An ADVANCED Tutorial on the Assault Marine | Space Marine 2

[@metric353]

Some pvp tips from a shitter Walls are your friend: Jumping from behind a wall to float out and take potshots is comically effective. Most enemies simply do not notice they are now in a 2v1 and simply get melted. The name is a lie: Despite being called "Assault" the assault class is comically bad at it, you cannot initiate a fight where the enemy knows where you are, youll die. What you ARE good at however is horribly punishing overextension and excellent flank opportunities. Any gun will do: your default pistol (and the heavy pistol im certain idk i havent unlocked it(shitter, remember?)), while innefective in a firefight, is genuinely stellar at racking up initial damage and can easily kill a distracted enemy. Do NOT neglect to use it, itll make your kills skyrocket. Shock grenades are busted: a flashbang, aoe damaging, sensitivity killing grenade is unsuprisingly really good when getting shot is your kryptonite. Im so fast i make the white scars jealous: keep an eye on how many uses of your pack you have, it is not only your greatest tool for damage, but also your greatest defense. Simply put, run the fuck away when bullets find your armor irresistable. Good luck out there brothers

[@diamondsfinest8294]

Imma just sum it up because my previous comment made no sense. Use the hammer in PVP. Abuse the hell out of the roll/dodge attack always as your surprise attack because it’s easy to follow up the last 2 swings. Parry to cancel animation mid swing if you’ve made a bad decision on placement. The charge shot on the hammer preforms a 2 shot combo. Although normally the hammer is a 3 shot, the charge combo is a 2 hit but you must time it and is only useful in Niche situations

[@tsunderemerc2963]

ngl, it would be cool if Assault's dodge was just replaced by the jetpack dodge by default rather than costing an ability use for greater mobility

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

that is a GREAT idea

[@cherryrook8684]

Literally how it was in sm1. Idk why they overcomplicated the class in 2. They should make it so jump pack use is also just long pressing the dodge button like it was in the first game also, i find having to press ability button needlessly finicky

[@mozincognito]

Such a good idea😩

[@phoenixlamp2]

@@cherryrook8684I was having a rough time trying to get airborne and aim the ground pound on controller without having to resort to the claw so making it X still wouldn’t do anything for me 😔

[@BlackCoal305]

@@phoenixlamp2put L1 melee R1 parry 🔼 ability should do the job bro

[@Reach4God1]

Bulwark + Assault is all fun + games until the _______thropes start showing up.

[@Immortal-ironic-fist]

Assualt feels so much weaker as soon as the number of zoanthropes > the number of krak grenades available

[@MortiefiedBear]

That's what you need us sniper brothers for 😎

[@Lunaraia]

@@Immortal-ironic-fist indeed, Krak does make them a joke though, especially if you're equipped with a Power Fist or Thunder Hammer.

[@hallzyy8023]

I’ve mained assault and had no issue with my heavy bolt pistol taking them down; we gain damage buffs from being closer to your enemy which is risky but it’s the price we pay for the emperor 😂

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I find zoanthropes die to my ammo supply just fine and neurothropes can just be melee'd to death when you know the trick.

[@bamsannen]

I main assault, despite the majority agreeing it’s the worst class, I am dedicated to trying to find a way to make it good as it is my favorite. You bring up a lot of good points here. one thing that I think people are sleeping on are the charge attacks, if you can stagger groups of enemies and chain charged attack either with the chainsword or the thunder hammer it’s a lot better than people give it credit for

[@gplr1882]

Excellent to become good with the worst class before it's potential buff later down the line!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I didn't show any numbers but I tend to post up pretty close to the rest of the team's values so, weakest class i agree but not useless.

[@Vandavyr]

Honestly I think it's hard to know how good/bad any class is until we: A) Hit max level and have access to all of the perks B) Actually get good at the game Some people will always have knee jerk reactions or nod their heads to the first opinion they hear, maybe assault is just a class that requires more brainpower than some can afford.

[@Marzellus1991]

I'm trying to get better at parry, cause the Assault has cool gun strike perks

[@Lemonpinesol]

@@Reginald-sc9tk laughs in 30k multi melta damage. But for real all classes are good once you get good at parrying and engages.

[@quinnholton773]

this quick guide changed my life. trying to live my best thunder hammer life via 360 degree spin blocking is extra spicy.

