Strategy:Tactical rocket launcher - Revision history

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Updating my strategy post with the new info that it has inherent autohit, along some other slight rewriting

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-The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a [[rocket launcher]] with an actual clip, so it can fire multiple times with without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target regardless of [[accuracy]]. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, for a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it almost never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
+The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a [[rocket launcher]] with an actual clip, so it can fire multiple times without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target regardless of [[accuracy]]. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, for a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it almost never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
 ==Advantages compared to the Missile Launcher==

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-The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a [[rocket launcher]] with an actual clip, so it can fire multiple times with without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target even without any [[accuracy]] boosts. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, for a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it basically never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
+The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a [[rocket launcher]] with an actual clip, so it can fire multiple times with without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target regardless of [[accuracy]]. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, for a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it almost never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
 ==Advantages compared to the Missile Launcher==
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 The second major advantage, is that the Tactical Rocket Launcher reloads its entire clip at once, while the Missile Launcher has to painfully reload its rockets one at a time. On top of this, the Tactical RL has a faster base reloading speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.2 seconds), and a larger clip size (5 vs. 4). So with the Tactical RL, you can get off one extra shot before reloading, and then after a single fast reload, be ready to pump out another 5 rockets. As a result, any fight that requires more than five rockets will have the Tactical RL pull ahead of the ML (with the Tactical RL firing six rockets in 6.8 seconds after the needed reload, while the ML takes 7.2 seconds), and the gap just grows for each additional rocket needed (to fire 8 rockets it would take the Tactical RL 8.8 seconds while it would take the ML 11.2 seconds, firing 10 rockets would take the Tactical RL 10.8 seconds while it would take the ML 15.2 seconds, you get the picture). So despite the ML's better firing speed, the Tactical RL will be able to shoot more rockets at a faster pace in fights that require more than a few rockets (and considering most high tier enemies individually take at least a few rockets to kill, you'll often find yourself needing more than a few rockets at a time when using a rocket launcher for combat). The Missile Launcher would need significant [[technical mod]] and [[bulk mod]] investment to match this firing output in bigger fights (which you would need Whizkid to do, so you might as well make a Tactical RL at that point), and a single technical mod on the Tactical RL would keep a ML from ever matching it.
-A third lesser advantage, is the Tactical Rocket Launcher's smaller [[explosion]] radius, allowing it to be offensively used more safely at closer ranges and better able to avoid inadvertently blowing up [[items]].
+A third lesser advantage, is the Tactical Rocket Launcher's smaller [[explosion]] radius, allowing it to be offensively used more safely at closer ranges, and better able to avoid inadvertently blowing up [[items]], especially handy when just trying to blow a hole through a wall.
 ==Is it worth building?==
 So as you can see, the Tactical Rocket Launcher has significant advantages to certainly merit its use. These advantages are enough that if you create a Tactical RL, you should ditch the Missile Launcher, as it's overall a better, more versatile weapon that does everything the ML does and more. However, do these advantages merit building a Tactical Rocket Launcher?
-In the standard game, it depends. If your build blocks [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]], then it's obviously out of the question. If Whizkid isn't necessary to get a vital piece of equipment for your build and you have no interest in farther modding your equipment, then the Tactical RL itself wouldn't be superior enough to the ML to merit getting Whizkid just for it (and if you're not interested in using rocket launchers offensively, it's probably not worth going out of your way to get Whizkid just for it either). If you're getting Whizkid really late in the game, it probably won't be worth lugging those [[bulk mod]]s around that long to build a Tactical RL just to use it for a few levels. If you're getting Whizkid before Hell though, and can afford to carry a bulk mod or two around until then, then the Tactical RL will be worth the investment.
+In the standard game, it depends. If your build blocks [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]], then it's obviously out of the question. If Whizkid isn't necessary to get a vital piece of equipment for your build and you have no interest in farther modding your equipment, then the Tactical RL itself wouldn't be superior enough to the ML to merit getting Whizkid just for it (and if you're not interested in using rocket launchers offensively, it's probably not worth going out of your way to get Whizkid just for it either). If you're getting Whizkid really late in the game, it probably won't be worth lugging those [[bulk mod]]s around that long to build a Tactical RL just to use it for a few levels. If you're getting Whizkid before Hell though, and can afford to carry a bulk mod or two around until then, then the Tactical RL can certainly be worth the investment.
