3 Light Loadouts For High Elo

[@R0llU]

Best light build is - jump pad, zip line, defibrillator, and a pike for range

[@hamsnadwich6767]

Crazy cause that's the best heavy build too

[@Firefromheat]

Don’t forget the human centipede ahh heal beam

[@xSTONYTARKx]

Famas > Pike 1. More versatile 2. Easier to use 3. Infinitely superior hipfire 5. Just as effective at range And honestly, at least half of ranged engagements are a waste of time, because it's way too easy to dip out and res if necessary at range without being punished.

[@TheLloydLightning]

​@@xSTONYTARKxhonestly yeah. Especially with the scope for mid ranges and hip firing for close its pretty amazing.

[@Ol9ty]

Npc comment ​@@xSTONYTARKx

[@Killjoy.Z]

Delivery boy Light with Grapple Hook, Gateway, Sawn-Off and vanish bomb is great for plug meta.

[@demetrioshill8484]

I like m26 better but I play on controller

[@willshikabob]

I hope you’re referring to bongo

[@samburchard1778]

I love this dude. I’ve been getting put into higher elo lobbies after I figured out how to do well, so these types of videos are extremely useful. I love how you mix strategies and plays in with the builds and what they’re better at. 10/10, please keep them coming

[@devinclark4075]

As someone who has been a light main for the entirety of the game and has been D1+ all seasons I can give you a load out that works really well for me. Dash, Thermal Bore, Sonar Grenades, Thermal Vision. Dash is to support a very run and gun play style and increase the already high mobility you have. Thermal Bore has so much utility. Moving cash out locations, creating unique openings, removing goo walls (it catches them on fire and destroys them). Sonar speaks for itself but being able to provide constant information to your team allows you to become a very strong IGL. Thermal Vision was a must have in TA because of the scourge on cloaked Lights (seriously if you use cloaking, you’re a scumbag that can’t win your 1’s) but it’s carried over to my setup for Season 4. It’s very nice to be able to confidently take a 1 with a team’s cloaked light, which will keep your medium and heavy’s from getting isolated and picked off. Also, with all of the constant vision obscurities that come with awesome destruction mechanics of the game, i.e. gas, fire, dust or even dimmer lit areas and map variants, you are still able to maintain clear vision through all of it which often leads to having the upper hand in a fight. Note that there is a bug that doesn’t allow you to see cloaked lights against the sky, which is extremely frustrating. It was a long winded explanation but I wanted to be thorough lol.

[@paskyy9527]

Running cloak is fine, if you can't spot a cloaked light and if you can't judge where they are based on the sound of the ability, then I dont know tbh because I dont find I have that issue. Light is still viable but still I find it pretty useless in this season unless you're an insanely good light player. Hardly any lights at high elo, so I think running thermal vision here is a waste unless youre pairing it with smoke nades yourself (dont condone). Your point about dim areas, do you have your lighting setting set to dynamic? If so I recommend turning up your brightness a little and switching the option to static as I never feel the need to run thermal vision because of dim areas (I dont have any). Everyone is different but in my stack at least, theres no room for light. We play 1 heavy winch with KS-23 for map destruction and manipulating cashouts insanely well (does a better job than thermal bore I believe) then I play demat with model, allows me to open spaces and close them for cheeky kills rather than just blasting a hole in a wall that I cant close. And our final guy runs healer and rotates weapons depending on enemy team. Light wouldnt work for us, but as I said some teams definitely make it work. For reference, me and my heavy are top 150 this season.

[@devinclark4075]

@@paskyy9527 it’s not the cloaked in practice that’s disgusting it’s the principle, your mindset is “I want to shoot someone while they can’t see me”. I want every medium and heavy to look me in the eyes when I clip them lol. And yes, all of your points are valid. All other classes can pretty much do what I’m trying to do but better. Y’all are playing easy mode while I’m playing hardcore. As far as the dimly lit areas, that was the least applicable use for thermal. All of the other examples are much more valid reasons. The main reason I can make this setup work is because yes, I am an insanely good light player lol. There’s no gimmicks to my play style, just raw gunplay with a kit that allows me to always find a way to keep fighting.

