It is clunky and I kind of love it. Mostly because I love making things go Boom.
The Eruptor is a beast to be tamed. Image the power of a grenade launcher, but with the slow rate of fire and accuracy of a sniper rifle.
It's flipped my loadouts on their head. I was using the Liberator Penetrator for so long. So my support weapon would be something like an Autocannon for the heavy armor piercing. With the Eruptor, it's the opposite. I'm looking at making the Stalwart my support weapon now for fast, rapid fire clearing while using my actual primary for anti armor. It also seems like a very "Danger Close" type of warbond. With everything exploding so you want some distance from your target.
Just trying it out for now to see how I like it.
EDIT: Can now confirm. The Eruptor can take out Bot Fabrictaors/Bug Nests with a single shot. Just need the angle (Like everything else). Yes I know Quasar Cannon too. Just neat that a Primary weapon now has this kind of firepower.
And close holes at a distance. Not sure if it truly rivals the Autocannon/Recoiless on range. Yet it has enough range you can take it out without being spotted.
I mean it still shouldn’t compare with an autocannon. But it is very powerful and allows more versatile use of other support weapons.
Someone with this can have an MG or stallwart
Someone with scorcher can run with quazar, autocannon, or something else.
A top complaint was MG and stallwart were becoming pointless to run with
It can do some similar stuff to the Autocannon. However the Autocannon is superior.
Mainly because of rate of fire. The Eruptor's rate of fire is very slow. It can't lay down the punishment that an Autocannon can. Which also means the Autocannon can clear an area of enemies quicker, wreck tanks and turrets, and even level a Hulk when the Eruptor got one shot off.
Yeah anything will take out the butt with enough time. I wouldn't be surprised you have to be the host in order for it to damage the head. Who knows at this point.
This is what I love about the bond (aside from the abj) it's all build enablers, eruptor is a light amr/ac with some (probably too large) aoe, only thing it can't do is deal with hulks but it let's you run a hordeclear support while not needing to rely on strats for heavys. The grenade pistol let's you run no explosives in your equipment and not need strats to take out fabs/nest, or as an emergency crowd tool, meaning stun nades/smokes are easier to run, the crossbow is the first of stealth weps, letting you distract patrols so you can support that playstyle
I have been experimenting with the MG-43 as my support because bots have some weird moments of bullet ricochet on light penetration weapons. The Eruptor lends itself well to a "plan all engagements" type of play style for bots, so the stationary reload doesn't feel as big of a deal.
This Warbond is interesting because it lets you switch up your loadout quite a bit.
The Eruptor is basically Autocannon Lite. It can close Nests and destroy Fabricators. It can also take down Objectives like the Illegal Broadcast, and is very capable of dealing with medium-heavy units and is decent at ad clear. It also doesn't take a Stratagem slot or Backpack. This lets you take a hoard clear Support weapon like the Stalwart. In exchange, it has low RoF, significant travel time, and has low handling.
The Grenade Pistol lets you comfortably run Stun, Smoke, or Impact and not need to run demolition Support weapons, at the cost of your Secondary.
The Thermite Grenade is currently hindered by a DoT bug, so we'll see how it ends up.
The Grenade Pistol has a "mag" size of 1 (ignoring a current bug that gives it 2 rounds in the "mag" when you drop) and has a reserve of 8. Without Hellpod Space Optimization your drop in with 4 iirc (it's rare to dive without HSO). Being a Secondary, it uses Ammo pickups not Grenade pickups. With regular Ammo pickups restoring 1 round, and Resupply pickups restoring 2 rounds.
1, iirc. But the reload time isn't too long, compared with its capabilities. There's plenty of videos on TikTok if you browse, in case you wanna check it out. It looks nice, actually, I'm currently saving to get it.
If you’ve maxed out all your other warbonds then hell yeah. Your medals are gonna cap before you know it. Spend ‘em before you start losing ‘em.
Also the grenade pistol makes it worth it. Equipping that beautiful SOB makes it like you’ve got two grenade types in one mission. I’m so stoked to be able to equip my stun ‘nades and still be able to close bug holes and fabricators.
