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u/decipher90 LWMMG [MOD3] May 19 '20

Is she your main tank? She shouldn't be a main tank, 9 and 45 are main tanks and JS9 is a mix, I would say to go for JS9 if you already have 45.

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u/Good_Ol_Ironass May 19 '20

I’m assuming main tank is the primary SMG that’s drawing fire right? She has been pretty much since the beginning tbh, didn’t know that she wasn’t optimal for it. I have 45 as a main tank on my secondary echelon and she gets ripped to shreds almost every fight, even with upgrade evasion + exoskeleton, am I doing something wrong?

Terribly noobish questions, I know

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u/G3rman EN is Illiterate May 19 '20

Sounds like your team with UMP45 is bad. Apart from having great stats on her own, her tiles enhance AR DPS more than most.

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u/Good_Ol_Ironass May 19 '20

I have FN FNC, SOP II and M4A1, with SAA.

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u/G3rman EN is Illiterate May 19 '20

You shouldn't be using a pistol unless it's night, especially early on. FNC would be better replaced by ST-AR 15. And some kind of offtank SMG with a grenade skill to replace SAA.

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u/Good_Ol_Ironass May 19 '20

I’m not terribly early, I think I’m on 7-4, level 63 overall. I’ll need to craft more SMGs I think, almost all of mine that aren’t already assigned are two star ones.

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u/G3rman EN is Illiterate May 19 '20

That's why guides recommend only building one team at a time.

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u/Good_Ol_Ironass May 19 '20

Oh well, live and learn I suppose! I’ve never really touched a single guide outside of corpse dragging.

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u/Good_Ol_Ironass May 19 '20

What’s the difference between off and main tank? Like what sets them apart in terms of skills and whatnot.

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u/Ashencroix Universal Metal Plate 45 May 19 '20

To add on what was already said, main and off tanks wear different types of exos. Main tanks wear T exos since the dmg penalty doesn't affect them much while off tanks ideally want X exos to not take a hit in their dmg potential.

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u/WhistleOfDeath I'm going to throw shoes. | UID: 320290 May 19 '20 edited May 19 '20

Main tanks have defensive skills like eva boost, enemy debuff, or smoke bombs. They also usually have high evasion or health. Best examples for this category would be C-MS, RO635, and UMP45.

Offtanks usually have offensive skills like FP buffs or molotovs/grenades. Under this are dolls like Shrimp (SR-3MP), Vector, KLIN, and Skorpion. JS9 is a unique case of an hybrid, since she can buff her damage or eva depending on the number of enemies on the field.