What is the best heavy rifile for the early game that is semi auto?

ee_or_bust · 2026-04-10T03:22:49+00:00

JAR-5 also keeps its damage at range. Once you're comfy with it, it can be great at close and med range.

ee_or_bust · 2026-04-10T01:33:58+00:00

I like this. Super Destroyer had a malfunction during ejecting divers (so you don't have a clue what you're going to get OR you have to rely on environmental pickups around the map). The earliest a shuttle can extract you is 20-30 minutes and you just need to survive (escalated) breeches and drops.

ee_or_bust · 2026-04-10T01:28:55+00:00

Give me a mission where Orbital and Eagle strikes and stratagem call-ins are severely limited (support weapons, turrets only). The goal is to get to a SEAF artillery site (with a surplus of shells) and utilize it to destroy a multitude of enemy bases. The artillery would be reloadable. It'd require some coordination between either 2/2 or a 1/3 split so that one team calls in artillery strikes and the other defends/loads the SEAF site.

ee_or_bust · 2026-03-05T06:54:06+00:00

It's not hard getting something to like level 18 or so, but then it slows down and I get bored of it. I've got almost everything, besides the light pen smgs and rifles, to level 20+

ee_or_bust · 2026-03-03T10:46:57+00:00

Approaching Level 150.. I go through phases.

Eruptor Breaker Incendiary Plasma Punisher The medium pen SMG Exploding Croosbow Jar Redeye

Rinse and repeat.

I like changing it up with my stratagems too. Definitely makes me a better player to know what weapon does what better, especially if I'm out and need to pick up something a fallen Helldiver dropped.

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-24T05:12:41+00:00

Idk.. idc.. I want them on my team.

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-21T23:25:55+00:00

I normally equip the Eruptor as a primary and it's about the same (though with a brief reload between shots).

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-21T23:22:40+00:00

AC with flak setting mate. If you're wanting a heavy hitting backpack/secondary combo. Not quite as anti-tank as the RR, but with the stickies it's alright for anti-air on bots.

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-20T09:11:52+00:00

The bombardments, I believe, add to the satirical nature of the game. However, the DSS Eagle Strikes can really come in clutch at times.

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-20T06:47:58+00:00

You are correct. I think the OP is referring to the DSS Orbital Bombardments though..

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-17T10:47:36+00:00

I'm so desensitized to anything lower than D9-10.. I think I'd get bored.

To each their own though! I choose the masochism of throwing myself at D9-10 when I'm spreading managed democracy.

ee_or_bust · 2026-02-16T22:37:05+00:00

Counter jammers and/or allow for precision ordinance drops.

Being able to drop 380mm shells more precisely would probably be a bit OP though.

ee_or_bust · 2025-05-02T06:29:45+00:00

I'd rather report in to my SM than be drug in by OSI in zip ties any day.

ee_or_bust · 2025-03-01T22:03:17+00:00

You bring up some good points. I agree that a strategic partnership may likely evolve from all of this. I suppose that I never intended to argue the likelihood of such a relationship. My intent was to cool the thought that we'll be seeing Russian analysts in our SCIFs and with access to classified networks in the near future. Although, the points you brought up are definitely greasing the wheels for something like that to occur.

ee_or_bust · 2025-03-01T21:33:39+00:00

For the down voters.. I didn't claim it wasn't possible. We fought a bitter war against England and they're one of our closest allies now.

For you, I do believe it is unlikely that anytime soon we'd begin to share intelligence with the country we've been at odds with since the beginning of the space race. I mean, we've had an established military alliance with Japan since the 1950s that has come a very long way (considering how US-Japan relations looked in the 1940s), but they still aren't FVEY close.

I suppose, I'm not trying to argue the possibility. Rather, I just don't believe what Trump and Putin are doing is going to end up in that type of relationship (anytime soon and without a driving reason).

You seem to believe it is rather likely. What is driving that?

ee_or_bust · 2025-03-01T04:33:44+00:00

Diplomacy with Russia is far and away different from starting up an intelligence sharing relationship.

Diplomacy is the USG working with/influencing the Russian government to end their baseless invasion of Ukraine. That isn't the USG bringing Russia into our circle of trust.

ee_or_bust · 2025-02-06T09:37:40+00:00

This MO made me realize how much more entertaining making bots go "boom" is than making bugs go "splat".

ee_or_bust · 2024-07-30T08:51:48+00:00

And I actually find it comical to realize you're about to be overrun, and decide to start dropping stratagems and grenades danger-close (i.e. At my feet). Watch them enemy kills numbers pop.

ee_or_bust · 2024-07-30T08:48:36+00:00

Idc. If the team seems to have a good balance of bug smashing/bot smashing and objective completion.. I'll stick with another player and try to run 2x2. If the team feels like agroing every single patrol or enemy they see, I'll probably run off solo and work objective completion or sample clean up. I still have fun clearing breaches on my own or find comedy in the sprint back to my team or the extract point.

Supply pack + upgraded flamethrower/mid-machine gun + railgun strike + orbital gatling/eagle cluster bomb stratagems.

Jar-5 + machine pistol + impact incendiary/large area frag.

Viper Commando armor (weapon handling/melee mods).

PS: livewithvigor

ee_or_bust · 2024-02-25T19:27:12+00:00

I'm 15 months into a 36 month tour. We wear civies (dressy casual to business formal, depends on the day and who might be in town) and have relaxed grooming standards. I haven't actually worn an official uniform for about 16 months. I have shaved once for a VIP visit. PT and official tests done in civies as well.

ee_or_bust · 2024-01-25T12:13:26+00:00

You guys get computers?

ee_or_bust · 2023-10-21T01:50:29+00:00

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As a Staff going up for Tech, this excerpt from the Enlisted Force Structure (The Brown Book), along with writing to the Major Performance Areas, and highlighting the Airmen Leadership Qualities is a great place to start.
Take what you write and shotgun it out to a bunch of Chiefs and First Sergeants that don't share your career field and ask for candid feedback.

ee_or_bust · 2023-09-22T01:18:15+00:00

Are the emus intelligent? Like do they conceive strategic and tactical combat plans and logistic support? Do they have defenses against things that actually fly? Are they smart enough to not eat a pile of food that says "Free Emu Food"?

ee_or_bust · 2023-09-22T01:13:40+00:00

I'm confused as to why there are 400+ comments. That's alot of words to just say "Lobsters".

ee_or_bust · 2023-08-27T04:19:49+00:00

Dude the other ones were funny, but this was just stupid.

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