Let's talk BMGs.

[Insanityplea]

Spanner - Middle road
Tele-spanner - Single Target Annihilation
Spanner Protector - Shields instead of real healing, almost instantly auto-links to avail targets.
Spanner Trapper - Never used it as damaging things is faster than healing people
Stingray - Links fast but runs dry even faster

BMGs are trash for damage though do surprisingly well in pvp if you can survive the 1-2 shot shotgunning or the infector homing range.

Easy way to level is Hulker in San Quentin, Aegis Project Part 1 (turret #4), Wandering Hulkers, skitterlings at one of the mines. If you are running BMGs in Coop your damage is usually subpar, your kills are subpar and your making it take longer for everyone involved.

[Taux]

so anyone who has used the Protector - any clue just how much damage the shield supposedly prevents?

They Reduce about 10% damage taken on yourself, and i think about 15% on other targets.
Personally, i don't find it's worth it considering a Spanner can heal back the HP lost instead of just preventing it.

I mean, what good is a BMG if someone loses a bunch of HP and you slightly protect them, if after losing all that HP you can't heal them back up.

Thought that was the few Protectors i tested, not sure if they variate much between them.



Something that annoys me about BMGs is it says its Damage per second is about 460, yet its real damage per second is more like 150. (does about 50 damage per tick of damage.) and if it really did 460 damage per second they'd actually be useful in combat. :\

[RoG Goat]

Yeah, but I did it with style.

Faster is more stylish!

[SuitcoatAvenger]

Faster is more stylish!

I shoot lightning bolts, son.

LIGHTNING. BOLTS.

[RoG Goat]

I shoot irradiated bullets.

IRRADIATED. BULLETS.

[Eorthstapa]

I shoot cows. Your argument is irrelevant.

[RoG Goat]

I shoot ponies.

bronies*

[Skeptic]

I shoot blanks.

[RoG Goat]

You shoot banks?
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