Buffed Mod! | U34 | Aggressive Venting (Tier 5) | Minigun | Gunner | Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic (PC Steam) Version: Update 34 hotfix 5 "Lead Storm" Minigun Update Notes (update 34): ▼ Fixed 0.3s cooling delay after firing from being ignored ▲ Added -0.15s cooling delay bonus to Magnetic Refrigeration ▲ Reduced Base Spread by 10% ▼ Nerfed Platform Stability = x0.2 to x0.25 Base Spread ▼ Reduced Base Stun chance = 30% to 20% ▲ Buffed Stun Duration = +1s to +2s Stun Duration ▲ Added a +20% Stun Chance bonus to Stun Duration ♻️Renamed Stun Duration to Improved Stun ❔ Changed Base Spindown Time = 3s to 2s ❔ Changed Magnetic Bearings = +3 to +1 Spindown Time ▲ Added +0.75s Max. Stability Retention to Magnetic Bearings ▼ Nerfed Cold as the Grave = -0.8s to -0.6s worth of heat per kill ▲ Added a -5s overheat duration bonus to Aggressive Venting Other U34 changes effecting Aggressive Venting: ▲ Buffed Burning Damage = 5 to 6 ▼ Reduced Burning Tick Rate = Random value between 0.25s and 0.5s to random value between 0.3s and 0.5s Mission: Hazard 5 - On-site Refining 2/2 - Solo Biome: Crystalline Caverns Class: Gunner Primary Weapon: "Lead Storm" Powered Minigun Build: Streamlined Aggressive CC ➊ Improved Motor (+4 Rate Of Fire, Faster Gyro Stabilization) ➋ Oversized Drum (+600 Ammo) ➌ Improved Stun (+20% Stun Chance, +2s Stun Duration) ➍ Lighter Barrel Assembly (-0.4s Spinup Time) ➎ Aggressive Venting (Apply Fear And 60 Heat Within 10m on Overheat, -5s Overheat Duration) ➏ OC: None Secondary Weapon: BRT7 Burst Fire Gun Build: Streamlined Longburst ➊ Floating Barrel (x0.7 Base Spread, x0.6 Spread Per Shot) ➋ Disabled Safety (+2 Rate Of Fire) ➌ High Capacity Magazine (+12 Mag Size) ➍ Expanded Ammo Bags (+72 Ammo) ➎ Longer Burst (+3 Burst Size) ➏ OC: None Shield Generator Build: Quick-Charge ➊ Streamlined Integrity Check (-1s Recharge Time) ➋ Fast Charging Capacitors (-2s Recharge Time) ➌ Improved Efficiency (+1.5s Duration) Perks: 🟥 Thorns IV (Deals 24 damage to enemies that hit you with melee, 0.75s cooldown) 🟥 Vampire IV (+5HP per melee kill vs. medium or larger enemies) 🟥 Resupplier IV (Resupplying is 50% Faster, heals 25% more HP and reloads all your equipment) 🟦 Berzerker IV (Power Attack Recharge ÷ 20 for 10s , 4 min cooldown) 🟦 Beast Master IV (Charm a Grunt variant to fight by your side with +300% Damage, 5 min cooldown) ⦿ Pickaxe mod: +1 Effect Radius ⦿ Grenade: Cluster Personal Opinion: 😎 Aggressive Venting (AV) finally got the reduced overheat duration people have been begging for, but is -5s enough to make it contend with the other tier 5 mods now? Probably not. The reason: it's a pure support option and most people don't take those. However, if YOU personally don't mind playing support, AV and the recently buffed Improved Stun mod work great in tandem with each other to hold swarms back and keep them grouped up for friendly AoE attacks. You'll want to build it for shortened response times. That means taking Improved Motor on T1 so that you can quickly gain accuracy once you begin firing or returning to firing after an overheat. This will also improve your DPS, slightly. You won't need accuracy, you'll be fighting in close range and you definitely won't need faster cooling. Tier 4 Lighter Barrel Assembly for faster spinups is also extremely handy for this. You'll never get caught without having a reliable means to defend at hand. Grab the ammo on T2. This allows you to continually hold the trigger between targets while reducing the value of wasted ammunition. When things go crazy, you'll want to lay suppressive fire instead of going kill to kill. For this, you'll also want Improved Stun on T3. This really boosts the suppression effect when blanketing enemy ranks with bullets. That's not all you should consider though. AV setups are dangerous. An I'll timed vent can get you mobbed, lead to quick HP drops and submit you to additional 'chip' damage. So I recommend taking things to keep you healthy. Healing perks and extra HP on your armor. Resupplier guarantees a full heal and Vampire mitigates chip damage, especially with +1 Pickaxe Power Attack Radius. Throw Berzerker on top for more on-demand healing potential. In the end, I probably wouldn't recommend AV over other T5 perks as a baseline unless you're really into playing support roles or just want to leave some kills for the greenbeards. Though it can be an especially powerful support mod in combination with the Burning Hell overclocks increased heat generation. If there were anything I'd really change about the mod at this point, it's just the Heat Gauge on the weapon slowing down to a crawl before overheating, making it more difficult than it need be to time a good venting. The last thing an unpopular mod needs is timing issues. Make the timing more user friendly and it'll probably at least get chosen a bit more.