Hey everyone! I want to make a note about something I was incorrect about. Charging Ion's laser shot DOES NOT increase damage. Although it is great for goosing pilots and is my favorite hitscan pilot deletion tool!

As a scorch main I must say… I agree homestead and rise are a nightmare to play on

I haven't played tf2 in a while, but seeing a scared Ronin just turn around and run away from me was one of the best feelings I got playing scorch.

Papa scorch is crazy on console, especially with that improved thermal shield. Ronins core can’t even out dps the shield it’s crazy, I’ve killed two ronins in one charge with it before!

Lets not forget that scorch auto-pilot mode and especially enhanced auto-pilot is a monster considering his accuracy with his primary. He hits so many airshots with it it’s insane

Opinion on how to play them: Tone. Keep your distance. Monarch. Don't die early. Scorch. Surprise mechanic. Ronin. Hit and run. Ion. Adjust your playstyle. Legion. Just keep on shooting. Northstar. Never get caught.

I main Ion. the reasons WHY are because A: I have a stupidly aggressive playstyle that doesn’t work with Monarch due to her not having a shield. B: She’s extremely versatile, which helps if a scorch comes round a corner and starts introducing me to hell. C: hehe ion prime execution go BWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Scorch with the thermal plating top tier for me because I like to set up the barrels and use primary then follow up with ordinance

One small correction, a good scorch main always beats a ronin. The sword does a lot less damage then the flame shield and by the time they notice you’ve got a free execution.

Ion is fairly newbie based at first, but when you find out all the things of how ion works, a whole new playing field is unlocked, many people don't utilise ions damage cap on the shield or the fact that you can kill a rodeo pilot with the laser tripwire or even block an entire thermite canister so it does no damage when ignited with your vortex shield.

Holding Ion's laser shot longer does not increase its damage. There is no charging.

Personally, I love playing Northstar. It isn’t something you can’t play instantly, it’s a Titan that takes a lot of time to learn. It has a stupidly terrible defense ability, which is fantastic because it teaches you to play strategically and from far away. Before I played Northstar, I was a Tone main, and I have loved the change from blank shooting to strategizing paths and shots. …Plus the prime Titan termination is so, so cool…

When there’s two people on each team with a monarch who are all skilled: All fighting eachother for the entirety of the game

I think Ion is powerful because she specifically have no hard counter. This makes it so when she is in a 1v1, it's more about the ion player's skill that determine if they survive

Ion is either put in S tier or goddamn C tier depending on who’s reviewing her. Ion should be my favorite titan since her kit is so basic but I just cannot do well with her for some reason.

For Monarch I wouldn't say she's super easy to play since she only really becomes an unstoppable killing machine at T3 but you can usually tell how good the pilot is based on their performance with her. If you have someone running around as T3 Monarch for the entire game you know you're playing against someone who can manage her early cores well since that's when she's at her weakest.

As a ronin main I very much pride myself in playing good enough that when an unexperienced pilot tries to verse you but runs away instead is such a good compliment. Once became friends with a fellow ronin main by giving a really fun fight. Straight out of an anime I’ll tell ya

Hello, I have a G17 Scorch and wanna chime in with my takes on the titan. While he may be the hardest titan to play, he's far from a hard thing to use in the wider fps context. I struggle more when using a Kraber than the thermite launcher, and the Kraber is my most used weapon by far. The thing with scorch is that unless you can directly outplay or surprise an enemy, you're toast. Basically the only counterplay a Scorch has vs a mid-long range Northstar or Tone is to predict when the titan will peek out from cover. Since the vast majority of fps players will peek corners almost rhythmically, dipping in and out for the same amount of time every time, this can be surprisingly easy. Same counterplay applied to pilots trying to anti-titan weapon you. But, if these players realise you're predicting their peeks they can either adapt their timings, or just stop peeking. A Scorch, when played well, can dominate a lobby. A lobby that doesn't know any better. Scorch is only ever as good as you let him be. He does have some bs plays, flushing pilots out of a room with a trap + shot, etc. A good scorch can destroy and titan or pilot thrown at them. Unless that titan or pilot is sentient, and willing to pay attention to and disable the scorch. However, if people don't wanna learn, a good scorch can farm lobbies faster than you imagine. To close off, here's some random notes about scorch. You can animation cancel the reload with the flame shield. If you back up into a wall, look up, and hold flame shield, any pilot that just finishes a rodeo will be immediately killed. Scorch can snipe if you're comfortable with the weapon. Mid range maps like Blackwater are some of my favourites. Scorch can pop flame core right before nuke ejecting and get both off. This funny animation cancel can decimate titan HP. Pilots often do not respect a Scorch. They will assume you will miss. If you get comfy with his gun, pilots will begin to donate kills to you. Also use flame shield as a melee alternative vs pilots

