What do you use?

[Smith Lords]

I use

                   Machete

Silent MP-5                    IEDs

                  Dart Rifle

[spaceboy]

Top 5:

Crossbow
AS50
Sawed off Shotgun
Grenade Launcher (smaller one)
Grenades

[PZ]

Depends on what I'm in the mood to do:

• AK, IED, Dart - when I want to get a good laugh playing with mercs at the posts - sneak in, plant the IEDs and have a blast
• AK, 6P9, Dart - my most used trio - good all-purpose load out that I use for just about any mission
• AS50, Uzi, Dart - when I want to hit flammables or try for multiple kills with one shot - or when I want to stop vehicles by disabling their engines.  It's sometimes just fun to go long range.  The Uzi is necessary for fire power.

The Dart is with me 99% of the time so that I can soften up an area before I go loud.  The 6P9 is with me 95% of the time, and the only time I'm without it is when I'm using the IEDs.  My favorite method is to sneak into an area crouched and try to take out every single merc with single head shots.

[Smith Lords]

Are the crossbow and shotgun good haven't tested 'em out yet.

[spaceboy]

The crossbow is just perfect.  It has great range with a scope and exploding arrow heads.  I took out Kouasi (or is it Gakumba?) on top of his bus with it at night.  It was beautiful.  Sloped back to my ATV and took off without a shot in my direction...

The shotgun is fun but you have to be close up...devastating if you aim straight on though.

[RedRaven]

MACHETTE
SILENT MAKAROV
DRAGUNOV SVD
CROSSBOW
GRENADES/MOLOTOVS

during tutorial i always purchase Makarov, then when its completed M1903.
then complete all 4 vendor missions before any others (gets best weapons out early, plenty of diamonds to collect along the way and its great for getting into your stride)
As soon as they are done get Dragunov and upgrades, and away i go (into high accuracy at the moment)
The other combo i settle on is
MACHETTE
MAC-10 / M-79
USAS - 12 
LPO-50 / RPG - 7

Even tho the shotguns dont fit my "sharpshooter" mode i`ve totally fallen in love with the USAS12, spits its rounds out quick as most assault rifles, excellent stopping power, blasts vehicles to bits with ease.....so satisfying! If only it held more shells....

think best stop there, getting a bit carried away.

[Ricamundo]

Don't forget the assault webbing thingy to get extra rounds for your shotguns.

My preferred loadouts are

MP-5, 6P9, and dart, and later on when available..

MGL140/USAS 12, uzi, dart.

I've never warmed to the Dragonov, or the AS50, too big and too noisy, and useless close in when mercs attempt to flank.

IED's are useful, but I feel naked without a second gun, like the 6P9 or Uzi/MAC10.

I don't use the machete at all, in fact i'd love to be able to throw it away and pick up another gun. ;D

[Dweller_Benthos]

I use the most powerful weapon in each slot that I can buy at the time. Why carry a handgun when you can carry a grenade launcher? Unless a mission specifically calls for something like a stealth sniper or the IEDs I don't vary too much from the M79-M1903 or Dragunov or AS50-PKM or SAW.

[JRD]

D_B uses the same loadout as me...
One long range (Dragunov, M1903, Dart), one explosive (M79 or RPG / Carl G) and one machine gun (PKM, SAW or UZI).
For the same reasons... why carry a pistol if you can have a GL?
The M79 is my favourite weapon against jeeps and is excellent to do convoy mission as well.
i've been using Dart, 6P9, AR16, FAL for a change, but always have my favourites in the crates

[PZ]

ahhhh... yes... the GL is great for massive destructive power, but there is something so satisfying about clearing out a GP with only a silent pistol - sneaking around hoping that a merc doesn't spot you - enough to raise the hair on the back of your neck!  8)

[Art Blade]

same here... the weapon I use most is the 6P9, then Dart Rifle. Both silent.
Then I either use the big grenade launcher or a Dragunov (I used to use the mp5 but since I started to care about accuracy statistics, I disapprove of it).

And... handgrenades. Loads of 'em :) same goes for molotovs.

[DKM2]

I use the Assualt. whatever the hell that is.   ;)


AK47, nice and LOUD!

[Art Blade]

and LOUD!

