil Mayo » 22 Aug 2018, 13:00

Pyro, easily.

Just flame everything and anything and watch the world burn.
Green flames are good if you know how and when to use them.
In rest, use ONLY blue flames; you'll demolish T1's and T2's, and, if you're fast and get your other gun out quick, even T3's.
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Post by Slduggy » 22 Aug 2018, 14:58

Lil Mayo wrote:
22 Aug 2018, 13:00
Pyro, easily.

Just flame everything and anything and watch the world burn.
Green flames are good if you know how and when to use them.
In rest, use ONLY blue flames; you'll demolish T1's and T2's, and, if you're fast and get your other gun out quick, even T3's.
The flamer spec is good but the only issue I have with it is that when you are pushing with marines the flames often times halt marines in their tracks slowing pushes and allowing xenos to heal. This can be reconciled by bringing a bunch of extinguishers, but often times a bad flamer spec can be a big detriment to marines.
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Post by ThePiachu » 22 Aug 2018, 15:10

Pyro for clearing weeds and melting benos. Sniper for countering Boilers and protecting FOB. IFF really makes me prefer sniper over scout.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by Avalanchee » 23 Aug 2018, 16:00

Scout.
Who says otherwise is biased or a Researcher main
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Post by FrankieB » 23 Aug 2018, 16:46

I like sniper myself, I'm not that good of a shot so the IFF really helps me out.
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Post by Vispain » 26 Aug 2018, 01:35

Flamer Spec has to be one of the most fun alongside Scout.

However, marines will salt over it at times...even when you created the conditions that allowed them to win without being mobbed by a horde of kindling xenos.

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Post by Mister Jeether » 06 Sep 2018, 18:28

Scout is fun, But Pyro is great.

Your blue flames are deadly against T1s and T2s, and will severly hurt T3s.

You will get memed by ravagers though.

Scout spec is just a glorified sniper with a fancy cloak that can be used to make it hard to get slashed, the funniest loadout to use, though.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by dasWurmtMich » 07 Sep 2018, 02:29

Mister Jeether wrote:
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Scout spec is just a glorified sniper
How to spot someone that doesnt know how to play scout 101
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Post by Avalanchee » 07 Sep 2018, 03:47

Scout - still the best
Demo - current very powerful
Pyro - xenos can extinguish each other, gay af.
Sniper - no damage
B18 - meh
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Post by CABAL » 07 Sep 2018, 07:13

Of course pyro for those reasons:
- Acts like Marine Paper vs Xeno's Crusher Stone.
- Can deny access for most of benos to some area.
- Clears weeds and purple shit
- You can RP being a Black Hand member by using his quotes, or quotes from Purifier, or Flame tank.
- FIRE IS PURITY!
- Black Hand also fights hand to hand with other marines, while sniper hides behind, Scout goes forward etc.
- Fairly easy to use. Don't need attachements combos, or anything to be usefull and unleash his potential.
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Re: BEST SPEC LOADOUT?

Post by UntoldTictacs » 07 Sep 2018, 07:20

Obviously Demo spec currently.
> Big boom.
> Stun anything.
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