[@abhishekak9619]

Just so we are sure try playing a loadput that isnt this, something that shouldn't work. And see how you don't end up going down in ranks because these metas and everything as much as they matter in getting slightly higher ranked aren't anything that really matters. I won't go from bronze to gold if I start using this load out. Nor would I derank from plat to silver if I stopped playing this.

[@devinclark4075]

@@abhishekak9619 I’m confused on if you’re talking to the other guy, the content creator, or me lol. I don’t run a meta load out. I don’t even use a meta gun. If I wanted to keep top 500 this season, I’d run triple Medium or MMH. The meta in this game dictates the huge majority of placements. Unless you’re a very talented player; which means you have a deep understanding of the game, the mechanics, and great game sense and aim, you’ll be a slave to the meta.

[@epicmaclive]

dash with throwing knives + smoke + thermal vision + tracking dart is such a fun way to play the game. certainly not viable in high elo, just throwing that out there to any light players who want to mess around and have some fun. it's currently my favorite way to play light

[@kwent86]

I've run this build. Its hilariously OP in low elo. The downfall is that it is very situational. Popping smokes and initiating your thermal vision takes time that you don't always have. gotta plan ahead, also smoke is difficult to see in thermal vision so you have to be very aware of where you are in relation to your smokes. If an enemy light is running proximity sensors your entire build is kind of useless also.

[@schm3ez]

Ive seen you in a few casual and competitive games. GGs. Great video. Very informative. Thanks!

[@aaronmit6584]

been enjoying sword, cloak, foam, fire, and thermite. very versatile.

[@oRABiiA]

Can you make a video explaining how to play cashout and the best strategies to execute with your team? Like explaining how to approach the vaults, when to use tokens, where and how to defend the cashout, how to retake etc… I would love to learn from you META play like plugging both vaults which is very popular atm. You are the best content creator and i think you will explain this very well.

[@scarab8870]

Ik I'm a bit late, but this would be amazing.

[@oRABiiA]

@ I wish Appoh reads it

[@scarab8870]

@@oRABiiA same here

[@aSuperPi.]

I really like the bow after the buffs from S4 it feels like it can do a ton more damage with the pull time decrease and increase on minimum damage.

[@cocotasos2477]

A build I’ve been trying to get better with is SH19 , dash or grapple depending on the map , and I like running thermal vision and smoke . I know it’s kinda of a ratty play style , but with the meta being as it is nowadays I like to try different things. I’ve been having fun with it. Obviously it’s not great at all but I like using the off meta utilities

[@Connor-kd3mv]

I’m loving the new V9S with the damage increase it feels really good to me and slots in where the XP was personally.

[@Killjoy.Z]

@@Connor-kd3mv the damage is lower 😅

[@MetoForLife]

@@Killjoy.Z They buffed the dmg and lowered the rpm, it was a small buff to the weapon

[@Killjoy.Z]

@MetoForLife 16.5 % fire rate nerf, 7.5% damage buff, that is an overall net damage deficit. I hit Emerald one last season as a V9S main just trust me. It can be a bit better and more consistent at range but that's about it. Up close I now lose to Model kids I'd easily incinerate because they destroyed the RPM

[@polartest122]

the whole covering up suffering with adapting was pretty spot on. and it still baffles me how people can complain about light this season lol.

[@SmokinTonic]

whole lotta 30yo's whining as if they don't die faster to mediums

[@aSuperPi.]

Light is a menace in low ranks because of the lack of awareness and aim, but once you get past the point where you can consistently shoot the lights the class nose dives into the ground.

[@theTOM-A-HAWK]

banger as per usual, I wanna yap a bit as a 350hr light main (about to hit plat 4 soloQ). I really haven't been vibing with lh1 this season, mostly from getting rolled by pike, and I've never been consistent enough with it close range. m11 I've never liked, just the fire rate and recoil feel annoying for me, despite the red dot still existing. I've picked up the SH1900 for the first time since season 1 and really enjoyed learning it which is nice. I still run xp54 since I just love the feeling of it, shame it's been nerfed pretty hard, I just have had to prioritise getting solid damage in without necessarily getting a kill for it (Also the newest skin for it is CLEAN GO CHECK IT OUT)

[@Riesyn999]

to be fair, everyone and their cousin was using the xp54 in season 3, and was out performing most other guns. i miss it tho. light is in a strange place rn. ive been using LH1 with irons.

