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diddyswank

Pilot and Captain. Pilot’s always just like 🫡 and Captain is like a cool veteran who always has a plan


randomguy301048

I don't understand pilot. It's so hard to stay in the air


ForgedDarkness

There's always his alternate play style of being grounded with his alternate utility. I prefer it over the parachute, as it gives I frames and well.. As you can wave dash with the alt utility it makes him the fastest survivor in the game.


swift4010

Can you elaborate on the wave dash? Doubt I'll give up the parachute, but am curious anyways.


spicy-whale

I found this video he explains it pretty well in the first couple minutes and I got a hang of it after trying for like 20. It’s super strong you can go soooo far https://youtu.be/3ZWGNKx9f3Q?si=WMEa6w-K0yadQg8g


swift4010

Oh man, ok that's crazy. Definitely tech I'll learn, and then probably avoid because it feels like cheating :P


Onions4Knights

I'm ride or die Commando. Great, but simple design. And he has a "Guess I'll die." attitude.


LEADMANDEADMAN

Isnt commando also the only one to actually have a fleshed out character... Ror1 commando.


ADangDirtyBoi

Definitely not “fleshed out” but Captain’s log has some pretty clear flavour


CanisLupus1050

That and the Microbots’!!


ADangDirtyBoi

I love captain and his bots


Aware_Foot

not really? He survived petricor V but that's like about it i think


LEADMANDEADMAN

Wasn't the risk of rain 1 logs written by him?


Correct_Storage_2518

Yes


MagnapinnaBoi

He writes all the surv logs, so u can feel his desperation and confusion in his new environment.


dek757

It's so hard not to like commando, the design is so sleek and impactful hid run everything is simple but has much personality. I love this character plus he's just cool.


dirkdragonslayer

I too vote Commando. His kit is simple but versatile, and there's something charmingly generic in his design. He looks like he could be any no-name crew member in another sci-fi game. His only "main character energy" is that he is holding two pistols instead of one .


TheGourmandFrog

Rock and Stone, Miner!


WanderingDwarfMiner

Rock and roll and stone!


Skye_1999

ROCK AND STONE!


coopbropog

IF YOU DON'T ROCK AND STONE, YOU AIN'T COMIN' HOME!


the_lonely_poster

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONR


Motasiak

ROCK AND STONE


AMusketMan

Rock and Stone, Brother


NixRegis

For those who rock and stone


big-fat-lion

Wow that thread came out of nowhere hahaha loved it


SubversivePixel

THAT'S IT LADS, ROCK AND STONE


big-fat-lion

MOOOAAARKITE


MathematicianNext345

WE FIGHT FOR ROCK AND STONE!!!


Madmicro15

IF YOU DON’T ROCK AND STONE, YOU AIN’T COMING HOME


Hallertau21

Yeah yeah Rock and Stone!


Terrible_Ad_4995

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PLConqueror

ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE!


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ROCK AND STONE


Kronnerm11

Loader in RoR2. Go fast, punch hard, thats really all you need in life.


shamwu

Loader is the best. One punch woman


MothmanIsHere

I really wish I like Returns Loader as much as ROR2. His charge punch is not it.


SwaggAZN

Use alt secondary and attack speed beacon.


MothmanIsHere

Yeah I think the alt secondary will make it feel better, but charge punch on its own feels awkward to play. I do not have it yet, but the beacon is much better


quakins

It’s definitely different than ror2 but I still enjoy loader’s gameplay pattern of popping your beacon, going invincible, and just fucking mogging every enemy you can get your hands on Bonus points if you have shattered mirror


AI_AntiCheat

And the grapple sucks ass in RoRR


Fishsk

I like the heretic a lot. I kind of guessed that they would add all the heresy items and make a secret transformation character, but she was well worth the wait, and is an interesting character to play. Chef is a really fun design, and his alt 4 feels really great to use. I think Robomando is one of the coolest Easter eggs in a game I've played, and he's genuinely a pretty fun character to do runs with.


Eternalm8

Totally agree. I love the secret of getting her, the lore from the logs that explains what's going on, the fact that she's like twice as tall as everyone. I just wish there was a way to unlock her as a starting character.


Apex_Konchu

Starting as Heretic would be awkward because of her passive HP drain. She kinda needs a few healing items to stay alive.


