Vel'sar Altruin
Shadow Company HQ
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Posted - 2013.02.16 00:44:00 -
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Expanding one what the second poster said, cover is your friend. Always stay near cover so you can retreat and so they have to come to you. If you have to fight an AR guy at any kind of range, he will probably win.
That being said, if you zoom in and fire the accuracy gets really good, so you can kill people even at the tail end of the HMG's range fairly easily.
A large part of being a GOOD heavy is staying where you can restrict the enemies movement. You move slower and turn slower than every other suit out there.
Suit fittings are (in my opinion) personal preference and if you play with a logi.
If you play with a Logibro, in my opinion go armor so you can feed him points. If not, go Shield, I have found this to be really effective, someone can correct me if I am way off base.
Upgrade the skill that improves your shields or armor based on what you need.
Edit:: Also, Militia Forge Gun is pretty decent, even against the best tanks. If you charge up behind cover, pop out, and blow them up, then pop back in cover and repeat you'll be fine. If they're good they'll run away when they get low though.
And yes, the Forge Gun range is rediculous. If you and the other person are standing still, and the reticle is red, they're dead. I have been in Sniper duels multiple times where my Forge Gun beat the Sniper. Earlier today I couldnt even see the sniper, I just knew he was there because the reticle was red, I fired, and he died.
Also, if you have grenades and are reloading, learning to cook grenades and throwing them at your enemies feet can save your life. It takes practice, but it feels great when you kill them and can safely reload.
Which brings me to another point, don't forget to reload. Seriously, don't. Pretty much after one kill I reload if no one is around, because I accidently forget to reload and am running around with around 64 bullets in my HMG. No good.
If you are swarmed with Assaults, you probably won't take them all down. If they come one after the other you can kill a good chunk of them though. I once walked into a room with three Assaults and they didnt notice I was there, they just turned around one at a time and got mowed down. |