Massive wall of text incoming! Given that there are hoards of text written about a lot of the other great guns in the game, I thought I'd write a
The Crusader is one of those weird guns that is either beloved or reviled around here. And with good reason. It weighs as much as a mack truck and it's got a weird firing mechanic that gives it a learning curve akin to the Javelin. Plus it's promotional, so even if you've been playing for most of the last year, you may not have it at high level. For those with it at V or higher, I think you'll find it's an incredible tool on the right class. I've got it at a VI right now.
Pros:
1. Fast RoF for a small clip weapon
2. 4 Round Clip
3. Reasonable spare ammo
4. Fast reload, as fast as many hard hitting weapons Reload Canceled
5. Accuracy of an SR with no scope (a bonus for most maps) and extremely easy to headshot - This is why it can outperform some of the harder hitting shotguns
6. Innate 0.5m piercing (this matters a bit more than some people realize), and should not suffer damage loss to piercing because of that
7. High damage per shot, enough to one or two shot almost all mobs on the right builds
8. Suffers less damage loss to armor than other SGs since it's single shot
9. Can take a wider variety of mods/ammo types since it doesn't have to worry about compensating for pellet spread or armor damage mitigation
Cons:
1. Weighs as much as a Krogan baby stroller
2. Weird firing mechanic where shot is delayed by a fraction of a second
3. Doesn't bypass shieldgate like other SGs
4. Kicks like a mule - Gives you a reason to use all those Stabilizer Modules
All of the cons can be compensated for, leaving you with one of the best 5 guns in the game.
There are a few classes where it really shines, which will allow you to master the firing lag, at which point it becomes viable on even more classes. I would reccommend starting with:
QFI - This is my absolute favorite class for this gun right now
SI
Drell Adept
Justicar
GE
Ghost
MQE
These classes all have a couple of things in common. The don't have to worry about CD too much (depend on a single power, grenades or Cloak), and they have a good stagger ability to stop an enemy, minimizing your missed shots trying to hit a moving target.
Suggested Mods:
The piercing/damage barrel
Either spare ammo or additional piercing
Suggested Ammo:
Drill Rounds
AP Ammo
Warp on Biotic users
Use Stabilization modules to eliminate the kick. You don't need any other armor bonuses. You should be killing things at far enough range that you don't need any defensive bonuses. This is a great excuse to use equipment that you probably have stockpiled.
Enemies that are the bane of a Crusader user:
Swarms
Swarmers
These are really the only threats to you, if you don't have a power to take them out. They are the hardest to hit and waste your damage. Everything else you can kill long before it even thinks about trying to kill you.
Your priorities:
1. Bosses. You can annihilate bosses with the Crusader. It's one of the best anti-armor guns in the game.
2. You can kill unshielded mobs in a single shot on most of these builds, with consumables. You can drop 4 of them in about 3 seconds.
3. Look for multiple hit shots. You can easily kill 2-3 unshielded mobs in one hit, or kill one and damage a boss that's behind it, or damage two bosses. Most waves, I scored at least one multi kill. I felt like I scored more multi kills with it than any other weapon, except maybe the Javelin (I was running Drill rounds with both piercing mods a lot).
4. Headshots. I found headshots on mobs and bosses much easier with the Crusader than most sniper rifles. I'm on the 360, so that probably has a lot to do with it. Less affected by aim assist, and if it is, it's not as hard to correct since no scope is involved.
Weapons that it is often compared to:
Black Widow
-Most similar weapon to Crusader. You don't get the cloak SR bonus, but that gives you 11 points to put elsewhere on an Infil. Similar damage, faster RoF, no scope to worry about. I like the Crusader more thanks to the no scope. BW will probably outperform on a sniper Infil, but Crusader will outperform on everything else.
Saber
-It surpasses the Saber in all ways. Same RoF, more damage, faster reload, innate piercing. The larger clip of the Saber doesn't compensate enough.
Claymore
-Sure, it's the claymore. But the Crusader puts out similar DPS at any range. People talk about headshotting across the map with a Claymore, but with the Crusader you can really do it.
Valiant
-Crusader is better in every facet except weight. If you can master the Crusader, it will always outperform the Valiant.
Wraith
-I love the Wraith, but I think the Crusader is going to replace it on a lot of builds. Both kill mobs in similar time, but the Crusader kills bosses significantly faster. Wraith will only continue to be used on a couple of Vanguards.
Pirahna/Raider/Reegar
-Obviously three of the hardest hitting guns in the game, but all suffer from being extremely short range weapons, forcing you to run from enemy to enemy, or to compensate with one of the few Accuracy boosting classes.
Paladin
-Even with the Pistol Heavy Barrel and faster RoF, the Crusader will significantly out damage it's sniping Pistol brother, and be more likely to score one shot kills or kill a boss in fewer clips.
Modifié par BjornDaDwarf, 19 février 2013 - 05:33 .
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