- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I prefer different tactics when dispensing with flood.
Infected forms: (tall & short, elite & human, its all the same) most people assume the assault rifle is an effective weapon, because it works on easy and normal. it isn't.
in heroic and legendary, the infected forms will shrug off bullets like rain drops (unless the rain is radioactive and acidic, like in Texas.) use the pistol and the shotgun, depending on availability. The needler will do in a pinch, but is to be avoided in close range battles. Never use the sniper rifle or melee (if you happen to find one), as this will only agitate them further.
Carriers: (fat ones) Do not let them get close! is the main lesson about Carriers. while this is applicable to all flood, carriers are the premier of this rule. try to use them in 'grenade effects' where they detonate each other, in a chain reaction. It's loads o' fun! most weapons will kill them in about four or five hits, shotguns and pistols will cause detonation after about one or two hits.
Spores: (little ones, floodlings, babies, parasites) in most cases, there will be only a few, and are little cause for concern. However, when they arrive in mass quantities, drowning in a sea of spores is a very real possbility. NEVER waste valuable pistol ammo on them, it is better to let them drain your shields until they die. In the occasion were you have to confront them, automatic weapons (assault rifle, plasma rifle, needler) work well.