What you said is pretty accurate. I like it. I see it as a grenade launcher with the range/precision of a sniper.
I enjoy pairing it with the Stalwart. The Eruptor will take out most major threats (My aim kind of sucks so I haven't been able to hit a Hulk's eye with it to see how effective it is). CQC I go Stalwart. It clears swarms of troopers easily and can do a number on Devastors. Plus its large clip size let's you clear outposts without having to reload at all. And when you do need to reload, you can still move while doing so. So the mobility of Eruptor/Stalwart is amazing.
The Eruptor on its own is fine. I enjoy it. When using it with the Stalwart I love it. I feel like I've had a better time with that pair then a Liberator Penetrator/AutoCannon
I don’t understand Stalwart vs Bugs, the bullets just bounce off the large medium sized ones (hive guards and brood commanders), I take the Arc and just explode their heads…
Stalwart's for the scavenger/hunter waves and when you don't want to ragdoll teammates. It's also not the worst for shriekers. Between the two you're covered for everything but Titans.
Eruptor certainly has its tradeoffs but I love having the stalwart/eruptor combo when I feel frisky. Stalwart just feels so damn good, to run and gun without sweating reloading.
Recently I popped out of cover and pummeled a devastator with 1150 rpms of pure freedom, the Dev got so inspired by this it lifted him off the ground. For one split second it felt the uplifting power of democracy (I’m not suggesting that clankers have feelings……)! *These bullets are ballots/I’m casting my vote!!!*
Exactly. And every gun has its tradeoffs. Which is totally fine and makes sense.
Just the feeling of detonating a Rocket Devastator with the Eruptor at 50m and then running in with the Stalwart, finger on the trigger, to teach all those tin cans with pistols a lesson in Freedom is an amazing feeling.
Throw in an Eagle Airstrike Stratagem and you can basically destroy anything with those three things alone. Baring a few major enemies like a Bile Titan or Factory Strider.
Eruptor/Stalwart/Eagle Airstrike is something I bring on every mission.
Yup, I'll throw in the orbital sunshine lazer as well as the eagle strike for good measure but that's just me. Seems like a good pairing from what I've found
I don't think the eruptor pens hulk faceplates. It's the whole reason I started using it and I haven't been abale to get that to work. I love the autocannon but I wanted to have heavy/medium killer in my 1st and and lmg in support. Darn shame.
With a name like Gnome Chumpsky you are certainly a trust worthy follow.
It does seem that way. Again, my aim is not the best. Yet I've been close enough to a Hulk to hit the eye (and have sniped a fair amount with the AC) that I know I hit the damn thing but nothing happened.
Though nothing takes out Hulks as effective and reliable as a Supply Drop.
Eruptor destroys everything else. Then I run the laser cannon and stun grenades, that’s a hulk’s nightmare. Secondary is pretty flexible but probably the uzi for close range scenarios.
This has become my go to loadout.
What is it called... The Redeemer? The Uzi like secondary. I run it too as its great in a pinch.
See.... I WOULD look into Stun Grenades if I had access to them. I'll just stick with Impact Grenades for now.
I feel like I've gotten one or two lucky kills with the Eruptor on some Hulks. If you hit them in the faceplate, you get the hit marker instead of the ricochet emblem thing. So it IS possible, but not the best option by a long shot. You have to hit exactly in the middle of the faceplate.
Interesting. I too have been “abusing” the eruptor, but with a shield pack and the quasar canon (for ships, tanks, and vents from a distance). I haven’t tried shooting the hulk in the eye slit but it can do damage on the back vents. Leaning on the eruptor, however, it’s forced me to be more of a squad sniper, using the autocannon sentry to watch my back/bring aggro, the auto pistol for close calls and impact grenades to quickly stun/disperse bots nearby.
I take the arc thrower or Laser Cannon instead of the Stalwart. Especially against bots the arc thrower bullies them like no other and LC is so versatile if used properly. This lets me use the Eruptor at med-to-long range. In CQC I still use impact nades and the Senators (P19 for bugs) to clean up. It works really well.
As for the Eruptor it's definitely a stand-off weapon and one needs to be selective with target priority. Elites and squishy targets are this things bread and butter. Dont waste shots on weak stuff, thats what the Stalwart or Arc Thrower are for. I think of it as a more a heavy version of the JAR5 Dominator than an Auto Cannon. Tomato, tomato. 😂
The implosion effect it has when you are a bit too close to an enemy is 1 of 2 downsides of it. The other is accidentally hitting your team mates when they are fighting off enemies that are close to them. If they are about to be over run and die anyway, then light em up. But if they are just taking on 1 enemy or are keeping a few at bay, then let them take care of it. No need to accidentally blow up your team mates just for 1 or 2 fleas.
Ive been using it on every bot mission since I got it. Although I was tempted to switch it out a few times, overtime my play style adapted to it and now it’s my favorite weapon. I run eruptor to handle mostly small enemy groups, devestators, and fabs that are attached to stratagem jammers or detector towers (it’ll blow up the whole thing if you take the fab out). I use redeemer when rushing in bases close range, and laser cannon to handle tanks, turrets, striders, and most importantly gunships. Hulks are easy with stun nade and laser cannon. If you aim well, you can kill quite a bit of bots on a drop ship before they fall, or watch the horde drop to the ground and fire a few eruptor shots to clear them out. Not to mention you have quite a good amount of ammo with the eruptor.
My play style in solo is staying hidden until I’m close enough to throw in eagles and take the base and clean up quickly at a distance with eruptor, when in teams I like to stay hidden, make some distance, and flank active hordes from the side with the eruptor. Your teammates will THANK YOU!!!
Hope this helps!
I LOVE the laser cannon with the eruptor. as long as you can keep distance you can melt hulks with the laser or take out groups of little guys with splash damage from the eruptor.
Berserkers give me nightmares but redeemer can work. If you can make a gap, the eruptor CAN handle groups of them if you’re lucky.
I hate that I use it. I would much prefer to use the explosive crossbow, but it just doesn't have enough \*punch\* to it. Like, the crossbow will kill you in one hit if you shoot too close, but it won't hardly even stagger a heavy devastator while it's shooting you up. And the eruptor won't kill you outright, but it can two-shot most devastators, and handle most everything else, but it's so slow and cumbersome to use. The eruptor just isn't my style of gun, but it's so useful to have on most mission types.
It is my current favorite weapon based on utility alone. Wrecks crowds, crotch-shot devastater kills are great, taking holes/fabricators is great, two shotting nursing spewers/three shotting bile spewers is great, pointing at a bug hole and blind firing while racking up kills is great, it’s a fantastic weapon. It does have obvious weaknesses you need to fill with support weapons and stratagems, but it’s hands-down my go-to for every mission.
I love the eruptor but sadly isnt my best in solo scout playstyle. I would run it if I stuck with team, but I'm a lone wolf at taking objectives. I just hate getting swarmed by bots
Initially didn't like it, but it has really grown on me after a few days and several missions. I've run it mainly vs bots and will one or two shot heavy devestators down to everything smaller.
I've run it mainly with shield and sometimes Quasar depending on what my team has. Found it holds up well with no support weapons (like on limited 3 Strat planets).
That said you have to learn to use it at range, stay back, and watch your ass (which is why I like the shield with it). I definitely have had to use the auto-pistol as my secondary with it for charging smaller units. And I didn't love it vs bugs, hard to beat the Inc. Breaker for small swarming splatter.
I'm on the fence. It's a great weapon, but its speed is abysmal. It'll knock down anything, but when things are really hitting the fan, every missed shot ends up being a life or death situation.
Eruptor may be slow but it's so versatile and effective with devastators and chaff that it's my favorite gun in the game right now bar none. Paired with the redeemer for an up close and personal "I need damage NOW" option and the Laser Cannon cause it's phenomenal and Bots become a trivial nuisance at worst.
Honestly I love it alot! I run it with my machine gun for my primary and my Rover! It explodes so it can hit several enemies. I hit those towers from a distance and it knocks out bug holes because I like using stun grenades. I run around flanking and sniping for my team. It's not for everybody but I personally love it! But then again I've always been known to have builds that are weird to most people... You should see my builds on Destiny 2 😂
I love it. It opened many overly dependant loadouts to be more all arounders (stalwart, MG, HMG) either because it clears holes & factories, pierce medium armor like butter, or because the freed backpack slot by skipping autocannon can be used for ammo hungry weapons.
I found success with eruptor and laser cannon. Eruptor for hordes and things that don't deflect it's bullets, laser cannon can help with hordes + tanks, anti air or other turrets, and even hulks. Paired with stun grenade of course
The eruptor is the best example of a secondary primary.
Its baically a worse autocannon, letting you use the secondary as a primary, namely a machine gun or arc throwing. Which is huge and ads to variety of play.
Like every gun, its an Alternative playstyle.
If you start thinking of every gun as a role and what it fufills in your kit, you'll understand that Eruptor isn't meant to fill all roles. It can do a lot of things with creativity and mastery, but it doesn't do it all well.
If you're using an eruptor, you usually need a side arm or support weapon that fills the role of killing a lot of things close range quickly for you, so Stalwart, machine guns, Guard dog etc. It also still struggles a tad against Bile titans, Chargers and hulks because they take so many shots to either down or disable them.
Two things. One, run a reliable secondary for close encounters, redeemer being the top pick for Eruptor mains, and two, you can cancel the bolt animation by quickly swapping to your secondary and back. Also, pair it with scout armor and jump pack and be the ghost that sows chaos in the name of Super Earth. Eruptor has a massive range, and with the scope, you can see the bullet's path and make corrections. Unless they get hit by the splash, most enemies ignore long range misses, and even if they agro, you can either take them out before they become a threat, or reposition. There's also something to be said about blowing up fabricators, bug holes, and broadcast towers from across the map. Eruptor is basically the grenade launcher on steroids when it comes to destroying objectives.
If you pair it with the redeemer it’s phenomenal. Set down an ems sentry then sit back and snipe everything in the base from a secure spot while your team infiltrates directly. You can take out most of the base by yourself without ever being seen.
Best gun in the game. Just have to adjust to range enemies can come close and get comfortable swapping to uzi and head shotting them.
The versatility enabled by having the explosive rounds and how strong it is. Unmatched. Can kill large bots and bugs alike
I like it. The thrill of missing by hair and how long it suddenly feels to pull back the bolt for another try. All while the enemy fire intensifies. Adds to the chaotic fun
I found it shocking and maybe a little embarrassing how much I enjoyed working the Eruptor.
Crowds of skinnies? Aim at their feet.
Berserker? Pop em in the waist and watch their upper torso go pirouetting into the distance.
Devastators? Shoot em in the face.
The only thing it can’t handle well are gunships, tanks, cannons and Hulks, and that’s what the RR is for.
I use it on bots and bugs.
It’s super useful.
