How to play Enforcer?

So far I've played all ships except interceptor and reaper and managed to win a few matches with every one except with enforcer. I find it impossible to win a match with this ship. I find it the hardest of all ships to play with but I need to be able to win for the guild quests because no one in my guild does the enforcer win machine one. This ship is too slow to evade enemy attacks and it's health is not helipng either. It just doesn't suit my playstyle to get close, deal as much damage as possible and then hide to regenerate with bandages. The 3 blues slots mean slower regeneration than speeder which has 4 slots. As for the yellow items I use 3 nitros on my speeder so the aditional yellow slots mean nothing to me. Also this ship is not good for doing damage from a long range either (at least not for me) because I can't equip any high damage weapon without losing the third red slot. The only high damage 1 slot weapons that I have are the gatling gun and carronade. For me enforcer seems just a weaker version of speeder. How should I play this ship to be able to win some matches? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

First off, bandage with enforcer is a death wish. Burst damage is insane after the damage/removing armor update. Pretty much have to use a big shield to get your HP as high as possible. What that means is every shot you take makes you a more appealing target for the enemy team. Use map obstacles to prevent blind side fire from mortars, torps, sniper cannons. Tesla shield is a godsend in these cases, but with a weak ts you'll have to have a planned escape route for the inevitable shield pop stun.

Nitro is your friend. You HAVE to use the ship's main advantage, agility, to your own advantage since the update. Nitro + agility + using waves to hide = hard to hit. If all else fails and you're in no man's land with enemy reticle locked onto you and no nitro to escape, use the "drive in circles" crutch from medium to long range while your nitro cools down. Super hard to hit an enfo driving in circles when you have to lead shots b/c of the agility. Once nitro is available, get outta dodge and find a winnable skirmish.

Speaking of "winnable skirmishes"....lastly, pick your battles wisely. Use nitro to position yourself effectively around the map, usually at various choke points. Once the battlefield is solidified and you can tell where your team is in relation to your enemies, try to create mismatches with the enemies in terms of 3v2's, 2v1's, etc. Find a teammate that is attacking an enemy that appears to be over-exposed and shoot the same enemy.

Tried to provide more strategy-based options since it seems like raw firepower is not an option for you at this point (I usually run dual grenade and blast cannon). Grenades allow you to shoot your enemy while they likely do not have a clear sight line to you (again, using waves to your advantage).

@TheAntiSnipe I'm sure can provide some excellent insights as I'm pretty sure he created a very detailed enfo guide at one point...hope I've helped at least a little.

 

@TheAntiSnipe , I read it as it is NOT his style to hit and run and heal. Great list of links and videos for old and new players alike.

Enforcer has been my ship since the start. I love the yellow, supposed to be orange, guy. You have a few options depending on your weapons and playstyles. You need to have some 1 point weapons leveled up to be useful though.

Some general tips:
Blues for all builds will be turbo + big shield. You need your speed maxed and the hp.
You don't need T5 or epic yellows to be good at yellow boats. Unfortunately with the way things have evolved, there is not a whole lot of bonus from getting most yellows to level 50.
-For my nitro i use epic level 11s. It allows 3 perks for cooldown. Why dump resources into getting the 4th perk slot?
-Overboost, perks just get you duration, which is helpful, but not critical. I used an uncommon for a long time until moving up to a rare. I scrap my epics to use for leveling epic weapons.
- Tesla bolt and all frost weapons. Same as nitro. Leveling these gets you longer duration. So many resources to dump into getting another 5 seconds of stun. IMO 11 seconds is enough to get out of dodge if needed. And with frost, it breaks with one hit so there is no longer a need for frost duration. Yes freeze % is helpful, but again costly. I'd rather get my weps and shields up to 50 first.

Some builds:
Hunter - Use double nitro or nitro + OB and a tesla shield. For weapons use combos like blast cannons and flare or grenade. Always 3 one point weapons, never a two.
This ship build is ready to finish off enemies As mentioned above, find a ship to pair with and double or triple team. Use your nitros to get around or cut off their exit or chase them down for the kill.

Support - Use frost launcher and mortars. Surprising very effective. I used double frost launcher and double ball park. Might want a sniper to let you play from afar. Goal is to stay behind your team or to the side and frost away.

Tank - If you have double tesla shields, you can go a bit more tank. Remember to use your TS to protect your team too. Its super valuable. Carronade goes good with this.

I try to be versatile so I can flex with a battle. I like to have one slot for a swift torp or mortar so I don't have to get in close.

Mix it up. The enforcer is not a one trick pony. It is very versatile when you get used to it. Enjoy!

 

How to play enforcer right? U have buttons right? There u have it folks.

 

Thank you all for your tips.
@benguin8 I have followed your advice on the mortar + frost launcher and I have won my firt match with this ship.
@TheAntiSnipe you have godlike skills and powerfull items that match your skills. Unfortunetly I can't say the same about me. My tesla shield can only take 279 damage which is wortless. Here is my current loadout for this ship:

As you can see I can't do the spectacular evasions that you did in your videos with my nitros.

I would like to add a cannon to this loadout but the only 1 slot cannon that I have are the sniper (which has the total crit cance of 17.5% which is too low), the level 1 rare blast cannon (whgich is completly untrained and deals 300 damage) and the level 20 rare cannon (the 5.6 cooldown one). Unfortunetly I can't equip the explosive cannon which is my favourite one. Also would the gatling gun be any good on this ship? Would you recommend replacing any weapon from the current loadout with any of those?

 

Just keep moving at all times. Easiest way to win as an Enfo is to use the agility to make you impossible to hit