@VideoFletcher I like the new swaps quite a bit, it definitely opens up the map more than before. Tomorrow's video shows some quick, on-the-fly adaptations our team made to the new changes.
Great video, Skyllus (and team). I'm enjoying this series and it's helping me quite a bit. It's not rocket science by any means, but I just can't play as much as most folks so getting the cliff notes like these guides provide makes a world of difference. I wonder if the active makes a larger blast radius without expanding the "trigger" radius?
The Digger perfect active reload is like the saw off one, it makes the reload faster but no increase of damage. I found it on a guide I bought. regards and thanks for your wonderful work!
@WarpedEl3ment Proximity detonated - seems like it just barely misses quite a bit. If you fire it over someones head and it lands right behind them it usually won't detonate.
This was a great tutorial. Just watching your situational use of the digger helped me understand the weapon much better. I think the one thing you missed are the very basics - what causes the digger to pop out of the ground? I initially had a hard time wrapping my head around this. But after watching the video and reading the comments, it seems that it's caused either by proximity to an enemy, or by hitting a certain type of wall. Is that right? Again, great video. Thanks for posting.
one thing that i didn't hear you say, but you did use quite a bit, is that when you are shooting and you dont need to go under cover, you need to lob the digger into the air and land it as close to their feet as possible, so they have a lot less time to react,,,, excellent vid
Great video. This is how I use the digger too. I didn't know some of those angles though. Like Skyllus said, always have a target in mind when you fire the digger. I do this and I get a lot of kills with it.
@FEfan56 It will actually travel through the ceiling and explode above. You have to use the Tac/Com to see where the weapon spawn is so you can know where to shoot it though.
@andrewlydiard As in it'll travel through the ceiling and fall downwards or will it go upwards to get sombody camping mulcher/oneshot? very interesting fact either way.
@111843b Probably saw me hit the D-Pad between actions - the gun switches after a wallbounce completes. Basically just hitting the D-Pad real quickly after I tap A and start sliding since I don't need to be moving the left stick.
Yo thanks bro. I was wondering how 2 use the digger... I was wondering if there was some way to make it explode or travel longer.. This was really helpful. Thanks again.
@VideoFletcher i dont like the swaps on mercy its better but i play with a team alot so its the same as it was before except now we control the top of the map after we have the bow and hold it or rotate down to pick it up if we can i feel like they need to change mortar for something else or change nades to something else
thanks for this. Really informative. I have one major question. For the life of me I can not figure out why I keep dying while using this weapon. I don't mean when I am in close proximity to an enemy and I kill them. I mean, I have shot the digger and it goes 3-7 feet - no one is there to detonate it - it just blows up and then I am dead. I know you die if you shoot it and a teammate is in front of you, you get blow back. I'm just talking about when I am alone. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
I used to throw away digger shots like all the time, after watching this i understand if used correctly it is deadly, but its also improved my boomshot aswell.
@UberBussell Not really, just have to know the map and where the tunnel is. It's a pretty easy shot to get down. I guess you could hit LB to see where the boltok is and then line it up real quick.
If only I watched this when they had the playlist "can you dig it?" man I would owned, I did alright but most of my kills was with the boltok to finish the off cuz the explosion of the digger would damage them then they rolled out in the distance and pop yo heads gone, any tutorials on other weapons would be great
The guide for Gears 3 says that it's active gives a 10% damage boost, but from personal experience, it seems to make it go slightly faster through the ground. Might just be me though.
you didn't show the "sneaky digger"!! When you're in the cave on trenches you can shoot up to the sandbags above you! Very good lesson video though, well worth the wait. I will have to check out where some angles are on all the digger maps.
good vid but 2 things i felt u should add, the first is be VERY VERY CAREFUL when firing around teamates as it will explode straight away and kill you. the second is on the mediam to long range shot make sure u get some air as the digger is very easy to hear coming. u kinda showed it but it wasnt stressed. but still great vid
Great tutorial. A lot of the reason why the best players are the best is down to simple logic!
That is true
@VideoFletcher I like the new swaps quite a bit, it definitely opens up the map more than before. Tomorrow's video shows some quick, on-the-fly adaptations our team made to the new changes.