-In [[Strategy:Angel of 100|Angel of 100]]/[[Strategy:Archangel of 666|Archangel of 666]] however, the Tactical RL is an absolute must. For one, the Missile Launcher isn't guaranteed anymore. For two, you should unquestionably be getting Whizkid here, so even if you do find a ML, you should be aiming to make a Tactical RL anyway. For three, [[rocket jump]]ing, already very useful in the standard game, is invaluable in Ao100/Ao666, where you're pretty much guaranteed to run into bad situations eventually that rocket jumping will get you out of, or you have otherwise begun stair diving and anything that gets you there faster is valuable to save your time. Not having a rocket launcher that you can do several consecutive rocket jumps with and can more safely blow up walls with will be a huge loss over so many levels.
+In [[Strategy:Angel of 100|Angel of 100]]/[[Strategy:Archangel of 666|Archangel of 666]] however, the Tactical RL is invaluable even for those that have no desire to use a rocket launcher for combat. For one, the Missile Launcher isn't guaranteed anymore. For two, you should unquestionably be getting Whizkid here, so even if you do find a ML, you should be aiming to make a Tactical RL anyway. For three, [[rocket jump]]ing, already very useful in the standard game, is invaluable in Ao100/Ao666, where you're pretty much guaranteed to run into bad situations eventually that rocket jumping will get you out of, or you have otherwise begun stair diving and anything that gets you there faster is valuable to save your time. Not having a rocket launcher that you can do several consecutive rocket jumps with and can more safely blow up walls with will be a huge loss over so many levels.
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 A [[Firestorm mod]] isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's [[explosion]] radius is 2, while the firestorm mod requires an explosion radius of at least 3 to be usable. Though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use in close quarters and around [[items]].
-A [[Nano mod]] would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip entirely at once; if you run out of rockets while you have it nano-modded, you'll have to wait for your ammo to slowly regenerate rather than just being able to do one quick reload and have another full clip ready, making the weapon a lot worse for combat. Second, if you want a rocket launcher without worrying about carrying around rockets for it, you should build a [[Nanomachic]] Rocket Launcher instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would have needed for the Tactical RL in addition to the nano mod, and would carry most of the benefits of the Tactical RL (with it just missing the smaller explosion radius and inherent autohit), while not having to reload ever nor requiring any ammunition. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in A100/A666, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
+A [[Nano mod]] would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip entirely at once; if you run out of rockets while you have it nano-modded, you'll have to wait for your ammo to slowly regenerate rather than just being able to do one quick reload and have another full clip ready, making the weapon a lot worse for combat or for any long stretches of rocket jumping. Second, if you want a rocket launcher without worrying about carrying around rockets for it, you should build a [[Nanomachic]] Rocket Launcher instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would have needed for the Tactical RL in addition to the nano mod, and would carry most of the benefits of the Tactical RL (with it missing the smaller explosion radius and inherent autohit), while not having to reload ever nor requiring any ammunition. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in A100/A666 and you have nothing else better to use it on, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
 So overall, absolutely use a Technical mod on your Tactical Rocket Launcher. [[User:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]] ([[User talk:Omega Tyrant|talk]]) 10:50, 27 September 2014 (CEST)

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 ==Modding==
-Since you need a level in [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]] to build the Tactical Rocket Launcher, you often should go and take the second level before building it, so you can add a mod to your Tactical RL, unless it's too late in the game for it to matter or you really need the Tactical RL ASAP. For which mod to use, the [[Technical mod]] would be by far the most useful, as it helps alleviates the one shortcoming of average firing speed and allows you to pump out those rockets even faster, which both its DPS for offensive purposes and makes it faster for utility purposes like [[rocket jump]]ing.
+Since you need a level in [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]] to build the Tactical Rocket Launcher, you often should go and take the second level before building it, so you can add a mod to your Tactical RL, unless it's too late in the game for it to matter or you really need the Tactical RL ASAP. For which mod to use, the [[Technical mod]] would be by far the most useful, as it helps alleviates the one shortcoming of average firing speed and allows you to pump out those rockets even faster, which both improves its DPS for offensive purposes and makes it faster for utility purposes like [[rocket jump]]ing.
 A [[Power mod]] would be decent, but the greater firing speed granted by a technical mod would give greater DPS overall and much more utility than firing slightly stronger rockets would. Plus power mods are probably better spent on your primary weapons and armor.