[@theaccountant8062]

As a bulwark, I second the opinion that your distant heavy/ ranged teammates need to stop getting trigger happy and finishing enemies from range when they’re able to be executed. I understand not wanting to leave them alive, but think about your teammates that are literally right next to them and put aside the greed for a moment for the betterment of your survival. I can not count how many times people either “steal” executions and just simply mow them down from range when they see me running toward that enemy they broke while all I have is melee and need armor. A kill for your brother is a kill for you and the emperor.

[@nekomancer4641]

For real. They are literally taking away armor packs from their teammates. As a sniper, I always just laser fusil enemies to executable state & go for next target

[@SleepySoviet]

It would help if the team status bars showed armor

[@cherryrook8684]

@@SleepySoviet It does but its obscure. The golden shine around the class icon in the hud IS the armor, if its just black they have no armor. You can also see if they take armor dmg when it flickers

[@Zamusss]

Really sad if this is common, as a Heavy I always stop shooting once the enemies are flashing red unless they teammates are busy elsewhere and risk the enemy reviving or if by mistake I'm prepping a plasma shoot and someone else put them at execute range I would rather switch to another target or focus on the trash enemies, not only it is survival for the melee classes it's also ammo conserving for us.

[@smoadia85]

i fire close to the melee guys to help thin the crowd so they wouldn't get overwhelm since i know how shit that is....i must've consistently accidentally kill steal.....

[@TheRainfield]

first guy to actually make some good space marine 2 content.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thats high praise, thanks!

[@ni-fr]

Best SM2 video I've seen so far 👏

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks very much! I'm really proud of that sub 10 minute run time.

[@dmck1436]

I love your sign out, "tightly packed" and 100% accurate, tons of info in a very nice quick video. TY!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks so much, this is the highest praise I think I could receive.

[@woodle9646]

I’m an assault main and only recently had the light bulb moment of “the name of this class really doesn’t suit the way you’re meant to play it”. Since then I’ve been doing a lot of your tactics 1 & 2 depending on who I’m playing with. Thank you for posting some content with meat and potatoes and not just “remember to break these boxes”.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Glad I was able to do more than talk about boxes!

[@ShupperDupper]

regi back at it with great info, thanks! i initially was leveling it with a relic chainsword and regular bolt pistol from another class and it was really good for getting past the hump before your perks are online. however, now i'm using the power fist and heavy bolt pistol and am feeling it fits the class a little bit better.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Ironically I found power fist to be the least pleasant weapon choice. I wish it was stronger, nothing like punching a warrior 9 times with a power fist to create a good power fantasy

[@ohlawd6763]

As someone who planned on maining either Bulwark or Heavy... and decided to main Assault since those classes seem to always be picked, I have to say it really surprised me with how fun it is. I saw and still see a lot of people saying that picking Assault on the higher difficulties is throwing. And maybe thats true to an extent that it isnt foolproof like some of the other classes are, but an Assault player who knows what they're doing can really surprise you on both the amount of mob clearing it can do and sheer boss damage I think once they get a few QoL updates you will be seeing a lot more of them

[@UnkieNic]

Excellent tips. I particularly liked the point on back liners setting up but intentionally not finishing off execution targets. I'm melee focused myself right now, but I KNOW I'll take a spin on the Heavy someday and will make a point of setting up a buffet table for those hungry frontliners.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Its a huge help and honestly was my heavy player's idea.

[@meejmuas8686]

My strategy for each fight. 1. Spam ground pound on dense minoris mobs to delete the mob and leave the majoris to deal with later. 2. Keep swinging on the majoris of your choice and force a retaliation attack 3. Parry that attack, gun strike, finisher. You also get 2 shields for this exchange 4. Spam sprint, melee attack, gun strike on ranged minoris. You get 1 shield each gun strike kill. Your shield will stay up as you bounce around to each ranged minoris

[@Mr_Big_Head]

Tip for combat. Only attack when there a just a few enemies. If you are out of charges and surrounded simply walk backwards and spam your pistol, the enemy will input read and attack and then parry. Parry will kill multiple little guys and cause an aoe.

[@Sumblueguy41]

A lot of your talking points can be applied to the Vanguard as well since they have similar weaponry and the gameplan is usually involve grapple kicking in, melee mash & execute the majoris enemies especially if they have ranged fire; all while being exposed to the dangers of a mosh pit. The only difference being that Grapple Kick doesn’t have the jetpack smash AOE spread until the damage-based perk like it is unlocked & Vanguards can combine certain perks to literally throw their weight around with an introduction Grapple Kick into a now-damaged-buffed Malta blast to the face

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I agree

[@CoolHatTom]

This was really fun to watch! I like how you explain how to use the class and what it's useful for, tactics you can use, etc. Other channels I've watched just call the Assault Marine trash, say that melee needs more damage, and just leave it at that, rather than making the best of it. So, thanks!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks much! I like finding a way to play however is fun. Most things aren't so far off to be unusable as most people think in my experience.

