INSANE LOADOUT CARRY Tier List!

Insane missions are pretty hard in Aliens Fireteam Elite - but some Loadouts have it harder than others! In this video, I go through every Loadout in the game in order to form a totally, 100% accurate, and definitely not subjective tier list of which Loadout you should play if you want a nice smooth Insane Difficulty experience.
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[@CoffeeMatt10]

The one thing I wish this game had - a fully customisable class. There’s 7 prebuilt (Demo, Gunner, Doc etc.), why not an 8th class that is made from anything that’s available to the player? Take a combination of one passive and two equipment abilities from the other classes, choose the primary and secondary weapons types, and build your own class from scratch. The combinations you could come up with could bring out the strengths of each class while dropping their weaknesses. That should’ve been something unlockable once completing the game first time around. While that sounds like it could end up being too OP, there are still the drawbacks of which perks to equip with the abilities you’ve chosen, it just increases the possibilities with the extra combinations that would be available. The only thing that would make it truly OP would be making the perk grid bigger. Keeping it the size it is (4x8) still gives you the challenge of combining the right perks to the combination of abilities.

[@davesobani9565]

This game needs a sequel that gives us the predator the empress and the predalien hybrid

[@sondodgeidk6406]

Hell yeah and a mode like left for dead 2 where you can have players play as humans and some aliens to vs one another

[@DiavoloGrenadine]

This game needs a sequel in fps with procedural maps

[@Psyqhical]

Give us the option to 1st and 3rd person view. But, yeah, Procedure maps would do a lot for a game like this.

[@JG-nx3jg]

​@@DiavoloGrenadineI kind of like how well thought out and petty the maps are. Ai would make some janky maps

[@ottooctavius9552]

@@sondodgeidk6406or just add it as dlc

[@terrauncebowie6712]

This guy got all the perks & their abilities memorized. You know he's been playing alot. 😅

[@TheStrongVirus]

I wish Phalanx had an Agro ability, a taunt move. Then I would feel better for playing Phalanx.

[@anthonyl5425]

Agreed, and if they had made the shield a bit better for xenos… like being able to withstand a grapple if it comes from the front, or when blocking a spitter’s acid shot, causing the acid splash to splatter in front of your character instead of forming a puddle at your feet. I few minor tweaks could have made this a much more viable class to run. It’s still fun to play around with and try different things but overall, never was very impressed.

[@TheStrongVirus]

@@anthonyl5425 I agree, it is very fun. I find it is a very selfish class without meaning to be. Like, you can stand there blocking an alien while others deal damage to it, no one getting hurt. But usually it’ll get done ripping your teammates to shreds and you are now the sole survivor standing there… tanking. Either they make it so you are super selfish and can block more things. Or they make it so you can help your team, so the enemy focus you. Alternatively, these are options. Then you can make a build that can do either or a bit of both.

[@tplarocque]

For a "meme", I've never agreed MORE with a tier list. Tech is low key OP, and doc has some crazy mobility options. Lancer is a jack of all trades master of none, and I might rank it lower. Excellent work here

[@jdhelfrich]

Generally agree with this list, although I'd bump Recon down a tier (even though it's my favorite class) because it doesn't have the DPS to hard-carry by itself in sticky spots. It's fair to leave it in God tier though since it's the only class that's basically necessary for the highest difficulties and it makes everyone on the team so much better

[@anthonyl5425]

Agree with this. Recon has been my favorite class from the beginning, with Tech and Gunner close behind (I always looked down on Gunner when the game first came out thinking it was just too basic of a kit like a standard marine without anything that cool, until I started seeing how capable he is at being a sort of “team captain” and an absolute monster at elite xeno slaying!). But yeah, Recon is FANTASTIC for a team on Insane runs, but if they have to “carry”…. Idk. Also should point out, Demo was an initial favorite of mine, then when I started using Tech and Recon, and then Gunner once I saw his potential, started slacking on the Demo. Up until recently that is, seeing Psyqhical’s Demo build got me hooked on that again lol… at least it’s good for me when playing with randoms and friends now, as I enjoy using most of the classes in the game now, so I can sorta plug in whatever class my team needs and have a blast!

[@robertmclaughlin7757]

Very cool video!!!

