THE BEST TRAUMA PSYKER IN THE WORLD | Havoc 40 | Darktide

Squeak! (Hello frens. More information on Rat's build and rat tech can be found in the comments) :3
Squeak! (Rat streams occasionally on Twitch) :D
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[@samindahouse2]

Built link plz.

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (here you go fren) :D darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9df8cf62-74bb-407a-b6ab-b942ad63597d/the-best-psyker-build-rats-trauma-psyker

[@Nachtelfafronese]

Thank you ❤

[@Zuggaguz]

​@@TheRatOCE why don't you have unyielding on DS? That's at least 90% of your enemies which you're stabbing in this video.

[@TheRatOCE]

@@Zuggaguz Squeak (thats a very good question. On more thought, you are completely right and rat will change maniac damage to unyielding as bulwarks and reapers are far more of an issue. Rat will update you on how it goes after a while of trying it. Thank you very much for the suggestion fren!) Edit: Rat has tried unyielding on the Duelling Sword and much prefers it! Thank you again for this great suggestion)

[@Zuggaguz]

@@TheRatOCE I'm glad to hear that :)

[@ParaDoxMM]

Okay, to be honest, I’ve been playing this build for a couple of days (with my own little talent changes) after playing with the Inferno Staff, and I have to admit the Trauma Staff is way better in terms of utility. Now, I can't go back to the Inferno or other staffs because they just don't feel as impactful. Maybe I can use the Inferno to support certain builds, but man, you’re amazing. Keep going, and I hope one day I randomly stumble upon a game with you. Big hugs! The path of the PSYKER. "Perfection is not a dream. It is a duty." - Traitor Primarch Fulgrim In game name: Run

[@TheRatOCE]

@@ParaDoxMM Squeak! (Yay! Rat is glad to hear that as rat very much feels the same way. Which region do you scurry in? Rat often plays with viewers across many regions so it is more than possible that our scurries will cross one day! If you see rat streaming on twitch and there is room, dont be afraid to come and join!) ;D

[@ParaDoxMM]

@@TheRatOCE EU // I'll pay attention if you open a stream. It would be cool to see you in action!

[@slowescomb4558]

Rattus Norvegicus ❤️ my cat’s crimes of eating birds is now immortalised in this impressive display of scurrying and finesse. Xoxo Nona

[@Misterscout]

Always loved the rapier. Out classes the dagger by far. But I can the force sword with light attacks to do 3100 dps using peril cancel. Granted I have shit mobility, forces more team play that can handle overcrowding. Noone expects the Psykee to go melee out of nowhere and decimate crusher crowd, let alone substantial dmg against monstrosities.

[@Zuggaguz]

Loved the gameplay and your knowledge of the map and use of space. It was also very refreshing to see no mods. But I wish you had scoreboard mod for damage and such at the end of the map.

[@TheRatOCE]

@@Zuggaguz squeak (Thank you very much fren! There are many times when rat would love to have seen a scoreboard of how the team did, but unfortunately Rat has decided to be strict about not using mods. The main reason in this case is that Rat doesn’t want to chase higher numbers as that would cause Rat to lean more towards competitive and selfish gameplay in the long run and become more toxic insidiously. Rat has no problems with others using mods, but it is a personal choice in this case as Rat has fallen for these vices before.) >.

[@Zuggaguz]

@TheRatOCE That is a fair reason and stats aren't everything! :)

[@TewbBelrog]

Rodents of Unusual Skill? I think they might exist!

[@AlteredStateAdventures]

Id love for tanner to review this. You seem to be bending the physics of the game youre so fast. Awesome shit

[@TheRatOCE]

@@AlteredStateAdventures squeak! (That would be fun! Rat would love to hear what tanner thinks of rat tech) :3

[@timothyadams4477]

I think it's good but he'd probably say that for the most damage and safety you funnel where inferno outclasses it damage wise. Nothing can beat the enemies stacked up tight and blasted with inferno, flamethrower, and plasma rifle while rotating gold toughness. Psyker cc isn't necessary when you're rotating shout and book.

