deep-dive-discussion

[wanton knot]

remember that deep dives are seeded, so if your team fails once and wants to run it again you know what wacky cavegen you saw previously

and you WILL see it again

(if you fail)

[turbid dawn]

when

[wanton knot]

hope

[turbid dawn]

pandoras curse

[misty maple]

Thank you guys for all the help :'D i feel quite silly having 50+hrs so far, level 40 something, and still not knowing what i'm doing lmao

[wanton knot]

you're a greenbeard until you aren't

[turbid dawn]

ask folks here, most are kind and relatively not jaded with freshies

[wanton knot]

always learning

[turbid dawn]

im 1k+ and still finding new shizz

[misty maple]

ye, that's been my experience in game so far :)
it's easily the most welcoming community i've seen, idk why i was so scared to try public lobbies before

[turbid dawn]

its a strange and refereshing community as opposed to the many multiplayer games out there

very peaceful and encouraging for the most part

youll find the occassional delinquent though

those elves are just that, elves

[misty mauve]

Hey! I've rejoined the server after some times what did I miss? I was near the end of season 1

How do I rejoin one of the three factions?

[potent seal]

Use headphones

[misty maple]

yes that is what i've been doing

what about after that lol

[wheat gull]

The team quality makes such an enormous difference for the EDD. Last night's run was heavy, the run I just finished was a breeze, lol

[shadow temple]

Oh definitely, a team full of greybeards who know what they're doing and brought the right build could easily decimate an EDD

[tall meadow]

I could bring a funny build and still go through the EDD

[shadow temple]

Though being solo has a lot of merits as well

[tall meadow]

the EDD is always doable

just a matter of how you go and handle with what you have

[shadow temple]

Yup. For the longest time I couldn't do EDD cuz I also couldn't do Haz 5

Over time that changed, still impressed with greenbeards who can manage their own in an EDD

[kindred coyote]

how hard does the minehead carry the hiveguard fight

like does it shoot the crystals at all

[shadow temple]

To the hiveguard, barely. To the mini swarms that constantly spawn throughout the fight, it helps

Wouldn't call it anywhere close to a carry, but it being able to weaken and kill a few grunts before they get to you does help with management

[kindred coyote]

does it help with sentinels at all?

i wanna do a modless scout true solo run so im thinking just let minehead chip at hiveguard however it can while i ghrab the aquarqs

[shadow temple]

It kinda, since it does shoot at them and sentinels can be damaged regardless of where they are hit (rather than the hiveguard where its vulnerable areas are very specific)

[shadow temple]

Chances are u could let the turrets try to dmg and weaken the sentinels

But as for the actual hiveguard? Better you do it

[kindred coyote]

alrighty cool tyty

[shadow temple]

I don't think ammo should be much of an issue though so you dont have to worry about it

I ended the EDD with 613 nitra this time round

[kindred coyote]

dayumn

[mild scarab]

Does sentry ammo not refill between stages now?

[tall meadow]

no

[pulsar geyser]

I haven’t been finding machines events lately, is it bugged, or am I just unlucky

[turbid dawn]

interesting me too

will update when i get one

[pulsar geyser]

Rock and Stone!

[cosmic aurora]

I got one yesterday

Maybe it's just luck

[bold dust]

What are the missions?

[cosmic aurora]

It was industrial sabotage

I was completing haz 5 assignment

[hasty spade]

Hey guys

I just started playing finished tutorial

It says i have to do a mission next

Why is there no one on the server list

[cosmic aurora]

I had the same problem yesterday

Had to do mussions solo

[hasty spade]

Man

[cosmic aurora]

Maybe some problems with servers

[small cove]

the problem is that the reigons are rotating, and the ones avalible to you probably aren't in other players maps right now
new players gradually get introduced to new mission types and regions

they reset every 30 min

[cosmic aurora]

Do you think that is the reason?

I also couldn't join deep dives

Just empty server list

[small cove]

you need to get a dwarf to lvl 25 and complete an assingment to promote it, then you unlock deep dives and overclocks

[cosmic aurora]

Yeah, I know

I have 2 proms

Already did 2 edd

[small cove]

try to reset the hub too

[cosmic aurora]

Ok, I'll try that

[small cove]

the new update changed the mission rotating a bit, so if youre in the lobby and missions change, they don't change for you until the hub is reloaded

or maybe the browser is just broken, idk i usually play solo
nope, mine works just fine
also check your browser settings, you might want to increase search distance

[cerulean herald]

Hello everyone. I am new here and for some reason I can't post in bug discussion channels etc.

Primarily the reason I arrived here

[thorn jewel]

get a role from #welcome-and-rules

[cerulean herald]

thanks. I must have missed that

[copper cedar]

Are there many leeches in the edd this week?

[cosmic aurora]

i dont think thats allowed here

[shadow temple]

30k credits or more within 72 hours? That's baby numbers

[burnt sandal]

it's not

it's a bot

[shadow temple]

Yups

[tough escarp]

Hello comrades, can you please tell me how I can get some kind of role, I’m just curious🤭

[jolly wing]

#welcome-and-rules

[unreal kernel]

do you get rewards from every deep dive or first only?

[burnt sandal]

once a week per deep dive

[willow dagger]

i had earlier finally a successful edd for this week. tbh i was mostly carried by teammates, but at the same i played as driller instead of engi or scout

i just hope i wasn't too much of weight for them

[wheat kernel]

why can't i find any event to use my blank matrix core after the patch

is it removed or am i just unlucky

[willow dagger]

recent patch broke something

from what i heard at least

[cinder citrus]

They're bugged

[wheat kernel]

i see no wonder i cant get any

[eager atlas]

I've heard it's related to disabling rockpox, but idk if they show up if you have it enabled

[misty maple]

yeah i am not ready for the elite deep dive lol

failed on the last section

[eager atlas]

on the third stage? that's pretty good already, gratz

[rancid cedar]

you still got most the rewards tho

[drifting tinsel]

regular DD is very doable solo

be well prepared, don't be afraid to take your time

i'd recommend driller or engi for the DD solo

driller + scout if you ever consider going in a duo

[violet mountain]

edd red rock for todays specia "on me" ps 3 seats availbe

[bitter stump]

🚪

[violet mountain]

lol

prp a bot

[drifting tinsel]

nice work! (*^▽^)/★*☆♪

[sudden copper]

Anyone ip for a deep dive elite?

[ebon python]

kinda new lvl 12 looking for people to play with

[frank light]

who do u get permission for LFG steam channel

[flat sedge]

question is doing 1 deep dive compared to 3 separate missions give more xp or nah

[supple fjord]

definitely do 3 separate missions
there's double xp chance, more minerals, and hazard bonuses

[flat sedge]

that is so true tyty

[supple fjord]

yuh

[wraith shard]

How do i do insdustrial sabotage with a driller 😭😭

[shadow temple]

Flamethrower for destroying bots and clearing waves of glyphids.
Subata for dealing with sniper towers and shooting caretaker in the eye
Spec your C4 to have both dmg mods
Drill to the ceiling of the Caretaker's cave, and lob your C4 down onto the head of the caretaker during vent phase to skip it

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick a role

[jagged rapids]

Moddy hit it pretty well but yea as driller the best thing you can focus on is helping your team. Up until the boss, you're honestly playing driller as usual but it's rival presence.

Once you hit the boss tho, you're not the greatest for boss damage. Where you can really add value is helping make the boss room good for your team, taking out the robots, shredders, snipers and claws during the boss fight. That'll let you team easily focus on the boss. Caretaker isn't a hard boss, it's hard to fight while dealing with all the enemies. That's the whole threat in the fight. You can help remove threat to your team and then they can focus on damage.

