How do I use this Saber?

Got it.  That is going to be a hard habit to break

Use it on a kit with a RoF increasing power (Hunter Mode, Marksman, Devastator Mode). TSol and GE are probably my two favorite Saber kits.

FINALLY. AHAHAH



I am waaaay too tired right now to type anything useful.

I get that it is counter-intuitive, and that is why I had to test it for myself.

On my PC, if my crossshairs are on it, and I don't get jerky, I will hit anything that is hipfired. This is obvious with AoE weapons, but is still true of hitscan guns.

For whatever reason, the way it "feels" to me, is that when I do not ADS with the Saber, vs say a Brute or Atlas, I can rapid-fire the gun with very low spread. No, I am not hitting the Triple-window EVERY time on the Atlas, but I am hitting the main body mass rapidly with a hard hitting weapon, reloading and repeating with no time wasted aiming. In practice, I notice far less muzzle-climb when non-ADS'ing in these circumstances than if I were ADS, which "frees" me mentally to just keep plunking away to that satisfying Saber sound.

YMMV, I suggest giving it a shot though.

I analyzed my video and made notes of everything that came to mind. I don't want to format this into proper sentences and paragraphs.

Saber General (from the perspective of my TGI)
-attachments
->absolutely use pierce if not using piercing ammo => because Saber is still inaccurate and pierce drastically lowers precision needed to hit targets behind cover
->I prefer damage because it tangibly benefits Saber
->magazine upgrade very unnecessary => 8 shots per clip with Saber's damage is more than enough
->scopes, stability => I just did some testing hosting a private lobby, and they all help although I get by without them
->weight reduction unnecessary => Saber is already light for damage
-I prefer ADS (zoomed aim)
->better for attempting headshots, keyhole shots, long-distance shots
-when attempting headshots on mooks that should kill them, take a small moment to line up shot
-accuracy and stability buffs do help land shots
-firing from cover helps land shots
->(feels like) the difference between hitting 40% headshots and 75%
->example => 2:08 in video
-hosting seems to improve accuracy/hit detection with Saber beyond the stability bug
->I don't say that for most other non-projectile weapons
-shouldn't miss anything that doesn't have slight frame, although
-it's okay to miss occasionally
->don't try to land every shot unless you would die otherwise => just make sure you hit most of your shots and adjust your approach if you still keep on missing
-you can see from video I have reload-itis => I reload more than needed

Using My TGI Saber (build)
-TGI vs shielded mook => cloak => overload => headshot
-TGI vs armor/health => cloak => fire once (to proc incendiary ammo) => overload to detonate while still cloaked
->host quality seems to affect proc chance => more delay = lower proc chance or procs after overload...
-->regardless, wait "half a moment" to allow fire to proc on any host before using overload
->can sometimes fire twice and then overload before cloak triggers cooldown
-->host quality seems to affect ability to fire twice and overload under cloak => more delay = more likely (untested lol)
-practice jetpack dodge pathing a little for maximum distance => adjust your angle before dodging so you don't get caught on geometry
-TGI's heavy melee has useful stagger and some gap-closing
->good to heavy melee during revive animation if surrounded
-->example => 2:51 in video where I am reviving teammate with missile equipped
-watch your grenade count! => always think about keeping your grenades at max
-use stim pack when:
->taken down to health and more damage seems possible
-->example => 14:01 in video where I can escape Ravager and kill Pyro that doesn't see me while I have no shields, but then a Hunter spots me and I use stim pack before it can shoot me
->after being revived
->taking damage over time
->right before hit by Atlas missile or Banshee warp to block damage
->right before starting device upload, if you have or expect aggro
->right before running through a room of enemies, like you might with Tactical Cloak