Let's Discuss Hunter!

[Thomas11239 366]

I love ruining dictator's OD :)

[raze_avenger 221]

That 5 meters still made a huge difference.

[Potdindy 866]

That 5 meters still made a huge difference.

Yes! I'm very glad they changed that. I still play hunter and its good, but I need to work to use it well...I cant just press shift randomly and freeze a bunch of players like I once could

[Initiate 1,306]

On 11/5/2019 at 9:37 AM, Thomas11239 said:

Does anyone know how Hunter is paired with Gauss?

I love the combo, but I find myself using Gauss with Titan more often. Mainly because my Titan is M2 10/10 at Major so I don’t want to have wasted the crys - I use Shaft and Rico with Hunter M3 so Gauss gets moved to Titan

[Richter 0]

In my opinion i think that Hunter's overdrive should be nerfed. For example, you're playing Rugby mode and you're about to capture the ball, but it becomes impossible because you get stunned by Hunters overdrive. And you are just waiting to respawn because you're 100% dead.

 

[wolverine848 13,097]

26 minutes ago, Richter said:

In my opinion i think that Hunter's overdrive should be nerfed. For example, you're playing Rugby mode and you're about to capture the ball, but it becomes impossible because you get stunned by Hunters overdrive. And you are just waiting to respawn because you're 100% dead.

 

What would happen if a Mammoth with OD ready was there instead of the Hunter?

[Potdindy 866]

On 1/1/2020 at 3:51 PM, wolverine848 said:

What would happen if a Mammoth with OD ready was there instead of the Hunter?

Id agree. I really like where hunter is. Its super annoying and effective but not oppressive like it was initially. Glad hunter has a good OD

[Thomas11239 366]

Well I have it mk7 at the rank m2 used to unlock, so not complaining I guess 

[Intercept-1 80]

I actually kind of like the added delay for the OD charge-up. I can actually "pre-fire" the OD and my timing is usually spot-on! It's SUPER fun when you have a wasp as teammate, 'cause you can fry up a group of enemies and watch your wasp buddy lay waste to 'em with a good nuke!

[wolverine848 13,097]

On 1/25/2020 at 5:03 PM, Intercept-1 said:

I actually kind of like the added delay for the OD charge-up. I can actually "pre-fire" the OD and my timing is usually spot-on! It's SUPER fun when you have a wasp as teammate, 'cause you can fry up a group of enemies and watch your wasp buddy lay waste to 'em with a good nuke!

It's a shame you get no score for all those dead tanks though...

[Potdindy 866]

On 1/27/2020 at 11:33 AM, wolverine848 said:

It's a shame you get no score for all those dead tanks though...

This is an interesting point. Like an assist. 

On a side note, my playstyle has completely changed in the last 3 months or so, so maybe thats why, but I hardly ever have problems with hunters...I mean they get me sometimes, but nothing like 3 months ago or so when I was getting huntered 3-4x per game. Not sure why? Is it because hunter got nerfed and people moved back to viking/dictator.

[wolverine848 13,097]

40 minutes ago, Potdindy said:

This is an interesting point. Like an assist. 

On a side note, my playstyle has completely changed in the last 3 months or so, so maybe thats why, but I hardly ever have problems with hunters...I mean they get me sometimes, but nothing like 3 months ago or so when I was getting huntered 3-4x per game. Not sure why? Is it because hunter got nerfed and people moved back to viking/dictator.

I bought the Plasma-torch alt for Ricco and equip that with Hunter.  Now I can kill the tanks I stun - assuming there are not too many of them - runs out of juice quickly.

[123tim456back 195]

2 hours ago, wolverine848 said:

I bought the Plasma-torch alt for Ricco and equip that with Hunter.  Now I can kill the tanks I stun - assuming there are not too many of them - runs out of juice quickly.

I thought the plasma torch alt was pretty bad, as it only provided slightly higher dps, a much slower reload time, and had next to no range.  Thoughts on it?

[wolverine848 13,097]

6 hours ago, 123tim456back said:

I thought the plasma torch alt was pretty bad, as it only provided slightly higher dps, a much slower reload time, and had next to no range.  Thoughts on it?

It kills quickly.  If you don't have DD but defender has DA and/or 50% module you might be in trouble.  But Hunter OD helps clear the way.

Works with hunter a LOT better than turrets like smoky.

If I need kills this is now my go-to combo - especially on smaller maps and maps with cover so you can ambush

[123tim456back 195]

12 hours ago, wolverine848 said:

It kills quickly.  If you don't have DD but defender has DA and/or 50% module you might be in trouble.  But Hunter OD helps clear the way.

Works with hunter a LOT better than turrets like smoky.

If I need kills this is now my go-to combo - especially on smaller maps and maps with cover so you can ambush

Thanks for the insight.  Can you send some footage if you don't mind? I would like to see how it plays out, as the only videos I found of plasma alt were with viking.  How pointless.  

[Alklines 1,751]

Hunter OD is cancer. Change my mind.