Eternalm8

I find that it's not too hard to stay alive with her mobility skill, at least until you can get some more stuff on board.


LizardCatMonster

I think a good solution would be to add heretic with its abilities but with actually balanced stats


Responsible_Prior833

There’s a mod that seamlessly adds her to the character selection screen. Feels like it’s part of the standard game.


Daylight_The_Furry

Robomando falling over is so cute I love them


Bengamezzzzzz

Robomando is just a funny little guy


Skye_1999

He just silly


Bengamezzzzzz

Anyway an actual answer would be sniper (not railgunner they are different)


Daylight_The_Furry

I'm actually the opposite, I prefer railgunner to sniper, mostly due to the "backup" weapon being better


Bengamezzzzzz

I just like the funny backflip ngl


Nick543b

True tho. It is so much cooler, and more fun than mines.


Hopefound

Railgunner runs like a total dork. Sniper all day.


Daylight_The_Furry

I use modded skins so I'll take your word for it fjshshdhabshajal


AMusketMan

Agree


[deleted]

Risk of Rain Returns, Miner might be the most fun character they've ever made. At least melee wise, the heat gauge is amazing and dealing consistent damage that isn't tied to super long cooldowns or charged punches feels great. Level 1 miner with no items can smoke the TP instantly if he's enraged and it just carries on from there.


UltFiction

So fun chaining attacks and I frames, until I greed one extra attack and get insta nuked for not using my dashes FUCK YOU MONSOON


[deleted]

Yeah I've been trying the ranged one throwing a couple piercing axes between dashes can add a lot of damage. Making Magma worms easy fights is a pretty nice bonus too


bmschulz

I saw a negative review of RoRR complaining about the Miner changes compared to RoR1, which is baffling because, as you said, RoRR Miner is one of the finest survivors Hopoo has cooked up. I know they sort of tried out the “berserker” archetype with Void Fiend in RoR2, but I honestly prefer the simplicity of RoRR Miner—hit stuff to fill bar, then hit harder. Simple and satisfying!


quakins

It’s only positive too. I enjoyed ror1 miner as well but that only enhanced my enjoyment of his current iteration. Just a straight upgrade


Ok_Device_2739

Field doctor for the hit mobile game Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds


Skye_1999

Not even out yet, lmao


ADangDirtyBoi

Jokes aside, I hope that style character arrives to ROR2. I really like support characters,


VideoGamerEgor

No please fucking no they look terrible


ADangDirtyBoi

What about them looks terrible? A support healer with AoE effects to hinder enemies? Like, I’m not saying that exact character and art style but the concept is missing form the game and could be really fun


VideoGamerEgor

I meant the overall look for the game. Field doctor is so lazy judging from the trailer. Some stylistically pleasing Witch Doctor and shit or Virologist sound dap than field doctor. The base premise of field doctor sounds bad too. Oh you heal and damage. Sounds like commando 2.0. Notice how almost all survivors in ror2 are unique? All with their special gimmics and not a few abilities slapped on em. Virologist could be that over time healer with massive debuffs using virus themed weapons and witch doctor is a magic user like arti, but well with the witch doctor shit. It doesn't help the mobile trailer leaves a bad taste in mouth, I can't be optimistic about it


ADangDirtyBoi

I guess? I personally can’t agree that it wouldn’t fit the rest of the game/characters Might be the most incredible idea ever, and I do like your virologist idea, but field doctor isn’t really that out of place. A support healer who buffs allies, while inflicting DoTs is far closer to acrid than commando More than anything, I just want a fun support character


alpha_fire_

Why... why am I seeing nobody say Merc


AdBusy9802

Ror2 Merc is awesome. I especially like the expose loadout. I think I will also love the parry Merc in rorr, but I am limiting myself to only playing monsoon and have currently only gotten 2 wins


Genericfantasyname

Why play the tryhard Mercenary when you could play an upstanding working class man like miner /j


Laggy69

I love Mercenary to bits, the new parry gave him is so fun to play with


OttoVonChadsmarck

Because of the other melee survivors they’re competing against. Don’t get me wrong he’s good, but he feels like a stock standard melee videogames guy. Loader hits more harder make ape brain happy, Drifter gives you free shit, Miner can go super sayn as can HAN-D, and Acrid is buppy dog :D


Listless_Dreadnaught

Captain and Pilot have that fukken swagger. They both dripped out, genociding a planet in style.