-A [[Bulk mod]] gives very little benefit, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload the entire clip fast as covered prior, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would do little to help you pump out more rockets faster. In fact even factoring in the needed reload and assuming you have no investment in [[Strategy:Reloader|Reloader]] nor [[Strategy:Shottyman|Shottyman]], a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
+A [[Bulk mod]] gives very little benefit, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload the entire clip fast as covered prior, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would do little to help you pump out more rockets faster. In fact, even factoring in the needed reload and assuming you have no investment in [[Strategy:Reloader|Reloader]] nor [[Strategy:Shottyman|Shottyman]], a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
 An [[Agility mod]] and [[Sniper mod]] would do nothing when the Tactical RL already has inherent autohit.
-A [[Firestorm mod]] isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's [[explosion]] radius is 2, while the Firestorm mod requires an explosion radius of at least 3 to be usable. Though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use in close quarters and around [[items]].
+A [[Firestorm mod]] isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's [[explosion]] radius is 2, while the firestorm mod requires an explosion radius of at least 3 to be usable. Though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use in close quarters and around [[items]].
 A [[Nano mod]] would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip entirely at once; if you run out of rockets while you have it nano-modded, you'll have to wait for your ammo to slowly regenerate rather than just being able to do one quick reload and have another full clip ready, making the weapon a lot worse for combat. Second, if you want a rocket launcher without worrying about carrying around rockets for it, you should build a [[Nanomachic]] Rocket Launcher instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would have needed for the Tactical RL in addition to the nano mod, and would carry most of the benefits of the Tactical RL (with it just missing the smaller explosion radius and inherent autohit), while not having to reload ever nor requiring any ammunition. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in A100/A666, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
 So overall, absolutely use a Technical mod on your Tactical Rocket Launcher. [[User:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]] ([[User talk:Omega Tyrant|talk]]) 10:50, 27 September 2014 (CEST)

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-The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a rocket launcher with an actual clip, so it is essentially a [[rocket launcher]] you can fire multiple times with without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target even without any [[accuracy]] boosts. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, as a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it basically never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
+The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a [[rocket launcher]] with an actual clip, so it can fire multiple times with without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target even without any [[accuracy]] boosts. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, for a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it basically never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
 ==Advantages compared to the Missile Launcher==
 The first major advantage, is that you can [[rocket jump]] with the Tactical Rocket Launcher, which you can't with the Missile Launcher. Rocket jumping is alone reason enough to keep a base [[Rocket Launcher]] on you after you get the Missile Launcher, so having a much more combat-viable rocket launcher that you can rocket jump with is very handy. You can also rocket jump multiple times in a row with the Tactical RL without reloading, making it even faster to cover large distances with.
-The second major advantage, is that the Tactical Rocket Launcher reloads its entire clip at once, while the Missile Launcher has to painfully reload its rockets one at a time. On top of this, the Tactical RL has a faster base reloading speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.2 seconds), and a larger clip size (5 vs. 4). So with the Tactical RL, you can get off one extra shot before reloading, and then after a single fast reload, be ready to pump out another 5 rockets. As a result, any fight that requires more than five rockets will have the Tactical RL pull ahead of the ML (with the Tactical RL firing six rockets in 6.8 seconds after the needed reload, while the ML takes 7.2 seconds) and the gap just grows for each additional rocket needed (to fire 8 rockets it would take the Tactical RL 8.8 seconds while it would take the ML 11.2 seconds, firing 10 rockets would take the Tactical RL 10.8 seconds while it would take the ML 15.2 seconds, you get the picture). So despite the ML's better firing speed, the Tactical RL will be able to shoot more rockets at a faster pace in fights that require more than a few rockets (and considering most high tier enemies individually take at least a few rockets to kill, you'll often find yourself needing more than a few rockets at a time when using a rocket launcher for combat). The Missile Launcher would need significant [[technical mod]] and [[bulk mod]] investment to match this firing output in bigger fights (which you would need Whizkid to do, so you might as well make a Tactical RL at that point), and a single technical mod on the Tactical RL would keep a ML from ever matching it.
