#i reloaded it i dont care im not gonna fight all those people

[lordeasriel]

I appreciate how deranged the Baldur's Gate 3 fights have been so far. I *definitely*was prepared to fight off a horde of cursed Harpers after wasting all my slots to save Isobel lmao in tears

[cruddyborderlandstheories]

Debuff Zane Build

i am tired of not seeing this build in all the zane build videos i watch so im sharing it here because its stupid fun bc u run fast and kill faster. it’s not meta, but its fun as fuck and u have a lot of damage and survivability with it. I’ve completed M4 Slaughter Shaft with it- haven’t tried on M10 yet but i have faith. p.s its 4 am pls have mercy if there’s spelling mistakes.

what ur gonna need is a band of sitorak, zheitseiv’s eruption, a seein’ dead, and the piss grenade. everything else is fair game, whatever u want. try to get it to have the sntl cryo anoint bc good. but u must have the 4 main items for this to work perfectly (it also somewhat works with a low level Frozen Heart bc best shield in the game but you will die a lot more)

also i need a fucking name for this build help

oh god oh fuck i forgot i was playing through the handsome jackpot dlc again

oki im ready to party

this is my current loadout

sometimes i switch the reg Q-System for a kaoson or a nighthawkin if i need ammo (OP QSystem is... OP but not as fun as a tracking grenade QSystem so i don’t care for it) and maybe the brainstormer for a reflux if many shielded enemies (i prefer the brainstormer over the reflux atm. so try for a brainstormer!!)

3rd slot, that’s a monarch which used to be a dictator b4 it got a straight upgrade. I actually don’t use the bipod unless im in a boss fight and don’t need to move fast. usually violent momentum and violent violence cover the dps loss

ur first 3 gun slots honestly don’t matter much. I have my reasons for using them, but you can use whatever u want i think, so long as its a strong weapon (bc unfortunately a lot of weapons are not scaled for m10). u dont HAVE to use the monarch or the Q system or the brainstormer. I recommend them, cuz theyre fun, but u don’t gotta if u wanna swap em out for a a kaoson or a yellowcake or a sandhawk or smth

the last gun is my zheitsev’s eruption. This bad boy, when u reload, shoots out homing balls of debuffery. So every enemy that gets hit with these gets a debuff. I have tried this with the needler but I prefer Zheitsev’s bc it can hit more enemies and once and takes less time. this gun only goes to Blane (ur clone). 

for the skill trees we have no points in under cover even tho brainfreeze is the best skill in the gaaaaame

explanations: 

really the hitman tree is p self explanatory, u wanna go fast as fuck boiii. My band of sitorak does not have the +15 movespeed while zoomer is active anoint (it has the break shield amp anoint, which is p okay. want movespeed, but a nice human from the reddit gave me this sitorak so i didn’t have to farm). u want drone delivery bc Blane will NOT be throwing grenades. If you try to make him throw grenades with the seein’ dead he will ONLY throw grenades and never fire his gun, meaning he’ll never reload. it’s a nightmare. anyway. u want the piss grenade (ideally with the +25% damage on thrown anoint). im not looking forward to regrinding this when they finally mayhem buff grenades.

we put one point into playing dirty because we want those extra shots and honestly with the amount of times seein’ dead can proc ur kill skills you’ll have it more often than not

we also have points in good misfortune for that sweet sweet uptime (which btw can be infinite using the brainstormer/reflux bc it is essentially a redistributor without the need for ur barrier) the monarch/dictator also does it justice

for Blane u DON’T WANT praemuntis. we want blane reloading as often as gotdamn possible. now unfortunately my seein’ dead gave me a +weapon mag size roll (im actually not sure if this affects blane, but im assuming it does) but it does have the amazing +5 donnybrook so I’m taking it anyway. I am so not looking forward to regrinding a good class mod when they finally release action skill buffs for them. i cri. i actually hear 3 points in donnybrook and 2 in violent violence is p good (or 1 in violent violence 1 in playin dirty) so maybe grinding won’t be so bad. maybe i’ll finally get a +weapon damage roll

u can grab 1 point in ducttape mod and put 4 points into borrowed time if you want. it doesn’t really matter. i current have 5 in borrowed time and 3 in pocket full of grenades (for some reason??? usually i only put 2 in.). U can do that and use those extra points for either ducttape mod or more points in playing dirty. 

u NEED quick breather. This skill has a STUPID interaction with the band of sitorak shield because of how quickly it recharges. I’m talking, the instant you swap with Blane, you have full shields and so does he. It’s dumb, I love it. Use it to get out of trouble.

so im probably gonna need to explain why i have 3 points in trick of the light: im a cryo slut. That’s it. put those wherever you want, just make sure you can get Double Barrel. i’ve seen builds where people actually go for brainfreeze, i might try that next time i respec.