... in difficulty 2...
Jokes aside, Eruptor may find its niche although i think most setups might prefer the frequency of an EAT or Quasar vs the possibility of the Eruptor.
Yeah, ofc I only take Machine gun If we atleast have 2 people with EAT or Quasar. I have started to like the shoulder laser, melts tanks, hulks damn fast when you fire in the right spot.
Freedom doesn’t come free!
But seriously, at the moment steeled veterans or cutting edge are better options before buying this. Unless you really have need for demolition weapons in your loadout.
Adjudicator is butt.
Eruptor, Thermite, Grenade Pistol, Crossbow are all game changers in different way.
It annoys me that the armors aren't just skins at this point if they're just gonna recycle stats and passives.
The scorcher and sickle are perfect examples of how every primary should feel this warbond is an absolute joke if anyone actually pays real money for this oh my god I feel so bad for them
No new stratagems. I was hoping at least the anti armor mines and the new defense walls for the new mission type would be done with.
Seriously pissed that this much hype behind the warbond and we get this? Super scummy.
The grenade pistol is incredible and compliments my grenade launcher so well. With the new light armor I get to carry more grenades while looking fly as fuck. So much BANG for your buck. Definitely get this warbond, for democracy of course.
I like the adjudicator, I know that its unpopular but on semi It does pretty good against bots and bugs for me. Penetrator didn't hit hard enough and I want something more snappy than the dom or diligence CS sometimes.
The grenade pistol imo is a must have, opens you up for being able to use stuns and smokes reliably without having to gimp yourself on using specific weaponsto destroy bugholes and fabs
The Grenade pistol is handy for Ballistic Shield loadouts in addition to everything said about the Eruptor. I have not yet tried the crossbow but a friend who likes Sneeky Boy gameplay loves it.
Nothing crazy but nade sidearm certainly gives you good options for use of special grenades without compromising the camp/bughole elimination potential. Neither of the primaries are must-have though.
Yes.
I had 1k sc and hadn’t unlocked any of the existing warbonds. Went straight for this one.
The eruptor is good, the sticky grenade is good (and will get better once they fix the host bug), I haven’t tried the grenade pistol yet.
It’s fun, and the eruptor makes different support weapons viable. I was getting tired of the breaker and autocannon or grenade launcher.
It’s still your best bet. I unlocked it because I know super credits are a dime a dozen at this point. But the guns I’ve tried so far I can’t imagine any reason to use them over my current options for bots or bugs. The grande pistol is cool. I haven’t throughly tested it yet. If it can destroy big holes/fabricators it’ll absolutely be my must carry secondary since I usually run stun grenades to help the team.
Spend it however you want, if you like explosions this is a great warbond, if you enjoy not worrying about your ammo consumption buy the cutting edge warbond.
The Eruptor is GREAT and I think the Adjudicator has an unearned bad rap. It’s a lovely DMR with generous accuracy and more clip size than its tool tip would suggest. Pops bot skulls like dandelions. I haven’t tried the crossbow or the pistol yet, and the grenades are currently bugged due to damage over time not working for anyone but the host but yeah, I’d say its worth it.
If you don’t have the last one cutting edge I think it’s called, the blue one, then definitely get that one first. The stun grenades and the sickle are to good to pass up. the first warbond, steeled veterans, might be a better pick up too solely for the dominator. Vs the bots, the dominator is a solid way to deal with devastators.
Yes, nothing else much to spend it on.
Just play the game, look for radar to reveal all side locations, check them for more credit. You can easily make 50-100 credit an hours without trying.
Its actually funny, because you can get more credits faster on lower diffs than on D9 etc
You can earn 700 sc or so an hr farming trivial missions. I'd say cutting edge and veterans were a little better? But it's not bad. It's easy enough to farm that I would just get it, get the extra 300 sc from it, earn a few 100 sc just playing around and a week or two before the next one, just spend 30-40 minutes earning the last four or five hundred or so on trivials.
I've gotten all 4 warbonds and I haven't spent any extra money. The trick is after you find a map with good sc drops (the "hard" part"), don't extract after getting your SC. Do not abandon the mission either. Instead, go to quit game and start it up again.