[@kevinr7216]

I main assault and that first point, controlling encounters, is SO important. Your mobility allows you to fully drive encounters to help your teammates position correctly. And I swear the number of ppl….who refuse to switch off assault…and who ruin the op because of it…:is frustrating

[@hmpang4996]

As always, a boon to my space marine 2 needs when it comes to informational videos!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks much! I'm kinda hype about the new warbond for Hd2 so I may be back there soon.

[@theravenousrabbit3671]

I think I had the pleasure of playing with you the other day, you did wonderfully!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thank you! Were you one of the fellows from my footage in this video?

[@theravenousrabbit3671]

@@Reginald-sc9tk No I don't I am in the vid, but I recognize the rizz from an assault yesterday.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

@@theravenousrabbit3671 Well GG man! I'm glad you came by.

[@le0castle]

I've been playing assault as well and started to play chainsword just to level it up for my other classes. I fell in love with it and now like it way more than thunder hammer!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Love me chain weapons. Just something brutal about them that resonates.

[@BlackyMox]

Same. I started with hammer and also felt the assault was super weak when i reached Difficulty II with it. from 2 - 3 i changed to Vanguard / assault and playing Tactican in Ruthless. Since i got the fencing-Chainsword i had the itch to try assault again. Difficulty 3 was okay... i watched this video and tried to focus more on parries and gun-executions and right now im pretty happy with assault. (although the jetpack needs way more range imo). So i switech back to hammer... and immediatly wanted to deinstall the game - nopenopenope, chainsword it is! ^^

[@Mr_Big_Head]

The best combo for assault is vanguard and sniper. Their cooldown perks feed yours and you can chain ground slams basically until all the enemies are gone. I’ve chained 6 at a time.

[@Scarhandpainting]

You had my like at "restraint yourself" - this is exactly how I feel about the class, after a few days of clearing Operations with the Assault.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Its a weird dynamic but right now its true. I think it defies the fantasy a bit. Melee combat needs cleaning up.

[@Slanderbot]

Chainweapon brother reporting for duty!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Hell yeah brother

[@nekomancer4641]

What a comprehensive overview. Good job

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks very much! I played a lot of the class and wanted to really pin down what makes it work and what doesn't.

[@theroguenob]

Its crazy how the thunder hammer has the exact same problem from darktide to sm2 not enough damage

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Bro I hate the SM2 thammer. Honestly I hate it more.

[@1Kelvar]

@@Reginald-sc9tk least it isnt as bad as power fist lol

[@snek1356]

@@Reginald-sc9tk IDK who thought it'd be a good idea to give the big crowd clearing melee weapon no way to proc gunstrikes on enemies besides a single-target sprint attack lmao. If it's normal swings could proc them like the Power Sword it'd be so much better.

[@lunardeathblade2570]

If the way the jump pack worked wasn't changed from Campaign and PvP, it would actually be great in Operations.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I agree. Its a huge point of failure.

[@cykeok3525]

The only content I've seen doing ASM with chainsword on Ruthless. All the other content creators either write off the entire class, or even if they touch Assault, they'd only use Thunder Hammer.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Its a bit of a shame since Assault marine's classic weapon of choice is the chainsword and its perfectly good in SM2. I also preform at least as well as my friends on any other class. I do work harder though.

[@hiredmuscle404]

FUN.. something players seem to forget.. I got my sniper to level 20 dispite only enjoying it a little compared to assault because it's labeled as "the worst class"... people are even running through the operation missions instead of fighting the enemies so they can level a character faster LOL...what's the point if your not having fun? Stop and fight some shit enjoy the challenge . We finally got the warhammer game we've been praying to the Emperor for ill be dammed if I don't use the god damn power fist.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Glad you said it. FUN is the goal.

[@meejmuas8686]

For chainsword, it is very easy to recover shields compared to other weapons. Melee heavy attack on 1st attack on minoris will knock them down quickly for a gun strike kill and 1 shield. For majoris, use melee heavy 1 to try to stun them and dow melee lights until you can execute. Chainsword is great for minoris shield gains and average for majoris by utlizing the speed of the attacks

[@Reaper-sails-to-mars]

That was beautiful and I love the diagrams. You gave me a lot of ideas thank you for your work man. o7

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thank you for your high praise.