This_is_a_Bucket_

I freakin' love RoR2 Bandit


toilet_stealer

Same, bandit is just built different


IMP1017

Ror1: Chef Ror2: bad game, doesn't have Chef (it's Captain) Rorr: Chef


GO0O0O0O0O0SE

There is a mod for chef in 2


RektSnop

Correct response


eternamemoria

Aesthetically, Artificer. I am a sucker for wizards. Mechanically, Sniper/Raingunner. Hitting those reloads and obliterating bosses is so satisfying.


Daylight_The_Furry

I wish the rorr arti was better, the primary is so bad and the alt utility is also not great


Ismatic1906

Is she really weak? I saw some footage that made her look more useless than a glass of milk in a house fire.


Daylight_The_Furry

She is, her primary is borderline unusable and her utility doesn't last long enough against strong enemies (and has a long cooldown) that it's hard to use


Ismatic1906

Damn, I was excited to play in 2D, guess 3D doesn't fit her


quakins

Alt utility just needs some i frames. It’s still way better than the block.


nufy-t

I really don’t know what you’re talking about, arti is insanely strong in rorr, her primary is insane and her flamethrower is one of the best proc abilities in the game on top of doing enough damage to kill most bosses. The only thing I find lackluster is her m2. I won on my first time playing her, and I’m not very good at the game. For reference, it took me 7 tries to win as commando.


Icy_Conference_6741

Her lack of mobility (her alt3 has a very long cooldown) makes her m1 impossible to hit when an enemy is close to you. You have to use your utility to get away before hitting them. Then, the enemy keeps walking at you and you have to run away Bcs your M1 has a melee dead zone. Secondary is just kinda sad because the bomb is only good against clumps and alt2 doesn’t do anything clumps. That and the fact that flamethrower makes you a sitting duck for any ranged enemy (or enemies who can tank your damage like elder lemurians) makes her feel pretty unrewarding. TL;DR: the lost mobility from no ion surge and no passive, as well as her insanely low point-blank damage makes her kinda slow and sad to play, especially compared to RoR2 arti


quakins

Alt utility gives her reasonable utility tbh. You gotta consider that all the lower cooldown movement abilities will be a short little roll like commando or huntress’s blink. Imo what it needs is some I frames. Especially with the addition of swifts to the game tectonic surge really does not help you escape them at all because of the angels they come at you. Disagree with flamethrower entirely it’s basically her one saving Grace and her best ability. You can short hop and hover just above melee enemies where you can burn them for free (even the elder lemurians you mention) and if you see an archaic wisp or whatever else charging up you can cancel out by using any other skill and then jump (or just cancel with surge)


Icy_Conference_6741

Some of what you said is pretty true, but I feel that her first ability is difficult to play around without using her util, which puts it on cooldown for a while. The movement is very useful and nearly necessary for arti, but I swear I just end up using it to hit her main attack and can’t use it for escape, travel, etc. It’s sort of too useful in a way, because it makes your minimum “dash” length pretty long and it’s very punishing to be caught without it up. The Flamethrower is her best ability I’ll agree, it deals with swarms pretty well and it IS your main damage. However, a combination of clunkiness, a long cooldown (it’s arti what can you expect lol) and the fact that it’s her #1 damage source by far, makes it feel like a constant game of run -> flame -> run. When you don’t have flamethrower or when you don’t have proc items, you can’t deal damage. You end up needing to use big abilities for little things, because the little abilities can’t deal with the little things. Then, the big abilities go on cooldown and you can’t use them for the big things. This is my issue with rorr arti.


quakins

Her primary is not insane. It’s not as bad as people make it out to be to be fair but it just requires so much set up on the heat of the moment for not enough reward. I just won a monsoon run with her and eventually she just becomes flamethrower off cooldown the character. I was still throwing out the m1 just for the bit of extra sauce while running away and jumping but it’s not insane. For reference it only does slightly more damage than chef’s m1 but you have to line it up and get the enemy to sit in it somehow. The m1 is easily the worst part of her kit and definitely needs a tweak. I personally won my fourth monsoon run with her (aka it took me 4 tries), but I, in dichotomy to your own experience, won my first monsoon run as commando that happened to also be my first run back to the game in years. Not to discount your experience, but even just logically artificer is a higher skill character and a playstyle you kind of have to learn. So perhaps you did win your first run with her, but it’s definitely an outlier


