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The link gun has two uses — offensive and building/repairing.
Weapon functions[edit]
Primary fire[edit]
- Link primary shoots relatively slow moving bolts; which are very visible and usually easy to avoid in the open, but far more effective in confined space.
Secondary fire[edit]
- Link secondary shoots a line of energy -but has a medium range.
- Your team-mates' secondary fire is improved over and above doubling if you link to him
- Secondary fire is an ineffective way of attacking nodes and cores
- If you hit a target with link secondary, the line becomes less wavy and more solid.
- If the target is a player, he will be "locked down", and cannot dodge or move as well as normal
- Your team-mates' secondary fire is improved over and above doubling if you link to him
Linking to a team-mate[edit]
This increases the power of his link gun
- Your team-mates' primary fire will be twice as powerful
- Your team-mates' secondary fire is improved over and above doubling if you link to him
- This allows you to take better cover and concentrate on dodging and not worry about aiming.
- It is particularly effective if your team-mate has double damage
Tactical uses of the Link Gun in Onslaught[edit]
- The link gun is vital for all sorts of tasks. Use its ammo wisely
- Primary fire is very effective to take out vehicles and nodes at a distance.
- Secondary fire is relatively ineffective against nodes and vehicles.
- The link gun secondary fire is the only way a player can repair damaged Vehicles and build nodes.
- Linking to the first person to arrive at a node is the etiquette of online play; and is far more effective than everybody linking directly to the node.
- Throwing the link gun when only 2-3 units of ammo is left; then re-stocking at a locker gives a player additional ammo.
Tactical uses of the Link Gun in Deathmatch[edit]
- If the target is a player, he will be "locked down", and cannot dodge or move as well as normal
- Primary fire to the side of an opponent who hasn't seen you and is fairly stationary is far more effective than is widely appreciated.
Counters to the Link Gun[edit]
- It's mainly a matter of watching where your opponent is firing.
- Close the distance if using a powerful weapon, or pull back if using a more accurate weapon.