[@TheDwarfishjoe]

Ive never felt so torn between a class in a game before, its fun asf and satisfying for the most part but oh man does it feel FRUSTRATING at times.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Yes

[@jangozubr]

Thanks for the vid! i have a few notes here. 1. Consecutive Execution perk is situational and only viable in tyranid OPs. Auxilary Arsenal works all the time. 2. Hammer of Wrath perk is not working at the moment. 3. With your love for Full Throttle weapon perk it is better to take Perseverance perk for stability during charged attacks. All the best brother!

[@RobC2201_]

Holy shit, I've found the Assault God. May the Emperors light continue to guide your path brother

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks brother!

[@poo55555]

How did you get so much HP back at 3:10? You had about 1/4 your HP then went up to just over 1/2.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Bro, I saw that too and I still don't know.

[@KillAllZeeks-ew7fb]

Having any amount of contested health allows you to recover ANY amount of health, even beyond what is actually contested. This is why melta is a such a braindead weapon, you can have a sliver of contested health, then shoot a blob of 15 gaunts with four warriors and get all your health back. I don’t know if this is intentional, but it means AOEs are especially good at “overhealing.”

[@aaronapitius4775]

I really do love the melee combat in this game but I have been kind of frustrated with how it seems like the melee classes are required to take the most risks, have a very tiny margin for error and then also just have less weapon damage than the ranged classes sidearms. not to mention some of their OP primary weapons. I wish we felt a bit more rewarded for the high risk high reward gameplay loop of basically being surrounded constantly. (although how badass the melee classes can look while doing their thing is a pretty decent reward tbf)

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

True

[@Lunaraia]

I would say the biggest priority would be warriors with barbed stranglers, en masse those things can tie you down and choke you out REAL fast if the group has also been bogged down by smaller nids. (Barbed stranglers fire seeds on the ground that burst into barbs that poison, slow you down and damage you rapidly.) Yes, the Venom Cannon sniper shots hurt, and the small pings from the devourer shots are annoying as it breaks your armor really fast and deal decent damage, but they are not as damaging if you take a direct hit as a stranger that slams you while you're surrounded.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

You can shoot the seed pods

[@rz3264]

It's honestly weird that they give vanguard an innate 50% contested health heal while assault get 50% perfect dodge window, i think it should be the other way around so assault class has more staying power considering vanguard has access to melta and 50% parry window anyway.

[@BwnzPwnz]

Don't forget the vanguard has access to a 50% perfect dodge window too, just requires you to be low on health.

[@rz3264]

@@BwnzPwnz Yeah, my point is perk wise, assault just has too little defensive method compared to vanguard.

[@arkcantoscreampsnpc7274]

Idk why you say the +1 damage doesn’t do anything on pistol, with that pistol and that one alone you can one shot gun strike majors after a single thunder hammer melee into parry on ruthless

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

You just outlined an incredibly niche usecase requiring like 4 steps. Also oneshotting on a gun strike is actually worse than gunstrike stagger into execution because you lose an armor pip regen opportunity.

[@arkcantoscreampsnpc7274]

@@Reginald-sc9tk well I it seem I miss stated what I meant, the pistol allows you to parry -> melee -> gun strike -> execution all inside a 2 sec window. Which is definitely niche, but also the fastest major execution available on assault. Which makes it also the best rn in my opinion as I get put in tyranid lobbies 4/5 matches and killing majors is the fastest wave clear in tyranid operations because minors get executed when you finish off a major. Definitely could argue it’s alot of steps, 2 to 2.5 sec kill time competes with the snipers triple tap ttk and get you 2 armor, but 1 from gun Strike and one from execution

[@HazePlays4Days]

Loving assault. Always putting up the most melee damage by far! Big ground pounds baby

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Biig pounds

[@123nicanor]

beautiful guide Brother Reginald!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks very much!

[@Mr_Big_Head]

I find people that say assault is the weakest, generally just are not very good at the game and tend to gravitate toward spamming the melta. I can match or beat any other class in kills, never go down and rarely ever need a health pack on ruthless.

[@thunder2434]

I see a video by Reginald including chainswords and instantly press like.

[@soiled3858]

I really enjoyed the tactics part, and the visuals were actually useful

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks very much! That was the most fun I had making the video too.

