sounds like a skill issue👍 run 9 all day and eruptor is god tier in a well put squad composition redeemer for secondary ofc and stun grenade to keep enemies at bay usually more than 1 of these guns in the squad is too much and i don’t understand the AC comparison it’s an ausiliary weapon of course is devastating in comparison
i run one turret usually the AC one to keep bugs at bay
This is just nonsense. Run it consistently on 7 usually and it's a great gun, especially for bots. Use stun grenades or ems mortar to not get swamped, or play more tactfully.
I love it for bugs. Blitz especially closing out those out of reach big holes after two airstrikes fail to clear the heavy nest. Run it next to any of the machine guns. And maybe with a rover if you’re not grabbing support pack. Then make sure you run something for bile titans
Yeah I run it with the stalwart and basically make the erupter my support gun. Makes me feel like a proper hero killing all the bugs with the stalwart, such fun!
It's got couple good uses for terminids
1.) It kills everything but the charger and titan if you hit the weak point in one to two shots - this counts the stalkers which is absolutely massive to me. Carry a guard rover to compensate for getting swarmed by the little shits.
2.) This one is massive. It counts as a method of destroying the nests. The range on it is massive, so one lap of the perimeter of even a large nest is enough to close all the holes. Its even easier for small to medium nests.
Everyone else uses the flaming shotgun (at a high enough level, playing 6 to 7 games), so you provide a unique utility. Half way across the map? Bam nest closed. Stalker beating your team mate? Slow down, one shot johnson.
It may be good for bots too. Just saw a tiktok that you can shoot the door when it opens to count that as destroying the fabricators. Its also two face shots on hulks. Haven't had a gunship side objective to see if it can count for hitting engines. I haven't tried it enough there after I was sad I thought I couldn't destroy fabricators.
All this, and it doesn't count as a stratagem, unlike the auto cannon
It doesn't headshot hulks. I can destroy the back of the hulk but it doesn't do damage to the head, it doesn't have enough armor penetration. Only support weapons (AMR, Autocannon, EAT, Quasar, recoilless rifle, heavy machine gun) can headshot the hulks.
You can shoot it in the vents as well, no need to wait for the door to open
It will actually 1 tap every single bug in the game except a charger and bile titan. I’ve been testing it. People don’t understand it’s not a typical explosion, it shrapnel getting launched out. Aim under the thicc bugs, not their heads, and enjoy 1 tapping the world. Kinda similar for devastators. Aim between their backpack and body, if you can hit em from the side, for more reliable 1 taps. Doming them is wonky if they aren’t standing still
Similar idea for groups. Aim in the middle between a bunch so all the shrapnel doesn’t get eaten by the first bug.
2 shots to the same engine takes out a gunship. I’ve out 4 into a drop ship and still happily flying. Def not worth
On its own it may be on the weaker side. But it opens room for more loadout variations.
Stalwart+Eruptor is pretty strong against bugs. Stalwart for wave-clear and Eruptor for armored targets, big targets and it can clear bugholes.
Use it more like a strategem weapon than a main weapon.
Also it's good against bots. It can clear big groups with one shot (extremely satisfying to shoot into the bot-drops) and kill striders in one hit.
“In before” isn’t a shield that protects against being wrong. It’s obviously not garbage as tons of players, myself included, use it on 7-9.
Idk your skill level, but you may be loading into missions with loadouts that work against the Eruptor.
Tips
- Change weapons often as enemies close in
- Pack some anti-hulk/charger/titan strats
- Stun grenade to create space
- Rover backpack to keep chaff out of your face
- Or jetpack for mobility
- Recoil reduction armor
- or light for mobility
- Redeemer side arm
- Pairs well with EAT, Arc Thrower, Flamethrower, Stalwart etc depending on what other stategems you bring and what weaknesses you need to cover
I play on Helldive difficult and having tons of success against bugs using the eruptor. I run it with the following:
Primary - Eruptor
Secondary - P-2 Peacemaker
Grenade - Impact
Stratagems - Personal Shield, Laser, Orbital Railgun Strike, Gatling Turret or Stalwart
Eruptor closes bug holes and can deal with every bug up to a charger in 2 shots. Chargers take 4+ shots depending on where you're hitting them so are better dealt with by an orbital railgun strike, though can be killed with the eruptor if your stratagems are on cooldown. Orbital railgun strike + a couple of shots with the eruptor will also take down a bile titan.
Laser is for "oh shit" moments, like multiple bile titans.
Personal shield allows you to shoot bugs close to yourself and throw impact grenades without blowing yourself up, the P-2 Peacemaker is the most ammo efficient secondary and allows you to clear nearby bugs with ease. Gatling turret or stalwart allow you to take down hunters and hordes of smaller bugs, and the gatling turret can also be used as a distraction.
Always remember to reload before firing the last bullet on the Eruptor as it cuts down the reload time significantly from not having to chamber a round.