I feel that you missed out on how insanely good Northstar's cluster missile is for clearing out enemy pilots hiding in buildings, especially in hardpoint or bounty hunt. As for Tone, my problem with it is just how much low risk high reward it is. I feel like it's easier to use than Monarch, because with Monarch, you need to survive long enough to become unkillable, where as Tone just does so much damage overtime that it doesn't need to survive that long to be effective. Plus it's 40mm is just the best pilot killing weapon out of any titan.

Legion is great if you want to kill pilots and support your team. Say you have a friendly titan who is in a bad position in between two titans and its nearly doomed, you can dash in front of them with a gumshield and just drain the health of the enemy titans until they retreat or are destroyed. This works especially well with smartcore. Problem with being a legion main is that you have to be willing to sacrifice your titan to the team. All in all, good for winning and score farming, but okay with getting titan kills.

Hidden compartment makes Legion way scarier to fight up close. Hitting both shotgun sneezes is enough to out damage just about anything except a Ronin’s core or a Scorch giving you a hug. It’s also harder to shoot around his gun shield as long as the pilot keeps facing toward you

ion + holo pilot has been my main setup for ages now, never gets old lol

Thanks for keeping up with this 6 year old game, it holds a special place in my cold dead heart and it makes me happy to see people still loving it this far in the future

New Player tips for scorch: 1: Stay Close range as much as possible 2: if you playing in long-range maps try to find cover and try to flank the enemy (I know he is supposed to be a tank but do not underestimate scorch behind enemy lines ) 3: He is a combo titan if you combo your gas traps and your firewall then get to their face with the fire shield it kills everything in its path 4: do not be afraid to solo Ult in a 1v1 if your losing might as well use it 5: find your way to play scorch and have fun :D

As an Ion main, ion is EASILY S-Tier and she isn't as newbie-focused as you seem to think. Her kit is simple to understand, but mastering energy management gives her significant reward for skilled play. A skilled Ion has an answer for literally every single titan in the game and most titans have no good answer for her. Close range combat titans are probably her biggest threat, but if you're good at mindgames, Ion invalidates Ronin's shotgun completely, and due to Ronins short firing duration, you don't have to use much charge to do so, leaving you with PLENTY of power to laser shot him when he lowers block. Not to mention throwing down the tripwire when he's already in melee range means he can't just shoot it - it'll go active on top of him. She also is great in medium and long range due to her ability to snipe with laser shot at absolutely any range - She's a better sniper than even northstar imo. The only thing Ion has no answer for, is if she rounds a corner and runs into a scorch, being unable to get away due to having only one dash. Also, Ion's laser gains absolutely no benefit from charging. It's the same damage no matter how long you hold it. I really think you vastly underestimate Ion, mostly because you don't play her much. She is not just versatile, but DOMINANT in almost ALL situations, capable of invalidating enemy titans offenses with vortex staggering, while outdamaging them with close range tripwires and well timed laser shots to weak points. I strongly believe she is the most powerful titan in the game, even outstripping Monarch.

S tier: ion, ronin, scooch, legion, norfstaw, monarch, tone A tier: B tier: C tier: D tier: Trash tier in terms of fun to play against: tone.

I used to main tone, monarch, and now I’m deciding to main ronin. But I don’t really like Titans actually

Dude as soon as I started playing scorch he was immediately my favorite and was pretty much the only titan I played, it’s been a while since I played tf2 but I used to go 20-30 kill games because of that powerhouse, thermal plating was for sure s tier btw

I thought it was gonna be ion teaching legion to stop shooting when she whips out her vortex shield

As a Scorch main, i can definitely say that Scorch is one of the hardest Titan for people to play, but arguably the best for a player that's good at him. When i call in my Scorch, no Pilot can get much damage on me, and no Titans can get an upper hand on me. He's crazy good if you are really dedicated to him.

