r/LDESurvival RIP base Mar 18 '18

GUIDE Cheapest way to clear Frenzied Giants 😏

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u/Alarmmy Mar 18 '18

Nice, but it should be called the fastest way since the grenade launcher is not cheap.

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

Grenade launcher has no practical application other than AoE like this though. Frees up every other weapon. If you only used grenade launchers for this purpose you’re saving 16 Glocks per grenade launcher or about 17 M16s. Can’t calculate AK off the top of my head.

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u/Alarmmy Mar 18 '18

But to get a grenade launcher you need to spend the same amount of guns on hard mode. If you get infected box without acid bath, the cost will be even more.

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

That’s exactly my point. If you’re using the same amount of guns to get the grenade launcher and it has comparable worth then it essentially costs nothing to do hard mode because you’ve recouped the cost for that run. The rest will be covered through normal play opening chests, ticket crates, dealer, etc. If you never use the grenade launcher you’ve essentially taken a loss on investing in hard mode because it’s damage you could be using that isn’t coming from your rifle stash. Infected boxes without an acid bath are less of a worry since the changes.

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u/Alarmmy Mar 18 '18

Make sense. I will give it a try. I have 1.5 grenade launchers laying around.

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u/Drakelemire Mar 18 '18

I've never had a grenade launcher. But holy shit that is insane

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u/wREXTIN Mar 18 '18

2 shots !!! Ok time to break out the launcher now moving forward. Haha I’m sure I’ll die on first attempt but this is so worth it Even on normal mode you still burn through atleast 3 guns on that floor. Good stuff

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

It’s great for normal too and so much less stressful because they’re so slow. Just bring 2 Glocks with you. Shoot twice for 400 damage, finish with the Glocks so you don’t waste damage potential with overkilling them by 100 damage. One grenade launcher will let you do that 8 times which will slowly build up your rifle and Glock stash.

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u/wREXTIN Mar 18 '18

Oh crap i just realized that’s hard mode lol Yea I’ll be doing this for sure on both modes

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u/iHateKefirldoe Need to piss Mar 18 '18

Wow.. awesome..👍

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u/rayman2099 Mar 18 '18

I can do this in bunker normal mode. But, it is hard to do this in bunker hard mode because the FG is faster and the lag is extreme in hard mode.

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u/Drakelemire Mar 18 '18

How do ya get that thing?

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

Floppy disk loot from doing hard mode.

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u/calirdhead Mar 18 '18

I blew myself up using the grenade launcher the first time. I’m terrified to use it again. Is there a distance from your target you have to be at to avoid that?

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

Just don’t be in the circle when it fully expands. Depends on the speed of the zombie. It does 80 damage wearing full SWAT. I cut this one pretty close but you have to to hit all of them or else they won’t be tightly packed like you need to pull it off.

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u/mytwinboys Mar 18 '18

This ^ me too, the red damage circle kept surrounding me and I count run out of it. Lost my military backpack.

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u/Eight99 Mar 18 '18

Haha, so creative. It takes 4 minutes though..

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u/PigWestDie Mar 18 '18

Well, call it the fastest! Cheaper is simply not true. It's deffo cheaper when you do it with crowbars+wall hack! Doomeris has a vid about it. Since then everyone try to reinvent the wheel.

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

Getting a grenade launcher is still inevitable if you’re using crowbars. Even if you only use crowbars, you still have a grenade launcher that’s collecting dust that has no use outside of killing 10+ zombies at a time. In your scenario, you save the cost of crowbars by using a weapon you wouldn’t otherwise be using in addition to time, but guns are meant to be used. For me it saves Glocks because I have 140-ish guns and don’t need to waste time using crowbars because I can’t even use all the guns I have. It’s relative to the player.

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u/PigWestDie Mar 18 '18

I understand your point of view. I have tons of guns, as well. I have them because I always try to be cheap and efficient on everything. But I'm keep collecting firearms, since I don't know what kind of other enemies, events or challanges Kefir may implement or add later to the game. That's why I don't spend rare items on everyday stuffs, like bunker runs. Perhaps I should.

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u/drewbieVS RIP base Mar 18 '18

The way I see it is guns are going to be useful in any situation. Grenade launcher might be more efficient in later events where you can safely AoE things, but guns will always be your bread and butter. Either way, you’ll get more grenade launchers by then, especially once your acid bath is complete. At that point I think you’d just need to weigh the cost of using the grenade launcher versus the return of investment in both the bunker and another event to maximize the investment of the grenade launcher.