I am new to R6, but getting better over time. Starting to understand the game I would argue that Blackbeard is a good operator. But my friend that introduced me says Blackbeard is an all around well known shitty operator. What do you guys think about Blackbeard?
I don’t think there is a worse op
I personally love him and do really well as him.
He’s one of the worst operators. Sens is better because their gadget can be sued with the team. Blackbeards one of the most useless ops, and I love him for that
The best suggestion is to use his DMR instead, and maybe Claymores if you’re dealing with roamers or people hungry for kills. But his gadget is not protective enough so note that
Gadget brings nothing to team, isn’t good, only 1 bullet, his gun already sucks and the shield makes it extremely slow to ads and shoot, maybe the worst gun in the game with the shield
He’s got a good DMR (his assault rifle is underpowered) and you can’t go wrong with a Desert Eagle secondary… but that’s really all he’s got going for him unfortunately
He’s pretty bad in general. But in the hands of someone who’s a really good shot, his paper thin shield can increase the chances of wining gun fights.
I think Macie Jay showed best how he can be used in today’s game. Firstly, it does require you to have good aim, since the shield only blocks one bullet lol. But take him on entries that see a lot of defender swings from a specific area. The one that Macie showed off was blue tunnel on Oregon. People swing the door to the exterior so much that a good Blackbeard can take advantage of quite easily. He also has EMPs (for now) that help with hard breaching the wall.
Some other places that it could work: Oregon 2nd floor big window/tower, Bank underground tunnel, Emerald Plains balcony wall/freezer, Skyscraper Geisha/tea balcony. I’m sure there’s more too.
Basically, every role that Blackbeard really covers can be done better by Osa who has much better Utility and weapons
If you’re playing quick play sure, go nuts and peak windows with a bit less risk
If you’re playing ranked he’s a waste of team space. Almost any other operator would bring more use to the team
hate that i’m about to say this, but i’d rather someone play warden, at least on that VERYYYY off chance they know he has a gadget and the other team brings a ying.
Even as a Warden hater I 100% agree
I notice that blackbeard it pretty good at long range with His DMR. Basically use him as Glaz, plus you extend life
Gadget is situational at best, shit guns, low utility, basically anyone else would bring more to the table Blackbeard is not good, that being said play whoever you like
Blackbeard Is only good for stunting on Hackers