Great video, Skyllus (and team). I'm enjoying this series and it's helping me quite a bit. It's not rocket science by any means, but I just can't play as much as most folks so getting the cliff notes like these guides provide makes a world of difference.
I wonder if the active makes a larger blast radius without expanding the "trigger" radius?
@SrayerCA yes the Digger is proximity based, although after traveling for awhile it automatically pops up after like 7 seconds of traveling
@ForsakenStonerZ will do, glad you enjoy the videos :)
The Digger perfect active reload is like the saw off one, it makes the reload faster but no increase of damage. I found it on a guide I bought.
regards and thanks for your wonderful work!
@WarpedEl3ment Proximity detonated - seems like it just barely misses quite a bit. If you fire it over someones head and it lands right behind them it usually won't detonate.
@CrazyIemon no problem glad you enjoyed
Thanks for the tutorial! After I watched this, I played GoW3, and I tried that mindset when I grabbed a digger, and I got several kills!
This was a great tutorial. Just watching your situational use of the digger helped me understand the weapon much better.
I think the one thing you missed are the very basics - what causes the digger to pop out of the ground? I initially had a hard time wrapping my head around this. But after watching the video and reading the comments, it seems that it's caused either by proximity to an enemy, or by hitting a certain type of wall. Is that right?
Again, great video. Thanks for posting.
one thing that i didn't hear you say, but you did use quite a bit, is that when you are shooting and you dont need to go under cover, you need to lob the digger into the air and land it as close to their feet as possible, so they have a lot less time to react,,,, excellent vid
I love the digger. I do some of these same methods, without even realizing it. Thanks Skyllus
Great video. This is how I use the digger too. I didn't know some of those angles though. Like Skyllus said, always have a target in mind when you fire the digger. I do this and I get a lot of kills with it.
best lesson series on youtube...
@AjaxfanRuben Skyllus uses an LG monitor, I use a Samsung B2330 HD. Switching to a different monitor for the holidays.
Wow that was very in-depth, great video
keep em coming guys!
@jeffmartinez199 this series is in a playlist, I believe the shotgun episode was 13
What do you think on the new mercy swaps? I like them but I still feel the mulcher is worthless as a boltok can kill you so easily
@FEfan56
It will actually travel through the ceiling and explode above. You have to use the Tac/Com to see where the weapon spawn is so you can know where to shoot it though.
@andrewlydiard
As in it'll travel through the ceiling and fall downwards or will it go upwards to get sombody camping mulcher/oneshot?
very interesting fact either way.
i already used the digger a lot, but this video helped refine my abilities with the gun.
That zoom bit at the very beginning was pretty cool
@111843b Probably saw me hit the D-Pad between actions - the gun switches after a wallbounce completes. Basically just hitting the D-Pad real quickly after I tap A and start sliding since I don't need to be moving the left stick.
Yo thanks bro. I was wondering how 2 use the digger... I was wondering if there was some way to make it explode or travel longer.. This was really helpful. Thanks again.
Lovin these tutorials guys, plz keep it up!
@theflash127 The digger triggers on proximity to the enemy, you can't detonate it.
@VideoFletcher i dont like the swaps on mercy its better but i play with a team alot so its the same as it was before except now we control the top of the map after we have the bow and hold it or rotate down to pick it up if we can i feel like they need to change mortar for something else or change nades to something else
thanks for this. Really informative. I have one major question. For the life of me I can not figure out why I keep dying while using this weapon. I don't mean when I am in close proximity to an enemy and I kill them. I mean, I have shot the digger and it goes 3-7 feet - no one is there to detonate it - it just blows up and then I am dead. I know you die if you shoot it and a teammate is in front of you, you get blow back. I'm just talking about when I am alone. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
wow i learned a lot. Great vid once again and god damn those were some sick shots. That two for two in the hall way was pretty damn amazing.
@VideoFletcher theres a mulcher on mercy now?
I used to throw away digger shots like all the time, after watching this i understand if used correctly it is deadly, but its also improved my boomshot aswell.
Hey does this go towards the fire walk with me ribbon ?
Did u notice that the Horde DLC achievements are up in the awards and stats tab?
hey a small hint to add to your lesson for the CTL players, digger + leader + x-ray vision = annihilation
Anyway to remember where exactly to shoot for the shot down the hallway at 3:05?