OH MY GOSH THE NEW INTRO IS FUCKING LIIIIIIIT I LOVE IT! not going to lie I legit gasped and my jaw dropped when I saw it! :D Ngl I kind of agree with many of your points for Titans, but I have to Argue that each Titan can be fucking TERRIFYING if played correctly and with a good Pilot at the controls. No matter what they're rated. But yes, Scorch is definitely a close quarters Titan when no other Titans have room to get out of the way.

i love playing "TRYING TO FIND A SERVER THAT"S NOT BEING DDOSED". in other news, i like ion or northstar

man I love how time goes in titanfall, my first love was legion then changed to scorch and now northstar, honestly when I was in my prime scorch days, even bad maps he could still absolutely shred against north stars sometimes and overall the ttk with him is just so fun but man north star just has the capability to be so consistent that especially with enjoying apex and viper from story it just has a story attachment with me aswell

On Xbox, i have only encountered one or two of these "smart" legions you speak of, the rest just feed my Vortex Shield bullets. And even then they are incredibly easy to trick.

While i was a scorch main, before i knew about monarch, i never saw a problem with any map while playing him. Did realize that long maps were a disadvantage for him, but i think i got too good with his primary after out shooting a north star from across the map using heat shield to block shots.

Scorch is a meme titan. you know whoever using it is just playing for fun or you know theyre that good that using scorch isnt even a disadvantage to them.

