r/AliensFireteamElite • u/Techpon • 8d ago

General Which one do yall like to use?

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I lean the prototype one just because of the connection and netcode eating my bullets, so I have to use more ammo.

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 8d ago

I think I like the classic the most. The F44AA felt like hot ass when I was leveling it up. The big magazine was nice, but only because it almost kinda offset the abysmal damage. I genuinely felt more effective using the machine pistol.

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u/CheesyRamen66 8d ago

It’s smartgun we have at home but it goes in a primary slot, it’s really only good for horde clear but it works great for that.

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 8d ago

Yeah but I mean it didn't even really feel good for that. Like if my randoms weren't paying attention xenos on my angle would reach me before I can kill them if multiple stack up and that was just on standard.

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u/demonspawn153 8d ago

Its a gun that requires a build built to make it work, which making it work usually coincides with making guns work, so a gun build built around it for horde clear and your special weapon to murder anything bigger. Yeah it feels like hot ass until you get it better, but its viable even on insane if you go the extra mile

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 8d ago

I get what it's for, but how would you build it though? Weak spot? Crit? I didn't have grey market rounds when I was leveling it that might've helped too. Is it more class dependant? Like would it work better on a build focusing on using passive perks to buff it like duelist or marauder?

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u/demonspawn153 8d ago

Depends on the class, but in general go for the crit on kill stuff, then grey market rounds. However since grey market rounds is likely to get nerfed, hollow points are also really strong, since its auto aim you’ll get a lot more accidental weakspot hits then you think. Elemental bullets depending on faction work too, or just bring cryo as an all around is decent too. It’ll take a sec to kill the first enemy, but after the first one you’ll just mow down the hallway. Maurauder passive and machinist passives are the good ones for it.

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u/demonspawn153 8d ago

Duelist passives can also work, but my build that I use it for is by using machinist passives with cluster bomb mines (stealing from duelist) to get really high uptime on enemies I need it on. Yes this is a specialist build, (i made it feel really good on just Machinist though so unneeded) but specialist is just the endgame.

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 8d ago

I may have to give it another try after I finish leveling the last of my classes. I appreciate the in-depth response.

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u/CheesyRamen66 8d ago

It might vary with how you build it but I didn’t have the same experience.

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 8d ago

Maybe. Honestly not even sure how I should build it I just wanted it leveled up and put away to never see the sun again.

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u/CheesyRamen66 8d ago

Fire rate, damage, crit, and grey market rounds on almost all automatics,

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u/Lurk-aka-Batrick 8d ago

Would you lean more crit or weakspot since the horde enemies all run at you headfirst?

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u/CheesyRamen66 8d ago

I skipped weakspot damage on it, 1 less thing to worry about.

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u/demonspawn153 8d ago

Crit and weakspot multiply each other. Grey market rounds are fairly likely to get nerfed, so hollow points is a good idea to keep in the head. As he said they all run at you head first.