deep-dive-discussion

[native breach]

you still have more single target dps and group clear ammo efficiency with Hipster though

although not by miles or anything

[hexed sphinx]

I run Hipster on the M1K, though I don't usually spam it

[grand pasture]

That alongside better accuracy

[hexed sphinx]

Maybe I'd be better using the SCC

[native breach]

also the ASS build is the best, jsut because of the name

run blowthrough, pierce crowds with charged shots

[grand pasture]

With the penalties pretty much being less damage over time slightly and inability to one shot grunts

[hexed sphinx]

What's the consensus on the Zhukovs?

I like em, but I feel like they aren't great

[native breach]

big target = explo reload

groups = cryo mines

[grand pasture]

They're good overall but can be outclassed by the other choices

[bitter stump]

Bad unless embedded detonators or cryo minelets

[hexed sphinx]

Cool

[grand pasture]

Double barrel for sure can outclass it

[hexed sphinx]

So which is usually better, crossbow or shotgun?

[grand pasture]

Crossbow in my opinion

[native breach]

alternative for big targets with an electricty source = 13221 gas recycling

[grand pasture]

Idk how others feel though

[native breach]

the shotgun has a special thing right now

[bitter stump]

Crossbow if you're running cryo/fire bolts
Boomstick is still good though

[native breach]

double barrel is god damn overpowered

[grand pasture]

Yeah it's insane

[hexed sphinx]

I just unlocked special powder and it's pretty fun

[native breach]

hell no there way more to crossbow that that

[native breach]

special powder is amazing

for fun and mobility

for killing power full ammo double barrel

it's insane

shred big targets

[bitter stump]

Bodkin points are fun but I don't think they make it better then boomstick, which was the context

[native breach]

shreds big swarms

bodkin are 60 dead grunts in an ideal world

[bitter stump]

Bodkin are 3 dead grunts

[native breach]

i mean total

20 bolts

[bitter stump]

Yes

[native breach]

even if on average you do only half

it's still insanely good

the tracking is so much better now than it used to be too

also trifork volley + magnetic shafts is very good

or any other electricty source

[bitter stump]

30 grunts per resup is bad if I'm going to be blunt, but yes they are fun
It's just the competition is phero+fire bolts for crowd clear and cryo bolts for cc and utility

[native breach]

30 grunts per resup is pretty good actually

[hexed sphinx]

But hear me out: Hawkeye

I feel coool

[native breach]

that's without taking specials into account

[bitter stump]

Gk2 can get 100 if you hit headshots no overclocks

[native breach]

we're talking secondaries here

[hexed sphinx]

Thats a primary though

[native breach]

not gonna compare the crossy to the Gk2

30 kills (no specials into account) is pretty sweet for a scout sec

[bitter stump]

Ok let's say blowthough boomstick:
4 grunts per shell, 20 shells
80 grunts

Maybe 60 at worst

[native breach]

4 grunts per shell is pretty optimistic and way more terrain dependant than bodkin

[bitter stump]

Mind you, fire bolts can kill an entire swarm with 2 bolts

[native breach]

fire bolts are good when you have time

bodkins are good when you're in a rush to kill things fast

[bitter stump]

You have a grappling hook and pehro canisters

And phero bolts

[native breach]

i don't use phero canisters, only phero bolts on these kinds of builds

[bitter stump]

You get the ability to get all the bugs aggro away from you and then burn them even with just bolts

[celest charm]

He 100% wasn't using TEF

for reference

[native breach]

he can use whatever he wants though

[bitter stump]

Did he at least have the projectile speed mod

[celest charm]

Couldn't tell

[bitter stump]

Rip

[celest charm]

busy trying to dodge 3 trijaws and 4 spreaders

and he fucked off to another portion of the cave a good chunk of the time

[hexed sphinx]

I don't remember what I was running on my drak, but it seemed to work

And I didn't even have an oc for it

[celest charm]

It's not that drak is unusable

[native breach]

don't listen to the propaganda, Drak is a fine choice

[celest charm]

it's just that drak is blatantly the worst performer

[hexed sphinx]

Not good

[celest charm]

m1k or gk2 would have been far more helpful with how open the cave was

[native breach]

but he didn't want to use those

[hexed sphinx]

I only run off if I'm the last one alive and need red sugar, but then I come back

