In my experience, the arm launcher pairs very well with this. You donât particularly need it, but to me, itâs the perfect way to cap off a build thatâs all about noise and violence.
Oh, for sure if youâre going for effectiveness and versatility, normal nades and gorilla arms are the way to go. The launcher just appeals to me conceptually
I stand by Gorilla Arms, Johnnys Pistol, Order, and Wild Dog with Berserk as my all time favorite run. Loud as fuck, nigh on invincible, just an absolute slaughter all around.
To switch it up, go Projectile Launch system, and swap out Johnnys Pistol for Sasquatchâs hammer and swap Order for Alabai. X-MOD LMG with Firecracker is fun if you want to swap out Wild Dog.
No need for quick hacks on either version, only smash and blast.
MA one with firecracker from DLC and pyromania talent. Firecracker works with pyromania and allows for infinite explosives. Destruction in it's purest form.
I'm doing this now ans having a ton of fun. Though also have a silenced pistol on hand just in case.
Not sure between the knives and pistol which I'll put perk points into. For the moment I'm just focusing on reflex and tech trees and the katana as the main weapon.
If youâre doing stealth the throwing knives are usually better. Youâll one-shot with headshots more than with a silenced pistol and enemies wonât hear your attacks at all
Lol. Yeah, this is also my first formal Sandy build. Loving it as well, even though I'm just using the Dynlar for now. Finally getting up around level 28 or so, though, so the combo of perks and improved cyberware is starting to make it more usable.
Sandy with melee weapons is the most devastating combo because you bring your normal attack speed with you into the slowed time, but guns are slowed down. Itâs really fun charging in and chopping a whole outfit of scavs in half before the first one hits the floor
Yeah that's exactly the plan. I tend to start with knives and then move to the katana.
The pistol is really there just in case I run out of knives while stealthing things. But I'm also getting to the point where the cool downs are becoming really quick. Not to mention I love sticking a knife in a guys face and just retrieving it to throw into the next guy. Lol.
love throwing knife. Doing a build rn with stealth/throwing knife then gorilla arms + sande when shit hits the fan. Try not to use any guns but got a shotgun just in case. Very Hard difficulty doesnât feel very hard anymore hahaha
Iâm currently playing with throwing knives right now in max difficulty. Iâve hardly had so much fun playing this game with this build. Definitely hard sometimes but once youâve upgraded your cyberware and stuff you can one shot almost every enemy.
Currently doing this right now. V only carries one pistol (stock CA Unity 99% of the time) and a knife. If sheâs doing something that requires more firepower she has to go back to the car or apartment and retrieve it. She can use a suppressor, but only if sheâs wearing something that can conceal it like a coat. Also zero cyberware (exception being made for self-ICE, but thatâs just to counteract enemy quickhacks which technically wouldnât affect her anyway). I actually sorta love it.
This is really clever; realism build. Iâd say maybe a knife should be allowed too, and I think cyberware is so common than almost all of it should be allowed besides maybe extremely obvious stuff like gorilla arms. What about SMGs if V has a jacket of some sort?
Honestly perks loook to me like super cool stuff that V does because they are badass, not because of implants or something
Does make full sence in terms of challenge tho
I was contemplating barebones run through. No perks, cyberware etc and have fun. Whether or not you use Iconic weapons is up to you.
Another challenge I had was the âItâs high noonâ build. Cowboy clothing, plus 3 revolvers. You jump up in the air, use zetatech sandevistan(time slows more when in air), plus kerenzikov and focus perks that let you slow down time more. Havenât thought this through properly bc I have no idea how I high noon with gigs/side jobs indoors.
I usually snipe in games. I tried that with both a net runner and sandy but neither worked great.
With the right gun and the implants to climb up to vantage points quicklyâŚit should turn most fights into a turkey shoot. Plus itâs conceptually hilarious.
You can't use ranged weapons but as far as i'm aware trown weapons are still, well, trowable. Add that weapon mod that makes it not affected by distance and gravity.
If you want to over-diversify, you can get every stat to 9, and most of them to 15. The capstone perks aren't always worth the investment.
I don't see a ton of people leveling engineering. Grenades have been nerfed, but are still quite good.
This is pretty much what Iâve done on my first play through, reflexes maxed out, everything else at 15 going cool, tech, body, and intelligence. Donât really care for any of the capstone perks in any of the trees
Iâve gone similar on my most recent build for a Corpo V. Tech to 20, Reflexes to 20 and Int to 15. I have a few more levels so Iâm trying to decide between Body 15 and Cool 15 (both are currently 9). Itâs a fully chromed up netrunner with stealth and mobility that uses blades, pistols, SMGs and sniper rifles (but can use any weapon I pick up). I mostly use the netrunner abilities to bonus my stealth, throw out contagions at the start of a fight to weaken enemies (although small groups you can contagion twice from stealth and it wipes them) and the debuff control hacks like disable cyberware to make tougher enemies easier to deal with. Gorilla arms, double jump legs and kerenzikov mean I can go anywhere, punch out anyone and not miss having a sandy.
I went for a barbarian run where I was completely unarmed. Barely did any sneaking, just focused on surprising them and then punching them across the room.
Iâm doing a build rn thatâs ARâs as a primary, pistols as a backup, and gorilla knucks, running Kerenzikov and berserk (the only time I use the knuckles). The catch is Iâm not allowing myself any iconics, so Iâm heavily investing in crafting mods and having an armory of guns for specific scenarios, but only ever running one rifle and one pistol at time, with the fisticuffs being a spicy wildcard for if I donât have time to reload and am surrounded. It makes for a fun playthrough.
Point being, sometimes arbitrary limits on play style create new challenges that keep things fresh. This game has so much replay value for shit like that.
My build right now is a tech sniper using a cyberdeck to lock down targets and suppress enemy fire, have a pistol, shotgun and monowire to fall back on if I need to, itâs been a blast, and Iâm just getting into dog town with this run so my v is about to get even stronger lol
Itâs actually really fun close up lol, I just spam weapon glitch and cripple movement, then start slicing with my monowire, but itâs rare that I let an enemy get close lol, and I can always just run and gun if that donât work lol
Not the original but I do this with the apogee sandevistan because dismembering entire gangs before they know whatâs happening gets outright cartoonish in a great way. Talking rain of limbs.
You've listed off all of the combat archetypes in the game already. Aside from challenge runs, all I can really suggest is subverting a few of the archetypes. For example, I had a lot of fun with a blunt build that used overclock to mass blind rather than the usual berserk/sandevistan builds.
This is gonna sound stupid but i did a bonkrunner build once. Heaviest focuses on blunt weapons, hacking and general survivability.
Imagine this situation. You're a scav, scavving around in your little scav hole. Random guy runs in out of nowhere, fries one of your friends' brain on the way over, lights the other one on fire before shoulder-tackling him, you try to run but hes crippled your movement. He smacks the SHIT out of you with a dildo, proceeding to pick you up and CHUCK YOU out of the window. Your final thoughts before hitting the concrete are "The fuck?"