Double barrel will make it so blane can use the zheitsev’s eruption and debuff your enemies for you. it’s worth it.

so the augments u want are these:

SCHADENFREUDE. because band of sitorak has such a tiny capacity, ur shield is constantly up. If its not, it’s constantly breaking from full capacity. this does have a fun effect with the amp shield break anoint, but mainly i like it for the 25% damage buff whenever it breaks. its a tradeoff for damage, ur constantly swapping between max shields and more damage, so its actually p constant survivability and damage over the long run.

i grab doppelbanger bc blane sometimes gets stuck in the floor and/or i don’t feel like running all the way back. i wouldn’t recommend getting which one’s real or digital distribution only bc u want him alive as much as possible. u can also get binary system instead of doppelbanger, its up to you

for Zoomer u want bad dose for the movement speed and (sometimes) static field (only if the enemies have shields). this is so if blane goes down or he isn’t taking damage, zoomer can refill ur shields. if the enemies won’t have shields usually i grab winter’s drone or boomsday depending on how i feel.

im actually gonna try to see if i can’t grab brain freeze. hang on. i know trick of the light is frowned upon for most people so lemme just respec. (im sorry i just love the vibes it gives me it’s like HAHA you thought that was me? no!!! boop. and then they’re ice sculptures and man i love h2o i wish emma had frozen more people the only people she really freezes are Greg and Miriam and honestly she doesn’t even kill Greg smh. (Greg is dr denman’s assistant. greg is highkey god.) I do like what she did to Mirami, the fucking implications that YES these teenage girls ARE powerful enough to instakill people, they just don’t out of the kindness of their hearts. Rikki was badass that episode too. actually i love the episode where rikki almost boils a dude alive for making a fool of her with ILLEGAL F I S H and burns people using steam from a pipe. rikki is my favorite mermaid- she knew what was u p. I wish mako mermaids was as badass as h2o was. and the cartoon. god imagine the cartoon violence. sigh. let them use their op superpowers to be SUPERHEROES. like in h2o au i have baron flynt puppeteer people to their deaths from Thor bc he has cleo’s powers like why couldn’t she do that to someone. Like dr denman “lmao bye bitch” or even charlotte (who imho wasn’t bad until cleo started being rude to her. cleo was 100% at fault that season). it wouldn’t have killed her!!! ... instantly. probably. ive never seen avatar in full but i did watch the blood bending episode as a child and as i understand it that’s frowned upon but hey. CAN BELLA TURN PEOPLE INTO JELLY?? harry potter 🅱oneless arms... my god.)

anyway, respeccing. 

there goes all my money. rip.

so i think im gonna have to live with the slower reload speed (sob) but yes u can in fact get brain freeze with this build. lemme show...

so ye in the event u just can’t live without freezing people (i know the feeling) feel free to do this. imma play with this for a bit and see if i can live with slower reload. I actually depend on the 100% cryo with zoomer active for all my cryo damage. i also use an ice breaker so they freeze fairly easy (but only on mobs. on bosses u want the snowdrift or something else)

this build isn’t really meta and u might have trouble doing a solo run of true takedown on m10... bc its true takedown on m10, but honestly it’s fun as F U C K. you CAN do it, but it’s not no thoughts head empty like barrier-redistrubutor/yellowcake zane can be so u gotta be on TOP of ur SHIT. i love it. running around killing stuff. it’s fun. i also love teleporting. it’s my FAVORITE THING. I STILL GET GIDDY OVER IT BECAUSE IT’S SO FUN. ask my friends, they will tell you, sometimes i’ll just start gushing over how much fun it is to teleport even though i’ve played zane since release. just. GFDGHKJGDFK so much fun. i just... b o o p. god i love this game. i took a break to play assassin’s creed odyssey (fun sneaky beaky game, pretty awful dialogue) so DAMN i missed this. 

here’s a link to a video I took on athenas (my favorite area to run. it’s this game’s bloodshot stronghold!) this is the playlist i listen to while playing Zane. i keep swapping songs during play bc sometimes they don’t fit my vibe or i get tired of them lol (spotify control is hooked to my 4th and 5th mouse buttons so i don’t have to stop playing) i forgot where my shock sandhawk was in my inventory, is what i use to demolish traunt. i was so scared i threw it in my bank earlier on sanc-iii lol (also yes i still slap blane’s ass. it’s to encourage him to kill)

and here’s a link to the save + everything I had on me at the moment (including the stuff i picked up in the vid in case u want it lol) cuz im lazy and don’t feel like clearing out my inventory. some of these are only m4-9. which ones? it is a mystery. you’ll know when the new update releases ;) (no but actually im so hype for mayhem level on the item cards. finally. FINALLY!!!)

