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HammerBurst Vs. The Lancer

by LockDown on May.20, 2009, under Gears of War Guides

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The two main starting weapons are the Hammer burst and the Lancer.           

The two weapons are completely different, however I believe they both have their uses in any game. I’ll start by laying out their strengths and weaknesses then explain the weapon further.

Lancer-

The lancer is an assault rifle with a chainsaw blade on the end. The chainsaw is activated by holding the B button. While holding the B button if you tap or hold the Right Trigger it will rev up the chainsaws motor. The lancer has roughly double the bullets that the Hammer Burst holds. 

Strengths-

1- Slows enemies when bullets hit one after the other

2- One shot kill chainsaw(melee range)

3- Vacuum effect

4- A+ Cover Fire

5- Intimidation 

Weaknesses-

A- Low Down Rate

B- Chainsaw Fever

C- Out Gunned

D- No Quick Defense

E- Chainsaw Down Time

Lancer  Strengths Explained

1 – The slow on an opponent is amazing when trying to catch anyone or keep someone away. The slow on the lancer is extremely superb in comparison to the Hammer Burst.

 2 – The chainsaw when it connects instantly kills its target.

 3 – The vacuum effect is a gravitational pull attached to the chainsaw created by lag, it allows the chainsaw extra range due to the lag between the host and player. This is usually enough to chainsaw most shotgun users who are caught off guard or inexperienced fighting the vacuum effect.

 4 – This weapon provides amazing cover fire, it slows and does decent damage, this can stumble up plenty of opponents especially if they are running in a line.

 5 – Having the chainsaw out alone is enough to send the weak scattering backwards. No one wants to be 1 ko’d. Veterans will roll back once or twice and fight, but most people will run from it a good distance before thinking of returning to the fight.

Lancer Weaknesses Explained

A – The lancer downs an opponent about 3 times slower than the Hammer Burst. The damage it causes isn’t enough to fight power weapons toe to toe like expert Hammer Burst users can achieve.

 B – Simply put those who use the chainsaw tend to use it more often than they should, resulting in good deaths.

 C – The lancer generally gets outgunned against other ranged weapons due to power levels in them.

 D – Unfortunately if surprised by a shotgunnner the lancer has no quick defense, where other weapons can melee the shotgunner and run as fast as possible in the other direction, and if you try to chainsaw that type of attack you generally will lose.

 E – The chainsaw has a down time in the sense that when you chainsaw someone, your left wide open for an attack. After chain-sawing someone your left open to be instantly downed.

Hammerburst-

The hammer burst is a Locust weapon, it is a single shot rifle and does a large amount of damage. The Hammer Burst lacks the chainsaw but its extreme down power and flexibility makes up for it easily.

Strengths-

1- High Down Rate

2- Quick Defense

3- Universal use

Weaknesses-

A- Runs out of Ammo quick

B- Doesn’t Have the Chainsaw

Hammerburst Strengths Explained

1 – The Hammer Burst downs an opponent much faster than the Lancer, the hammer can easily down two enemies with one clip assuming the active reload is set, and no bullets miss.

 2 – The Hammer Burst has the melee ability to stun an opponent and back away or fire into them to down them. (though I usually recommend running)

 3 – The Hammer Burst has a universal use, I use it against every weapon I go against. Boomshot, Torque, Shotgun etc.

Hammerburst Weaknesses Explained

A – The downside to this rifle is it constantly needs to be reloaded. I feel like I can fight for 4-6 seconds and I’m reloading again.

 B – It simply doesn’t have the chainsaw. Lacking intimidation and the one shot kill technique. 

 

Oh on a side note-

 I remembered a technique for the Lancer that I didn’t mention in the guide.

Ninja Lancer-

Simply hide behind your cover, pull out the shotgun fire a few rounds to let your opponent see your shotgun, then hide back and equip the lancer. Ensure that your lancer is not seen after you equip it, wait for your opponent to charge you and chainsaw them, you will usually catch them off guard. / Running as fast as you can and rolling a lot, as soon as you get in range Chainsaw!!!

As with all my articles if you ever have any questions you can post on the forums or email me at superjunkail71@gmail.com

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