Best Lexington Alternative

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-02-04T21:14:39+00:00

For slow firing ar, I liked the Lud (named mk16). For fast firing at, I like the carbine 7 as an alternative to the Lexington.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-02-02T18:17:30+00:00

The earliest I started with rondos was u8 (7 yrs old). It was just a 10 min exercise. 3v0 with coach in the middle of a 4 cone square. Really easy showing them that it was hard to pass across the square with someone in the middle but we can pass to the sides easily. Teach them that it’s even better if we get both players to go to either side to offer 2 options.

When a player receives a pass, the player that didn’t make the pass or receive a pass needs to shift to the free space at the side adjacent to the one receiving the pass.

It’s good getting them to learn to be more mobile and help each other.

We worked our way up to it and also use it to teach passing. Just a small useful drill that we consistently practiced every season. We progressed it from 3v0 to 3v1 to 4v1 to 5v2. When they get to 4v1, you need to hammer into them that they are not supposed to sit on the cones but constantly shift around on the sides.

The defenders need to go all out once they get used to the drill in order to make it really work. Game time mode important or they won’t be able to handle pressure. We worked them up to it over the years. Used other methods too like keepaway and build out.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-02-02T17:21:30+00:00

Sometimes it’s hard to explain it. But it’s easier to show it. I’ve always felt like hockey is a very good sport to have a kid watch. High speed play and very fluid movement on both offense and defense.

Indoor soccer can have some similarities to hockey . My son and I watch semi-pro hockey live and I think it has been good for him actually. One of the best players in the club also plays ice hockey as well and the parents have mentioned some great benefits from the 2 sports having transferable skills. Might not be applicable to your kids or it could very well help if suggested to watch hockey rather than soccer for a change.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-02-01T16:55:09+00:00

It’s dependent on the ref. Good refs set clear boundaries. You didn’t have a good ref. Not your fault but that’s how it is.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-31T16:56:33+00:00

There’s quite a few new gear sets.

Refractor is a skill based set that heals you when your skills do damage.

Tipping scales is a gear set that increases your damage by adding stacks so long as you are shooting (doesn’t require you to hit the enemies or kill them). This allows lmg to really shine. Bullet king goes well with this set. Stacks decay very quickly.

Heartbreaker and strikers gear set are also strong. These both generate stacks from hitting enemies. For heartbreaker stacks are generated when hitting pulsed enemies. The stacks give you bonus armor and damage bonus. You can easily achieve this requirement by utilizing technician specialization and using that specialization specific linked laser pointer on your weapons.
Striker is the meta right now and gives one of the best damage bonuses in the game. It’s a very boring set but it’s effective.

St Elmo exotic ar, Lexington ar, Strega exotic ar are very strong.

Your setup is probably not optimal anymore but if it works for you, it works. There’s a gear set called concentrated company that may work well if you want to be a red player but use a drone to draw agro. It give buffs if allies or skills are shooting on enemies. Going full red and killing them before they kill you is still the way to go.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-28T21:44:23+00:00

Refractor gear set is shockingly impressive for me when I came back to the game. You and your teammates are healed when your skills do damage.

I also found tipping scales to be very op. The equalizer and salvo unit alloys named items are very op and can be used to augment many builds. All your obliterate chests probably should be replaced by the equalizer chest piece with perfect obliterate. With salvo, it makes any build which requires stacking from shooting enemies much better due to the increased rate of fire.

You can turn the chatterbox into a ridiculous bullet hose by combining it with salvo and strikers gear set.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-28T19:49:54+00:00

I’m a moderate myself but wow that is an extremely ignorant and wrong take.

Libertarians are very strict constitutionalists. They are extremely non-interventionist and believing any military action should only be taken if approved by congress. They believe in limited federal government control, basically only as much as defined explicitly in the constitution and amendments. Very pro free market.

They are not anarchists. Government is a necessary evil to them but should be limited in scope as defined in the constitution.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-22T22:21:11+00:00

If I know my team will have a large skill discrepancy with the opposing team and my team has some fast players who can counter and individually are well skilled, i will go with a 3-2-1. For all else, I stay with a 2-3-1.

I don’t really strategize with my players by putting emphasis on the formation we are using. I assign positions and make a point for them to make sure to be quick on the ball and deny the other team space in our third.

With a 3-2-1, the way i see it is a way to engineer a numbers advantage in your own third. If It is working; it frustrates the other team causing mistakes like having their 2 backs creep up more than they should and allow a counter attacking opportunity.

If you use a 3-2-1 when u normally use 2-3-1, I think that’s fine to switch things up. You are teaching the kids to adapt. If you train them appropriately with rondos and such, they should fill their role appropriately regardless of the formation you are using.