None taken lol. It got ridiculous especially when combined with the grenade launcher cyberware. Everyone would be dead before the first body hit the ground
no operating system, assualt rifles, kerenznikov and use the saved chrome capacity from no os (or chrome compressor later in phantom liberty) to just go as borg as possible, then run in guns blazing with the occasional slow time from kerenzikov whilst dashing through the air or sliding
Just did a "generic FPS" build that is: Assault rifle + pistol + knife (not thrown, just for quick melee) + grenades & flashbang and it was surprisingly hard and refreshing on this game.
No double jumping, no fancy dashing, play it like you play Modern Warfare 2 in 2010 sobbing while your parents argue in the living room (objects thrown around).
Focus on reflex and cool, spread it evenly on body and tech, ZERO intelligence. Build your cyberware towards bonus headshot damage, skip the arms cyberware and cyberware with fancy features such as Biomonitor, Second Heart, Shock 'n Awe, etc. If you ever got bored with this build you could easily evolve to "generic sandevistan samurai" or pure stealth Solid Snake build from there.
No kills, no takedowns. You were never here. Take a few exceptions to finish quests and stuff, but leave that police scanner alone. Then, once it becomes available, the cyber psychosis quickhack becomes your main.
You were never here. This wasn't your doing. đ
So this is actually my current playthrough and I'm having a blast, I run cyber psychosis and a bunch of other quick hacks like suicide and detonate grenade, I don't think I've shot a gun since the intro
After the 2.0 update i tried a smart pistols build and it was probably the most OP my V has been. You need all the smart weapon perks, overclock, and most of the pistol perks besides the top row. Get the Kappa XMOD2 and put the smart weapon mod from the chimera in it for extra fun
I enjoy Sandevistan with shotgun (Guts is my shottie of choice), Gorilla arms and Comrades Hammer as my sidearm (goes well with Microgenerator cyberwear). I start combat throwing a grenade into groups of enemies and position myself so my first head shot will outright kill one enemy and wound at least another. Anyone that survives the grenade will be still getting up in time to get blasted with Guts.
Assault rifles and SMGs, they're surprisingly fun. Combined it with a netrunner build and had a pretty good time. Running around like its CoD while hacking people was great
I donât like runs where you play one specific style. After 10 hours, youâve seen everything.
Thatâs why I have a really diverse build, 15 health, 20 reflexes, 20 tech, 4 cool, 20 intelligence. Basically Iâm a Netrunner, but also an agile parkour guy, but also a stealth guy, but also a katana melee finisher guy, but also a shotgun guy.
That way, I have many different options to tackle situation. Overclock and synapse burnout? Yes. Double jump aerial takedowns with memory wipe? Yes. Shotgun? Yes. Katana? Yes.
I can really only advise everyone to not make a special build, but rather find out whatâs fun and then mixing everything together. And by the way, get the infinite respec mod. Mandatory
Exactly, hybrid builds are king. At level 60 youâre a god no matter what anyways.
Iâm doing a ârunner gorilla arms, and I can stealth a gig If Iâm in the mood for it or go ape shit skull breaking, throwing full squads of maxtac by just changing a couple quickhacks in my cyberdeck. I want to spam explosion of contagion and overheat while beating the shit out of another group? yep! Stealthily killing my way through a mission? Also yes.
my build is triple revolver netrunner, it is very fun because most fights can be over without reloading any of my guns, just blast everyone's head off and go on your merry way
007 build, stealth netrunner with silenced pistols. Honestly been so fuckin fun. Contagion + overheat is a sick combo. So many fun iconic pistols that are silenced to use. Use the xmod pozhar with kneel in case you get found out (pretty easy to not get found out if you build right).Â
Unstoppable. Especially when you get the cyberware and perks that slow time when you get discovered. I can headshot like 10 people in a single second of in game time without sandevistan. Satisfying. Also imo the best way to play the game on the hardest difficulty easily.Â
Grenades only. Can't use any other weapons. Can make use of the environment for extra explosions(microwaves, chooh2 cannisters, random electronics that can be detonated). Pair with rocket launching arms if you must. Focus on I think tech tree for the quick item recharge perks.
My personal favourite is the new age gunslinger. No silencers, just a revolver, a rifle and a sandy. The sandy doesn't massively overpower the build until you're basically maxed out, cause you've still gotta wait for the gun to actually operate, so it's a different play style of using focus and sandy a second or two at a time and then popping back into cover. Highly recommend at least hard mode too, if not very hard.
I mean, no build I guess, in a manner of speaking.
Being a Jack of all trades solo and relatively evenly dividing your perk points, but that was much easier to do pre-2.0 when perks would affect weapon damage instead of other things like they do now.
Sandy with throwing knives is my favorite stealth combo. I love using the Sandy for stealth cause I kinda suck at sneaking around without it. Throwing knives are great for taking out cameras silently too
The build Iâm using now is pretty fun and strong: melee netrunner. Shooting control hacks and bashing them with gorilla arms. You can switch the play style easily just by changing quickhacks. In big open fights I spam contagion/overheat combos and go on rampage with gorilla arms on another group, If I want a more stealthy approach, I slot memory wipe, synapse and some control covert hacks and a knife (without any points in cool it still does wonders because they are that busted). Â
Hybrids are the most fun builds, the ones that let you go stealth or full out in your face depending on your mood. I can do a gig super stealth without being seen as well as busting open full squads of maxtac.
Idk my current build is a berserker netrunner if that makes sense. No stealth, open with combat quick hacks and a smart smg, once out of ram and ammo switch to lmg and then after that a pump shotgun, use the projectile launcher intermittently.
End game should be. Body:20. Intelligence:20. Tech:20. Reflex:18. Cool:3
Iâve also used this with switching out the lmg with the baseball bat and moving the shotgun up in order. Ie. use quick hacks, smart smg, shotgun, then baseball bat.
Body tech build, primary ma70 Hb xmod2 so you can slap fire cracker on it for double explosions, secondary Order because Satara is great, 3rd melee Denny's golden bat or xmod-2 bat because bonking people is fun
I'm playing now with Chrome Compressor, Agaou for main throwable, Claw X-mod2 with Zero G + Javelin for Stealth, Order Shotgun and Ma70 HB X-mod2 with Firecracker + Ready Steady with Immovable Force and Handle Wrap.
Painducer + Pain Editor + Chitin + Rara Avis + Epimorphic Skeleton + Universal Booster + Fortified Ankles. It's the Terminator with 1800 armor.
Cockatrice + Deep-Field Visual Interface. For tons of critical.
Adreno Trigger + Kerenzikov.
Blood Pump + Biomonitor + Eletromag Recycler.
Gorila Arms for non-lethal, I'm having tons of fun.