+The second major advantage, is that the Tactical Rocket Launcher reloads its entire clip at once, while the Missile Launcher has to painfully reload its rockets one at a time. On top of this, the Tactical RL has a faster base reloading speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.2 seconds), and a larger clip size (5 vs. 4). So with the Tactical RL, you can get off one extra shot before reloading, and then after a single fast reload, be ready to pump out another 5 rockets. As a result, any fight that requires more than five rockets will have the Tactical RL pull ahead of the ML (with the Tactical RL firing six rockets in 6.8 seconds after the needed reload, while the ML takes 7.2 seconds), and the gap just grows for each additional rocket needed (to fire 8 rockets it would take the Tactical RL 8.8 seconds while it would take the ML 11.2 seconds, firing 10 rockets would take the Tactical RL 10.8 seconds while it would take the ML 15.2 seconds, you get the picture). So despite the ML's better firing speed, the Tactical RL will be able to shoot more rockets at a faster pace in fights that require more than a few rockets (and considering most high tier enemies individually take at least a few rockets to kill, you'll often find yourself needing more than a few rockets at a time when using a rocket launcher for combat). The Missile Launcher would need significant [[technical mod]] and [[bulk mod]] investment to match this firing output in bigger fights (which you would need Whizkid to do, so you might as well make a Tactical RL at that point), and a single technical mod on the Tactical RL would keep a ML from ever matching it.
 A third lesser advantage, is the Tactical Rocket Launcher's smaller [[explosion]] radius, allowing it to be offensively used more safely at closer ranges and better able to avoid inadvertently blowing up [[items]].
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 In the standard game, it depends. If your build blocks [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]], then it's obviously out of the question. If Whizkid isn't necessary to get a vital piece of equipment for your build and you have no interest in farther modding your equipment, then the Tactical RL itself wouldn't be superior enough to the ML to merit getting Whizkid just for it (and if you're not interested in using rocket launchers offensively, it's probably not worth going out of your way to get Whizkid just for it either). If you're getting Whizkid really late in the game, it probably won't be worth lugging those [[bulk mod]]s around that long to build a Tactical RL just to use it for a few levels. If you're getting Whizkid before Hell though, and can afford to carry a bulk mod or two around until then, then the Tactical RL will be worth the investment.
-In [[Strategy:Angel of 100|Angel of 100]]/[[Strategy:Archangel of 666|Archangel of 666]] however, the Tactical RL is an absolute must. For one, the Missile Launcher isn't guaranteed anymore. For two, you should unquestionably be getting Whizkid here, so even if you do find a ML, you should be aiming to make a Tactical RL anyway. For three, [[rocket jump]]ing, already very useful in the standard game, is invaluable in Ao100/Ao666, where you're pretty much guaranteed to run into bad situations eventually that rocket jumping will get you out of, you need to escape a highly unfavorable level quickly and don't have a [[Homing phase]] handy, or you have otherwise begun stair diving and anything that gets you there faster is valuable. Not having a rocket launcher that you can do several consecutive rocket jumps with and can more safely blow up walls with will be a huge loss over so many levels.
+In [[Strategy:Angel of 100|Angel of 100]]/[[Strategy:Archangel of 666|Archangel of 666]] however, the Tactical RL is an absolute must. For one, the Missile Launcher isn't guaranteed anymore. For two, you should unquestionably be getting Whizkid here, so even if you do find a ML, you should be aiming to make a Tactical RL anyway. For three, [[rocket jump]]ing, already very useful in the standard game, is invaluable in Ao100/Ao666, where you're pretty much guaranteed to run into bad situations eventually that rocket jumping will get you out of, or you have otherwise begun stair diving and anything that gets you there faster is valuable to save your time. Not having a rocket launcher that you can do several consecutive rocket jumps with and can more safely blow up walls with will be a huge loss over so many levels.
 ==Modding==
-Since you need a level in [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]] to build the Tactical Rocket Launcher, you often should go and take the second level before building it, so you can add a mod to your Tactical RL, unless it's too late in the game for it to matter or you really need the Tactical RL ASAP. For which mod to use, the [[Technical mod]] would be by far the most useful, as it helps alleviates the one shortcoming of average firing speed and allows you to pump out those rockets even faster, which both gives you the best improvement to its DPS for offensive purposes and makes it faster for utility purposes like [[rocket jump]]ing.
+Since you need a level in [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]] to build the Tactical Rocket Launcher, you often should go and take the second level before building it, so you can add a mod to your Tactical RL, unless it's too late in the game for it to matter or you really need the Tactical RL ASAP. For which mod to use, the [[Technical mod]] would be by far the most useful, as it helps alleviates the one shortcoming of average firing speed and allows you to pump out those rockets even faster, which both its DPS for offensive purposes and makes it faster for utility purposes like [[rocket jump]]ing.