[celest charm]

and we suffered for it

[native breach]

boohoo

[hexed sphinx]

Well its not like he knew before he went in, unless yall tried it multiple times

[celest charm]

because he was utterly failing to actually take out the trijaws and spreaders

[celest charm]

No he tried it before

and even warned us about a leech

[native breach]

Dude you really need to take a step back here lmao

[hexed sphinx]

Well that's a shame

[native breach]

people can play what they want

and it's ok to fail

there's a whole week to do the EDD

[celest charm]

When people have things other than drg and use their limited time for other things than retrying an hour long affair repeatedly

[native breach]

Then do it solo

You run pubs, you risk having a player not be as efficient as you would like

It's part of the dealio

[hexed sphinx]

Isn't there a way to get a group to play here?

[native breach]

yes

[bitter stump]

#lfg-steam

[native breach]

and you can use voice chan in this discord to coordinate if you want to

[celest charm]

Playing with a friend, neither of us have time to coordinate

[hexed sphinx]

There ya go, learning for next time

[native breach]

i feel like him choosing drak wasn't s much of an issue as him not knowing how to use it effectively

[native breach]

then play duo

[celest charm]

We just opened deep dive went to the bathroom and a scout and engi joined

[native breach]

You didn't set it to private ?

[celest charm]

Why would we, more players are fun

[native breach]

well there you have it

[bitter stump]

Funny conversation

[native breach]

more players also mean sometimes people aren't as good as you'd like

no need to shit on them for it

if someone is actively being an asshole, i get it

[celest charm]

If that's what you consider shitting on them everyone must be made out of cotton candy

[native breach]

Well you are shitting on the guy in this chan

[celest charm]

I was complaining mostly about the sheer relentless number of spreaders in that one stage

And the fact our scout was slacking was not helping at all.

[native breach]

still not poor lil' drak's fault tho

[celest charm]

It's also a bad weapon

[native breach]

You're wrong

but sure

[celest charm]

how exactly? It's objectively scout's weakest weapon overall unless you happen to use the 2 maybe 3 good overclocks on it.

It's worse than a lot of other guns on other classes

[native breach]

2-3 good overcloaks seem like a good deal to me

[celest charm]

compared to gk2 working well with most overclocks and m1k being so good it works with all of it's ocs?

[bitter stump]

Ok I'll put it this way.
Drak has a couple good ocs
That doesn't mean that the base weapon should be basically unusable

[native breach]

first of all comparing anything to M1K is unfair because the gun is busted

[celest charm]

Yeah no. The only comparatively worse weapons is shit like the pgl and stubby.

which are even worse than the drak at base

[native breach]

pgl and stubby bad ?

ok lol

[bitter stump]

Yes

[native breach]

No

[bitter stump]

That's common knowledge

[native breach]

That's a common misconception then haha

[celest charm]

Everyone knows pgl and stubby are both bottom of the barrel weapons without the two overclocks that make them just all right

[native breach]

No overclock fire PGL does wonders

stubby is a monster at swarm clearing

[celest charm]

Breach cutter and shard with no mods still out performs it

[bitter stump]

Anything pgl can do breech does better

[celest charm]

monster at swarm clearing

lol

[native breach]

Shard is busted, breach cutter has drawbacks

pgl is good in all situation

[celest charm]

If you have emd yeah it'll shred swarms

[bitter stump]

???

[celest charm]

without emd built for aoe it's dogwater

[bitter stump]

Lol what

Shard busted..?

[native breach]

breach needs flat terrain to work effectively

[native breach]

shard diffractor is busted

[celest charm]

shard is not busted by any measure what are you on?

Breach cutter is the overpowered one

[native breach]

it is busted in every measure

[bitter stump]

Which you get in some capacity if you have any ability to position itself at all

[native breach]

base stubby

[native breach]

wich sometimes you don't, both weapon have strengths and weaknesses

[celest charm]

It consumes a lot of ammo, can't delete a praet with a full (50 shot) magazine without overdrive booster, and is not the best at aoe

[bitter stump]

Unless you're going out of your way to position poorly you will get food value out of your breech sgit

[celest charm]

while breach can literally delete swarms of praets

in like 3 shots

[native breach]

oh yes breach is very good for big targets

much less so for spread out swarms

pgl is very good at spread out swarms with a base build

[celest charm]

Haz 5 swarms are dense enough this is not an issue?