[@Jriedem]

No meme. I concur 100% with your assessment for each load out.

[@Koetaaa53]

yo mate, im new to the game and i cant belive, that i missed that great game and your videos helped me so much. But im wondering, how did u enabled the dmg numbers in your videos? im still grinding all classes to lvl 8 but i didnt see the option to turn on the dmg numbers :/

[@Psyqhical]

It's in the Gameplay Settings, turn "Floaters" on.

[@IrREZistible]

Yeah man for me favorite team is Gunner, Demo and Recon. Especially in Insane Recon is a must. Just keep us Ammo'ed up. Plus you can turn their shotgun into a sniper rifle with that Accuracy buffs.

[@destruction126]

I wish Lancer and Phalynx got a buff because they're so badass.

[@hamishblair7504]

Lancer is top tier bruh, bring Smart-gun; fire & shock round, dump stat it’s beam and max out the heavy perks, omniscience and onslaught put on down range & down and out the stun muzzle & you’re going to wreck. Sure smart gun doesn’t have the highest DPS BUT, you will end the match with 90+ % Accuracy so you don’t have to aim never take your finger off the trigger & be the 1st place DMG Dealer every match. One Hundy P, GOD TIER.

[@tplarocque]

I can agree with this. . Onslaught keeps your DPS same, but helps with ammo economy, so there are some def benefits here

[@ironwolf56]

The Lancer's Heavy/CQW slots combo feels pretty nice though. Lots of options there.

[@bullardfiveo2521]

Love playing insane

[@afrosamurai3847]

Dont think you can discount the no reloads in onslaught as a dps increase for Lancer.

[@user-fy9en4tc5u]

Hey, thank you for the guide! Where would you put demo if it wasn't for precision rockets? I mean pre dlc demo.

[@Psyqhical]

I'd put it on A-tier. It's good, but taking a Gunner or a Tech back then was more prefered.

[@sage11x]

Swap lancer and gunner and I think you have a list. Phalanx belongs in a tier totally apart from the rest of these. Vital for the pathogen queen, hilariously OP against the synth, utter garbage for everything else. I think you’re too harsh on onslaught. The ability to fire without reloading is a massive boost for the shotguns and that’s what everyone is going to be using when the elites start getting handsy. And you still get a heavy and lasers for CC. Honestly if it wasn’t for the complete ridiculousness of micro rockets I think the lancer would be a bit better than demo just for the utility. But that’s me.

[@melanieladbrooke1221]

I agree totally I kit lancer out visually like a tank, try take both flame throwers but not past intense lol yes lancer is my favourite, tech flame thrower buffed up is lethal, doctor suppression station is a balancer , also a little tip is you use a class with the sniper rifle you can use the scope which reduces recharge with headshots get them rockets and grenades on tap

[@spacewizard69r96]

NGL I’m running Demo with all the buffs on regen and radius and it has amazing cc on any difficulty. Also using the smart gun and a scoped plasma rifle for backup. On insane I’m bringing both 3/3 electroshock/incendiary clips. With the right team you can stay back and shoot through your team with the smart gun and they take no damage 😂. Also another funny build was the gunner but again, all the perks on grenade regen and radius. You can spam those quicker then the rockets and do a lot of damage. Also 1 shot the capacitors on 3.3

[@MarwanAyman-ge7xh]

WHAAAT nades can oneshot the capacitors ?

[@Psyqhical]

Yeah, same for Rockets and Impact Grenade Launcher. Just straight up shreds the Capacitors.

[@iron1k887]

You know theres a wierd exploit to where you can instantly recharge your recon abilities everytime with no quick recharge perks so i consider recon ridiculous. Would love to send a clip if possible

[@Psyqhical]

I know, there is currently a bug with Threat Neutralized. Instead of lower cooldown on Headshot Kill, it's just on Headshots. Fast firing weapons and Shotguns (that can attach a Revealing mod) are king now for Recons. 🤣

[@ellebleisch6853]

I'm gonna be honest about Lancer he was good because his beam weapon early on, but he gets out paced because other classes don't need that range if you have like no dmr rifles he's good but as soon get as you get then you kinda let him go until a daily or for a challenge maybe he's more tanks style idk.