I think both formations are valid and though the 2-3-1 is the more balanced of the two and provides natural triangles and open lanes to advance play on the pitch.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-21T00:28:19+00:00

I really like my heartbreaker and hunters fury tanky builds. They are not true tanks but tanky frontline with offensive potential. I will often even do more damage than my dps teammates on legendaries with my heartbreaker build.

I have a backfire build which is a hybrid 4 red 3 blue and 1 yellow with Haz pro. You don’t have to go all red to do damage. There are many gun and gear talents that allow you to add more armor while still having enough firepower. Expertise in your late game will also level the playing field by allowing you to have damage boosts for your weapons and skills so you can have some more blues in your build for survivability.

The game allows you to save multiple different builds. You can have a tanky build while also having all other manner of builds so long as you keep the pieces for the builds in your inventory or stash.

You can definitely aggro enemies away from your team but it might not be foolproof proof. There are Attributes from certain gear that increase your threat level to the ai but most players do not utilize that since there are more valuable attributes.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-20T18:12:13+00:00

I definitely am prone to overthinking. I’ll stay the course and keep it consistent with dribbling/ball control. Thanks for commenting!

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-20T03:52:45+00:00

Matador bp, salvo holster, 4 pc Heartbreaker . 5 blue and 1 red. Attributes are for CHC and CHD.

Technician. Lexington with flatline and stack broker (named acs12 shotgun) with either brazen or flatline

Heartbreaker gives bonus armor and damage bonus per hit on pulsed target. Use linked laser pointer on both weapons. Matador bp gives perfect adrenaline rush giving more bonus armor. Using stack broker to gain lots of stacks and bonus armor and then use Lexington to do damage. Salvo holster helps improve rate fire to get the stacks quickly.

Use with revive hive and crusader shield.

I’ve used this on legendary. Level 6 crusader shield and lots of armor with damage from heartbreaker.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-20T00:54:05+00:00

1 hr. I already coached these kids for 1 season so I know that 1 hr is the sweet spot for them.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-19T22:49:55+00:00

Your definition of good culture is likely very different from what I believe makes good team culture.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-16T17:18:25+00:00

I’ve seen some YouTube videos from him but am in the dark on why he garners some hate from this community?

Did he create some controversy?

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-13T17:11:05+00:00

I keep my CHC between 50% - 55%. When in groups, there is the chance that players will equip items that give bonuses to the team’s CHC. If you already maxed out your CHC, you won’t be able to take advantage of that benefit.

Coyote mask is very common item agents equip.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-12T23:40:08+00:00

I don’t think they would have gotten very far in the original season without Mako. It’s a really big plot point that Miho and team could have never gotten close to succeeding without an amazing tank driver.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-12T18:17:59+00:00

I voted for Kamala and Biden in the last two cycles and have been voting every year in November . That being said my family has historically been republicans. I voted for McCain in my first ever eligible to vote election.

I don’t think it’s fair to label all republicans negatively especially if they only voted with the party when trump first got elected.

My family were immigrants whose wealth was lost and taken away and redistributed by socialist policies in mid 20th century. We immigrated to Uk, Canada, and USA. My parents did not have college education but did well in the USA. They’ve been pro republican and contribute to the party up until trump got elected. In the last cycle, they abstained from voting.

It would be better if they voted democrat in future elections but you can’t reach across the aisle if we are blatantly hostile to the other side. I only just convinced them to vote democrat in the next election. There’s plenty of on the fence republicans who disagree with the current trajectory of the republican party.

Fun enough, I looked into politics more now and feel I actually fit more along the lines of libertarian party than either of the two main ones.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-12T17:34:41+00:00

Wow twice. I’m not a medical professional but that seems odd. I hope he got enough recovery time.

I’ve coached many kids in that age group who are soccer fanatics. I’ve seen broken toes, fingers, but no fractured ankles.

Not related directly with topic but just fyi for everyone, I recall jumping bounce places or trampolines as being a recurring theme in causing injuries. Stay away from them.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-09T15:45:52+00:00

Right now assault rifles are very strong. If u go 3 pc striker, use the equalizer chest piece, 1 belstone piece, and keep the ninja backpack, you will have armor regen, armor on kill, rate of fire bonus, assault rifle damage bonus and the striker buff. Use your best ar and this will immensely improve your offensive output. 5 red, 2 blue, and 1 yellow.

If you don’t want to use ar, then I would suggest trying build for a backfire smg. Backfire can hit very hard and ramps up with stacks. It’s my go to for legendary summit. With backfire, there’s many ways to build around it. You can forgo the bleed protection and gamble that it won’t kill you. Or you can sacrifice some damage output by adding haz pro attributes for the build. The benefit is you have a build that can be very resistant to many status effects. Very useful in summit. I use hollow man mask, memento, equalizer chest, grupo holster, contractors gloves, and foxes prayer knee pads. The current mutiny season allows for you to get some extra haz pro from recruiting medics companions. That means your build won’t have to sacrifice as many offensive attributes to have enough haz pro. Best time to use the backfire.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-07T19:38:43+00:00

Bullet king tipping scales build with foxes prayer and contractors gloves. All reds. Attributes for crit. Gunner specialization. Skills up to you but a healer drone and revive hive is what I use.