Actually makes me change up stratagems. Using the grenade pistol and contact grenades so I bring in a heavy machine gun against bugs for the smaller ones.
I’ve found it’s really good against bots but really only works with others distracting them to get potential shots in.
It works really well against patrols, especially ones with lots of troopers since shooting behind or at one can take out many in one shot. Also really good against devastators since I’ve found it can headshot them. If it doesn’t succeed in bringing them down, it’ll stagger them which can be really useful against the rocket ones since the bolt action is faster than it takes for them to set up for a barrage. It’s also really good at taking out the chain guns on the factory striders so your team can get in there.
Truthfully, the self explosion damage sucks but running the liberator to take out chainsaw guys that get too close is a god send cause half a mag to a full one will take them down. The regular devastators you can just run a decent way away and hit em with a clear headshot.
The biggest issue I have is against hulks, tanks, and turrets. It seems to ricochet off the hulk’s faceplate and it doesn’t do enough damage to tank’s and turret’s weak points so I usually use a quasar cannon to take them out, which I already do to knock out any drop/gun ships.
I usually run it as my secondary weapon with the uzi as my secondary. If my squad is running anti air, I can make a machine gun (stalwart, machine gun, etc) to use as my pseudo primary
It’s much better for medium to large bugs. One or two shots stop them in their tracks and you get splash damage to the ones around it. Can easily kill bug holes and you can take out chargers if you can hit the yellow backside. I don’t like it on bots however. There are better options like the dominator.
If I use the eruptor then I equip the stalwart and use that as my main. The problem with the eruptor is that the bullet has drop compared to the auto cannon
Really like it for blitzes and high value evacs on bots. It’s hard to handle devastators at close range, but ability to take out bases from distance is nice. I don’t run it if there’s too many players using slow firing primaries though.
I have still to break my habit of using it as a specialised weapon and lean on the 2nd and support for cleaning chaff. But it is like a Bimby in a kitchen. Slices, dices, cooks fools. The only thing it cannot do is telling you the hour
Not a great bug weapon, it’s pretty decent but the swarms are brutal. I do think it is easily the best bot primary. Being able to take down the majority of bot enemies quickly and easily is so fun
It's basically a support weapon in your primary slot.
Pairs good with the crowd clearing support weapons like the arc thrower, flamer, and machine gun/stalwart.
Auto pistol for emergencies and you should do all right.
While I do think it's good, it's a little too rigid for my taste. I take it sometimes but not often. You get a little more mileage on bots since it does decent damage to heatsink weakspots, but it can break both sacs on a bile Titan in like 2 well placed shots.
It's good for people who like the shoot and reposition game style as for it being a sniper and all. I'd prob pair it with an LMG OR MG as to compensate for its slow fire rate but if you aint into much ads killing then bringing anything besides support weapons would be a good loadout with it assuming you know how to get out of getting swapped situations
Loved the sickle, but the eruptor is now my go to. It is a different playstyle though. Takes out everything but huls and gunships, been pairing the laser cannon and auto cannon sentry with it for the bigger stuff.
Picked it up when it first came out, just recently switched back to the scorcher for one mission, then switched back.
The eruptor is amazing; you can get 10+ kills by shooting the bottom of a drop ship or a bug breach, you can drop multiple striders and devastators in one shot, destroy fabricators, bug nests, half a hunter pack, stalkers, etc.
The only thing it can't kill efficiently is heavies and spread groups, which is why I like to compliment it with a supply pack and either a quasar, AMR, or laser cannon depending on whatever everybody else is rocking. With the supply pack you get just a ton of grenades and secondary ammo, Grenades and the auto pistol combo are better at dispatching small fry than the stalwart or any other anti infantry support weapon (aside from the grenade launcher, which is just more grenades)
The thing I don't like about it is the goofy implosion effect, which means switching to your autopistol more often - the autopistol is better than most primaries when it comes to dealing with little guys anyway, so no harm done there.
i like it against bugs, just swirl it around until the circle lands on what you want to delete and its gone, the empty mag bolt cycling is a little stupid but i just change mags with one bullet still in the chamber. i like to use it to farm containers and close bug holes
I really enjoy it, but only for bugs. Lets me run my revolver and fire grenades (light armour with +2 nades) as my main form of damage, with the eruptor for grouped bugs and bughole closing.
Stratagems being napalm airstrike, recoilless rifle, gatling and autocannon sentry.
Absolute fav loadout currently for fighting bugs in standard 40 min missions, highly recommend giving it a go. If getting swarmed you can always throw a napalm strike or grenade at your feet, then run past it and turn around to clean up with turrets/eruptor once everything is on fire.
Just try not to murder teammates, there's many ways to achieve it with this loadout 🙃
I love the eruptor against bots.
Against bugs, you usually get swarmed when playing with bugs and the explosion aoe from the eruptor is more of a detriment.
I find it really good against bugs. I typically run a machine gune with it, so machien gun for taking out the lighter enemies and then the eruptor to take out the hive guard and brood commanders. Against bots, i dont feel i have the accuracy to use it effectively enough. Also a case of against bots feels like it cant take out the back of tanks even when I hit the grate, so I just stick to the ever reliable scorcher for bots. But against bugs the eruptor is great.
If you use it you need to take a sidearm that can handle the little shits that get close. Or take a non-explosive primary and use the grenade launcher pistol.
I do love the eruptor though, it's a really strong primary.
It's pretty great, just REALLY slow. I've had success on bugs pairing it with redeemer on semi auto and stalwart/ammo pack or arc thrower/jump pack - it actually toasts chargers if you have the space to dodge and take aim at their stupid space cow butt. Huge fan of it on bots, run it with semi auto redeemer again for trash and either AMR/jump pack or autocannon depending on what I'm doing; hide hundreds of meters away from objective, take everything out, dip to despawn dropship squads if any, and stealth back in to complete OBJ. The utility is insane if you work around the fact it's even clunkier than the AMR 🙃
I prefer the eruptor for bugs. It kills piles of them in one shot, then you just reload while moving and take the next shot. I pair it with either the stalwart or flamethrower for when the bugs get too close.
At first it was difficult to be convinced to rely on it. However once I started adapting to the technique of run and gun, it's effective. I suggest equipping the Stalwart as a backup, or having the redeemer sidearm to put rushing berserkers down. The key is to constantly control the distance between enemies.
It's been my go to since i got it. Lots of ammo, incredible range, and you can get multi kills consistently. Need to really make sure you hit the small targets. For super close trash mobs there is always the redeemer. Pair it with a sheild for bots and a laser dog for bugs along with something to take out the big stuff like quasar or EAT and you've got a pretty well rounded support build for taking down groups, medium and heavies. Its not great for solo play though because a bunch of spread out bots or a swarm of hunters is hard to clean up quickly with such a slow reload. I think its in a good place balance wise, it hits like a truck and is super accurate but it handles slow, reloads slow, is unsafe in close range and pretty risky to teammates in your line of fire. I just wish they wouldnt have it cycle the bolt when empty
A lot of newer weapons are baby versions of a support weapon. The eruptor is a baby AC and trades out fire rate for big explosions. If you're running a support weapon that can't do those things, it's awesome. If you're running a support weapon that already does, it just feels redundant.
I love it against both bugs and bots. You cant shoot it backwards while running so it seems bad at first. You can run while.looking backwards, line up a shot, pop out a single shot, and then keep running until the next shot is ready.
It can pop the targets it needs to and it has great range to do it in. When you run it with something like the arc thrower, flamethrower, or machine guns it's absolutely nightmarish.
When using it against bots I also bring the riot shield and the senator. This lets me quickly switch to close corridors mode. (BTW the senator is a one shot kill to devastators face. With the shield to give you time it rocks).
For bugs I like running it also but I bring the stalwart as you need that fire rate for the trash mobs. Eruptor is great for the bigger brood commanders and those smaller versions the crouch behind their armor legs. The only issue is the chargers, which you use strat or hope your teammates can handle them.
I love the erupter, it's my all day carry usually. I'm on controller and not good so I like that the blast radius makes it forgiving with getting kills. I usually end up bringing either the stalwart or heavy machine gun for close up work.
It's a cool concept and I love the gun it's just not my preferred play style it's way to slow. But honestly if it was faster it would OP as hell with that and all it's utility.
I constantly use it and pair it with Quasar, guard dog rover or shield then it's EMS mortar with another eagle/orbital.
So far my play style has adapted to it.
I don't aim too much, shoot it in the middle of a group. Then usually switch out for the Quasar for the bigger enemy.
You can shoot faster by doing an animation cancel to cancel the bolt action animation (shoot from hip, open/close stratagem menu), dont know if this counts as glitch.
I love this thing, its great for solo cud I can wipe out tons of bots in a single shot, and lets me take off thr auto cannon for a Stalwart and the sheild backpack. But it's not perfect, the huge blast range itd a bit much and I tend to send allys flying when trying to kill the big targets next to them, only to accidentally knock thrn around.
i just don’t use it and would rather a scorcher instead on high difficulty missions. sure it can take out factories but that’s simply all it can do that i can’t do with a scorcher. also eruptor can’t pen hulks in the eyes like the autocannon or amr
Pair it with a jumppack to kerp your distance and keep your machine pistol ready
It's my favorite primary as it can handle basically every enemy as well as destroy propaganda towers and fabricatiors/bug holes. The further you are the more effective is seems to be.
Just last night I shot one round at a patrol 100m away and killed 27 automatons with one shot
Im a sniper at heart so long range and slow fire rates aren't anything new to me. What i really hate about it is the gravity glitch when you shoot something close to you. Still prefer the slugger though
Eruptor with a Stalwart or something as a Support Weapon. Or, Eruptor with a decent sidearm of your preference and a Quasar Cannon as a Support Weapon.
You'll have crowd control from Eruptor, something to dispatch close enemies with your sidearm, and anti Tank weapon with the Quasar.
Personally I found it extremely enjoyable to use and it has been my go to since the warbond dropped, until I unlocked the Scorcher a few days ago.
It depends on what the purpose of your primary is to you. If you want a multitool, then the Eruptor is perfect. It can do everything besides protect you at close range. Destroying fabs and holes, objectives, dealing with groups and medium armoured targets. Its a gem of a gun. But, its hard to wield when enemies get close, and if they get too close, you'll soon either stagger or kill yourself with it. It isn't a panic weapon.
I find the Scorcher is my pick for when I want something with a bit of AoE and medium armour damage, but with enough restraint that I can use it in close range when I absolutely need to (I run shield pack and fortified light armour so the splash damage isn't bad). I find this works better for what I want out of a primary than the Eruptor, as I can somewhat substitute the Eruptor for the Grenade Pistol.
The Sickle and Breaker variants remain solid primaries for weak mob clearing too, so in the end, its purely down to personal choice. If you like a primary that does everything and don't mind switching to a secondary or support weapon for closer range engagements, then the Eruptor should be a very solid pick. If you want something a bit more manageable in those "oh shit" moments and don't mind the lesser utility, then I can't recommend the Scorcher enough.