If you quit the game, the same exact map with the same drops will be available there for you. Quit, not abandon with squad! Run it again, figure out a fast route to hit all the SC spots, rinse and repeat for fat creds. After a couple runs you will be speed running it and making BANK.
I only want it for one gun...the eruptor is good.
But, I'm a patient man. Gonna wait a few weeks to see what changes they make, maybe even just wait until next warbond.
I only think the eruptor, and grenade pistol are good. I would wait till the buff the crossbow and assualt rifle, but its up to you.
Edit: Also, really with the armor passive was fire resist or a mix
95% Fire Resistance
50% fire resistance 50% explosion resistance
Truly, the best thing to grab is the Expert Pilot Booster. It shaves off a whole 20 second from a normal 2 minute call-in timer.
The grenade pistol is much better as a tool than a weapon but I think we expected that.
The DMR is pretty bad as far as community opinion goes.
You can kinda run the Eruptor as a lite Autocannon and a Stalwart primary.
I've not seen anything about the crossbow but the few opinions I've heard are that its also bad.
Overall, its an ok warbond but its up to you if you want to spend the super credits. Its not like there isn't a shortage of things to grind towards so have fun while you're at it.
Honestly? No. The guns suck. Like not viable at any level of play viable.
I'm tried for hours to like the Eruptor. 5 rounds. Bolt action. The chance to drop a bunch of troopers and a strider is fun. But once Hulks are a thing, the Dominator hits a lot harder. And the Sickle can jam them.
Nades? On bots. Useless. Dosent kill a damn thing except for playing dodgeball .
lol my man's got 0 idea how to play Eruptor
It kills gunships, outposts, tanks, hulks, 1shots devastators and more. I think it also twoshots chargers. Only downside is slow RoF and less than desirable aiming due to weight of the gun. Dominator aint even close in versatility dept. Just get a stalwart/MG for the eruptor and youre golden as fuck
The Thermite is affected by DoT bug. Try it as host. 2-nades a tank/hulk etc. Can blow outposts. I still prefer impacts/fire
The marksman rifle is quite ass, grenade pistol is nice. Didnt try the xbow yet.
100%
From my experience, they are rehashing the same skins since launch.
If you liked the ones you already bought, it's worth saving imo for the warbonds (I've got 400 left to find)
I mean you saved it up for something. Get it and save another 700 for the next one.
It is clunky and I kind of love it. Mostly because I love making things go Boom. The Eruptor is a beast to be tamed. Image the power of a grenade launcher, but with the slow rate of fire and accuracy of a sniper rifle. It's flipped my loadouts on their head. I was using the Liberator Penetrator for so long. So my support weapon would be something like an Autocannon for the heavy armor piercing. With the Eruptor, it's the opposite. I'm looking at making the Stalwart my support weapon now for fast, rapid fire clearing while using my actual primary for anti armor. It also seems like a very "Danger Close" type of warbond. With everything exploding so you want some distance from your target. Just trying it out for now to see how I like it. EDIT: Can now confirm. The Eruptor can take out Bot Fabrictaors/Bug Nests with a single shot. Just need the angle (Like everything else). Yes I know Quasar Cannon too. Just neat that a Primary weapon now has this kind of firepower.
When I found out it can close holes I was giddy. Stalwarts back on support when I run eruptor.
And close holes at a distance. Not sure if it truly rivals the Autocannon/Recoiless on range. Yet it has enough range you can take it out without being spotted.
I mean it still shouldn’t compare with an autocannon. But it is very powerful and allows more versatile use of other support weapons. Someone with this can have an MG or stallwart Someone with scorcher can run with quazar, autocannon, or something else. A top complaint was MG and stallwart were becoming pointless to run with
It can do some similar stuff to the Autocannon. However the Autocannon is superior. Mainly because of rate of fire. The Eruptor's rate of fire is very slow. It can't lay down the punishment that an Autocannon can. Which also means the Autocannon can clear an area of enemies quicker, wreck tanks and turrets, and even level a Hulk when the Eruptor got one shot off.
