All Quickhacks Ranked Worst to Best in Cyberpunk 2077 (1.6)

quick hacks a skill so widely developed in  cyberpunk 2077 that it warrants both a list   of 17 unique and different shards as well as a  whole perk tree dedicated entirely to improving   their use indeed if one were to throw all of  their time and levels into improving their quick   hacking ability it could become possible to fully  dispatch enemies without going anywhere near them   not as satisfying with gratuitous violence  as the Sandevistan and berserk perhaps but   there's certainly a Brilliance to having ultimate  power with no need to get your hands dirty in this   video I'll be providing my ranking of all 17  quick hacks in cyberpunk 2077 as well as a bit   of explanation as to why they rank where they  do not only that but I'll be sharing top tips   on how and where to acquire each one which I've  also left a list for down in the description if   that's more helpful now remember this video is my  opinion and whilst I will be providing arguments   to back up my reasoning Others May disagree based  on a differing playstyle or just having extra   information that I've missed if that's the case  please comment down below as I'm very open to   constructive criticism and it's constantly  teaching me and other members of the audience   things we may have missed for this video I'll be  using the tetratronic rippler cyber deck which   came in at number two on my cyber deck rankings  video go check that out for a breakdown on the   pros and cons of each of the best cyber decks to  find out which one is best for you despite coming   in at number two the rippler had the quickest  upload Time by far and thus will be featuring   in this video to let us test out quick hacks as  many times as we possibly can right then let's get   into it down in last place we have request backup  now this quick hack is pretty self-explanatory it   calls enemies over to one another the only real  utility here is that you can use it to try and   group enemies together and better utilize quick  hacks which spread to multiple enemies now whilst   that sounds useful I personally have struggled  with the control aspect of this one there's no   deciding who gets called over to who and in terms  of strategizing and stealth attacks this thing is   more a waste of time and RAM than anything there  are many quick hacks on this list which work a   lot better for a stealth approach than this one  also in my experience the enemies didn't even   come over half the time still if you fancy it  there's an uncommon version available from Yoko   tsuru over in Kabuki in fact she sells almost  all lower level versions of each quick hack so   if you're wanting to try any of these head over  to her next on this list is whistle and whistle   really suffers from the same issues as request  backup I get what they're going for here it's the   same mechanic many other games have Assassin's  Creed springs to mind the idea is obviously to   isolate enemies from the group in order to  perform a stealth takedown now personally I   don't think cyberpunk unfortunately has polished  enough stealth Mechanics for this to be either a   Flawless or enjoyable system half the time the  takedown doesn't work quickly enough and the   entire base gets alerted anyway I'd have been much  better off employing other quick hacks further up   this list to take enemies out silently and  where they stand to be honest if you want   to give it a go though then there's a Netrunner  over here in Coast View selling the Epic version   third from last is memory wipe now this this  can be useful very useful in fact it essentially   forces enemies to forget they're in combat  and that can be brilliant in smaller scenarios   especially the Epic version which spreads to  nearby enemies my issue my main issue with it   is when taking on large groups of enemy gang  members it serves only as a temporary setback   the affected enemy is stunned for a few seconds  before appearing to realize that they're in combat   once again I'm guessing this is because they're  still on a network with the rest of their squad   who are in combat State the thing is though for  the ram cost of memory wipe I might as well use   something that sets them back more permanently  or even straight up kills them there are few instances in this game where memory white  would be a better choice of quick hack to other   Alternatives that are cheaper and more effective  though I concede that in certain scenarios   particularly one-on-ones and small groupings  this can be an immensely useful quick hack   next up we have Sonic shock now this is  used to both different enemies and cut   off their communication Network it's reasonably  cheap on RAM and has a quick upload time it's   useful sometimes more convenient for isolating  enemies than the first two that's for sure and   it helps with sneaking around and making noise  so that's a bonus the reason it's right down   here still though is whilst it can be a useful  component when using stealth it's just not as   good as other hacks on this list which have more  utility in both stealth and combat situations I   can definitely recommend it though especially for  full stealth Runners and Yoko Tsuru can again hook   you up with a rare version I definitely recommend  crafting the legendary though to be honest if it   was just the legendary on this list then it would  be higher basically the legendary version makes   the affected enemy imperceptible to their allies  almost like placing a perception filter on them   from Doctor Who enemies can't hear or see them  and it's brilliant