Drone Combat Station
The Drone Combat Station is a Heavy weapon introduced in the 19.0.0 update. It can be obtained from completing the 6 Elite Challenges in the Cyberpunk Season Battle Pass.
Description
It is a large military drone that launches mini explosive drones which flightpath can be manually controlled. It deals devastating damage but features a somewhat slow fire rate, a small ammo capacity, and low mobility.
Appearance
The Drone Combat Station appears to be a round platform, with small saucer-shaped "drones" hovering above the platform. A bar is attached below the platform, where the player likely holds the weapon. It has a primary color of green military camo and a secondary color of red.
Performance
When fired, the main will launch 3 mini explosive drones from a hatch on top that can be manually controlled. The drones will explode upon impact, dealing area damage to enemies nearby.
When reloading, the user will open a hatch on top of the main drone and insert 3 new drones.
Strategy
Tips
- Aim at the middle of groups of enemies.
- Make sure to not use this weapon often as one would run out of ammo quickly.
- It is highly recommended to locate for any ammo pickups whenever possible.
- If you see or suspect a user is behind a wall, shooting at the wall can damage or kill the user.
- This can be used for long range surprise attacks, fire from a high place and fire against groups from below.
- This can also be useful for taking down Jetpack users.
- The drones CANNOT be shot down, use this to your advantage.
- Avoid firing this weapon when close to objects or teammates.
- This weapon is very useful for clearing out the Clan Tank in Escort.
- Use this in Block Crash due to its big range and high damage to destroy multiple blocks, however, be skilled with it by aiming at the blocks in order to destroy some.
- This can kill in one burst if you land every shot.
Counters
- Pick off the user at long range.
- Area damage and shotguns make quick work of users.
- Strafe while jumping to minimize the damage from the weapon.
- When being chased, make quick turns and take cover behind objects.
- Flank around the user then use a melee weapon to deal quick damage and then pull back.
- Avoid getting into the line of sights of users, try opting for alternative paths or indoor areas.
- Take out users when they are reloading.
- The Reflector gadget can be useful for returning the high damage back to the user.
Recommended Maps
Equipment Setups
- Have any high mobility Melee, since this weapon has low mobility.
- Equip a long range weapon, like a strong sniper.
- Have a fast fire rate weapon like an automatic.
Changelog
- 19.0.0
- Initial Release.
- 24.2.0
- Damage increased by 9%
- Ammo increased from 4 to 6
Trivia
- It functions similarly to the Siege Mode Gauntlet.
- If you count all three shots of this weapon's projectiles it has the highest initial base damage of any heavy in the game.
