Support specialist 5 and 6

[SwiftXShadow]

At 5 u get a shotgun and at 6 a hunting shotgun....

i feel like i want to stay 5 FOREVER... i rearly EVERY use the hunting one..

The normal shotgun just seems soo much better for mowing down stuff.

Howcome the Firebug gets flamethrower at 5 AND bodyarmor at 6?

Why coulnt supps get both at 6?

 

[C_Gibby]

If supps got both weapons at 6, that would be OP as hell. He'd have almost all of his loadout at the very beginning of the game.

Though I'd like to have the option to pick which of the weapons I use at level 6.

As mando, I'd be using the bullpup, and as support, I'd favour the regular ol' pumpy.

 

[Amber Glass]

thats why you spawn as 6 sharp and sell your bow. spawning as support is pretty counterproductive given the huntings high ammo price. also the boomstick is an amazing weapon when used correctly.

 

[Althamus]

thats why you spawn as 6 sharp and sell your bow. spawning as support is pretty counterproductive given the huntings high ammo price. also the boomstick is an amazing weapon when used correctly.

+1

Also the spawning weapons prices need to be rebalanced. Spawn as a sharpshooter and you get an Xbow (sells for

 

[C_Gibby]

What does everyone thing of the hunting shotty's ammo price anyway?

Does anybody ever think it's a little unjustified? Costs hundreds to fill up the gun, ysee. If it couldn't be used for instakilling scrakes, I'd vote for a slight reduction.

 

[Althamus]

It is a bit expensive. Depends mostly on what you use it for though, if you only use it for killing sirens and upwards, it's OK (with the occassion OSHI moment to take out a handful of zeds in close proximity).

Given how rarely I use it in a wave, I don't really notice (and tend to fill my ammo over the coures of 2-3 waves anyways, just top it up a bit more each trader time).

 

[Amber Glass]

id say the combat shotguns ammo price is more unjustified, dont mind the huntings too much as i usually dont end up using it much aside from husks and sirens until wave 6, and by then the bounty and end of wave bonus is more than enough to cover ammo costs.

 

[Zerginfestor]

I personally don't see a problem with the ammunition, seeing as by the time I acquire it, it's Wave 2 already, with body armor, a Trenchgun, and 0 from using the rest of my leftover money on ammunition. After that I pretty much waddle about for ammunition boxes, while also helping the team out, not straying too far from them, so I'm usually maxed by the end of Wave 3 or so :I

for a Support role, I usually just go lvl.6 Firebug, and rush about, burning everything in sight before they can touch me while I hunt for ammo boxes/handcannons to sell with the flamethrower at the end of the round, grab the cheap trenchgun, switch to support, then I'm on a roll.

 

[Vlad Tepes.pt]

Support Specialist

Support Specialist

What does everyone thing of the hunting shotty's ammo price anyway?

Does anybody ever think it's a little unjustified? Costs hundreds to fill up the gun, ysee. If it couldn't be used for instakilling scrakes, I'd vote for a slight reduction.

I agree.The price of ammo to the Hunting Shotgun is very high .

I'm Support Level 6 and I prefer Combat Shotgun and AA12.

 

[Splatpope]

I guess we all agree that spawning with csg/ksg would be a better idea

 

[masteriamamind]

What does everyone thing of the hunting shotty's ammo price anyway?

Does anybody ever think it's a little unjustified? Costs hundreds to fill up the gun, ysee. If it couldn't be used for instakilling scrakes, I'd vote for a slight reduction.

I agree.The price of ammo to the Hunting Shotgun is very high .

I'm Support Level 6 and I prefer Combat Shotgun and AA12.

Really? Use the M99 lately? $5000 for a full reload. That's more than all the demo weapons+nades and body armor combined. Certain players are just fine with that. Not a problem with me. I just use my magic infinite penetration wooden bolt launcher I get for free and do the same job.

 

[Rattler]

i rearly EVERY use the hunting one..

The normal shotgun just seems soo much better for mowing down stuff.

Omg...... HS is way better. Even its better than AA12 if its used properly. Learn to play and then talk.

 

[DarkFalz]

Yeah the ammo price for the Hunting can be a bit steep but I rarely use all the ammo for it in a wave so it isn't usually a problem. It's mostly saved for killing big stuff and for and clearing a big group.

I guess we all agree that spawning with csg/ksg would be a better idea

I'd support this. Spawning with a CSG would save me a lot of dosh (with the weapon's current price).

i feel like i want to stay 5 FOREVER... i rearly EVERY use the hunting one..

The normal shotgun just seems soo much better for mowing down stuff.

Yeah I remember when I first used it, I thought it was totally useless. But now, it's hard to imagine playing Support without the Hunting. At point blank, the Hunting deals INSANE amounts of damage. IIRC it deals more damage than any weapon in the game (bar the M99 maybe). It instantly kills Husks, mutiple Sirens and can clear a bunch of trash ZEDs easily. Plus once you learn a few tricks, it's really useful for taking down the big guys:

Killing Floor: One-Shotting Scrakes (Hell on Earth) - YouTube

Killing Floor: Best Ways To Kill A Fleshpound - YouTube

 

[Deleted member 53801]

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the first vid isn't on HoE

look how much money he is getting

 

[Zerginfestor]

Correction: after taking notes, it does the most damage then any other weapon, PERIOD. 2nd place is the LAW, with the runner ups being the Crossbow and M99. if doing a full headshot with lvl.6 perk, the damage goes from:
1,600----> 1,760 full frontal damage.

(please note I'm excluding the obvious OP Buzzsaw crossbow because I know it'll be nerfed sooner or later)

 

[Sir Razor]

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the first vid isn't on HoE

look how much money he is getting

Fine. Skip to 0:46

[MLG] xXTr1cKYXku5HXx SCRAKE TAKEDOWN - 100% OBLITERATED SC - YouTube

Same thing but infinite style points.

 

[Helifano]

i rearly EVERY use the hunting one..

The Hunting is a key tool for a Support. If I was only allowed a single shotgun as Support it would be the Hunting. Uppercuts, FP combos and crowd control, oh my! The Hunting makes Support one of the most fun classes to play! In my opinion, anyway.

 

[Amber Glass]

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the first vid isn't on HoE

look how much money he is getting

it definitely doesn't work the same on hoe...

anyways i can confirm the hunting is hands down one of if not THE most powerful weapon in the game.

Scrake 1 Shot - YouTube

 

[Althamus]

Correction: after taking notes, it does the most damage then any other weapon, PERIOD.

Hard to work out. Do you mean per single shot, or DPS? Also, what about grenades etc hitting a crowd If you had enough FPs in a tight enough space, a LAW shot could probably easily deal double the HSG damage.

But yea, I'd believe it for a single shot vs single target (Esp if you take into account penetration tricks).

 

[DarkFalz]

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the first vid isn't on HoE

look how much money he is getting

I can assure you that was on HOE. Don't know about the money thing but it was HOE.

Still don't believe me? Fine here are a couple more on HOE:

Killing Floor: Chainsaw Uppercutting - YouTube
Killing Floor: Support Specialist Scrake Combo With Machete - YouTube

And here's me doing it multiple times in an HOE game:

Killing Floor: 6 Player HOE KF-Bioticlabs Wave 10+Pat - YouTube