why is this video taking so long to upload. hynnnggggg

oh god is that the sun

[starvedfortime]

for people who are asking me for tips and tricks for apex, I have a few that I've learned along the way of my one year almost two year process of playing Apex

use shield cells before syringes

don't be afraid to use ammo (if you have lots of it)

if your teammate is down and you're in a team fight, do not worry about them, you can pick them up later! (unless you're lifeline)

the same goes if they go down all the way, grab their banner later

grab lots and lots of shield cells compared to syringes (I usually do two shield batteries 8 shield cells four syringes two med kits, although some people like to go almost all shield batteries and shield cells)

if it's first and second-round, it's okay to stay in the ring to loot boxes, it won't damage you as much as third or fourth or so on and so on(I used to be really scared of the ring)

if you're getting shot, slide and zig zag a lot and take cover (even if it's a small rock)

if you have an auto gun don't go for purple scopes!!!(unless its digital threat or you wanna use single fire)

r301 and flatline have both auto and single fire without hop up

play around with the guns in the firing range!! see what setup fits your playing style or tactic that you're going for, for that match. (not that it matters anymore in season 6)

me personally I like to go for either r-301/prowler, r-99/prowler, flatline/prowler, double prowler/r-99/r-301, prowler/hemlok. i could go on but if you can't tell already my favorite gun is the prowler(this was before season six)

go in the firing range and learn how each gun recoil works (example: r99 while aiming recoils up and to the right, so aim down and left)

don't loot in one area for most of the round, hop through different areas

if you're looting a box, just skim through it for what you need (syringes, add-ons like mags or stocks, ammo) unless you know for sure no one is around

don't play one character for too long, youll be stranded if you have no back up

once you get comfortable and know the basics of one character, try to practice another (Im comfortable playing Wattson, Loba, Octane Lifeline and kind of bloodhound, so now I am practicing Mirage)

you may not think of it, but choose skins that blend in with the map. like beige or green or white. or even black! (just an option tho)

there's no such thing as over using your abilities, unless it gives out your position.*cough* gibby *cough* bangalore *cough*

so don't be afraid to use bloodhounds scanner a lot. or lobas jumpdrive or wraiths phasing or mirage decoy or octane stim...you get the point

for the love of God if you are playing lifeline, heal your teammates!!! don't let your teammate revive your other teammate. you do it, thats kind of why lifeline was made

speaking of lifeline, if you see her reviving someone, shoot her, not the person who is getting revived. (you can easily kill them because they will have low health when they are up)

when you're up against an enemy, and you have to reload, DON'T

sounds kind of weird saying it, but if you have another auto gun switch guns. you really don't want to be caught while reloading when you can easily just switch to another gun.

try getting guns that arent the same as your teamamtes that way you dont run out of ammo.

just suggesting

if your style is more campy, try getting an auto paired with a sniper or if you still want double auto, get an auto of your choice and then either a flat line or r301 with purple scope (as i said above, you can switch from single to auto with those two)

every ammo type has different effects. better understanding of what I mean; this video explains it (very old, so not sure if its still the accurate)

if someones being toxic, mute them. some people say it doesnt bother them but it can still ruin the whole mood. you want to be excited and happy to play not angry or upset.

imma be a basic bitch here, but be positive. i sound so cliche saying it, but when im positive or have teammates hyping me up i do SO much better

ping loot for your teamates, know what they have. that way when you get in a fight theyll be just as prepared. its not fun when you or another teamate gets down because one person has white shields while someone has purple

if you don't use grenades that much or feel like you should be using more grenades and you play on ps4, set your settings to grenadier (im sure its the same for xbox but im not sure)

dont. ever. grab. a Mozambique. unless you're like some god or whatever just dont. as of now, Mozambique is THE worst gun ever. if you have no other choice grab it but if you find aNYthing else, switch it. heck, a p2020 is better

please dont destroy lobas black market unless everyone has gotten something. I've had so many people hit my black market and i haven't even grabbed anything nor has my other teammate. let the lobas destroy it.

tips for certain gear

give gibby and lifelines the golden backpack, they can revive faster and better with it

if there is a lifeline, give her the golden knockdown she can help revive downed teamates

the golden helmet shortens the cooldown on lengends tactical

prioritize giving wattson and caustic the golden helmet, more traps the better

prioritize giving the golden helmet to bloodhound, rev, crypto, gibby, rampart and lifeline if you wanna push

giving the golden helmet to characters like loba, path, wraith, bangalore, octane, and mirage are more for escaping

using finishers gets all your shields back

tips for each legends (from my experience)

wattson:

place fences behind doors if you are in a building

if you find an accelerator, use it right away unless you already have your ultimate

she will get full ultimate with an accelerator

if you start to get in the fight, immediately put down your ultimate

make sure you have backup accelerators(alteast two or more)