[@timothyadams4477]

Too add to that, he also took gunner resistance on his curios but you see how fast he melted anyway in the video. It's still a fun build though, and I'm using something similar.

[@Big-Dom]

Oh it's the squeaker himself ! And frink in the same game, those are familiar faces ! Squeak + Grenade duo when ?! :o

[@TheRatOCE]

@@Big-Dom squeak! (Hello fren, what was your in game name again? Rat may remember you. And yus rat loves frink’s personality. He along with yowie and nona are always a lot of fun to scurry with)

[@Big-Dom]

@@TheRatOCE I was Tiny-Tina i believe back then, but i havent seen you around in a while, if you see Big Dom in your game let me know, thats me :)

[@mathiasH9108]

I noticed *Don't recall which video' you have 25% Unarmored... explain please :D I do see enemies with unarmored on legs but can't shake that something like Maniac would be better? :)

[@TheRatOCE]

@@mathiasH9108 Squeak! (Another very good question! The simplest answer is that it clears normal enemies faster, and synergises with Rat’s playstyle, so Rat values unarmored damage over doing more damage to other varieties of enemies. Now a more nuanced response would be this: - You encounter unarmored enemies much more often than any other types of enemies so you will end up doing much more DPS. - Tying closely to this point; with Rat’s playstyle and how quickly Rat can spam voidblast secondaries with animation cancelling, Rat is able to deal with spread out enemies a lot better, so there is much more of an incentive to clear unarmored stragglers with quick short charges. If you were playing voidblast traditionally, it would be super inefficient to waste time charging your staff only to kill 1 or 2 enemies. But it is also quite inefficient having to swap to melee to deal with those stragglers when they reach you. So the goal is to have as much up time as possible with the voidblast staff. With this in mind, a large part of every scurry will be spent on killing stragglers, so the faster Rat can do that, the sooner Rat can turn Rat’s attention to dealing with higher priority targets, doing more damage, and having more impact on the team. - In a similar vein, the optimal way to use the voidblast is to minimise over-damage. That is to say don’t charge secondaries more than necessary to kill enemies. This is a lot more difficult to do on other types of mobs, but the one type you can do it consistently on are normal unarmored enemies. And being able to kill unarmored mobs with shorter charges adds to a significant time save over the duration of a scurry. Time which again can be spent dealing damage, staggering enemies, etc. Ultimately it really is up to you which perks you want to take as everyones playstyle is different, but Rat has found the current build to be exactly what Rat likes out of all the options. Rat hopes that answers your question, and if you have anything else you would like to ask, Rat is always happy to respond!) ;D

[@mathiasH9108]

@@TheRatOCE Rat is thinking outside of box yes-yes. I like it. I'm still practicing so that bit of infomation is very helpful! thank you :)

[@Nightwing-ng8pu]

Good evening Mr. rat I would like to humbly request a build video if you would not mind

[@TheRatOCE]

@@Nightwing-ng8pu Squeak (Greetings fren! Rat likely wont do a build video anytime soon as rat is still very new to streaming and video editing. In the meantime, have a look at rat’s guide under the pinned comment as that goes into detail behind the core principles of rat’s build and rat tech. If you have anymore questions, let rat know and rat will be more than happy to answer them!)

[@romamoran1337]

With DS, light swing slide loop gives you better movement boost than heavy stab slide loop.

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (Oh really?! Then rat has been doing it wrong the entire time. Thank you for the valuable info fren) ;D

[@Ozzielius]

Hello Rat! I was scurrying around the mourning star with you in our little emote go-karts the other day. I didn't know who you were lol. Cool Vid, i'll definitely give this a try. Would love to run some stuff with you, i'm on OCE - Psyker Neinvoltz

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak! (Hello fren! Rat remembers you :D. Rat would love to scurry with you sometime. If you see rat online feel free to join or invite rat to a party)

[@TewbBelrog]

8:07 Persuasion Check Failed

[@OldDevlin]

Hi, I'm new to Darktide, just started playing last month with the PS5 release. I have SO much to learn. I'm finding low 20s Havoc pretty challenging 😂 Anyway, I'm really curious as to how you move the way you do, stabbing the air during a slide. What does that do? I also saw a video of somebody running around constantly stabbing the air with their combat blade as they sprinted. I think I must be missing out on some important mechanics info. Anyway, great video. So impressive!