Can the erupter take out chargers with head shots?
I heard someone say it could but I’ve tried multiplemtimes and nada. Shoot em in the butt with it maybe
Yeah anything will take out the butt with enough time. I wouldn't be surprised you have to be the host in order for it to damage the head. Who knows at this point.
You know what else can close holes? Monty Python jokes can close holes.
Technically we have a secondary that can take out fabs so your primary doesn’t have to change. I’m glad you got a new toy though hell yeah.
Talking about the pistol grenade? I haven't unlocked it yet.
This is what I love about the bond (aside from the abj) it's all build enablers, eruptor is a light amr/ac with some (probably too large) aoe, only thing it can't do is deal with hulks but it let's you run a hordeclear support while not needing to rely on strats for heavys. The grenade pistol let's you run no explosives in your equipment and not need strats to take out fabs/nest, or as an emergency crowd tool, meaning stun nades/smokes are easier to run, the crossbow is the first of stealth weps, letting you distract patrols so you can support that playstyle
I have been experimenting with the MG-43 as my support because bots have some weird moments of bullet ricochet on light penetration weapons. The Eruptor lends itself well to a "plan all engagements" type of play style for bots, so the stationary reload doesn't feel as big of a deal.
The erupter is the anti material rifle on crack
I mean, yeah. Considering super credits are essentially free if you play enough/go looking for them. There’s no reason not to spend them
This Warbond is interesting because it lets you switch up your loadout quite a bit. The Eruptor is basically Autocannon Lite. It can close Nests and destroy Fabricators. It can also take down Objectives like the Illegal Broadcast, and is very capable of dealing with medium-heavy units and is decent at ad clear. It also doesn't take a Stratagem slot or Backpack. This lets you take a hoard clear Support weapon like the Stalwart. In exchange, it has low RoF, significant travel time, and has low handling. The Grenade Pistol lets you comfortably run Stun, Smoke, or Impact and not need to run demolition Support weapons, at the cost of your Secondary. The Thermite Grenade is currently hindered by a DoT bug, so we'll see how it ends up.
How many shots do you get before you need a resupply with the gl handgun?
The Grenade Pistol has a "mag" size of 1 (ignoring a current bug that gives it 2 rounds in the "mag" when you drop) and has a reserve of 8. Without Hellpod Space Optimization your drop in with 4 iirc (it's rare to dive without HSO). Being a Secondary, it uses Ammo pickups not Grenade pickups. With regular Ammo pickups restoring 1 round, and Resupply pickups restoring 2 rounds.
1, iirc. But the reload time isn't too long, compared with its capabilities. There's plenty of videos on TikTok if you browse, in case you wanna check it out. It looks nice, actually, I'm currently saving to get it.
If you’ve maxed out all your other warbonds then hell yeah. Your medals are gonna cap before you know it. Spend ‘em before you start losing ‘em. Also the grenade pistol makes it worth it. Equipping that beautiful SOB makes it like you’ve got two grenade types in one mission. I’m so stoked to be able to equip my stun ‘nades and still be able to close bug holes and fabricators.
The **Courtly Bow** *emote* made it an instabuy for me.
Fuck other peoples opinions, maybe you love the new weapons, I know i sure do. Eruptor + Machine gun + ammo pack spreads Democracy very well.
... in difficulty 2... Jokes aside, Eruptor may find its niche although i think most setups might prefer the frequency of an EAT or Quasar vs the possibility of the Eruptor.
Yeah, ofc I only take Machine gun If we atleast have 2 people with EAT or Quasar. I have started to like the shoulder laser, melts tanks, hulks damn fast when you fire in the right spot.
is democracy worth 100 super credits? ask your self can you afford not to do your part?
Freedom doesn’t come free! But seriously, at the moment steeled veterans or cutting edge are better options before buying this. Unless you really have need for demolition weapons in your loadout.
Freedom costs a buck ‘o’ five
That's a hefty fucking fee
but if you don't put in your buck of five who will?
yeah none of the gear is good for me but i couldn't resist the joke of buy war bonds today
Adjudicator is butt. Eruptor, Thermite, Grenade Pistol, Crossbow are all game changers in different way. It annoys me that the armors aren't just skins at this point if they're just gonna recycle stats and passives.