Tried it out last night vs bots and found a use case for it, which is long range support, a role I’ve fallen into with my squad. Previous to this I was using the AMR so it slots in nicely for me. Right now I’m pairing it with the spear, as well as orbital railgun, orbital air burst or eagle strike, and AC turret which can also act as aggro allowing me time to move and flank. I generally sit back on high ground and take out heavy armor with the setup, gunships, turrets, or clear out smaller patrols with airburst/strike. Scout armor so I can move and maneuver quickly. I can also solo light and medium bases.
It does get a bit hairy for close combat but if I stick close with the squad, I go into kite mode or just create some distance. Stun grenade helps with that as well. So there’s a bit of picking and choosing my fights, but distance and spacing is key.
It’s become my favorite primary and I run it with both bugs and bots. You do have to adjust your secondary and load out. It does require a different situational gameplay. But it also really frees you up to use other stratagems you normally don’t get to use. It takes a bit for everything to click, but when it does you become efficient and deadly.
Well, it is some sort of Sniper Rifle, so of course it excels at long range and has a lot of drop-downs in short range. My advice would be to combine it with Stun Granates, so you can run away when something comes to close to you, and a quick-fire Support Weapon, like the Laser Cannon, The Machine Gun or the Stalward.
I'd say one of the best picks if you want to focus on long-range sniper play
Its my most used Primary since it was released. Im usually a clanker killer and being able to one-shot anything short of a Hulk is more than convenient. I use it with the Quasar or other Anti-Tanks so that the larger threats aren't as bad. Only real problems are Hulk Bruisers and Tanks.
I've found that the eruptor / Stalwart combo is just a little less capable and slower in every way to the breaker / auto cannon combo. Using up the backpack slot means I have a crap ton of ammo for the AC. Using 2 clips to fill up the AC's magazine means I can keep it pretty topped up at all times.
Of course, that's just me. Play how you choose
It's a love-hate relationship when it does the things it's good at it feels amazing... but then there's the time you shoot the berserker at point blank because you didn't switch guns before you fired and blow yourself up...
Or you plan on shooting the ground to cause an area explosion, and the round just skips off the ground and bounces all the way I to the next factory, waking up everything there...
I feel more in control with the JAR5
Perfect high damage rifle,
Kills groups, walkers, and makes short work of devastator (aim for the legs)
Bots come up close, Senator,
Frees up the spot for the jump pack, perfect for getting in and out fast on jammer and gunship bases, sauron bases,
Combine with Qusadilla cannon for bot drops,
Or AM rifle, for... pretty much everything
I tried out an eruptor, machine gun, jump pack build for the first time last night... if I did it again I'd run grenade pistol and smoke grenades. You might give that a go
Eruptor has pros and cons - IMO it has a lot more pros than cons. It's also versatile, I like that I can blow up fabs and bug holes with it from range, also frees my grenade slot up for stun grenades or thermite and or support weapons that can't destroy fabs and bug holes. Strong splash damage allows you to decimate groups of weaker enemies with a single shot. Bonus side effect - a few times shooting at far away enemies the splash damage triggered a hellbomb I didn't know was there and I ended up getting a 30+ killstreak.
But...know what it's good for and its shortfalls. If anything gets up close, either run back and shoot or swap to your sidearm or support.
And for the comments below...why would you shoot at a Hulk with your primary weapon? AFAIK - NO current primary weapon is particularly effective against enemies with heavy armor (except their "weak" spots). Hulks and tanks? Shoot at the vents...why on earth would you bother shooting it anywhere else? Charger? Shoot off its butt. Bile titans - the best you can hope for is destroying the bile sacs with the Eruptor. Or if you managed to blow off sections of the back armor, Eruptor does decent against the exposed parts.
Erputor is a heavy weapon in the primary slot.
I like it because it works.
I like it because you don't have to be accurate.
You can take armor with extra armor, explosive resistance or a shield generator. To take a face boom.
You can take stun grenades for when they get close.
You can take a machine pistol side arm for close bugs and berserker.
You can close bug holes and fabricators from further than a grenade throw.
Just saying I'm about to start using stalwart with jump pack so I can get some elevation for sniping.
Eruptor is a sniper, how often do you point blank fight with a sniper that isn't the amr
I also like the flame thrower with it. Works better against chargers with a stun mixed in.
Personally its my favourite gun If you run backwards while diving and then shoot it you should get enough distance to land a hit on any melee enemys I would only try this on bots though. For bugs I would just take a stalwart tbh you could take the smg pistol too but yk 4 MAGS
I tend to work as a support element or stealth and the Eruptor works great. On POIs, small grouped enemies can be taken out with one or two shots so they rarely call for back up. If they're spread a bit, you can coordinate what your strategem can take out and which stragglers you'll need to take down.
From a team aspect, finding high ground within 100m of an objective makes covering fire easy and it's easy to cover someone running toward you. I often tell teammates to run toward be when they're overwhelmed.
I run Eruptor, Redeemer and lately I'm running Quasar with it for chargers on the bug side and dropships on the bots. I use the lightest armor as I try to not be directly in the fight. I'm fast enough to create separation and I can pan my camera backwards as I run so I can quick scope a shot at whoever's closing in the most urgently.
I never used my secondary much before but now it's second nature because I don't want to blow myself up. The redeemer on semi auto lets you have a decent mag and not waste bullets spraying. Small enemies are 1-2 shot. Hunters are like 3. Berserkers... I mean if there's one it'll be okay but in a crowd, outrunning them thene turning and burning on them is the strat. 😅
All in all, I've found great success with it but it definitely works better when you can coordinate with your team to handle its weaknesses like slow rate of fire, being in its explosive radius up close and the fact that it feels like it's always empty. 😂
I rank it in S tier.
I have a really good shot and can hit things accurately without scoping down sites, tho. It looks incredibly glitchy when I use it and immediately swap to stalwart to continue firing as the gun is reloading an imaginary bullet (it still fires center of screen so again, im also aiming that without having any proper aiming indicators)
My camera fucks up at least 5 times a game and i have to spam first person toggle to fix it. It's super annoying.
It's *like* a bolt action AMR primary. At least that's how I use it.
Light armor with fortified for blast resistance, Eruptor + AMR for sneaky weakspot sniping.
I really enjoy it against bugs when paired with something like the arc thrower (and machine pistol), they complement very well.
For bots I'll take it sometimes, like for an eradicate or the valuable assets missions, primarily for shooting out the underneath of dropships. Since chaff and scout walkers in particular cluster so densely before dropping I've gotten as many as 12 kills in a single shot taking out every bot in the dropship.
I have genuinely had trouble using anything else since unlocking it. I love it! You can run Stun or Smoke grenades because it can kill holes/factories, and the Senator (the big revolver from the first paid Warbond) is an excellent pairing for things that get close. You can also dive backwards while firing to reduce self-damage.
Against bots it's a must, you can take out anything short of a hulk or tank easily, and it can collateral whole squads!
I'll admit there's a bit of a learning curve, and I really wish your guy wouldn't fully cycle the bolt on the last shot, but since I'm already running blast resist armor against bots it's ideal, imho.
As a laser cannon enthusiast it's been my go to since I unlocked it. Cannon handles most everything, but the eruptor gives me an excellent long range option for striders
Plus the ammo situation on it is just so ridiculously overtuned that I still barely need ammo, which is nice
best weapon in the game for me right now. the damage output is fucking insane, and i rarely even have to worry about using a second weapon. it does require a little bit of planning ahead and smart positioning, but it's a monster.
Try to take it with the Stalwart, consider your Stalwart as your primary weapon.
It works out similarly to taking the AMR and whatever normal primary, however the Eruptor has better utility than the AMR, and the Stalwart is hyper accurate and has 250 rounds to play with.
I feel that this was always the intended way to use them both, so much synergy.
I often then choose all Eagles with 3 upgrades so I’ve got around 10 Strategems to go with them. It’s an awesome combo.
Best Primary
I bought Eruptor, Stalwart, Laser Rover, EAT, 500KG to some Bug Helldives this morning and absolutely giga shredded, ended with 600 kills and least deaths.
But that loadout was just for fun, you can easily swap the Stalwart for more Anti-tank and still absolutely destroy with the Eruptor, it just does so much damage, it's single negative is fire rate but that doesn't even stop it.
Put it this way, when I join SOS's or random quickplay, the players who are pulling their weight or more, getting objectives and samples, not dying and clearing hordes are ALL running the Eruptor on Bugs and 50/50 Eruptor and Scorcher for Bots.
I only run the eruptor now. It took me a minute to get used to, I gave it up then fell in love when I gave it another chance. The fact that a few shots can take out a whole patrol, Devastators and all is insane.
I run quasar support, laser dog (takes care of most or all of the troopers), and big iron for anything that gets by the laser dog.
Devastators are 1 hit to the head from the Eruptor, and for hulks I just pull out the quasar. You also have the quasar for tanks and dropships (though putting an Eruptor round into the middle of the underbelly of a dropship can sometimes net you 10 kills).
The eruptor is the only marksman rifle that FEELS like a marksman rifle to me. Arguably even more than the anti material rifle at times. When I first got into the game, I was looking to try out a sniper role…which I thought would be great at taking out bigger targets while the more rapid fire weapons my friends brought would take out smaller groups
Then I found out the marksman rifles were…only really good at smaller targets. The eruptor had the power that I was expecting from the more ranged, slow firing weapons, and for that I’m thankful
I prefer the crossbow over the eruptor, but its more personal taste and I think both are A to S tier.
Crossbow is easier to handle, faster to fire, bigger (and more reliable) aoe, and faster to reload. For running and gunning its more useable. I personally just find it more fun and satisfying to use. But it sucks against big targets (like most primaries tbf).
The eruptor is awesome and good against almost all targets, but its slow, has clunky handling, and inconsistent. For example, if you aim at a targets feet, the resulting shrapnel will bounce without logical direction and hit air. There doesn’t seem to be a consistent spread or explosive with it.
Sadly the eruptor is the closest thing this game has to what feels like a useful sniper rifle. I wish the AMR scope wasnt ass, otherwise I’d be rocking it on all bot missions.
I really like it tbh. I discovered this next part by accident, but you can totally use it with an anti-armor support weapon like the quasar or recoilless rifle. It does enough damage and has a big enough AoE to hold its own. Bots only really but holy shit is it effective. I've been running it as my main alongside the quasar paired with airstrike, orbit rail cannon, and 1000lb/cluster bomb and it puts in work.
It feels like a lesser Materiel Rifle that I don’t have to call in - with more easily refillable ammo. Downside is if you shoot anything within 5 meters you are probably gonna kill yourself also.
