• @ElusiveClarity
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    78 months ago

    I didn’t get to try the eruptor on bots yet but it jams on bugs as long as you have a backup like stalwart or rover. It can close bug holes, 1 hit mediums (stalkers included) and the shrapnel spreads well enough that I was regularly getting 5-10 kills when firing into crowds.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      38 months ago

      I think not having a backup was my problem. I was using it plus a shield backpack and Quasar. Probably too much heavy damage and not enough to deal with the smaller stuff. I might go for that ship module to add 25% fire damage to the flamethrower and give that a shot. Then I can snipe the big stuff and burn away everything else!

      • all-knight-party
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        58 months ago

        Definitely. Things like the Stalwart or Arc Thrower work well as backups, they can handle crowds or smaller enemies better, though the stalwart almost requires a supply pack to be long term viable, which makes me feel like I’m just running an autocannon build, but I just swapped the autocannon to my primary, and the supply pack for the autocannon ammo pack.

        Only something like the Arc Thrower/Blitzer/maybe Laser Cannon eliminate the need for a supply pack, truly creating a new niche build and opening backpack selection up.

      • @StraySojourner
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        58 months ago

        Even without the ship upgrade, the flamethrower is in a decent place. Just hope your teammates are too, hehe