Now, I'm making this thread because TOO many people play Gambit Prime like regular Gambit. If you play it this way, you're going to struggle and you're going to really affect your team by not performing your role correctly or adequately. The VERY first thing you should do is look at your team while you're waiting to be deployed, what does your team consist of? If you have an entire team of a singular role, you're at a big disadvantage. Luckily, that happens rarely, and even if you have overlapping roles, the nice thing about them is they sort of bleed into other roles just a bit, so they can fill in for them when needed. Not only this but you should generally have two teams of two. Reapers and Collectors are team one, Sentries and Invaders are team two. Both roles should be working together. Now, to get onto what your role is and what you need to do and what you should be prioritizing. I'll be including good loadouts that make your job easier for your class/role as well. Every class will have the same recommended weapon loadout as well. [b][u]Collectors[/b][/u] As a Collector the entire Mote phase revolves around you. You should be the one gathering the most motes. Notes to other players, specifically Sentries and Invaders, [i]do not[/i] prioritize this, even at the beginning of a round. You should be allowing your Collector(s) to be gathering the most motes as fast as possible. The faster they can summon Large/Giant blockers, the more ammo and resources your enemy needs to put out on their side to be able to bank/protect their motes. You should be with a Reaper at generally all times, they will focus on taking out most of the mobs while you collect the motes(you will be helping them take out enemy AIs as well), and when you're filled up on motes, they can then pick up any you've left behind. Generally, your loadouts and a Reaper's loadouts are going to be very similar in terms of what they're there for. This is why these two pair together very well and can fill for each other's roles when needed. When it comes to the Primeval fight, your primary job is done. You basically lose any value from your gear set, but that's perfectly fine. Just pump damage into the Primeval, and whenever an Invader comes in, help your fellow Invader take them down, as you provide no real bonus to your allies whereas Sentries and Reapers still do. [u][b]Reapers[/b][/u] Reapers are here for defeating enemies as fast as possible and generating Motes for their Collectors. You generally have the most to do and worry about in a match. You help make the Collector's job much easier and safer. Your primary goal of course is generating motes, taking out high value targets and powerful enemies, but your secondary goal is also ensuring that motes make it to the bank. This means aiding in collecting motes or even helping take out Blockers. You'll be with a Collector as much as possible making sure they get as many motes as possible in a short period of time. If they hit their maximum of 15/20 while there are still some motes, you can go ahead and pick them up and travel with the Collector to the bank to pop them in there and then head back to the next area you need to be at. You can flex into the role of a Sentry and Collector when needed, making you the most flexible teammate in a match. When it comes to the Primeval fight, you're there to make quick work of Envoys and trash mobs to get to damage phases as fast as possible. You still keep most of your value during this phase unlike a Collector, you can keep generating special ammo for your team, weaken Envoys, and throw grenades like crazy. [b]Weapons[/b] [u]Primary:[/u] Auto Rifles, SMGs, or Hand Cannons. Notable choices: Breakneck, Gnawing Hunger(curated role), Recluse, Hand Cannons with Outlaw/Rampage [u]Special:[/u] Shotguns or Fusions. Notable choices: Loaded Question, Shotguns with Trench Barrel/Full Auto [u]Heavy:[/u] Machine Guns. Notable choices: 21% Delirium [u]Exotic Weapon: [/u]Sunshot, Crimson, Graviton Lance, Sweet Business, Telesto, Jotunn, Ace of Spades, Huckleberry, Le Monarque, Lord of Wolves, Trinity Ghoul, Riskrunner, Thunderlord, One Thousand Voices, Anarchy, Wardcliff Coil [b]Hunters:[/b] [u]Subclass:[/u] Way of the Trapper, Way of the Wraith, Way of the Outlaw, Way of a Thousand Cuts, or any Arcstrider variant [u]Exotic Armor:[/u] Wormhusk Crown, Foetracer, Graviton Forfeit, Shards of Galanor, Shinobu's Vow, Sealed Ahamkara Grasps, Gwisin Vest, Raiden Flux, Lucky Raspberry, Ophidia Spathe, Orpheus Rig [b]Titans:[/b] [u]Subclass[/u]: Code of the Commander, Code of the Aggressor, any Sunbreaker variant, any Striker variant. [u]Exotic Armor: [/u] Insurmountable Skullfort, One-Eyed Mask, Synthoceps, Doomfang