[@yordidejesus1293]

Bro tracking dart has help me and my teams so much im glad other lights don’t really use it 😂 thank you broskies!!

[@argotheslicer1654]

What do you think about Evasive dash/M11/Stun/Frag/goo or vanish bomb. my playstyle is all about fighting with my team, being a distraction in close range engagements (Cause im light everyone wants to shoot me) and farming assist. is this good? Please I need some type of constructive criticism (I cant use any other weapon other than m11 ive been using it since beta and my muscle memory wont let me switch)

[@zeratulot-]

Your voice is so calming. I watch your streams and videos a lot since you're not toxic despite your high rank.

[@jericodawsonmarcos7529]

understood that the xp nerf was meta shift but with how it was done it hurts alot to use it especially on damage falloff at range

[@ABstract_16]

Sword, dash, frags, stun, and vanish. I cant stop playing this setup. I switch to m11 if i suck and glitches if I need. Such a fun loadout

[@spazghetti7204]

My only question is how is the breach charge more viable than the thermal bore ? Thermal bore has so much versatility and range. Its also a great way to counter an enemy sniper, if it lands correctly it can completely disrupt your opponents view with the sparks and if they are dumb enough to stand there it can do decent damage or land you a kill. I think its particularly good on certain stages mainly the earlier stages not so useful on kyoto however

[@Jupek5936]

Best build is Dash Shotgun Gateway Frag and vanishing bomb (in finals 3vs3 u can swap from gateway to stunt gun or gas/pyro nade)

[@niconoil]

As a light main the load out I use most is Dash, sonar, frag grenade and gateway. Works pretty well 🤙

[@FrableRock]

Man you're the average light I run into, and I don't mean that in a bad way. Your movement and aim is nasty haha, they're in almost any match I play. I don't even do ranked or world tour like that, they're all in normal cashout. 😭Also, 15:05 double lights with m11s and a stun gun on a zip is scary. 🤣

[@William_Asston]

Appoh spreading the good word of the Grapple Goo Goblin

[@Altair6306]

I personally belive light is in a very good spot. In my opinion, if they disable the dash with sword/knive heavy attack, tweak down the pike a little and decrease the models range by a bit we would be in a very good balance. Still light wont be in the meta, but it wont be because light is weak but because of survivability. After a certain point, whith how accurate the player at higher elo become, no ammount of dash can save you and most players just choose HP over damage. If they increase lights dps output, they would just kill the casual player base, since casual lobbies are filled with lights, its an epidemic down here.

[@fysics5375]

I've been running grapple, m11, vanish, stun, breach in WT. I have yet to dip my toes into rank this seaosn but I've been doing pretty good with it

[@Tuckdragon]

dash+v9s is the bomb tho, bring throwing knifes in reserve incase you go up against 3x medium healers in the final round

[@d.e.w.y]

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[@unLokii-]

This vid went crazy tho with the builds, great ideas

[@agedgouda8809]

Do the famas and lh1 scopes both have glints? I know the pikes does but I’m not sure abt those two. Ik he says in here the lh1 has it but I haven’t seen that yet.

[@PIMPhasbulla]

I took a big break at the beginning of the season just started playing again a couple days ago and I was planning on doing a solo light to top 500 first day or so I was running xp with dash and it felt incredibly underwhelming I was pretty sad tbh so I swapped back over to model medium so original I know but I think you’ve swayed me to try out the lh1 grind

[@wildaNpc]

13:07 it is, im a goo grapple player since s2, and didn't expect someone actually gonna talk about this loadout :0

[@kwent86]

same, its far more versatile than dash especially for solo queue. I used to play the grapple character on Apex legends too and the mechanics are surprisingly similar. Its like getting transfer credits from college to college lol

[@manas2688]

Im a medium build player but whenever i play light i use , m26matter + thermal vision + cloacking + sonar , pretty good for going close range and doing heavy damage

[@CILINKY]

At this point I think they just need to buff light health to avoid the constant nerfing habits. Im curious if Prime Time in WT is a way for the devs to gather data on classes with increased health pools

[@Galendramatik]

Are these light builds still optimal you think?