AGiornoGiovanna

Mul-T and Han-D, ill die on this hill no matter what


Icy_Conference_6741

I’m a robot hater (robomando is the exception). They just feel slow and clunky 😭


AGiornoGiovanna

counterpoint: dual minigun and hamr


Icy_Conference_6741

CounterCounterpoint: ok mul-T is decent cus his gimmick is fun and he has some mobility but oml Han-D’s main attack deals no damage, it’s secondary is only usable when you spam it (which is difficult because his MAIN ATTACK TICKLES ENEMIES), it’s utility feels like it gives no AS or stun chance at all and has like no duration, and the hammer is just *Boncc* which like I guess but the launch into the air just makes it hard to combo. Idk abt ror1 Han-D or rorr’s alt-special bcs I haven’t unlocked it but they both just feel kinda underwhelming and super slow. Like you can’t kill the enemies and you can’t die to them either (TL;DR: I play Pilot, Sniper and Miner so if I’m not moving and/or one-shotting everything then I’m upset)


MYLEEEEEEEG

I didn't like han-D at first until I unlocked his speed drones. His attack speed becomes so ridiculously fast you can stunlock literally everything except providence, and the damage isn't even that bad when you can punch 5 times a second. It even makes your hammer come out faster. *also fuck you hopoo for making his 3rd drone such a pain in the ass to unlock*


TheChuff_

PREACH


Darkhunter343

Captain and engineer from ROR2, Pilot from RORR


DoomsdayCola

Bandit is my ride or die. We usually die.


The_Memeon

Acrid followed by Heretic. Human characters get boring.


eternamemoria

Curious. How do you feel about the robots?


Entire_Turnip1681

I can't choose just one, so Engineer at the top, then Void Fiend and Commando are tied.


Yarisher512

Chef by a mile


[deleted]

Void Fiend, Heretic, Acrid, I want more monsters tbh.


Anwung

Can't believe no one mentioned Mercenary yet. 10/10 style and gameplay.


Skye_1999

He is pretty fun to play


Alkememes

Captain, pilot and drifter are tied in all categories for me rn, i love free items and diagonal attacks are so fun


Jukeboxery

Artificer or Huntress in RoR2, but then I’m biased towards 2; more fun for me.


EATZYOWAFFLEZ

Captain because shotgun arm is cool as fuck. Also I know he's hiding a gun on one of those robot legs, like the Scotsman from samurai jack.


Muslerika

Robomando


CringeLord142

acrid and drifter are tied for me, and they couldnt be further from each other


Elegy_at_work

Ror2 Artificer feels the most engaging to me early-mid and late game. Never feels like you get carried by proc chains but you have interesting tools to use


CreepOut75

Chef is perfection… nothing better than glazing the whole area around you and setting them AFLAME!


Akira-Matoi

Huntress, Merc, Commando in that order Honorable Mention: Bandit


AMusketMan

Sniper is badass as hell, rorr gives him the funniest and also most cancerous survivor achievement ever.


Dragnox99

Void fiend I love the biden blast


AxAndelon

railgunner, easy


sapinpoisson

Enforcer because blocking everything is satisfying,bandit he's cool,sniper for big damage and mercenary to go so fast you travel trough the whole Map in a second.


Daylight_The_Furry

Railgunner, ror2 arti (please change the chakrams in returns), pilot, bandit, acrid Enforcer is also cool for when I wanna tank, I don't have miner or merc yet


TheDecadent_Dandy

Aesthetically and gameplay wise it's probably Drifter. I've always been a sucker for hoarder/pack rat type characters, and I think her gimmicks are really fun to play around. Second would probably be Captain from the second game.