[@alexpayne1364]

Damn u did my boy lancer dirty

[@Psyqhical]

Sorry. 😢

[@alexpayne1364]

@@Psyqhical LOL, I go for more weapon damage than ability damage with the lancer cause it just gets higher dps + the gunner it melts everything

[@Psyqhical]

And that's why he's in A-Tier, imo. He's dependent on a Loadout that's in S-Tier for his Onslaught to be good.

[@alexpayne1364]

@@Psyqhical fax,

[@Gamerhopper]

​@@Psyqhicalexcuse me? My lancer dosent rely on any other class, im always alive doing high damage When i activate onslaught alone i get 14 seconds of 40% damage reduction + 35 % damage increase (overwatch included) I can melt any boss with my flamethrower Also i can crowd contol every horde with my smartgun, i get 30% damage taken as health back in 6 secs +150 health as temporary health , im a fu***g tank cant kill me Demolisher is a god tier n lancer is a better demolisher ,period.

[@RayUp]

Nice 👍

[@UncleSheogorath]

A question about Tech: Is the enemy taking 10% more damage from Resonant Impact affects all damage or does it just affects you and your turret?

[@Psyqhical]

The damage is team wide. The proc needs come from you or the Turret.

[@UncleSheogorath]

@@Psyqhical Thanks for the info.

[@odinulveson9101]

Need to jump back into this game. Its a great shame this and seemingly Aliens Dark Descent dont get more attention! And I love the expanded and canonized lore of AFE with 3 x major corporations: Armas, Hyperdyne, Weyland-Yutani and 3x galactic superpowers: United Americas, Union of Progressive Peoples and Three World Empire

[@anthonyl5425]

I love reading the lore bits in this game, especially the weapon ones… you could spend an hour just reading through the origins uses and little factoids about each weapon in the game! Very cool stuff. The attention to detail and love that the devs put into this game is incredible! Been playing since release and just yesterday (over two years later) just noticed in the hangar hub behind where the two guys are sitting playing cards or sipping their coffee, on the wall there are posters with various notes, event flyers, and even a list of the various military ranks within the UACM… so awesome!

[@teynryn831]

Demo and overstim precision rocket build god tier meme build lol

[@Psyqhical]

Pretty much. 🤣

[@user-nh1on4yh2g]

Well phalanx is good without spitter. First, phalanx's shield can block every attack without grab and acid with floor(spitter) and phalanx's melee with shield ability we can stun bosses(warrior, crusher, etc) before they use grab Second, phalanx can shoot gl without self damage and this adventage will give us using gl more comfortable. Third, foresaid two adventages you can block frontlone by alone so dealer and recon can concentrate to spitter and bosses first without normal, burster getting close Perhaps, dealer shoot me many aidkits can handle(aidkit spawn's amount is same with people's amount) I think phalanx isn't so bad and tear is A Instead grief.

[@callmesenpaidesu1506]

so im reading comments abd watch ur video early game enjoy lancer thrn switch to demo or phalanx?

[@Raven11382]

Great vid as usual! DEMO is GOD Tier ONLY with the M95 Grenade launcher though, everything below it is maybe a Grief tier weapon XD

[@Psyqhical]

Nah, Demo God-Tier cause of Precision Rockets too. 😋

[@dmar3651]

the Smart Gun is God Tier too, my fellow marine. Also, nice joke with the M95 trollnade launcher. XD

[@luciferdeath5622]

What video shows the recon class that is God tier because I created the nighthawk build and its fun but it doesn't seem like I'm getting God their value

[@Psyqhical]

Nighthawk is the Sniper. Only good in Synth missions. What you want is the Raptor build for everything else. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYXafHl8a7WIjassi=Dn1xC3x5cF9C6wjb

[@G1ax10s]

I wish precision rockets can be reworked or enemy can get immunity to control with every debuff they getting, because it's most boring and imbalanced build in game.

[@50MiraGaming]

Does reactive.charge still hurts you ir was that a bug

[@Psyqhical]

No, it's been fixed.

[@kawinsantitranon9999]

Yeet! XD

[@callmesenpaidesu1506]

wich is more fun solo. ur juggernaut lancer vs demo?