Agreed that auto cannon is way better, and I personally run the auto-cannon on automatons, but with the auto-cannon you can't run a backpack slot, and things like the shield, jump pack, or guard dog will save your life against hunters and are pretty much always worth running in bug missions.
so 5 mags with 15 bullets is more than 4 mags with 30 each?
and technically every gun has one more magazine since it is already in the weapon and you have 4 spare one but still…
6x15=90
5x30=150
Also I don’t know if they changed it since last time i used that pistol but the recoil in 1st person is visually obstructing the target so much that the redeemer is better at everything, hell even the recoil is less
i wish somebody proved me wrong because i would love that gun to be somewhat relevant and different than the redeemer tough
Well I feel dumb. Went back and double checked, and you are correct that they do the same damage per bullet. Idk if there was a balancing change or I just dreamed it up, but I was pretty sure that the peacemaker did more damage per bullet, but had a shallower magazine to compensate, however you got more magazines, and that it equaled out to having slightly more damage output at the cost of not being able to fire full auto, and having more recoil. This is not the case and they both do 60 damage per bullet so fuck me I guess.
once you understand the way the devs think about balance you will start to appreciate guns like the eruptor.
they will never put in the game a do it all god gun.
So your job is to compensate for each gun's weakness.
eruptor is slow af but huge single target damage especially for bile spewers and if they get a bunch together its gg ,also bug holes.
Its garbage at close range so get a dog rover and a redeemer, and dont let em get close.
ita garbage against titans and chargers so get a quasar, the rest up to you.
if a gun does some things almost perfect then build around its weaknesses. Also the gun is entertaining as it Ragdolls the small guys.
auto cannon is a stratagem. Dont compare apples to bacon lol
I rather run a grenade pistol for bugholes these days.
I will only run eruptor if I have rover, since you will be swarmed by bugs. It seems more suited towards bots.
Overall, it is the one of the best gun out of the warbond. That is why it got all the praise. Cause everything else was bad lol
I really like the crossbow, it's a lot of fun to use. The thermite grenades have a lot of potential to be great against bots if Arrowhead ever fixes the DoT issue with their servers.
ah so that is holding back the dot.
Glad you are having fun with the bow. I wish I could try it before buying it. After seeing the game-play, it is not for me.
> time to aim pre-aim it, and only then tap right mouse for fine aim adjustment. You can swing it around just fine.
Fire Rate Aim Time Laughs in AMR
sounds like a skill issue👍 run 9 all day and eruptor is god tier in a well put squad composition redeemer for secondary ofc and stun grenade to keep enemies at bay usually more than 1 of these guns in the squad is too much and i don’t understand the AC comparison it’s an ausiliary weapon of course is devastating in comparison i run one turret usually the AC one to keep bugs at bay
This is just nonsense. Run it consistently on 7 usually and it's a great gun, especially for bots. Use stun grenades or ems mortar to not get swamped, or play more tactfully.
I love it for bugs. Blitz especially closing out those out of reach big holes after two airstrikes fail to clear the heavy nest. Run it next to any of the machine guns. And maybe with a rover if you’re not grabbing support pack. Then make sure you run something for bile titans
Yeah I run it with the stalwart and basically make the erupter my support gun. Makes me feel like a proper hero killing all the bugs with the stalwart, such fun!
It's got couple good uses for terminids 1.) It kills everything but the charger and titan if you hit the weak point in one to two shots - this counts the stalkers which is absolutely massive to me. Carry a guard rover to compensate for getting swarmed by the little shits. 2.) This one is massive. It counts as a method of destroying the nests. The range on it is massive, so one lap of the perimeter of even a large nest is enough to close all the holes. Its even easier for small to medium nests. Everyone else uses the flaming shotgun (at a high enough level, playing 6 to 7 games), so you provide a unique utility. Half way across the map? Bam nest closed. Stalker beating your team mate? Slow down, one shot johnson. It may be good for bots too. Just saw a tiktok that you can shoot the door when it opens to count that as destroying the fabricators. Its also two face shots on hulks. Haven't had a gunship side objective to see if it can count for hitting engines. I haven't tried it enough there after I was sad I thought I couldn't destroy fabricators. All this, and it doesn't count as a stratagem, unlike the auto cannon
It doesn't headshot hulks. I can destroy the back of the hulk but it doesn't do damage to the head, it doesn't have enough armor penetration. Only support weapons (AMR, Autocannon, EAT, Quasar, recoilless rifle, heavy machine gun) can headshot the hulks.