[@PaladinofBaldursGate]

Very appreciative of more assault content. I love the class so much and want it to be good but a combination of my skill issue and the class being what it is just makes it feel bad to play

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I think melee needs some buffs. It doesn't hit very hard and feels bad when a target its like 7 hits. But the real issue is whatever is going on with jetpack mobility. 2 short jumps and a vertical that offer nothing you can't get out of holding W just don't impress.

[@Tee-xg7sl]

​@@Reginald-sc9tk I think it would be amazing if it played like it did in PVP

[@oOneatherwordOo]

@@Reginald-sc9tk it would just help if the hammer, with a charged hit would interrupt light attacks, as long as it connects first. its frustrating getting knocked back after a seemingly clean charge.

[@Drew-im7is]

Great vid, looking forward to more indepth assault content! Loving the chainsword with it

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Assault is a super fun class. I hope to do more work on it soon.

[@jacobwooten977]

They need to add a spear and sword combo weapon for the assault class The spear in the right hand with the R2 / fire key. It will do thrust attacks with double the range of the hammer. Charge attacks are “power” attacks have more range and damage (same lightning effect of the power sword) The sword in the left hand does side to side slash attacks with the R1 / melee attack key. Charge attacks are “power” attacks have more range and damage (same lightning effect of the power sword). The sword will do all the parries. The L2 /aim down sights key will ready the spear to throw, tap the R2/fire key to throw and hold it to charge giving it increased AOE and penetration (like the Las Fusil) When you throw the weapon you have to retrieve it, it’s put on a timer to return in 10 seconds (5 with perks) if not picked up, it has an auto (no button action) pick up The Gun Strike function- throw the spear and lunge to auto retrieve, if you perfect dodge the spear returns to give you the in Strike option No ammo - the pick up function will punish you for bad tactics and missed shots, Leaving you with just the sword to defend yourself until the timed return or perfect dodge. With it being on the assault class you can jet pack to the spear knock enemies down and retrieve as well

[@nopjia]

your movements are super fluid. what keybinds are you using for like shoot/aim/melee. I've just started but no matter what I try I can't get used to the controls.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I use a G600 mouse (out of production) with a 12 number pad by the thumb. I use 5 for parry and 10 for ADS. Equivalent would be the forward and back buttons on a typical mouse i think. Also a constant suspicion that enemies are behind you, thanks to darktide.

[@BrvtusVG]

Assault (and Bulwark) reeeaaally suffer on higher difficulties from their limited ammo and lack of ranged firepower. Allowing them to equip two sidearms and maybe adding more sidearm options down the line would massively boost their power IMO.

[@John-ii6he]

or double their ammo reserves as a free passive or perk. They suffer from it in PvP too but at least in bulwark's case its kinda like a chained Pitbull, you dont want near it especially near the team. While assault in PvP is where you dont get slaughtered by the stairs of doom or dive into unfortunately multiple targets with your 2 armor plates.

[@Marzellus1991]

​@@John-ii6hethat too. Some reduction in range dmg could help a bit so we don't get slapped in melee combat

[@tatez24]

I'm curious to see which classes will receive the upcoming neo-volkite pistol.

[@Lyonatan]

Parry anymation can be cancelled with full throttle and full throttle can be cancelled with parry. Your welcome, now u are invincible.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

It doesn't seem to cancel, it does seem to only a bit cut it short I will say.

[@TheRainfield]

I realise, they need to add the eviscerator chainsword to the game, and for sure give it to Tactical and Assault or just assault.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

and a chain axe.

[@AnonYmous-hj1tb]

Really hoping to see a vanguard pvp melee guide like this because seeing world eaters shooting breaks my heart

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

chain axe when? (melee seems kinda bad in PvP but I am still working it out)

[@AnonYmous-hj1tb]

@@Reginald-sc9tk Chainaxe probably never [sad revving sounds]

[@MrBuckeet]

Do you know if hammer or chain sword is better?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Not yet, working on leveling thammer to full and power fist too.

[@123hdtv783]

Extremely well made video

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks much, I do appreciate such high praise.

[@RogueishRaven]

Ah well, luckily the game is still fresh and I hope are taking steps to iron out the kinks for Assault.

[@stormtrooper421]

Excellent guide

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks!

