Bradleigh wrote:
Misery wrote:
On a side note: Is it just me, or are the charge guns (sniper) kinda.... bad?
They cant cover ground worth a crap, and are very slow, and dont actually do all that much damage at all unless FULLY charged. Useless in close quarters in a game with extreme mobility.... usually, I find them easy to stop (like the rollers, but the rollers make up for it with other traits), when opponents are using them. And if you want to get your super... HAHA NOPE. You're using a charge gun! Who needs supers?
I'm going to keep messing with them, but they seem *really* bad so far. Players using these seem to very often be at the bottom of the score lists.
I have had a little interest in it, I think there is a problem that it is actually a rather difficult weapon to master, the Amiibo challenges have given the chance to see its range. The trick I see so far is not to just rely on fully charge, you can do shorter bursts to save time if you don't need to cover longer distances, in fact it can still be very effective by rapid tapping for close range, and actually does not use up much ink then. It specialty of course seems to be sniping from higher ground, I was for a time playing with some equipment of increased swim movement with ninja swimming so you might quickly create a steam by a full charge, and then swim up it fast without opponents knowing so you could ambush along that line. But there is still some experience in knowing how high to aim to get along the ground.
Yeah, I already figured out the bits about the shorter burst and whatnot; covering as much area as possible with it isnt hard to figure out, but even when being efficient the other weapons all can do it much faster. Firing from the high ground seems to be part of the point, but... it never seems to HELP much. Even when seeing enemy players do it, it's pretty easy to take them out most of the time, particularly considering how easy it is to both spot where they are, and where they're aiming... and of course in this game you cant just sit there and snipe the whole time, or you'll score nothing, so that ends up not doing a whole lot. And of course, throw a bomb of any sort up at them and they'll always either A: get blown up, or B: be forced to jump off. Easy targets if they jump off.
newageretrohippie wrote:
Misery wrote:
On a side note: Is it just me, or are the charge guns (sniper) kinda.... bad?
They cant cover ground worth a crap, and are very slow, and dont actually do all that much damage at all unless FULLY charged. Useless in close quarters in a game with extreme mobility.... usually, I find them easy to stop (like the rollers, but the rollers make up for it with other traits), when opponents are using them. And if you want to get your super... HAHA NOPE. You're using a charge gun! Who needs supers?
I'm going to keep messing with them, but they seem *really* bad so far. Players using these seem to very often be at the bottom of the score lists.
I have yet to try a charge gun yet, though I will once my Amiibo 3-pack arrives since Inkling Girl uses one in her challenges. I tend to stick to the machine gun type weapons since they're easier to use and have good ink coverage. I did try the roller during the Global Testfire, but I found it's not as effective in my hands as it appears in anybody else's...
I am LOVING the single player campaign. Real clever platforming stages and GREAT music ( as expected from Nintendo ) beat the first boss and up through stage 6 ( would have tried for beating the 2nd boss but my hands tend to cramp up after long sessions using the Gamepad )
The rollers can be pretty good, but I constantly get the impression that lots of players dont use them right. The thing you want to NOT do: charge at an enemy head-on, when that enemy clearly sees you there. If an opponent (that doesnt have a roller) spots you at a distance coming at them, it's best to just dash away when you can. If they spot you but you're already nearly on them when they see you, THEN just keep plowing at them. Getting enemy players to chase you though is one of the best ways to get rid of them; alot of players will happily chase you around corners which naturally is when you can get them easily. Or if you have the ninja ability, you can do that sort of thing much easier, and approach much easier as well. The ranged shot the thing can do doesnt seem worth much, I've learned not to really rely on it; just wastes ink most of the time.
Helps alot if you also have the defense up ability, and the one that gives you ink faster when swimming.
Also, jumping from a high point and landing on an opponent with this (hold down the fire button while in the air to ready it) is particularly hilarious.
What gets dumb though is if you have too many rollers on your team; you're easy prey for any opponent that at all knows what they're doing.
30 May 2015, 9:41 pm