now this is where it starts   to get fun cyberware function does exactly what it  says disables a Target's cyberware it's particularly   useful against netrunners and annoying Sandevistan users my gripe with it is that many   and I mean many enemies don't really have any  cyberware to hack I've come across entire groups   of enemies before perhaps from a specific gang  but for which this quick hack was unusable and   thus a waste of a slot in fact I think I had  to go and find a different situation to normal   especially to Showcase this quick hack so whilst  it can be invaluable and Brilliant against higher   powered enemies its usefulness is often lost on  the more common day-to-day night City gang member   weapon glitch is yet another quick hack which  is generally more useful against the stronger   individual this one is great for buying you a  spare five seconds of time in combat something   I found though which is a bit annoying is that  if you're trying to incapacitate an enemy's   weapons entirely this won't cut it this guy here  he simply switched to another gun after I wrecked   his first now sure you could just repeat this  quick hack until all their weapons are gone but   there's a cooldown on this thing and I fail to  see many situations wherein you need to fully   disarm enemies overall weapon glitch is a great  little distraction and better suited to powerful   enemies but there's a much better alternative to  this quick hack in my opinion which we'll get to   in a minute synapse burnout is a combat quick hack  that's great for taking out enemies who've already   lost Health the lower an enemy is the more damage  inflicted by this thing that being said there's a   number of things about this which pit it lower  than the other combat quick hacks on this list   for starters synapse burnout deals lethal damage  taking it off the cards for any cyber psycho gig   as well as other enemies you want to leave alive  furthermore it's more expensive and generally   less damaging than other quick hacks higher up on  this list making it hands down less effective   it does have the ability to send nearby enemies  into panic but in my experience this feature isn't   particularly necessary to take out an entire group  of foes furthermore this is one of the few quick   hacks which can't be bought from Yoko and instead  can only be crafted or acquired by hacking the   chip given to you by Meredith Stout near the start  of the game something you don't necessarily want   to do for well reasons into the top 10 now in 10th  Place overheat now this is a brilliant quick hack   especially if you stack a lot of features which  cause quick hacks to spread not only does this   apply long lasting damage over time higher level  versions also essentially incapacitate enemies   and prevent them from performing actions now  whilst this quick hack can be insanely powerful   it's really best used during the start of a  fight wherein it has time to work its magic   and weaken enemy Health to well something pretty  low at any rate the more time this quick hack runs   the stronger it'll be only problem therefore is  it's certainly not your best bet for anyone who's   detected you still for the stealth net Runners  Among Us a worthy addition to the cyber deck   without a doubt the best control quick hack  in my opinion cripple movement does exactly what   it says on the tin furthermore a rare or above  version can spread to multiple enemies making   it immensely useful you can literally pin entire groups of foes for a good eight seconds   or longer and leave them utterly helpless to  be dispatched in whatever way you then choose   it's good fun and can help you buy some time  when dealing with many foes at once it's also   the better alternative to weapon glitch which I  mentioned earlier our first ultimate quick hack   on this list detonate grenade is a whole load  of fun it's especially useful of course when   used around a big group of enemies even if it  doesn't take them all out fully it'll cause a   lot of chaos and make a great distraction for  moving closer to other enemies it's chaotic and   Brilliant only little issue I have with it is  that very often enemy grenades won't actually   be that powerful and you might have been better  off just taking enemies out with individual quick   hacks still it's worth using this thing just to  potentially set off a chain of explosions and   watch enemy gang members go flying off their feet  before going in to finish the incapacitated group remember Sonic shock well reboot Optics is  similar to that in many ways only this time   taking out sight instead of hearing personally I  find this infinitely more useful as enemies have   a much tougher time shooting at you if they  can't see whilst being unable to hear gives   you a small Edge in stealth completely blinding  an enemy means you can literally stand right in   front of them make sure to line up the best  aim with a throwing knife that you possibly   can then take them out it feels mean to be honest  like taking away their Fighting Chance still it's   amazingly useful against singular foes and is  even good at isolating enemies in larger combat   scenarios it also spreads well which means you  can wander through a room with absolutely zero   problem from enemy onlookers or I suppose  in that particular moment enemy offlookers   probably the best distraction technique of all  quick hacks with cyber psychosis you can sit   back and watch the enemies destroy themselves  however this type of power comes at a price and   it is indeed one of the most expensive quick hacks  in the game great for