[@Psyqhical]

Demo for sure, but you'll precision rockets first.

[@dmar3651]

I mostly agree with this list. That said, id rank Gunner in the God Tier list, due to its Insane (pun intended) carry potential. Put it beside a Recon, and youre golden. Demo, Gunner and Recon at God tier, and the rest remains the same.

[@thekombatrealm6082]

Technician and Gunner are the titan tier. Mini Grenades with Overclock using an overstimulated card is just way too much fun and you''ll melt Xenos like a hot knife through butter.

[@Satsujinki1973]

Insane? Sheeeeeeeeiiiit, I gave up on extreme because I could not get a decent 3rd player who knew what they were doing. They either quit or had shitty connection so they timed out, or had no clue and died. Or in one case didn't run to the extraction point upon completion and got the team killed while we waited for them.

[@Psyqhical]

Yeah, that happens. If you join the AFE discord, you might find a thirs there.

[@Satsujinki1973]

@@Psyqhical tried posting their for help. I got no response.

[@Psyqhical]

😕

[@jdtainui2830]

No the game needs new species of aliens like the pred-alien, Raven, Matriarch, empress the queen mother, spitters need to be revamped! The predators don't need to be in this title! The game is fine concentrating on the Colonial Marines fireteams elite! But one addition I would add more levels, and put them in different places found throughout the xenoverse, like revisting LV-426 to find a Matriarch queen, Fiora-161, a whole new set like maybe this time on a weyland-yutani super class Starfreighter or one of the Colonial Marines ship, with a new planet were a weyland-yutani base was over ran by xenos, and the introduction xeno and animal and human hybrids from some of the comics! Predator is its own franchise! I think the predators need a game like this where you can pick a hunter, female yutja hunter, berserker, and the hybrid predator that stands 9 1/2 feet tall! But the game needs more levels a more interesting storyline more enemies, xenos, Batley synths and weyland-yutani mercenaries! Just my opinion!

[@seanwhitehall4652]

15:15 S-tier design choice amiright?

[@skillywilly187]

I like I like demo my teammates don't

[@Auguuuustooooo]

Idk why but de guard dog from Recon class is breaking the game on ps5,everytime i use de skill i Lost connection with the host WTF IS going on???

[@Psyqhical]

That is troublesome. Avoid the replacer perk for now and hope they fix it later. 😔

[@MrDoggson]

Got patched recently

[@seanwhitehall4652]

Could not believe how strong Demo was when I started playing. I'm leveling up Doc and...it is far less impressive.

[@Psyqhical]

Wait till you get Precision Rockets om the Demo (obtained by completing the Pathogen DLC). With them, even Insane will become trivial. 🤣

[@yusufrahmet6525]

this was a joke

[@xavierharris7700]

Lol

[@cheap_clips]

Now go without phalanx to the synth missions. You should use that pussy corner bugs to await hours for synth to come to you instead of just going like a tank onto them. Nobody plays phalanx because it requires the most efforts put into the game. Ultra instinct reaction to discombobulate the jumpy red ones, to deploy the shield in time, to be the wall between the horde and team-mates. Phalanx is a god tier, a live saver, a game changer. So if you can't play it or just never tried, it doesn't mean he's bad and putting him below doc is the worst thing I saw in my life. But you did the list right if looking at the simplicity of playing the game. You literally need no brains to just set a build with fast charge and damage for rockets and just shoot them the entire level and then be proud in the end statistics of your damage dealt. Demo is good, but from my almost 2 k experience in the game, demo is required only on 3 levels, Boarding, Approach and Strike just to kill lots of poppers at once. The other levels require more gunner and tech abilities, recon of course, and if you have balls - phalanx. So saying about the necessity of using demo in 16 missions, only 3 really require demo, but every 16 require recon, tech and gunner, and my boy phalanx, at your discretion, who can even block punches from the pathogen queen and jumping broots. So if ranking the classes not by the simplicity but the real need of their use, demo is A rank here. So s tier goes to recon, tech, Gunner for sure, and phalanx, but only for demo players who are 99% of the game, of course a tier list would be like this one here.