[@AlteredStateAdventures]

It will be next to impossible to replicate this type of movement on console. You can dash slide and certain weapons like the combat knife and dueling sword increase your speed with a heavy attack. But the fluidity and movement you see in this video is God mode computer and mouse play

[@TheRatOCE]

@@OldDevlinSqueak! (Rat appreciates your kind compliments fren. As @AlteredStateAdventures said, the heavy stab on the duelling sword provides a short burst of speed which can be used during slide chaining to maintain your momentum and scurry a lot faster. Unfortunately rat is unfamiliar with controller bindings so rat isn’t too sure how a lot of rat tech would translate over. Rat would also like to say that it is perfectly fine to struggle in havoc, especially after only a month playing the game. Rat thinks that the best players are the ones who are having the most fun! So as long as you are enjoying the challenge, meeting new frens and keep trying, you will scurry like a rat in no time! Rat hopes that our scurries cross paths one day fren. Until then may your paws be fast) ;D

[@OldDevlin]

Thank you both! I just read your build and the notes explaining exactly how to do the dodge slide with heavy attacks mixed in to increase speed, so I tried it on the PS5, and it doesn't seem to do anything. I've got chained doge sliding down already, but incorporating the heavy attack to trigger during the slide doesn't seem to increase the speed/momentum on console. Oh well, thanks for the tips anyway, always good to learn more about the game. I'm loving it so far. Have some cheese!

[@tylerharris8010]

​@OldDevlin hi! Just wanted to give a tip if it's welcome. If you slide first and then release the heavy attack whilst sliding, you won't receive the speed boost. Try releasing the heavy attack while sprinting and then sliding after the heavy attack. Rat here is amazing at chaining them together.

[@OldDevlin]

@@tylerharris8010 Brilliant, thanks for the tip!

[@Zeorange8ball]

absolutely nasty trauma gameplay...noticed you tend to not fully charge your trauma blast but do more half charged blasts. Is this better dps? always thought maxing the charge time was more damage

[@TheRatOCE]

@@Zeorange8ball squeak (hello fren! With trauma, stagger is your greatest strength. Often times in hoards, it is far better to play a supporting role staggering specials and elites for your team before focusing on damage once the hoards momentum has slowed and your team has stabilised. As for dps, yus it technically is higher, but each situation demands their own answer. Rat spams smooler charges often as it allows rat to play extremely reactively, but sometimes rat also uses full charges to focus down specific enemies. if you want more info on how rat plays, have a look at this guide! rat hopes this has helped fren) ;D darktide.gameslantern.com/builds/9df8cf62-74bb-407a-b6ab-b942ad63597d/the-best-psyker-build-rats-trauma-psyker?callback=in&code=ZJQ2NDUZOTQTNZM4OC0ZZGNILWE0NTUTZJA4OWZLOGVIMZAX&state=56ac5bb9f4f74092b3ac2a9c25fba8de

[@mathiasH9108]

Squeak *Master Rat should to a scurry-move video guide. Very impressive move-move fast-speed*

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (Perhaps in the future, but rat is still learning how to make videos. For now the best rat can provide is rat’s guide which is pinned in the comments) o7

[@mathiasH9108]

@@TheRatOCE Rat master does good job yes-yes. Looking for more in future

[@Nachtelfafronese]

Thank you ❤

[@TheRatOCE]

@@Nachtelfafronese squeak (you are very welcome) :3

[@PocSnigo]

LMAO the text chat

[@Ratgirl_Lilian]

Accurate title

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (if anyone doesnt know ratgirl_lilian, check out her channel! She does some amazing solo scurries)

[@fischyie7625]

ur movement is crazy

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (thank you fren, rat had to practice a lot to scurry that well) ;D

[@stcl-k6w]

dude a fkn green captain and green ogryn in that part of the map fkn blows amazing play I just don't understand how psykers survive 2 hits is insatdeath on high havoc

[@TheRatOCE]

@@stcl-k6w squeak (haha thank you fren. Luckily it wasn't a chaos spawn or rat would have been in a lot more trouble) >.