The Hog Rider card is unlocked from the Spell Valley (Arena 5). He is a quick building-targeting, melee troop with moderately high hitpoints and damage. He appears just like his Clash of Clans counterpart; a man with brown eyebrows, a beard, a mohawk, and a golden body piercing in his left ear who is riding a hog. A Hog Rider card costs 4 Elixir to deploy. Strategy When he is jumping over the river, he cannot be targeted by any ground attacking units. The Log and Earthquake will fail to damage a Hog Rider while he is jumping. Air troops can still attack him though, and the Inferno Tower and Inferno Dragon will continue to ramp up their damage. When countering Hog Riders, obviously use buildings. But be wary as it the offender would usually play around it with cards such as Earthquake. Air swarms such as Minion Horde can help due to the Hog's usual support tools not countering them. On the offender's side, a powerful move is to accompany him with an Earthquake, obilerating almost every building, and also grounded swarms. To a lesser extent, Lightning could also be used, retaining the same point of almost destroying every building while also crippling troops such as the Wizard or the Hunter. The Log could also be an effective first play as a cycle, but it only kills swarms and sometimes a non-center-placed Tombstone. The Hog Rider can be paired with the Lumberjack as both a swarm bait and damage combo. It is a very fast combo with an extremely high damage output potential, so the defender will likely try to counter it with a swarm. If this happens, the offender should use a spell like Arrows to render the defender poetically defenseless. If they manage to defeat the Lumberjack, the dropped Rage will make the Hog Rider even more dangerous than it normally is. A fast and deadly combination is the Hog Rider and Mini P.E.K.K.A. combo. Both units are fast but the Mini P.E.K.K.A. does much more damage and does not attack only buildings so the Mini P.E.K.K.A. can deal with troops like the Executioner and Musketeer. However, this combo can be defeated with swarms like Skeleton Army, which will defeat both of them since neither of them can deal area damage. They are also unable to target air troops, so the Minion Horde can stop this easily. A Hog Rider combined with a Goblin Barrel can be awkward for the opponent to defend against. Timing it so that the Hog Rider is tanking the tower shots for the Goblins is the most effective way to deal damage. A Barbarian Barrel can shut this down with minimal Tower damage for a positive Elixir trade, as long as the Goblin Barrel was placed directly on the Tower. Use another card to counter the Hog Rider if it is necessary. His fast move speed can boost forward mini tanks like an Ice Golem in a push. At the same time, he can also function as a tank for lower hitpoint troops such as Goblins as he still has a fair amount of health. However, the Hog Rider struggles with swarms, as they can damage him down and defeat him quickly while obstructing his path. Barbarians in particular can fully counter him without very strict timing on the defender's part, though they are vulnerable to spells. Swarm cards like Skeleton Army, Goblin Gang, and Minion Horde can also very easily counter him. Use this to your advantage by placing a bulky swarm dealer in front of the Hog Rider (eg. Ice Golem, Valkyrie) so that the Hog Rider can transport it to the tower faster and also get protection from swarms. Most cheap swarms complement the Hog Rider well, as they are nearly as fast as him and usually force more than one card out of the opponent's hand. The Hog Rider in conjunction with the Freeze can surprise the opponent and allow the Hog Rider to deal much more damage than anticipated, especially if the opponent's go-to counter is a swarm, or swarms are their only effective counter to him. Skeletons and Bats will immediately be defeated by the spell, while Spear Goblins, Goblins, and Minions will be at low enough health to be defeated by a follow up small spell. Against non-swarm troops, it can deal a lot of damage during the freeze time, but this can allow the opponent to set up a massive counterpush. For this reason, players should either only go for a Hog Rider + Freeze when they have other units backing it up from a counterattack, or if the match is about to end and they need to deal as much damage as possible. The exception to this is an Elixir Collector placed in front of the King's Tower. If a Hog Rider placed at the bridge, he can destroy the Collector for a positive Elixir trade, though the damage from both Princess Towers will usually mean he does not survive to deal any damage to them. However, if the opponent sends in defending troops, it can be an opportunity to gain spell damage value. It is obviously not a good idea to send in a Hog Rider simply to destroy a building, especially if it is the only building targeting unit available, as defeating Crown Towers becomes substantially more difficult. Spells or simply waiting out the lifetime of the building are more effective. When there are buildings placed in the middle to counter the Hog Rider, understanding the placement of the Hog Rider and the type of building placed can help the Hog Rider to bypass certain buildings. Passive buildings such as spawners have a larger hitbox than defensive buildings; which means that if a passive building was placed 3 tiles away from the river in the middle of the opponent's side, then it is impossible for the Hog Rider to bypass that placement as the Hog Rider will get pulled to that building. The Hog Rider can kite Very Fast non-building targeting troops due to his own Very Fast speed and building only targeting if he is placed on the fourth tile from the bridge, slightly into the opposite lane. He can also stall grounded units when placed right at the bridge. He will pull them towards him while deploying, and then be untargetable by them when he jumps over the bridge. After landing, he will pull them back. This can be useful when the player needs to deal damage in the same lane they are defending. It will also help separate troops behind a tank in a large push. A very powerful combo is the Hog Rider, the Musketeer, and the Valkyrie, typically referred to as the Trifecta. The Musketeer will defend against most troops, while the Valkyrie can protect her and the Hog Rider from swarms or high damage units. The Hog Rider is used to deal damage to the tower. However, this is for a whopping 12 Elixir. This can be effectively countered by Lightning, one-shotting the Musketeer and severely damaging both the Valkyrie and Hog Rider. The Minion Horde is also effective, but the enemy can Zap them and the Musketeer will one-shot them all. Even if the Musketeer is defeated, the Hog Rider and Valkyrie will have enough time to severely damage the Tower. P.E.K.K.A. can hard counter this strategy allowing relatively low damage and being able to start a counterpush for a 5 elixir advantage. The Hog Rider should be placed behind the Valkyrie to give it a boost so that it stays in front of the Hog Rider, protecting it. Pairing the Hog Rider with the Balloon can deal devastating damage. If executed properly, the Hog Rider will act as a tank while the Balloon threatens to deal massive damage. The Hog Rider can also destroy any buildings attempting to slow down the combo. However, this combo is very vulnerable to swarms and anti-air cards as neither of the troops target anything but buildings. Additionally, they are easy to separate, due to the disparity in move speeds. Alternatively, the Hog Rider and the Balloon can be played in different lanes to spread the opponent's defenses thin. However, a building or Tornado can bring them back together for an easier defense. A solid play is to deploy the Hog Rider at the bridge as soon as the match starts or when you reach 10 elixir which is safer. If the opponent does not react fast enough or has a bad starting hand, the Hog Rider will deal a significant amount of damage to the Princess Tower. This can also allow the player to quickly scout the opponent's deck if they happen to react to him fast enough. A Hunter can kill the Hog Rider in 2 hits if placed right on top of it. However, if the opponent places something in front of the Hog Rider, the Hunter's splash will transfer overkill damage to said card. r connect to the tower.

