Fixers: how to survive

You're a fixer... hum dee dum... all of a sudden a kamikaze speeder comes in and destroys you, barely taking damage. Since you are #1 target as fixer, my advice is to use some repair bolt. and stay in the back. But what if you are attacked? For fixers, I recommend using a standard cannon, due to the fire rate and moderate damage. DO NOT equip items with long reload, or that put you at a disadvantage at close range. As for healing, use repair bolt, but if you aren't afraid of anything, try out a repair box or repair pulse.

 

The best way to fight speeders is to carry a Tesla bolt, flare and ex cannon. Stun then, flare them, ex cannon them, they run away. Run double shields

 

fixer , double shield ?

 

Use duct tapes,done

 

10k HP fixers are common at 5k+

 

could you give me some pic , thx

 

I'll see if I can go back that far in my battle log, but for now you have Diet Coke, Noctis, and think rev gen McArthur can run it, and some others.

 

The Standard cannon is probably the weapon I fear the most on my speeder. It's also the weapon that I most loved for killing speeders on my shooter. Honestly though, if the enemy team lets me at their fixer and doesn't see fit to do anything about it then that fixer is almost certainly dead. Usually what stops me is the rest of the fixer's team.

 

Common is pushing it lol. Noctis runs double shields some of the time, and thats about it. Even then, it would require a serious monetary investment for a double shields Fixers to get anywhere near 10k.

I'm impressed by what Noctis manages with 0 Turbo and double Healing Bolt, but calling it common is crazytalk

Almost every Nightmare fixer (5k+ or not) runs Turbo+Shield (+OB/Nitro) and rely on their teammates to scare a sneaky speeder away. How you position yourself and how you move is crucial.
Having a Cannon (not standard if we are talking mk6) or Carronade also helps, but 1 hit doesnt make a high HP speeder dissapear.

 

Could you write your mk and infamy for reference? This might be good advice for some stages of the game, but standard Cannon loses much of its punch in the lategame.

Agreed that Repair Bolt is boss though! Easy to hit and massive instant healing.

 

I treasure my Level40 Rare Ex Cannon on my Fixer ... many a times I have despatched a sneaky speeder with a well-aimed shot as it does 800+ damage and crits at 1500+. I don't usually focus on doing damage and agree that the main focus is to help teammates, but there are times when I have sneaked in some shots to assist and also to finish off unfriends.

 

Could y'all offer advice for f2p players. Most of us can't just build up two good shields (since becoming fixer I've gotten one rare and one epic). Also, I can't drop turbo because most of us don't have good overboost. And I find a cannon (or short reload weapons) can't save you from a speeder because their flare/cannon takes around 4 seconds while you can only shoot two shots at most. I use a railgun and hit them from a distance and spam HELP, so even if I die at least there's a chance they'll be finished.

 

As f2p you need to work with what you get. Focus on rares and keep the epics that interest you.

A very basic mk6 setup to work towards would be something like;
Wep1: Damage on demand (fx Sniper, Blast, Exp Cannon, Carronade).
Wep2: Map control (Mine, Napalm). Or whatever you prefer (2nd Cannon for more offensive power / Firebomb for more stars / Big T for those random kills).
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Yellow: Overboost (or Nitro if you prefer).
Blue: Turbo+Shield. 99% of Fixers runs this for good reasons.
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Green:
1-2 Repair Pulse (Meta is trending towards 1).
1 Repair Bolt (A very defensive build could run two).
0-1 Duct Tape
0-1 Repair Box (Id argue that Bolt is flat out better, but if you keep finding Boxes then you work with em).

 

As f2p, there's no fixer loadout that can save you against a sneak attack. We're at the mercy of, if our teammates want to help. I can't destroy a Tesla shield. If it's a p2p player I just sit there, there's no point in struggling, I have around 10 seconds to go from full hp to wrecked (mk6 btw). If money makes the game funner, if I see money I make it boring, who wants to shoot a still player

 

I enjoy to play my fixer with a rudder instead of a standard shield certainly it is not the best option because "Meta doesn't lie" but it makes my gameplay way funnier

 

I really like Rudder also, it just feels more like a 0.5 slot blue item when compared to speed or 2k health.
Having fun with Rudder speeder though, atleast till I hit a mine and get 1 shot

 

I'd love if we had 3 blue slots instead of 2 reds.

 

You ain't touchin' my fixer lol my shooter specializes in defending fixers from speeder attacks.