Pauldrons, Armamentarium, Hallowfire Heart, Actium War Rig [b]Warlocks[/b]: [u]Subclass[/u]: Attunement of Flame, Attunement of Grace, any Voidwalker variant, Attunement of the Elements, Attunement of Control [u]Exotics[/u]: Crown of Tempests, Nezarec's Sin, Skull of Dire Ahamkara, Apotheosis Veil, Contraverse Hold, Sunbracers, Getaway Artist, Chromatic Fire, Phoenix Protocol, Geomag Stabilizers, Lunafaction Boots [u][b]Sentries[/b][/u] Your primary goals are very defense oriented. You essentially are warding off the enemy's attempts at harassing and interrupting your team. You should be taking out Blockers as fast as possible and searching and dealing with Invaders alongside your fellow Invader. When there are no blockers or invaders up, you should be assisting Reapers by taking out enemy combatants. Don't stray too far from your bank during the Mote collection phase though. That's where you're most potent. When an Invader comes in, you should be looking for where they spawn so you can mark them, alerting your team where they are so the Reaper and Collector can keep away from them and your Invader can help you take them out. When it comes to Primeval phase, you're there to take out the Envoys similarly to the Reaper. You will still be keeping a lookout for the Invaders as they will come frequently during this phase. However, you shouldn't engage them at this point. You're more useful in the Well of Light. Make sure your Collector can aid the Invader whenever necessary. Your loadouts should consist of a mix of the Invader and Collector/Reaper loadouts enough so that you can take out Blockers consistently and keep track of invaders. This means you'll generally be wanting a mix of close/long range weapons, try to get some stuff in there that specializes in dealing with Taken! As for your subclass, you can essentially use whatever you are comfortable with. [u][b]Invaders[/b][/u] Your main goal is to disrupt the enemy team as much as possible. You should be the only one using the invasion portal, and when you're not invading, you should be assisting your Sentry or putting damage into the Primeval with your damage buff from successful invasions. Just because your role appears to suggest mostly PvP engagements, you should NOT just be sitting by the portal at all times doing nothing until the portal opens. Assist your allies when you can't invade. During Mote phase, focus on hunting down Reapers and Collectors, or in other words, the players with the most motes. During Primeval phase, you should predict when the enemy has defeated Envoys to damage their Primeval. This is when you want to invade. Deny them damage and heal the primeval. This is when they'll be easier to take out as they'll be grouping up at the Well of Light. When you're not invading, help your Sentry take out blockers, and you should chase down Invaders when they come in. Loadouts you can make should look something like... [b]Weapons[/b] [u]Primary:[/u] Scout Rifles, Pulse Rifles, Hand Cannons. Notable choices: Go Figure, Blast Furnace, Redrix's Broadsword, Luna's Howl/Not Forgotten, Bygones [u]Special:[/u] Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, Fusion Rifles. Notable choices: The Supremacy, Bite of the Fox, Sole Survivor, Retold Tale, Dust Rock Blues, Parcel of Stardust, Fusions with Backup Plan [u]Heavy:[/u] Rocket Launchers, Machine Guns, Linear Fusion Rifles Notable choices: Bad Omens, Zenobia-D, 21% Delirium, Hammerhead, Crooked Fang-4fr [u]Exotics:[/u] The Jade Rabbit, Malfeasance, Izanagi's Burden, Vigilance Wing, MIDA Multi-Tool, Jotunn, Telesto, Graviton Lance, Polaris Lance, One Thousand Voices, D.A.R.C.I., Black Talon, Thunderlord, Sleeper Simulant, The Queenbreaker, Wardcliff Coil, Two-Tailed Fox, The Colony [b]Hunters:[/b] [u]Subclass:[/u] Way of the Wraith, any Gunslinger variant, any Arcstrider variant [u]Exotics:[/u] Foetracer, Wormhusk Crown, Shards of Galanor, Liar's Handshake, Shinobu's Vow, Gwisin Vest, The Dragon's Shadow, St0mp-EE5 [b]Titans:[/b] [u]Subclass:[/u] Really, anything goes. [u]Exotics:[/u] Insurmountable Skullfort, One-Eyed Mask, Ursa Furiosa, Synthoceps, Hallowfire Heart, Dunemarchers, Lion Rampant, Mk. 44 Stand Asides [b]Warlocks:[/b] [u]Subclass:[/u] Any Stormcaller variant, any Voidwalker variant, Attunement of Flame, and Attunement of Sky [u]Exotics:[/u] Nezarec's Sin, Skull of Dire Ahamkara, Apotheosis Veil, Eye of Another World, Ophidian Aspect, Transversive Steps I hope this helps you understand your roles more, it's really not fun to have your role sabotaged by your own teammates resulting in a worse Gambit Prime experience. I hope you all read this and take it to heart when you jump into your next Prime match!