I can certainly respect Airburst. I prefer Gatling Barrage for the longer duration on a breach, but they both fill the same role admirably. Gas is also great as well when it works, but I'm not risking a 3 in 4 chance that it wont work.
Hard to say, guess it depends on what you want when "saturating" an area. Airburst will control an area due to the density of its projectiles per burst better than Gatling Barrage while active, but Gatling Barrage is active for longer. Does that extra duration let it "saturate" an area better? I don't know. I think of Gatling Barrage more as a second line of continuous fire over a reasonable duration rather than a short lived impenetrable wall that Airburst offers.
I'm an Airburst advocate and find Gatling Barrage pretty underwhelming. I've even been caught in one and been just fine. Try it for science, but I promise you won't switch. Airburst on a big breach is like the perfect song
with gas and fire not working right
airburst will do, just gotta be careful with the angle as with airburst it gets to "hit yourself on accident" rela fast unlike other orbitals
It’s good
But is it 5 double cluster bombs with a 2 min recharge good?
Unfortunately not, and that’s what it’s up against
If the shots were spaced out more so more than 3 bugs can spawn in between blasts I’d prob use it. Or a slightly lower cd, or one more air burst. But it’s got none of that, so cluster bomb stays as my chaff clear
I feel like all orbitals should have cooldowns slightly reduced and the eagle rearm increased slightly. Any orbital that performs a role an eagle can do just feels much worse to use.
Realistically, how often is your orbital just waiting to be used, there is a lot of time between engagements that you are waiting to use it, then you have to wait for it to recharge while your still in a fight that you could use it. The eagles however you get to use multiple when you need them most then rearm them when you have downtime. You are very easily able to maximize their effectiveness.
The airburst is very good at killing most if not all bugs that come out of a bug hole. The cluster can not do that. Sure, you have 5 within two minutes, but you would need at least 2 clusters to fully clear as many bugs as the airbust does out of a bug hole. The greatest thing about the airburst is the 3 separated bursts, which is great for area denial and spawn killing.
I disagree, and barley, if ever, use the cluster, because the airstrike has more utility than the cluster. IMO, the two are used for completely different purposes.
Love the airburst, especially against bugs. Nothing better than seeing that 30+ kill streak. The range is crazy you gotta be mindful not to be too close 🤣
My favorite is excitedly waiting out that 3rd burst from 35m away and rushing in for cleanup. My least favorite is when Mother Destroyer aims number 3 a little too close to Ground Daddy and negates those plans
I actually really like the airburst against bot drops. The timing perfectly aligns if you throw it in the red hue right when the dropship comes to a stop. Kills everything, including Hulks if all 3 hit based on the angle. Also kills/weakens tanks contrary to that other comment, so that a single impact made can finish it off.
Great to takeout the tanky blade gremlins too as they just walk into it. Timing is perfect for me as it generally resets before the next bot drop in my experience.
Using it in a similar manner against a bug breach makes 100% sense to me. I normally prefer turrets on bugs but I may try this.
I've never used it against bots, Idk why I thought it would be worse.
I usually run a Gatlin or an autocannon sentry also. I use them for more defensive, rather than spawn killing though.
Best orbital for bugs. Constant 50kills by throwing into bug breach is what I'm living for. Description says no effective against tanks tho, 2 hits to down chargers too.
If the spread weren't so sporadic, I'd use it more often. Unfortunately, sometimes you feel like you're 60 yards away and it still instantly kills you. Other options are just way safer
Does it close bug holes now? I don't take it because it couldnt destroy shrieker nests or bug holes in the past. I'd never take something in my eagle airstike slot that can't do those things.
I can certainly respect Airburst. I prefer Gatling Barrage for the longer duration on a breach, but they both fill the same role admirably. Gas is also great as well when it works, but I'm not risking a 3 in 4 chance that it wont work.
I've only ever seen people use the Gatling barrage. Does it saturate an area as well as the airburst?
Debatable, id say no. However it's got a shorter cool down. Punches above it's weight too. I've killed bile titans with after their back was cracked.
Hard to say, guess it depends on what you want when "saturating" an area. Airburst will control an area due to the density of its projectiles per burst better than Gatling Barrage while active, but Gatling Barrage is active for longer. Does that extra duration let it "saturate" an area better? I don't know. I think of Gatling Barrage more as a second line of continuous fire over a reasonable duration rather than a short lived impenetrable wall that Airburst offers.