@skyllus can you do a tut on how to do good at tagging grenades
@OmarAbdalla92 I would love to see a torque bow tutorial from @skyllus.
Makes me want to actually use the Digger. Thx man!!!
heyyy Amazyn what monitor/HDTV do you use? Do you still use that Samsung monitor? please answer man!, thanks :)
active seems to make the blast radius bigger (which is good as it makes it harder to avoid)
thank you i reallllly needed this haha
@Brumfield85 Yes Oneshot> Mulcher Boom>Nades Nades> Digger
Thanks for the tutorial man really helped
Wonderful video. The digger's my favorite, too.
Can you make a video on how to strafe?
Your whole team is awesome....wat days do u guys so i make sure im there...lol.seriously.
excellent video. keep em coming
wow, learned alot on angles thanks fore making!
@UberBussell Not really, just have to know the map and where the tunnel is. It's a pretty easy shot to get down. I guess you could hit LB to see where the boltok is and then line it up real quick.
That was great, very informative!
man, and i thought i was good w/the digger, this really helped
If only I watched this when they had the playlist "can you dig it?" man I would owned, I did alright but most of my kills was with the boltok to finish the off cuz the explosion of the digger would damage them then they rolled out in the distance and pop yo heads gone, any tutorials on other weapons would be great
how did u get golden gear
Anyway you remember the exact point to shoot at, to go straight down the hall way at 3:05?
The guide for Gears 3 says that it's active gives a 10% damage boost, but from personal experience, it seems to make it go slightly faster through the ground. Might just be me though.
you didn't show the "sneaky digger"!! When you're in the cave on trenches you can shoot up to the sandbags above you! Very good lesson video though, well worth the wait. I will have to check out where some angles are on all the digger maps.
this made me go for digger alot more.
good vid but 2 things i felt u should add, the first is be VERY VERY CAREFUL when firing around teamates as it will explode straight away and kill you. the second is on the mediam to long range shot make sure u get some air as the digger is very easy to hear coming. u kinda showed it but it wasnt stressed. but still great vid
@MrHav1k it's annotated in the video
nice video:) i really need all the lessons i can get on this game lol :P
8:25 that was BEAUTIFUL
Awesome. Makes diggering easier
i think the active is faster?
Good job dude.
@JewGas28 PAR does neither of those it simply increases it's damage output.
@VideoFletcher Hopefully that promotes less camping in the church. I like the change.
Awesome series.. Torch Bow Tutorial next? heard from arctic u rock with it.. thumbs up if u aggree!
THe digger is my favorite weapon too thanks for the tips :)
Hey I'm pretty sure the digger moves faster when you active reload but I'm not 100% certain
The active goes through more cover apparently.
Don't forget to show that you can shoot it through ceilings on Trenches!
@l1lchiller yeah you're right
Good stuff.
FINALLY!
Very helpful
Admires is on your list haha.
Ok i got a question... the actual "Digger" is it a alien or a bullet that your shooting out?...
the actives make it pop up faster out of the ground :)
Active on digger makes go through the ground faster
Digger's PAR just increases damage output, no other effects besides that.
@arCtiCvBi Thank you very much for the answer, I really appreciate the respond! :D
Getting a active reload with the digger doesn't make it go faster, it makes it go farther
@FourTwenty0ne Anywhere from 14-17 currently, still tinkering. 15-15-13 my base currently
8:32 backback spiderman
@jeffmartinez199 Already been done.
Quite eye opening to use the digger as a 'herding' weapon rather than my technique which is shoot at a group of people haha
@IIWARF4REII its a little locust worm
I got four kills with one digger shot,first I stuck one,and it killed another 3 :D
what fuckn button do press to trigger the digger??
700 kills with the digger
Nice we should play together Friday
@R34LxFA7ALI7Y Thats what i thought it was i just wasnt sure.
@InfaMissGoddess lol :)
I said that I'mma ride for my motherfreakin' Digger. Mostly likely I'mma die with my finger on the trigger.
Man I thought I was good with the digger
no it doesn't
its like chess lmfao
Squirtz was in this vid :D ^_^