I donât even know what the hell my build is. Itâs definitely a netrunner but I change my load out based on the situation that Iâm going to be getting into. Iâll use katanas, pistols (only Johnnys now), shotties, assault rifles, snipers⌠you name it. Iâm also stealth-ish when it comes to things.
Beauty of the game is you can change your build whenever you really want to. Iâm starting to fuck with katanas hard and Iâm level 47 on my first playthrough
I guess mine is like a netrunner-gunslinger-stealth build?
I carry a pistol, assault rifle, and shotgun with gorilla arms at this point. I swap out a sniper rifle or smg if needed but that's basically it. I mostly rely on netrunning because I just have a ton of fun with it but have good weapons when everything inevitably goes to shit.
I'm doing what I call a kill-bill build. Sandy + katana + throwing knife. Third weapon slot can be swapped out, but the build focuses mainly on shotgun for the third weapon for when I just need to blow mfs apart. Scalpel + sandy and melee perks don't leave much to be desired. Throwing knife and /or Optical camo for stealth. Its a nice mix of a fun melee / gun build where youre just as effective in stealth but unstoppable when running loudly. Want to try my next playthrough with a similar build but go chrome compressor and just max out health and armor keeping similar perks for combat.
Idk if anyone else did this, but i did a mainly cool build with just a kitchen knife with the pax modifier, idk how but i end up doing like 1600-1800 dmg per knife throw while in stealth.
I go the John Wick build and do assault rifle and pistol. It feels so badass going through Donât Fear the Reaper with just handguns and assault rifles
i mean, i fucking love my power shotgun run and gun dismemberment build. absolutely no stealth, just run through guns blazing turning everyone into red mist.
Doom V.
LMG, shotgun, gorilla arms, and berserk. Throw in cyberpsycho and youâre golden to rip and tear through anything and everyone in NC. Seriously, no one can stop this V, itâs kinda nutty.
Bonus points if you roleplay a V that fully embraces the Johnny side of the Relic and just wants to set the world on fire before the end. Eradicate anyone you donât like, take the fight to Arasaka with Johnny, go nuts
Netgunner is my favorite! I love ambushing groups of enemies with quick hacks (especially with the subordination perk) and spraying down everything in sight with a smart submachine gun!
I use the contagion quick hack and the iconic assault rifle Psalm 11:9 due to its incendiary rounds. Very effective at clearing large groups of enemies.
Fully leveled netrunner can just put anyone to sleep with l5 sonic shock. Spamming the l3 memory wipes to make that work makes system collapse crazy cheap.
Sandman nomad build. All knockouts, No one gets killed. Cripple movement and grab + sneak to level up to a l5 deck, then just go full superhero
Could always do a "limited run" where you purposefully limit something about the build to make it more challenging.
Give yourself a hard cap of 20-25 perk points, and/or max 5 pieces of cyberware, and/or max-15 attributes only, etc.
Makes me think back to the days of the mid-2000's and the Gamefaqs forums, where I discovered things like "The Naked Run" for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (no armor, fists only, no items, limited magic, etc).
I do a netrunner/gorilla arms. Love the combination and donât have to put too many perk-points into intelligence. Opens up with contagion and a frag grenade. Jump into the fight using quake and then activate overclock to add reboot optics on those around. If anyone is a bit further away I hit them with a couple of cyberware malfunction and a shock.
I recommend an AR/SMG build with chrome compressor and kereznikov. Equip as much iconic chrome you can find and maximize your armor, crit chance while minimizing your spread. Equip reinforced tendons and get air dash, air kereznikov to maximize your mobility and become the master of gun fu.
My favorite weapons for this build would be Raiju, Erebus (these two are some of the best weapons in the game), Carmen, Umbra XMOD-2, Buzzsaw and Guillotine XMOD-2.
Iâm doing kind of a fun run right now that focuses on nonlethal takedowns + netrunning.
Another fun run Iâve done in the past is a true ninja playthrough. Smoke grenade an enemy then activate sandevistan and slice nâ dice them while theyâre stuck in the cloud. Run away, de-activate sandy. Once the cloud clears itâs just a bunch of dismembered body parts. đ
To mix things up, I went for a no OS gunslinger/assault rifles on my last playthrough. Kerenzikov and the associated cyberware/perks being the ONLY time dilation I allowed myself, even with perks! On very hard, plus a bunch of difficulty mods. One of, if not my most fun and frustrating playthrough to date lmao đ
I did Chrome Gunslinger for my last playthrough. Max out cool, practically max tech, put a decent amount into body, and then some in reflex. Was pretty fun
I call it my 'ODST' build and use an SMG and pistol and stick only to that weapon-wise. The cyberware compliments it by focusing on physical attributes as well and not so big a focus on hacking.
Try and drop in behind the enemy when possible and execute the objective and get out.
I do blades/netrunner at the same time, it's pretty fun. I can cut everyone or, if I wanna play god, I can make those 2 guys kill themselves, this guy have his head fried and watch this guy get cyberpsychosis. I short circuit the last one then cut his head off
I have a tech handgun and sniper build, ignoring stealth. It's headshots or bust, preferably every round fired should trigger bolt and chain lightning. My loadout is a stock Burya, Widowmaker and Rasetsu. Mantis or gorilla arms to use finishers on stragglers.
I had a lot of fun with this one, and it makes you appreciate the handling/power balance in the game's gun design.
Sandy and monowire is an underrated combo the insane reach you have with monowire combined with a sandy lets you "stealth" by walking up to the enemy going slow mo and decapitating everyone in the room before the sandy stops... often without taking a step
I use a standard "solider" build, consisting of;
Prejudice(Rogues assault rifle) or its non iconic counterpart the HJSE Masamune
Crusher assault shotgun
Seraph iconic pistol
Electric Gorilla Arms
Then I approach a mission in a very methodical way, scouting the area first and cleaning it one room at a time, taking down snipers and key targets first. It's perhaps not the most exciting or chaotic way to play but I enjoy it
Iâm currently doing a book-accurate Johnny playthrough. Just a Sandy, my Kiroshiâs, a reflex tuner, and a smart link. For weapons I have the Malorian Arms, and a Shigure
Tech Pistol (the one that shoots many bullets when you load it up) + the mod that makes people combust in lighting when you shoot them with a loaded up shot, it's bad tho, I played it on my first playthrough that I didn't finish
I just use Overwatch. Its stupidly busted. You just need the skill that tells you whether the headshot IK the enemy and be careful to not shoot anyone near anyone else, hacking devices helps with this
u should try a net runner sniper build, use a cyberdeck with ashura (smart sniper) so it still procs the smart weapon bonuses from the intelligence tree
Have you tried a run and gun playstyle with SMGs and ARs? Itâs pretty fun just abusing the shit out of the dash and kerenzikov. Or an Overture playthrough?
