Note the damage fall off is significant but you can still tag guys from across the map and apply decay. I pair it with striga/burning stake/lightning ball/kerfane. Just tag everything with decay and lob logs at em.
Rotweaver has become one of my favourite guns, as it is unique in the arsenal in a certain way: The gun is able to deal significant damage even on very long range (we talk sniper range) without ever running out of ammo like a usual long-range Rifle would do. It easily can replace any Sniper Rifle. All you need is some patience. We all know how bad damage falloff due to distance can suck, but here's the thing: Damage falloff is only true for kinetic impact damage, not for Damage over Time effects. So if you hit anything in the distance with the Rotweaver, you only deal 1 kinetic damage, but full decay DoT. You can just wait it out while being in a safe distance. Or spray some bullets in a group and run away 😂Works even better with Crown of Fire - Dash, spray, run. Decay ticks on burning enemies do quite some work. So for example you can pair the Rotweaver with a Shotgun and don't need to worry about distance.
This is how I use it as well, I combine it with stake so the dot is twice as strong and i use eye so they effectively have less health and I use ring of obedience. Game play looks like this, cast stake on a camp, tag up every enemy in sight and duck behind cover. Any enemy that gets to close tag again and dash away. Their health is being drained by decay, they take damage everytime i dash and they get executed at 10% hp (30% for majors). This is so effective that I dont need to put any points in HP or healing cos I never get hit and dont even use my second gun really I usually just shoot the stake launcher at the flying things. Bonus points if you take the arcana that makes enemies have -10% hp they melt even faster.
I use this gun a lot. However I don't really care about replenishing my ammo. I mostly use it to just tag enemies with decay. The tick damage does increase the more you hit an enemy, but the starting damage is already very high and you don't have to worry about attack range since the decay damage doesn't get reduced. Damage over time effects can be hard to wrap your head around. The tick damage might seem unimpressive, but the way you have to think about it is the overall damage the DOT will do and how much time you had to spend appyling it. Thinking of it this way it's incredibly cost effective to just hit enemies once if you have burning stake up. Combining this with Eye of the Madwoman allows you to charge burning stake faster. When the first enemy you taged reaches the madwoman threshold or burning stake explodes you start to see a cascading effect of enemies starting to die quick and while you have every enemy tagged you can swap to your second weapon to start damaging the bigger enemies. Of course you can also use an AOE light spell to trigger burning stake, but Rot weaver gives you flexibility since the enemies don't have to be grouped up as much.
Sounds like a good plan! If this works for you to clear the maps, good job! I like the gun and was positively suprised, but it wont become my first choice!
@@chr_isso yeah its actually too good😂 i use it on most builds cuz everything else feels weak compared, kinda like stake and lighball that demolish a whole cataclysm in one shot, after finishing all the content i would actually really appreciate an endless mode that gets scaled as you go to really push the limit on builds
you should do a video showcasing stigma, sniper, kirfane combo. the lightning arc scales with the shot that activates it. so kirfane sniper stigma is an amazing combo
Hey brother, can you please do a video on a best build for a temple boss run (1st map)? Or at least the op build, I’d like to see your thoughts what’s best because I may miss something interesting. Thanks for posting videos, you are one of the few streamers who enjoy this game as much as I do during early access
Sure, there will be a patch in today (or tomorrow) which will change a few weapons - I can then do another test and see what works best for the tower! Thank you for watching my videos - appreciate it!
I think I'll give rot another chance.. (I'm not very patient and enjoy playing in fast and aggressive way) I would love to see your set up for Hangfire as it is by far my favourite gun.
Hangfire is (still) strong - i think I can do a review in the future! But will take a little time, i think next up will be Psychopomp because it's so unique in it's playstyle!
You know, I've seen gameplay of this before & it just looked extremely underwhelming. But your insightful video definitely made me consider using it for that dungeon in the castle. Hate that vault 😵💫
I get your point - the good thing is this is SinglePlayer, so no need for a toxic community. Love the poeple playing this game so far, everybody helps with tips and their loadouts. It's awesome!
Let me ask you a question. I’ve been following you for a while. I’m having a difficult time in the Stonegate area just completing the area. Can you give us some tips on a walk-through in this area?
What would be your best build to play the game throughout on each map and so on and so forth I played several different combinations. Still not happy with any of them. Maybe you can give me some guidance.
Note the damage fall off is significant but you can still tag guys from across the map and apply decay. I pair it with striga/burning stake/lightning ball/kerfane. Just tag everything with decay and lob logs at em.
yeah or with severed ear to hit the enemies once they're affected by decay!
Rotweaver has become one of my favourite guns, as it is unique in the arsenal in a certain way: The gun is able to deal significant damage even on very long range (we talk sniper range) without ever running out of ammo like a usual long-range Rifle would do. It easily can replace any Sniper Rifle. All you need is some patience.
We all know how bad damage falloff due to distance can suck, but here's the thing: Damage falloff is only true for kinetic impact damage, not for Damage over Time effects.
So if you hit anything in the distance with the Rotweaver, you only deal 1 kinetic damage, but full decay DoT. You can just wait it out while being in a safe distance.
Or spray some bullets in a group and run away 😂Works even better with Crown of Fire - Dash, spray, run. Decay ticks on burning enemies do quite some work.