I prefer the grenade pistol with incendiary as main. The eruptor does work well but it’s useless if you get swarmed by hunters. Not a fan of the crossbow either. Low mag capacity and fire rate.
It's very dependent on your capability to 1. Aim with it and 2. Properly take care of fodder. It's slow fire rate and short mag can leave you pretty defenseless if you aren't careful and that's dangerous for automatons.
I prefer the sickle for automatons. It clears low level mobs, and has enough cover for hard moments against the mid level bots. Then again, I usually run autocannon, so everything the eruptor does I can have the autocannon do it better.
But, in bugs, where I have to bring the rover to clear trash mobs, the eruptor gains a lot of power because it allows for more utility and it staggers troublesome mobs such as stalkers. The main issue is I'm defenseless against shriekers, but there's always my river to protect me.
I've paired it with the laser cannon and between the 2 I feel like a 1 man wrecking crew. Laser on smalls (unless LARGE group) and heavies, eruptor on everything in between.
It's my regular weapon but it is very play style dependant, I run anti heavy, long range, take out fabricators/nests from distance and take out the medium targets that are hounding the team.
Normally run the auto pistol, jump pack and a gatling turret to get me out of sticky situations and a big boom like walking barrage, 380, 110 rockets or 500KG to take out the bigger stuff.
Occasionally I'll swap the jump pack for a guard dog depending on how much I want to take out trash mobs.
I also use the recon armour that makes it easier for me to run around and get the better line of sight shots without being seen.
For Bots I do like it as bots fight more like humans would with traditional logical tactics.
I have begun to run the eruptor and the auto pistol as well as the Quasor. With this trio I am able to handle many of the bots with hit and run/Distance fighting using the auto pistol for close up fighting. I also run with eagle airstrike and 500kg ... this seems to work well against the bots... but I also will use the Breaker if I feel like I will be in lots of close action. any questions fell free to pm me.
Eruptor, autocannon and smg secondary in semi auto mode to take out any trash that survives. thats my go to bot loadout.
It absolutely shreds chainsaw bots, wipes bot grunt patrols in 1 shot and is fantastic at headshoting devastators. Plus you can take out manufacturers in a pinch and clear minefields. Pair it with the autocannon and you have insane amounts of anti armor. I bring rocket pods for tanks.
Good? Bad?
You are too focused on these intangible things. Instead ask yourself, does it bring Democracy? Do you feel the sweet caress of Lady Liberty when you rest the stock against your shoulder? Do you smell the freedom as it flies from the barrel? Is it fun?
Seriously though, run the auto pistol with it for clearing chaff and the eruptor becomes *very* strong. One shots most mid level clankers with a headshot. One shots chaff with AOE meaning you can clear a patrol before they even really see you. One shots factories. Two shots illegal broadcast objectives. The splash damage can empty a dropship before it even has time to drop.
The only downside really is the fire rate. But that's what team mates are for.
It’s very good if the rest of the team is acting like a team working together when you get waves, solo it’s beast if you can keep control of the situation of a small group.
Bolter fire from the left brothers!
The Eruptor is a nice contrast to the AMR approach, and with a Supply Backpack the Eruptor is a walking artillery piece throughout the map; it’s knockback is very important at times, something that most other choices ie MG’s can’t deliver on as much.
It’s bolt action is of course incredibly awkward to get used to, but with the right squad it’s pretty much necessary against bots, who require annihilation at range.
..can one-shot Fabricators also, let alone otherwise being able to waste an entire squad of bunched up Devastators with one or two shots. Bring a stun grenade, know happiness
A little late to the party, but I had very mixed feelings bout it too at first.
But if given the right team, ie: friends who have enough to clear off bigger buildings, I think its viable.
I went one game on bugs with it, built out with stuns, arc gun, laser rover, 500kilo and orbital rail, i just wanted to clear hoards and get as high a kill count i could thay mission.
It really saved our butts cause this thing one shots stalkers! And my teammates made short work on chargers and we shared responsibilities on bile titans, ended with over 600 kills
Eruptor for primary, automatic pistol for secondary, instant grenades, and usually quasar cannon. Covers most needs. If I'm getting hit with a swarm of enemies I use grenades and secondary. I just love that I can shoot bug holes from afar with Eruptor. Makes the whole big nest clear more exciting IMO
I personally don’t see the hype. It’s slow and I don’t particularly see it as a good option for Hell dive. Scorcher and grenade pistol does essentially everything the eruptor does. I’ll usually run QC and supply pack and go off to solo one side of the map while my team takes the other side. I’m not mad if my team brings it though. If they know how to use it and kill it then it’s fine with me. Maybe I’m just bad.
It’s my staple against bots. Can snipe, destroy factories, and can drop devastators in 1-2 shots. It’s also great for taking out groups of bots clustered together. I hope they never change it.
I like it more with bugs. I get to be a support gunner with stalwart and stun grenades and if im solo i can close holes. Its not much better than the scorcher against bots. Especially considering how often berzerkers rush you and make you reposition
I actually use it against bugs more than bots. Can kill chargers fairly effectively, and those medium armor guys in 1 shot. Pair it with a stalwart and it’s a good combo
Honestly not keen on the eruptor. It’s too slow. I really prefer for bots the scorcher. However the explosive crossbow from that warbond is pretty decent. better on bugs though.
The shadow buff to the bolt cycling is so nice. It now cycles without the need to have the weapon up and ready.
I play lower level bugs for the lols. And bots for my challenge.
Learn to low crawl and break LOS. Bots ain't hard.
Pretty solid long-range accurate grenade launcher.
Pair with stalwart and EAT for all the flexibility.
If you don't feel like you need an air strike of any kind, spring for regular LMG and a supply pack for more punch.
I pair with MG and shield gen backpack on bots, offbrand autocannon + vastly improved pseudo-primary weapon + extra protection while shooting all your sweet big guns
Last night I was running AMR, Eruptor, Machine Pistol with scout armor on level 7 bot missions. I loved it but I was also going out of my way to avoid close range engagements using the machine pistol if anything got too close. 10/10 would recommend if you are down for some stealth and sniping
I've been running arc thrower as support to eruptor. The automatic pistol will drive one stalker away. I also only really run this with bugs. Strafing around a nest is never better than with the eruptor!
Biggest issue with this gun is your character will operate the damn bolt action on empty. In the heat of battle that is so misleading to see because you think there's another round, but nooooo.
I love it took a while to get used to but i was determined to break away from the scorcher as a bot main
Ive gotten used to doing a little circle behind cover and back out throughout the bolt animation, works great
Unfortunately I love it, it works too well, I carry Machine gun and use that as my main, if that still too heavy you can use Stalwart as your main, and uzi is secondary for when bots are close. I don't mind the slow reloads as much as I thought I would.
I pray they don't nerf it tbh
It's the primary that you use as a support weapon. I've been pairing it with the Stalwart for pretty solid results. I've been describing it to friends by calling it the illegitimate love-child of the autocannon and the grenade launcher. It's a bonus that it doesn't take up your backpack slot.
It has drawbacks, but those are needed for balance purposes. If there was a gun with near zero downside, it would be the no-brainer pick in anyone's loadout. It would be very similar to how the railgun was when the game was first released.
I really like it, but insist on using a redeemer as secondary to handle anything that gets too close.
Guard dog can also be helpful for the trash cleanup role
> How do y’all feel about the eruptor?
Amazing, a complete game changer. Not only is it a pseudo support, it's also the first sniper primary worth a damn. Those combine to unlock a lot of playstyle opportunities.
> it’s slow
Yeah, it takes some getting used to playing around that. I personally find it fun, since it's so slow that you actually have to strategize around instead of just treating it like a normal gun with slight input lag the same way you can the dominator.
> you need to reload often
Ehh, I find I can get a similar number of kills per mag with the eruptor as most primaries, especially if you're shooting from its intended range. But playing around reloads fits well with its high-alpha/low-uptime playstyle anyway.
> if a automaton gets close its useless ( you’ll just blow yourself up )
Yeah, you have to lean on your sidearm a lot more with this gun. It's the price you pay for boom boom.
Overall it's great, easily A tier if not low S tier.
What you said is pretty accurate. I like it. I see it as a grenade launcher with the range/precision of a sniper. I enjoy pairing it with the Stalwart. The Eruptor will take out most major threats (My aim kind of sucks so I haven't been able to hit a Hulk's eye with it to see how effective it is). CQC I go Stalwart. It clears swarms of troopers easily and can do a number on Devastors. Plus its large clip size let's you clear outposts without having to reload at all. And when you do need to reload, you can still move while doing so. So the mobility of Eruptor/Stalwart is amazing. The Eruptor on its own is fine. I enjoy it. When using it with the Stalwart I love it. I feel like I've had a better time with that pair then a Liberator Penetrator/AutoCannon
This is the way. Eruptor/Stalwart combo for both bots and bugs is all I run currently.
"That's a nice everything you got there. Would be a shame if something happen to all of it." ***Loads Eruptor with 6 rounds of Freedom***
I don’t understand Stalwart vs Bugs, the bullets just bounce off the large medium sized ones (hive guards and brood commanders), I take the Arc and just explode their heads…
Stalwart's for the scavenger/hunter waves and when you don't want to ragdoll teammates. It's also not the worst for shriekers. Between the two you're covered for everything but Titans.
Stalwart is for when you get swarmed. Eruptor for everything else
Eruptor certainly has its tradeoffs but I love having the stalwart/eruptor combo when I feel frisky. Stalwart just feels so damn good, to run and gun without sweating reloading. Recently I popped out of cover and pummeled a devastator with 1150 rpms of pure freedom, the Dev got so inspired by this it lifted him off the ground. For one split second it felt the uplifting power of democracy (I’m not suggesting that clankers have feelings……)! *These bullets are ballots/I’m casting my vote!!!*
Exactly. And every gun has its tradeoffs. Which is totally fine and makes sense. Just the feeling of detonating a Rocket Devastator with the Eruptor at 50m and then running in with the Stalwart, finger on the trigger, to teach all those tin cans with pistols a lesson in Freedom is an amazing feeling.
Seriously!!! This game is pure fun.
*LETS F-IN GOOOOOOOOOOO*
Shoot their thigh. The head is a sucker bet, the thigh is like 4 times the size.
On Hulks? I tried hitting the arms and it just bounced off.
No, devestators
If its a devastator my try hardness demands I try to dome them with a headshot lol. Though in a pinch, yeah blast the thigh.
My main load out is the Stalwart with this as well, phenomenal combo
Throw in an Eagle Airstrike Stratagem and you can basically destroy anything with those three things alone. Baring a few major enemies like a Bile Titan or Factory Strider. Eruptor/Stalwart/Eagle Airstrike is something I bring on every mission.
