Weapon Skills - What do you level?

[Elite_T91]

Hello!

Wanted to have a fun post between all te issue posts. So, what weapons are you guys leveling?

Ego LVL - 303

I have level 5 SMG and lvl 5 snipers, but im leveling Assault rifles and Combat shotguns from now on because it's way more effective in PVP.

So, do you think thats smart? And why, what and with what reason are you lvling your weapons?

See ya,

Elite_T91

PS: Because the level cap is 20 I don't rush one type of weapon.

[Grimwyrd]

I look at the Combat pursuits.

Going Commando requires 5000 Assault Rifle kills (and skill 2), SMG skill 5, and Infector skill 10.
Stout Tactics requires 5000 LMG kills (and skill 2), Detonator skill 5, and BMG skill 10.
Snipe from the Shadows requires 5000 Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle kills (and skill 2), Pistol skill 5, and Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle skill 10.
Boomstick to the Face requires 5000 Combat Shotgun kills (and skill 2), Pump Shotguns skill 5, and Sawed-Off Shotgun skill 10.

So I am aiming for those skill levels. In addition, I will also max at least Assault Rifle (have to max one skill for Live to Kill pursuit) and probably LMG. We'll see what I feel like after I finish all that.

[Alcohol Fueled Brewtality]

Shotguns, shotguns and more shotguns!

I'm just a close-quarters kind of person.

[Elite_T91]

I look at the Combat pursuits.

Going Commando requires 5000 Assault Rifle kills (and skill 2), SMG skill 5, and Infector skill 10.
Stout Tactics requires 5000 LMG kills (and skill 2), Detonator skill 5, and BMG skill 10.
Snipe from the Shadows requires 5000 Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle kills (and skill 2), Pistol skill 5, and Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle skill 10.
Boomstick to the Face requires 5000 Combat Shotgun kills (and skill 2), Pump Shotguns skill 5, and Sawed-Off Shotgun skill 10.

So I am aiming for those skill levels. In addition, I will also max at least Assault Rifle (have to max one skill for Live to Kill pursuit) and probably LMG. We'll see what I feel like after I finish all that.

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Hey Grimwyrd,

Your tutorials on this game were very usefull for me. Thanks for that. I kinda love the SMG's. I can put down individuals down faster with a SMG at medium-close range in PvE ...but in PvP it's totally diffirent. I saw you using the AR's alot in your tutorial. AR's are just so good all around. I love using them PvP. Do you think AR's are OP?

[ManaKeKz]

I look at the Combat pursuits.

As do I. Currently I have my highest ranks in LMGs, Assault Rifles and Bolt Action Snipers - all of which require 5k kills for pursuits. Since 1k kills got me to AR 6 I would hazard a guess that 5k should be enough to max out those skills. Also, LMGs and ARs are really nice weapons.
I got SMGs to 5 for the Going Commando II pursuit, but I really didn't like them much. At least rank 5 was fairly easy to reach... I shudder to think of doing rank 10 with Infectors and BMGs or even rank 5 with Detonators.

I have level 5 SMG and lvl 5 snipers, but im leveling Assault rifles and Combat shotguns from now on because it's way more effective in PVP.

So, do you think thats smart?

I don't use weapons for the sake of efficiency alone, I need to like them. Shotguns are fun, but they don't suit my rather cautious, distance/cover oriented style very well. Then again, I've not played any PvP yet.
I think you should stick with what weapons you like best for your style. The skill ranks are an added benefit, but not mandatory in any way.

[Munx]

Kills has nothing to do with weapon leveling, its entirely damage based, every time you hit a mob you get xp toward leveling your weapon skill based on the damage that hit does.

Also logically you require more xp for every skillup. noticeably it gets ALOT slower after you hit lvl 4.

And yes leveling bmg is a absolute nightmare, however I don't belive detonators or infectors would be nearly as bad to level.

Currently about to hit lvl 9 bmg, Im never touching another bmg again once I get there!

[ManaKeKz]

Kills has nothing to do with weapon leveling, its entirely damage based, every time you hit a mob you get xp toward leveling your weapon skill based on the damage that hit does.

I sure hope that healing done with a BMG also increases the weapon skill, otherwise it's really gonna feel like an eternity to reach rank 10 :-(

And yes leveling bmg is a absolute nightmare, however I don't belive detonators or infectors would be nearly as bad to level.

Currently about to hit lvl 9 bmg, Im never touching another bmg again once I get there!

That also speaks for a bad design of sorts... I felt the same way when leveling SMGs - not really happy while doing so, only did it for the pursuit and happy to discard all remaining SMGs once I hit 5. That system only encourages us to use the weapons we really need to level right now, not the most appropriate for the situation or the ones we like best.
Then again, earning achievements in most games is all about going the tougher route...

[Munx]

Quickly figured out that healing was the absolute worst way to lvl it, much quicker with dmg, but even then its easily 10 times slower then anything else ive leveled.

Thing with leveling bmg is every thing takes a eternity to kill, so it gets extremly boring, with other weapons I just go along my usual business driving around doing dynamic missions as they pop up.

can't wait to reach 10, really excited to see what colors the reskin of the machinist outfil will have, its one of the few outfits I really like as irathient male.

[Insanityplea]

I am currently sitting at..
Bolt Action Sniper Rifles 7
Semi-Auto Sniper Rifles 8
Pistols 5
AR 4
SMG 3
LMG 2
Combat Shotgun 2
Pump Shotty 5
sawed-off 1
Det 3
Inf 2

Everything else is 0-2...

As we can tell im gunning for that Assassin title Got the cloaked kills, halfway on semi-auto 8 and iv been stockpiling bolt actions to use for leveling it as I get that 5k kills. Leveling pistols was hard because...SNIPER RIFLE!...honestly I just cloaked up to things and shot them in the back of the head. It made it 10x easier. Also finding those repeatable fish-in-barrel quests where you have allies to play decoy...awesomeness.

Side-note...Nim got me Pump Shotty lvl5! **** YOU ***** I WIN, 1 TRY!

[mimneotic]

I am leveling Infectors because I love Infectors. The high levels for Infectors are PRETTY AMAZING. +20% range for example. This is an absolutely ENORMOUS deal for a player like me.