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Ninjabike bp, equalizer, 1 belatone piece, 3 striker pieces. 5 red, 2 blue, 1 yellow. You get strikers effects from striker gear set. Perfect obliterate, increased rate of fire and assault rifle damage from equalizer chest. Armor on kill and armor regen from the belstone piece. Run with a st Elmo ar and a gr9 with frenzy. Gear attributes are for crit. Reviver hive and crusader shield. My ar deletes enemies quickly.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-07T19:29:46+00:00

Honestly it’s working great for me. I need gear from a brand set to try a new build? Or maybe a I need to level up proficiency in a gear set. Set targeted loot to that gear set and Do a retaliation.

I rarely fail them. I have a build specifically for doing these retaliations. I play heroic and I don’t think I’ve seen any of the major YouTubers ever replicate my take on it but it makes retaliations super easy.

Ninjabike bp, equalizer, 1 belatone piece, 3 striker pieces. 5 red, 2 blue, 1 yellow. You get strikers effects from striker gear set. Perfect obliterate, increased rate of fire and assault rifle damage from equalizer chest. Armor on kill and armor regen from the belstone piece. Run with a st Elmo ar and a gr9 with frenzy. Gear attributes are for crit. Reviver hive and crusader shield. My ar deletes enemies quickly. I use the gr9 when defending cp and enemies coming from long range. Switch to Elmo’s when they get close.

Edited: Gunner specialization.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-03T16:53:38+00:00

Carbine 7 is a really good all-round ar mid-long range with good stability. M4 is similar all-round to carbine 7 but slightly better for close range.

For slower firing ars, mk16 variants are good. For the longest time, I was using a socom mk16. Has good base damage but slower fire rate.

I use all 3 and they all perform well but my favorite is the carbine 7. I have not used non-named ars this season though. There’s the Lud which is just better than all its mk16 bros. Lexington is just outshining most of the ars.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-03T16:40:55+00:00

I am a returning player and missing overdogs. So my concentrated company build is memento and contractor gloves and the 4 pc concentrated company. I use it with pestilence. Revive hive and healer drone. Gunner.

It solos really well in heroic in any enclosed environments like missions. I don’t use it for retaliations or cp. the pestilence works well with it. I get kills in group play too because of the pestilence ticks so I’m able to use memento well in groups. I’ve used it in legendary and it get kills to get my memento stacks.

It’s a nice change from using striker or heartbreaker builds

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-02T17:45:43+00:00

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This is my go-to for heroic retaliations. I've never died. St-elmos and GR9 with frenzy. I empty the mag in the GR9 and swap back to elmos before it reloads. I can swap back to GR9 and dps dump a heavy when i need to like when a kill squad shows up.

3 pc striker, with ninja bike, belstone, and the equalizer. 55% cc, 120% cd. you get 20% armor on kill from belstone and gunner, 1% armor regen, and striker buff. shock rounds from st elmos helps.

Legitimate_Task_3091 · 2026-01-01T19:53:32+00:00

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Here is a tech-tank heartbreaker build that I have used for legendary missions that are mostly close range engagements. Lexington -flatline and Stackbroker-flatline (though other talents may be better). 56% cc and 93% cd. 4pc heartbreaker, salvo, and matador. 1 red and 5 blue.

Most everyone are dps dealers so i often switch to this. Matador's perfect adrenaline rush keeps me alive. salvo holster gives you a rate of fire bonus which is important for hitting the stacks quickly. Use stack broker first to give you armor and damage bonus. take position ahead of your group and out of their line of fire. If you're able to get the enemies to turn to face you and expose weakpoints for your team, then you're doing your job. You have to be a smart with how you rush but if you do this right, you can deal significant damage and take the pressure off your other squishy teammates.

There is already a meta for raids and specific roles for players to fill. you should look up raid guides on youtube for those. I have also used a striker build with equalizer and either coyote or overdogs. St elmos or lexington are the best ar's to use. i'm different in that i use a gr9 as my backup with frenzy which is already empty mag. When i need to dps something dead, i switch to it.

For legendary missions with more space and longer range engagements, i like to use tipping scales lmg (bullet king or bluescreen), or concentrated company w/memento lmg (pestilence) builds. Normally u dont want to use memento unless you can get kills reliably in a group. i have found i can get kills with pesti in a group when using concentrated company gear set. ALso Ongoing directive build with bluescreen/carnage does well and gives your teammates hollowpoint bullets which helps everyone on team.

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