• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Now that it seems to do better against Hulks, I feel strange not taking it! It’s so versatile, even if it does take up a backpack slot. I’d love a “laser equivalent” in the way the Laser Cannon = MG and Quasar = Recoilless Rifle, but until then I’m happy to sling 20mm of justice and freedom across any battlefield.

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    Plus, with the ammo pack, it lasts a while. Also, you can refill it once it hits halfway without “wasting” extra ammo.

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    I didn’t realise it did the shrieker nests. That’s exciting.

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    I’ve been hooked on the Quasar recently, but might have to pick up the ol’ Autocannon again and give it a shot. I just hate needing to reload when facing down Chargers.

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      Hooked on Quasar worked for me!

      If anyone gets this reference, welcome to the old people table

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      Quasar on one team member anf and autocannon on another is great on bot missions because it’s so easy to shoot down bot drops with the quasar. Then the autocannon user can take down the factories from range.

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        Juggling two Quasar Cannons on the extract and shooting down two bot drops feels amazing. I’ve only managed to do it once, since you have to precharge each shot and predict when and where the drops are going to show up.

  • Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    At first I thought this was a battletech post and I was about to leave a comment on the impracticality of autocanons compared to other weapon families, especially on 'mechs.

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      7 months ago

      But the autocannon in Battletech was so satisfying, getting that kerplonk and crippling that mech piece was zen.

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        7 months ago

        That’s fair, but if we’re talking about the VGs, I honestly like the pulse lasers’ wubwubwub from Mechwarrior 5 a lot better than the Autocanons too.

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    7 months ago

    It’s good but I’m pretty sure it does 'I damage to Bile Titans and Shrieker nests.

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      9-12 rounds for a shrieker nest. Bile titans like 20+ to their bile sacks. Not worth on bile titans but I’ll absolutely snipe shrieker nests from across the map as soon as I see one.

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        Oh, I wasn’t aware it was still doing damage to the Bile Titans once the sacks were gone.

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    Shhh! Not so loud! Or do you want the same thing that happened to the railgun happen to the autocannon?

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      Is that what happened? I thought I just got trolled. Got the railgun cause people said it makes chargers ez, but it would just plink off 85% of it’s body. Even when hits landed it tanked those shots.

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    If one of y’all tell me I can autocannon a dropship in two hits, I’ll put my quasar down until we need to murder bots again.

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    Don’t forget ricocheting shots will fuck up what they hit (unless it’s armor!)