[final urchin]

Any good setup for fighting this week's Elite Deep Dive?

for engineer

[cinder citrus]

Anything that can kill the caretaker or hiveguard quick

I used hyper propellant and the primary use whatever is comfortable

[final urchin]

yeah hyper propellant is good for both

just not weakass teammate

[reef kraken]

hi

[final urchin]

*get downed* *leaves*

[cinder citrus]

You'll always get that all you can do is try your best

[reef kraken]

where can i find russian teammates for deep dive

[final urchin]

yeah I was using breach cutter but it didnt go so well

[cinder citrus]

I believe there is a Russian server but I'm not 100% on that

If you ask a mod they can help you out

[reef kraken]

okey thank u

[cinder citrus]

I've never really used BC for the caretaker, I might have to try it out

[burnt sandal]

#fan-communities

[final urchin]

nah

it's too short

[reef kraken]

thank u bro

there is a russian server

[cinder citrus]

Surely with a plastcrete ring around the caretaker and some range you can reach through it no?

[final urchin]

yeah

[spiral badge]

EDD doesn’t feel easy, we got wiped like 4 times last night, mostly on stage 2, then 3 as we had a swarm that seemed to be indefinite

[cinder citrus]

Have the people saying it's easy. I would say they are exaggerating a bit so don't pay it any mind

[eager atlas]

3 as we had a swarm that seemed to be indefinite
That's just point extraction, you kinda have to ignore the bugs the best you can and get the stuff done

[cinder citrus]

Ignore the bugs and you get swamped

[eager atlas]

the best you can

kill what's in the way, but try to progress as you kill things

don't focus only on killing, is my point, since then you're just waiting too much time and PE just gets worse and worse the more you stay

[spiral badge]

I haven’t had PE be like that on regular DD

[cinder citrus]

Well of course you gone up 2 hazards to 5.5

[eager atlas]

regular DD is haz 3.5 at worst, so it takes a while for it to ramp up

[cinder citrus]

Just how you want gage your speed I generally just go off the turrets reserve ammo

If it's at 100 by the time we call the rocket you're doing grand

[spiral badge]

Hard considering everything is located above so it takes time to get to the aquarks

Not to mention the dread

[eager atlas]

yeah PE can be pretty rough at times

[spiral badge]

Wonder how possible it is on solo

[eager atlas]

the dreadnought can actually be an advantage because it prevents announced swarms

[eager atlas]

everything is possible solo, plus you have bosco

[spiral badge]

The bugs health would be way lower

[eager atlas]

normal bugs don't get more HP with more players, but there's definitely less of them, they go a bit slower and do less damage

[halcyon hull]

Does anyone know if deep dive maps are randomly generated on the first try, or do they try multiple seeds to find something in particular?

[shadow temple]

Ye this, when I say an EDD is ez or hard, that always means on a solo basis

I don't really have that privilege to be able to EDD with other folks so I almost always have to do it solo

From what I remember, I went gunner for this. LSLS primary and BRT7 secondary w/ leadburster grenades

Used 1 supply pod for the 1st stage and 1 for the 3rd. Surprisingly didn't need any for the 2nd but I probably got lucky with which mobs were elite

Bosco on PE should be illegal, definitely helps you just focus down swarms while they dig the aquarqs out

6 of the 7 can be easily laser pointered

The last one needs you to climb into a partition blocked off by a wall or something, but it's also fairly easy to locate

[earnest sun]

hm

pardon me but how do i access drg chat

i cant 😭

also it wont let me join the union

[cinder citrus]

Go and read the welcome and get yourself a role

[cinder citrus]

And the union is almost always broken but in the DRG chat check the Pins and you might be able to fix it

[eager atlas]

it's random https://youtu.be/YX3_iAe4QS0?t=2428

[halcyon hull]

that's what I call citing your sources, thanks!

[eager atlas]

I went driller because I was a bit concerned with haz 5.5 PE, but most of the aquarqs are visible and I did end up using the dreadnought to prevent announced swarms, it was a bit of a pain to put the aquarqs at times because he was running around but I rather do that than deal with 100 spiders all over the place #drg-gallery message

bosco gets every high aquarq, I drill to the easily reachable ones

[spiral badge]

I didn’t realize this, so thanks for the dread tip

[spiral badge]

I went RB hurricane

[wraith current]

They are randomly generated only once a week. No other changes

[turbid dawn]

unless theres a update post the generation in which a new seed is chosen

[untold saddle]

Or if the seed is not completable

[glad zephyr]

Did it with minelayer and elephant rounds, bosco carries on third with aquarqs, only sorta hard one is stage one sabo

[spiral badge]

I tried 2-3 times solo and the caretaker is too much a problem for me

It needs to chill the frick out with the teleport mines and shield walls

[glad zephyr]

I hid behind that tall pillar and peeked a lot

Used the splash with the hurricane to take out vents in okay ammonia efficiency

[still geode]

Industrial sabo has loads of extra nitra

If you need to resupply just to heal, feel free to do that, there is more than you need

[jolly wing]

Ehh, I prefer red sugar nonetheless

[spiral badge]

I used up all sugar and called 2 resup pods

[spark torrent]

Best perk loadout for Gunner?

[spiral badge]

Are you LSLS?

[spark torrent]

No

[rose yacht]

I can't seem to do EDD without using scout.

XD

it's a pain to look for resources in the dark.

[spark torrent]

Tragic

[tiny gorge]

Dash, iron will, resupplier, born ready, and vampire is what I use

[spark torrent]

Got it

Thank you

[spiral badge]

Vampire on not a driller??

[lethal linden]

third red slot feels like a preference thing anyway

[zinc jay]

For some reason I don’t have access to #drg-chat

Only here

[bitter stump]

For vamp+iron will, sweet tooth or most of the other perks can also work well in the 3rd slot

[spiral badge]

Just usually hard to trigger vampire when you’re in IW with other classes. Driller just tosses an axe at the nearest thing and you’re back up

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick a role

[eager atlas]

Do you not equip power attacks 🙃

[turbid dawn]

this is skill issue with regards to timing of the rez and use of power attack/dash

[turbid dawn]

i think sweet tooth is far outcompeted by other perks for edd

[spiral badge]

Yeah but you’re not guaranteed to have something near death enough to kill with a power attack, or even to have power attack off recharge

[peak crag]

What's more optimal OC for shotgun in EDD? If played with turret whip

I heard that MPA is better but I find Stunner more comfortable for general purposes. Wanted to hear your opinion as well

[still geode]

You get two power attacks during iron will

[steel python]

I hate dreadnought + point extraction

Because it turns out that an active dreadnought does not stop the passive waves of point extraction as seen in stage 3 of the EDD

[tiny gorge]

95% of the time you can kill a grunt with your power attack

Or in gunners case I might pop down a shield and rez someone else if there isn’t any grunts or red sugar

Of course, getting up, and clutching are very different things…..

[shadow temple]

Ye it doesn't, so u gotta juggle. Also why fighting near the Minehead is a good idea to weaken the mini swarms

[steel python]

True.
We struggled hard because our gunner disconnected, and we had difficulty kiting the hiveguard around.

I spent almost all of the waiting for the drop pod downed since I was playing scout.

I told the driller and engineer to survive and forget about me trying to pick me up since I had red sugar near me and haven't popped IW yet.

Still, the chad driller came for me and we all made it

[eager atlas]

Unless you iron will very quick, you most likely have it recharged, and gruns and slashers die in a single power attack, which are very common to be around you

[eager atlas]

Some argue that stunner is better in situations in which you're surrounded by too many bugs, and honestly if you find it more comfortable just use that

[silent spruce]

Me too. With a full squad it becomes really hard.

non-stop agression

But this map layout helped a lot. Very open, easy to find aquarqs

[nimble fractal]

I used to run MPA but I haven't gone back since getting CO tbh

[sudden patrol]

Why can't I talk in #drg-chat ?

[next pebble]

Why couldn't you read #welcome-and-rules ?

