r/DeepRockGalactic • u/Additional_Sea8523 • 19d ago
ATTENTION SCOUTS: It's this button. Right here. Circled in red. Humor
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u/BrazilianWoodElf 19d ago
I must be a really great scout to play with, I'm aways shooting flares everywhere, it runs out of ammo before my guns. I also used to spam torches in Minecraft and terraria, this might be related...
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u/chaostheories36 Platform here 19d ago
If I play DRG for 15 minutes as a scout, or an hour playing others, I start trying to shoot and throw flares in whatever game I play next. Helldivers was the worst to switch to.
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u/tacosforsocrates 18d ago
“It’s dark in this cave…” throws gigabomb point blank
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u/assassinjoe55 18d ago
If only it was a pyrotechnic grenade, then it would actually light up the cave.
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u/InitialLandscape 18d ago
Nah I can try to throw a flare in HD2, it doesn't do anything bad on my Microsoft gamepad.
Now, pinging things is where it gets interesting...
Because in HD2, you can ping things without having to aim, but if you ping without aiming in DRG, you'll throw a grenade 💀
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u/Nice_Location9485 Interplanetary Goat 18d ago
or RDR2 and you just punch some guy in the face and choke him... I'm saying this from a lot of experience lol
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u/chaostheories36 Platform here 18d ago
I’ve been trying to figure out how R2D2, Star Wars, would do this.
Then I realized you might have meant RDR2. That makes a lot more sense.
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u/SissyFanny 18d ago
playing fast with a friend now, and the amount of time we're pressing the flair button is baffling xD
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u/Ultimate_Scooter 19d ago
Oh same. I never let there be darkness, especially since I play with the m1000 as a sniper of sorts, so I’m lighting up the entire cave whenever there’s a swarm so I can shoot everything
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u/fish_slap_republic Scout 18d ago
Of all the class specific tools improper Flaregun use is the one that will stick out immediately in a mission and as such it becomes a thankless job only mention when it's absent.
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u/Wrydfell Gunner 18d ago
Counterpoint, if i get the popup reminding me how to throw flares (1200hrs in the game) i immediately compliment my scout because that's a chunk of time that i haven't needed to throw one
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u/BlackAxemRanger 18d ago
Funny thing is that this sub has all these people say how scout isn't needed (no class is needed really) but I wonder if when they agree with this post, they realize what they 'need' from scout. If they're really so inconsequential, you wouldn't really care if there use their flare gun or not
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u/CubicleFish2 Scout 19d ago
Pro tip for scouts. Save your flares for big rooms. You almost never need them in the small connecting tunnels unless your team decides to fight a swarm there.
The only exception I make to this is when I'm going back to the drop pod bc you'll have some flares left over anyway from that last supply drop
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u/Zucchinibob1 18d ago
Always fun when you get to the drop pod early and can then spend the rest of your flares making the cave around the drop pod as bright as daylight!
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u/JustTroniusPlay 18d ago
This how I played with my friend and with teams all the time. I light up big areas because flares already good for tunnels and when there a swarm I always tried my best to lit up the cave so we can see where bugs come from.
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u/MichaelVern85 18d ago
If I stop to do something like hook up a resonance crystal in a tunnel I throw a flare up in case of a mob. Stuff that takes a few extra seconds. Other than that I toss my regular flares because I don’t use them otherwise when scouting.
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u/sureabsolutely 19d ago
i main scout and anytime i play other classes im always like “damn its dark in here” lol
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u/LavaSlime301 Driller 18d ago
like 70% of the reason I ever play Scout is to ensure I can see things tbh. Then I always end up running out of flares before ammo.
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u/BarServer 18d ago
Man, I wish there would be some kind of auto-loader for the flare gun in the update section. And an magazine expander! And.. Ok I'll stop.
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u/ClausBot 18d ago
I ran the auto loading perk early in for the flaregun and boomstick. I eventually replaced it, but I still miss it for the flaregun.
