#you HAVE to be constantly light attacking for your DPS AND your own sustain you literally do not have a choice

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the other MMOs I've played have some pretty wild rotations but nothing has ever quite come close to the utter mayhem that was/is mag!NB in ESO

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Titanfall 2 Titan Guide Part 3

I’m back again with Part 3 of my Titan Guide. This will be the final part and will focus on the Ogre Chassis Titans ‘Scorch’ and ‘Legion’.

This is a somewhat extensive overview of each Titan & how to use them against other players. Again I am not the best player out there but I’ve played enough and have a good understanding of each titan. Hopefully at least some of you will find this guide useful. See you on the frontier pilots!

Feel free to add your own tips or correct me if you think I’ve made a mistake.

Below the cut because this is long.

First I’ll say there is no be all end all way to play the titans. Most if not all titan kits are useful in certain situations and as such you should experiment with each to find what works for you. I’ll be giving my recommendations for kits and explaining my choices at the end of each titans segment.

I’ve split each Titan up into 6 sections, going over (in order):

"Titan Name:" Quick overview & what to learn first with that Titan to get good.

Using them Against Pilots

Using them Against Titans.

Their Core.

General Tips/Tricks

My recommended Titan Kit.

Scorch: Papa himself. If he gets close enough, he becomes an unstoppable monster! First thing to learn with him though, is when to engage & when to disengage. You can't always run at your enemies with fire shield & expect to kill them. So learning when to back off is critical, & should be the most important thing to learn. Aside from that, IF you do manage to catch up to your enemies, it's safe to say they are probably dead.

Against Pilots: Learn how to hit them with your 'Thermite Launcher'. This is crucial to learn because if you constantly miss with it, pilots will eat up your 'Thermal Shield' & slowly chip your beautiful 5 bars of health away. 'Thermal Shield' is effective against pilots who are too close though, & will slightly push them back. This does wonders to pilots foolish enough to try & jump on you from the front, as they can't get through your shield fast enough to hop on (Unless they're stims flying around at 100mph. Even then you're more than likely to kill them). A regular melee hit will kill them faster however, so don't completely neglect using your punches for your new best face-melting friend.

Against Titans: Scorch can kill almost the whole cast in a matter of seconds, & that's not paraphrasing. At range, use your 'Thermite Launcher' to slowly poke at enemy health bars & keep pressure on them. As you move in, use your 'Firewall' to control ground movement, & try blocking off escape routes from your opponent. 'Incendiary Traps' are effective at this as well. Use 'Heat Shield' to force your opponent in the direction you want them to go, as they will have no choice but to try & keep the space. Once you have your opponent where you want them, use an 'Incendiary Trap' at their feet & light that sucker with any of your abilities &/or 'Thermite Launcher'. Flame wall is also great when you are close, & will melt the health of an enemy Titan away + keep your hot boi safe from harm. Something else to note is that Scorchs abilities stack, so having 2 'Incendiary Traps' down on the same titan will deal the damage from both. Use this to great effect if you come upon an unsuspecting Titan/have the flank on your enemy. Again, he struggles at range & against speed, so Titans like Tone & Northstar are hard to get. Simply avoid their line of fire until you can corner them like the grunts they are.

'Flame Core' is a burst of big damage. Use it to destroy weakened enemies, as that will ensure you the kill. It does take some time to start up though, so keep that in mind. During the startup some opponents will see it coming & try to dash away. Watch for this, & adjust the core accordingly to hit them. Against Northstar, if you are already fighting her, try to bait out the 'VTOL Hover' with 'Incendiary Traps' below her feet, & once she lands, let it rip.

General Tips:

If you're doomed with core as Scorch and are afraid of dying before you can get the core off, you can activate core and begin ejecting. The core will go off during the ejection sequence and you will survive. You can do this with all titans with automatically firing cores, but it is particularly effective on him since the core is a single attack instead of sustained.

The only bug I'll highlight here: Flame Shield pierce. Hitscans can hit through Scorch's Flame Shield if they hit his feet (and randomly in some other spots, but whatever). Be careful of Ions, Monarchs and Legions that know about this, they will continue to chip away at your health as you advance.

Kit Recommendations:

Titan Kit: Turbo Engine

Scorch is so slow he NEEDS turbo engine to get around effectively.

Scorch Kit: Wildfire Launcher or Tempered Plating or Inferno Shield

Wildfire Launcher just gives bonus damage to your weapon.

Tempered Plating is great as it’s stops you from damaging yourself with your own thermite AND removes your crit spot. Making you overall tankier.

Inferno Shield’s damage boost and duration increase allows you to basically use your heat shield as a primary form of attack. This is my personal pick.

Titanfall Kit: Drop Shield

Only two choices for this and it’s more a preference thing. Drop Shield gives you a nice safety area to retreat to if you need it.

Legion: If Scorch is the unstoppable force, then Legion is the immovable object. Legion is designed to hold lanes & slowly tear the enemy apart piece by piece. His DPS is unmatched, & can easily tear apart an enemy titan in seconds. First thing to learn is when to switch firing modes. He has a short range mode, which isn't super accurate + has limited range BUT can destroy pilots & Titans close quarters & a long range mode which is designed to provide long range fire, at the cost of using up 2 bullets per shot. Because Legion has the slowest reload time of any titan in the game, it is important to learn which mode to use & when so you don't run out of bullets unnecessarily. 'Gun shield' is also very situational. Don't pop gun shield whenever you are taking damage, as you are forced to keep it up until it's ability timer is done. This seems handy dandy, but you can't melee, run &/or sprint anywhere, & you are slowed to a snails pace (You can still dash though). I will go into more detail below in the Titan section. I also recommend a higher sensitivity if you want to main Legion, due to his mobility preventing you from being able to create space fast enough to properly aim.