;D :-X

Assualt... nice finding lol

[JRD]

Stealth is cool... but sometimes I use all I got... molotovs, grenades, rockets, shoot all barrels, propane tanks, flammable stuff and move in, machete in hand, blood in my eyes hahahahahahahahahahah....... leave a trail of destruction  ;)

Thats loud to you as well, right?

[DKM2]

Rock On JRD, Rock On.

I use 5.1 headphones turned up a lot. My son gives me hell when I leave turned up it like that.
I like the sounds, well cept for the 50 cal. sounds like shooting marshmellows, the rounds seem to hurt alot though.

I am starting to hear footsteps all the time though, is it me, or....
Its making me paranoid, but then everyone IS trying to get ya.

[Art Blade]

5.1 speakers here... sometimes makes you jump and fall over.

[DKM2]

The worse part is going into some place all stealth like,

Sneaking.....



And the wife taps you on the shoulder.

*JUMP*  DAMNIT YOU ALMOST KILLED US ALL!!


ya ya, very funny.     >:(

[Art Blade]

 ;D ;D ;D :-X

as good as a cat that jumps on the keyboard :)

[grenada]

I vary between the MGL and the AR-16. I occasionaly use the dragonuv, but I prefer the dart rifle.

[Ricamundo]

TBH, i've never taken to the Dragonov. it feels like you've wrenched a 50 cal off of a gun truck and you're schlepping that thing around. :P

[PZ]

The worse part is going into some place all stealth like,

Sneaking.....

And the wife taps you on the shoulder.

*JUMP*  DAMNIT YOU ALMOST KILLED US ALL!!
ya ya, very funny.     >:(

LMAO!  ....been there, done that!!!

[TheFishlord]

My loadouts are as follows:

1. Sneaky mode - M79 or 6P9, silenced shotgun or MP5, dart rifle or crossbow

2. Long range - UZI/double barrel, AS50, Carl G

3. Assault - MAC10, Dragunov, LPO50

4. s#!t OH s#!t ITS ALL BLOWIN UP aka the PIMP KIT - Desert Eagle/double barrel, MGL140/golden AK, dart rifle/mortar

[PZ]

Sounds like you have quite a bit of FC2 experience, TheFishLord - looking forward to your stories!

[Aeris]

I have my equipment divided in a "depending on the mission" fashion.

Open Area - AR-16 (or) AS50 / M1903 (or) MGL-140 | UZI (or) Sawn-Off Shotgun (or) Desert Eagle / Star .45 / Silent Makarov | M249 SAW / Crossbow / Carl G / Dart Rifle.

Close Quarters - SPAS-12 / USAS-12 / Homeland 37 (or) FAL Paratrooper | Sawn-Off Shotgun (or) UZI (or) Desert Eagle / Silent Makarov (or) M79 Grenade Launcher | M249 SAW (or) LPO-50 (or) Carl G.

Stealth / Infiltration (and Assassination sometimes) - Silenced MP5 (or) Supressed Shotgun | Silent Makarov | Dart Rifle.

Anti-Vehicular / Anti-Convoy / Demolition - MGL-140 (or) AR-16 | UZI (or) M79 Grenade Launcher (or) Desert Eagle | M249 SAW (or) Carl G (or) LPO-50 Flamethrower (or) Crossbow.

Ada Wong's Combo (from RE4's Separate Ways, works quite well, my favorite combo) - SPAS-12 / Homeland 37 | UZI (or) Silent Makarov / Desert Eagle | Crossbow.

Long Trip Comboo - Homeland 37 (or) AK-47 | UZI (or) Silent Makarov / Makarov / Star .45 (or) IED's | M249 SAW (or) PKM.

[Art Blade]

Very interesting settings. In general, interesting to see that almost every member uses his "own" loadout(s). Similarity is only forced by lack of variety of silenced weapons (without DLC that is).

I'm on my 3rd through now and I only got the same classic loadout in my armoury that I've come to appreciate (6P9, MP5, Dart). And for special reasons, IED, Dragunov, and later, MGL.

The rest I never use. Well, I only used other weapons because I had already purchased them and didn't want them to go to waste... But whenever I have a "strange" weapon on me, I can't wait to return to the armoury... :)