[sudden patrol]

Oh I'm blind lol, thx

[subtle fossil]

could someone recommend a build for no overclock Gunner for this week's EDD?

tried solo with stock weapons, stun and overheat talents on minigun, but idk what other players expect from gunners in EDD

[still geode]

Hurricane with aoe size, velocity, rate of fire, aoe damage, and stun

Brt7 with accuracy, fire rate, damage, weakpoint, and stun

221 or 223 for shields

Resupplier, Born ready, vampire, dash, iron will

Damage on pickaxe

Hurricane for weaker enemies and groups of enemies, brt7 for tougher enemies or when hurricane needs to reload

Shoot guards in the face, both weapons are suitable for killing them

If you have overclocks for those weapons name em and ping me and ill say if they are worth using and if you should adjust the build for them

[subtle fossil]

guards?

[still geode]

The armored version of grunts

[subtle fossil]

i've no overclocks for gunner except for some pretty basic one for brt

[still geode]

That build should cover essentially any situation effectively and be relatively easy to grasp how to play

[subtle fossil]

i see i'll try, only got Hurricane unlocked yesterday, still getting used to it

what about anti-armor talent on Hurricane?

[still geode]

Armor break is bugged on weapons that fire projectiles and on aoe damage

It still helps you break armor better but it lacks other benefits armor break would usually offer

[subtle fossil]

how would that build fare in Caretaker fight? or should temmates cover that?

[still geode]

The main reason to pick the armor break mod is if you dont want the velocity

Should do well vs caretaker

Not particularly specialized for it, but also not lacking in any meaningfull manner

[subtle fossil]

i see

[still geode]

Hurricane also does well vs patrol bots if you aim for their head

[subtle fossil]

are caretaker "weakpoints" count as actual weakpoints? i.e. do you deal extra direct damage? or however it works...

[still geode]

I dont think so but im not 100% sure

[subtle fossil]

coz i always took minigun to Caretaker coz i thought other options do less damage there

[eager atlas]

the vents aren't weakpoints, but the eye is

[subtle fossil]

would it be worth trying to BRT it up close then?

[eager atlas]

ideally your driller is dealing with the vents anyway

[still geode]

Yeah brt does good damage

[eager atlas]

accuracy brt doesn't need to get close but yes

[still geode]

And that build has solid range aswell

[subtle fossil]

i think i had 6 bullet burst one, shreds dreads like crazy

[still geode]

Ye

6 burst isnt a bad pick but it requires more careful use to not accidentally spend all your ammo

[eager atlas]

you can right click to cancel a burst before it ends

but if you want to cancel often then you probably don't want a 6 bullet burst in the first place

[subtle fossil]

i avoided stun talent coz i feel im gonna miss a shot more often than not haha

[still geode]

And the stun mod is also quite strong

[subtle fossil]

but yeah losing ammo super fast with 6 bullet burst is pretty noticeable

[still geode]

With t1 accuracy its fairly reliable

Especially vs mid size stuff like trijaws the stun can really help avoid damage

[subtle fossil]

got the "more ammo + shorter delay between bursts" overclock for it actually, the only gunner weapon with overclock

[still geode]

Or when there is a slasher in your face

The clean oc?

[subtle fossil]

yeah

[still geode]

Its nothing flashy but the extra ammo is nice to have especially for caretaker and dreads

And extra fire rate is always welcome

I used that oc quite a while myself

[subtle fossil]

alright gonna try like this lets see how it goes

[crude rapids]

going to do a deep dive for the first time, any tips?

[still geode]

Dont waste nitra but also dont be too stingy

[patent elk]

Don't die

[still geode]

Ammo and nitra carry over between stages, so if you waste it you may struggle later

But it also means any extra nitra can - and often should - be spent later if you feel the need

Even if its just for healing

Also if you want a nice gunner build u can use the one I mentioned right above :)

[crude rapids]

thanks

[subtle fossil]

we won!

second stage went very rough, non stop stream of enemies, couldnt clear the area so we went down alot, when i was solo it was practically a ghost town in comparison lol

nearly failed it, but couple IW saves and eventual play by Driller saved the day

[still geode]

[subtle fossil]

last stage wasnt too bad, we had lots of resups to use, but really struggled with extraction coz drop pod spawned practically on the roof lmao

i did some ziplines but team panicked and everyone went their own way

[still geode]

Sounds like the build worked out for ya

[subtle fossil]

and i was stuck not being able to zip at good enough angle from my position to get up to drop pod, shoulda went zig-zag across the room instead

yeah, worked very well! stun is giga helpful and the damage was good as well - i was at first unsure if Hurricane does good dps, but it turned out well

and the splash is godly on groups

hmm does this channel allow pictures?

[eager atlas]

does not, use #drg-gallery

[subtle fossil]

here's the final screen if anyone interested #drg-gallery message

[viscid vapor]

just 5 and a half hours till the reset

[kindred coyote]

oh i should prob do this edd huh

oh nvm its the same one

wait i havent done this one nvm part 2

[tiny dagger]

do it true solo modless perkless scout

[kindred coyote]

i should

ive been running modded no shot i can beat haz6 and not a true solo stock edd righttttt

[tiny dagger]

ill help carry you by not helping carry you

[kindred coyote]

genius

if i do get on ill be on in like an hour or two last minute edds go crazy trust

[tiny dagger]

i am fhe next albert dwarfstein

[ancient lagoon]

Can anyone take me through my first deep dive

[sly kettle]

Soon™

[ruby crescent]

if im running csp 11122 what secondary and what build should i use

im leaning towards subata and wave cooker currently

dont like epc that much

[raven carbon]

Wave cooker with exothermic reactor and mega power supply pairs well with cryo cannon or crispr for thermal shock

Quite ammo efficient too

[raven carbon]

The deep dives for this week will reset soon, you will get plenty of lobbies

[ruby crescent]

i already sorted out my other builds

[zenith ember]

7 mins soon

[ruby crescent]

just not csp

corrosive sludge pump

[zenith ember]

wave cooker has more synergy with crispr than subata w thermal shock, but you can also use either as pure backup weapons

[raven carbon]

Oh sorry I read it as crispr

[zenith ember]

oh

[drifting tinsel]

the deep dive rotation pin has been updated to reflect this week's new dives -- thank you everyone for your patience, and happy thanksgiving to my american miners out there! <3

[shadow temple]

Hell yea, Rock and Stone vio!

Also HELL YEA I.S. ON STAGE 3

This is a free EDD for sure

Stage 1 pain tho... 😭

[ruby crescent]

btw where do people get roles from

[drifting tinsel]

haz 5.5 industrial sabotage is something i hold very dear to my heart <3

[drifting tinsel]

read #welcome-and-rules , and it'll tell you how! (o≧▽≦)ﾉ

[shadow temple]

Interesting combo of missions

I think I'll go engie solo this time

[drifting tinsel]

morkite triple threat

[shadow temple]

Lmao I love how almost every DD and EDD mission has morkite

The only stage out of the 6 that doesn't have Morkite as an objective is DD 3 lmao

[charred oasis]

Morkite 😴

[ruby crescent]

i see

[valid ginkgo]

Soon

[delicate saffron]

repeted objectives 😴

[grand pasture]

Ind sab in elite deep dive? Someone's gonna cry and make a suggestion around it now

[zenith ember]

EDD1: Elimination (Hiveguard & Classic) + Morkite, Haunted Cave
EDD2: Refinery + Morkite, Cave leech Cluster
EDD3: Sabotage + Morkite, Mactera Plague + Rich Atmosphere

Surprisingly chill edd ngl

[modest gull]

Haunted Cave was a bit annoying but the rest of the levels are okay.