[@johnz199709]

May i ask why unarmored and flak, instead of flak and carapace?

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak! (Excellent question fren! Simply put, there are much more unarmoured than carapace enemies. Unarmoured allows rat to kill regular enemies much faster and with less secondary charge, which leads to great time saving throughout the scurry. Time which allows rat to deal with other threats!)

[@KeetSeel]

Can confirm. Would scurry again. Too bad i went back to Europe :( Keith

[@TheRatOCE]

@@KeetSeel squeak (thats why rat hasnt seen you in ages. rat remembers you fondly fren) o7

[@xx0wnerxx21]

squeak.

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak! :D

[@Lakelaogaiorthewin]

Rat I love you. Rat are your keybinds all default? Rat you are so funny. Rat you are so talented.

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (thank you fren ;D. Rat’s keybinds are all default except for jump which is binded to left alt)

[@nontologicalbeing]

Finally, lore-accurate psyker behaviors (gameplay is nutty, or cheesy, whichever tastes better)

[@ぷちとまと-o7g]

You have six left hands.

[@TheRatOCE]

@@ぷちとまと-o7g .0.

[@kallummilne8365]

ahh rats

[@TheRatOCE]

squeak!

[@sergioparodivazquez4284]

Do you have to reach havoc 40 every week?

[@TheRatOCE]

Squeak (If you want to maintain your rank against decay then yes. However rat isnt too fussed about it and just scurries because it is fun!) ;D

[@williejackson6905]

I think you went a little overboard about that Best in the world phrase buddy. Stop making competition

[@yadunknow3436]

Why are you crying lil buddy? Life's too short for bad cheese and slow rats, don't ever squeak to the ROAT like that ever again! That is your first and final warning. Competition? Don't make me Chuck LE Cheese. You're just a crumb on the floor, nowhere near our Lord TheRat. He came from the gutter now he's at the top! So don't even bother gnawing for his spot lil mousey. Pipsqueak pipe down, you ain't in no big 3 TheRat got you wiped down, Remy got you wiped down, Lil Suart got you wiped down! Now scurry away!

[@sirnosferaty]

I think its fine who cares right altho is kinda obvious he's using scripts but then again a lot of high competitive players in the community use it.

[@FrankDixon-e9t]

​@@sirnosferatyyou need to stay where you at bruh, and I don't care what "Script" he using, it's still bullshit to label yourself the best in the world if you honestly can't even prove that shit..stop reaching

[@TheRatOCE]

⁠​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠Squeak (Hello fren, Rat doesn’t use any scripts or mods. It was a very conscious choice for Rat as doing all of this rat tech with scripts just doesn’t feel right or fulfilling. If you pay attention, you can see Rat mess up input loops with animation cancelling and sliding quite often, as well as the fact that the inputs are not consistent in terms of timing, so that really is the best proof rat can provide. As for the original comment, Rat understands that the title is a bit brash and egotistical, and Rat apologises for it fren. But when growing a channel and community, you need content that will draw in viewers, and rat believes that the gameplay speaks for itself! Rat hopes you understand) ;D

[@williejackson6905]

Too many of y'all that be trying to compete & get ahead of one another playing these Warhammer games & I'm tired of seeing it

[@CreepyPeaches]

Such a joy to watch a good psyker...Such a shame that RAT plays better than any humans... Perhaps I should just let the warp consume me..?

[@TheRatOCE]

@@CreepyPeaches squeak (Firstly thank you kind fren, rat appreciates your compliments. But don't give up! rat is nothing special and only scurries like this after countless hours practicing on this one build. Anyone can scurry like rat with practice and rat is sure you will be able to master rat tech too) ;D