[@mozincognito]

I love this class. Especially playing w/ the hammer(I use the “Balanced” most). Reminds of playing w/ Thor in Avengers😂😂😂I feel godly in this game

[@British-Anarchy]

First off I just wanna say I'm not a huge fan of the melee, I think regardless of weapon all of the attacks are slow and lock you into an animation too long before actually dealing damage and parrying has felt massively inconsistent (Mainly due to the marker for parrying showing up way to early on some attacks leaving you open) also sometimes you can parry mid attack, and other times you can't. I've had both where mid chainsword attack I could parry one enemy yet in the same match in a later wave I couldn't in the same move. The fact enemies can be staggered one minute and then completely ignore stagger the next also frustrates me as again it's inconsistent, you can stunlock one enemy but you try to do the exact same to the next (Who is the exact same enemy type) and they just ignore the stagger. Lastly sometimes enemies will attack you one by one but if you get unlucky and get multiple staggered attacks (Normally the whip tyranids attacking one after another) they can just end you or if you're lucky you'll only lose about all of your armor and 3/4s of your health I have no doubt I'll get better with time and some of it is just that I'm not that good but even when I do everything right it feels more like luck than actually getting better at it.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

When the melee feels good it actually feels great but when it feels bad it feels really bad. As a Darktide player there's glaring design issues. I'll talk about them after some practice with other weapons.

[@British-Anarchy]

@@Reginald-sc9tk Yeah I guess my main issue with it is as I stated it can just feel massively inconsistent one match I can parry nearly everything and I feel great but the next I feel like I'm doing the exact same inputs for situations and I just get wiped out.

[@adamamentia2678]

fantastic video appreciate your hard work

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thank you!

[@ViolenVaymire]

Ranged Damage is not just deadly too the assault, I say They are poorly tuned. Chaos is significantly more difficult then nids simply because of all the free bulltruck ranged damage they have.

[@TAL20013]

Its a good class, its getting far too much hate, if its used properly, its vicious, i personally prefer the hammer, even though i love the chainsword, with this class. So what i would tell people, who hate on it is, get good with it. Its a fun, powerful class.

[@Baradiele]

Main problem I have with the Assault class is that makes little sense. Let me explain: Every action can be block cancelled, no action can be dodge cancelled...and the whole class is built to dodge as much as possible. I tried even to dodge cancel with the jetpack, it gets in cue and dodges after you finish the action unless you get staggered. Another think is that both the Jetpack pounds, dodges and the grapple-hook can be forcibly cancelled and wasted the charge by ANYTHING that can stun you...I understand that you take a sniper shot mid-air and you get stunned, your fault that you didn't notice the sniper there readying the hit, but cancel completely the ability wasting the charge mid ATTACK, not the leap, because an ally tossed a grenade or because you accidentally ALMOST landed on the moving blade of a warrior makes little sense. In my opinion, that "50% dodge window" class ability should change in "you can cancel dodge any action". That would allow to actually make use on many of the abilities in the tree. Because, as of now, you either attack as you should or wait because an enemy might attack you and so you dodge. Also, I do not say to make us invincible in the animation, but render us unstunnable during the attack when it has started the descend because it happened too many times to get the ability wasted for stupid reasons and I end up stunned, being hit savagely and wasted one charge because an ally decided to toss a grenade at my feet. So, no. I am not levelling the Assault class over level 10 as of now until they do something about it.

[@LukeD-q5v]

Great video @Reginald. With having both chainsword and hammer maxxed out which is the better pros and cons for pve? I would assune the hammer as Assault is the only class with the hammer meaning it should be Assault's forte. I understand the pros of the chainsword being available to other clases for levelling purposes, but that aside. Which is the best option? Is it time I put down the hammer and start the chainsword grind?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I've been leveling hammer and finished powerfist last night. I think the ranking goes power sword (bulwark), Chsword, thammer, pfist

[@nanob0zo]

great vid, great tips, am big assault fan

[@MiataManDan]

Assault is my favourite class but I struggle on the higher difficulties just get shredded by ranged enemies and the thunder hammer is so slow

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Ranged enemies are the big concern, you have to either have lots of ground pound ready or fight around terrain or ensure ammo is available.

[@shapshane8241]

not taking commitment is crminal🫣🫠

[@milesg7877]

Pro tip, dodge to setup parry kite

[@chrisiskandar7388]

Thing is: i have no problems with assault even on higher difficulities when playing first, second and sixth map. But as soon as you are up against chaos... it is a very different story. Funny how you also show almost no clips vs. chaos...