[sudden shard]

omg is that you hehe :'D

[static leaf]

Hellooo

[sudden shard]

hi

[silent spruce]

I hate Sabotage on EDD

[low plover]

Im tired of EDD sabotages honestly

[delicate saffron]

Oops! All morkite

EDDs need more secondary objectives

[primal vessel]

mactera plague at stage 3 💀

[charred oasis]

Another Sabotage ?? 😭

[delicate saffron]

Make Korlok a secondary objectives. Or a corruptor

Just for dds

[reef pine]

Or the rival data deposit

There are only 5 possible secondary objectives for 6 stages

[wispy hearth]

just finished edd

our gunner carried

he was like user rank 800 : P

[finite nacelle]

DRG

[drifting tinsel]

sabo was, surprisingly, the easiest EDD stage for me

i got used as ghost bait in stage one (；・∀・)

[jolly wing]

3 EDD sabotage in a row?

[violet raptor]

EDD looking fun

[viscid vapor]

mactera plague sabotage and haunted cave dreadnought woo looks fun

[tacit iris]

It’s easy, just refuse to die

Also damn triple morkite?

We’re eating good tonight

[upbeat furnace]

Could someone please help? Just joined this discord yesterday and cannot use any other chat room but this one.

[viscid vapor]

get a role

#welcome-and-rules

[upbeat furnace]

That works thanks!

[fathom coral]

Another good week

For Driller, would honestly recommend Sludge for Dreads and Caretaker this week

[viscid vapor]

Sludge is my fav anyway

[maiden bough]

how to report a player?

[untold saddle]

You don't, block them and move on

[maiden bough]

sad

[wraith shard]

doing the EDD with greenbeards, pls send help
our scout's been downed 17 times in the first stage
SEVENTEEN TIMES

[violet raptor]

I believe in you

[wraith shard]

we failed at stage 2 😔

[violet raptor]

RIP

[runic hill]

Pin's wrong, Lethal Enemies in DD 2, not Shield Disruption

[strong pumice]

what's DD?

[cinder citrus]

A deep dive

[strong pumice]

no im asking wut's this weeks dd have lol

[cinder citrus]

Check the pinned messages it'll have all the info you need

[errant night]

Good lord this week's EDD looks nasty

[tidal scroll]

How do I talk in other channels I can only talk in this chat

[cinder citrus]

Just read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and pick yourself some roles and then you should be able to talk in the other chats

[bitter canyon]

pretty easy elite this week

[queen totem]

any1 wonna do a elite deep dive

[wraith shard]

It is, pray you get a good team 🙏

[spiral badge]

Good lord this week's EDD looks nasty
pretty easy elite this week
See it’s this kinda stuff that throws me off

Sarcasm doesn’t translate over text very well if the second comment was sarcastic

But crap, take dark morkite for either DD really

[stray compass]

the dd info are wrong on the pinned thing

its not shield disruption its lethal enemies?

[spiral badge]

DM vioxynteris if you think something should be changed

[bitter canyon]

wasnt realy

0 issues

good terrain

[minor plover]

how many drilldozer stops?

for the normal DD, my apologies

[burnt sandal]

always one

for DDs

[minor plover]

gotcha, thank you

[rocky zenith]

whats the difference between a normal and elite deep dive?

also i cant message in most of the channels for some reason

[cinder citrus]

The hazard levels are different
3-3.5-3.5 For DD
4.5-5-5.5 for edd

[cinder citrus]

And read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and get yourself a role and you'll be all set

[rocky zenith]

very cool thank u

[rocky zenith]

how much better are the elite rewards?

[cinder citrus]

They are the same in terms of cores but more credits and xp

I don't know the specific XP and credits though. Sorry

[rocky zenith]

so if im doing them purely for cores normal is better

[cinder citrus]

Yes although you can only get 3 a week then

[rocky zenith]

so you would get 6? if you did both

[cinder citrus]

Yes

3 for a full completion of a DD
And another 3 for a full completion of the edd

[rocky zenith]

alright does elite have more debuffs or whatever their called like shield disruption etc

like more per section/level

[eager atlas]

it's still max 1 per level

[cinder citrus]

No only one debuff per level but 3 in total

Check the pinned messages

[rocky zenith]

ah ok cool thanks :)

[spiral badge]

@rocky zenith additionally you can do the core hunt assignment for more cores per week. Also do events you see on normal missions (they don’t happen on DDs)

[shy talon]

When my group saw that the final stage was mactera plague and caretaker we thought it was over with and we didn’t know beforehand so it was a complete surprise

[still geode]

Rich atmosfeer helps immensely with both

[near seal]

I be gaming

[rocky zenith]

yeha i know about the core hunt assignments and which events do you mean? like the ones where you use the tritilyte key?

[spiral badge]

Yeah

[upper ferry]

.

Hey why can’t I type in the LFGs

[eager atlas]

role in #welcome-and-rules

[upper ferry]

Oh okay

[cinder citrus]

?

Sorry bud

👍

[open fractal]

That guy a bot or something?

Was pretty weird

[cinder citrus]

I have no clue

[open fractal]

To those of you who do solo dives, do you have a build you normally default to?

I normally solo gunner with ntp/bert for deep dives

Curious what other people do

[spiral badge]

I have 1 or 2 flex slots depending on the missions

And various perks depending on class/weapons

[open fractal]

Oh, also if there’s a refinery mission in the mix I do sludge driller

[cinder citrus]

I kinda make a build to specialise in the DD and edd for that week so it's always different

[open fractal]

I hate refinery on any class other than driller

[spiral badge]

For example if both guns take ammo I use born ready. Gunner if I take minigun I don’t usually use born ready

[cinder citrus]

Really depends on the reload speed over anything else no?

[cinder citrus]

You could actually use the shotgun sludge for this week's edd

[spiral badge]

Well yeah I mean autocannon and hurricane take painfully long to reload but secondaries don’t so I don’t see the need

If there’s aquarks I usually take the one that lets you throw farther just cause I inevitably will have to help Bosco carry them

[open fractal]

Shotgun sludge is my favorite build for both elimination and sabo missions by far

[cinder citrus]

Well this is gonna be a fun week for you then

[celest charm]

Industrial Sabotage stage 3 on edd has gotta be the worst possible mission type

at least it's only mactera plague

also driller c4 buff is a god send.

Able to insta pop vents per resupp

[prime trellis]

most real statement

[hybrid ridge]

all me and my homies hate industrial sabotage

[turbid dawn]

you need 2 mx dmg c4 for this, which means you need a whole resup for urself to pop vents, provided you start with 2 c4.

[tacit iris]

Worth it

[turbid dawn]

i agree, but ppl need to know not to touch the driller resup on the roof

[tacit iris]

Lovely weather we’re having

[turbid dawn]

Ty, for cleaning up, its on other channels too

[naive venture]

na bro my friend sent me a pic of some dudes dick

[jagged rapids]

Happy Turkey Day miners, what's the verdict on the dives this week? Itching to get my face punched in for a mineral overclock 🤣

[tall meadow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/565850434376302613/1177501947801120800/20231123202443_1.jpg?ex=6572bd25&is=65604825&hm=476842ef14e2c5ccc0cbd357cf75fde95853af5093da4fb45df7ec50edebd263&=&format=webp&width=1010&height=568

Funny EDD

[tiny dagger]

well then i am not your homie

[unique ore]

or if you take 1 dmg 1 range, it allows you to throw the c4 from below and still hit all 4, with still very good damage, without the time or effort to make a ceiling tunnel

[spiral badge]

Congrats on outkilling the engie

[tall meadow]

kek did not realize

[shadow temple]

You can also take 1 dmg and 1 ammo for your C4, since the recent update rounds up the amount restored per resup

[celest charm]

Haz 5.5 two one damage mod c4 pops the shields

Just did it this industrial sabotage

Getting resupp with 3 c4 gives 2

ergo, one resupp of c4 per popped shield

[primal arch]

Hello everyone! First day on the job and I am looking for new players to discover the game with. 😄

[thorny gull]

get a role in #welcome-and-rules and proceed

[primal arch]

Thanks! Is there a channel for new players? Online I can't keep up with the pace if i host a public lobby 😬

[turbid dawn]

4 dwarves?

[turbid dawn]

engi walkway is ideal, but hard to do with randos

[unique ore]

if you have 3 c4 total, it only gives 1 if you resupply, unless you have a mod that changes it

[turbid dawn]

they fixed this in the current patch no?