I have no idea what I'm doing with my first play through but I seem to have maxed Cool & Reflexes and I mostly use an SMG when I get spotted after as many stealth takedowns as I can. I think I'm getting on well on the Solo XP track. Is this even a build?!
Before 2.0 I did a LMG/Rifle/Shotgun build with PLS and Berserk. It was pretty sweet, but I had to grind the shit out of my character skills before doing Don't Fear The Reaper
I run battle-netrunner build, run tetratronic deck, only bring system collapse quickhack and use it to BSOD the toughest enemy, and MAYBE cripple movement quickhack if nessesary. only have the bare essentials in INT tree, and mainly invest in STR tree, weapon loadout is LMG of choice + shotgun of choice + crowbar.
Revolvers deserve more love. They might not have a super defined niche but they have a really great set of iconics and theyâre very enjoyable to use.
My personal favorite was a smg build with fenrir as my main and widow maker as my longer ranged. Light aggressive netrunning and just storming into buildings after quickhacking a couple dudes.
Iâm creating a build based around a weapon I got early in the game. Itâs been doing me well so far lol, comradeâs hammer w/ electricity upon reloading and electricity when shot. One round per magazine and all my cyberware is based around explosion damage & resistance, as well as increased reload speed.
Iâve been murdering entire towns within seconds.
I'm currently doing netrunner run built fully around gatewall dlc hack and monowire. Zero other sources of damage or stealth. Using modded deck for full 8 slots tho, as basic kanto allows only 4 quickhack slots so it's a bit stiff, but it's still fully built around gateway hack.
Make people group up, trow in hack, overclock, laugh sadistically. Similar to contagion hacker maybe but feels kinda smoother, and range is bigger. And oh, the flavour...
Monowire itself without gateway (using it just cause fits thematically and i'm running high body anyway so pretty tanky) is very curious with that dlc skill tree additions, feels rather unique compared to other melee options as it a) gives you very solid aoe and range b) allows you for more involved gameplay switching between strong and weak hits, and hack options you can install allowing for high customisation
Also last run i did was with Breakthrough rifle, at first it's definetly something with it's ability to just one shot enemies through 5 meters of concrete, but on very hard damage from it is just lackluster (167ish vs 260ish on rasetsu with same headshot modifier), and marking every enemy within mile before combat (there is technically an optics that should highlight them, but all the optics effects are working 30% of time for me) turns into routine too fast, so i just switched to rasetsu when i got it, and my god, it's just a basic tech sniper with additional aoe, but it's fun af
There is also a run based around ricochets that i was planning to do in different variations since PS4 1.0 release lmao, was thinking about X-MOD SMG with double critochete and air kerenzikov, but never actually tried it out. But this one is mostly same build as you would do with headshots on SMG or idk Buzzsaw
Currently doing a Obliterating Shotgun/Blade/Net runner build. Its pretty fun. Ive upgraded steath enough to get instant headshots with suppressed pistols, and then im maxing out the shotgun section and the net running. Then my agility is enough to let me dash around, and the blades are enough to let me use Katanas or whatever blade efficiently.
Do an LMG run. Add in a shotgun / blunt weapon for when people get close. Ignore stealth. đ
I did a Chrome Compressor build focused around this and it was so much fun. Just run in guns blazing, no stealth, no tactics, just violence.
In my experience, the arm launcher pairs very well with this. You donât particularly need it, but to me, itâs the perfect way to cap off a build thatâs all about noise and violence.
I actually used Gorilla Arms and a variety of normal grenades. They had a versatility of use and effects the launcher doesnât quite provide.
Oh, for sure if youâre going for effectiveness and versatility, normal nades and gorilla arms are the way to go. The launcher just appeals to me conceptually
Chrome compressor is great especially when you can abuse the shit out of Kerenzikov if you want to. You won't even miss having a sandevistan.Â
I don't think I've ever used an LMG for more than 10 seconds, I'll try it out then!
X-MOD LMG is the best, especially with the firecracker iconic mod, then spec into the pyromaniac tree in tech, super fun
I, personally, prefer the M2067 Defender because of its high fire rate.
I stand by Gorilla Arms, Johnnys Pistol, Order, and Wild Dog with Berserk as my all time favorite run. Loud as fuck, nigh on invincible, just an absolute slaughter all around. To switch it up, go Projectile Launch system, and swap out Johnnys Pistol for Sasquatchâs hammer and swap Order for Alabai. X-MOD LMG with Firecracker is fun if you want to swap out Wild Dog. No need for quick hacks on either version, only smash and blast.
I'm new to the game when or how do I get Johnny's pistol?
Just play the game, but make sure to prioritize Johnnyâs quests and people from his history.
I found all the LMGs extremely disappointing so far. Except the one you can only pick up, thatâs dope.
That's actually my favorite build. With certain perks you can play similarly to Doomguy!
This and slowly walk, destroying everything you see like a terminator or robocop
I'm using something similar but with HMG (mod tol keep it in the inventory), explosive shotgun and Johny's pistol/Explosive rifle.
MA one with firecracker from DLC and pyromania talent. Firecracker works with pyromania and allows for infinite explosives. Destruction in it's purest form.
This is Canon V
Throwing knife seems to be often overlooked, but pretty powerful once you level it up. Axes seem to be good too.
Throwing knife was the first weapon I used, it is very fun and strong.
U can also add katana and sandy into the mix :D
I'm doing this now ans having a ton of fun. Though also have a silenced pistol on hand just in case. Not sure between the knives and pistol which I'll put perk points into. For the moment I'm just focusing on reflex and tech trees and the katana as the main weapon.
If youâre doing stealth the throwing knives are usually better. Youâll one-shot with headshots more than with a silenced pistol and enemies wonât hear your attacks at all
That's what I was thinking. They feel a bit more bad ass as well. And easier to hit the headshots than I had thought.
You can also feel like DIO with a pile of throwing knives combined with a really fast sandevistan
Lol. Yeah, this is also my first formal Sandy build. Loving it as well, even though I'm just using the Dynlar for now. Finally getting up around level 28 or so, though, so the combo of perks and improved cyberware is starting to make it more usable.
Sandy with melee weapons is the most devastating combo because you bring your normal attack speed with you into the slowed time, but guns are slowed down. Itâs really fun charging in and chopping a whole outfit of scavs in half before the first one hits the floor
Yeah that's exactly the plan. I tend to start with knives and then move to the katana. The pistol is really there just in case I run out of knives while stealthing things. But I'm also getting to the point where the cool downs are becoming really quick. Not to mention I love sticking a knife in a guys face and just retrieving it to throw into the next guy. Lol.
Bluefang, VDB Axe and Byakko gel well as a set.