This game needs a remaster or a 3rd installment. It is an undeniable masterpiece

as someone who has only ever played northstar I normally stick near a legion and about 90% of the time a legion will dump their entire magazine into an ions vortex shield and then I get reduced to atoms because I was just hit in the face with the force of a thousand suns.

I main ronin I don't know why, but I do . I even bought the prime titian of ronin. It took me a while to be good with ronin but I still did it lol

I have been playing Scorch more recently and I LIVE for those moments in Titan Brawl where I have 2-3 titans cornered in an enclosed space. "I'm not stuck in here with you... you're stuck in here with ME!" I dislike Ion because their main gun is so underwhelming. It is literally a plasma squirt gun that doesn't do nearly enough damage to make it feel satisfying. It feels like Ion was originally meant to be some kind of DOT flamethrower titan but had that role stolen by Scorch. Same deal with Legion. I have one dodge boost, and more often than not I use it to get IN to trouble rather than out of it. Getting to slide around a corner with my gun revving up to flank an enemy titan is so amazing.

7:19 Tbh 99.99999999% of Legion’s are stupid.

As a veteran titanfall player, i literally have all 52 hours of in game titan use (not to be confused with my hundreds of hours in the game itself) match time spent on scorch and a couple minutes on ion by accident which were auto ejected and switched back from when I realised I wasn't playing scorch. As a die hard scorch main I absolutely agree with your assessment. Also, my experience with just using scorch has placed me in the, "walking devil" S tier category of scorch users. Love that titan. I have used other titans in campaign but scorch is the only one for me really. Keep up the good work man!

Playing Scorch against a Northstar is hell but that moment when you catch them using flight core up close with a full thermal shield is so unbelievably satisfying

We all know the best titan is BT

Personally, I used to play Legion when I first started because BRRRRRRRT and because the majority of titan players I fought had a panic attack when I sneezed on them twice in a row when they expected my CD to be up. Nowadays I play Ronin because he is infinately more durable than a Legion and has mobility. Sure he becomes a hunk of metal after doing a massive burst of damage, but if you use it at the right time against the right opponent, you'll be getting the most executions and Titan kills in the lobby. Also I run nuclear ejection Ronin because there's nothing funnier than guiding three titans who see you are doomed down a hallway with one or two of your Titan turrets, then nuclear eject to scare the enemy into the turrets which distracts them, which 8 times out of 10 kills everything. It also helps me play my role as a harrassing tank with more confidence to allow my team to regroup and chip away the high hp targets while I draw their fire.

I was one of those rare scorch mains and after playing him a lot, I really got a feel for his main gun and could practically snipe pilots across the map with it. My main advice would've been to play him patiently and only go into full offense when you know you can corner your enemy and trap him into your AoEs. That was many years ago though so IDK how the meta looks like today but when I still played, I was pretty successful with him :) Naturally, the softball was my favorite pilot weapon too because it handles similarly! Good times! Here's to TF3 one day! 🍺

I honestly would go for a titan support class. You’re rolling with pilots who get a damage boost for being around you, maybe a shield. And have a siphon gun to absorb health and use that to heal titans

For the once in a blue moon occasion I end up using my titan in a match, it'll be one of three, I'm technically a Ronin main because, sword, but scorch's pure unbridled damage if you know how to use em and Ion's incredibly stylish playability with the insta-pew laser make me a mix of the 3

"and a stupid legion player to feed you ammo" ...come on now, you know there's PLENTY of those.

as someone who mains scorch and only recently started watching videos talking about how to play him: I play him very weird, Most people focus on getting in close and unleashing hell, i play him like a discount northstar, i give him the thermite launcher upgrade and sit long range hitting long distance shot and taking a nice chunk of damage from the improved launcher damage. It's really funny hitting someone and ducking behind cover only to watch them look around trying to figure out where the scorch that hit them is. I don't focus on flame shield. I find if i rely on it too much for damage output I end up rushing into situations that get me killed, so I mostly save it for if I manage to sneak up behind someone. I tend to live longer on maps like homestead than other scorch mains tend to report. I tend to mostly be more of a bane upon pilots in my lobbies than titans there is nothing more satisfying than hitting that guy who's standing completely still shooting at you with his AT weapon probably thinking to himself "There's no way the scorch can hit me from here!" I am no where near amazing at playing him! but I am improving every day and that improvement on the titan people like to tote around as the "Hardest titan to use" makes it worth it to me! even if every cool shot i make is followed up by me getting bullied by legions and monarchs