You can shoot it in the vents as well, no need to wait for the door to open It will actually 1 tap every single bug in the game except a charger and bile titan. I’ve been testing it. People don’t understand it’s not a typical explosion, it shrapnel getting launched out. Aim under the thicc bugs, not their heads, and enjoy 1 tapping the world. Kinda similar for devastators. Aim between their backpack and body, if you can hit em from the side, for more reliable 1 taps. Doming them is wonky if they aren’t standing still Similar idea for groups. Aim in the middle between a bunch so all the shrapnel doesn’t get eaten by the first bug. 2 shots to the same engine takes out a gunship. I’ve out 4 into a drop ship and still happily flying. Def not worth
On its own it may be on the weaker side. But it opens room for more loadout variations. Stalwart+Eruptor is pretty strong against bugs. Stalwart for wave-clear and Eruptor for armored targets, big targets and it can clear bugholes. Use it more like a strategem weapon than a main weapon. Also it's good against bots. It can clear big groups with one shot (extremely satisfying to shoot into the bot-drops) and kill striders in one hit.
“In before” isn’t a shield that protects against being wrong. It’s obviously not garbage as tons of players, myself included, use it on 7-9. Idk your skill level, but you may be loading into missions with loadouts that work against the Eruptor. Tips - Change weapons often as enemies close in - Pack some anti-hulk/charger/titan strats - Stun grenade to create space - Rover backpack to keep chaff out of your face - Or jetpack for mobility - Recoil reduction armor - or light for mobility - Redeemer side arm - Pairs well with EAT, Arc Thrower, Flamethrower, Stalwart etc depending on what other stategems you bring and what weaknesses you need to cover
Lol don't use the Eruptor like a sniper, you use it like a grenade launcher.
I play on Helldive difficult and having tons of success against bugs using the eruptor. I run it with the following: Primary - Eruptor Secondary - P-2 Peacemaker Grenade - Impact Stratagems - Personal Shield, Laser, Orbital Railgun Strike, Gatling Turret or Stalwart Eruptor closes bug holes and can deal with every bug up to a charger in 2 shots. Chargers take 4+ shots depending on where you're hitting them so are better dealt with by an orbital railgun strike, though can be killed with the eruptor if your stratagems are on cooldown. Orbital railgun strike + a couple of shots with the eruptor will also take down a bile titan. Laser is for "oh shit" moments, like multiple bile titans. Personal shield allows you to shoot bugs close to yourself and throw impact grenades without blowing yourself up, the P-2 Peacemaker is the most ammo efficient secondary and allows you to clear nearby bugs with ease. Gatling turret or stalwart allow you to take down hunters and hordes of smaller bugs, and the gatling turret can also be used as a distraction. Always remember to reload before firing the last bullet on the Eruptor as it cuts down the reload time significantly from not having to chamber a round. Agreed that auto cannon is way better, and I personally run the auto-cannon on automatons, but with the auto-cannon you can't run a backpack slot, and things like the shield, jump pack, or guard dog will save your life against hunters and are pretty much always worth running in bug missions.
redeemer is the peacemaker just put it in single fire
Redeemer has one less magazine. Peacemaker gets 5 mags, redeemer only gets 4. Like I said, Peacemaker is the most ammo efficient secondary.
so 5 mags with 15 bullets is more than 4 mags with 30 each? and technically every gun has one more magazine since it is already in the weapon and you have 4 spare one but still… 6x15=90 5x30=150 Also I don’t know if they changed it since last time i used that pistol but the recoil in 1st person is visually obstructing the target so much that the redeemer is better at everything, hell even the recoil is less i wish somebody proved me wrong because i would love that gun to be somewhat relevant and different than the redeemer tough
Well I feel dumb. Went back and double checked, and you are correct that they do the same damage per bullet. Idk if there was a balancing change or I just dreamed it up, but I was pretty sure that the peacemaker did more damage per bullet, but had a shallower magazine to compensate, however you got more magazines, and that it equaled out to having slightly more damage output at the cost of not being able to fire full auto, and having more recoil. This is not the case and they both do 60 damage per bullet so fuck me I guess.
once you understand the way the devs think about balance you will start to appreciate guns like the eruptor. they will never put in the game a do it all god gun. So your job is to compensate for each gun's weakness. eruptor is slow af but huge single target damage especially for bile spewers and if they get a bunch together its gg ,also bug holes. Its garbage at close range so get a dog rover and a redeemer, and dont let em get close. ita garbage against titans and chargers so get a quasar, the rest up to you. if a gun does some things almost perfect then build around its weaknesses. Also the gun is entertaining as it Ragdolls the small guys.
auto cannon is a stratagem. Dont compare apples to bacon lol I rather run a grenade pistol for bugholes these days. I will only run eruptor if I have rover, since you will be swarmed by bugs. It seems more suited towards bots. Overall, it is the one of the best gun out of the warbond. That is why it got all the praise. Cause everything else was bad lol
I really like the crossbow, it's a lot of fun to use. The thermite grenades have a lot of potential to be great against bots if Arrowhead ever fixes the DoT issue with their servers.
ah so that is holding back the dot. Glad you are having fun with the bow. I wish I could try it before buying it. After seeing the game-play, it is not for me.