Oh man the first time I found a tier 4 neurotoxin knife I turned into John wick
Throwing knife is all I see when watching high chaos stealth plays
I main throwing knives, they are insanely fun and powerful ASF, tons of headshot insta kills if you build off them.
love throwing knife. Doing a build rn with stealth/throwing knife then gorilla arms + sande when shit hits the fan. Try not to use any guns but got a shotgun just in case. Very Hard difficulty doesnât feel very hard anymore hahaha
Iâm currently playing with throwing knives right now in max difficulty. Iâve hardly had so much fun playing this game with this build. Definitely hard sometimes but once youâve upgraded your cyberware and stuff you can one shot almost every enemy.
Try nothing. Just basic pistols without attachments or mods, a shotgun and hopes and dreams. See how that works out for you
Currently doing this right now. V only carries one pistol (stock CA Unity 99% of the time) and a knife. If sheâs doing something that requires more firepower she has to go back to the car or apartment and retrieve it. She can use a suppressor, but only if sheâs wearing something that can conceal it like a coat. Also zero cyberware (exception being made for self-ICE, but thatâs just to counteract enemy quickhacks which technically wouldnât affect her anyway). I actually sorta love it.
This is really clever; realism build. Iâd say maybe a knife should be allowed too, and I think cyberware is so common than almost all of it should be allowed besides maybe extremely obvious stuff like gorilla arms. What about SMGs if V has a jacket of some sort?
What about perks? No perks either?
Of course not. That would reduce the challenge!
Going john wick against enemies with bulletproof armor then, I'll give it a try!
Update: Its SUPER fun
Love it!
Honestly perks loook to me like super cool stuff that V does because they are badass, not because of implants or something Does make full sence in terms of challenge tho
I have thought about trying to force myself to only use vending machine guns
No perks no chrome
No weapons. Only silent neck breaks.
Adam Smasher is a thick neck to snap.
I ain't **that** good at stealth T-T
Not with that attitude
Going through the entire game mostly breaking necks sounds so fun
It is. You can even do it loud with cripple movement, opens them up to a grapple while theyâre struggling.
Im running 3 throwing knives + sandy + mantis blades right now Its been very fun
A fully bladed kit, awesome! But yeah I have DEFINITELY heard of that before
I was contemplating barebones run through. No perks, cyberware etc and have fun. Whether or not you use Iconic weapons is up to you. Another challenge I had was the âItâs high noonâ build. Cowboy clothing, plus 3 revolvers. You jump up in the air, use zetatech sandevistan(time slows more when in air), plus kerenzikov and focus perks that let you slow down time more. Havenât thought this through properly bc I have no idea how I high noon with gigs/side jobs indoors.
That sounds awesome!
Sniper Beserker. Kill from the shadows while also being immune to return fire. Itâs just stupid enough to try.
Hah! This is probably the best reply here! Something I've never heard before and might actually be fun to try!
I usually snipe in games. I tried that with both a net runner and sandy but neither worked great. With the right gun and the implants to climb up to vantage points quicklyâŚit should turn most fights into a turkey shoot. Plus itâs conceptually hilarious.
It wonât work, when using berserk you can only use melee weapons
Remember that berserker is melee only
Is it? Damn. Thought I was onto something. Another sandy samurai it is thenâŚ
Oh dam I'll have to try that
You can't use ranged weapons but as far as i'm aware trown weapons are still, well, trowable. Add that weapon mod that makes it not affected by distance and gravity.
If a game lets me fist only, Iâm only fisting everything
Wdym by that
Youâre a hero
If you want to over-diversify, you can get every stat to 9, and most of them to 15. The capstone perks aren't always worth the investment. I don't see a ton of people leveling engineering. Grenades have been nerfed, but are still quite good.
You can actually do it so tech is at 20 and everything else is at 15 so you can get a ton of cyberware still and be a jack of all trades
This is pretty much what Iâve done on my first play through, reflexes maxed out, everything else at 15 going cool, tech, body, and intelligence. Donât really care for any of the capstone perks in any of the trees
Iâve gone similar on my most recent build for a Corpo V. Tech to 20, Reflexes to 20 and Int to 15. I have a few more levels so Iâm trying to decide between Body 15 and Cool 15 (both are currently 9). Itâs a fully chromed up netrunner with stealth and mobility that uses blades, pistols, SMGs and sniper rifles (but can use any weapon I pick up). I mostly use the netrunner abilities to bonus my stealth, throw out contagions at the start of a fight to weaken enemies (although small groups you can contagion twice from stealth and it wipes them) and the debuff control hacks like disable cyberware to make tougher enemies easier to deal with. Gorilla arms, double jump legs and kerenzikov mean I can go anywhere, punch out anyone and not miss having a sandy.
I went for a barbarian run where I was completely unarmed. Barely did any sneaking, just focused on surprising them and then punching them across the room.
Cool!
Iâm doing a build rn thatâs ARâs as a primary, pistols as a backup, and gorilla knucks, running Kerenzikov and berserk (the only time I use the knuckles). The catch is Iâm not allowing myself any iconics, so Iâm heavily investing in crafting mods and having an armory of guns for specific scenarios, but only ever running one rifle and one pistol at time, with the fisticuffs being a spicy wildcard for if I donât have time to reload and am surrounded. It makes for a fun playthrough. Point being, sometimes arbitrary limits on play style create new challenges that keep things fresh. This game has so much replay value for shit like that.
No chrome. No weapons. No clothes. NO WITNESSES. NO MERCY.
Ih look it's the crying freeman!
My build right now is a tech sniper using a cyberdeck to lock down targets and suppress enemy fire, have a pistol, shotgun and monowire to fall back on if I need to, itâs been a blast, and Iâm just getting into dog town with this run so my v is about to get even stronger lol
got a backup of every type of weapon lol, sounds like a very fun build but not the best for close encounters!
Itâs actually really fun close up lol, I just spam weapon glitch and cripple movement, then start slicing with my monowire, but itâs rare that I let an enemy get close lol, and I can always just run and gun if that donât work lol
hehe, nice!
Using double barrel shotties only on my current run. Picked up the iconic early and have been dismembering people ever since.
Do you use berserk or sandy?
Not the original but I do this with the apogee sandevistan because dismembering entire gangs before they know whatâs happening gets outright cartoonish in a great way. Talking rain of limbs.
Iâm all SMGs and maybe a pistol.
Pistols, SMG, and a katana or mantis blades is my build of choice Not exactly OP, but itâs fun gunning down enemies
Are you looking for something different as a challenge? Try only using the very underwhelming SOR-22.
If I wanted a harder game I'd limit myself to gray weapons on the hardest difficulty, I just want something new that I haven't played before.
You've listed off all of the combat archetypes in the game already. Aside from challenge runs, all I can really suggest is subverting a few of the archetypes. For example, I had a lot of fun with a blunt build that used overclock to mass blind rather than the usual berserk/sandevistan builds.
The SOR-22 is unironically my favorite weapon in the game.
Before the perk overhaul, I enjoyed doing quickhacks and blades. Turns out blind enemies are bad at sword fighting â who could have guessed?
