nabcobra Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hello all! Here is my video guide for IO/Assault for 5.0. Constructive criticism and feedback is much appreciated, and I hope you find the information useful! Thanks and have a great day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalantris Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) I. Love. You. I couldn't find one anywhere. Everyone's just gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Finally! Gonna watch it right now. Best regards, Kalantris Edited January 18, 2017 by Kalantris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbleton Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Even though its not made for PVP, I took away some very good tips on heat management, which is the main drawback of using it in PVP... well, aside from the fact that Arsenal is bonkersburst. The only thing I would ask you: I have to use Thermal Det and Fusion Missile to spread dots. So I typically Serrated to Incendiary, thermal then fusion. Then I net/supercharge, power/mag/unload depending on situation (If I need to move, are they about to eclipse me) and missile blast when they are low. I'll definitely be adding in the TSO in front of the unload on cooldown/as needed. Knowing that my opener includes both dots, thermal and fusion do you have any comments on heat management? Should I just watch it to stay below 40%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabcobra Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) Knowing that my opener includes both dots, thermal and fusion do you have any comments on heat management? Should I just watch it to stay below 40%? For PVP dot-spreading scenarios, I would use Incendiary Missile > Serrated > Power Shot > Fusion Missile. Fusion Missile costs the same about of Heat/Energy as Power Shot does, so you could use that instead of your second Power Shot during the "High Heat" portion of your rotation. When it comes to spreading your dot from Serrated Shot, that actually spreads from your Explosive Dart, not your Thermal Detonator... So if it was me, a full AOE type rotation would be something like this >> Incendiary Missile > Serrated > Power Shot > Fusion Missile > Mag Shot > Explosive Dart > Death From Above (with Thermal Sensor Overide)> Power Shot > Electro Net > Mag Shot For a more general answer to your question, yes, keep it below 40% heat unless you have your vent heat or other energy regens available. Edited January 18, 2017 by nabcobra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimbleton Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZionHalcyon Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Bumping this, because IO guides are in short supply, especially good guides like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadagyt Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Saving the link. Always wanted to try this spec, but never found a good guide. You made it super easy to understand. Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FerventDervish Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I'm super late to this thread, but thank you. I hope you make more guides. This was easy to follow and informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eksenia Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Can we perhaps have opener and rotation in writing please? I haven't played for many years, used to love this when it was pyro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMoray Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Can we perhaps have opener and rotation in writing please? I haven't played for many years, used to love this when it was pyro... https://pastebin.com/YZckGurT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eksenia Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXAstroHDXx Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterelegy Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 This is a great guide, I just swapped to IO after using Arsenal for quite a long time and this was pretty much everything I needed. Just wondering, has anything changed since this was made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macarrin Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 This is a great guide, I just swapped to IO after using Arsenal for quite a long time and this was pretty much everything I needed. Just wondering, has anything changed since this was made? They did change the dot spread. Collateral Damage: Increases the damage done by Fusion Missile and Explosive Dart by 25%. Additionally, Fusion Missile and Explosive Dart spread your Incendiary Missile burn and Serrated Shot bleed effects to targets they hit, if they hit a target already affected by your Incendiary Missile burn and Serrated Shot bleed effects. Forget which patch it was, but I'm sure it was just a few months ago. Not really sure if other things changed, I've really only started playing this spec again recently after spending a couple of years as Arsenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterelegy Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 They did change the dot spread. Collateral Damage: Increases the damage done by Fusion Missile and Explosive Dart by 25%. Additionally, Fusion Missile and Explosive Dart spread your Incendiary Missile burn and Serrated Shot bleed effects to targets they hit, if they hit a target already affected by your Incendiary Missile burn and Serrated Shot bleed effects. Forget which patch it was, but I'm sure it was just a few months ago. Not really sure if other things changed, I've really only started playing this spec again recently after spending a couple of years as Arsenal. Cool, thanks! I guess I should consider those for AoE rotation. I've got the single target down as I mainly use this char for ops, but haven't really bothered to look into a good AoE rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryPlayer Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 As an IO player who mains the spec and solo queues regularly I didn't find this very useful. It works pretty well in PvE I suppose. Would not recommend this for PvP though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxitrac Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 As an IO player who mains the spec and solo queues regularly I didn't find this very useful. It works pretty well in PvE I suppose. Would not recommend this for PvP though. he does say at the start that this if for pve only and says to go to someone else for pvp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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