[wolverine848 13,097]

1 hour ago, Alklines said:

Hunter OD is cancer. Change my mind.

Make me.

[Tidebreaker 1,669]

13 minutes ago, Alklines said:

Hunter OD is cancer. Change my mind.

This is coming from a Viking player that has Magnum as his third most played turret. Sorry, but I'd rather have Hunters stun me than Vikings blasting me because I either have a protection module against them or am the Jug. This is the thing that broke JGR and TJR - not Shaft, not Striker, this.

I do believe that Hunter's ability to make people lose flags and Rugby balls is way too overpowered, though.

[Potdindy 866]

On 2/10/2020 at 9:44 PM, Alklines said:

Hunter OD is cancer. Change my mind.

You are comparing an ability in a kids game to a deadly disease? Seems comparable...

[wolverine848 13,097]

On 2/11/2020 at 3:55 AM, Tidebreaker said:

I do believe that Hunter's ability to make people lose flags and Rugby balls is way too overpowered, though.

How is this any different from Hornet OD which can (depending on the turret) one-shot even medium hulls.

Heck - Magnum and Gauss can do it to heavy hulls.

Or even.. your Viking OD - not many targets will survive even 2-3 seconds of that.  Ball/Flag dropped...

[Potdindy 866]

37 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

How is this any different from Hornet OD which can (depending on the turret) one-shot even medium hulls.

Heck - Magnum and Gauss can do it to heavy hulls.

Or even.. your Viking OD - not many targets will survive even 2-3 seconds of that.  Ball/Flag dropped...

Yep...getting huntered is annoying, but its not even close to as powerful as one-shotting heavy hulls under a dome. I think Hunter is in a great spot...you can use it to good effect, but its not oppressive any more

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

On 2/11/2020 at 12:55 AM, Tidebreaker said:

1) This is coming from a Viking player that has Magnum as his third most played turret. Sorry, but I'd rather have Hunters stun me than Vikings blasting me because I either have a protection module against them or am the Jug. This is the thing that broke JGR and TJR - not Shaft, not Striker, this.

2) I do believe that Hunter's ability to make people lose flags and Rugby balls is way too overpowered, though.

1) actually it's one specific alteration that ruins the juggernaut. It's LCR, that thing fires as fast as thunder when Viking OD, and deals almost twice as much damage. The only thing that deals as much damage is magnum, but it's firing rate is much lower.

 

What they should do is nerf railgun firing rate by a lot when it has Viking OD activated.

 

2) this would be true IF the zap kills you instantly. But it doesn't, so I don't see how this is a problem. If it zaps you and you're still alive after 3 seconds, you can just pick the flag or ball back up that is if they didn't return the flag. My only beef with the emp is that the cool down of your supplies it puts you on is too long.

[Alklines 1,751]

5 hours ago, Potdindy said:

You are comparing an ability in a kids game to a deadly disease? Seems comparable...

I am not talking about human cancer. I just mean that it's the cancer of Tanki. I don't mean to offend anyone affected by the kind of cancer that affects people.

[Potdindy 866]

4 minutes ago, Alklines said:

I am not talking about human cancer. I just mean that it's the cancer of Tanki. I don't mean to offend anyone affected by the kind of cancer that affects people.

Just remember this is a kids game...if you dont like the overdrive, say its bad and then back up your claim. For example:

"I think hunter's overdrive is bad for the game, and here is why..."

Then we can have mature conversation

[Tidebreaker 1,669]

8 hours ago, wolverine848 said:

How is this any different from Hornet OD which can (depending on the turret) one-shot even medium hulls.

Heck - Magnum and Gauss can do it to heavy hulls.

Or even.. your Viking OD - not many targets will survive even 2-3 seconds of that.  Ball/Flag dropped...

Each of the examples you mentioned do it indirectly through the destruction of enemies. Hunter doesn't need to destroy so that you lose your flag/ball. It's as simple as letting them be and moving straight on. That's a problem in my eyes.

7 hours ago, DieselPlatinum said:

1) actually it's one specific alteration that ruins the juggernaut. It's LCR, that thing fires as fast as thunder when Viking OD, and deals almost twice as much damage. The only thing that deals as much damage is magnum, but it's firing rate is much lower.

 

What they should do is nerf railgun firing rate by a lot when it has Viking OD activated.

Oh, thank GOD someone finally gets this. This is the single most cancerous alteration in the game if we're not talking about Magnum. A turret should not gain this much of an increase from an alt that is supposedly balanced. Protections become damn near irrelevant, and that ticks me off a lot.

7 hours ago, DieselPlatinum said:

2) this would be true IF the zap kills you instantly. But it doesn't, so I don't see how this is a problem. If it zaps you and you're still alive after 3 seconds, you can just pick the flag or ball back up that is if they didn't return the flag. My only beef with the emp is that the cool down of your supplies it puts you on is too long.

Agreed.

3 hours ago, Alklines said:

I just mean that it's the cancer of Tanki.

If this is the cancer of Tanki, then every widespread combo/alt is the scum of the earth.