[native breach]

fire build that is

[bitter stump]

You have to resupply half way though the spread out swarm with pgl when you're abusing fire spread wdym lol

[native breach]

you'll consume around as much % ammo to clear a big swarm with Breach than you will with PGL

[celest charm]

Maybe on normal deep dives breach has less value than shard because it's literally haz 3-3.5

Which is not hard at all

[native breach]

you don't need to abuse anything, one well place shot takes care of tens of mobs

[celest charm]

and has very few bugs

[celest charm]

Pgl literally relies on the fire mod

to get anywhere close to semi competitive

[native breach]

why is that a bad thing

it's not an overclock

it's the best mod in its tier, you just take it and tadaaa

grunts don't run at you in a straight line, their AI is made to go around you

[bitter stump]

I can kill an entire swarm including hvts and praetorians with 2 breech shots

Compared to pgl where I have to fire my 1 shot in hope I get decent ignitions then spend a ton of primary ammo and or grenades to clear the hvts and lsts

[native breach]

you'll need more than one shot of breach to clear a big pack

[native breach]

in hope ?

[celest charm]

Oh wow, instead of 2, I need 3 or 4

while killing lsts and other specials on top of that

while pgl tickles lsts

[native breach]

just aim in the middle of the p pack, ignite a shit ton of them because the heat damage conversion doesnt' not have falloff, and the innate explo fear makes them ignite more

what's not to like

[bitter stump]

The fact that half the swarm isn't dead

[celest charm]

And not to mention inferno doing pgl's gimmick but capable of murdering lsts

[bitter stump]

When it could be

[celest charm]

Pgl is bad, and will always be bad unless the stats get overhauled.

[native breach]

inferno is so shit lmao

everything you hit is dead anyway, the fire doesn't spread for shit

[bitter stump]

How to tell someone has never used breechcutter:

[celest charm]

More damage is shit

[native breach]

My dude i use breach a lot

[celest charm]

Damn that's the hottest take I've ever heard

[native breach]

Love the weapon

[bitter stump]

Uh huh

[native breach]

I just don't only use this one

i always switch around

[tall meadow]

its ok, I like to watch them delude themselves

[grand pasture]

DRG players when people have preferences

Use whatever you want, love or hate whatever, is the drak objectively worse than the other two choices? Yeah, does that mean you can't use it if you want to? Hell no.
My ass literally never used breach cutter til a week ago at 1000 hours playtime before I could like it, 900 for the coilgun, and I still don't use the EPC

[graceful fractal]

Kronk saves the day

[grand pasture]

Oh yeah, it's all coming together

[twin scarab]

Hello

[jovial garden]

[cinder citrus]

<@&296918282403840000> I'm no genius but I think it's a bot

[thorny gull]

Tech bro DMed me

[cinder citrus]

A different guy or techguy

[grand pasture]

Ewww stinky

[thorny gull]

techguy

I've already turned my idea into a profitable reality btw

aka ignored and made some tea

[jolly wing]

Right. Now develop a better molly!

Or else

[wraith shard]

What're Deep Dives?

[untold saddle]

Check the pins

How about a game where you play as a dwarf? You go down into the caves of a dangerous planet filled with agressive wildlife. You have to mine valuable resources while fighting wave after wave of enemies.

Good idea?

You could even make it co-op like l4d

[sudden cipher]

what the heck is a "skill game designer" can you make a game that can fix my edd skill issue?

[cerulean field]

Does someone know why this is (almost) the only channel I can post in?

[copper ruin]

it is also known as the second welcome channe;

l

[tawdry gyro]

yes sure i can do that

[random rampart]

when can we get a preview then?

[tawdry gyro]

i am not a bot

[grand pasture]

(That's what this game is)

[untold saddle]

Get working on it, It'll be an absolute hit. You could even make a spinoff about red corn

[frosty trout]

I just installed the game and did a mission by myself....I am looking for people to play with if they don't mind getting a noob in their team

[random rampart]

search on your platform's lfg channel in this discord

but first, #welcome-and-rules read and get a role

[grand pasture]

Nobody touch that link, it's disguised

<@&296918282403840000>

Clicking it says it'll take you to "surl.li/ojuxi"

Thanks mods

[burnt sandal]

ded

[nimble prairie]

why are some deep dives in the lfg gray and cannot be joined?