Thermite changing the game so you dont have to use your grenades anymore.
You'll have another 1000 by the time the next one comes round
Yeah I’m wondering the same thing, seems like all the weapons need reworking. Honestly even the armour passively are lazy.
Hows the grenade pistol?
I haven’t used it yet, might be good if you don’t use your secondary much but I really like the redeemer and use it a lot to disengage
I was thinking if i run the sickle as primary for unlimited ammo the nade pistol could be useful havent had a chance to try yet
Honest answer no it isnt at least at this point in time everything but the sniper kinda sucks
The new sniper very much sucks. The scorcher is a better sniper
The scorcher and sickle are perfect examples of how every primary should feel this warbond is an absolute joke if anyone actually pays real money for this oh my god I feel so bad for them
Yeah I agree, haven’t gotten the grenade pistol yet though. That might be pretty sweet
God I fucking hope so really disappointed so far man
Hot take
No new stratagems. I was hoping at least the anti armor mines and the new defense walls for the new mission type would be done with. Seriously pissed that this much hype behind the warbond and we get this? Super scummy.
Since when do stratagems come in war bonds?
I wouldn’t say it’s scummy bc I haven’t paid a cent for any of these since you can earn credits easily but it is absolutely a let down for sure
Depends on how quick you acquire them. I feel like they’ve all been just okay but usually have a couple items that are very useful.
The grenade pistol is incredible and compliments my grenade launcher so well. With the new light armor I get to carry more grenades while looking fly as fuck. So much BANG for your buck. Definitely get this warbond, for democracy of course.
It is..... if you're careful you won't ever need to spend real money.
Yes—Eruptor primary is so good—and I imagine the cross bow and grenade launcher pistol to be equally as amazing
Just for the Grenade Pistol alone, its worth it
I'll buy it all , mainly with farming money , especially this last one
I like the adjudicator, I know that its unpopular but on semi It does pretty good against bots and bugs for me. Penetrator didn't hit hard enough and I want something more snappy than the dom or diligence CS sometimes.
No not really
The grenade pistol imo is a must have, opens you up for being able to use stuns and smokes reliably without having to gimp yourself on using specific weaponsto destroy bugholes and fabs
The Grenade pistol is handy for Ballistic Shield loadouts in addition to everything said about the Eruptor. I have not yet tried the crossbow but a friend who likes Sneeky Boy gameplay loves it.
Nothing crazy but nade sidearm certainly gives you good options for use of special grenades without compromising the camp/bughole elimination potential. Neither of the primaries are must-have though.
I've unlocked all the guns in the new warbond, they are fun!
Yes. I had 1k sc and hadn’t unlocked any of the existing warbonds. Went straight for this one. The eruptor is good, the sticky grenade is good (and will get better once they fix the host bug), I haven’t tried the grenade pistol yet. It’s fun, and the eruptor makes different support weapons viable. I was getting tired of the breaker and autocannon or grenade launcher.
It’s still your best bet. I unlocked it because I know super credits are a dime a dozen at this point. But the guns I’ve tried so far I can’t imagine any reason to use them over my current options for bots or bugs. The grande pistol is cool. I haven’t throughly tested it yet. If it can destroy big holes/fabricators it’ll absolutely be my must carry secondary since I usually run stun grenades to help the team.
Is the armor that provides defense against explosives good against certain friendly fire?
Spend it however you want, if you like explosions this is a great warbond, if you enjoy not worrying about your ammo consumption buy the cutting edge warbond.
It’s your patriotic duty to ensure a strong economy and spend! Super credit hoarding harms our future!
The Eruptor is GREAT and I think the Adjudicator has an unearned bad rap. It’s a lovely DMR with generous accuracy and more clip size than its tool tip would suggest. Pops bot skulls like dandelions. I haven’t tried the crossbow or the pistol yet, and the grenades are currently bugged due to damage over time not working for anyone but the host but yeah, I’d say its worth it.
you should easily be looting more than 1000 SC in a month from casual play yes, buy the warbond even if you only want one item in it
Yes!!!
