Railgun Help
Railgun Help
So, I've heard from a few folks that they don't quite "get" the railgun. I used to be a Spartan like you, until I took a...
...Anyways, it seems to be a pretty polarizing weapon. I used to never be able to get kills with it, and I'm to the point that I would take it from an ordnance drop or move to pick it up on a map. See, the secret to using it is twofold:
Don't charge the weapon the whole way if you don't have to. You don't have to have it completely charged up to use it. In fact, and I'm sure this is just my personal finding, that it's a lot less usable when you charge it the whole way. Try using in customs and know the bare minimum you need to charge it up in order to get the round to fire, and use that as your baseline.
Don't zoom in. The magnetism seems to be MUCH greater if you don't zoom in. If you zoom in, your target needs to not only be not moving, but also completely ignorant of your existence and their own impending doom.
Try those two things if you have any problems with the weapon. Share any little tips and fun you have with it as well.
I used to fail completely with this weapon. I've been doing better lately. I'll keep the unzoomed suggestion in mind.
charge weapn, keep reticle on target (you can tell this because it is red) and aim for center mass...
I played a little with the Railgun in Spartan Ops and campaign mostly to see how long it takes to charge a shot. Apparently not long at all.
Liked it a lot in Campaign, as it's a 'one and done' weapon on even Promethean Knights. Charges really quick and packs quite a wallop!
The rail run is better on maps with good tight lanes like adrift, harvest, etc. I think wide open maps are worse for it because either people are all over the place or psychologically I am trying to shoot people with the railgun when I should be using the dmr instead. I'm not good at switch weapons for maximum effectivenes I tend to forget about my secondary.
I'm a rail gun whore. I actively seek it on maps, and will choose it over everything but a rocket launcher in ordinance. I love it. Id go as far to say its a tad op. Best way for me to describe it is that it is a one shot kill plasma pistol. It has about the same charge time, but doesn't seek as much. Just use it like you would a plasma pistol. It does have some small splash damage, so I've gotten some double kills with it, but its been accidental.
And Dixon is right. It sucks ass when zoomed. It's got pretty good magnetism otherwise though.
If your not a DRM or BR pro (because your old and unsteady like m) then you want anything that is a one and done kill... for me in H4 that is two weapons Rail Gun and Sticky Det. They are indespensible especially in Objective games where speed of kill is essential - nothing like taking a defender or King out immediately. As mentioned above practice with this on SP Ops on Elites and Knights.
BTW - remember if you want the MOST out of any of these weapons then use the Explosives perk... makes a significant difference
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