[random rampart]

if theyre not full, its most probably bc theyre already in progress

[nimble prairie]

ohh okay

[zinc quartz]

‘Twas the night before Yuletide, and on the Rig on that eve, Not a creature was stirring, not even a Steeve.
But don't be deceived, no one had died, the dwarves were tucked away on that Yuletide eve.
But something was about in the rig that night, and gunner was woke with quite the fright.
He crept toward the noise, slow and from afar, he peeked his head into the abyss bar.
But before gunners eyes was magic, maybe a trick! For standing before him was old St, Nick!
Together they laughed and gunner lost his fear, and gunner got his buddy's to share some Yuletide beer!
And so tradition was born that one fateful night, each dwarf would share story's of their missions and their frights, all while drinking peppermint Yuletide spiced beer.

The end

Please add a seasonal beer for Christmas to DRG. ❤️

[burnt sandal]

#suggestions

[untold saddle]

@burnt sandal missed this person

[burnt sandal]

i didn't

it just didn't delete the message for some reason

thx

[solid haven]

Temporary silenced for what? Telling greenbeards that Iron Will is 101% useful? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[minor thunder]

IW is overrated tbh and not fun.

[patent elk]

Don't start with this again

[solid haven]

greenbeard spotted, use it and help the team if not just uninstall the game

[solid haven]

nah im done already, just some butthurt mods silenced me for telling some facts 😄

[minor thunder]

why some clasess like gunner have 4x save life shield

if dont die, you will waste full slot lol

id rather replace it with 25% more xp ;P

[exotic belfry]

I don't think its overrated, as the difference between failing a mission and succeeding (It's biggest use case) is pretty big, even if it's rare for a skilled team.

As for fun that's subjective, so if you think its less fun you are 100% valid.

[minor thunder]

my issue its just make the game way easer than it should especially with vampire perk you can revive tow player for free and you got free HP since you can find chunk of bugs near your KDed teammate.

gunner have shield so he can be invisible, scout can easy dodges enemy , and driller can abuse freezer gun with vampire perk.

[still geode]

if it makes the game way easier, it doesn't sound overrated to me

[minor thunder]

I think will be good if their Xp bosting ( can't combine with IW) to attract some player for high risk high reward.

[burnt sandal]

you might wanna move that over to #drg-chat

[minor thunder]

if you played carefully you can survive ,but I found Enginer is somehow most class need it.

[exotic belfry]

Difficulty depends on players, and I don't think it make it much easier in normal gameplay. It's more of a second chance, which does mean you can get closer to failure, but doesn't make the actual content easier. Also yeah we should move to DRG chat

[copper ruin]

it is obviously a good perk but there is no need to be an obnoxious twat about telling greenbeards that it is so good xd

[gaunt lichen]

heeeeeey guys…

is it me or is this edd waaaay harder than it should be?

[patent elk]

It was definitely the hardest one we've had in a while but wasn't unusually so

[gaunt lichen]

it’s definitely taxing

[patent elk]

Failed 2nd stage on the first try but came back and cleared it second go

[gaunt lichen]

im always the only one to escape the first stage

my teammates all die and i just have to run to the pod

second stage, we’re not so lucky

[hollow iris]

Good thing the EDD is being harder.

[wraith shard]

lol

[celest charm]

it's just stage 2

stage 1 is easy and gives a ton of nitra

stage 3 is easy as hell too

stage 2 is just pain

[unique ore]

stage 2 way pretty easy for me, your feeling is all dependent on rng and how good your team is

[wooden burrow]

Why is lfg PlayStation link to Deep Drive discussion?

[unique ore]

#welcome-and-rules get role

[celest charm]

If you have a scout on the ball hard focusing septic spreaders and trijaws

it's all right

if you don't then it's pain

the hardest part is the initial cave

because there is so many bugs in that cave to begin with

[unique ore]

like I said, rng, I didnt even remember seeing a trijaw, and septics were all feared by the autocannon gunner

[celest charm]

once you take forever emptying it

it's a lot more manageable

[celest charm]

I thought bug spawns were seeded

is it only cave gen?