[@isaace.6157]

Shocked to find my builds in this video 😭 M11 / LH1 leaves a lot of versatility on the table. Grapple+gateway lets you assist your team in so many ways. Tracking dart cameo? Glitch in reserve?? Am I meta??? 😂

[@nochancecw]

Throwing knives is still my fave. Now that throwing knives can hold right throw it's way better if you hit your first shot.

[@matrxzeno4761]

What's a good bind for dash Q feels pretty clunky for it

[@Appoh]

the side mouse button is what i use

[@nerdherder9340]

I think given the current meta, an important statistic to look at is TTK vs someone who has been defib’ed

[@Appoh]

true

[@riversnb]

In that case run light sword and right click

[@pepacrow6794]

I meant the TTK will be the same as a light if it's a heavy, anything else has less than L full health

[@bacon5736]

Sword is really good against mediums aswell

[@scarab8870]

I understand the concept of dropping the cashout but how are you supposed to "play drop"? Like after I drop the cashout how do I play around that to create the advantage?

[@Appoh]

@@scarab8870 by playing above or under u dont have to be on cashout to defend, very strong when 3rd partied

[@GaaraFPS]

shooting through foot is kinda metal ngl

[@MrNamenamenamename]

The bow as a recommendation? insane.

[@FelixRehkopf]

Cloak+v9s(scope)+stun gun+ smoke+thermal carried me into nr 161 on leaderboard. I think light is better than ever .....( reserve is gate way+ sonar+m11+glitch)

[@nikofyi]

OMG I MADE THE VIDEO!!

[@Vai_Waix]

haven't watched the vid yet but I love it

[@DonkeyTeeth7]

Stun gun is also so good for stealing plugs

[@VerticalBaconSandWch]

hello what do you think of the V9S?

[@Appoh]

its ok, not my preference but if u master it it's a good option

[@wildaNpc]

3:28 and my team- (*Teammate got yeeted on the background)

[@figgens123]

I feel like a lot of people sleep on breach charge and I love it

[@Appoh]

@@figgens123 agreeeeed

[@nevermore885]

Hopefully the next video you make is for Heavy. I really need some help 😅

[@hitch4198]

Got to diamond with dash+sniper+goo+cloak+gateway and i got frag+tazer,glitch,M11 in reserve. Apart from people doing less damage than me demanding I switch form sniper to something else it's been rather fun.

[@hot_pot_leprechaun1221]

The XP nerf was not the only viable light weapon. I see way too many lights using the M11 and getting more kills than anyone in the lobby. The XP nerf definitely makes the weapon perform worse but now that they have sights, M11 is a very high pick rate.

[@pepacrow6794]

Mp5 had more range and thats it cuz it always had less DPS vs an m11. The nerf to dmg and recoil is simply the same thing now with the LMG dilemma in S3.

[@TheAlphaWolf77]

I think the LH1 could use some of its range back. The numbers may say otherwise, but ive been having more luck with dot sight V9S at range than the LH1. I’ve been pretty much forced back into playing medium, running Light just feels like an L fr

[@-zod-4882]

The best light loadout of them all for high elo is switching class and picking medium

[@P.MurphINC]

Thanks for this, I've been playing a lot more light recently.

[@gianniortolani4869]

It’s true light is weaker, but i hate medium’s and heavie’s movement so much

[@TimPletnev-je4fc]

2:51 STALIN???

[@onikrux]

poor jaylin got hit with the ac130 😭

[@demetrioshill8484]

Why breach charge, over thermal bore?

[@wtichcraft8664]

Personally I would choose it over bore because it has the ability to stay idle until you want to detonate it. An example would be to stop a steal like with heavy’s c4. In my eyes the thermal bore is good for attacking while breach charge is better for both attacking and defending. It’s all up to preference anyways.

[@lochnesserl8654]

How about you listen to his explanation completely before commenting

[@jericodawsonmarcos7529]

i prefer it since it makes a bigger hole than bore

[@Appoh]

i explain it in the video but tldr; playing for drop

[@toozigooti]

What is your FOV?

[@Appoh]

87

[@toozigooti]

@@Appoh - Thank you, man! I've been running 95, but I really like the way your footage looks. I think I'll be trying it tonight.

