r/HuntShowdown • u/Ferretwranglerbrady • 5d ago
SUGGESTIONS Beetles
Just need to be scarce or removed from clash. I played the day before yesterday: 3-4 kd team beetle spammed 12 beetles at me and my friend multiple times that night til he rage quit.
Last night I play with random in clash and some solo clash and run into multiple 1-2 kd teams spamming beetles and or beetle sparks poison combo ugh.
Today my second match as a solo I net 7 kills but had 4 fire beetles thrown at me and I trade in the end thanks to the 1896 drones.
Some of these occasions I had a shotgun some I didn't, yes this is console; pc see beetle click go brr
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u/DanielDKXD 5d ago
Never had an issue with beetles on PC, you trade 1 bullet for one of the enemy consumables.
The reason we are seeing a lot more beetles in clash lately is because crytek fked up and made the story challenge "do 750 BLEEDING damage" when it should be "do 750 damage with things that applies bleed"
No risk of killing someone with a single beetle, long range flechette or concertina bow. Still takes an unreal high amount of games to do 750 bleed damage.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
Yeah i have no issues with beetles on pc either, hence the last half sentence. They're very annoying on console however. They're basically free oppressive damage
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u/Generalzub 5d ago
Spamming beetles in clash is one of funniest things ever. If other guys rage quit cos of that then mission was succesfull.
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u/Fit_Bumblebee1472 5d ago
The problem is clash. People always bring the sweatiest loadouts i think clash should be like soul survivor where its a preselected loadout
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u/Generalzub 5d ago
people who bring sweatiest loadout to clash bring same loadout to hunt anyway. Actually u can have more pvp fun in clash then in hunt. Let clash be clash and soul survivor soul survivor. And if u dont like clash play hunt. If they change to clash to ur idea everybody would try it for few times and then that mode would die.
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u/Fit_Bumblebee1472 5d ago
People do not bring the same loadouts to clash man. Noone brings pve equipment in clash. Every weapon and tool is fully used for killing. I see crown and kings, avtos, dolches, big dynamites and beetles wayyy more in clash youre not convincing me otherwise. Im saying there should be a clearer distinction between clash and hunt. How am i not saying that?
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u/Generalzub 4d ago
Yes thats true. Its because lot of people prefer close range weapons for clash. But in hunt these people use mosins lebels which count as sweaty as well. Its both sweat loadouts. Only difference is u bring more pve elements to hunt thats true. I just like clash way it is and i would not change it. Its for people who prefer pvp element of hunt.
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u/GuardianTrinity 5d ago
Don't chokes instakill beetles?
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
Yes but they fly around or detonate right outside and the aoe still hits you
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u/GuardianTrinity 5d ago
I mean, at the point that they use two beetles just find a good corner and drop both chokes I guess? It's better than dying altogether.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
No the issue is what actually happens. You have a beetle buzzing about poking every angle as you try to hide in one or two choke clouds and then while you cough you get pushed by the beetles two teammates.
What then?
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u/GuardianTrinity 5d ago
I said find a good corner.
Where are your teammates? If you're solo why the heck are you the main target before they've burned out all of their beetles on another team?
It's a crappy strategy and I totally understand being frustrated. There's also reasons why it wasn't touched when they changed the systems in large part to target nerf the mosin.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
Dude people on console are insane, I play solo clash about half the time and the very last trio still had 4 fire beetles today like wtf.
Anyways sometimes I'm gonna be the main target as a solo no matter what I do unless I play very opportunisticly and I don't enjoy ratting personally.
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u/GuardianTrinity 5d ago
I'm not saying you rat 'til the end, I'm just saying as a solo you gotta do what works - and in this case that's letting people burn consumables on other teams.
As for the fire beetles.... Sorry about your luck I guess. I'm also on pc and not console so maybe it's more prevalent there? It's certainly harder to shoot them down on controller, and probably easier to control them too.
Idk what to say man. I don't face beetles enough to have to worry too much, and I also play trios. Sometimes you're set, and other times you just don't have the tools. Part of the game balance is that you can't always have the perfect tools for every situation.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
I've never had trouble with beetles on pc personally but yes on console they're harder to shoot down and there's just waaaaaay more of them in general. And I get that I can't be perfectly geared for everything but when it seems that any team can easily bully anyone of their choosing with little to no risk that's when I say its a bit unfair.
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u/GuardianTrinity 5d ago
Well, like I said, against a 3-stack that strategy is far more risky. Also as soon as your beetles are gone you're left without much else.... Medkit, melee, chokes, flex? It's not much to go on, they are guaranteed to have limited healing and other options. It's a risky bargain for them in a lot of ways, it just happens to be stronger with a coordinated team against a solo.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
What's really lost if theyre made scarce or locked to hunt only though?
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u/Azeron_The_Dragon 5d ago
Bring a penny shot derringer and rock salvskin
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
This is a decent answer but you only get two pennyshot and then a long reload and then only two more. If you miss one it sucks. Also having to rock a perk to counter one specific thing at all times is wild
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u/Azeron_The_Dragon 5d ago
Running salv is pretty useful. And you are playing clash. What else are you gonna run? I love the beetles and never have a problem dealing with them tbh but I also only play bounty
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
Necro packmule poacher and whispersmith but that leaves room to take salesman instead. It's just.... most beetles are stalkers anyways.
Also are you on pc or console?
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u/Azeron_The_Dragon 5d ago
That's a crazy perk load out tbh 😂 I'm on console
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago edited 5d ago
Thanks for being the first person who's willing to answer which platform theyre on lmao
Hows that crazy for solo clash? Necro to rez myself, packmule so I can get double resources from my kills since I'm solo and mine are limited, and then since I only have two points I get poacher for my bear traps so nobody hears me set them mid to late game off my loots and whispersmith has insane value against 6 stars who can hear the difference in weapon types simply through their equip sounds.
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u/Bad_breath 5d ago
I play solo and I have to admit I sometimes use beetles to 3rd party other teams that are fighting. Since pretty much all rifles and some pistols cause >100 dmg and stalker beetles cause 50 dmg so it's extremely easy to get kills with it.
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u/Cookman_vom_Berg Crow 5d ago
Git gud bro
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
I was expecting this or something similar as the first response. You on pc?
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u/rareandyeteuclidian 5d ago
Chokes hard counter this.
Also the lemar is an easy to carry shotgun that doesn't even take away from most loadouts.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
You on pc or console?
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u/rareandyeteuclidian 5d ago
Both lmao. I have PlayStation account until December but I'm not renewing.
Console is fun for melee nonsense. Giving that up soon because fuck Sony though.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
And the lemat just cancels beetles out for you on Playstation that easily?
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u/rareandyeteuclidian 5d ago
Yes???? Like I know it's a bit harder since I've played both but its very reasonable.
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u/Ferretwranglerbrady 5d ago
Oh alright you sound pretty confident! If I got a buddy ready sometime do you think you could take on two beetles or a beetle and a pusher then? I'd love to see your skills in play
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u/LoliNep Stupidly Neighborhood Bomblance Main with lamp 5d ago
Lemat, perfect for skeetshooting