[unique ore]

they arent, you can get like no bulks or 4

only cave gen and bug pools

[celest charm]

So cave gen + stationary enemies

are the only ones consistent

[unique ore]

the types of bugs are consistent, just not how many spawn

[celest charm]

Damn I must've gotten really unlucky

at minimum 4 septics for my team at all times

[burnt sandal]

yes

[split widget]

f

how do i get the steam role

[old widget]

the spawning mechanism is complex...a lot of the spawn behavior is hard coded into a map seed, but some of it is RNG within the boundaries of the seeded spawn behavior. you won't always see the exact same mobile enemy composition in the exact same places

[digital sage]

where was the pinned drg discord server fix thing? It desynced again

[tiny dagger]

you mean union?

[digital sage]

yeah

[tiny dagger]

because the union has been broken for a month

[digital sage]

Oh thats great

[tiny dagger]

it works for no one

[digital sage]

amazing

well thanks for letting me know

[young scroll]

Will carl come back ?

[tiny dagger]

this is not spam you goober

this is deep dive discussion and the welcome channel where you can talk and figure out how to actually chat in the other channels

[tiny dagger]

click on steam reaction role in #welcome-and-rules

[tender bloom]

how come i have no permission for drg chat channel?

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick roles

[tiny dagger]

role from

welcome

wish they put that you have to get a role to read the other channels in the rules page

that way you can force people to read the rules and not have to tell everyone to grab a role from welcome

[tender bloom]

but i have the steam and driller role ther since i joined i refreched them now and still have no permission

[patent elk]

They're not showing up when I view your profile. Try another role and see if it works. Might be the bot that's having trouble at the moment

[tender bloom]

took them all and now it works

[tender bloom]

might be cous steam has so many?

[patent elk]

Outside of the random instances that discord bots just behave weird it's also cause this server has so many people that bots like it even less.

[tender bloom]

oke thanks for the help

[tiny dagger]

the bots are slow

[dire ivy]

Yo, how can I post in the lfg?

Wanna find some ppl to play w on steam (or Xbox since cross compatible

[tiny dagger]

read #welcome-and-rules and get a role

[tiny dagger]

and there is no crossplay between steam and xbox

[sudden cipher]

So I’ve heard that if you change system clock time to the past you can play previous deep dives. Is this true and can i use this to get more dd rewards?

[drifting tinsel]

i haven't tried it for myself, but i heard that it isn't the case anymore

[sudden cipher]

brb im gonna test it out

[sudden cipher]

ok, it does not work

it just makes the deep dives counter become
"next deep dives reset in: 1000 days from now"
its linked to the actual ghostship games server

[empty viper]

Hi, I just joined the server and can´t comment on most chats, what should I do?

[sudden cipher]

read #welcome-and-rules and choose a role

[dusky plinth]

hey can any one help me grind

whos up for grinding? pleas

[grand pasture]

#lfg-steam

[dusky plinth]

how do i join you

or how do i make a room

i cant find your room

[grand pasture]

I ain't made one, there's people in that channel actively hosting lobbies for you to look at

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick roles

[spare adder]

Can anyone tell me when I start the game an error occurs, how can I fix it?

[turbid dawn]

read #welcome-and-rules get a role then post this in #drg-chat or #bug-discussion

<@&296918282403840000> ban this elf

[tranquil adder]

Missed a spot, woops

[turbid dawn]

tis everywhere

[turbid dawn]

in other chats too

ty good dwarf!

[minor plover]

god, that was a hard EDD.

One of the hardest I did until now

But, it was increadibly fun. Always is with a good team.

[jolly wing]

I only struggled stage 2

Of EDD

since there was an overwhelming amount in the initial spawn upon entering the main cave

[celest charm]

Stage 3 was so easy in comparison

[glass aurora]

H

[shadow temple]

Just soloed the EDD with a gunner.... yea that stage 2 ain't playing

Stage 1 was fine. I don't like PE missions cuz I suck at finding stuff and juggling with constant swarms, but this specific map is a lot more straightforward and the nitra was very easy to find as well. Black box close to spawn so it can be done nearly immediately after dropping in

Stage 2 was...definitely one of the hardest salvage missions I've seen. There's an abandoned supply pod at the spawn room that gave me 1 supply, so I thought of slowly going into the main cave to kill some bugs then quickly run back to make use of this ammo. Unfortunately game knew what I was up to, as it spawned 2 bulks right behind me in the tunnel leading to the main cave...and from there everything started getting real bloody messy with the multitude of glyphid wardens, trijaws, septic spreaders, acid spitters and shellbacks.

