How Do You Use Your Secondary Weapon?

[TrashSpider]

Fallout weapon,when I'm not able to reload and a ancient is charging me, I switch to my Detron. course I could use melee, but I don't like getting T-slapped. 

[Briareos]

I generally keep it as a backup weapon. If I need to reload my primary and I'm getting swarmed or can't get out of incoming fire, I'll switch to my secondary and keep going. Likewise, if I'm using my bow and need to start throwing lots of firepower downrange, out comes the pistols.

 

Now with Melee 2.0 and the ability to leave weapon slots empty, if I'm leveling a melee weapon I'll leave my primary at home (for more XP share to my melee) and take a secondary for those times when I can't reach something with a melee attack, like when something is flying around or if a stupid arc trap spawns behind stairs or other terrain.

[Sixty5]

Point and shoot.

Mostly I pick my secondary to complinent my primary. Wraith Vipers for instance work well with a Latron Prime since they can quickly clear swathes of enemies.

[fatpig84]

I compliment them to my style.

[Xaelon]

Besides leveling one for Mastery, I carry a secondary as a backup weapon or insurance against getting jumped by one of the stalker enemies.

 

The G3 or the other two always seem to show up if I'm leveling something in every slot.  It's happened too many times for me to not carry at least one maxed weapon.

[Azawarau]

It's my main weapon, my beloved Brakk.

 

 undying will and provoked are mods made just for you

Id use provoked if it was a secondary mod and not taking my warframes slots away :x

[TwoCrabs]

I havnt even used a primary ever sine I got the option to deeqippe it :D
marelok and dragon only 

[Dalu__Ka]

I use them by pressing m1.

[Deidaku]

My secondary Marelok Is my OH SH*T weapon.

 

Always saved my nyx  from heavy gunners <3

[Sebastianx]

I still use my Acrid...LONG LIVE THE KING!

[yles9056]

I gave mine to the hostage :D

[Iacon]

I use  melee most of the time but when I can't go close enough I like to use my tysis like this (Break Blade fans understand)

 

Edited April 19, 2014 by Iacon

[Azawarau]

I gave mine to the hostage :D

If that can actually be done in game then its a really cool feature

[UncommonUnicorn]

It's my main weapon, my beloved Brakk.

Yeah, I was like that, before they nerfed Brakk.

Now my primary is Marelok, with (Ak)Lex in the interim.

Although I'm kinda fearing that Marelok will get nerfed as well (dat accuracy).

Killing corrupted lancers/crewmen from the other side of a long room in T3 feels nice.

 

Mostly stopped using the actual primary weapons since they feel too weak.

Still carry one so I can rank them up passively.

Fallout weapon,when I'm not able to reload and a ancient is charging me, I switch to my Detron. course I could use melee, but I don't like getting T-slapped.

That's called a Fallback weapon.

[Kuestenjung]

I use my secondary whenever I want. Mots of them I like more then my primaries.

[Noogums]

I use my Marelock for Camera's, Drones, Hellions, and whenever I just feel like popping someone in the face.

It's a good sidearm when your primary is Melee.

[-Ozymandias-]

there are some seconday weapons i enjoy using more than some primary weapons, like the Akmagnus, Akstiletto and Dual cestra (i like dual pistols), then if the mission gets really hard i switch to my primary.

[-Demise-]

I tend to throw my despair around with Punch Through ((Seeker Mod)) and a lot of multishot. Just to see all the numbers with all the extra Despairs being tossed around. It puts a smile on my face (:

[DocHolliday13]

How do you use your secondary?

 

Like a boss, bro. Like a boss.

[--Q--WaffleZ]

When the situation become too ugly for my primary weapon, I always pack a powerful but boring to use weapon (e.g. Brakk) in my secondary slot, just in case.

[EBartleby]

The Brakkstar life chose me.

 

I could not resist it's promises.

[Sloan441]

Depends on a few factors.

 

Generally, it's just that: secondary. Similar to the primary and used if the primary runs dry in...an exuberant action.

 

If the mission is a defense, the secondary is an explosive weapon (basically, it's the Stug or Castanas) to deal with swarms near the pod.

 

If I'm running a short ranged primary, then the secondary is a ranged supplement (Boar Prime with Sicarus Prime as an example).

 

If I'm running a precision primary with a low rate of fire, then the secondary will be a short range "alley broom" type (ex: Latron Prime and Bronco Prime).

 

Capability drives the gear train.

[LGear]

As backup in case my blades can't reach the unfortunate soul that needs to be killed. Only when I feel like actually carrying one though...

[ActualDruzy]

I love my AKvastos, it's one of my favorite weapons in the game since I'm still on a gunslinger kick.  They pair well with most of the primaries and melee weapons I run now, not to mention every frame.  I use them when I need a powerful secondary with some beef or generally feel like being a cowboy, which is most of the time.