How do you load? Normally?

[General-Chainz]

On a normal day playing as usual this is what i use ,
depending on weapon hence,blast cannon,fireball,bio spread.
But besides them what do you use?

Me
I go for
4 single damage
1 damage 5
1 energy 5
2 infinitys
1 heal
3 lucky
1 super lucky
1 super speed/ speed 5 (but speed 5 on alot of ther weps too
1 retention
5 rage
1 superforce / force 5(i never use single force or propulsion)
1 vorpal
1 protection 5
1 iron sturdy or 1 single sturdy if cant find a iron
1 retaliation 5
1 vortex

sumtimes 1 vamp


sumtimes i switch out luckys for rock or insta shield

until i get all those powerups i use stone,freeze,pull forward,piercing,penetrating, reflecting, but swap em out once i need space for the ones i mentioned above

I have the level 1 awareness ability which helps GREATLY in my opinion
Also have level 8 vamp it is good until the later waves

pus that i never use unless im bored and jus goofing off
propulsion, almost n e thing in single format (xcept single damage and the 1 single sturdy) poison, null entropy, awareness (i have ability), knockback, turbo laser,shock spread,rocket spread,disrupter,web for bio,piercerator,firerocket, laser mines , proxies, darmer, inferno beam, theres prolly more im forgetting

of course depending on weapon i use blast cannon , razor bomb , rocket cluster, link/bio spread, fireball, flare, plasma ball, SSR PU, and of course everyone favorite a SUMMON

This is jus a guide to how I do things if n e 1 was wondering... jus being nice and letting u in on my already known secrets

[[iX]AnnaBeaver]

Usually I prefer the Flak or RL. But I do find lately that I'm lovin the Combat Shotgun..hehehe :tonqe:

Now, this would be a great opportunity for the higher lvl players to help other people in directing them towards a more beneficial weapon load up =D>

Besides the Blast or Flare PU I normally use the following....
1 Retaliation 5
2 Infinity
1 Iron Sturdy
1 Vorpal
3 Heal
5 Single Damage
1 Damage 5
1 Speed 5 or 1 Super Speed...if I can get one
2 Titan Shield
2 Instagib Shield
1 Vortex Shield
1 Super Force
1 Knockback, Only if I'm using Flak or RL though
1 Protection 5
2 or So, Reflection Shield
As many rage pu's as I can fit on there after that
The only time I put a retention on my weapon, is if I'm using more than one..cause I have max lvl of Denial
I never use vamp pu's

I have max DR, DB and Health. I have lvl 9 Vamp ability, Max lvl Regen, lvl 1 adren surge...and some other stuff..

What I'm curious about is this......How is it that players that are about 100 lvls lower than I am are able to rack up a ton of kills and continually pass me? I frequently see players that are like lvl 162....totally kick my ass! And I'm not talkin bout one single match where they just got lucky...I mean regularly.......and I'm like at lvl 249 :-k I just don't get it :-s

[ZombieSlayer]

My build depends on the gun. Assuming I get a +10 extras (30 slots) this is what I'll use.

MP5

2 infs
2 rock shields
2 insta shields
5 single damages
1 damage 5
5 rages
7 reflections
1 poison 5
1 energy 5
3 single energies

RL

2 rl spread
2 rl cluster (sometimes I'll drop these in favor of rock shields)
2 infs
1 superforce
1 superspeed (or speed 5)
1 poison 5 (optional)
1 energy 5 (optional but I almost always have one with me)
5 single damages (if I can get them)
1 damage 5 (again if I can get one)
5 rage (again depends on getting them)
3 reflection (or 5 depending)
2 instas
1 retalliation 5 (optional)
1 fireball (optional)
1 vortex shield (optional)
2 rock shields (optional)

Flack

1 blast
1 razor (optional)
2 infs
1 superforce
1 superspeed (or speed 5)
5 rage
5 single damage
1 damage 5
3 reflections (or 5)
2 instas
1 poison 5
1 energy 5
2 rock shields (optional)
1 vortex shield (optional)

Link

2 infs
1 superforce
1 superspeed (or speed 5)
1 weapon spread
5 single damages
1 damage 5
1 poison 5
5 rages
1 energy 5
3 single energies (optional)
2 rock shields (optional)
1 vortex shield
2 insta shields
3-5 reflections

Combat shotgun

Same as flak - razor and blast

Laser rifle

2 infs
1 superspeed (or speed 5)
5 single damages
1 damage 5
5 rages
5 reflection shields
2 instas
1 energy 5
1 single energy
1 poison 5
2 rock shields
1 vortex shield

Lightning gun

Same as laser rifle


Any extra slots I have I'll put in a super lucky, magic pu, or additional reflections (can have up to 7), or if I have more than 1 artifact I'll fill it up with single energies.