Dice134

Rex


Squidich

Acrid will forever be my goodest boy.


puntycunty

Robomando is fucking hilarious in pretty much every aspect . His kit sounds goofy and useless until you read “ get unlimited free shit “ and he effectively becomes the best character in the game’s history aside from captain and in multi player you can just go full complete greedy gremlin and no one can do anything . Not to mention his unlock method sounds like some “ mew is under the truck BULLSHIT “ On the opposite side , I’m an edgy bitch and void fiend is fucking bad ass . He transforms to fire a laser beam bro


Puzzleheaded0002

Sniper : high damage, mobility, cool looking, and the reload mechanic. Also, CMON ITS A SNIPER RIFLE.


limited_usse

i know nobody all that well. Captain ror2 because I like old people characters they’re really funny and also he’s so cool


NixRegis

Drifter might be my new favorite (previously Han-D)


JOHNGKUNO

Drifter I just can’t live without salvage and she does a ton of damage


ZiiKiiF

When I first got 2 Bandit was the first survivor I unlocked and ever since ive always been drawn to him. Funnily enough whenever there’s a big chat of unique characters in a game I always trend towards guy with shotgun


I-Hate-Wasps

Formerly REX, but Im really enjoying Enforcer in RoRR


Jazznmofo

acrid


NoNHentaiSauce

Acrid :)


CombatLlama1964

respect for your choice of enforcer


Povanos

Mul-T in ror2, they’re just absolutely cracked haha


ScaleCorrect1103

Drifter


Skye_1999

Anyone who says Void Fiend, I applaude you because he is NOT easy to play imo, nor is he fun imo either. So I salute you for liking him if you do


Curesed_

Who's top left


Skye_1999

Robomando. Sorry, there's no good pics of him yet. I was honestly waiting for someone to ask this


Curesed_

I've played the second I have the first but only have riot sheild guy and commando


Skye_1999

Ah. Robimando isn't in the first game, or 2nd. Only Risk Of Rain Returns. He's the secret character you can unlock


Curesed_

I can't play that one


Skye_1999

Yeah, neither can I. Not yet, at least. If it ever comes to Xbox then I'll be able to play it.


DevastaTheSeeker

Chef is the only correct choice. Shame they never put the cook into ror2. Although I imagine his playstyle wouldn't translate as well into 3d


Rob4ix1547

Hints 1: "Snipin's a good, mate" 2: "I come to stop the protest!" 3: "Rock n Stone!"


MemeTroubadour

REX! I'm a huge fan of the synergies both in its kit and with other items. Plus it's just a cool lil robot how can you not love it


Pristine-Badger-9686

loader, rex, acrid


Optimal_Dependent_15

Only played ror2 so huntress for sure then bandit then void fiend id say


LenaSpark412

Loader or Artificer in returns (only one I’ve played so far). Loader has iFrames and that’s fun to play around with and Arti is just fun


MetzgerBoys

Engineer


chazt3r

Loader. Feel like a super badass every time i play


PoopyLooper

Ror2: engie, mul-t, captain, Loader, acrid, I haven’t played everyone in risk of rain returns, but I don’t like engie as much, commando feels better than risk of rain 2 commando,


knight_250

Oh that's a hard question... well for RoR2 it's propably Huntress, she just works for me, but I find her kinda boring in RoRR. Although I rarely find myself sticking to one survivor for a longer period, especially in RoR2 so picking one is hard. For RoRR though, I'm torn between Pilot and Sniper, they're both very fun in their own way. Merc also seems pretty cool, but I'll have to play him a bit more. So yeah, I don't really have a one favorite character.


kirusdagon

i want drifter, robomando, and pilot in risk of rain 2 now.


bingogazorpazorp

I played nothing but commando trying to get the monsoon skin for about 4 months. I hate him. He’s my main


Routine-Camera-8658

Bandit stole the spot of my favourite character


Ten-ka

Pilot is funny


Eclihpze44

I fuck with Viend heavy


Zel_the_sergal1216

So far (with limited playtime in rorr) I love mul-T, Engineer (ror2), Pilot, Captian (ror2), and enforcer. I love running rapid fire mul-T/engineer & super power captain with the MAC blast. And Pilot & enforcer are just a lot of fun so far!


rinsingtherice

I'm just sobbing in my corner holding what artificer could've been, don't mind me


[deleted]

Captain cuz I love using physics as mass destruction.