[@Psyqhical]

It is true when they say that a negative person only listens to the negatives that are being said. I also said that, against Synths and Pathogen, the Phalanx is God Tier. I also said, later on in the video, that I was joking when I said you were griefing if you played Phalanx in Xeno missions and that I just believe that the Phalanx is just the weakest class. Instead of critisizing this list, give the people watching your Phalanx build. Seeing that you believe the Phalanx is useable in all missions, I would love to know what you're using to make him so good against Xenos. 🤷‍♂️

[@cheap_clips]

@@Psyqhical you just shoot xenoes with him, that's how you make him good, and of course not hiding in the corner behind but be on the front line, trying to catch attention of preto, charger, broot onto you so your teammates couldn't not get damage. This class is more self sacrificing to save the hp of your team-mates, and in selfish world we live many people won't understand why you have to get damage for your teammates plus got shoot often in the back by your teammates, when you just can be on the rear end shooting rockets and doing okk. By that's my vision of game, I think if you play co-op you have to sacrifice and help, and for this goal phalanx is best. No offends bro at all if you was offended.

[@Psyqhical]

Sorry if I became defensive, had a rough day. Shouldn't have taken out on you.

[@maidoll_fei]

I think the game bad design put phalanx in a bad spot. Because friendly fire and desync if a phalanx stand in front we have to shoot less and even stop using launcher/flamethrower. it is very hard to work with. Sometime it is not rising team dps but we just stop shooting and let the shield-shotgun-guy solo it. In synth mission usually just take more time but not require phalanx. We can draw fire with a tech turret and stun them with Coils. Most of the time we can use a demo to tank a boss. (Spam rocket and push away.) The only boss that is un-tank-able by a demo is pathogen queen. I saw people tank it with phalanx shield. But boss AI in this game seems randomly switch target so a phalanx cant tank it forever. And when someone picking a phalanx. The team seems run into lots of problem in other stuff. (Ammo, CC, range dps etc) I think devs should buff phalanx. (And nerf demo.) Maybe give it a skill to draw boss attention. Or a wider overwatch like shield or even a placeable shield...

[@youiyoigi]

@@maidoll_feiI feel I’m a bit late and the game is kinda dead now but I 100% agree with you I feel the phalanx doesn’t really carry but instead just changes the entire teams play style some may say it’s sacrificial but I really think it’s quite selfish. Sadly I think this game suffers from there only being teams of 3 like it’s just so hard to pick phalanx when you need a recon no matter as well as a gunner or demo usually demo and so you left with one spot which is usually a fight between doc and mech mech usually being the best. You see practically you need a cc a tank killer and well a team support and with only 1 serving the team role and 2 fighting for cc and 2 for boss phalanx doesn’t have a place like sure it tanks like crazy but the game really isn’t designed around that. Idk like phalanx is good but like you said he practically forces you to use no aoa weapons which are some of the best and just change the gameplay which at the end of the day is nice. Phalanx is that 3rd pick everyone knows is good but doesn’t wanna adjust to the orthodox play style of. Any in my opinion tech slaps because you do no work and doc is a grief pick really just a worse tech I just wish tech had a heavy😊.

[@declan_dimitrescu6285]

Hard disgree on phalanx id personally move Phalanx Low S mid A tier especially now due specifically to one of their new ability replacers called Shock ordanance from the patheogen Dlc its hard to get used to and build Around but that thing can destroy hordes in Seconds a KZbinr i watch call Fi0h made a phalanx build Arpund where it was Destroying Hordes in seconds plus Slowing the big dudes i highly reccomend xhecking him out... phalanx is in a Good place RN i feel i used to Haaaate playing him when he 1st came out but now hes probably my 3rd most played Class and one of my top 3s of the 7 Classes (1st being Technician and 2nd being Recon)

[@Psyqhical]

This list does not look at damage or killing potential, but at carry potential. And not solo carry potential, but rather; "How good can this class carry a team on Insane?" And if we look at the Phalanx from that perspective, imo, the Phalanx offers the least to a team when fighting Xenos, but he's Godlike against Synths and Pathogen. However, since the majority of the game you're fighting Xeno's, I've placed him lowest for that reason. Does it make him bad? No, absolutely not. It's just that, against xenos, the game works against you as a Phalanx. That's also what I tried to explain in the video.