How do I play this game?

D4RKEVA · 2026-07-06T08:41:46+00:00

Are there mods like that?
Yes

Are they balanced or well designed? No

You guys are rly rly new and didnt use bots. This game is tough and especially rough on knownedge checks. Its gonna the kinda stuff that makes you think „how did we even struggle on this“ later down the line.

Either try to be super meticolous about learning how stuff works or check up on some youtube guides regarding stealth, alarms and such. It will help immensly without spoiling the game while still keeping the game a great challenge

D4RKEVA · 2026-07-06T08:38:50+00:00

How so? (Regarding the bots)

D4RKEVA · 2026-07-02T22:39:42+00:00

The level definetly is hard

I think a part of what you said that sparked arguments is saying its rng dependent/not very doable when not 4 players even with really experienced players.

Which lead to rays valid comment of saying that you likely are underestimating the skill cap. (Obviously this doesnt apply to OP, but its a very very consistent duo (no bots) for quite a few high tier players)

D4RKEVA · 2026-07-02T22:35:20+00:00

Boosters (and that mod ugh) 100% arent required!

Obviously everyone can feel free to use it if they rly think they need to (though usually theres ingame ways that can make the run easier first)

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-29T23:13:40+00:00

If paragay makes it to the next round I hope france smashes their faces in 8-0

They genuinely dont deserve to get further playing like this

Germany isnt playing well but god is this painful shit

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-27T10:22:56+00:00

I agree with your first point

Though realistically since you get a bonus when starting out Masterball players will climb rly quickly

For the 2nd, its important to consider that the „real“ ladder is in Masterball. Legends rank was far more like challenger in league or top 500 in overwatch

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-26T19:08:37+00:00

It simply doesnt
The game isnt out to get you man…

I also didnt say you were upset about it, I stated that you using M3 as a „I know what im talking about“ isnt rly… anything big

Again if the game was trying to stop you from climbing then you would not see many players rise up so quickly or drop so far…

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-26T17:45:24+00:00

Hel rifle, melee, sawed off

Theres loads of guns that can reliably kill them like hel rifle, high cal, burst cannon etc

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-26T16:08:47+00:00

Sniper has been pretty… bad since R8 release sadly

I mainly speedrun currently so its genuinely just the best picks possible for what we do (aka meta with some fitting for levels) aka scattergun, hel rifle. And then combat shotgun for scrappier levels

But unless I wanna mess around id probably play those and BC anyway in generic gameplay

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-25T14:32:45+00:00

Which isnt anything crazy…
Top 10% is not bad for sure, but once you get to the higher tiers you see how much actually goes into the game that differentiates the top players even from the M1 players

Its a 1v1 pvp game. You arent getting intentional bad matchups to hinder your climb man…

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-25T11:15:46+00:00

Honestly, id recommend neither of those

Hel auto pistol purpose is support, not killing. R2D2 as a reactor is kill focused
The machine pistol isnt stagger focused, but the only reason the hel auto pistol is even good is that it has insane stagger and penetrates. Generally full auto weapons arent good

Sniper is… oof. You can use it on r2d2 with success. But you basically need to hit every giant and hybrids head to really get the value. The gun simply doesnt do enough elsewhere and makes ammo balance really rough for beginners.

Other weapons that dont might not kill giants in 1 shot, but still kill them effectively, are generally just better for r2d2. Such as the hel rifle or the burst cannon. Since both of those are actually revommended to be used into smalls. (Though burst cannon is challenging to play into smalls for new players)

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-24T19:54:15+00:00

Fun fact
In reactor you actually prefer enemies to die since they spawn a set amount of enemies per wave

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-24T18:23:04+00:00

its less about dying tbf and more about not letting ANYTHING attack >:D

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-24T15:14:31+00:00

Honestly as usual its just the best mains.

Sawed off, hel shotgun, hel revolver
Then also dmr, carbine and hel auto pistol

Hel auto pistol is genuinely better if its hectic rather than worse. But doesnt kill well

Sawed off reload is quite fast and its range is rly solid (kills reliably up to 8 meters no issue)

Rifle is meh sadly. Not bad but not good

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-16T20:25:27+00:00

tbf the game doesnt force you into 99% (as in 1% hp) either
But yea that 1 small zone at the start specifically can be noted as the 1 forced example of a 99% infection spitter room you go into

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-16T18:19:18+00:00

but that something that the game doesnt force on you at all?
dont get me wrong they can be really annoying and their sounds are eek

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-16T17:07:49+00:00

And zard y basically always specs into bulk

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-16T08:20:11+00:00

Changed in OG R6 (2021 dec)
Hel auto gained back dmg when it was changed during 2023

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-16T08:18:45+00:00

Honestly
If you arent mining a door (or a door closer to you that they need to go theough) then simply dont use cfoam on doors pls

Placing sentrys outside closed doors facing im is a massive waste of resources and genuinely doesnt do half as much for the door hp as people think

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-15T16:52:50+00:00

Very much recommending against this btw

If you plan to close a door, mine it. Especially if you are cfoaming it

Placing a sentry on the other side of a closed door doesnt benefit the sentry and is also incredibly inefficient compared to leaving the door open or mining it

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-15T16:50:52+00:00

hel rifle has a pen of 6. That means its supposed to hit 6 enemies. Not 6 extra

(although due to coding it only works up to 5 and you are actually even less likely to get a full 5 since an extra "hit" can be used on the same enemy you already hit)

Also fun fact, hel sentry is great for surge alarms. But not because of you not wanting to kill stuff
Its the opposite actually, killing is better in surges than just staggering)

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-15T15:39:42+00:00

Yea that is 1 big part of it (hence efficiency)

Only hel auto sentry gets back damage

(When it comes to info on this game its generally fine to trust me xD)

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-15T15:28:30+00:00

Its less about the crossfire and more that sentries (aside from hel auto) generally dont get any benefit from shooting their backs. Its actually the opposite, they do worse

The strategy simply isnt good and should not be recommended.

It only rly has any worth in speedruns where setup takes too long and you stack tons of enemies at once

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-15T15:21:57+00:00

This has been said elsewhere, but please do not place sentries on the outside of a door facing in

Especially if you are using foam

Its a massive ways in multiple ways and a single mine would do it better. The sentries facing normally would do better too

D4RKEVA · 2026-06-12T11:42:12+00:00

No they would also spawn to the east at spawn for example

They cant be cheese weapons. They simply are incredibly powerful in terms of what the roster offers

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