[@MeeMe3moOMoo]

DAGGER. THE BRI"ISH BLOOD SHALT FLOW THROUGH YOU CHILD. HAHAHAHAHAH

[@unLokii-]

I hate the fckin sniper nerf the most out of anything. Sniper was only good in 2 useless game modes and could be countered and required skill to actually use. If anything they should’ve nerfed the range of the falloff damage, not the hitscan. But the weapon was still mid before and now is worse than ever, if they were gonna nerf it into a projectile at a certain distance, then they should at least increase the fire rate a lil bit to remedy it, cuz it’s hard asf to use up close against meds and heavies.

[@porterogden6065]

in my opinion, the majority of players using it essentially just sit still. it's brain dead to sit from afar and one tap people. it's a gimmick that actually provides little value to the rest of the team. you could be running something far more consistent and valuable that keeps you around your team. fire nerf.

[@unLokii-]

@@porterogden6065 playing around them and killing most of them was easy tho. I was playing sniper and didn’t play like that and was successful with it without having to camp all the time

[@SmokinTonic]

@@porterogden6065 you def only play power shift, and have never won a tourney on light jajaja. cruuuutch

[@GolemOfMagic]

Hot take but I low-key like sniper alot more. Am a lot more accurate and been able to win a lot of up close fights as well as far fights. Maybe it's bc the hitscan was bad on the sniper for me😂 I really didn't like it. But I do get where you are coming from and it would be nice if sniper just got a overhaul and then stay in whatever direction they take the sniper in. But at the same time they are working on slowly balancing all classes to be more equal as the same distances.( I say this bc pike and deagle bring a lot of range to both while the light with multiple range options now got a new up close option. Sorry if I made typos walking home from work and drivers where I live stupid high hit and run cases all the time​@@unLokii-

[@CurrentlyHiding]

@@porterogden6065I’ve seen very few snipers in cashout since the game began. If you get to higher elo there are maybe 3-5 players in NA and they do just fine plying with their team. People who don’t play it right will stay at a lower rank just like other players who would stay there on other classes. The reason it got nerfed was TA and Powershift. TA it was strong and in powershift people don’t want to change the way they are playing and complain about getting sniped. Having the sniper light could help deter all the pikes ;).

[@simonbarth3181]

Thermal vieion should just be able to activated and deactivated permanently, and should just highlight players, that would make for a very good buff to the class

[@OmniscientPC]

Amazing video! Heavy next please!🙏🏻

[@misekii]

Can you make some loadouts for light but for casual cashout please

[@Appoh]

i have some lioght content in the pipeline, more like general education for casuals

[@trietanvo6295]

why tracking dart and not sonar grenade? 🤔

[@lochnesserl8654]

I'd argue you rather use Sonar Grenades in reg matches than the Tracking Dart, but the TD is better in the final round in my opinion

[@Appoh]

tracking dart for final round, gives you perfect tracking on all 3 enemies if u land it, sonar is better for knockout rounds but in high elo you do not need it, you should communicate with your allies

[@IKingDracoOo]

Does anyone have the exact stats of the m11 and xp54

[@Appoh]

in my discord theres a text channel for spreadsheets, you can find it there, that should always have the most up to date weapon stats

[@ashton613]

Sword on top in my opinion

[@Appoh]

@@ashton613 sword is strong atm but i dont recommend it

[@jordonwest6892]

Would love if they made the bow ACTUALLY VIABLE 😢

[@Appoh]

it is viable, just difficult to use

[@jordonwest6892]

@@Appoh higher headshot multiplier to bring it more in line with the sniper. It already takes 3x the skill to just judge trajectory and leading shots. But no reward for being good with it. It’s by far my favorite weapon. So I guess it’s a good thing they haven’t made it too easy for us 😘

[@Appoh]

@@jordonwest6892 yeah i dont see it ever being meta but you can certainly put in work with it

[@jordonwest6892]

@@Appoh I’m actually so happy with that idea. I hate when my favorite weapon is used by every kid in every lobby

[@Riesyn999]

im a fan of the LH1 but i prefer the irons since it has less visual recoil. but im also silver, so i wouldnt take my advice lmao.