[Mr_N_Pants]

Now I'm confused, I thought it was just me!

Anna, I'm missing something as well. What is going on with my (L) powerup config? I've checked them at least twice this week, and reconfigured everything. Still no change, and I can't get past 2000 on most maps.

[TheSynGame]

All weapons:

10 dmg
10 energy
5 rage
3 reflections

THis was when I was at high level. I use the new shields since I'm low but once I get my vamp maxxed I'm going back to the old me.

[draegohn]

well, you guys who have read my strategies section should know what i tend to prefer, however, i will give my *must haves* in order of preference if i have a low + wop, and why i choose them first

-2 infs (duh)

-heal (for weps that can self-harm)

-if rl or flak is my wep, i will use appopriate wep pu (preferred blast for flak, preferred for rl is fireball (medium to large maps) or 2 spread (smaller maps, like Oceanic)

-pullforwards or propulsion (push/pull effect to claim monsters more as "mine" in my aim AND these two pu types do increase damage on enemies subsceptible to the effects by some means i cannot understand, but they do)

-vorpal (face it, with how tough enemies are getting whe low levels die, this pu is more handy than ever)

-pro5

-force 5 or superforce (for slower projectile speed weps--none if like mp5, super shocks, ak, combat, etc)

-2 insta shields (at least one to feel comfortable)

-2 titan shields (always 2 since rocks seem to come from nowhere at times!)

-damage 5 (or at least as many damages as can be fitted on)

if i happen to be using a rejuv wep golded, i will use every single defensive "shield" pu type, except vortex shield, which adds in here 2 redeemer shields. i will stick a couple reflection shields on. however, i will try to make damage +15, by using +5 dam pu, 5 singles, and 5 rages after getting pro5 and the other shields pus. i will only add energy +5 if i happen to get a damage artifact or lrod, so i sometimes save e5 on an unused wop.

between most waves i am reconfiguring my gun, especially if it is not high slotted, for preferred pu setups, and often i always leave the last slot empty if i really crave a certain pu and hope to find it.

[General-Chainz]

does the 1 extra single damage pu actually work?
i mean i know you can get it on there if applied b4 the d5
but is there actually a difference?

[[iX]AnnaBeaver]

Now I'm confused, I thought it was just me!

Anna, I'm missing something as well. What is going on with my (L) powerup config? I've checked them at least twice this week, and reconfigured everything. Still no change, and I can't get past 2000 on most maps.

Yes, I've reset my stats and abilities numerous times. There was only one instance where I didn't seem to die by wave 7......but that seemed to be the only thing affected. It didn't help me kill more monsters or anything.

Zombie...I'm surprised at the number of reflection pu's you put on your weapon :shock: I usually only use 3...maybe I should use more. That may help me from dying so quickly. But I do try to get as many rages on my weapon as I can. With my vamp at lvl 9 and regen at max lvl...I notice that all I need is a minimum of 2 heal pu's to offset any damage I may get from the weapon. I'm wondering if I should buy the Cautiosness ability?

That's the one that prevents your weapon from doing self damage. Cause..as I remember...on Trikon's INV server...that ability was incredibly helpful for me!! I am glad that I bought the adren surge ability though....wheew!! that one has helped me a few times!!

[Ragnarok]

basically for any gun..
5 - single damage
1 - damage 5
1 - protection 5
1 - vamp
1 - vorpal
1 - heal
2 - rock shield
2 - gib shields
1 - razor, blast, fireball, flare "depending on the map and gun"
5 - rage
1 - poison 5
1 - propulsion / superforce
2 - redeemer shield
5 - reflection shield

...

[draegohn]

nappypants, i will spec you sometime when i come on into spec mode to watch and be all silly-weird which i like to do at times. many wonder why they do not score as much as others without observing these players.

truth is, if you have max damage and adv damage bonus, weapon speed 150 or more, and do not die a lot, you should be having scores of 3500+ always from monsters kills.

of course, major factors like powerup and weapon selections play a big part, but also enemy selection and aggression are just as much a part. read my damn strategy sections in this forum!

if i can watch you one full map, i can make a fairly good analysis of what may be lacking in playing style at the very least. it may also help if you spec others like me, t-money, cadmium, reyalp, von, chainz, etc through not just 3rd person viewpoint, but also the first person. you may notice the enemies we go for more than others, and that we set our sights on the enemies near or far that will die quicker with the weapon currently being used.

score, as you know, is just what one gets from killing monsters. you can see the highest score jump in waves 17 and 19 since army guys give a good score, and some weapons can kill them rather quickly.