using at the start of combat   for an initial distraction but beyond that you're  probably going to want to reserve RAM for other   quick hacks as this thing will tax even the best Ram  recovery systems still cyber psychosis is hands   down one of the best quick hacks to bring into a  larger group of enemies ensuring they're not only   having to fight you but fight their own allies as  well contagion is insane whilst it may not deal   out the same sort of damage as others on this list  its ability to spread between foes is second to   none pop this a few times during combat and soon  you'll find almost everyone you encounter will   have significantly lower health bars also it's  just satisfying to watch as your singular quick   hack upload spreads over and over and over again  in fact if you total up the overall damage across   multiple enemies from one use of contagion its  damage output can reach ridiculous Heights making   contagion one of the most invaluable quick hacks  for facing off against multiple enemies at once   down to our last four system reset is a quick hack  that makes things like whistle utterly obsolete in   my opinion with the power to cripple a target's  nervous system this thing not only takes out any   Target in a single use but it does so silently  you can seemingly do this before entering combat   and surrounding enemies won't even notice granted  this comes with a longer upload time and one hell   of a base cooldown two whole minutes but it's  incredibly useful nonetheless especially if you   can get it to spread to multiple enemies like I  did here system reset is the Ace up the sleeve   the quick hack which can always be depended on  no matter how dire the situation gets the enemy   off switch as it were and I love it in third  place is Ping I mean come on it had to show up   at some point right ping of course is cyberpunk's  answer to Witcher senses a quick hack to outline   all enemies and devices on a local network it's  one of the cheapest to use and invaluable in all   scenarios without ping planning a stealth attack  would be 10 times harder during all of my uses   of Sandevistans and berserk I have missed one  quick hack above all others and that is this one   but at number two the suicide quick hack does  exactly what it says not only that but the   legendary version can send enemies spiraling into  Panic as well which honestly makes perfect sense   dunnit of all the ultimate quick hacks this  one is simply the most straightforward as well   as extremely confusing I suppose for opponents  left standing it's useful in both stealth and   combat scenarios and I mean come on there's  just something a bit psychotically fun about   stopping an enemy charging you with a gun only to make him turn it on himself just saying   finally at number one after testing each of  these out within various combat scenarios the   favorite that I settled with was short circuit  now this thing may say non-lethal but trust me   it is lethal without killing anyone of course  emps are unsurprisingly pretty freaking deadly   in cyberpunk 2077 and with the 5,000 base damage  I was able to get this to I can't say there was a   single enemy that this didn't utterly one shot  as far as quick and clean goes short circuit   is hard to beat okay sure system reset may be  cleaner but short circuit is also cheap with   an incredibly fast upload time and cooldown if  you're packing say the tetratronic rippler and   have decent Ram recovery you're going to enjoy  pretty much unlimited use of this thing so why   bother running in with guns or arm mods when you  can take out each individual enemy with one quick   and simple command there's no doubt short circuit  is not only my favorite quick hack but one of the   most overpowered pieces of Kit in the entire  game an absolute must-have for any Netrunner   build in fact it's so invaluable to me that I've  been using it throughout all these tests for any   time I simply need to take out an enemy somebody  charging me perhaps or a single straggler from   some powerful AOE attack like contagion whilst  quick hacks like Ping are generally useful across   the base game and a shame to go without  if you're running Sandevistan for example when   actually running a Netrunner this is undoubtedly  due to a combination of price Effectiveness and   sheer speed the best overall quick hack there  is hands down but now I'm curious to hear your   thoughts comment down below your favorite quick  hack in the game or even perhaps the six you take   out with you if you're also a Netrunner hell write  a comprehensive ranking list of all 17 quick hacks   below if you want and we'll take a look at how we  differ if this video was helpful to you whether   that's learning a bit more about each quick hack  in general or being able to stack your opinions   against someone else's then please consider  leaving a like as it will help the growth of   the video and by extension the channel out a lot  I'm incredibly grateful to everyone who's shown   their support for this channel thus far whether  that's by subscribing leaving a comment or hell   just watching the video now my next milestone  for this channel is 2 000 subs and I'm hoping   with your help that we can hit that by the end of  the year so if you've been enjoying the content   you've seen thus far then do hit that subscribe  button if you haven't already and we'll see how we   get on thanks again for watching I'm Sam Bram you  guys are awesome and I'll see you in another video

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Length: 14min 23sec (863 seconds)

Published: Thu Nov 24 2022