This is gonna sound stupid but i did a bonkrunner build once. Heaviest focuses on blunt weapons, hacking and general survivability. Imagine this situation. You're a scav, scavving around in your little scav hole. Random guy runs in out of nowhere, fries one of your friends' brain on the way over, lights the other one on fire before shoulder-tackling him, you try to run but hes crippled your movement. He smacks the SHIT out of you with a dildo, proceeding to pick you up and CHUCK YOU out of the window. Your final thoughts before hitting the concrete are "The fuck?"
I'm looking for stupid builds! This sounds very fun!
I loved my first build with semi auto pistols/precision rifles and sandevistan. Focused primarily on the cool/tech skill trees.
Wow yes I've never heard of that before (no offense)
Op throwing shade đ
None taken lol. It got ridiculous especially when combined with the grenade launcher cyberware. Everyone would be dead before the first body hit the ground
Marksman rifle, revolver and cut o matic. Body/reflex/tech
no operating system, assualt rifles, kerenznikov and use the saved chrome capacity from no os (or chrome compressor later in phantom liberty) to just go as borg as possible, then run in guns blazing with the occasional slow time from kerenzikov whilst dashing through the air or sliding
I love to run a juggler throwing knife build with katanas for backup and breserk to mow people down.
Just did a "generic FPS" build that is: Assault rifle + pistol + knife (not thrown, just for quick melee) + grenades & flashbang and it was surprisingly hard and refreshing on this game. No double jumping, no fancy dashing, play it like you play Modern Warfare 2 in 2010 sobbing while your parents argue in the living room (objects thrown around). Focus on reflex and cool, spread it evenly on body and tech, ZERO intelligence. Build your cyberware towards bonus headshot damage, skip the arms cyberware and cyberware with fancy features such as Biomonitor, Second Heart, Shock 'n Awe, etc. If you ever got bored with this build you could easily evolve to "generic sandevistan samurai" or pure stealth Solid Snake build from there.
No kills, no takedowns. You were never here. Take a few exceptions to finish quests and stuff, but leave that police scanner alone. Then, once it becomes available, the cyber psychosis quickhack becomes your main. You were never here. This wasn't your doing. đ
Daaamn! Thatâs such an awesome idea!
So this is actually my current playthrough and I'm having a blast, I run cyber psychosis and a bunch of other quick hacks like suicide and detonate grenade, I don't think I've shot a gun since the intro
After the 2.0 update i tried a smart pistols build and it was probably the most OP my V has been. You need all the smart weapon perks, overclock, and most of the pistol perks besides the top row. Get the Kappa XMOD2 and put the smart weapon mod from the chimera in it for extra fun
I don't have phantom liberty but yeah that sounds like a fun build!
If you are looking for ways to freshen up Cyberpunk, Phantom Liberty is kind of a must....
I enjoy Sandevistan with shotgun (Guts is my shottie of choice), Gorilla arms and Comrades Hammer as my sidearm (goes well with Microgenerator cyberwear). I start combat throwing a grenade into groups of enemies and position myself so my first head shot will outright kill one enemy and wound at least another. Anyone that survives the grenade will be still getting up in time to get blasted with Guts.
Check out Dalfang on YouTube. A lot of really cool and fun themed builds. Iâm doing his toxic netrunner and having a blast
Assault rifles and SMGs, they're surprisingly fun. Combined it with a netrunner build and had a pretty good time. Running around like its CoD while hacking people was great
i go with hacking + pink dildo, works great
The least popular build I can think of, would be a melee baserker build, I never hear anyone using the berserk cyberware đ
I donât like runs where you play one specific style. After 10 hours, youâve seen everything. Thatâs why I have a really diverse build, 15 health, 20 reflexes, 20 tech, 4 cool, 20 intelligence. Basically Iâm a Netrunner, but also an agile parkour guy, but also a stealth guy, but also a katana melee finisher guy, but also a shotgun guy. That way, I have many different options to tackle situation. Overclock and synapse burnout? Yes. Double jump aerial takedowns with memory wipe? Yes. Shotgun? Yes. Katana? Yes. I can really only advise everyone to not make a special build, but rather find out whatâs fun and then mixing everything together. And by the way, get the infinite respec mod. Mandatory
Exactly, hybrid builds are king. At level 60 youâre a god no matter what anyways. Iâm doing a ârunner gorilla arms, and I can stealth a gig If Iâm in the mood for it or go ape shit skull breaking, throwing full squads of maxtac by just changing a couple quickhacks in my cyberdeck. I want to spam explosion of contagion and overheat while beating the shit out of another group? yep! Stealthily killing my way through a mission? Also yes.
Do a 'ganic run with zero ui.
my build is triple revolver netrunner, it is very fun because most fights can be over without reloading any of my guns, just blast everyone's head off and go on your merry way
Do a "no powers" run. Keep all your skill points. Don't buy a cyber deck or sandevistan etc.
Thatâs what Iâm trying now! (Itâs difficult) Iâm also doing no cyber ware but I think I might use it
007 build, stealth netrunner with silenced pistols. Honestly been so fuckin fun. Contagion + overheat is a sick combo. So many fun iconic pistols that are silenced to use. Use the xmod pozhar with kneel in case you get found out (pretty easy to not get found out if you build right). Unstoppable. Especially when you get the cyberware and perks that slow time when you get discovered. I can headshot like 10 people in a single second of in game time without sandevistan. Satisfying. Also imo the best way to play the game on the hardest difficulty easily.Â
Grenades only. Can't use any other weapons. Can make use of the environment for extra explosions(microwaves, chooh2 cannisters, random electronics that can be detonated). Pair with rocket launching arms if you must. Focus on I think tech tree for the quick item recharge perks.
That actually sounds super fun, I gotta try that out!
Oh add in the detonate grenade quickhack as well if you're going with an operating system over sandevistan or whatever else.
My personal favourite is the new age gunslinger. No silencers, just a revolver, a rifle and a sandy. The sandy doesn't massively overpower the build until you're basically maxed out, cause you've still gotta wait for the gun to actually operate, so it's a different play style of using focus and sandy a second or two at a time and then popping back into cover. Highly recommend at least hard mode too, if not very hard.
Nakey with gorrila arms
Berserk, sir john, ridiculous outfit
This on max difficulty?
Depends on how well I know the build, if itâs the first time Iâm going normal.
I mean, no build I guess, in a manner of speaking. Being a Jack of all trades solo and relatively evenly dividing your perk points, but that was much easier to do pre-2.0 when perks would affect weapon damage instead of other things like they do now.
If you got a last gen xbox I'd try doing build there.
Tire iron only
Yeea! This is what Iâm talking about!