[unique ore]

they did?

I see nothing with a quick search in patch notes since june for c4

[nova hearth]

Fixed issue with Driller not getting full Satchel Charges with resupplies

[unique ore]

that was a bug? literally every other thing resupply rounded up, I thought that was a feature

[celest charm]

patch changed it

[celest charm]

It was not

it was a bug apparently

[eager atlas]

turret ammo apparently also rounded down

[turbid dawn]

if you have 4 dwarves you still need max dmg

[celest charm]

if full damage c4 does like 850 and one damage mod is 625 or something, and one full damage c4 takes out most of the shield

two one damage mod c4 should pop the shield

last I tested in haz 5

[eager atlas]

but did you test with 4 players

[celest charm]

I did unless I am misremembering.

[eager atlas]

I know you can use 2 with single damage in solo, and I think 2 players too

[turbid dawn]

4 player scaling requires max dmg, i checked the numbers

its is 935 dmg require at haz 5.5, 880 at haz 5

[celest charm]

Yeah edd is 935

c4 one damage deals 600+

1200 > 935 on intakes

[turbid dawn]

caretaker has 45% explosive resistance

max for 2 (1 dmg) c4 is 687.5

not enough for haz 5.5 with 4

if you want to solo the vents then max dmg it is

[celest charm]

Might be misremembering from when i did an edd with 2 drillers

[turbid dawn]

you are def wrong (not to be rude) - just trying to prevent misinfo. i tested in sandbox too

[celest charm]

Nah I'm wrong

I misremembered from a different haz 5 IS game

with two drillers chucking max damage c4s

You still deal more at least with one damage mod c4 per resupp

[turbid dawn]

yeah time/ammo efficiency arguments are different

insta popping i personally prefer, saves the team from unnecessary time related deaths

[unique ore]

rounding up satchel charges tho, that just literally makes having 2 ammo upgrades useless right?

[celest charm]

There's no real reason to go either full damage or full ammo any more

ignoring haz 5 caretaker

[turbid dawn]

yup

[unique ore]

I'll still go range and then ammo for caretaker, since that would be 750 total dmg per resupply vs 875, not a huge difference and easier to plant the c4

[celest charm]

range? It's not hard to plant the c4 assuming you prepared a tunnel right above caretaker

[unique ore]

with range you can just run in and dump it on its face

[celest charm]

If you aren't preparing for caretaker why are you even bothering

ceiling tunnel >>>> any other method. It's safer and easier and on the offchance you die, your corpse isn't in a bad spot

[unique ore]

thats what I prefer, I found it easy to do and saves the time to ceiling up there

[celest charm]

You spend time prepping for the fight with tunnels and arena making anyway

[unique ore]

and prevents you running down if you actually want to help fight the eye

[celest charm]

making one tunnel above the caretaker isn't time consuming

[celest charm]

Just make more tunnels?

It's not like the eye instantly dies

[turbid dawn]

playstyle differences folks

[unique ore]

if it was a huge difference in damage, then id probably reconsider, but if its only 750 vs 875

[celest charm]

recent patch means one resupp on 3 one damage one ammo gives 2

meaning 1200-1300 per resupp

[unique ore]

375 base damage * 2 with range + ammo, 875 for 2 dmg bonus

[celest charm]

that's a fairly large difference

[turbid dawn]

always pitch the downside too, 1 sec pop vs ammo efficiency

[celest charm]

I mean range + 1 ammo vs damage vs 1 ammo.

The damage difference is massive for the amount of time spent

the only difference is you need like 20 seconds less prep time from digging a single tunnel

[turbid dawn]

yes in that argument, you can either pop a max lvl( in base game) caretaker vents in 1 sec or you can be slightly more ammo efficient

[turbid dawn]

you loose this in the time it takes the team to kill the rest of what you didnt pop

in other words, playstyle differences

[celest charm]

except your team has to repeat this twice and will take way longer if you fuck up and die on the care taker base trying to c4

as opposed to to significantly less risky cieling c4 trick

[eager atlas]

If you die at the base theb idk what you are doing

[celest charm]

Apparently other guy prefers one range upgrade and one ammo to c4 the caretaker in the open

[unique ore]

you are much more likely to die on the ceiling than dying on the base

[eager atlas]

Unless you have no shield and no hp it wint happen

[celest charm]

??????

Since when

you have a bunch dirt between you and all that shit

and no electricity to worry about

only phase bombs are a threat and you can just run from them

[unique ore]

Ive seen plenty of times drillers dying up there from an arm stabbing through the dirt

[celest charm]

except arms can also stab you much more easily at caretaker base?

In a spot infinitely harder to reach you?

Your argument makes 0 sense

[unique ore]

they really cant, you would be constantly moving, they cant hit you

[celest charm]

You can also just move back and forth in the tunnel?

[eager atlas]

Not if you keep moving, but arm shouldnt kill you at the top either, you heal with every c4 you get

[celest charm]

You are literally there to deploy c4 then go back down

again, your argument for this strat makes 0 sense

more risk for less reward

the only benefit being you get to be lazy

[eager atlas]

Isnt ceiling sort of like bunkering

[celest charm]

Eh kinda

the ceiling tunnel removes all difficulty from c4ing the caretaker

and gives a relatively risk free passage

you aren't staying there though

since once you pop intakes no reason for you to stay

[wraith shard]

why the game is too expensive guys

[eager atlas]

Because you are a person with no income and/or live in a country with economical problems
The game isnt particularly expensive

[wraith shard]

i got it free now by xbox pc gamepass

[eager atlas]

Is it really frew if you need gamepass

[turbid dawn]

interesting generalisations

[eager atlas]

Maybe, but I cant think of any more reasons for a game that's currently 10 USD on discount to be called expensive
Not that either of these are wrong, value is subjective anyway

[burnt sandal]

The recent change of Policy for pricing in some country perhaps.

[eager atlas]

That relates to the 2nd one though

[cinder citrus]

Hi

[hollow sorrel]

why is this edd so shit

[cinder citrus]

[rapid frigate]

check info about edd
caretaker
day ruined

[final urchin]

yeah..

[sonic mesa]

Hello

[burnt sandal]

hi
read #welcome-and-rules and pick roles

[wraith shard]

game is not good

boring

[burnt sandal]

ok

[wraith shard]

yes

[cinder citrus]

Hot takes here

Have you tried a deep dive yet?

[final urchin]

stop

The game is good, it's just maybe didn't suit your taste

[hollow iris]

Game is great

[celest charm]

If you can't buy a 30 usd game either you are a jobless kid or your country's economy is bad enough that 30 usd is a large sum of money.

That being said, doesn't steam change prices based on country though?

[still geode]

Damn thats truly some priviledge talking there lol

[subtle fossil]

really some leaf lover energy

[fading vapor]

Karl would not be proud

[round mountain]

Damn... escort duty ... not very speedrunny

[marsh swan]

Rock and stone to the bone

[spiral badge]

Dotty is indeed slow

[random rampart]

@fading vapor @marsh swan go to #welcome-and-rules, read and get roles to get access to other channels

[marsh swan]

Thank you that's literally why I'm here appreciate it. Rock and rolling stone!

[fading vapor]

I selected them but i went backa nd they keep un-selecting

[random rampart]

re-select them

any roles

[fading vapor]

I did

[random rampart]

platform and/or class ones give you the perms

[fading vapor]

Gunner and steam

Steam kept unselecting

[random rampart]

<@&296918282403840000>

[tranquil adder]

There you go

[marsh swan]

Yeah I seem to be having a similar issue

[random rampart]

@tranquil adder too

[marsh swan]

Thank you

[tranquil adder]

Spill the beans then, which roles would you like?

