Support Specialist Loadout

[Althamus]

I was just thinking to myself, most classes have specific loadouts, or a couple of loadouts at high difficulty. Firebugs almost always go flamethrower/MAC10, sharps go HC/Xbow / LAR/EBR, zerkers often go katana/axe/LAR etc etc.

Supports seem to vary a lot though, and I can think of about 5 viable loadouts. As well as every onperk weapon being a viable weapon to use (I still see a lot of players I'd class as pro using the CSG).

So yea. What is your loadout for support, and why? Also, what difficulties do you play on?

I normally go SG/AA12/M79.

I'm not good enough to axe/HSG a scrake at higher difficulty yet, so the AA gives me a nice bit of burst damage against FPs or scrakes and lets me kill them with a bit of help. SG is a great weapon against smaller/fewer zeds, and the quick reload time combined with ability to reload shell by shell means that I very rarely completely end up with it dry.
M79 I like, because it gives me some crowd control, as well as meaning that I never really run out of ammo. Very occassionally, I'll swap out the M79 for a medic gun, if we don't have a medic and are likely to take a pounding.

[qazxswplmnko]

Hunting Shotgun + M32 + L.A.R. (I play on normal)

M32 for long range groups of specimens/fps (+ a couple nades)

Hunting Shotgun for close up groups, last resort for raging scrakes or fps

L.A.R. for hurting/killing scrakes at medium-long range, and anything below scrakes/fps that isn't grouped together.

[DarkFalz]

Axe / Shotgun / Hunting Shotgun

Sometimes I will replace the Axe with a Katana or the Shotgun with a Combat Shotgun. But this is my standard support loadout if I know I might have to deal with Scrakes by myself. With this loadout I can handle pretty much anything the game might throw at me. Even Fleshpounds aren't much of a problem.

Handcannon / Shotgun / Hunting Shotgun / Machete

This is the loadout I will use if I have a Sharpshooter with me and I am confident they will take out every Scrake. The Handcannon lets me pitch in against distant targets and the Machete is there just in case I have to fight off a Scrake by myself (It is possible to do the one-shot trick with the machete). Again, with this I can handle most anything the game might throw at me.

[Amber Glass]

oh wow did not know the machete flinched offperk on hoe, good to know, i assume it has to be a headshot? i know you can flinchlock them on hard with primary fire as zerk, but never tried it on harder difficulties.

my preferred support loadout is the age old shotgun/coachgun/katana or axe. i will also occasionally use the CSG, but mostly stick to the pump.

i have seen others switch out the pump for a handcannon and m79, which seems like a perfectly viable option for crowd control afar awhile retaining the ability to take on scrakes and fleshies easily. support has ton of room to fit pretty much whatever crazy weapon combinations you can think of, and if you are proficient with those weapons, you can most likely make any loadout work for you.

[BenioX]

AA12/HSG/Dual MK23 - that is my favourite loadout. Once I run out of ammo in HSG I use AA12 and then if I don't have ammo in both shotties (and it happens on HoE at waves 8+ quite often) I use Dual MK23. I for some reason don't have problems with headshoting with duals, I am even thinking about practicing dual 9mms for lols.

[pie1055]

Originally Posted by BenioX

I use Dual MK23. I for some reason don't have problems with headshoting with duals, I am even thinking about practicing dual 9mms for lols.

I have heard that every bullet fired from the left weapon of dual 9mm/handcannon is off a little, which makes them almost impossible to headshot with reliably. However I noticed the same thing as you with dual 44s- strangely reliable headshots.

[swenor27]

Pump Shotgun + Hunty (finisher) + handc/mk23/m79 (dont play duals, hate them).

[BenioX]

Originally Posted by swenor27

(dont play duals, hate them).

You should learn to play with them. For some reason I dont even use the aim button, I just shoot and headshots go on and on

Originally Posted by pie1055

I have heard that every bullet fired from the left weapon of dual 9mm/handcannon is off a little, which makes them almost impossible to headshot with reliably

The one on the right also is off a little, you just have to learn which hits where and quickly aim from shot to shot. But yeah, weird thing enough is I mostly miss every 4th shot and that's mostly from left one.

[DarkFalz]

Originally Posted by Amber Glass

oh wow did not know the machete flinched offperk on hoe, good to know, i assume it has to be a headshot? i know you can flinchlock them on hard with primary fire as zerk, but never tried it on harder difficulties.

Yeah it has to be an alt-fire headshot to flinch. It's pretty hard but it's doable.

[BenioX]

Originally Posted by DarkFalz

Yeah it has to be an alt-fire headshot to flinch. It's pretty hard but it's doable.

isn't alt-fire too slow?

[Aze]

I dunno if it is a bit expensive (you really need help from a fellow Demo), but Shotgun+Combat Shotgun+M32 is also quite powerful
Biggest problem with that loadout though is that all weapons require lots of reloading...

[Althamus]

Originally Posted by BenioX

isn't alt-fire too slow?

He meant flinch for the HSG to the chin trick as opposed to flinchlocking and killing a la katana Hard mode.

[scary ghost]

No need to use any other load out but these two.

Killing Floor - Useless Loadouts 08 - YouTube

Killing Floor - Useless Loadouts 01 - YouTube

[Althamus]

Originally Posted by scary ghost

No need to use any other load out but these two.
[Killing Floor - Useless Loadouts 01 - YouTube]

Haha, that's the fun thing about Supports. You can carry everything. I'm not sure I'm quite brave enough to give those two a try, but carrying 3xT4 guns is funny :P

[DarkFalz]

There you go:

Killing Floor: Support Specialist Scrake Combo With Machete - YouTube

[Amber Glass]

nice video falz, i actually tried it out earlier on testmap today with success, have yet to pull it off consistently in game though, definitely much riskier than the axe or katana, but the trade off of using the almighty prochete and fitting another weapon such as HC or M79 is pretty awesome.

[Sir Razor]

I'd suggest shooting it with the HC once or twice to get its attention and reduce its head HP before trying to flinch+HSG it. The prochete doesn't deal as much damage as an axe headshot, so it is less reliable without a primer attack.

[BenioX]

Originally Posted by Amber Glass

using the almighty prochete and fitting another weapon such as HC or M79 is pretty awesome.

Wait, how'd M79 make use here, in the chinshot?

[Sir Razor]

They mean you can carry a prochete (1) + M79 (4), to replace the Axe (5)
The prochete offers the same functionality (flinching the scrake) as the axe, so you may as-well make use of more weight to extend your firepower

[Althamus]

Originally Posted by BenioX

Wait, how'd M79 make use here, in the chinshot?

He meant the HC or M79 gives added flexibility. Prochete+SG+HSG+M79 = more flexible than katana+SG+HSG.