place your fences in zigzags if you are camping

if you do that the enemies have no choice but to walk through or go away (unless you don't have your ultimate down, then they can just throw grenades and destroy them)

grenades and any incoming artillery will be destroyed if you have your ultimate down

no matter what kind of building you're in, always put down fences

if you're playing her or have her on your team and you get hurt and have no shields and barely any health, make sure the ultimate is down and heal yourself first before using shields

healing yourself first is more efficient than using shields first since her ultimate heals shields, you can hit two birds with one stone (unless you have a phoenix kit)

have the habit of placing fences down fast, it does not matter if its precise

if youve just put down fences and decide to go somewhere else, you can pick them up so you don't have to wait for them to come back

place fences at the end of the portal, like caustic↓

lifeline:

if you're the only one low on health, do not use your drone, use syringes

I see a lot of lifeline players do this but they never put down D.O.C and i don't understand why

always put down your drone if your team is low on health or in a fight or reviving, if you're just looting and running around, don't put it down you never know when somethings gonna happen

you can use lifelines ultimate to trick people (the care package has a beam and when it opens it goes away so you can tell if someone is nearby if you see the care package light go away)

you can use the care package as a way of cover from bullets

open up the blue bins!!!!!!

loba:

you can use her jump drive to get into windows and tight spots

you can't run while doing jump drive though

her ultimate has a long range so go to places like the cities or the cage to get the most out of her ultimate

there's really no point if you put it in a small tiny place where you can easily loot everything within like 30 seconds

like lifeline she can use her ultimate as a way to block bullets, but it can be destroyed

use accelerators

octane:

I know his whole point is being fast but do not go so far ahead of your team(you can easily run into it an enemy squad or have your teammates left behind)

you don't need as many syringes as you would with any other character, he can heal but very slowly.

if you don't have a wattson or a caustic you can place the jump pad in front of the door and they can't get it in

unlike caustic or wattson, his jump pad never goes away so you can make as many jump pads as you want

if you are octane or have an octane on your team and you're down, you can use the jump pad to get away

caustic:

placing his traps next to the doors is perfectly fine but it's best to place them right in front of the door(like right where the door and wall meet)

just like wattson, he can pick up his traps

if you're playing with a wraith, always put down a trap at the end of her portal (that way if enemies follow you, they'll get gassed)

if you're camping in a building and enemies are trying to get in but they know you have the gas traps laying down, you can shoot them to release the gas

at the bottom of his traps there's a little green light that you can shoot that will destroy them (you don't have to hit exactly there but make sure you hit the bottom) you can only do this to enemy caustics

bloodhound:

if you hear any sort of noise, no matter how loud it is, and you know its not your teammates, use your scan

you can see footsteps but your teammates can't, ping them but dont spam

you have to time the ultimate right or else you'll just get shot down

using the ult has an animation, so enemies can shoot you during that moment

you can scan and see who the real mirage is by seeing if they have a triangle in the middle of their chest. the fake ones won't have it

gibraltar:

if you don't have a lifeline throw down your dome and it will revive teammates faster(along with shields and heals)

i honestly dont ever play gibby, like at all. along with bangalore.

banagalore:

she kinda useless

i love her but, my god

shes so boring 😭 i feel so bad

not much to her really

she can run fast when she gets shot

she REALLY needs a change or huge buff

wraith:

she really good if shes paired with a wattson or caustic or revenant

use her portal to get away from the zone or to bait enemies into the zone

if you ever hear her voice warning you, immediately warn your teamates

pathfinder:

use his zipline to get out of situations

get up on higher ground with his grapple or zipline

use the map beacons to see where your next ring is, that way you can see where you can loot before the ring closes in

you can grapple enemies, ziplines and cryptos drone

mirage:

the next best person to revive someone is mirage, he goes invisible when respawning and reviving teammates

send a decoy and go the other way

use decoys to see where the enemies are if you don't have a bloodhound or a crypto

crypto:

don't stay in drone mode for too long that's when you're the most vulnerable

don't take forever trying to scope out the area that your team is in

just see what's around you and logout of your drone

the best way to use his drone (in my opinion) is to scout the area and then go up high and look down in a birdseye view so you can see almost everything around you

his drone EMP can remove 50 shields, traps, and slow down enemies

if you're going to use your drone, stand in a corner or behind something so you don't get caught

revenant:

take advantage of his wall climb and get on higher ground

don't throw his tactical right at the person. if they are running throw it in front or behind them

use his tactical as traps, meaning; if there's only two doors throw one at each door

put his totem somewhere safe, enemies can shoot at it

that's all I really have on the legends. I'm starting to play different characters other than lifeline, wattson, loba, octane and bloodhound. if you have any more tips for each legend go ahead and tell me and ill add it here