[marsh swan]

Playstation, gunner

Rock and stone brother

[fading vapor]

Rock and Stone

[subtle fossil]

kinda weird that it doesnt say anything about needing the roles though

[next pebble]

It's to keep the stupid out

[subtle fossil]

at some point i unselected class role coz i wanted to have union chapter name color, but then i lost permission to post pictures in #drg-gallery

and the whole union thing also broke at that point and i never got another prompt for chapter either

also theres bunch of channels in #welcome-and-rules what shows as "unknown" or "no access"

[next pebble]

in all actuality it's because we can't update the welcome channel, but it does keep people who don't read and can't think to figure it out plus spammers contained as well

[subtle fossil]

including gems like:
⁠"Unknown : Guideline on how to report bugs and where to report them"
and "How to get on the experimental branch is explained in a pinned messaged in ⁠No Access. "

[tepid oasis]

Second successful EDD ever!
2nd Stage was quite miserable before we got all the pipes set up but 1st and 3rd really was easier than expected, thanks Rich Atmosphere

[sullen flax]

What's the DD for this week?

Wait it's in pins.

[shadow temple]

Doing EDD solo rn

Stage 1 was just super annoying, as expected, since haunted cave just doesn't mix well with elimination. It's not difficult, it's just tedious trying to kite the horror around. That being said, there are 3 naedocyte breeders in this stage, and 2 are clustered in a relatively small room so beware. There's also one leech really close to a cave exit in the small dreadnought room so watch out for that if approaching the room from that entrance

[spiral badge]

I don’t even like haunted cave solo on a regular DD let alone elite

I still think the ghost’s speed should be fairly low in solo and increase with each player, but even solo he’s like a Ferrari

[shadow temple]

Stage 2 done. Despite the mutator, there's actually surprisingly very few cave leeches here (3-4 in total I think). Lots of nitra as well, and all the wells are rather easily reached (tho I had to use platforms for one of the wells due to its height difference). Pretty chill stage, except for the fact the game threw 3 bulks at me in total? Idk if bulks are random but, eh, yea just watch out.

[shadow temple]

I personally think the speed in solo has to be adjusted with anything else that is slow moving, such as Molly and dreadnoughts

It's not even because it's challenging, no, it's just bloody annoying and time-wasting

[spiral badge]

Yes in escort his speed can be raised a bit since you’re always going in one direction

But most everything else you’re running around in the same areas over and over and that’s when he can really catch you

[shadow temple]

Haunted caves....can't spawn with escort duty tho

Unless u use mods

[spiral badge]

Oh didn’t know

[quaint parrot]

I know this isn't the right channel for this, but I'm having some issues with using different channels and joining voice channels. I did put roles in #welcome-and-rules so that can't be the issue. I don't really know what to do here

If this happens to be a "wait to be assigned the roles" kind of thing, my bad

[shadow temple]

And last but not least, Stage 3 done!

If you've focused on nitra collection for the previous 2 stages, you can half-ignore the nitra here, but if u are short, there's quite plentiful amounts here.
Easiest way to summarise the stage is: You dig through your first cave, Mactera jumpscare. You turn a corner, Mactera jumpscare. You are now about to start the Caretaker fight, believe it or not, Mactera jumpscare. But as long as you're always prepped for a Mactera jumpscare, they shouldn't pose that much of an issue imo

Build used for solo: LOK-1 [ECR], PGL [Hyper Prop], S.S.G

Nitra at end of EDD: 653

[cinder citrus]

The bit might be having a fit atm

[quaint parrot]

Alright, might resolve itself eventually

[cinder citrus]

?

[next pebble]

The bot is busted, which platform and class roles were you trying to get?

[quaint parrot]

Steam and Scout. Unfortunate to hear the bot's broken

[next pebble]

Yeah, it's fickle. Most discord bots weren't made to operate with servers of this size so it seems to work when it wants to

You're updated though

[fiery quail]

what level do I have to get to promote a dwarf

[burnt sandal]

lvl 25

[fiery quail]

good, I am nearly there

[quaint parrot]

Understandable, this server is huge

[quaint parrot]

Much appreciated!

[jagged rapids]

You can ask questions in #drg-chat about the game in general. You can use #lfg-steam to find players

[spiral badge]

Did they make the bot based off of Molly’s programming?

[echo quarry]

God damn, this EDD first stage is HARD

[spiral badge]

R&D already did that for me when they built her

[cinder citrus]

Hi

Get yourself a role in https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 👍

[errant dew]

what’s good?

[cinder citrus]

@errant dew all good but this ain't a chat for small talk. Get a role in welcome

[errant dew]

Lol..Alright

Well…

[cinder citrus]

<@&296918282403840000>

[errant dew]

Yeahh

[tranquil adder]

@errant dew Hey champ, did you try picking your roles yet?

[honest portal]

how are the deep dives this week

[wraith shard]

easy

[jovial venture]

anyone wanna run a deep dive

[lean knoll]

Hi, I'm new to this server
and for some reason, I'm unable to access the drg-chat
can anyone help?

[shadow temple]

DD is fine, nothing too scary to consider, just as always watch out for the exploders in stage 3.

EDD is, imo, okayish, there are definitely harder EDDs but this one isn't exactly cakewalk either.
Stage 1 isn't hard, just horribly annoying so you need to be patient.
Stage 2 has relatively easy wells to reach, and there are also hardly any leeches despite the mutator (about 3-4 in the entire stage), but I had 3 bulks in my solo run so maybe watch out for that in case.
Stage 3 is me being biased cuz I.S. has always been my strongest mission so it was cakewalk on my end...but if you hate I.S. you're definitely going to hate it combined with Mactera Plague. Just make sure your setup is able to take down flying hordes of enemies in a short amount of time. If you mined enough nitra in the previous 2 stages, you can easily kinda ignore it altogether in the 3rd stage due to the abundance of it

[leaden quail]

is there free pc version download?

would like to try game out

[hallow island]

Get it on sale no regrets

[leaden quail]

ok thx

[wraith shard]

stuck on the first stage of the EDD :)

i absolutely hate this one lol

[kindred coyote]

i would like to personally insult mr ship games himself for making this edd

i will not be doing this one it does not look like what one would call "fun"

[tacit iris]

I’ve heard it actually not that bad

I tried doing it but lost connection to host in the first minute

[wraith shard]

this one is insufferable

[raven carbon]

Stage 2 swarms are crazy

[exotic belfry]

industrial sabo plus mactera sounds like hell lol, even if not that bad I ain't coming near that hell combo.

[marble mango]

Died to ghost or ?

[final urchin]

My opinion of strategy on EDD
1st Stage, have someone lure the ghost around spawn or any good manuever large room
2nd Stage, just fight and look out for rollers
3rd Stage, Scout or Driller should have Cryo weapons, having 2 or 3 dwarves deal with the robots and one deal with the caretaker (usually Gunner)

I didn't have the best secondary for the run just now as an engineer, but doing these can probably win

[warped veldt]

the mactera sabo was the easiest part of the edd by far imo

rich atmosphere makes things stupid easy

[honest portal]

Yuh i already did edd with randoms a while ago lol gonna prop do dd tomorrow i was engi i just was slaying although on stage 3 i regretted bring breach cutter but its all good i let excute carry

[shadow temple]

To be fair, breach cutter definitely helped in curbing the swarms you faced in the rest of the EDD

But yea, against caretaker, far from the best

[honest portal]

Oh yeah 100% swarms weren’t the problem it was first playing engi in like a month too

[shadow temple]

Nicely done

I personally soloed it as engie

Used the LOK-1 with ECR, and Hyper Prop for my secondary

[graceful hemlock]

This EDD was surprisingly easy as solo driller, I'm not even a great driller

Used Flamethrower (22331 LT), Subata (12121 OM), 1114 on C4.

The fix to make C4 round up makes the t1 mods a lot more competitive for sure.

[random rampart]

#welcome-and-rules read and pick a role

[thorny gyro]

damn! this week EDD is a breeze, so dont be afraid to try it out!

