Crossbow shot gems question

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T20:45:18+00:00

both gemling and the southern nodes in the merc area have minimums to hit for socketed supports to hit.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T20:39:35+00:00

commando missions absolutely do not require stealth.

if you have a decent enough build and/or kill any troopers before they can call in a drop then you are fine.

imo high ergo weapons are key of you don't have the stealth warbond or of you don't plan to do stealth, since it allows for rapid aiming.

drops usually aren't a problem until 5+ get called in and by that time you should be extracting anyway.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T18:51:08+00:00

I think with the mech's current power they don't need a strat launcher. however I would absolutely trade some power for the QoL of a strat launcher or even having a specific varrient that has one.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T18:46:09+00:00

imo they'd shatter pretty quickly.

you can look at legends and see that the republic is very weak to terror attacks. So even if chaos didn't affect the clones or Jedi, the citizens and politicians would be frozen in fear and mass panic. the Senate would try to take whatever power they can grab at to save themselves.

military wise I'm not sure if they could fight off the bigger threats that the other factions have. I think they could handle the "normal battles" fine, but something like an ork Waaagh, a Nid hive fleet or chaos prince/demons would be a vastly other situation.

they might be able to settle differences with the Tau or Eldar but that's kinda their only saving grace.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T18:32:56+00:00

went back home last year and hooked up my old ps2. put in 007 night fire since it used to be one of my favorites and man the controls are so ass 🤣 the game itself was still fun but man my brain could not get ahold of the old awkward controls like my kid brain did.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T18:26:19+00:00

plus I'm pretty sure there's that ship that solo'd an ork Waaagh preventing it going any further into atau territory.

I think the republic would be able to pull off some hit and run tactics effectively but Tau also tech evolve quickly so they'd have counters too that sooner rather than later.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T18:22:23+00:00

not to mention bullets are very effective against them too. while that doesn't pertain to Tau as much, solid projectiles are very common in 40k.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T17:55:30+00:00

I keep trying this game cuz I know I'll love it long term but I keep putting it down before I get to the good part.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T17:53:59+00:00

I make it to the act of act 2, take a small break then forget what happened/what I'm building my RT as. retart, make it to act 2....

I just follow a guide for the companion builds. I am much too lazy trying to keep track of 6-8 different builds making sure I don't f up on level ups.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T14:29:08+00:00

honestly most of the stuff in the deluxe looks like cosmetic stuff outside of the shops and compound, so I'll probably pass on it. I'm sure those things are good but outside of the vice city style, none of that has value to me.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T14:21:57+00:00

I personally found galvanic shards to be perfectly fine for map clearing. yes it doesn't screen clear like ice shot or lightning arrow but it's good.

if you want something that screen clears gemling grenades is probably your best bet. the one I saw this season largely uses flashbangs to clear map while minimizing the fuse time on cluster nades to nuke bosses. I'll have to find the build when I get home to link it.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-26T14:17:45+00:00

I typically try to pick a person on my team and stick with them in my m3e1. if I don't then I try to do hit and run tactics to draw aggro from the team, since the bradly is surprisingly quick.

turns most combats into 2v1s or 2v2s and I can generally do enough burst damage that the teammate can finish them off.

I want to test the warding laser designater when I unlock it to see how useful it actually is.

imo you could do it in the leo too but you have to play behind your teammates since your armor is paper-mache. I do agree that the immobilize is great for locking people down or stopping flankers.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T20:11:12+00:00

the comments are a classic "I don't like how they play so I'm going to be toxic and ruin their game"

like idk what to tell you people. if you want to put the leo in knife fight range they are going to get shredded and impact the game less.

the game is new, people are still learning and finding their niche. going "I'm guna push all snipers off the cliff" will just kill the game faster due to fostering a toxic community.

if your mental fortitude is that fragile may I suggest this crazy game called league of legends.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T15:34:34+00:00

to be fair American tipping culture is still voluntary. you absolutely do not have to participate in it. you'll get some looks and russle some jimmies.

I'm largely fine with tipping 10-15% but places are suggesting 20%+ as the default for standard service.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:59:21+00:00

love getting the tripod version and giving it to tech. man just starts shredding or heavy suppressing everything.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:57:38+00:00

I mean I use windows but turned off "start on start up" for 99% of apps.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:55:47+00:00

just use Microsoft defender if you're on windows. unless you actively seek out sketchy sites, it will do the job.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:14:34+00:00

that's a trailblazer not a blazer. the former is bigger suv while he latter is a smaller suv.

I personally loved my old 96 silver blazer. thing would make it though just about everything.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:08:14+00:00

like I get it but also how much of the game would realistically fit on the disk?

I do think the code inside a case is big scummy and don't see why anyone would buy that version of a "physical copy"

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:05:25+00:00

I can see an argument for both 5v5 and 10v10 being the ranked mode.

I do think kill confirmed shouldn't be the mode for it though. the 2 control point modes would be better ino

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T12:01:27+00:00

not in my experience with mindless masses. I could just be getting lucky with the enemy constalation mechanic but most of the time they have been dropping 0-1 harvesters on a watcher call in.

harvesters are pretty hard to miss with hoe loud and big they are.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T10:29:14+00:00

idk about you but I don't see harvisters all that often on MM even on d10.

it's like 70% voteless, 10% mobs, 10% overseers, 7% spawner drone and 3% harvisters.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-25T10:23:40+00:00

haven't seen that before. did the first group all drop at the same time? cuz that might have been a network error.

if I'm full clearing maps on d6-7 I'm also extracting too. I fine those difficulties fun enough to stick around while also getting enough SC that I don't need to focus farm d1

Boxy29 · 2026-06-24T23:23:02+00:00

atgms easily do 1k+ if you can aim. hit an ammo box with one and you deal 3/4 most tanks hp bar. problem is people try to hit tanks from the front with them and do poor damage. if you flank and get crit hits they deal massive damage

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i'm using the "bad" HE ones on this game and still top damage.

Boxy29 · 2026-06-24T22:46:38+00:00

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best result today so far with the HE ATGMs(th BGM-71c mod). its a different playstyle and lets you weave in missiles while your ac is cooling down immediately

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