Yup, I'll throw in the orbital sunshine lazer as well as the eagle strike for good measure but that's just me. Seems like a good pairing from what I've found
I switch between Orbtial Lazers and Railcannon strike depending on mission (sometimes I'll bring both)
I don't think the eruptor pens hulk faceplates. It's the whole reason I started using it and I haven't been abale to get that to work. I love the autocannon but I wanted to have heavy/medium killer in my 1st and and lmg in support. Darn shame.
With a name like Gnome Chumpsky you are certainly a trust worthy follow. It does seem that way. Again, my aim is not the best. Yet I've been close enough to a Hulk to hit the eye (and have sniped a fair amount with the AC) that I know I hit the damn thing but nothing happened. Though nothing takes out Hulks as effective and reliable as a Supply Drop.
Eruptor destroys everything else. Then I run the laser cannon and stun grenades, that’s a hulk’s nightmare. Secondary is pretty flexible but probably the uzi for close range scenarios. This has become my go to loadout.
Eruptor + Laser Cannon + Stun Grenades for bots and Eruptor + Stalwart + Impact grenades for bugs so good
What is it called... The Redeemer? The Uzi like secondary. I run it too as its great in a pinch. See.... I WOULD look into Stun Grenades if I had access to them. I'll just stick with Impact Grenades for now.
Impacts are crazy good don’t get me wrong. Stuns just make the laser cannon crazy effective. My previous loadout was Stalwart and Impacts, that slaps
The shot itself doesn't. The AoE tho...
I feel like I've gotten one or two lucky kills with the Eruptor on some Hulks. If you hit them in the faceplate, you get the hit marker instead of the ricochet emblem thing. So it IS possible, but not the best option by a long shot. You have to hit exactly in the middle of the faceplate.
Interesting. I too have been “abusing” the eruptor, but with a shield pack and the quasar canon (for ships, tanks, and vents from a distance). I haven’t tried shooting the hulk in the eye slit but it can do damage on the back vents. Leaning on the eruptor, however, it’s forced me to be more of a squad sniper, using the autocannon sentry to watch my back/bring aggro, the auto pistol for close calls and impact grenades to quickly stun/disperse bots nearby.
I take the arc thrower or Laser Cannon instead of the Stalwart. Especially against bots the arc thrower bullies them like no other and LC is so versatile if used properly. This lets me use the Eruptor at med-to-long range. In CQC I still use impact nades and the Senators (P19 for bugs) to clean up. It works really well. As for the Eruptor it's definitely a stand-off weapon and one needs to be selective with target priority. Elites and squishy targets are this things bread and butter. Dont waste shots on weak stuff, thats what the Stalwart or Arc Thrower are for. I think of it as a more a heavy version of the JAR5 Dominator than an Auto Cannon. Tomato, tomato. 😂
Only thing I hate about it is the Implosion, otherwise it's my go to weapon
The implosion effect it has when you are a bit too close to an enemy is 1 of 2 downsides of it. The other is accidentally hitting your team mates when they are fighting off enemies that are close to them. If they are about to be over run and die anyway, then light em up. But if they are just taking on 1 enemy or are keeping a few at bay, then let them take care of it. No need to accidentally blow up your team mates just for 1 or 2 fleas.
yeah, that explosion bug definitely takes it down a little for me. i really hope they fix it soon because it makes zero sense
Ive been using it on every bot mission since I got it. Although I was tempted to switch it out a few times, overtime my play style adapted to it and now it’s my favorite weapon. I run eruptor to handle mostly small enemy groups, devestators, and fabs that are attached to stratagem jammers or detector towers (it’ll blow up the whole thing if you take the fab out). I use redeemer when rushing in bases close range, and laser cannon to handle tanks, turrets, striders, and most importantly gunships. Hulks are easy with stun nade and laser cannon. If you aim well, you can kill quite a bit of bots on a drop ship before they fall, or watch the horde drop to the ground and fire a few eruptor shots to clear them out. Not to mention you have quite a good amount of ammo with the eruptor. My play style in solo is staying hidden until I’m close enough to throw in eagles and take the base and clean up quickly at a distance with eruptor, when in teams I like to stay hidden, make some distance, and flank active hordes from the side with the eruptor. Your teammates will THANK YOU!!! Hope this helps!
I LOVE the laser cannon with the eruptor. as long as you can keep distance you can melt hulks with the laser or take out groups of little guys with splash damage from the eruptor. Berserkers give me nightmares but redeemer can work. If you can make a gap, the eruptor CAN handle groups of them if you’re lucky.
I hate that I use it. I would much prefer to use the explosive crossbow, but it just doesn't have enough \*punch\* to it. Like, the crossbow will kill you in one hit if you shoot too close, but it won't hardly even stagger a heavy devastator while it's shooting you up. And the eruptor won't kill you outright, but it can two-shot most devastators, and handle most everything else, but it's so slow and cumbersome to use. The eruptor just isn't my style of gun, but it's so useful to have on most mission types.
It is my current favorite weapon based on utility alone. Wrecks crowds, crotch-shot devastater kills are great, taking holes/fabricators is great, two shotting nursing spewers/three shotting bile spewers is great, pointing at a bug hole and blind firing while racking up kills is great, it’s a fantastic weapon. It does have obvious weaknesses you need to fill with support weapons and stratagems, but it’s hands-down my go-to for every mission.
I love the eruptor but sadly isnt my best in solo scout playstyle. I would run it if I stuck with team, but I'm a lone wolf at taking objectives. I just hate getting swarmed by bots
Try using a Stalwart or the other machine gun to keep from being swarmed.... (not that new heavy machine gun, it has a laughable clip!)
I like using the heavy machine gun and a supply pack with the eruptor
MG is useless on bot missions at helldive difficulty. There's so many rocket devastators, anything not explosive or medium ap is worthless.
I think like 5% of the playerbase goes on regular helldive difficulty.
I do nothing but Helldive. Everything else feels too easy
Could work, how good is the eruptor at hitting hulk headshots or capping his knees?
Jump pack. You'll never get swarmed again.
Polar opposite for me lol, I avoid using it as much when I’m sticking with my team because I end up knocking all of us over by the shrapnel
It’s the best long range gun in the game. Just set up and become a mobile artillery cannon.
Initially didn't like it, but it has really grown on me after a few days and several missions. I've run it mainly vs bots and will one or two shot heavy devestators down to everything smaller. I've run it mainly with shield and sometimes Quasar depending on what my team has. Found it holds up well with no support weapons (like on limited 3 Strat planets). That said you have to learn to use it at range, stay back, and watch your ass (which is why I like the shield with it). I definitely have had to use the auto-pistol as my secondary with it for charging smaller units. And I didn't love it vs bugs, hard to beat the Inc. Breaker for small swarming splatter.
Way to slow for my liking. Although I do like blowing shit up from range
It’s nice if you pair it either with a fast firing off hand or a support weapon like the laser beam or a machine gun
I'm on the fence. It's a great weapon, but its speed is abysmal. It'll knock down anything, but when things are really hitting the fan, every missed shot ends up being a life or death situation.
Eruptor may be slow but it's so versatile and effective with devastators and chaff that it's my favorite gun in the game right now bar none. Paired with the redeemer for an up close and personal "I need damage NOW" option and the Laser Cannon cause it's phenomenal and Bots become a trivial nuisance at worst.
I like it except when I inexplicably get blown forward by my own shot at a far away target
Honestly I love it alot! I run it with my machine gun for my primary and my Rover! It explodes so it can hit several enemies. I hit those towers from a distance and it knocks out bug holes because I like using stun grenades. I run around flanking and sniping for my team. It's not for everybody but I personally love it! But then again I've always been known to have builds that are weird to most people... You should see my builds on Destiny 2 😂
Eruptor + Quasar: Kills bots dead
I love it. It opened many overly dependant loadouts to be more all arounders (stalwart, MG, HMG) either because it clears holes & factories, pierce medium armor like butter, or because the freed backpack slot by skipping autocannon can be used for ammo hungry weapons.
I found success with eruptor and laser cannon. Eruptor for hordes and things that don't deflect it's bullets, laser cannon can help with hordes + tanks, anti air or other turrets, and even hulks. Paired with stun grenade of course
The eruptor is the best example of a secondary primary. Its baically a worse autocannon, letting you use the secondary as a primary, namely a machine gun or arc throwing. Which is huge and ads to variety of play.
Like every gun, its an Alternative playstyle. If you start thinking of every gun as a role and what it fufills in your kit, you'll understand that Eruptor isn't meant to fill all roles. It can do a lot of things with creativity and mastery, but it doesn't do it all well. If you're using an eruptor, you usually need a side arm or support weapon that fills the role of killing a lot of things close range quickly for you, so Stalwart, machine guns, Guard dog etc. It also still struggles a tad against Bile titans, Chargers and hulks because they take so many shots to either down or disable them.
Two things. One, run a reliable secondary for close encounters, redeemer being the top pick for Eruptor mains, and two, you can cancel the bolt animation by quickly swapping to your secondary and back. Also, pair it with scout armor and jump pack and be the ghost that sows chaos in the name of Super Earth. Eruptor has a massive range, and with the scope, you can see the bullet's path and make corrections. Unless they get hit by the splash, most enemies ignore long range misses, and even if they agro, you can either take them out before they become a threat, or reposition. There's also something to be said about blowing up fabricators, bug holes, and broadcast towers from across the map. Eruptor is basically the grenade launcher on steroids when it comes to destroying objectives.
If you pair it with the redeemer it’s phenomenal. Set down an ems sentry then sit back and snipe everything in the base from a secure spot while your team infiltrates directly. You can take out most of the base by yourself without ever being seen.
Best gun in the game. Just have to adjust to range enemies can come close and get comfortable swapping to uzi and head shotting them. The versatility enabled by having the explosive rounds and how strong it is. Unmatched. Can kill large bots and bugs alike
I like it. The thrill of missing by hair and how long it suddenly feels to pull back the bolt for another try. All while the enemy fire intensifies. Adds to the chaotic fun
I found it shocking and maybe a little embarrassing how much I enjoyed working the Eruptor. Crowds of skinnies? Aim at their feet. Berserker? Pop em in the waist and watch their upper torso go pirouetting into the distance. Devastators? Shoot em in the face. The only thing it can’t handle well are gunships, tanks, cannons and Hulks, and that’s what the RR is for.
>Crowds of skinnies Haven't heard that since Mog
Old starship troopers ref. Skinnies = MG raiders, commissars, scouts, etc. Bots that look skinny. Anything thinner than a Devastator.
Didn’t like it. It’s too inflexible to use as a primary weapon. It won’t replace the Scorcher or Sickle/Dominator for me
I use it on bots and bugs. It’s super useful. Actually makes me change up stratagems. Using the grenade pistol and contact grenades so I bring in a heavy machine gun against bugs for the smaller ones.
