Then I realized you could manually recharge your shield. o_o
Then I realized you could manually recharge your shield. o_o
wait wha...?Originally Posted by Rastaban
Equip BMG, hold right mouse button.
oh THATS what that does.
Yes, it makes the game impossibly easy. Enjoy.No more hiding behind cover, equip that rhino shield and manually recharge every time it gets depleted.
The BMG is really only useful as a group healing weapon. It chains to multiple people and heals them all (shield first, then health).
If you're using it solo, then you probably need to practice and get a little better. You don't actually do any damage while you're using it, so if you don't have group members hitting stuff, you're just spinning your wheels while you try to regen your shield and avoid damage. If you can avoid damage, then you can just do that and your shield will regen on its own. If you can't avoid damage, then the BMG is probably only going to barely keep up with what they're doing to you; again, spinning your wheels.
Not sure if he's meaning through an exploit, or through the use of a BMG, which uses an infinite power source to charge your shields and recover some HP. Iit's the healer role item, so far the only one in the game, and can be used to attack (weak as hell) or heal others when using the aim button near allies.
Currently as soon as you start the recharge animation (reload), switch weapons and the BMG will still reload when it's not being held. Good for those emergency moments where you need to heal an ally or yourself.
Carry two BMGs and this swap reload trick results in constant support. It's not god mode, since shields can be torn away faster than they are restored, but by carrying two you can at least play dedicated healer.
Primarily I'm talking in solo play where everything will be shooting at you continuously. There's no way to evade all fire unless you're hiding, so you're not damaging anything anyway. Why not get the jump on your shield regen by using the BMG? Even in a group, if you gain too much agro you can soak up a lot of fire really fast. And if you're tanking, taking fire so the rest of your team can manuver while you hop around and take all the enemy fire while healing yourself with the BMG, you're serving a beneficial role.
If you equip a Rhino shield, one with 1500 shield points but with a 9 second delay and like... 10% recharge rate, use the BMG to recharge every time it depletes to get maximum benefit out of it. In the long run you'll be hiding less and fighting more.
EDIT: For those who don't know. If you hold down right mouse button on a BMG if you're not targeting a team mate (or if that teammate is already fully healed) you heal yourself instead, shield AND health.
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