-A [[Power mod]] would be decent, but the greater firing speed granted by a technical mod would allow for greater DPS overall and much more utility than firing slightly stronger rockets would. Plus power mods are probably better spent on your primary weapons and armor.
+A [[Power mod]] would be decent, but the greater firing speed granted by a technical mod would give greater DPS overall and much more utility than firing slightly stronger rockets would. Plus power mods are probably better spent on your primary weapons and armor.
-A [[Bulk mod]] gives very little benefit, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload the entire clip fast as covered prior, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would do little to help you pump out more rockets faster. In fact even factoring in the needed reload and assuming you have no investment in [[Strategy:Reloader|Reloader]] nor [[[[Strategy:Shottyman|Shottyman]], a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
+A [[Bulk mod]] gives very little benefit, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload the entire clip fast as covered prior, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would do little to help you pump out more rockets faster. In fact even factoring in the needed reload and assuming you have no investment in [[Strategy:Reloader|Reloader]] nor [[Strategy:Shottyman|Shottyman]], a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
 An [[Agility mod]] and [[Sniper mod]] would do nothing when the Tactical RL already has inherent autohit.

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-The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a rocket launcher with an actual clip, so it is essentially a rocket launcher you can fire multiple times with without having to reload. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed Missile Launchers in the game? Indeed, as a rocket launcher with multiple shots, the Missile Launcher already exists. And compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has a very high base accuracy that negates the need for Eagle Eye and agility mods to avoid occasional misses. It also has slightly better base firing speed, allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, while having similar to greater base statistics than the Tactical Rocket Launcher. However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
+The Tactical Rocket Launcher is a rocket launcher with an actual clip, so it is essentially a [[rocket launcher]] you can fire multiple times with without having to reload, and it inherently has autohit, so it'll never miss its target even without any [[accuracy]] boosts. One may wonder though, what's the point of making a Tactical Rocket Launcher, when there are multiple guaranteed [[Missile launcher]]s in the game, that you will likely reach before you can even assemble a Tactical RL? Indeed, as a rocket launcher that can fire multiple shots without reloading, the Missile Launcher already exists, and compared to the Tactical Rocket Launcher, it has better base firing speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.0 seconds), allowing the Missile Launcher to fire off its salvo faster, while also having a base +10 accuracy that will make it basically never miss against enemies in sight. The Missile Launcher is additionally fully moddable, whereas the Tactical Rocket Launcher is limited to only a single mod (and only if you made it after getting [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid 2]]). However, the Tactical Rocket Launcher is by no means obsolete, as it does carry some significant advantages of its own.
 ==Advantages compared to the Missile Launcher==
-The first major advantage, is that you can [[rocket jump]] with the Tactical RL, which you can't with the ML. Rocket jumping is alone reason enough to keep a base Rocket Launcher on you after you get the Missile Launcher, so having a much more combat-viable rocket launcher that you can rocket jump with is very handy. You can also rocket jump multiple times in a row with the Tactical RL without reloading, making it even faster to cover large distances with.
+The first major advantage, is that you can [[rocket jump]] with the Tactical Rocket Launcher, which you can't with the Missile Launcher. Rocket jumping is alone reason enough to keep a base [[Rocket Launcher]] on you after you get the Missile Launcher, so having a much more combat-viable rocket launcher that you can rocket jump with is very handy. You can also rocket jump multiple times in a row with the Tactical RL without reloading, making it even faster to cover large distances with.
-The second major advantage, is that the Tactical RL reloads its entire clip at once, while the Missile Launcher has to painfully reload its shots one at a time. On top of this, the Tactical RL has a faster base reloading speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.2 seconds), and a larger clip size (5 vs. 4). So with the Tactical RL, you can get off one extra shot before reloading, and then after a single fast reload, be ready to pump out another 5 rockets. For a time comparison, without mods and traits, it would take the Tactical RL 8.8 seconds to fire off 8 rockets, while it would take the ML 11.2 seconds to fire off 8 rockets. So despite the ML's better firing speed, the Tactical RL will be able to pump out rockets faster in fights that require more than a few rockets (and considering most high tier demons individually take at least a few rockets to kill, you'll often find yourself needing more than a few rockets at a time). The Missile Launcher would need significant technical mod investment to match this firing output of 8 rockets (which you would need Whizkid to do, so you might as well make a Tactical RL at that point), and a single technical mod on the Tactical RL would keep the ML from ever matching its firing output.