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

You're absolutely right. I have a few good clips but most of them were really boring or down right catastrophic. I don't mind showing off me dying if its relevant but no one wants to see 9000 hits on one chaos marine

[@Villicus]

What perks would you recommend to those who want to stay with the thunder hammer?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I'll tell you when I know

[@anjairis]

Can you hover in operations like in the campaign and I've seen some do in PvP? I can't seem to figure it out. Is it shift? Or just not possible. If you can I must be doing it wrong.

[@LZC94]

I tried assault for the first time today and could not get the pack to behave well in a thick brawl or rooms without a lot of height. Now I see it wasn't the class's fault, just skill issue

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

It is a little of both. The class has issues. But learning it nets good results anyway

[@Avoozlx]

Great video, subbed

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks very much!

[@JC101Zero]

Whats your thoughts on the fist? Ive been trying use it with assault and looks cool but feels so meh

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Will let you know when I max one

[@TOOL01-m6b]

i have only played assault, since i saw that hammer i fall in love with it, i max lvl the power fist first but it does't feel that great to use, i change to the hammer and loved it, have u try them all melee assault weapons? how u compare them with the chainsword?, another point about assault is how much u do in a boss battle for example against the hive tyrant u use your ult's on him and it stuns him, that's great but after your charges are gone u only can parry, dodge his attacks or shoot him from afar, and with the amount of desync attacks that he throws u it does't feel very good to fight against, so basically after u use your ult's at him the class becomes just a worst bulwark, if i'll change something in a boss arena it would be the ult speed regen, to feel like i am helping the team, or change ZEALOUS BLOW perk to work based on damage instead of kills.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I still have to level up the other melee weapons and report back. As of right now I cannot say.

[@SpaceTrump]

Omg... You are the chain weapon guy! Miss me chain axe.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Me too man, how can they have khornate marines in PvP and no chain axe!?

[@SpaceTrump]

@@Reginald-sc9tk truth

[@dannys6871]

sounds like you should be smashing the C button instead of smashing the Spacebar. am i wrong? i think perfecting my melee game will elevate me the rest of the way

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Yes, parry not dodge where possible

[@tbndidntpop7072]

Legitimate question. Why not play a Tactical but with this playstyle? Thats the only question u need to ask yourselves to figure out how bad Assault is atm

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Agreed

[@Taldorin]

ah i see im not the only one using the chainsword with assault but holy hell why havent i tried full throttle

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Right? Its cool! At least its not a punch.

[@cherryrook8684]

Don't sleep on shock nades either, they are great area denial (especially in choke points) and actually do some good damage even on substantial difficulty i found

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Apparently extra good in pvp

[@KillAllZeeks-ew7fb]

Directly hitting a zoanthrope with one spawns the arc bubble in the, and I -think- one grenade will down a zoan on any difficulty, so long as it stays in the bubble.

[@cherryrook8684]

@@KillAllZeeks-ew7fb Huh thats interesting, im guessing the shock aoe sticks inside its bubble shield so it keeps taking hp dmg the whole duration ? I will have to try that

[@spaghettimkay5795]

How did you do that attack at 0:40? I've played loads of chainsword and never seen a windup heavy attack like that before

[@soiled3858]

He went over it, it's a perk in the chains word tree that changes one of the heavy attacks.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Its in the weapon perks section.

[@hahaha1171]

Will you do more strat videos on other classes.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Likely yes. Big month though.

[@shadowofnoc5760]

Bro great video that isnt just filled with garbage slop fake tips like "you gotta kill the bugs lol" like other ppl. Love the assault class even though everyone thinks its bad and i refuse to give up. Being an avenging angel of death from the sky is awesome

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Thanks for your high praise

[@vXArchonXv]

Time for me to take these lessons to heart and git gud.

[@jackball344]

I wish assault had AC 6 movement, so I can fly.

[@Archmagos_Faber]

I don't the idea of being forced to use a single build because everything else is too weak, it is very restrictive and boring imo. A lot of game fall into that trap but thank you for the video it is very helpful.

[@ryenard]

i`m trying to get better at pve assault and some things i don`t understand what to do, the dmg taken seems too high in some situations, let's say we have 2 ToS in fron of you a bit apart, what do you do? you can't kill them fast like a sniper/tac or tank them like bul/heavy, they most likely won't melee you instead teleport away 30 times. similar thing with 2 tyranid shotgunners i'm just at a loss on what to do

[@cali4806]

Mannn you always go for the non meta guy lol nice to see you in this game as well

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Lol I know! Normally it's on purpose but this time it was purely accidental.

