Now which Build good for PVE & PVP in 1.4?

[Juliet Tango]

So I have a new build to share that im really enjoying. I am running 3 piece sentry/3 piece hunters faith. This gives 30% headshot damage with the accuracy buff from sentry. The headshot damage is not limited to snipers so it works well with the LVOA-C but my main weapon is the SVD. So here is how I built this. I tried the M44 which hits hard, like 500k+ but the fire rate is very slow, the SVD with brutal hits 250k but has a much better fire rate. Hands down out of all the snipers ive tried in 1.4, including the M1A, the SVD takes the cake. You can literally 3 shot NPC's because the SVD has +163% headshot damage. For weapon mods I use accuracy, headshot damage and crit damage, my headshot damage is around 280%. For gear I have 57% armor mitagation, 4700 firearms and 325k toughness. My skillpower lacks at 65k but I only use pulse because of the crit chance buff which you need. if you have this gear laying around I highly recommend trying it, I know it seems odd that the SVD does less damage than the M44 and is better but if you try this set up you will see exactly what I mean. For close range the LVOA-C to the head melts NPC so fast you will kill them in less than a clip. I soloed all the dailys with this build.

I've recently started trying out this 3 sentry/3 hunters faith. I've not had a chance to use a sniper rifle with it yet as I have only just picked up a first wave m1a, 45k(ish) damage with ferocious, destructive and harmful but gonna try and re-roll harmful to brutal. I've still been using my original g36 enhanced with brutal, destructive and focused as I never seem to pick up other weapons which have the talents I like to run with. My backup is an MP5 ST with destructive, brutal and I'm trying to roll ferocious onto it. I'm using the character talent which pulses enemies from headshots and the cover to cover move damage increase. In some scenarios I can stay slightly farther back, stick up a pulse turret, move from cover to cover and just burst fire headshots from my g36 which is around 180%.

Firearms is around 5000, stamina around 3800 and skill power around 3100. Only reason I haven't specced more into stamina is due to the fact I can never find stamina mods which have armour as a bonus but I have plenty firearms mods which do so kept quite a few of those on for now.

Does anyone know if you can get stamina mods with armour bonus and are magazines with added weapon damage still around? I had a few magazines which had in 1.3 but they've all be re-rolled

 

[Oh. daesu]

@Juliet Tango you should be able to get the lv33 stamina mod from the HUB blueprint vendor. And roll away.

DZ04 used to have firearm mods with armour... unfortunately was refreshed. They do have turret duration performance mod

 

[Juliet Tango]

@Juliet Tango you should be able to get the lv33 stamina mod from the HUB blueprint vendor. And roll away.

DZ04 used to have firearm mods with armour... unfortunately was refreshed. They do have turret duration performance mod

Thanks. I've got both the firearms and stamina blueprints from the vendor but haven't even rolled a stamina with armour yet. Always get 2.5% exotic damage resilience or 1% crit hit chance

 

[Oh. daesu]

Thanks. I've got both the firearms and stamina blueprints from the vendor but haven't even rolled a stamina with armour yet. Always get 2.5% exotic damage resilience or 1% crit hit chance

Ok,ive mainly done it for firearms, which isn't that difficult. Going by what others say, you can but it isn't as anywhere as easy as firearms. Peo0le also pick them up in the dz.

Edit. I've crafted stanima w/ armour in 1.3. just rng harder

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

@Juliet Tango you should be able to get the lv33 stamina mod from the HUB blueprint vendor. And roll away.

I'm going to be looking for these for my 2nd toon that's running 4x TA & 2x HE.   She's down around 46% mitigation but has around 130k hit points.  I might try to get electronics mods and see if I can get armor on them. I can take a drop in stamina and HP if I can boost my mitigation by like 10-15%.  

 

[Rsk2mc]

This is a fun build, I am having more fun using the SVD than the M44 because of the firing rate. I am working on a new build now using the 4 piece firecrest and 2 pieces of something else that I havent decided. I know alot of people have run this build but i like to go very specific so I may go 2 piece striker but I am also thinking about 2 piece tac. I want the flame turret and incendiary bonus, which then I will try the Mp5-st and LVOA with incendiary bullets (so I may try 2 piece reclaimer). The extra 15% buff for target on fire with a consistent flame durent, combined with incendiary bullets may fair well. I am missing the firecrest chest but hopefully will pick that up soon. Another option is to just run savage gloves and reckless chest to maximize damage.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

@Rsk2mc I've started a 3rd toon and he's running assorted weapons paired with a paratrooper SVD (he's only lvl 12) and that thing is beast.  You can use it as a DMR or a semi-auto rifle, making it very versatile and that doesn't take into account its dmg. 

If you're bouncing between LVOA-C and MP5-ST, go with the LVOA-C.  The AR has a comparable ROF to the SMG, but it will do more base dmg and will have better range.  You'll want the extra dmg because your toon will probably be spec'd for the DMR so you'll need something that is powerful enough without having your toon built around it. 

Long story short, I love both of those backup weapons but I think you'll find the LVOA-C as a lot better fall back weapon.  

 

[Rsk2mc]

@DeadSockPuppet Here is what I did. I am running 4 piece fircrest with 2 piece striker. I am using the LVOA, which I agree is hands down the best gun in the game at the moment, and the MP5 as my backup. I have 3500 firearms, 285k toughness and 135k skillpower. Now these numbers are not impressive but let me explain my logic. My crit damage is 60%, my head shot damage is 100%. I use the flame turret with performance mods that increase range, damage and health of the turret. When the target is on fire my headshots with the LVOA are hitting for 30k, I am not exaggerating either. So, when I fire I literally MELT NPC's. When not on fire the LVOA is fairly normal hitting between 4k-5k. The build is rock solid and when a group runs flame turret, incendiaries and anything else that puts them on fire you definitely dominate in DPS for the group.

 

[DeadSockPuppet]

I can't complain when those weapons.  I would suggest if you like the MP5-ST, then try to find a tactical MK16.  It's a little slower ROF and thus is more stable than the LVOA-C and hits harder.  I used the LVOA-C until my main got the MK16 and then quickly changed over.