+The second major advantage, is that the Tactical Rocket Launcher reloads its entire clip at once, while the Missile Launcher has to painfully reload its rockets one at a time. On top of this, the Tactical RL has a faster base reloading speed (0.8 seconds vs. 1.2 seconds), and a larger clip size (5 vs. 4). So with the Tactical RL, you can get off one extra shot before reloading, and then after a single fast reload, be ready to pump out another 5 rockets. As a result, any fight that requires more than five rockets will have the Tactical RL pull ahead of the ML (with the Tactical RL firing six rockets in 6.8 seconds after the needed reload, while the ML takes 7.2 seconds) and the gap just grows for each additional rocket needed (to fire 8 rockets it would take the Tactical RL 8.8 seconds while it would take the ML 11.2 seconds, firing 10 rockets would take the Tactical RL 10.8 seconds while it would take the ML 15.2 seconds, you get the picture). So despite the ML's better firing speed, the Tactical RL will be able to shoot more rockets at a faster pace in fights that require more than a few rockets (and considering most high tier enemies individually take at least a few rockets to kill, you'll often find yourself needing more than a few rockets at a time when using a rocket launcher for combat). The Missile Launcher would need significant [[technical mod]] and [[bulk mod]] investment to match this firing output in bigger fights (which you would need Whizkid to do, so you might as well make a Tactical RL at that point), and a single technical mod on the Tactical RL would keep a ML from ever matching it.
-A third lesser advantage, is the Tactical RL's smaller explosive radius, allowing it to be more offensively used safely at closer ranges and without inadvertently blowing up items.
+A third lesser advantage, is the Tactical Rocket Launcher's smaller [[explosion]] radius, allowing it to be offensively used more safely at closer ranges and better able to avoid inadvertently blowing up [[items]].
 ==Is it worth building?==
-So as you can see, the Tactical Rocket Launcher has its own significant advantages to merit its use. These advantages are enough that if you create a Tactical RL, you should ditch the ML, as it's overall a better weapon. However, do these advantages merit building a Tactical Rocket Launcher?
+So as you can see, the Tactical Rocket Launcher has significant advantages to certainly merit its use. These advantages are enough that if you create a Tactical RL, you should ditch the Missile Launcher, as it's overall a better, more versatile weapon that does everything the ML does and more. However, do these advantages merit building a Tactical Rocket Launcher?
-In the standard game, it depends. If your build blocks Whizkid, then it's obviously out of the question. If Whizkid isn't necessary to get a vital piece of equipment for your build and you have no interest in farther modding your equipment, then the Tactical RL itself wouldn't be superior enough to the ML to merit getting Whizkid just for it. If you're getting Whizkid really late in the game, it probably won't be worth lugging those bulk mods around that long to build a Tactical RL. If you're getting Whizkid not too late though, and can afford to carry a bulk mod or two around until then, then the Tactical RL will be worth the investment.
+In the standard game, it depends. If your build blocks [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]], then it's obviously out of the question. If Whizkid isn't necessary to get a vital piece of equipment for your build and you have no interest in farther modding your equipment, then the Tactical RL itself wouldn't be superior enough to the ML to merit getting Whizkid just for it (and if you're not interested in using rocket launchers offensively, it's probably not worth going out of your way to get Whizkid just for it either). If you're getting Whizkid really late in the game, it probably won't be worth lugging those [[bulk mod]]s around that long to build a Tactical RL just to use it for a few levels. If you're getting Whizkid before Hell though, and can afford to carry a bulk mod or two around until then, then the Tactical RL will be worth the investment.
-In Angel of 100/Archangel of 666 however, the Tactical RL is an absolute must. For one, the Missile Launcher isn't guaranteed anymore. For two, you should definitely be getting Whizkid, so even if you do find a Missile Launcher, you should be aiming to make a Tactical RL anyway. For three, rocket jumping, already very useful in the standard game, is invaluable in Ao100/Ao666, where you're pretty much guaranteed to run into bad situations eventually where you'll need to rocket jump to escape, need to escape a highly unfavorable level quickly and don't have a homing phase handy, or have begun stair diving.
