Plasma gun is better for elites yes, but the bolter is a better all arounder and also clears hordes really well.

@@weebsarecringe2102 Clears hordes, that's what your melee is for..... Nice user name though I agree.

@@bigbobrossa8524 it's situational. And the comparisons drawn from OP was between bolter and plasma.

well right now unless i missed a new years update that changed plasma and bolter what it comes down to is , Bolter shots explode in a small radius in regards for the horde clear comments , not a huge thing thats worth it vs its clunkiness , you have to go to more work to make the bolter more efficient with the quick scope like trick youll hear ppl tell you about to make it good. Plasma Gun vs horde shoots through horde like a spear so if its a narrow enough corridor you can still clear it but again melees your more go to (honestly using the Emperors Command shout build further boosts horde handling) , youll just swap out the plasma gun to pop a heavy target (not just the ogryn types that is but anything that isnt a quick kill you can use the plasma to take out before it makes the horde more intimidating). If your struggling with the plasma gun all i can say is aim for the head and pull the trigger , its honestly a very simple mechanic because you cant "aim down the scope" for it , the aim option is basically to charge it up to narrow the shot even more (basically for an even longer distance shot). both guns eat ammo badly , bolter probably worse because its also clunky alongside the long reload time (plasmas reload time isnt any better but you can pause the reload at certain points as well to switch to melee to defend yourself). Bolter needs handling improvements but badly to justify it over a plasma gun.

@@ericcollins1497 dude writes a whole essay lmao

The aim assist is probably messing with it, try putting it on light and it should be a bit better

Try to adapt the aiming, there's some kind of tempo. Don't spamming it,and choose your target wisely.

I use a controller on pc never had this issue. But the bolter is slow af to aim an set up

@@guilliman1990 I did when it was on the default setting, I'm also controller on pc and the default aa mode caused the same issue with certain weps

@Neko-Tsu yeah I have definitely tweaked mine but I more than hold my own in alruic damnation runs so the controller can 100% back it if you can keep up. My biggest issue is tagging things an not placing stupid way point marker hahha

Why? Does it reach any new breakpoints? Genuine question.

The long animation when swapping to it does feel like a drawback, but I feel like it's a bit easier to manage than the plasma guns overcharge. I used to main psyker and got good with the plasma gun at one point, so i should be used to it, but I feel like it has been really hard to go back to after not using it for the last 4/5 months. I probably just need to put the work in to get good with it again, but I found myself just liking the boltgun more and more for its ease of use 😅

​@@BriggsoYTas powerful as the boltgun is, I can't stop using the new Heavy Laspistol. Sure it can't clear hordes of elites like the Boltgun can but it sure is very efficient at deleting elites/specialists without wasting a ton of ammo and keeping mobility high. Anyway great build you made, going to have to try it at some point

Been playing a bit I have found the plasma gun is better for taking out snipers and heavily armored enemies. However you really need an adequate team to help support you when plasma gum starts to get hot

reading this makes me feel much better about myself. i went straight into the hardest missions after getting level'd and just go nuts every time, like it's no biggie. feels good to have cut the training wheels before they were ever there- no guides or meta knowledge needed if you're a badass i suppose. i only play Zealot by-the-by.

You can buy profane bolters out of Brunt's Armory, level them up to Anointed (blue) at Hadron, and break them down for their blessings whilst at Hadron. Wash, rinse, and repeat until you've got the desired blessings to choose from.

Thats my go to in auric missions bruh i feel u

Yeah, if I could block and push with it I'd probably never use an actual melee weapon outside of horde clearing.

@@wolfgangkolber381 indeed 👌🏻

You don't reposition with the boltgun in hand. You switch to melee and make a run for it, then switch to your gun again to reload or whatever. You don't have much stamina with the boltgun so running depletes your stamina in 2 seconds. Melee weapons have more stamina to run around and you can also block/push the danger.

No Sir!

@@BriggsoYT This makes Heresy at least a little more manageable now hahaha

Those are Human sized bolters in the game not Space Marines patterns so the ammunition carried is very limited, an actual full sized SM pattern bolter couldn't be carried by a regular Human being, let alone firing it!

@@selmevias1383 So SM bolt have different ammo capacity?

@@mamons_2339 Yup, depending on the pattern it can range from 20 to a 100.