[ruby crescent]

does season assignment actually give unique rewards or is it just minerals and extra season points

[eager atlas]

the litophage one gives scrip, the rest are just xp for the pass

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick roles

[unique stream]

just did 4 scout elite deep dive

stage 3 was kinda annoying

[honest bane]

Thanks

[unique stream]

why do you sometimes not have to uplink but sometimes do need to uplink in salvage in deep dives

[merry coral]

I completed 2 deep dives
1st one, member left during the final part, no cores, just got money
2nd deep dive, completed with all members present, but they left as soon as it was over.
NO CORES AGAIN, just worthless money

I checked my forge, nothing.
and the host did too
nothing

fuck deep dives, don't do'em

[cosmic aurora]

?

So did you complete it for the first time this week and tou didnt recieve any cores?

[gray fox]

JMD Deutsch hier? xD

[merry coral]

yea

thought it was a bug

because member left

on the final part

tried again

[cosmic aurora]

it shouldnt be like that

[merry coral]

just worthless money

[cosmic aurora]

you recieve cores as soon as you complete one part of DD

[merry coral]

i didn't get any

even after completing

[cosmic aurora]

well...

that a problem

[merry coral]

exactly

[cosmic aurora]

are you new to the game?

[merry coral]

I guess I am compared to all the Legendary 3's I see

[unique stream]

what's legendary 3

[merry coral]

I'm like blue 88, 192 hrs in

[merry coral]

the highest rank someone can get

[cosmic aurora]

maybe you simply got all cores?

[merry coral]

i didn't get any cores

i checked

and the hosted checked too

I played with

[cosmic aurora]

i mean you have all cores already?

since you have the highest rank

[merry coral]

no I don't

I'm loww

[cosmic aurora]

then its really strange

[merry coral]

I'm like bronze 2 with all my chars

[unique stream]

once u start plying scout any other class feels bad

agree or disagree

[cosmic aurora]

50/50

when taking breach cutter on engi

[cosmic aurora]

maybe you can find that bug?

[merry coral]

I'd agrue I feel that playing driller

[cosmic aurora]

its fine playing scout but when you have to kill the swarm

[merry coral]

I'm not going to play Deep dive ever again

[cosmic aurora]

scout doesnt really have genocide weapons

[cosmic aurora]

sad

[unique stream]

pheromone fire bolts

[cosmic aurora]

breach cutter as engi 😎

or fat boy

[unique stream]

breach is alright

fat boy kinda just sucks

[cosmic aurora]

well, low ammo

but still fun

[unique stream]

fun not good

correct

[cosmic aurora]

when taking out the swarm, breach cutter is one of the most practical weapons

you click, bugs die

[unique stream]

scout is the best class

[cosmic aurora]

then driller blows you up

[primal arch]

what is the best class to begin with ?

[burnt sandal]

any
also you'll want to ask this kind of questions in #drg-chat instead ^^

[primal arch]

ah sorry thanks for the answer

[shell herald]

hey i need some help with some stuff

can somone give me a hand the server and the miners unions acting up

[rough radish]

@shell herald go to #welcome-and-rules and get a role so u can ask in #drg-chat

[shell herald]

thank you so so much i salute you miner

[kindred abyss]

Just came out of a solo Deep Dive

Don't solo Deep Dives

[patent elk]

Why not it's easy

[kindred abyss]

At least not as Scout

Bet other classes have it easier

[spiral badge]

If you’re a master ninja-roper scout you can probably solo

[kindred abyss]

Then again, I'm just a rank 30-ish Beardling and that was my second Deep Dive

[patent elk]

It's doable with any class. What holds you back is either experience, playstyle, build, or falling under pressure when the swarm starts surrounding you. All things that you will overcome with time and trial and error.

Just gotta do it more and more until you succeed

[unique ore]

just a warning, dont everyone leave the droppod if you do the gunner zipline bug

[spiral badge]

It’s doable but some mutators like haunted cave are much easier in co-op

[unique ore]

pretty sure its also easier in single player, since I believe its stomp attack can't 1 shot you in solo

[spiral badge]

Maybe, but i meant more unlimited revives vs Bosco’s max of 4, and it can’t decide who to aggro sometimes which helps make it waste time

[unique ore]

I feel like it makes it more predictable since its always chasing you, while if theres others, it can go in various directions and might catch you off guard

[spiral badge]

There’s times in solo when I thought it was farther away than it was/I had more time than I did

I know it shimmers but it can still be hard to see sometimes

[slate hearth]

Maybe you didn't notice the cores, considering that they're given to you after each stage of a deep dive, sounds like you just didn't notice. Also, deep dives are fun?

[slate hearth]

There's a haunted visibility mod

[gleaming blaze]

this was a fun little regular DD, I don't think I'll be soloing the EDD though 💀

[undone belfry]

Host just banned me from EDD because of fat boy usage

[gleaming blaze]

thats not very rock and stone of them

[unique ore]

its also not the worst option for this edd since its sabo

[undone belfry]

host think that radiation hurting the team while im really shooting the dreadnought

[tacit iris]

Hyper prop is a better choice for this one, but fat boy is funnier

[eager atlas]

don't fatboy the dreadnought

[kindred abyss]

Please do not the Dreadnought

[cinder citrus]

Please Dreadnaught

[patent elk]

Please

[celest charm]

Me causing more damage to the team than fatboy engi ever could with lsls

(Stop walking into my stream of bullets)

[rocky zenith]

are deep dives the best way to farm shmoney even after oyu gotten all the matrix cores from them for the week

[eager atlas]

if there's a particularly easy dive that you can do in ~20m, maybe?

[shadow temple]

IMO once you get to a certain experience level, solo deep dives tend to be easier than co-op deep dives due to scaling reasons

But that's in general. If your co-op team is full of greybeards, then you'll have an easier time than solo, it's just that that doesn't happen as often

[tiny dagger]

did the edd, third stage some goober of a stingtail threw the engi into a ball pit, the scout dies randomly and the driller dcs

i almost clutch then i die to a random pit

[cinder citrus]

I will keep in mind that the edd has various ball pits you might fall into

[glacial linden]

i cant post in DRG chat, and my game crashes on startup

how do i fix my game, ive done auto-verify of the game files, ive reinstalled, ive restarted my comp

just bought it yesterday

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick roles
you can then post in #bug-discussion

[zenith ember]

double xp/mineral mania normal missions are still by far the better way for xp/money(sell the minerals)

[turbid dawn]

xp or money per unit time, if ur great at speedrunning sometimes dd/edds are worth way more

[undone belfry]

though

he say like

please try other build and

right i have like red promotion and already try all build

and yeah fat boy gonna waste anyway when resupply so

[rocky zenith]

shoud i just sell off all the mineral i have rn then just farm them back up with mineral mania?

[burnt sandal]

you shouldn't really sell minerals

unless you're really struggling with money

or have a shit ton of minerals

[rocky zenith]

uh lemme jump on and see what im at rn

[burnt sandal]

because trust me when I say that you're gonna need a lot of them

[rocky zenith]

iirc ive got less than 1000 gold

[burnt sandal]

also, the answer is no

they take too long, unless you're good at speedrunning through them

[rocky zenith]

already got a reply to that

/nbr

[zenith ember]

sell off excess >5-6k(?, croppa and the other mineral comes to mind), but not all (i keep 2-3k especially for magnite/enor)

what ser said is right, you will need alot of minerals

but if you cant use it i dont see the point of hoarding it either

if you are relatively new though, just play missions. resources are always scarce for any game you are starting out anyway

[rocky zenith]

i got like 500 of most materials 🧍

[zenith ember]

yeah then my suggestion is really bad, never sell off minerals that you need

[turbid dawn]

hey i just played and carried you through an edd, pls dont let the red promotions make you feel like you are good at the game

you were an absolutely brain dead scout

thanks for occassionally using a flaregun

[turbid dawn]

i would insta ban you for your general playstyle anytime

[rocky zenith]

you sound salty ;o

lol

[fiery quail]

so I just got into deep dives

[turbid dawn]

no not salty i dont like ppl posting one sided msgs about how the other person is the idiot

