Use of rockets?

I like explosives but I can't find myself enjoying Rockets. The only useful rocket I find is the one that splits into 5 and I'm not too fond of individual reload, individual reloads usually turn me off except some shotguns with increased reload boost.

Though a lot of detonators reload an entire 6 or so mag in one go, and one or more grenades (not a full reload) even faster.

Is there a use for rockets? Since the removal of Mags to a rocket, the ones that seem plausible no longer apply to being effective, and the ones you need to detonate aren't that much in terms of greatness since you have to wait for travel time.

The ground pounder just plain seems like the best option since you can get 3 to 5 and it splits into 3x each at a single burst, especially if the fire rate is superb.

Is this a preference thing or are rockets somewhat obsolete?

Mass Cannon (the one that splits into four in mid-air) is one of the strongest weapons in the game. In certain coop's it even surpasses LMG users. The individual reload is what makes this gun so great. For example take a look at the following skills:


Pumped Up: Fully reloading a weapon (0 ammo left in clip) recharges your EGO power by 15%. In other words every single shot you fire regenerates your EGO. In 6 (or less) shots your EGO power is fully recharged again. Keep in mind with the right set up you can reload almost every single second.


Time Out: Fully reloading a weapon increases the duration of your EGO power by 9%. AND Explosive Onslaught: Explosive kills increase the duration of your EGO power by 9%. These two abilities allow your Overcharge to last forever. Literally. Every shot is increasing your EGO duration by 9-27%+. You'll most likely run out of ammo before your Overcharge runs out. But if your aim is good, and you tag enough enemies, your ammo won't run out either. And you are dealing 30% more damage with Overcharge. You can last an entire minor Arkfall without overcharge running out.


Overload: While Overcharge is active you reload 30% faster. Since Overcharge is almost always active with this build this ability remains active as well. You slap on a x0.85 reload mod, and find a Mass Cannon with 0.90 reload on it and you are firing shots every single second. In fact you reload faster then you can detonate your rockets. It's insane.


Then there are plenty of other explosive perks to choose such as your Grenade being recharged by 30% per explosive kill, dealing 30% more damage if multiple enemies are hit by the same explosion, reduce the range you get hit by explosions by 45% etc. Combine with a Ground Pounder to take full advantage of the entire explosives set up and use a 2000 min damage Frag grenade.


Even without all of these abilities if you fire a Mass Cannon shot at the beginning of a fight then hit Overcharge and fire a second shot immediately after not much is left standing anyways. Of course you have to master its aiming mechanics. For humanoids you need to detonate an inch 'above' their head and get use to the travel time of the rocket so they get hit by all 4 rockets. For hellbugs you can pretty much fire straight up into the air and let God sort them out. The +0.60 full damage radius mod really helps with the AoE madness as well. Groups of mobs that sometimes pose a challenge with firearms are wiped out in three seconds with a Mass Cannon. It also ignores hellbug armor, wipes out raiders with the giant shields, can fire on enemies behind cover, and can hit dark matter enemies using energy shields.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR2ja...=youtube_gdata

Here's a video I made of the weapon in action. Keep an eye on the Overcharge icon and how the duration keeps refilling itself when I reload or get a kill. It's quite an awesome weapon.

Without taking advantage of perks, rockets are a waste of time.

Certain enemies the rocket launchers come in handy

I use an LMG with overcharge all the time I am going to have to try that load out on the perks i like the sound of it. Seems like infinite Overcharge!!

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Originally Posted by Galactimus

Mass Cannon (the one that splits into four in mid-air) is one of the strongest weapons in the game. In certain coop's it even surpasses LMG users. The individual reload is what makes this gun so great. For example take a look at the following skills:

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Too bad VOT Mass Cannons are bugged currently and do not give any weapon EXP when used. If you want to level the skill you are forced to use one of the many gimp variants.

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Originally Posted by Alcohol Fueled Brewtality

Too bad VOT Mass Cannons are bugged currently and do not give any weapon EXP when used. If you want to level the skill you are forced to use one of the many gimp variants.

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Swarm cannon/rebounder cannon seem to be fitting replacements

I've been trying to gather them, but you're not always that lucky. Then you get stuck with the horrible "single target" ones. They do just a bit more than one SAW round per hit. Worthless.

The trade forum might be able to help you out. You can purchase just about anything you want (with scrip) if you have enough patience to dive into that multi-region, multi-platform, Trade Forum topic mess (^_^)b