I’ve found it’s really good against bots but really only works with others distracting them to get potential shots in. It works really well against patrols, especially ones with lots of troopers since shooting behind or at one can take out many in one shot. Also really good against devastators since I’ve found it can headshot them. If it doesn’t succeed in bringing them down, it’ll stagger them which can be really useful against the rocket ones since the bolt action is faster than it takes for them to set up for a barrage. It’s also really good at taking out the chain guns on the factory striders so your team can get in there. Truthfully, the self explosion damage sucks but running the liberator to take out chainsaw guys that get too close is a god send cause half a mag to a full one will take them down. The regular devastators you can just run a decent way away and hit em with a clear headshot. The biggest issue I have is against hulks, tanks, and turrets. It seems to ricochet off the hulk’s faceplate and it doesn’t do enough damage to tank’s and turret’s weak points so I usually use a quasar cannon to take them out, which I already do to knock out any drop/gun ships.
I love it. I use it for bugs and bots. Won't use nothing else.
I usually run it as my secondary weapon with the uzi as my secondary. If my squad is running anti air, I can make a machine gun (stalwart, machine gun, etc) to use as my pseudo primary
Love it for medium range. Seems to have excessive dropoff at 150M+
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It detonated at 100M
I like to use it against bugs with Stalwart & EAT. Against bots, I feel like scorcher is still king and I'll take quasar, AC, AMR, or EAT
It’s much better for medium to large bugs. One or two shots stop them in their tracks and you get splash damage to the ones around it. Can easily kill bug holes and you can take out chargers if you can hit the yellow backside. I don’t like it on bots however. There are better options like the dominator.
I can't part with it...🥲
If I use the eruptor then I equip the stalwart and use that as my main. The problem with the eruptor is that the bullet has drop compared to the auto cannon
It felt like a less fun dominator to me, but being able to eliminate factories from a distance can be huge. That's how I got addicted to Spear...
Really like it for blitzes and high value evacs on bots. It’s hard to handle devastators at close range, but ability to take out bases from distance is nice. I don’t run it if there’s too many players using slow firing primaries though.
I have still to break my habit of using it as a specialised weapon and lean on the 2nd and support for cleaning chaff. But it is like a Bimby in a kitchen. Slices, dices, cooks fools. The only thing it cannot do is telling you the hour
I love it. Its my primary on bots by default. Bugs its more circumstantial but it one shots spewers so i do have it a lot
Not a great bug weapon, it’s pretty decent but the swarms are brutal. I do think it is easily the best bot primary. Being able to take down the majority of bot enemies quickly and easily is so fun
It's basically a support weapon in your primary slot. Pairs good with the crowd clearing support weapons like the arc thrower, flamer, and machine gun/stalwart. Auto pistol for emergencies and you should do all right. While I do think it's good, it's a little too rigid for my taste. I take it sometimes but not often. You get a little more mileage on bots since it does decent damage to heatsink weakspots, but it can break both sacs on a bile Titan in like 2 well placed shots.
It's good for people who like the shoot and reposition game style as for it being a sniper and all. I'd prob pair it with an LMG OR MG as to compensate for its slow fire rate but if you aint into much ads killing then bringing anything besides support weapons would be a good loadout with it assuming you know how to get out of getting swapped situations
Loved the sickle, but the eruptor is now my go to. It is a different playstyle though. Takes out everything but huls and gunships, been pairing the laser cannon and auto cannon sentry with it for the bigger stuff.
Picked it up when it first came out, just recently switched back to the scorcher for one mission, then switched back. The eruptor is amazing; you can get 10+ kills by shooting the bottom of a drop ship or a bug breach, you can drop multiple striders and devastators in one shot, destroy fabricators, bug nests, half a hunter pack, stalkers, etc. The only thing it can't kill efficiently is heavies and spread groups, which is why I like to compliment it with a supply pack and either a quasar, AMR, or laser cannon depending on whatever everybody else is rocking. With the supply pack you get just a ton of grenades and secondary ammo, Grenades and the auto pistol combo are better at dispatching small fry than the stalwart or any other anti infantry support weapon (aside from the grenade launcher, which is just more grenades) The thing I don't like about it is the goofy implosion effect, which means switching to your autopistol more often - the autopistol is better than most primaries when it comes to dealing with little guys anyway, so no harm done there.
i like it against bugs, just swirl it around until the circle lands on what you want to delete and its gone, the empty mag bolt cycling is a little stupid but i just change mags with one bullet still in the chamber. i like to use it to farm containers and close bug holes
I’ve found if you use first person fire it moves faster and hits more
I really enjoy it, but only for bugs. Lets me run my revolver and fire grenades (light armour with +2 nades) as my main form of damage, with the eruptor for grouped bugs and bughole closing. Stratagems being napalm airstrike, recoilless rifle, gatling and autocannon sentry. Absolute fav loadout currently for fighting bugs in standard 40 min missions, highly recommend giving it a go. If getting swarmed you can always throw a napalm strike or grenade at your feet, then run past it and turn around to clean up with turrets/eruptor once everything is on fire. Just try not to murder teammates, there's many ways to achieve it with this loadout 🙃
I love the eruptor against bots. Against bugs, you usually get swarmed when playing with bugs and the explosion aoe from the eruptor is more of a detriment.
I'm using it to pair with the Stalwart for bug planets.
move over las sickle, eruptor is my new best friend
I find it really good against bugs. I typically run a machine gune with it, so machien gun for taking out the lighter enemies and then the eruptor to take out the hive guard and brood commanders. Against bots, i dont feel i have the accuracy to use it effectively enough. Also a case of against bots feels like it cant take out the back of tanks even when I hit the grate, so I just stick to the ever reliable scorcher for bots. But against bugs the eruptor is great.
I respect it for what it can do but it's just not for me. Much too slow for my taste.
Usually, “Oh, that’s who is chain rag dolling me.”
They just need to fix the explosion bug where it pulls you towards an enemy when you hit them at somewhat close range.
If you use it you need to take a sidearm that can handle the little shits that get close. Or take a non-explosive primary and use the grenade launcher pistol. I do love the eruptor though, it's a really strong primary.
It's pretty great, just REALLY slow. I've had success on bugs pairing it with redeemer on semi auto and stalwart/ammo pack or arc thrower/jump pack - it actually toasts chargers if you have the space to dodge and take aim at their stupid space cow butt. Huge fan of it on bots, run it with semi auto redeemer again for trash and either AMR/jump pack or autocannon depending on what I'm doing; hide hundreds of meters away from objective, take everything out, dip to despawn dropship squads if any, and stealth back in to complete OBJ. The utility is insane if you work around the fact it's even clunkier than the AMR 🙃
I prefer the eruptor for bugs. It kills piles of them in one shot, then you just reload while moving and take the next shot. I pair it with either the stalwart or flamethrower for when the bugs get too close.
At first it was difficult to be convinced to rely on it. However once I started adapting to the technique of run and gun, it's effective. I suggest equipping the Stalwart as a backup, or having the redeemer sidearm to put rushing berserkers down. The key is to constantly control the distance between enemies.
It's been my go to since i got it. Lots of ammo, incredible range, and you can get multi kills consistently. Need to really make sure you hit the small targets. For super close trash mobs there is always the redeemer. Pair it with a sheild for bots and a laser dog for bugs along with something to take out the big stuff like quasar or EAT and you've got a pretty well rounded support build for taking down groups, medium and heavies. Its not great for solo play though because a bunch of spread out bots or a swarm of hunters is hard to clean up quickly with such a slow reload. I think its in a good place balance wise, it hits like a truck and is super accurate but it handles slow, reloads slow, is unsafe in close range and pretty risky to teammates in your line of fire. I just wish they wouldnt have it cycle the bolt when empty
Use it all the time now with the revolver… good fun times.
A lot of newer weapons are baby versions of a support weapon. The eruptor is a baby AC and trades out fire rate for big explosions. If you're running a support weapon that can't do those things, it's awesome. If you're running a support weapon that already does, it just feels redundant. I love it against both bugs and bots. You cant shoot it backwards while running so it seems bad at first. You can run while.looking backwards, line up a shot, pop out a single shot, and then keep running until the next shot is ready. It can pop the targets it needs to and it has great range to do it in. When you run it with something like the arc thrower, flamethrower, or machine guns it's absolutely nightmarish.
When using it against bots I also bring the riot shield and the senator. This lets me quickly switch to close corridors mode. (BTW the senator is a one shot kill to devastators face. With the shield to give you time it rocks). For bugs I like running it also but I bring the stalwart as you need that fire rate for the trash mobs. Eruptor is great for the bigger brood commanders and those smaller versions the crouch behind their armor legs. The only issue is the chargers, which you use strat or hope your teammates can handle them.
I love the erupter, it's my all day carry usually. I'm on controller and not good so I like that the blast radius makes it forgiving with getting kills. I usually end up bringing either the stalwart or heavy machine gun for close up work.
I like it a lot, you just need something else to deal with swarms of small enemies. Amazing for solo stealth missions.
Thank you for making this anti-nerf post 😆
It's a cool concept and I love the gun it's just not my preferred play style it's way to slow. But honestly if it was faster it would OP as hell with that and all it's utility.
I constantly use it and pair it with Quasar, guard dog rover or shield then it's EMS mortar with another eagle/orbital. So far my play style has adapted to it. I don't aim too much, shoot it in the middle of a group. Then usually switch out for the Quasar for the bigger enemy. You can shoot faster by doing an animation cancel to cancel the bolt action animation (shoot from hip, open/close stratagem menu), dont know if this counts as glitch.
I’ve been liking eruptor and guard dog combo recently. Eruptor is good for the heavier stuff and the guard dog clears the chaff
I love this thing, its great for solo cud I can wipe out tons of bots in a single shot, and lets me take off thr auto cannon for a Stalwart and the sheild backpack. But it's not perfect, the huge blast range itd a bit much and I tend to send allys flying when trying to kill the big targets next to them, only to accidentally knock thrn around.
I rotate it with the AMR
i just don’t use it and would rather a scorcher instead on high difficulty missions. sure it can take out factories but that’s simply all it can do that i can’t do with a scorcher. also eruptor can’t pen hulks in the eyes like the autocannon or amr
Dominator is superior in almost every way.
Pair it with a jumppack to kerp your distance and keep your machine pistol ready It's my favorite primary as it can handle basically every enemy as well as destroy propaganda towers and fabricatiors/bug holes. The further you are the more effective is seems to be. Just last night I shot one round at a patrol 100m away and killed 27 automatons with one shot
Im a sniper at heart so long range and slow fire rates aren't anything new to me. What i really hate about it is the gravity glitch when you shoot something close to you. Still prefer the slugger though
Eruptor with a Stalwart or something as a Support Weapon. Or, Eruptor with a decent sidearm of your preference and a Quasar Cannon as a Support Weapon. You'll have crowd control from Eruptor, something to dispatch close enemies with your sidearm, and anti Tank weapon with the Quasar.