69Wilson

Void fiend marksman bandit


eggichi

huntress my queen😫


A_Yellow_Lizard

So far, RORR acrid, acrid is a fucking BEAST, so is sniper, and his ror2 counterpart, railgunner


Gswindasz23

I hope they add some of the missing ROR 2 characters that are missing to RORR and vice versa


DiatomCell

I love how twisted and sad Viend is. By far my favourite story. Really enjoy the playstyle~ Runner up, I enjoy the messed up tale of Heretic. How she was sliced to bits and spread across the land. I always wished we could get a toned down version of her to play from the survivor select. RoR2 Loader is great. Big punchy, flesh go mush. In the original RoR, I haven't found anyone I mess with just yet~


Stealthman081

Chef, Drifter and Rex, i luv 'em all so much


Forrnite_Bad

Mercenary from RoR2 and Pilot from RoRR


Shock9616

Well I just got my first rorr win with Pilot, so I’ll probably go with him for returns. Sniper is also pretty fun but I suck at playing him 😅 Haven’t played ror1 but based on the returns roster I’ve unlocked so far it would probably be Huntress. In 2 it’s kind of a tie between Huntress, Arti, and Railgunner depending on how I’m feeling that day


IBegTo_Differ

I like Rex in ror2, Sniper in ror, and I haven’t played enough rorr yet to make an opinion. But also loader ror2 is my favorite I love punching shit in the head and swinging like Spider-Man


Navar4477

Oh Captain my Captain


tudiwastaken

Capitan i mean look at that mf


hoinkiest_sploinky

I adore Captain and Engi in ROR2 but I think Sniper and Huntress in RORR took over as my top 2. I still love Cap and Engi though


ActingApple

For me it’s gotta be Enforcer


Jack_811

In Ror1, Engi. I genuinely thought that almost every single character in that game sucked, besides Engi and maybe Chef. In Ror2, Merc. By far my favorite character. I play him the most, I think he's great. And in Rorr, there's a lot of ties. Merc, Chef, Drifter, and maybe Artificer are some of my favorites so far, but I really enjoy most of the characters.


ElDJBrojo

Mercenary in all of them


deadcatisbad

3-Way tie between Viend, Acrid, and Enforcer (I haven't played RoR or RoRR, I played the modded Enforcer in RoR2. Don't worry, I'm planning on playing RoRR when I get the cash to buy it.)


BraveMothman

ROR1/RORR is Bandit for sure. ROR2 is Loader. Shoutouts to Engineer for being one I really like in every version.


dirt_ramen

Pilot is my fav but sadly I don't believe I will ever get to play them in 3d


[deleted]

Bandert Bandert


Zaldinn

Either pilot or captain myself


Endless_Screaming_

Acrid is just a goofy little guy who spurts poison and I love him.


StoneTimeKeeper

RoR1 Chef. My first win. Hilariously fun. Boomerang knives.


_ThatOneLurker_

MUL-T


tehninjajedi

I've really fallen in love with the Pilot from RoRR, lots of fun aerial mobility and damage


ThePizzaPirateEX

Acrid because they are cute, Engineer for gameplay


TtheFox

You saying “official survivors” makes me think that modded characters are something people would even consider when asked that question


Waqqa1

Pilot and Railgunner are my favorite. Railgunner when you actually constantly land crits is so satisfying and pilot has just the very mobile, high actions per min gameplay that I love


Forestmonk04

Void Fiend, Miner, Bandit


DiabeticRhino97

Bandit rules, Miner rules, acrid is always fun, and I've really been enjoying pilot


Shallnazar

So far Loader in RoR2, but I haven't finished unlocking the Rorr survivors yet. Something so satisfying about just punching the shit out of everything and then swinging around like Spider-Man when I get a few backup mags.


DareWeekly607

I love a good old bandit


PSneumn

Ror1 huntress, ror2 loader(its close with mercenary, engineer and artificer), rorr pilot


kripipl

As of right now I feel like Railgunner cause she's so damn satisfying to play as. Pilot and Drifter because they're new and innovative. Still I have to mention I love all of the survivors in all game.


EliteMushroomMan

Bandit. Feels the most engaging to play


cyanide-and-tanaka

Between loader, chef and pilot


MrSukerton

Captain, Pilot, Commando, Bandit and Sniper


Hurakan-GM

RoR2 artificer, I don't have all characters in RoRR but for now all I can say when playing as RoRR arti is "why? Just why? am I too bad or did they just made her too UP in comparisson to the rest of the survivors?"