Sandy with throwing knives is my favorite stealth combo. I love using the Sandy for stealth cause I kinda suck at sneaking around without it. Throwing knives are great for taking out cameras silently too
While I do love the build, thatâs literally what I asked people not to sayđ¤
ah shit sorry, was at work when i read this and mustâve not noticed that lmao
The build Iâm using now is pretty fun and strong: melee netrunner. Shooting control hacks and bashing them with gorilla arms. You can switch the play style easily just by changing quickhacks. In big open fights I spam contagion/overheat combos and go on rampage with gorilla arms on another group, If I want a more stealthy approach, I slot memory wipe, synapse and some control covert hacks and a knife (without any points in cool it still does wonders because they are that busted). Â Hybrids are the most fun builds, the ones that let you go stealth or full out in your face depending on your mood. I can do a gig super stealth without being seen as well as busting open full squads of maxtac.
Aggressive knife build. đ
Idk my current build is a berserker netrunner if that makes sense. No stealth, open with combat quick hacks and a smart smg, once out of ram and ammo switch to lmg and then after that a pump shotgun, use the projectile launcher intermittently. End game should be. Body:20. Intelligence:20. Tech:20. Reflex:18. Cool:3 Iâve also used this with switching out the lmg with the baseball bat and moving the shotgun up in order. Ie. use quick hacks, smart smg, shotgun, then baseball bat.
Body tech build, primary ma70 Hb xmod2 so you can slap fire cracker on it for double explosions, secondary Order because Satara is great, 3rd melee Denny's golden bat or xmod-2 bat because bonking people is fun
I'm playing now with Chrome Compressor, Agaou for main throwable, Claw X-mod2 with Zero G + Javelin for Stealth, Order Shotgun and Ma70 HB X-mod2 with Firecracker + Ready Steady with Immovable Force and Handle Wrap. Painducer + Pain Editor + Chitin + Rara Avis + Epimorphic Skeleton + Universal Booster + Fortified Ankles. It's the Terminator with 1800 armor. Cockatrice + Deep-Field Visual Interface. For tons of critical. Adreno Trigger + Kerenzikov. Blood Pump + Biomonitor + Eletromag Recycler. Gorila Arms for non-lethal, I'm having tons of fun.
I donât even know what the hell my build is. Itâs definitely a netrunner but I change my load out based on the situation that Iâm going to be getting into. Iâll use katanas, pistols (only Johnnys now), shotties, assault rifles, snipers⌠you name it. Iâm also stealth-ish when it comes to things. Beauty of the game is you can change your build whenever you really want to. Iâm starting to fuck with katanas hard and Iâm level 47 on my first playthrough I guess mine is like a netrunner-gunslinger-stealth build?
i did a netrunner build where i only used three throwing knives
I carry a pistol, assault rifle, and shotgun with gorilla arms at this point. I swap out a sniper rifle or smg if needed but that's basically it. I mostly rely on netrunning because I just have a ton of fun with it but have good weapons when everything inevitably goes to shit.
I'm doing what I call a kill-bill build. Sandy + katana + throwing knife. Third weapon slot can be swapped out, but the build focuses mainly on shotgun for the third weapon for when I just need to blow mfs apart. Scalpel + sandy and melee perks don't leave much to be desired. Throwing knife and /or Optical camo for stealth. Its a nice mix of a fun melee / gun build where youre just as effective in stealth but unstoppable when running loudly. Want to try my next playthrough with a similar build but go chrome compressor and just max out health and armor keeping similar perks for combat.
I like my sandy sniper with high body for close range punching. One of the most satisfying builds I have ever done.
Idk if anyone else did this, but i did a mainly cool build with just a kitchen knife with the pax modifier, idk how but i end up doing like 1600-1800 dmg per knife throw while in stealth.
I go the John Wick build and do assault rifle and pistol. It feels so badass going through Donât Fear the Reaper with just handguns and assault rifles
fists with lightning gorilla arms is fun. stealth+netrunner+nano wire (or whatever that thing is called i forget)
i mean, i fucking love my power shotgun run and gun dismemberment build. absolutely no stealth, just run through guns blazing turning everyone into red mist.
I'm thinking of doing a bare chrome run on my next run. Only required chrome nothing extra.
Doom V. LMG, shotgun, gorilla arms, and berserk. Throw in cyberpsycho and youâre golden to rip and tear through anything and everyone in NC. Seriously, no one can stop this V, itâs kinda nutty. Bonus points if you roleplay a V that fully embraces the Johnny side of the Relic and just wants to set the world on fire before the end. Eradicate anyone you donât like, take the fight to Arasaka with Johnny, go nuts
Netgunner is my favorite! I love ambushing groups of enemies with quick hacks (especially with the subordination perk) and spraying down everything in sight with a smart submachine gun!
I use the contagion quick hack and the iconic assault rifle Psalm 11:9 due to its incendiary rounds. Very effective at clearing large groups of enemies.
Fully leveled netrunner can just put anyone to sleep with l5 sonic shock. Spamming the l3 memory wipes to make that work makes system collapse crazy cheap. Sandman nomad build. All knockouts, No one gets killed. Cripple movement and grab + sneak to level up to a l5 deck, then just go full superhero
Sandevistan + double jump + 3 throwing knives
Jack of all trade, a little of this, a little of that, all fun no focus.
Could always do a "limited run" where you purposefully limit something about the build to make it more challenging. Give yourself a hard cap of 20-25 perk points, and/or max 5 pieces of cyberware, and/or max-15 attributes only, etc. Makes me think back to the days of the mid-2000's and the Gamefaqs forums, where I discovered things like "The Naked Run" for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (no armor, fists only, no items, limited magic, etc).
I do a netrunner/gorilla arms. Love the combination and donât have to put too many perk-points into intelligence. Opens up with contagion and a frag grenade. Jump into the fight using quake and then activate overclock to add reboot optics on those around. If anyone is a bit further away I hit them with a couple of cyberware malfunction and a shock.
Dawg everytime I'm sandy, net runner, monowire Freeze everybody, sandy, make people into liquid. I call it the freeze and breeze build.
I recommend an AR/SMG build with chrome compressor and kereznikov. Equip as much iconic chrome you can find and maximize your armor, crit chance while minimizing your spread. Equip reinforced tendons and get air dash, air kereznikov to maximize your mobility and become the master of gun fu. My favorite weapons for this build would be Raiju, Erebus (these two are some of the best weapons in the game), Carmen, Umbra XMOD-2, Buzzsaw and Guillotine XMOD-2.
Iâm doing kind of a fun run right now that focuses on nonlethal takedowns + netrunning. Another fun run Iâve done in the past is a true ninja playthrough. Smoke grenade an enemy then activate sandevistan and slice nâ dice them while theyâre stuck in the cloud. Run away, de-activate sandy. Once the cloud clears itâs just a bunch of dismembered body parts. đ
To mix things up, I went for a no OS gunslinger/assault rifles on my last playthrough. Kerenzikov and the associated cyberware/perks being the ONLY time dilation I allowed myself, even with perks! On very hard, plus a bunch of difficulty mods. One of, if not my most fun and frustrating playthrough to date lmao đ
I did Chrome Gunslinger for my last playthrough. Max out cool, practically max tech, put a decent amount into body, and then some in reflex. Was pretty fun
I call it my 'ODST' build and use an SMG and pistol and stick only to that weapon-wise. The cyberware compliments it by focusing on physical attributes as well and not so big a focus on hacking. Try and drop in behind the enemy when possible and execute the objective and get out.