So for example you can pair the Rotweaver with a Shotgun and don't need to worry about distance.
exactly, that's also the way hangfire works so well. Physical Damage drops off, but explosion (or in this case decay) still applies with full damage!
This is how I use it as well, I combine it with stake so the dot is twice as strong and i use eye so they effectively have less health and I use ring of obedience. Game play looks like this, cast stake on a camp, tag up every enemy in sight and duck behind cover. Any enemy that gets to close tag again and dash away. Their health is being drained by decay, they take damage everytime i dash and they get executed at 10% hp (30% for majors). This is so effective that I dont need to put any points in HP or healing cos I never get hit and dont even use my second gun really I usually just shoot the stake launcher at the flying things. Bonus points if you take the arcana that makes enemies have -10% hp they melt even faster.
I use this gun a lot. However I don't really care about replenishing my ammo. I mostly use it to just tag enemies with decay. The tick damage does increase the more you hit an enemy, but the starting damage is already very high and you don't have to worry about attack range since the decay damage doesn't get reduced. Damage over time effects can be hard to wrap your head around. The tick damage might seem unimpressive, but the way you have to think about it is the overall damage the DOT will do and how much time you had to spend appyling it. Thinking of it this way it's incredibly cost effective to just hit enemies once if you have burning stake up. Combining this with Eye of the Madwoman allows you to charge burning stake faster. When the first enemy you taged reaches the madwoman threshold or burning stake explodes you start to see a cascading effect of enemies starting to die quick and while you have every enemy tagged you can swap to your second weapon to start damaging the bigger enemies. Of course you can also use an AOE light spell to trigger burning stake, but Rot weaver gives you flexibility since the enemies don't have to be grouped up as much.
Sounds like a good plan! If this works for you to clear the maps, good job! I like the gun and was positively suprised, but it wont become my first choice!
How do i get an automatic gun if i start without one? Which research gives one?
My build was hangfire, rot, crosbow, light ball spell, stake heavy spell, eye relic, heal fetish, fire ring. Works so well for clearing maps
I dont mind the eye taking kills this build is not about soloing rottweiver its about exploding everything
fair enough, eye is such a good item!
@@chr_isso yeah its actually too good😂 i use it on most builds cuz everything else feels weak compared, kinda like stake and lighball that demolish a whole cataclysm in one shot, after finishing all the content i would actually really appreciate an endless mode that gets scaled as you go to really push the limit on builds
you should do a video showcasing stigma, sniper, kirfane combo. the lightning arc scales with the shot that activates it. so kirfane sniper stigma is an amazing combo
noted, will do! Thank you for the tip Johnny!
Great content 🔥🔥❤️
Can u make a vid of short for any updates come to the game?
You mean a Video on Patch notes?
Hey brother, can you please do a video on a best build for a temple boss run (1st map)?
Or at least the op build, I’d like to see your thoughts what’s best because I may miss something interesting.
Thanks for posting videos, you are one of the few streamers who enjoy this game as much as I do during early access
Sure, there will be a patch in today (or tomorrow) which will change a few weapons - I can then do another test and see what works best for the tower!
Thank you for watching my videos - appreciate it!
I think I'll give rot another chance.. (I'm not very patient and enjoy playing in fast and aggressive way) I would love to see your set up for Hangfire as it is by far my favourite gun.
Hangfire is (still) strong - i think I can do a review in the future! But will take a little time, i think next up will be Psychopomp because it's so unique in it's playstyle!
Perfect timing, I just unlocked this gun :)
Now you need to level it, but as soon as you got the M2 you can follow the Guide!
You know, I've seen gameplay of this before & it just looked extremely underwhelming. But your insightful video definitely made me consider using it for that dungeon in the castle. Hate that vault 😵💫
Glad you found it helpful!
It's by no means underwhelming, just different. I was positively surprised!
I'm glad this game is not call of duty, its a hidden gem ❤
I get your point - the good thing is this is SinglePlayer, so no need for a toxic community. Love the poeple playing this game so far, everybody helps with tips and their loadouts. It's awesome!
Try Severed Ear with Rotweaver. If mob dies from shockwayve (40 dmg) you get bonus bullets before reload even start.
Since my current go-to is Echo+Ear+Excreta, your comment makes me want to unlock Rotweaver even more now!
Thanks for letting me know, that's something I didnt think of! Will Pin your comment!
Let me ask you a question. I’ve been following you for a while. I’m having a difficult time in the Stonegate area just completing the area. Can you give us some tips on a walk-through in this area?
Stonegate? What do you mean? Irongate Castle?
striga next please
Will add it to the poll!
What would be your best build to play the game throughout on each map and so on and so forth I played several different combinations. Still not happy with any of them. Maybe you can give me some guidance.
Easy: Hunger, Hangfire, Stormball, Burning Stake, Eye of the Madwoman, Henbane, Crown of Fire.
I like that light spell because it cant miss and my aim is terrible lol.
exactly! It's pretty much overlooked but I like it!
What is ASE?
All-Seeying Eye :) Another Rifle!
12:18 😏
Jk nice video :)
i promise i wasnt drunk lol!
Algorithms
Yeah, the statistics are wild!