I think defending the uplink and fuel cell was actually on the easier side of the mission. It was the initial spawns that come from being close to the mini mules and just the initial generation that gets really out of hand. Still, lots of nitra to get in this stage, I managed to leave with 400 nitra even after calling down 3 supply pods, so I think the issue isn't scarcity, but definitely survivability

Stage 3's only hard part is the black box coupled with exploder infestation and stingtails. Once that's done, the dreadnoughts aren't too bad...but I personally thought every room in this stage sucked as a boss arena. Only spawn is good imo, so just lure em there

[amber valve]

bro i got rolled in my first deep dive cause low oxygen

aquarqs + eggs

i only had one egg left

but the swarms ended up being too much

and i didnt realize resupply pods had oxygen

probably my biggest mistake cause i couldn't explore very far

i was able to plan out how to speedrun the first egg but swarms didnt let me plan for the second

despair

[rugged wraith]

Zdravstvuyte

Hi

[patent hollow]

how do you get permission to talk in the drg chat?

[jolly wing]

Read #welcome-and-rules and pick a role

[eager atlas]

I assume you were playing solo? Bosco can grab aquarqs, so as long as you can see it in the wall you can point at it and he'll get it to you, slowly

but still better than dealing with the low oxygen

[brazen goblet]

yesterday I completed my first EDD
ROCK AND STONE EVERYONE!!!

also, stage 2 is a hell hole, in comparison stage 3 was so much easier

[slate lodge]

i wonder should i try using executioner in this edd

[amber valve]

yeah Bosco handled all the aquarqs, but the eggs were just too deep in the cave

[eager atlas]

There are tunnels that lead to that cave, though they are kinda small soe easy to miss

[eager atlas]

The main issue for most seem to be the 2nd stage, so as long as your secondary can crowd clear, sure, the septic spreaders are abundant and executioner does quick work of them

[lyric hare]

failed 3x on this week's edd 🥲

the bug regen is soo annoying

seems to be OP this stage

[wraith shard]

wait does deep dives have oxygen? i have never done one

[eager atlas]

deep dives have 2-3 "warnings", which includes low oxygen as one of them

the current deep dive has it in the first level

[wraith shard]

oh ok ty

ok

can people who doesnt have deep dives unlocked still do them if the host has unlocked it

[grand bramble]

No

[eager atlas]

No, only promoted dwarves can play

[wraith shard]

ok

do u think i could solo one as a dwarf who just pronoted

[eager atlas]

The normal dive goes as hard as hazard 3.5, the elite goes up to 5.5

so yes, you can, if you can do haz3 and haz5

[wraith shard]

ok

i really want the shotgun jump overclock

[eager atlas]

Also despite the last levels being harder, you usually have more nitra than in normal missions so you can easily use resupplies to heal and stuff, specially while playing solo

[wraith shard]

ok

[tropic rose]

Me too, I have spent like 30 hours without luck

[wraith shard]

rip

[tropic rose]

Miners quick question, I'm hunting archivements but I'm stuck with these ones

Total make over
Just another bug Hunt

I believe I already customize everything with my scout

[grand bramble]

Enjoy getting gold promotions on all dwarves lol

Idk what the achievements you named are though

[tropic rose]

And what is the requirement to do the bug hunt archivement? I have to beat the 2 bosses within 30 sec or activate the 2 bosses within 30 sec

[tropic rose]

Yeah, I just realized I cant send pics

[tropic rose]

Kkkk is just matter of time

[grand bramble]

Long time

[old widget]

(achievement discussion is probably better for #drg-chat - this channel is for endgame deep dive content. grab a role in #welcome-and-rules to be able to talk there)

[grand bramble]

Makes sense

[eager atlas]

I remember total make over being weird

[wraith shard]

can anyone help me with a deep dive?