[@Appoh]

TOTALLY DFAIR. I've been using irons lately too. totally preference

[@bobrobrules]

You're sleeping on the double barrel

[@riotking7536]

he has a whole guide for it

[@Appoh]

i def am not sleeping on the double barrel lol, i made a video about it before the buff, and mentioned it in this video

[@puregreatness2331]

Can you also do one for heavys please?😊

[@Appoh]

i plan to do something pretty big for heavies, its just a bit delayed because i am sick atm

[@puregreatness2331]

@Appoh I know you are sick im watching your streams on twitch while getting my *** kicked on ranked myself cant waig for that video

[@DjelloulAbdelMalek-d4d]

What ab sword

[@Appoh]

I'm not a fan of its current state it seems bugged, they added like an i-frame to it and it's really annoying to face

[@Raymondgeving]

It would pair well with the second loadout I use sword dash with invis nade, gateway, and frags. Got to diamond 2 season with it so as long as your movement is good ur set

[@DjelloulAbdelMalek-d4d]

@@Raymondgeving I'm a sword diamond too season one & two but after the emote cancel got removed the sword felt kinda slow a lil, and I was wondering if it's still viable for higher elo, I appreciate your comment btw

[@Raymondgeving]

@@DjelloulAbdelMalek-d4d I’m guessing you know this but the sword is very situational especially depending on the map and the players game knowledge and movement so I still like to think it’s viable if you understand its play style.

[@pepacrow6794]

Sword has a minor issue this recent patch where phantom strikes are super inconsistent If anything it feels like it got removed entirely but when it does work, it works until you die

[@LOUIESRETURN]

light sword is still way too good and they need to keep it that good because of how much skill it takes

[@KIPKIP-h6k]

c4😍>breach🤢

[@Appoh]

@@KIPKIP-h6k ya ok buddy

[@FatManJackTV]

Breach is best

[@demetrioshill8484]

Why no sh1900?

[@Appoh]

@@demetrioshill8484 its in the video

[@demetrioshill8484]

@@Appoh do you like it better than the m26?

[@josiahchernoff508]

With a 3 stack game using only heavy goo gun? 🤣

[@shaolinrasta2289]

Its ok just go invis and hide somewhere

[@lovelybullet901]

❤

[@iso_Bandit]

Build 1: don't solo queue

[@TheRealPoppaNickles]

None of these have defib, how can they be meta?

[@Appoh]

true

[@AllyMind5Star]

All I have to say is: throwing knives.

[@Appoh]

@@AllyMind5Star just wait for friday vid

[@TimPletnev-je4fc]

I win every single game I go into with dash, v9s, frag, invis bomb and sonar. The synergy is insane and you can carry the team like never before while not only helping yourself but your entire team too

[@josepho363]

You light mains don't know the suffering of the heavy SMH oh your xp got nerfed? try having almost every part of your loadout nerfed, dome, mesh, winch, explosive mine, RPG. I played Sledge, RPG, dome, barricade, winch and all but the sledge and barricade got nerfed

[@MDCKROW]

Throwing knives are s tier for sure im sure the worlds best finals player knew that already

[@Appoh]

@@MDCKROW lol only if ur neon gutz ;) but i dont recommend them

[@Mad-rg9sz]

Honestly unless your literally a top 100 player dropping 20 kills a round, just dont play light. Be useful. Play medium.

[@Appoh]

it's true, light is very difficult to use right now, medium is very strong

[@astro5076]

i hate light players. -Medium main

[@Appoh]

true

[@Kaasbaas045]

Amazing how these lightplayers feel so bummed at this season. Light are a pest in this game, no wonder evryone and their mum runs it. What also is very noticeable the lightplayers are the first ones to scream to nerf everything else. Play a medium or heavy vs a skilled light, your going to have a bad time. You people.. Pike and akimbo is bs i give you that. But what is even more bs is the stun on a stealth class, the accuracy and ttk for light class weapons... now thats stupid. But ofcourse there will be a band of hardcore lightplayers jumping on my tail now. Save your time.

[@Ovrhyt65]

as a light main, even I find lights broken sometimes due to myself dying to them especially when playing the objective (cashout) via gateway and this is from someone who's skills are mid

[@radi534]

Thre is no good light build. Light is trash and always has been. The devs aren't going to do anything about it cus they're all medium fanboys. Like the top comment said - best light build is jump pa,d zipline, defib and heal. Plus pike.

[@Ovrhyt65]

nothing to see here just another sad and deluded clown underestimating how op light is. (Speaking from someone who's been killed by plenty of good lights)