Against pilots: Legion is unstoppable... for the first few seconds. If you are in CQC mode, his 'Power Shot' will one shot any pilot in a large window & kill them instantly, making him very effective at killing pilots. However, unless you have the 'Hidden compartment' kit equipped, you only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow, this opportunity only comes once until your ability recharges. 'Power shot' has two firing rates as well, one when you simply tap the ability, & one when you tap it & then press the fire button. The first one takes a second to activate, giving pilots the time to escape, where the second one is near instant. IF you miss your power shot, or there are multiple pilots attacking you, then you can either eliminate them with the CQC firing mode, or opt for the more accurate Long Range mode (Which in my opinion is far better to kill pilots with, due to the increased accuracy.) Avoid the gun shield against pilots unless you are being bombarded by many pilots. Although you will be protected from enemy fire, you can't melee until the gun shield is put away, making you an easy rodeo target for pilots. A gun shield + reloading Legion is a defenseless Legion.

Against Titans: Oh boy where to begin. IMO Legion is the most match up based titan in the game. You have to change your play style drastically depending on the opponent you're up against. First thing first, Unless your opponent is a medium-long range fighter, a medium-long distance in front of you & already looking at you, never start a fight with 'Gun Shield'. IF any of these 3 are not met, & I mean ANY, hold off on using gun shield. Against Monarch & Tone, AGGRESSIVE SUSTAINED COUNTER-FIRE is the best way to deal with them. Tone will try to set up a lock on you & have her 'Tracking Rockets' after you. Once her Missiles are under way, throw gun shield up & keep the pressure on her. If she drops her 'Particle Shield' outside of close range, then back off. Her shield can withstand a Long range 'Power Shot', & By the time you bring it down with all of your bullets, you will need to reload. Close the distance with her first before engaging, or wait out the 'Particle Shield'. Monarch is a baby Legion, & can't deal with her father giving her a spanking for being disrespectful & will have to run away. So try to hit her with a 'Power Shot' before she can escape to put on some damage. Ronin is annoying, as he will use your lack of mobility against you. Keep him at a distance. When he approaches, use your gun shield to block his arc wave & push him back with a power shot. That way, he can't stun you & stay out of your sights. Be careful of him Phasing through you as well & keep your eyes on him at all times. Ion is hard, but not impossible to beat. It requires patience, as you have to wait out the 'Vortex Shield' before being able to damage her. Once she runs out of juice, you have a small window in which to attack. Throw a quick power shot right before she runs out of energy & her shield drops in to do the most damage, & keep the pressure up while she recharges. But please, for the love of God, don't hold the firing button down while she has it up. She wants that & will abuse that. Patience is what wins this fight. Scorch is a nightmare though. At long range, you can do some damage but he will end up running away. Medium range is ok, as you can drain his shield & do damage while he either closes the gap or runs away. But close range, Scorch will eat you. Keep him away at all times, even if it means turning around & sprinting away. His 'Thermal Shield' will eat your power shot, preventing him from being knocked back, making running away your best option until you can 360 power shot him away when he doesn't expect it. NEVER PUT YOUR 'GUN SHIELD' UP AGAINST HIM! Take the damage from the 'Thermite Launcher' so you can keep your maneuverability. Slow targets are a breeze for him. Northstar is the easiest matchup for Legion. You can just melt her health bar away safely behind your 'Gun shield', & all you need to worry about is her 'Cluster Missile', which is a simple dash to safety. Just don't engage when she has cover to work with, catch her out in the open if you can, & catch her close if you can.

'Smart Core' is amazing. Nothing else really needed to be said. It instantly kills pilots, & gives you unlimited ammo, allowing AGGRESSIVE SUSTAINED COUNTER-FIRE until kingdom come. Just be weary of enemy Ions during this, whilst you will drain their Vortex Shield, they can redirect some of your bullets and can do some damage. Save it when against easier targets, & when there are plenty of smaller infantry to shoot.

General Tips: 

Flame Shield pierce. Hitscans can hit through Scorch's Flame Shield if they hit his feet (and randomly in some other spots, but whatever). If you are a Legion fighting a Scorch, a Powershot to the toes will keep the Scorch at a distance.

In Legion vs Scorch, it isn't a bad idea to use Gun Shield. T203 damage will add up if you don't, just don't activate it on reaction - getting caught in hugging distance of Scorch with Gun Shield out will hurt and you can't Flame Shield pierce when he's in your face.

Kit Recommendations:

Titan Kit: Turbo Engine.

Like Scorch, Legion is super slow so he NEEDS turbo engine to get around effectively.

Legion Kit: Hidden Compartment or Enhanced Ammo Capacity

Hidden Compartment is my personal pick. Although it does reduce power shots damage by 15%, it does give you a lot more versatility with a second shot.

Enhanced Ammo Capacity increases the amount of ammo you have in your predator cannon. This increases your damage output before needing to reload which is great as Legion has a pretty lengthy reload animation.

Titanfall Kit: Drop Shield.

Only two choices for this and it’s more a preference thing. Drop Shield gives you a nice safety area to retreat to if you need it.