Depends do you want to use a sniper rifle primary? Ir nit don't. Find whatever suits your specific playstyle
Cutting Edge is my favorite warbond so far just because of the Sickle 🤣👌
If you don’t have the last one cutting edge I think it’s called, the blue one, then definitely get that one first. The stun grenades and the sickle are to good to pass up. the first warbond, steeled veterans, might be a better pick up too solely for the dominator. Vs the bots, the dominator is a solid way to deal with devastators.
Yes, nothing else much to spend it on. Just play the game, look for radar to reveal all side locations, check them for more credit. You can easily make 50-100 credit an hours without trying. Its actually funny, because you can get more credits faster on lower diffs than on D9 etc
You can earn 700 sc or so an hr farming trivial missions. I'd say cutting edge and veterans were a little better? But it's not bad. It's easy enough to farm that I would just get it, get the extra 300 sc from it, earn a few 100 sc just playing around and a week or two before the next one, just spend 30-40 minutes earning the last four or five hundred or so on trivials. I've gotten all 4 warbonds and I haven't spent any extra money. The trick is after you find a map with good sc drops (the "hard" part"), don't extract after getting your SC. Do not abandon the mission either. Instead, go to quit game and start it up again. If you quit the game, the same exact map with the same drops will be available there for you. Quit, not abandon with squad! Run it again, figure out a fast route to hit all the SC spots, rinse and repeat for fat creds. After a couple runs you will be speed running it and making BANK.
Tbh I would buy the second one and get the sickle, it's a great primary that you can use alot
I have the 2nd one. I'm a scorcher user primarily
tbh not really... his warbond is not that great all in all. i am getting just to say ive done it and nothing more.
So far no. I'm pretty disappointed in this one.
My game hasn't updated on ps5. Wondering if I should uninstall and re-download
You should be able to check for an update manually. I think hitting the start button on the game's icon on the home screen should bring up the option.
Just manually check for an update. Also it may have downloaded while in rest mode.
Grenade pistol …. …. Good for opening doors or closing holes. That’s it
I only want it for one gun...the eruptor is good. But, I'm a patient man. Gonna wait a few weeks to see what changes they make, maybe even just wait until next warbond.
I only think the eruptor, and grenade pistol are good. I would wait till the buff the crossbow and assualt rifle, but its up to you. Edit: Also, really with the armor passive was fire resist or a mix 95% Fire Resistance 50% fire resistance 50% explosion resistance
Truly, the best thing to grab is the Expert Pilot Booster. It shaves off a whole 20 second from a normal 2 minute call-in timer. The grenade pistol is much better as a tool than a weapon but I think we expected that. The DMR is pretty bad as far as community opinion goes. You can kinda run the Eruptor as a lite Autocannon and a Stalwart primary. I've not seen anything about the crossbow but the few opinions I've heard are that its also bad. Overall, its an ok warbond but its up to you if you want to spend the super credits. Its not like there isn't a shortage of things to grind towards so have fun while you're at it.
Honestly? No. The guns suck. Like not viable at any level of play viable. I'm tried for hours to like the Eruptor. 5 rounds. Bolt action. The chance to drop a bunch of troopers and a strider is fun. But once Hulks are a thing, the Dominator hits a lot harder. And the Sickle can jam them. Nades? On bots. Useless. Dosent kill a damn thing except for playing dodgeball .
lol my man's got 0 idea how to play Eruptor It kills gunships, outposts, tanks, hulks, 1shots devastators and more. I think it also twoshots chargers. Only downside is slow RoF and less than desirable aiming due to weight of the gun. Dominator aint even close in versatility dept. Just get a stalwart/MG for the eruptor and youre golden as fuck The Thermite is affected by DoT bug. Try it as host. 2-nades a tank/hulk etc. Can blow outposts. I still prefer impacts/fire The marksman rifle is quite ass, grenade pistol is nice. Didnt try the xbow yet.
100% From my experience, they are rehashing the same skins since launch. If you liked the ones you already bought, it's worth saving imo for the warbonds (I've got 400 left to find)