[candid bough]

I would like to add that I was host of this EDD and @turbid dawn (driller) had more minerals deposited by the end

so uhh

[turbid dawn]

as a RED PROMOED scout (omg sooo cooool) they were pheromoning a dread

enough said

[rocky zenith]

idk what that means lol i play this game casually for fun

[turbid dawn]

so do we all

[turbid dawn]

Rock n Stone.. remember to enjoy your time in the darkest caves

[fiery quail]

I died to fall damage

bowomp

[turbid dawn]

try to find a team in #lfg-steam

or other lfg sources

[fiery quail]

ehh it is late

I will tomorrow

[turbid dawn]

depends on ur timezone

[languid galleon]

When I join any server it crashes

[turbid dawn]

skill issues i see

[fiery quail]

its funkin 2am

[violet mountain]

edd dark morkite driller is taken

enge is taken

scot is now taken

and thats it

[jolly wing]

I love gunner.
I dont get to do anything when theres no bugs around

[tulip bear]

Hot damn, the first cave of the EDD something else

[turbid dawn]

eh

its empty

[frail rapids]

what's the EDD looking like this wweek

[spiral badge]

Some say it’s easy, some say it’s hard. Just like every week

[cinder citrus]

Elimination haunted cave

[frail rapids]

i saw

[unique stream]

mactera plague sabotage

[unique stream]

we 4 scouted it but it was kinda annoying

and clutch

[kindred coyote]

do macter spawn during the caretaker fight

[tacit iris]

I remember seeing at least one

[kindred coyote]

noted

[tacit iris]

It could’ve been just some random brundle who got lost though

[kindred coyote]

one macter spawn

oh

[tacit iris]

I can’t remember if I saw a big group or something

[jagged rapids]

Honestly wasn't too crazy..took and 1h 15m and was pretty fun. Last stage wasn't as bad as it sounds tbh

[frail rapids]

what’s the topography for the last stage looking like

[jagged rapids]

But I had a pretty decent team. Half above 150, half near 50 rank

[kindred coyote]

got a spitballer outside of drop pod on stage 2 that forced us all into a pit with a ton of balls

wasnt fun

and our driller had just left so

unfortunate for us

also gotta say shoutout to the scout we had named bismor

[jagged rapids]

On console the main room is pretty alright. Both rooms for hacksy were decent fights and not too far iirc

[kindred coyote]

he wasnt good

i mean

he wasnt bad

but idk everything he did was so funny

like the dude somehow ended up dead on top of a crystal

and i had to pancake stack up to him

[shadow temple]

Summary of every EDD indeed

Except, of course, any EDD ending with swarmaggedon

Those are objectively hard (real)

[digital sage]

may someone tell me why cant i type on drg chat and some other channels

[cinder citrus]

Just read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and pick a role and you should be all good

[digital sage]

ah okay ty

[turbid dawn]

no same rules as a cancel for announced swarms

[turbid dawn]

pls dont spread random info

[eager atlas]

I mean it's not necessarily false, sometimes the things spawn before you activate the boss, but don't come right away

[turbid dawn]

It is false, once you activate the boss nothing else spawns

You can activate the boss after a spawn forms and then say hey mactera was there

But there is no more spawns after the catetaket is active

[eager atlas]

That's what I wrote

[turbid dawn]

Cute, don't add to ambiguity, no more spawns if one pulls batteries

[eager atlas]

I don't see how it is ambiguous, he saw a mactera during the boss, which is possible if it spawned before the boss

[turbid dawn]

They saw a mactera, doesn't mean at all that it spawned pist batteries

[eager atlas]

please tell me where does my message say that it spawned post batteries

[turbid dawn]

Pls tell me where you read the original question

[turbid dawn]

The answer is no

[mighty swift]

Someones crabby

[daring sandal]

is there extra rewards for doing EDD or just an extra challenge?

[cinder citrus]

Did you?

He answered what happened and why just just one message down

[smoky badger]

Hola

[cinder citrus]

Hi

[cinder citrus]

Looking to see why you can't chat elsewhere?

[smoky badger]

Maybe

[cinder citrus]

Just read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and pick a role and you should be all good

[smoky badger]

Epic

[eager atlas]

they have their own rewards separate from the regular deep dive, if that's what you're asking

[daring sandal]

didn't know that, thanks. I rarely do EDD because they don't go well usually

[cinder citrus]

It's only really the 3 more cores and some xp bonus and credit bonus

"Assuming successful completion, a regular Deep Dive always awards 15750 Experience Points, 15750 credits and 1537 Performance Points, while an Elite Deep Dive always awards 20250 Experience Points, 20250 credits and 1731 performance points. Extra experience from all sources except mission objectives is disabled, however players can still earn extra credits by mining Gold."
This is from the wiki page

[eager atlas]

If you don't care about the cosmetic core, you can just try your best to get the first 2 levels done, that's still a blank and a weapon extra

[daring sandal]

even getting past the first stage is a huge headache, but that also works

[cinder citrus]

These past few weeks have been quite difficult

[mint fable]

s

[atomic glen]

three sabotage weeks in a row is a real fuck you from the game

[paper snow]

Should I have a full group to do deep dives?

[vapid umbra]

It really helps on Elite Deep Dives

[misty maple]

For regular deep dives, you can get through it without a full team. On elite deep dives, you really want a full team

At least that's how it is in my experience

[wraith shard]

same here

if you're a pro you can probably do it solo

but i always do deep dives with a team

i could probably do a regular deep dive without one but i'd miss the company of my fellow dwarves

[rapid frigate]

Bosco may be a great teammate but spending an hour down there with only bosco is so lonely

[shadow temple]

Depends on your team competency if talking about EDD. You don't just want a full team for EDD, you want a team that kinda knows what they're doing

A bad, or sometimes even an average team, would stand a lower chance of survival than a solo in my experience. Most people kind of forget to account for how steep the scaling is in EDD. As a solo player, you'll only be facing up to 0.85x the enemies and 3x the enemy dmg. In a full team, and suddenly that's 1.5x the amount of enemies and 3.6x the enemy dmg. If your team members are constantly dying, you will have a much, much harder time having to deal with those numbers

For DD, well, it doesn't matter much tbh, but I'd recommend a team just cuz it's more fun that way

[undone belfry]

better then nothing
though i rarely in edd so its not like im gonna good at it anyway

I can sometimes forget so

[undone belfry]

its not like im gonna use it for every edd and only use cases are for caretaker

but doesnt mean i cant do C4 driller

after all i didnt serious much about EDD

yes i might sometime bring wrong for flexing but i can change build if they dont like it

its just felt bad when host dont even give a chance for me to change and banned me after entire team down but me

[shadow temple]

Not entirely sure of the full story, but it sounds like a lack of communication is the problem here

[undone belfry]

short story
I only talk about last session that host ban

and after that i join his lobby though public lobby

yes i didnt do anything much in edd because of my build didnt go for single target damage

pheromone stuff

i didnt mean red promote gonna be a pro skill only
i only mean red promote for known which weapons is the best for which stuff

but im apology if i did something wrong

and true that i didnt join the mic but its because im busy with other mic

no one is perfect that all i can say

[bitter stump]

Ye this is a certified miscommunication moment

[undone belfry]

its could just chat ingame

I mean yeah i do flare gun helping when they asked but if i didnt in mic he could have told what i should bring

whatever its already win so i dont want to get serious about it

[shadow temple]

Ah, well, no worries man. The best thing is that you're aware of what might have went wrong, and so the best thing to do forward would just be to ensure communication is proper

1 person banning you? Big deal, there's like a bajillion other people to join and get a good rep with

[undone belfry]

i will do my best when next EDD come

[paper snow]

Do I get anything other than gold and xp for doing an elite deep dive more than once?