[eager atlas]

I must break fast so I can't right now, but you might have better luck finding people in the #928582985559736360 channels

[wraith shard]

oh yh

[stone sierra]

anyone wanna do an elite dive with me

nvm

[swift mountain]

The second mission of elite deep dive is such a nightmare ,I tried it like 15 times with more than 4 different teams and we all failed

[wheat gull]

You chose one hell of an EDD to be your first, stage 2 was ruthless lol

[cloud smelt]

I think I might not have time for the EDD this week, what was stage 2?

maybe im dodging a bullet

[stone sierra]

yeah what are the objectives and modifiers for stage 2

cus i still havent done it

and i wont believe that its harder than my first elite deep dive cus my first one was elimination with a haunted cave and low oxygen

it was a nightmare

[gleaming blaze]

the objectives and modifiers are in the pins

EDD was fun, my team kept getting blasted by the exploders on stage 3, and there was a funny bulk spawn during uplink that was a little spooky, but fun overall

the regular DD is a blast too

[cloud smelt]

stage 2 doesnt seem that bad

[gleaming blaze]

the uplink isn't in a great position, and you have to be careful with the cave spawns, but overall not awful

[eager atlas]

I didn't have many issues, but I abuse repellant so the bugs only come from one side

I did solo so there weren't that many bugs in the cave itself, one random leech got me though

[gleaming blaze]

and the spawn pool is a little rough, make sure your scout is decent and somebody else has HVT options

[eager atlas]

further proof that I probably should use heightened senses

[cloud smelt]

first stage of regular DD was kinda rough for a regular deep dive or am I just slow as a gunner?

[eager atlas]

oh yeah the septic spreaders are in mass

low oxy is pretty rough un mule-less missions

[gleaming blaze]

it seems rough for anyone not scout

I had a fine time as scout

[eager atlas]

you can set resupplies as checkpoints but you are likely wasting nitra

[gleaming blaze]

:)

[cloud smelt]

yea with 7 aquarqs and 2 eggs for which you have to leave the one oxy space

[cloud smelt]

yea I was just choking half the mission

[eager atlas]

If you're in NA I might be able to help you

[celest charm]

gunner is at least semi allright

due to shield

[stone sierra]

ngl the EDD was ez

[shadow temple]

It is a bit on the difficult side in terms of a player who is at DD-clear skill level. Scout will have an easier time, but honestly it's just as easy to get Bosco to mine the furthest Aquarqs and bring it to you

[sudden cipher]

woo new deep dive today

[stark flame]

Man the EDD ripped my team apart

[sudden cipher]

did you guys make it or?

[hollow iris]

i did not xd

[eager atlas]

rip

[stone sierra]

my team and i just ping da gold for 5 mins straight waitg for mc

[stark flame]

We gave it up. Just getting completely wiped out every time we start the black box on stage 1

[shadow temple]

When did u start the black box? Tends to be better the earlier u start it due to how point extraction works

[stark flame]

We tried to do it right away

[shadow temple]

I was a bit doo doo brain so I started it a bit late and then 15 seconds in, the first point extraction swarm started and I nearly got alivent lmao

[stark flame]

We waited out the first wave at the minehead, set up a zipline over it. Even managed to complete it but got wiped right after

We tried multiple weapons, perks, overclocks, just me and my team aren’t ready I guess

[shadow temple]

Yea, usually when it comes to doing EDD with a team, even a single person being a bit...no offense...lower in terms of skill, could easily bring down a team of otherwise ready dwarves, so yea it's understandable

U could always try solo if u dare

Not as bad as most people put it imo

[stark flame]

I’m not afraid of going solo or running with some greybeards but I think my Driller friend just isn’t keeping pace. I can survive the best of my team, my engineer kills the most regularly, but the Driller seems to lack “something”

[drifting dawn]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/647888145937072153.gif?size=48&name=swat&quality=lossless

[grand pasture]

Welp, this week's deep dives were fun

I enjoy a nice challenge every once in a while, the other dives felt kinda easy

Some people I played with yesterday said they still hadn't got past the 2nd stage this whole time so I opted to carry them

Ended it with over double the kills of 2nd place, 11 revives, 5 downs, and I thought THAT was nutsy

Then I had to help carry another lobby again and it went further

2nd place on kills had 385, I had 911

22 revives

[junior oar]

ROCK AND STONE!!!!

[thorny gull]

Because you need a role in #welcome-and-rules

[rapid frigate]

So uh... What are the objectives this week?

They've refreshed right

[thorny wyvern]

How do you see what the DD is

is there a command?