[@busterwolf3]

Sir Reginald, what are your thoughts on the power fist? I love the aesthetics but I’m struggling with it. Any tips?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Pending. I love power fists, will review when I'm better at them.

[@crazycanuck2544]

It's less that the class is just straight up bad and more that it just doesnt bring anything particularly unique or useful to the team when you are already limited to 3 spots. Until the jump pack is fixed to campaign/pvp balance at the very least, this will always be the case. Not that max level difficulty is overly difficult and requires you to bring certain specs, but having synergy on the team feels good and fun, especially when playing with friends, and assault has none of that.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

The only class that competes for mobility is Vanguard. But grapling hooks are lame. But yes, it's not an amazing class

[@crazycanuck2544]

@@Reginald-sc9tk I really want to like assault. The idea of a big hammer and huge AOE slams is very appealing, especially compared to grappling hook. But they gave vanguard perks like increased damage taken by enemies around your grapple target and 15% ability charge gain for your allies on executions. On top of vanguard being able to use primaries like the melta... It's just a shame where assault is at atm.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

@@crazycanuck2544 I agree.

[@hahaha1171]

True but most of the combos of teams have someone that can deal with them.

[@JPDD2]

I wish you could use the regular sword with this class

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Big knife and power sword desired

[@JPDD2]

@@Reginald-sc9tk hell yea idk why not its a melee only class pretty much

[@WileyShittermen93]

Wait people think the assault class is bad, he’s my favourite class

[@crazofrick8256]

Can anyone tell me if they struggle with this? Whenever i fight a Ravener, he has this 3 hit swipe move that swings right, left, and then double stab. For some reason, every time i try to parry the right swipe, it whiffs. The left swipe and double stab i can parry just fine, but whiffing the first parry ensures you get combod by the other two. WHY?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Second hit has a slight delay, you're doing the parry too fast I bet.

[@KillAllZeeks-ew7fb]

You mean you’re missing the first swipe? I find that that one has normal timing, but if you parry the first, you have to immediately parry again to catch the second swipe. Even if you get hit by the first swipe, you still can party the last double swipe.

[@crazofrick8256]

​@KillAllZeeks-ew7fb I mean the Ravenger standing in front of me consistently misses their first swipe, and so when i try to parry it, theres no interaction. It's been so consistent that I just dodge prematurely before the first swipe and parry the second two swipes instead

[@crazofrick8256]

There's a chance it has something to do with the internet connection, I've also been experiencing some inconsistencies with positioning of units and animations pretty infrequently, but since this has happened to me with Ravener so many times I wanted to know if it was something other melee classes were experiencing. Or maybe I AM just trash lol

[@Xhaleon]

Well with any luck, the early struggle with chain weapons until they eventually got good will be mirrored by Space Smurfs 2 with the classes. Maybe on a faster timetable too.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Its a decent weapon despite its issues but I hope for changes.

[@Xhaleon]

@@Reginald-sc9tk Actually I was comparing the entire class to the chaxe...

[@St4ticScratch]

I use Thunder Hammer in pve It's very funny deleting clumps in a single ground pound, and with the perk that recharges GP from GP kills, it results in GP's until all terminus enemies are dead Your main role IMO is the trash man, similar to pyro in Killing Floor. Jump from clump to clump and keep trash mobs off your allies.

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

FYI ground pound does AOE on any weapon. Thammer has its advantages for horde clear for sure.

[@Nivel1988]

Melta rifle goes brrr

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Inferno pistol when?!

[@superdupertwan6198]

u guys should try powerfist tbh it feels the most intuitive with assault after a few perks

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I maxed it recently and think it feels kinda sub par.

[@josephbolton5893]

I unlocked the double ground pound with the thunderhammer, but i cannot seem to activate it. ive tried just holding down attack the entire time and also letting attack go when flying down and holding it again, all it seems to do at best is start charging up an Aftershock. Is there a specific window i need to do it during?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

I'm not sure. I'll try to address when I get more time on thammer.

[@blueatomsk]

It's for ground slam, the heavy attack mid combo, not ground pound.

[@josephbolton5893]

@@blueatomsk This makes a lot of sense. I should have read that better thank you.

[@AsianTrix]

THUNDER HAMMMER!!!

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Soon brother

[@PrincessKushana]

Have you found a jank weapon to get weird about?

[@Reginald-sc9tk]

Assault is a jank bad class, but I picked that on accident. Chainsword with the technique swap is interesting. But I'm getting kinda hype about power sword and its two modes.