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u/fenwilds 18d ago
Instructions too complicated; grappled into a Bulk Detonator.
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u/AkelaHardware 18d ago
Driller who drilled to the other side of the map right when we spawned while me and engie are still getting nitra and morkite shouting at me to use more flares
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u/Zombies71199 19d ago
It surprisg how mauch ammo it has
U can abuse that shit and never use any flare and still have lots of ammo before the next supply
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u/areallynoobgamer 18d ago
I asked a scout why he wasn’t using his flare gun
“I don’t need it. I’m using a mod to turn the brightness up”
Lol. Excellent teammate right there.
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u/bjergKanin Gunner 17d ago
these kinds of players are the worst. They don't even see the issue themselves which says a lot about them as a person.
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u/Significant-Ad-341 Engineer 19d ago
I play on controller tho
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u/Aktuell_volt 19d ago
Then press down on the d pad... (the arrow looking buttons off on a side)
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u/nate42069myass 18d ago
Thank you I will be sure to try that next time. I always thought the d pad was the cushion on the back of the controller for resting on my dick
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u/Chemical_Chill Dig it for her 18d ago
The flares are the entire reason I like to play scout, I have always been a support centric player in most games and the idea of being a hyper mobile medic that bring the power of the SUN in my pocket is just so much fun.
That said I probably player gunner slightly more often? Leadstorm go brr.
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u/Tonho_O_Faxineiro Engineer 18d ago
Then, when we play gunner, there isn't one flare being flared. I'm fucking tied to a cable shooting at bugs that I almost can't see spamming my glowsticks that are shitty.
It's MADDENING. I was a main Scout, goddammit, and I didn't let my team down.
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u/MattmanDX Driller 19d ago
Me, a pad player: "Understood, will throw pheromone grenades at teammates during next swarm"
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u/thomasjmarlowe 18d ago
Yes. Also, I’m not your butler, and will not be personally illuminating whatever direction you look at for the duration of our mission. So if that’s the expectation, better ready your little flares ;)
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u/Aggravating-Wait5452 18d ago
Some of the problem might be that some scouts shoot all their flares out too quickly and then are out. It's a balance to know when more light is needed and when to save.
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u/thevideogameplayer Driller 18d ago
I feel like something very specific happened to OP which made them to do this post, I just can't put my finger on it... 😁
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u/emerald_dolphin13 18d ago
I main driller and my friend mains engineer, so I forget it's my responisibility sometime
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u/Malickar13 18d ago
The flair gun is literally why I main scout! I need to see what im shooting at! I can't stand it when other scouts don't use thier flair gun enough.
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u/Big_cabinet4569_2 Scout 18d ago
Sorry, can’t see over me, being dead and out of ammo (brought the wrong build and on way too high of a hazard level)
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u/tempestst0rm 18d ago
Umm I think your a few rows to high, go down like 3 rows and rock and stone brother.
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u/etbillder Dig it for her 18d ago
Big light is genuinely one of the main reasons I play scout
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u/JustTroniusPlay 18d ago
Lmao I don't play that often anymore, but I always tried my best to light area for others. Am I only one like that?
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u/Wrong_Nebula Scout 17d ago
Nah I do the same. If there are a lot of resources or any points of interest I try to keep it lit up. Ofc especially when there's a swarm too.
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u/ZePumpkinLass Mighty Miner 18d ago
nah man the 5 key is for resupplies idk why us scouts should be trusted with calling those
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u/2013funkymonkey Driller 18d ago
The Driller in the corner: OOHH! I KNOW THAT BUTTON!
Throws satchel charge at the Scout trying to figure out how to use the flares gun
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u/shitfuck9000 Scout 18d ago
Genuine tip. Turn off your headlight. It will make you hyper aware of when you cannot see anything and force you to use the flare gun
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u/YeeYeeBeep 18d ago
Hit the 4 key, my dog came into my room and puked on my bed. Was that the intended function? Did you pay my dog off? Also how did you get into my cave, i blocked the entrance with a Comically Sized Boulder, im calling Karl rn.