Amazing analysis! I've mained three of these titans, Ronin then Monarch and lastly Tone. Your summary does all of the titans justice and describes their strong points just as well as their weak points. Great job!🤗

I’ve played Tone since the beta and it’s a really easy titan to pick up but difficult to master unless you’re just playing sight lines

I've always mained northstar and was not bad, but I have to say having a giant minigun is so much more fun

I will say only one thing : "Multiple titans are engaging you, concentrate fire on the weakest target"

As an actually good scorch main, I loved that you talked about how scary a scorch main is because a scorch main who doesn't know what they are doing will get themselves killed faster than you can say titan fall three, but a good main will get tempered plating (seriously, do it thank me later better than improved heat shield I promise) hit him once or twice with your thermite launcher light those traps on fire with your fire wall preferably near a wall or corner hit him again with your thermite launcher and rush in there with your heat shield blind them doom them and finish them, and it all takes like 10 seconds (use that stratagey and thank me later)

If im gonna be honest, ion is the most balanced

Been a Northstar main since 2017, and can say that she is very difficult to learn. Positioning, shot placement, health management, etc.: all stuff you absolutely need to master if you're gonna play Northstar. I can't tell you how many other NS's I've seen just leave themselves out in the open while I'm critting them from the other side of Homestead.

I’m a Tone main. At first I wanted Monarch or Ion. But monarch you had to pay for it at start and ion style when I played the campaign with BT like everyone seems too lacking and would be a difficult use of beginning multiplayer. Tone I started with cuz it looked cool and it had a majority of options in terms of adapting to any situation. I get ambushed by two or three Titans and salvo fixes that and 40 meter cannon takes out infantry like it’s nothing. I was scared of playing multiplayer at first but Tone was the reason why I was able to stay calm and focus. With other Titans they have specific roles and I like it where you can use all categories at the same time. Tone is closest to that. It saved my life so many times and inspires me to give support to the team and save lives in the end. Tone is a motivator for one team and a nightmare for the other side.

i definetly see why you ranked scorch like that, but being a xbox one playerz it is a different story. if your met with a scorch and your alone almost always you WILL die, unlles the person is an absolute noob, the only real way to kill a scorch on xbox, is out-manovor or out gun. the second options harder, but not impossible, while the first is easiest, but depending on your map, you could be screwed

When i see scorch as a pilot i just run

Legion main. I mainly play him because of how it feels compared to pilot mode. It’s a powerful kit that makes you go from “run and gun” to “no more running, we stand and fight”

Fighting tier 3 monarch with the health buff is like a boss fight

Ion,Ronin and Monarch are my go to’s

I hate tone not because its op, but because you almost always have to back down from the fight. Once a tone player places their particle wall, you usually have to back away if youre not ronin or scorch. They're just really annoying like that. Also, tone is super boring to use imo. Theres no diverse things tone can do, just put up wall, shoot, rockets. Theres other titans that are way more interesting to use, and have multiple playstyles, so seeing a tone main makes me sad.

I dont know if anybody already mentioned this but with monarch it depends when you drop her, early game when you can use pilots to get your cores with little risk of dying then yeah she's good. The only time you can use her late game is when you have an almost full team of titans.

I have designed my ion to be a monarch hunter. Nuclear eject, enhanced vortex shield, and a shit load of rushing, it’s like waving candy in front of a baby, and lacing the candy in uranium.