+In [[Strategy:Angel of 100|Angel of 100]]/[[Strategy:Archangel of 666|Archangel of 666]] however, the Tactical RL is an absolute must. For one, the Missile Launcher isn't guaranteed anymore. For two, you should unquestionably be getting Whizkid here, so even if you do find a ML, you should be aiming to make a Tactical RL anyway. For three, [[rocket jump]]ing, already very useful in the standard game, is invaluable in Ao100/Ao666, where you're pretty much guaranteed to run into bad situations eventually that rocket jumping will get you out of, you need to escape a highly unfavorable level quickly and don't have a [[Homing phase]] handy, or you have otherwise begun stair diving and anything that gets you there faster is valuable. Not having a rocket launcher that you can do several consecutive rocket jumps with and can more safely blow up walls with will be a huge loss over so many levels.
 ==Modding==
-Since you need a level in Whizkid to build the Tactical Rocket Launcher, you often should go and take the second level before building it, so you can add a mod to your Tactical RL, unless it's too late in the game for it to matter or you really need the Tactical RL ASAP. For which mod to use, the [[Technical mod]] would be the most useful, as it helps alleviates the one shortcoming of average firing speed, and allows you to pump out those rockets even faster, which both gives you the best improvement to its DPS for offensive purposes and makes it faster for utility purposes like [[rocket jump]]ing.
+Since you need a level in [[Strategy:Whizkid|Whizkid]] to build the Tactical Rocket Launcher, you often should go and take the second level before building it, so you can add a mod to your Tactical RL, unless it's too late in the game for it to matter or you really need the Tactical RL ASAP. For which mod to use, the [[Technical mod]] would be by far the most useful, as it helps alleviates the one shortcoming of average firing speed and allows you to pump out those rockets even faster, which both gives you the best improvement to its DPS for offensive purposes and makes it faster for utility purposes like [[rocket jump]]ing.
-A [[Power mod]] would be decent, but the greater firing speed granted by a technical mod would allow for greater DPS overall, and greater usefulness than firing slightly stronger rockets would. Plus power mods are probably better spent on your other weapons and armor.
+A [[Power mod]] would be decent, but the greater firing speed granted by a technical mod would allow for greater DPS overall and much more utility than firing slightly stronger rockets would. Plus power mods are probably better spent on your primary weapons and armor.
-An [[Agility mod]] isn't very useful, as the Tactical RL already has a high base accuracy bonus, so you'll be increasing its accuracy by only 4-10%, and since the Tactical RL can fire off multiple rockets between reloads and then reload its entire clip fast, an occasional miss isn't much of an issue.
+A [[Bulk mod]] gives very little benefit, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload the entire clip fast as covered prior, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would do little to help you pump out more rockets faster. In fact even factoring in the needed reload and assuming you have no investment in [[Strategy:Reloader|Reloader]] nor [[[[Strategy:Shottyman|Shottyman]], a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
-A [[Bulk mod]] is pretty much useless, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload the entire clip fast as covered prior, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would do little to help you pump out more rockets faster; in fact even factoring in the needed reload and assuming you no investment in Reloader nor Shottyman, a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
+An [[Agility mod]] and [[Sniper mod]] would do nothing when the Tactical RL already has inherent autohit.
-A [[Sniper mod]] would be more useful than an Agility mod, as it would result in a 17% accuracy bonus at LoS range while being equivalent at mid range. Though again, an occasional miss isn't a big issue for the Tactical RL, and the benefit of greater firing speed is much more useful than the still slight accuracy improvement.
+A [[Firestorm mod]] isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's [[explosion]] radius is 2, while the Firestorm mod requires an explosion radius of at least 3 to be usable. Though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use in close quarters and around [[items]].
-A [[Firestorm mod]] isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's explosion is radius is 2, while the Firestorm mod requires an explosion radius of at least 3 to be usable. Though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use.
+A [[Nano mod]] would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip entirely at once; if you run out of rockets while you have it nano-modded, you'll have to wait for your ammo to slowly regenerate rather than just being able to do one quick reload and have another full clip ready, making the weapon a lot worse for combat. Second, if you want a rocket launcher without worrying about carrying around rockets for it, you should build a [[Nanomachic]] Rocket Launcher instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would have needed for the Tactical RL in addition to the nano mod, and would carry most of the benefits of the Tactical RL (with it just missing the smaller explosion radius and inherent autohit), while not having to reload ever nor requiring any ammunition. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in A100/A666, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
-A [[Nano mod]] would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip entirely at once; if you run out of rockets while you have it nano-modded, you'll have to wait for your ammo to slowly regenerate rather than just being able to do one quick reload and have another full clip ready, making the weapon a lot worse for combat. Second, if you want a rocket launcher without worrying about carrying around rockets for it, you should build a [[Nanomachic]] Rocket Launcher instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would have needed for the Tactical RL in addition to the Nano mod, and would carry all the benefits of the Tactical RL outside of the smaller explosive radius, while not having to reload ever nor requiring any ammunition. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a Nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that Nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in A100/A666, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your Nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
+So overall, absolutely use a Technical mod on your Tactical Rocket Launcher. [[User:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]] ([[User talk:Omega Tyrant|talk]]) 10:50, 27 September 2014 (CEST)
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 So overall, use a Technical mod on your Tactical Rocket Launcher. [[User:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]] ([[User talk:Omega Tyrant|talk]]) 10:50, 27 September 2014 (CEST)

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 A Firestorm mod isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's explosion is radius is 2 instead of 3, though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use.
