What’s your best pre-teleport weapon?

[purple_ruberoid]

In a blind run (assuming you have all arsenal) what weapon do you prefer/prepare before going into the teleport?

[Biodegradable]

Usually tends to be the SSG, Rocket Launcher or Plasma Gun for me. 

[RetroAkaMe]

I never change weapons near teleports

[Pechudin]

Anything rapidfire. plasmagun or chaingun. If they are not availible, SSG, then SG. RL is a big risk, and BFG just too valuable and requires preparation time.

[Andromeda]

Prefired BFG ;)

[Cruduxy Pegg]

Plasma ( BFG if too many cells ) or Rocket Launcher. Weapon swap is fast enough for this to almost never matter in Vanilla though. unless you swap weapons using mouse wheel or something.

[thiccyosh]

Plasma and the Chaingun is always the best option.

[Astronomical]

Whatever I have that has the most ammo.

[Stupid Bunny]

Rough list, noting it depends on amount of ammo and what weapons I actually have and etc. etc.

 

1. Palsma rifle: Ready to deal with a bunch of nasties or pin down one extra big nasty on the other side

2. SSG: Good to instantly slay some small enemies, or incapacitate a large one long enough to get some space

3: BFG 9000: Extra nice because I can have it primed and ready to fire the second I arrive on the other side.  Likely to move up the list if I'm on a map with a whole lot of really mean enemies

4: Chaingun: Same reasons as palsma rifle, though obviously more effective against lighter prey

5 to Last-1: And the rest!

Last: Rocket launcher: Dangerously likely to get a face full of red if there's an ambush right on the other side so I tend not to go for this one

[magicsofa]

Rocket launcher and you better believe I have pressed the fire button before stepping through

[Eurisko]

Always the chaingun for the unknown. Spray and pray. 

[Maribo]

Blindly, it's not even a contest. A pre-fired BFG will clear most things in front of you and has the benefit of not waking anything up (if they were deaf) where you teleport to.

[Albertoni]

10 minutes ago, Maribo said:

has the benefit of not waking anything up (if they were deaf) where you teleport to.

 

I had completely forgotten about this behavior, excellent point

[Mayomancer]

usually the plasma gun or ssg, but i only really stop to think about it if the map already has already proved it can pull off some sneaky encounters

[Maes]

BFG, if possible, otherwise the only safe choice for unknown strength (and distance) encounters: the Plasma Rifle.

[maxmanium]

Plasma rifle is a pretty safe bet if you have a good amount of ammo for it. It's the fastest weapon after all.

[SilentD00mer]

I like to use the plasma rifle, because I can cause more damage than with the chaingun and get some monsters stunned, while I try to see where I teleported.

[Kute]

Objectively the plasma rifle is the best weapon for this. It's fast enough to score some timely interrupts and hits hard enough to burn a trail to the nearest cover.

 

I don't really understand why you'd use a rocket in a blind teleport in a tough wad. I know most mappers aren't cruel enough to teleport you into a true point blank situation but nobody should be choosing the rocket launcher over the plasma rifle in close-quarters combat in a frantic situation.

Edited December 15, 2021 by Kute

[Oday]

Definitely the SSG on earlier DOOMS but spinning the Chaingun on later DOOMS.

[cannonball]

Plasma gun, if the foes are not an immediate direct threat then you would be able to swap for whatever weapon you desire. But if you teleported into a mob at close range then you need some that fires rapidly and does substantial damage per hit. The plasma gun suits this perfectly.

[DynamiteKaitorn]

Plasma rifle. NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

Unless it's a slaughter-map than BFG9000 is very likely.

[Reisal]

Plasma and chaingun for sure. Sometimes a BFG is needed for Obsidian (fork of Oblige) maps as sometimes on higher count maps, could be a bunch of monsters in sight and facing you..

[7Mahonin]

In SP I don’t give it much thought. It takes a split second to switch weapons, so usually it will be whatever weapon I happen to have the most ammo for at that moment. In DM it’s a bit different. I usually pull up the chaingun because it offers the best protection in a pinch if you need to run and gun out of a tight situation. Tapping fire repeatedly ensures your shots always hit where you aim and people tend to fall down quicker this way and also I know it annoys people who only ever use the SSG. With that said, if I have the BFG it would be that but you don’t use the BFG in DM as you do in SP unless you want to die so it is best reserved as a surprise. 

[ReaperAA]

Usually Chaingun if I am playing a map blind. If the map tough and I expect mean stuff, then I switch to Plasma (or even BFG and I will prefire it, if the map is REALLY nasty). If the map is chill, I would even choose SSG.

 

Rocket launcher is too risky, so I almost never switch to that before going into teleport.

Edited December 16, 2021 by ReaperAA

[Kyka]

Always plasma gun. If I don't have it, then SSG or chaingun.

 

Rocket Launcher if I am feeling particularly yolo.

[Maes]

 

18 hours ago, Kute said:

nobody should be choosing the rocket launcher over the plasma rifle in close-quarters combat in a frantic situation.

 

6 hours ago, Kyka said:

Rocket Launcher if I am feeling particularly yolo.

 

I was thinking of something similar -some crazed Doomguy in an "EXTREEEEEEME111!!!11" rampage, like in those 1990s Pepsi Max ads :-)

 

Pretty much being in yolo/don't-give-a-fuck mode. Or in a Brit10 DM map on ZDaemon, which is pretty much the same thing.

Edited December 16, 2021 by Maes

[BetelgeuseSupergiant]

In vanilla Doom - chaingun or plasma

In Brutal Doom - dual wielded rifles

[purple_ruberoid]

Oh Good Lord, so many answers 👹

Seems like most of us, if not all, agreed on Plasma Gun

[RonLivingston]

I agree on the plasma rifle

[RetroAkaMe]

On 12/15/2021 at 4:27 PM, Astronomical said:

Whatever I have that has the most ammo.

You're sure? Imagine you only have a weak pistol and a chaingun with the most ammo.