Absolutely amazing game, loving all the titans and will play them all :)

I mained every titan once. But not tone, idk i felt like it didnt took much skill to use him

15 gen ronin here taking on two or even three titans at once became second nature honestly i dont think a lot of people realize how useful electric smoke is along side dealing with arc wave stun and damage the ronin can phase trough you and deploy it in phase dealing even more damage

As a console scorch main, I must confess that I disregard this advice and play scorch as a sniper build. Somehow, it actually works if you get a good feel for the arc; the burst DoT can outclass most any titan because it lets you focus on mobility; downplaying Scorch’s huge weakness. The thermite cannon actually has decent range, and on maps like Blackwater or Boomtown, a good angle can kill every rooftop pilot with ease; while controlling the center of the map and dishing out massive damage to titans before they reach you. Honestly, I might be putting myself at a disadvantage, but no feeling comes close to when you hit a flying pilot from across the map with a well timed leading shot.

Love that thumbnail lul

How the hell is this "tier list 2023" when it was released 2 years ago

I used to be a Northstar main. But knowing when you can afford to charge your shots is the big thing preventing me from being good with her. I find that I have bad game sense no matter how much I play. I am now a scorch main. His ability to nuke someone's health and force them to run or die if I got good positioning is really fun. And I am decent at positioning. To bad in most matches I never live long enough to get my titan. My awareness and general aim have never been good enough to do well in fast TtK games. And as a pilot I feel like I'm made of tissue paper. I simply do not have the capacity to move well enough to not instantly die and also aim well enough to kill my foe simultaneously. I can do one, or the other. But not both. So I find myself running around killing grunts and running away from pilots until I get Papa Scorch, maybe, and then I get 2 titan kills and maybe 4 pilot kills before dieing twice in rapid succession.

Everything you said about scorch is probably true. Due to that high burst damage and due to the fact that I main close to mid ranged titans like monarch and ronin, I feel pain when I see 2 scorch titans on the enemy team because I know that I can't do anything to them even from mid range due to their canisters randomly appearing under me

As an ion main I’m upset with you review lol. However if you master other Titans you can find more value out if they then you can Ion

Me a North Star main vs an entire 6 man titian squad and i come out on top all without back up. This is what true power is

As someone who plays Northstar a lot I can say that I've had numerous matches where I've had high tier Northstar players on the enemy team that just absolutely wrecked us because they knew how to use them

Ion main here, truly started multiplayer a few days ago. Best advice I can really give for her is to play her somewhat like Northstar. The tickle-like damage of her Splitter Rifle I feel is more to stack damage between laser shots. Hanging back like a Northstar helps further because you have more time to take cover or force them to peak while using laser shot. I have went on absolute rampages with her in a few matches. She’s simple on the surface, but once you learn her truly, which I’m starting to try and figure out, she can be a pain in the ass to fight against

I do think scorch is an S tier, great damage, great control, and yes some maps do give a disadvantage.

Legion is the way to go, especially with smart core

As a ronin main, yes one of a favorite modes is titan brawl it’s so fun seeing other titans panic when I rush them and I hate scorch when I take them on I never have any health left

As a Ronin, I can summerise Ronin really well Using ronin is like using a sword. You can swing a sword and not do any damage, you can give up and carry on. Or you can keep trying, and eventually learn how to line up the edge of the blade to your target. Ronin is capable of so many neat tricks, phase skating for instance (where he can essentially warp cross map), but he is so very weak if used in the wrong hands

why does the title say 2023 yet it came out 2 years ago

As someone who primarily has played Scorch and Ronin I have to say a couple things. My biggest weakness on either Titan will always be a legion. I get absolutely aped from a far range by a legion and that’s what sucks about playing those two. There was a point when I loved monarch and I have to say, monarch is a great all-rounder Titan. However, my highest level Titan is Scorch and what makes a good scorch is gas trap and thermite wall placement. Because if you can trap someone in between your fire wall and your gas trap(s) you will definitely catch them off guard and make them take unwanted damage which is very good for you. Also with scorch time his core precisely otherwise it could be a problem for you since how exposed your core leaves you. Another suggestion I give as a scorch main is don’t be scared of your own fire, it may do a little damage to you, but here’s a secret, it won’t hurt you as much as the enemy and if you’re really that scared of the thermite, you can always throw on the mod that makes you take no damage from your thermite Edit: (sorry for so many words)

Scorch main here. Scorch is commonly seen as an "ambush titan" but I personally feel he's better played as a roaming, sneak attack titan because that heat shield on a cornered titan is just death. A week or two ago I cleared 5 titans and all 6 pilots in a narrow hall in under 12 seconds because his panic factor is god-tier. The second daddy comes around the corner most people just run like hell

I just love that with Northstar I can be inches away from death and still score 3 titan kills just by peeking out from a corner. Also the cluster rocket is one of the best pilor killers, you just shoot it inside a building and they'll be dead by the time they notice what's up.