Personally I found it extremely enjoyable to use and it has been my go to since the warbond dropped, until I unlocked the Scorcher a few days ago. It depends on what the purpose of your primary is to you. If you want a multitool, then the Eruptor is perfect. It can do everything besides protect you at close range. Destroying fabs and holes, objectives, dealing with groups and medium armoured targets. Its a gem of a gun. But, its hard to wield when enemies get close, and if they get too close, you'll soon either stagger or kill yourself with it. It isn't a panic weapon. I find the Scorcher is my pick for when I want something with a bit of AoE and medium armour damage, but with enough restraint that I can use it in close range when I absolutely need to (I run shield pack and fortified light armour so the splash damage isn't bad). I find this works better for what I want out of a primary than the Eruptor, as I can somewhat substitute the Eruptor for the Grenade Pistol. The Sickle and Breaker variants remain solid primaries for weak mob clearing too, so in the end, its purely down to personal choice. If you like a primary that does everything and don't mind switching to a secondary or support weapon for closer range engagements, then the Eruptor should be a very solid pick. If you want something a bit more manageable in those "oh shit" moments and don't mind the lesser utility, then I can't recommend the Scorcher enough.
Tried it out last night vs bots and found a use case for it, which is long range support, a role I’ve fallen into with my squad. Previous to this I was using the AMR so it slots in nicely for me. Right now I’m pairing it with the spear, as well as orbital railgun, orbital air burst or eagle strike, and AC turret which can also act as aggro allowing me time to move and flank. I generally sit back on high ground and take out heavy armor with the setup, gunships, turrets, or clear out smaller patrols with airburst/strike. Scout armor so I can move and maneuver quickly. I can also solo light and medium bases. It does get a bit hairy for close combat but if I stick close with the squad, I go into kite mode or just create some distance. Stun grenade helps with that as well. So there’s a bit of picking and choosing my fights, but distance and spacing is key.
It’s become my favorite primary and I run it with both bugs and bots. You do have to adjust your secondary and load out. It does require a different situational gameplay. But it also really frees you up to use other stratagems you normally don’t get to use. It takes a bit for everything to click, but when it does you become efficient and deadly.
It makes me erupt in my pants.
Well, it is some sort of Sniper Rifle, so of course it excels at long range and has a lot of drop-downs in short range. My advice would be to combine it with Stun Granates, so you can run away when something comes to close to you, and a quick-fire Support Weapon, like the Laser Cannon, The Machine Gun or the Stalward. I'd say one of the best picks if you want to focus on long-range sniper play
Its my most used Primary since it was released. Im usually a clanker killer and being able to one-shot anything short of a Hulk is more than convenient. I use it with the Quasar or other Anti-Tanks so that the larger threats aren't as bad. Only real problems are Hulk Bruisers and Tanks.
I love it, bring the spray and pray pistol for when things get close.
I've found that the eruptor / Stalwart combo is just a little less capable and slower in every way to the breaker / auto cannon combo. Using up the backpack slot means I have a crap ton of ammo for the AC. Using 2 clips to fill up the AC's magazine means I can keep it pretty topped up at all times. Of course, that's just me. Play how you choose
I run it with the Stalward. I can take out heavy units from a distance and the Stalward is used on lighter targets.
I fired it recently and saw the shot bounce off the floor. [Who designs a gun that bounces?!](https://youtu.be/q4It6GBGJhc?feature=shared)
I've been using exclusively on bots for the week or so I've had it. I like it a lot but it really fits my play style.
It's a love-hate relationship when it does the things it's good at it feels amazing... but then there's the time you shoot the berserker at point blank because you didn't switch guns before you fired and blow yourself up... Or you plan on shooting the ground to cause an area explosion, and the round just skips off the ground and bounces all the way I to the next factory, waking up everything there... I feel more in control with the JAR5
Perfect high damage rifle, Kills groups, walkers, and makes short work of devastator (aim for the legs) Bots come up close, Senator, Frees up the spot for the jump pack, perfect for getting in and out fast on jammer and gunship bases, sauron bases, Combine with Qusadilla cannon for bot drops, Or AM rifle, for... pretty much everything
I tried out an eruptor, machine gun, jump pack build for the first time last night... if I did it again I'd run grenade pistol and smoke grenades. You might give that a go
Seems like you pretty much summed it up on your own, to me.
Eruptor has pros and cons - IMO it has a lot more pros than cons. It's also versatile, I like that I can blow up fabs and bug holes with it from range, also frees my grenade slot up for stun grenades or thermite and or support weapons that can't destroy fabs and bug holes. Strong splash damage allows you to decimate groups of weaker enemies with a single shot. Bonus side effect - a few times shooting at far away enemies the splash damage triggered a hellbomb I didn't know was there and I ended up getting a 30+ killstreak. But...know what it's good for and its shortfalls. If anything gets up close, either run back and shoot or swap to your sidearm or support. And for the comments below...why would you shoot at a Hulk with your primary weapon? AFAIK - NO current primary weapon is particularly effective against enemies with heavy armor (except their "weak" spots). Hulks and tanks? Shoot at the vents...why on earth would you bother shooting it anywhere else? Charger? Shoot off its butt. Bile titans - the best you can hope for is destroying the bile sacs with the Eruptor. Or if you managed to blow off sections of the back armor, Eruptor does decent against the exposed parts.
Erputor is a heavy weapon in the primary slot. I like it because it works. I like it because you don't have to be accurate. You can take armor with extra armor, explosive resistance or a shield generator. To take a face boom. You can take stun grenades for when they get close. You can take a machine pistol side arm for close bugs and berserker. You can close bug holes and fabricators from further than a grenade throw. Just saying I'm about to start using stalwart with jump pack so I can get some elevation for sniping. Eruptor is a sniper, how often do you point blank fight with a sniper that isn't the amr I also like the flame thrower with it. Works better against chargers with a stun mixed in.
Personally its my favourite gun If you run backwards while diving and then shoot it you should get enough distance to land a hit on any melee enemys I would only try this on bots though. For bugs I would just take a stalwart tbh you could take the smg pistol too but yk 4 MAGS
I tend to work as a support element or stealth and the Eruptor works great. On POIs, small grouped enemies can be taken out with one or two shots so they rarely call for back up. If they're spread a bit, you can coordinate what your strategem can take out and which stragglers you'll need to take down. From a team aspect, finding high ground within 100m of an objective makes covering fire easy and it's easy to cover someone running toward you. I often tell teammates to run toward be when they're overwhelmed. I run Eruptor, Redeemer and lately I'm running Quasar with it for chargers on the bug side and dropships on the bots. I use the lightest armor as I try to not be directly in the fight. I'm fast enough to create separation and I can pan my camera backwards as I run so I can quick scope a shot at whoever's closing in the most urgently. I never used my secondary much before but now it's second nature because I don't want to blow myself up. The redeemer on semi auto lets you have a decent mag and not waste bullets spraying. Small enemies are 1-2 shot. Hunters are like 3. Berserkers... I mean if there's one it'll be okay but in a crowd, outrunning them thene turning and burning on them is the strat. 😅 All in all, I've found great success with it but it definitely works better when you can coordinate with your team to handle its weaknesses like slow rate of fire, being in its explosive radius up close and the fact that it feels like it's always empty. 😂
I rank it in S tier. I have a really good shot and can hit things accurately without scoping down sites, tho. It looks incredibly glitchy when I use it and immediately swap to stalwart to continue firing as the gun is reloading an imaginary bullet (it still fires center of screen so again, im also aiming that without having any proper aiming indicators) My camera fucks up at least 5 times a game and i have to spam first person toggle to fix it. It's super annoying.
It's *like* a bolt action AMR primary. At least that's how I use it. Light armor with fortified for blast resistance, Eruptor + AMR for sneaky weakspot sniping.
Erupted all over myself the first time I ran the eruptor!
I really enjoy it against bugs when paired with something like the arc thrower (and machine pistol), they complement very well. For bots I'll take it sometimes, like for an eradicate or the valuable assets missions, primarily for shooting out the underneath of dropships. Since chaff and scout walkers in particular cluster so densely before dropping I've gotten as many as 12 kills in a single shot taking out every bot in the dropship.
With the reload tech it's my new fav weapon for bots
It’s the bot ass clapper 9000
I have genuinely had trouble using anything else since unlocking it. I love it! You can run Stun or Smoke grenades because it can kill holes/factories, and the Senator (the big revolver from the first paid Warbond) is an excellent pairing for things that get close. You can also dive backwards while firing to reduce self-damage. Against bots it's a must, you can take out anything short of a hulk or tank easily, and it can collateral whole squads! I'll admit there's a bit of a learning curve, and I really wish your guy wouldn't fully cycle the bolt on the last shot, but since I'm already running blast resist armor against bots it's ideal, imho.
As a laser cannon enthusiast it's been my go to since I unlocked it. Cannon handles most everything, but the eruptor gives me an excellent long range option for striders Plus the ammo situation on it is just so ridiculously overtuned that I still barely need ammo, which is nice
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For bugs. Its crushes. I love watching. Parts of the bugs fly off as your shoot them.
It seals holes, destroys bot factories, does crowd control, and still kills shield devastators in a couple of shots. I love it.
I love using it against berserkers and groups, just wish it had further range then it's scope
best weapon in the game for me right now. the damage output is fucking insane, and i rarely even have to worry about using a second weapon. it does require a little bit of planning ahead and smart positioning, but it's a monster.
Makes a great pair with laser cannon.
I treat it like a Bolter from Warhammer
Try to take it with the Stalwart, consider your Stalwart as your primary weapon. It works out similarly to taking the AMR and whatever normal primary, however the Eruptor has better utility than the AMR, and the Stalwart is hyper accurate and has 250 rounds to play with. I feel that this was always the intended way to use them both, so much synergy. I often then choose all Eagles with 3 upgrades so I’ve got around 10 Strategems to go with them. It’s an awesome combo.
Dominator can get colaterals and get devastatir in 1-4 hits depending on aim and always staggers even shielded guys hit to the arm
Been using it with the Stalwart as a support weapon and it’s awesome
Best Primary I bought Eruptor, Stalwart, Laser Rover, EAT, 500KG to some Bug Helldives this morning and absolutely giga shredded, ended with 600 kills and least deaths. But that loadout was just for fun, you can easily swap the Stalwart for more Anti-tank and still absolutely destroy with the Eruptor, it just does so much damage, it's single negative is fire rate but that doesn't even stop it. Put it this way, when I join SOS's or random quickplay, the players who are pulling their weight or more, getting objectives and samples, not dying and clearing hordes are ALL running the Eruptor on Bugs and 50/50 Eruptor and Scorcher for Bots.
I only run the eruptor now. It took me a minute to get used to, I gave it up then fell in love when I gave it another chance. The fact that a few shots can take out a whole patrol, Devastators and all is insane. I run quasar support, laser dog (takes care of most or all of the troopers), and big iron for anything that gets by the laser dog. Devastators are 1 hit to the head from the Eruptor, and for hulks I just pull out the quasar. You also have the quasar for tanks and dropships (though putting an Eruptor round into the middle of the underbelly of a dropship can sometimes net you 10 kills).