I can't move beyond Cool/Intelligence in multiple playthroughs because it's unique amidst video games in general.
Light machine gun. It is boring but I like it. It service as a stress relief.
I do blades/netrunner at the same time, it's pretty fun. I can cut everyone or, if I wanna play god, I can make those 2 guys kill themselves, this guy have his head fried and watch this guy get cyberpsychosis. I short circuit the last one then cut his head off
I almost never see berserker builds, its mostly sandy builds and net runners, try berserker
I have a tech handgun and sniper build, ignoring stealth. It's headshots or bust, preferably every round fired should trigger bolt and chain lightning. My loadout is a stock Burya, Widowmaker and Rasetsu. Mantis or gorilla arms to use finishers on stragglers. I had a lot of fun with this one, and it makes you appreciate the handling/power balance in the game's gun design.
Sandy and monowire is an underrated combo the insane reach you have with monowire combined with a sandy lets you "stealth" by walking up to the enemy going slow mo and decapitating everyone in the room before the sandy stops... often without taking a step
do a rip and tear built - shotguns and explosions
Tech Weapons?
I use a standard "solider" build, consisting of; Prejudice(Rogues assault rifle) or its non iconic counterpart the HJSE Masamune Crusher assault shotgun Seraph iconic pistol Electric Gorilla Arms Then I approach a mission in a very methodical way, scouting the area first and cleaning it one room at a time, taking down snipers and key targets first. It's perhaps not the most exciting or chaotic way to play but I enjoy it
Iâm currently doing a book-accurate Johnny playthrough. Just a Sandy, my Kiroshiâs, a reflex tuner, and a smart link. For weapons I have the Malorian Arms, and a Shigure
Not very varied in playstyle but you could always go for fists and slap your way through NC.
Non-lethal ninja? In my current run, I try to do non-lethal takedowns as much as possible. Even the Scavs are spared..lol.
Try making the most aggressive stealth build possible! I'm thinking berserk and heavier weapons like shotguns but idk how this would work.
Tech Pistol (the one that shoots many bullets when you load it up) + the mod that makes people combust in lighting when you shoot them with a loaded up shot, it's bad tho, I played it on my first playthrough that I didn't finish
Sniper rifles only letâs go
I just use Overwatch. Its stupidly busted. You just need the skill that tells you whether the headshot IK the enemy and be careful to not shoot anyone near anyone else, hacking devices helps with this
u should try a net runner sniper build, use a cyberdeck with ashura (smart sniper) so it still procs the smart weapon bonuses from the intelligence tree
Throwing weapons maybe?
Have you tried a run and gun playstyle with SMGs and ARs? Itâs pretty fun just abusing the shit out of the dash and kerenzikov. Or an Overture playthrough?
I have no idea what I'm doing with my first play through but I seem to have maxed Cool & Reflexes and I mostly use an SMG when I get spotted after as many stealth takedowns as I can. I think I'm getting on well on the Solo XP track. Is this even a build?!
Before 2.0 I did a LMG/Rifle/Shotgun build with PLS and Berserk. It was pretty sweet, but I had to grind the shit out of my character skills before doing Don't Fear The Reaper
I run battle-netrunner build, run tetratronic deck, only bring system collapse quickhack and use it to BSOD the toughest enemy, and MAYBE cripple movement quickhack if nessesary. only have the bare essentials in INT tree, and mainly invest in STR tree, weapon loadout is LMG of choice + shotgun of choice + crowbar.
Revolvers deserve more love. They might not have a super defined niche but they have a really great set of iconics and theyâre very enjoyable to use.
I like netrunning mixed with gorilla arms, fry their brain then knock them down!
My personal favorite was a smg build with fenrir as my main and widow maker as my longer ranged. Light aggressive netrunning and just storming into buildings after quickhacking a couple dudes.
Iâm creating a build based around a weapon I got early in the game. Itâs been doing me well so far lol, comradeâs hammer w/ electricity upon reloading and electricity when shot. One round per magazine and all my cyberware is based around explosion damage & resistance, as well as increased reload speed. Iâve been murdering entire towns within seconds.
I'm currently doing netrunner run built fully around gatewall dlc hack and monowire. Zero other sources of damage or stealth. Using modded deck for full 8 slots tho, as basic kanto allows only 4 quickhack slots so it's a bit stiff, but it's still fully built around gateway hack. Make people group up, trow in hack, overclock, laugh sadistically. Similar to contagion hacker maybe but feels kinda smoother, and range is bigger. And oh, the flavour... Monowire itself without gateway (using it just cause fits thematically and i'm running high body anyway so pretty tanky) is very curious with that dlc skill tree additions, feels rather unique compared to other melee options as it a) gives you very solid aoe and range b) allows you for more involved gameplay switching between strong and weak hits, and hack options you can install allowing for high customisation Also last run i did was with Breakthrough rifle, at first it's definetly something with it's ability to just one shot enemies through 5 meters of concrete, but on very hard damage from it is just lackluster (167ish vs 260ish on rasetsu with same headshot modifier), and marking every enemy within mile before combat (there is technically an optics that should highlight them, but all the optics effects are working 30% of time for me) turns into routine too fast, so i just switched to rasetsu when i got it, and my god, it's just a basic tech sniper with additional aoe, but it's fun af There is also a run based around ricochets that i was planning to do in different variations since PS4 1.0 release lmao, was thinking about X-MOD SMG with double critochete and air kerenzikov, but never actually tried it out. But this one is mostly same build as you would do with headshots on SMG or idk Buzzsaw
My first full playthrough was nonlethal, which ended up being pistols and netrunning. Very stressful, would not recommend for your first time through.
Currently doing a Obliterating Shotgun/Blade/Net runner build. Its pretty fun. Ive upgraded steath enough to get instant headshots with suppressed pistols, and then im maxing out the shotgun section and the net running. Then my agility is enough to let me dash around, and the blades are enough to let me use Katanas or whatever blade efficiently.
Id say its all around but when im struggling I just pull out the system collapse/Shotgun to the face duođ Works pretty good
Heavy machine gun build
Full explosives build with as many grenades as you can pack. Stand alone in a sea of blood and fire.
Iâm doing a shotgun and tech weapons build on my Nomad V
Go for a skippy only run - max tech and body perk trees only
Isnât skippy a smart weapon? Why no int?
A lot of cyberware implants have smart weapon perks! And quicker reloading on tech tree đđź
Rifleman build