As a North Star Main ya we can kick ass when we get in a good spot.

One thing I wanna mention is that both Ronin and Scorch are effectively the 2 things a Legion never wants to see, a Scorch stumbling upon a Legion at close range is a death sentence to the Legion and Ronin is just a giant fuck you to the gun shield

As someone who‘s main is Legion (for 6 years now) I‘m extremely good with him. sadly there are many people who don’t use him correctly. Whenever I play Frontier Defense I turn this thing into a Beast.

I’ve tried to main every single titan and I’ve found that I’m definitely not made for Ronin and Northstar, I have a very aggressive and straightforward playstyle, so I’ve always felt at home with Scorch. But then I tried maining Tone. I hated it the first couple of games but then I realized that I had much more fun playing as a Tone main and once I learned how to use its kit properly I’ve become an even better player than when I used to main Scorch and especially Legion. I’ve been maining Tone since then but Scorch also has a special place in my heart

As a Legion main i must say. You are 100% correct at everything you said. We are slow as shit but the second we got that Minigun revving aint no one getting out alive. Plus the Ion thing is pretty true as well. People think that Ion is a hard counter to Legion because of the shield but I can literally just not shoot while getting closer before unleashing a bullet storm Also being able to sneeze pilots out of existence is amazing

"I whanna give it a c but i dont whanna make ant ion mains Lazer shot my ass" As a EX Ion main i can confirm.

Tone is my main. Make fun of me all you want but I've sniped ejecting pilots with the 40mm and gotten a victory against a legion, and scorch, and a Ronin in the Tron looking training map. This was on the titan only gamemode and my teammates left me as we were getting our asses kicked because my team was just rushing out and getting obliterated with no teamwork. So ended up cornered by the legion on my right behind the landed dropped in the back corner of the map with the ronin in the middle and the scorch on the right, I took out the legion first as his shield ran out and was able to get distance between me and the scorch, then my next target was the ronin, to which I used my core at the best of times because the ronin got thirsty and I was very kow on health. After that the scorch had dealt enough damage to get me critical but couldn't get in close enough to get the punch so when I was able to get him down to critical I moved in and got lucky with the first hit. But then the legion came back for revenge and just murdered me above his head with his chaingun XD

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What I love about being a Tone main today is how easy it is to mix people up. So often they get hit three times and immediately expect the rockets so they dump dashes or defense abilities to try and mitigate damage. What they don’t expect is for me to then let them run off, look straight up, fire my rockets into the sky, and top attack them while they try to escape. Tone today is all about playing footsies and mind games until you can get Salvo Core and absolutely delete 1-2 enemy titans to give your team Titan advantage. I also think Pulse Echo is the single strongest upgrade for her kit. One tap a Northstar across the map or a Ronin closing the distance, and in the same frame fire your echo pulse. When people think they’re safe the play dumb, and Pulse Echo punishes that and again mixes up that classic Tone damage combo and people don’t expect it, and suddenly you have a third of your core and the enemy loses 1/3 of their health to eating your whole salvo because they weren’t expecting it. Playing Tone smart and in the proper positions can absolutely run matches still. I’m an awful boots on the ground pilot, but once I get into my Tone I usually last until the game ends

I remember joining MP and starting with Ion and just having fun, I tried every other titan and just went back to Ion. She’s now hot pink with fire.

As a scorch main, nothing brings me more joy than sneaking up on a titan and melting them in seconds in a corner. Alternatively, bouncing a thermite barrel off a wall around tones shield is super satisfying too then you pretty much got yourself a free kill

I agree with the scorch placement, I’m a very big scorch main and it’s really fun for me to be up close and personal and some of my favorite times in that titan I’ve literally seen enemy titans run. That’s also happened to me when 2 scorched dropped on me and I ran like hell do as much damage as I could 😂

Everyone shits on Tone because in the first year of TF2, Tone was absolutely insane. The damage output pre-nerf was unmatched