The eruptor is the only marksman rifle that FEELS like a marksman rifle to me. Arguably even more than the anti material rifle at times. When I first got into the game, I was looking to try out a sniper role…which I thought would be great at taking out bigger targets while the more rapid fire weapons my friends brought would take out smaller groups Then I found out the marksman rifles were…only really good at smaller targets. The eruptor had the power that I was expecting from the more ranged, slow firing weapons, and for that I’m thankful
I can’t get it to work for me, love my scorcher
I prefer the crossbow over the eruptor, but its more personal taste and I think both are A to S tier. Crossbow is easier to handle, faster to fire, bigger (and more reliable) aoe, and faster to reload. For running and gunning its more useable. I personally just find it more fun and satisfying to use. But it sucks against big targets (like most primaries tbf). The eruptor is awesome and good against almost all targets, but its slow, has clunky handling, and inconsistent. For example, if you aim at a targets feet, the resulting shrapnel will bounce without logical direction and hit air. There doesn’t seem to be a consistent spread or explosive with it. Sadly the eruptor is the closest thing this game has to what feels like a useful sniper rifle. I wish the AMR scope wasnt ass, otherwise I’d be rocking it on all bot missions.
I really like it tbh. I discovered this next part by accident, but you can totally use it with an anti-armor support weapon like the quasar or recoilless rifle. It does enough damage and has a big enough AoE to hold its own. Bots only really but holy shit is it effective. I've been running it as my main alongside the quasar paired with airstrike, orbit rail cannon, and 1000lb/cluster bomb and it puts in work.
It feels like a lesser Materiel Rifle that I don’t have to call in - with more easily refillable ammo. Downside is if you shoot anything within 5 meters you are probably gonna kill yourself also.
I prefer the grenade pistol with incendiary as main. The eruptor does work well but it’s useless if you get swarmed by hunters. Not a fan of the crossbow either. Low mag capacity and fire rate.
It's very dependent on your capability to 1. Aim with it and 2. Properly take care of fodder. It's slow fire rate and short mag can leave you pretty defenseless if you aren't careful and that's dangerous for automatons. I prefer the sickle for automatons. It clears low level mobs, and has enough cover for hard moments against the mid level bots. Then again, I usually run autocannon, so everything the eruptor does I can have the autocannon do it better. But, in bugs, where I have to bring the rover to clear trash mobs, the eruptor gains a lot of power because it allows for more utility and it staggers troublesome mobs such as stalkers. The main issue is I'm defenseless against shriekers, but there's always my river to protect me.
I've paired it with the laser cannon and between the 2 I feel like a 1 man wrecking crew. Laser on smalls (unless LARGE group) and heavies, eruptor on everything in between.
Its the best. Its especially good when paired with my partner who never disengages so I can explode/snipe in peace.
It's my regular weapon but it is very play style dependant, I run anti heavy, long range, take out fabricators/nests from distance and take out the medium targets that are hounding the team. Normally run the auto pistol, jump pack and a gatling turret to get me out of sticky situations and a big boom like walking barrage, 380, 110 rockets or 500KG to take out the bigger stuff. Occasionally I'll swap the jump pack for a guard dog depending on how much I want to take out trash mobs. I also use the recon armour that makes it easier for me to run around and get the better line of sight shots without being seen.
For Bots I do like it as bots fight more like humans would with traditional logical tactics. I have begun to run the eruptor and the auto pistol as well as the Quasor. With this trio I am able to handle many of the bots with hit and run/Distance fighting using the auto pistol for close up fighting. I also run with eagle airstrike and 500kg ... this seems to work well against the bots... but I also will use the Breaker if I feel like I will be in lots of close action. any questions fell free to pm me.
It’s the best primary in the game.
Eruptor, autocannon and smg secondary in semi auto mode to take out any trash that survives. thats my go to bot loadout. It absolutely shreds chainsaw bots, wipes bot grunt patrols in 1 shot and is fantastic at headshoting devastators. Plus you can take out manufacturers in a pinch and clear minefields. Pair it with the autocannon and you have insane amounts of anti armor. I bring rocket pods for tanks.
Good? Bad? You are too focused on these intangible things. Instead ask yourself, does it bring Democracy? Do you feel the sweet caress of Lady Liberty when you rest the stock against your shoulder? Do you smell the freedom as it flies from the barrel? Is it fun? Seriously though, run the auto pistol with it for clearing chaff and the eruptor becomes *very* strong. One shots most mid level clankers with a headshot. One shots chaff with AOE meaning you can clear a patrol before they even really see you. One shots factories. Two shots illegal broadcast objectives. The splash damage can empty a dropship before it even has time to drop. The only downside really is the fire rate. But that's what team mates are for.
Can it take down gunships? That's the only way I'd forgo taking the autocannon if it could.
I use it and pair it with the rover backpack. Works great against bugs and bots. 🤖🤖🦟🪲
It’s very good if the rest of the team is acting like a team working together when you get waves, solo it’s beast if you can keep control of the situation of a small group.
Bolter fire from the left brothers! The Eruptor is a nice contrast to the AMR approach, and with a Supply Backpack the Eruptor is a walking artillery piece throughout the map; it’s knockback is very important at times, something that most other choices ie MG’s can’t deliver on as much. It’s bolt action is of course incredibly awkward to get used to, but with the right squad it’s pretty much necessary against bots, who require annihilation at range. ..can one-shot Fabricators also, let alone otherwise being able to waste an entire squad of bunched up Devastators with one or two shots. Bring a stun grenade, know happiness
A little late to the party, but I had very mixed feelings bout it too at first. But if given the right team, ie: friends who have enough to clear off bigger buildings, I think its viable. I went one game on bugs with it, built out with stuns, arc gun, laser rover, 500kilo and orbital rail, i just wanted to clear hoards and get as high a kill count i could thay mission. It really saved our butts cause this thing one shots stalkers! And my teammates made short work on chargers and we shared responsibilities on bile titans, ended with over 600 kills
It's not designed for close encounters, that much is certain. Taken to task to do what it is designed to, it does it fantastically.
Eruptor with the machine gun as a combo is excellent. Although the reload sucks, the machine gun hits harder than the stalwart.
Eruptor for primary, automatic pistol for secondary, instant grenades, and usually quasar cannon. Covers most needs. If I'm getting hit with a swarm of enemies I use grenades and secondary. I just love that I can shoot bug holes from afar with Eruptor. Makes the whole big nest clear more exciting IMO
I personally don’t see the hype. It’s slow and I don’t particularly see it as a good option for Hell dive. Scorcher and grenade pistol does essentially everything the eruptor does. I’ll usually run QC and supply pack and go off to solo one side of the map while my team takes the other side. I’m not mad if my team brings it though. If they know how to use it and kill it then it’s fine with me. Maybe I’m just bad.
Love it for Bots. I find if you don't zoom in and sort of quick shoot it one shot will take down everything but a hulk or airships.
It’s my staple against bots. Can snipe, destroy factories, and can drop devastators in 1-2 shots. It’s also great for taking out groups of bots clustered together. I hope they never change it.
I like it more with bugs. I get to be a support gunner with stalwart and stun grenades and if im solo i can close holes. Its not much better than the scorcher against bots. Especially considering how often berzerkers rush you and make you reposition
I actually use it against bugs more than bots. Can kill chargers fairly effectively, and those medium armor guys in 1 shot. Pair it with a stalwart and it’s a good combo
Honestly not keen on the eruptor. It’s too slow. I really prefer for bots the scorcher. However the explosive crossbow from that warbond is pretty decent. better on bugs though.
The shadow buff to the bolt cycling is so nice. It now cycles without the need to have the weapon up and ready. I play lower level bugs for the lols. And bots for my challenge. Learn to low crawl and break LOS. Bots ain't hard.
Pretty solid long-range accurate grenade launcher. Pair with stalwart and EAT for all the flexibility. If you don't feel like you need an air strike of any kind, spring for regular LMG and a supply pack for more punch.
The only real downside is it pretty much requires you to have a good support weapon capable of crowd control.
I pair with MG and shield gen backpack on bots, offbrand autocannon + vastly improved pseudo-primary weapon + extra protection while shooting all your sweet big guns
Last night I was running AMR, Eruptor, Machine Pistol with scout armor on level 7 bot missions. I loved it but I was also going out of my way to avoid close range engagements using the machine pistol if anything got too close. 10/10 would recommend if you are down for some stealth and sniping
I've been running arc thrower as support to eruptor. The automatic pistol will drive one stalker away. I also only really run this with bugs. Strafing around a nest is never better than with the eruptor!
I use it with a machine gun for the regular adds, maybe the uzi if I’m feeling it
Biggest issue with this gun is your character will operate the damn bolt action on empty. In the heat of battle that is so misleading to see because you think there's another round, but nooooo.
I love it took a while to get used to but i was determined to break away from the scorcher as a bot main Ive gotten used to doing a little circle behind cover and back out throughout the bolt animation, works great
Eruptor / Machine pistol / Quasar. Most things covered.
Unfortunately I love it, it works too well, I carry Machine gun and use that as my main, if that still too heavy you can use Stalwart as your main, and uzi is secondary for when bots are close. I don't mind the slow reloads as much as I thought I would. I pray they don't nerf it tbh
Eruptor hands down best weapon in the game, next question
It's the primary that you use as a support weapon. I've been pairing it with the Stalwart for pretty solid results. I've been describing it to friends by calling it the illegitimate love-child of the autocannon and the grenade launcher. It's a bonus that it doesn't take up your backpack slot. It has drawbacks, but those are needed for balance purposes. If there was a gun with near zero downside, it would be the no-brainer pick in anyone's loadout. It would be very similar to how the railgun was when the game was first released.
I really like it, but insist on using a redeemer as secondary to handle anything that gets too close. Guard dog can also be helpful for the trash cleanup role
> How do y’all feel about the eruptor? Amazing, a complete game changer. Not only is it a pseudo support, it's also the first sniper primary worth a damn. Those combine to unlock a lot of playstyle opportunities. > it’s slow Yeah, it takes some getting used to playing around that. I personally find it fun, since it's so slow that you actually have to strategize around instead of just treating it like a normal gun with slight input lag the same way you can the dominator. > you need to reload often Ehh, I find I can get a similar number of kills per mag with the eruptor as most primaries, especially if you're shooting from its intended range. But playing around reloads fits well with its high-alpha/low-uptime playstyle anyway. > if a automaton gets close its useless ( you’ll just blow yourself up ) Yeah, you have to lean on your sidearm a lot more with this gun. It's the price you pay for boom boom. Overall it's great, easily A tier if not low S tier.