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How good is HK416?

I'm fairly new to the game, running a 3AR 2SMG team. And I'm wondering how good the 416 is in general and when compared to the units from AR team acquired from the story. Also any advice on how to best utilize her skills and everything would be great. Thanks in advance!

Asked by MilkyNero5 years 9 months ago
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She is arguably better than SOPMODII, and fills the same role. The difference would be that SOPMODII buffs 3 tiles in front of her for accuracy and evasion, while HK416 buffs the tile directly in front of her for damage. Also, HK416 has the same skill as SOPMODII, but it's stronger.

So the best way to utilize her is to place her in the top left corner of the formation, directly behind your offtank. Going based on the team in your picture, that would be directly behind Skorpion. This will significantly improve the damage of her skill thanks to the formation buff.

EDIT: To be fair however, SOPMODII does have better sustained DPS and will be better equipped for night battles due to the ability to have 2 attachments. Meaning she can equip a PEQ and a Crit Scope rather than just one or the other.

I see. I already have her behind Skorpion in the upper left corner. Leveling up the other AR team on the side will take time but I'll do it. Thanks.

The previous responder said she's arguably better than Sopmod, but I respectfully disagree. Not only can SOPMOD raise the strength of her nade while sustaining her DPS through being able to equip both an EOT and a VFL, there is no enemy in the game that you'd use nades on that HK can kill but SOPMOD can't.

There's only one thing exceptional about 416, and it's her tile buff. +40% DMG to SMGs is nothing to scoff at, and she''s arguably the best pair to Vector's molotov. Aside from that, at least she has good stats use, so she can fit in any ARSMG team as long as you need a grenadier or an off-tank buffer.

In comparison, SOPMOD just edges her out in DPS output, while FAL is just the better grenadier overall. However, don't rule 416 out immediately since she still provides unmatched value as the best SMG off-tank buffer in the current game.