-A Nano mod would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip at once. Second, if you wanted a rocket launcher without worrying about having rockets, you should build a Nanomachic Rocket Launcher instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would need for the Tactical RL in addition to the Nano mod, and would carry all the benefits of the Tactical RL outside of the smaller explosive radius, while not having to reload ever and not consuming ammunition at all. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a Nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that Nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in Ao100/A0666, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your Nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
+A Nano mod would also be counterproductive. First it would prevent the Tactical RL's big advantage of being able to quickly reload its large clip entirely at once; if you run out of rockets while you have it nano-modded, you'll have to wait for your ammo to slowly regenerate rather than just being able to do one quick reload and have another full clip ready, making the weapon a lot worse for combat. Second, if you want a rocket launcher without worrying about having enough rockets for it, you should build a [[Nanomanufacture ammo|Nanomachic Rocket Launcher]] instead of a Tactical RL; it requires the three Bulk mods you would need for the Tactical RL in addition to the Nano mod, and would carry all the benefits of the Tactical RL outside of the smaller explosive radius, while not having to reload ever and not consuming ammunition at all. In the very unlikely scenario in the standard game where you got a Nano mod after having already built a Tactical RL, that Nano mod would still be put to better use elsewhere. If it happens in Ao100/A0666, you still might as well find another Rocket Launcher and turn it Nanomachic instead of giving your Nano mod to the Tactical RL, as you have plenty of time and bulk mods are plentiful.
 So overall, use a Technical mod on your Tactical Rocket Launcher. [[User:Omega Tyrant|Omega Tyrant]] ([[User talk:Omega Tyrant|talk]]) 10:50, 27 September 2014 (CEST)

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 A Power mod would be decent, but the greater firing speed granted by a technical mod would allow for greater damage output overall, and greater usefulness than firing slightly stronger rockets would. Plus power mods are probably better spent on your other weapons and armor.
-An Agility mod isn't very useful, as the Tactical RL already has a high base accuracy bonus, so you'll be increasing its accuracy by only 4-10%, and since the Tactical RL can fire off multiple rockets between reloads and then reload its entire clip fast, an occasional miss isn't very problematic.
+An Agility mod isn't very useful, as the Tactical RL already has a high base accuracy bonus, so you'll be increasing its accuracy by only 4-10%, and since the Tactical RL can fire off multiple rockets between reloads and then reload its entire clip fast, an occasional miss isn't much of an issue.
-A Bulk mod is pretty much useless, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload entirely fast, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would not really do anything to help you pump out more rockets faster. A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
+A Bulk mod is pretty much useless, as the Tactical RL's clip is already sufficiently large and can reload entirely fast, and thus having an extra rocket in your clip would not really do anything to help you pump out more rockets faster; in fact even factoring in the needed reload, a technical mod would still allow you to fire 6 rockets faster (taking 5.6 seconds total) than a bulk mod would (taking 6 seconds total). A technical mod is a completely superior mod investment here.
-A Sniper mod would be more useful than an Agility mod, as it would result in a 17% accuracy bonus at LoS range while being equivalent at mid range. Though again, an occasional miss isn't very problematic for the Tactical RL, and the benefit of greater firing speed is more useful than the still slight accuracy improvement.
+A Sniper mod would be more useful than an Agility mod, as it would result in a 17% accuracy bonus at LoS range while being equivalent at mid range. Though again, an occasional miss isn't a big issue for the Tactical RL, and the benefit of greater firing speed is more useful than the still slight accuracy improvement.
 A Firestorm mod isn't compatible, as the Tactical RL's explosion is radius is 2 instead of 3, though even if it was, it would be counterproductive, as one of the caveats of the Tactical RL was its smaller explosion radius making it safer to use.