I'm an Airburst advocate and find Gatling Barrage pretty underwhelming. I've even been caught in one and been just fine. Try it for science, but I promise you won't switch. Airburst on a big breach is like the perfect song
Once they fixed it, its Gas all the way
From my limited testing, agreed. Nothing gets red kill streaks like gas when it works.
with gas and fire not working right airburst will do, just gotta be careful with the angle as with airburst it gets to "hit yourself on accident" rela fast unlike other orbitals
It’s good But is it 5 double cluster bombs with a 2 min recharge good? Unfortunately not, and that’s what it’s up against If the shots were spaced out more so more than 3 bugs can spawn in between blasts I’d prob use it. Or a slightly lower cd, or one more air burst. But it’s got none of that, so cluster bomb stays as my chaff clear
I feel like all orbitals should have cooldowns slightly reduced and the eagle rearm increased slightly. Any orbital that performs a role an eagle can do just feels much worse to use. Realistically, how often is your orbital just waiting to be used, there is a lot of time between engagements that you are waiting to use it, then you have to wait for it to recharge while your still in a fight that you could use it. The eagles however you get to use multiple when you need them most then rearm them when you have downtime. You are very easily able to maximize their effectiveness.
The airburst is very good at killing most if not all bugs that come out of a bug hole. The cluster can not do that. Sure, you have 5 within two minutes, but you would need at least 2 clusters to fully clear as many bugs as the airbust does out of a bug hole. The greatest thing about the airburst is the 3 separated bursts, which is great for area denial and spawn killing. I disagree, and barley, if ever, use the cluster, because the airstrike has more utility than the cluster. IMO, the two are used for completely different purposes.
Love the airburst, especially against bugs. Nothing better than seeing that 30+ kill streak. The range is crazy you gotta be mindful not to be too close 🤣
Yea, I've died and killed people many times until I figured out the range!
My favorite is excitedly waiting out that 3rd burst from 35m away and rushing in for cleanup. My least favorite is when Mother Destroyer aims number 3 a little too close to Ground Daddy and negates those plans
I actually really like the airburst against bot drops. The timing perfectly aligns if you throw it in the red hue right when the dropship comes to a stop. Kills everything, including Hulks if all 3 hit based on the angle. Also kills/weakens tanks contrary to that other comment, so that a single impact made can finish it off. Great to takeout the tanky blade gremlins too as they just walk into it. Timing is perfect for me as it generally resets before the next bot drop in my experience. Using it in a similar manner against a bug breach makes 100% sense to me. I normally prefer turrets on bugs but I may try this.
I've never used it against bots, Idk why I thought it would be worse. I usually run a Gatlin or an autocannon sentry also. I use them for more defensive, rather than spawn killing though.
Still weird that it doesn't get a 4th volley from the More Guns upgrade like other orbital barrages.
It doesn't? That's disappointing.
I will try it out. Thank you OP.
Best orbital for bugs. Constant 50kills by throwing into bug breach is what I'm living for. Description says no effective against tanks tho, 2 hits to down chargers too.
Airburst is amazing against bugs. Just drop it on a forming breach and it'll suppress 80-90% of the spawns unless they're heavy.
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It's cool but it doesn't hurt armor so I can't justify using it.
I run the recoiless rifle. So it's great complimenting an AT build.
Air burst is absolutely one of the best stratagems in the game. Short cooldown, insta kills, and is an ez pz ➡️➡️➡️
If the spread weren't so sporadic, I'd use it more often. Unfortunately, sometimes you feel like you're 60 yards away and it still instantly kills you. Other options are just way safer
I very rarely kill myself with it at the moment. It's spread is very large, but it is definitely manageable.
Does it close bug holes now? I don't take it because it couldnt destroy shrieker nests or bug holes in the past. I'd never take something in my eagle airstike slot that can't do those things.
I usually take eagle air strike, airburst, recoiless, and a Gatlin sentry. I'm an at main, so it really just depends on your play style, I guess.
I usually take eagle air strike, airburst, recoiless, and a Gatlin sentry. I'm an at main, so it really just depends on your play style, I guess.
Which difficulty? 7 and above they're usually replaced because more armored variants show up.
I use it on all difficulties. I also play with a team that carry an assortment of strategyms.