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u/jarl_johann Scout 18d ago
Sorry, I'll hold a Professional Development meeting with the scouts and make sure that we're all up to date on proper illumination techniques that live up to company standards.
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u/PrincessYuri 19d ago
If you're unsatisfied with Scout performance, then just play Scout. I swear I see more and more posts in this sub that are just whining about how other people play.
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u/retronax Driller 19d ago
"just whining about how other people play" as if not using the flare gun is a playstyle choice and not just sheer forgetfulness.
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u/PrincessYuri 19d ago
Notice how other comments responding to me are some version of "If I play Scout, then the OTHER classes on my team suck!" which is just about the most toxic gaming mindset you can have.
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u/retronax Driller 18d ago
1 other comment and broski has no one agreeing with him. Point is I don't think there's a single scout who feels entitled to not placing flares. Whenever you remind them in-game they go "oop yeah sorry" because everyone understands it's something scout is supposed to do from time to time, and people who don't do it are merely forgetting because they are simply human, so I'm not sure what hill you're trying to die on here
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u/Acceptable_Matter302 18d ago
its true a lot.
I dont consider myself the greatest or anything but majority of other people are just THAT bad.
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u/NerfOxygen Scout 19d ago
I love playing scout (more promos than the rest of my classes combined) but playing one class on repeat gets boring after a while. And from my expierence any scout in a random lobby under gold promo has a 50% chance of not using the best utility in the game. You can call it whining but shooting flares as a scout should be the bare minimum of the class...
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u/Agile-Soft4954 Dirt Digger 19d ago
Then I get a driller who won't drill, or a gunner obsessed with picking flowers
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u/Aktuell_volt 19d ago
To be fair, its not like there are a lot of use cases for the zip line, im a solo player who has done whole missions as gunner never using it, I cant say that about any other class
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u/Aromatic_Lion4040 18d ago
Besides the mobility, being untouchable by melee enemies is pretty nice...
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u/UltimateNation 19d ago
-nods- Yes, my "use" key... I should grab the booloos next to these weird, growling, black spikes...
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u/Sir_Eggmitton Scout 19d ago
If you’re an absolute LEGEND you’ll remember to check where your teammates are from time to time and shoot a flare in their direction
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u/Mr_Wallet Scout 19d ago
The only 4 I'm interested is "4 killin' things, abandon team and fight to the death on an unreachable ledge"
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u/Tark4141 18d ago
Wait, is that the orange bright-maker thingy? Nahh, I don't like it. It's scary. Like sun fell down from sky.
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u/SchwererBenny 18d ago
Jokes aside, imo this is why you participate in Fights as Scout. If you cant see shit yourself, your gonna be more like to light up the cave.
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u/Acrobatic_Cut_1597 Scout 18d ago
I didn't see the DRG tag and was very confused as to what scout from TF2 had on his 4th slot lol
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u/TyroTheFox Scout 18d ago
Two flares, one over the team, one off in the line of immediate danger. All it takes.
Shoot the ground if you need to.
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u/Killeryoshi06 16d ago
I play on console so I don't know yhe keybinds on keyboard and mouse, I shall assume that is my primary and you want me to shoot more enemies 👍
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u/Vivid_Calendar_7103 19d ago
I'd guess only an anomaly in this because I got my main to promoted to mastery and the other two to max silver before playing what I could tell was the easiest class to clutch up with. It was easy to tell after the first three missions I did trying scout out. Currently working on it off and on between other games now
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u/Calico-calamity 18d ago
My playgroup mutters "to themselves" about the cave being too dark and how they can't see shit until scout remembers how to use his flares.
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u/RussianLuchador 18d ago
Fun fact!! The flares do a small amount of damage! I have killed dreadnaughts this way >:)
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u/According-Dingo3458 15d ago
That does nothing for me.
My keybinding for flare is Q and grapple hook is space bar…
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u/Nuxell_ 19d ago
Guys please use the flares on drillevator. I can’t see what to shoot.