[drifting tinsel]

dives refresh every thursday at <t:1703156405:t>, so we still have a couple hours to go until we get new ones Σ(-∀-；)

[drifting tinsel]

the DD objectives are pinned in this channel, in the most recent pin as well as in a document in the first pinned message (o≧▽≦)ﾉ

[zenith ember]

oh no info yet

[drifting tinsel]

well, i have good news for you!

New week, new dives! Rotations have updated -- let's all grab our pickaxes and have a good time this week!

Weekly Deep Dives information for 2023 December 21 to 2023 December 28
Deep Dives will reset <t:1703761200:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Corrosive Rising
Stage 1: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s + Uplink + 2 Eggs | Lethal Enemies
Stage 2: 6 Eggs + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Critical Weakness
Stage 3: On-Site Refining + Black Box | Shield Disruption

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Raging Haunt
Stage 1: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s + Uplink + 2 Eggs | Swarmageddon
Stage 2: 200 Morkite + Classic | Parasites
Stage 3: 3 Mini-M.U.L.E.s + Uplink + 2 Eggs | Regenerative Bugs

For those of us that play DRG on Steam, the voting period for The Steam Awards goes live <t:1703181600:R>, so be sure to vote Deep Rock Galactic for the Labor of Love award! Votes must be casted before the voting period ends on <t:1704218400:f>.

Happy winter solstice to those of you that recognize it! The days only get longer and brighter from here (in the northern hemisphere), and may our futures only be brighter as well! Let's keep spreading the Yuletide cheer ❄️ 💙

[hearty geyser]

Fungus bogs for EDD

[still geode]

Cant spell fungus bogs with fun!!

Or without gus bogs

[outer cloud]

bungus fogs

[primal vessel]

MUSHROOM!!!

[shadow temple]

DAYUM THEY WANT US TO SALVAGE A LOT TODAY

😭

Seriously....only one of those stages has nothing to do with salvage/black box

[burnt sandal]

do you want me to pin this one instead ?

[drifting tinsel]

not at all! i update the pin every week, but i also put the new lineups here just for convenience :) thank you! <3

[wraith shard]

Im loving this deep dives lately with no industrial sabotage is so much fun

[hearty geyser]

gotta bring back the fallen teams at some point, I guess

[grand pasture]

Can't be #deep-dive-discussion without someone complaining about ind sab

[pine mango]

Hey

[shadow temple]

Time to whip out the 4-gunner team and just shield cheese it

[zenith ember]

sooo much nitra jeez

[smoky onyx]

Hey, i just promoted my Scout but i'm still very green... Is there a 'beginner/noob' group going soon that can teach me how to play this Deepdive proper ? i tried a few times but got destroyed pretty quick solo. I don't feel like joining random groups because i would feel i'd slow down the group or even ruine their run.

[untold saddle]

Potential sus account

[burnt sandal]

I have an eye on it

don't worry

[untold saddle]

Joining random groups is generally fine

99% of randoms don't care if you slow em down, if they're toxic you can just leave

[muted glen]

damn this deep dive's 3rd phase was very rough for me (solo scout)
||the refinery was on a pit and all the 3 morkite spots were much higher on very uneven terrain XD, had to use ammo pods as support for the pipes||

[smoky onyx]

i don't feel comfortable (yet) doing that. If there are groups starting a DeepDive and don't mind me tagging along, i would love to join... If not i'd wait until my friend is promoted too so we can try to 2 man it. - i guess i practice more on hazard 3 or above before i attempt again.

[muted glen]

@smoky onyx if you can generally beat haz 4 and don't spend your nitra unwisely you can easily do deep dives

the normal ones, not the elite

[smoky onyx]

yeh, i haven't tried haz 4 yet, i'm just moving on from haz 2 to haz 3 (solo)

i usually play with a friend, but he doesn't have a promoted character yet.

[muted glen]

deep dive is supposedly haz 3.5 on the last level, if the wiki isn't wrong

so it's actually easier

[smoky onyx]

i'll practice more on haz3 until i'm comfortable at it, then move to haz4. But that's solo, in a group it might be ok (perhaps)

[patent elk]

If you find sever names in game that show "greenbeards welcome" of some variations or in #lfg-steam posts that show the same, you're always going to welcomed there and they'll help you along the way. It's really only players that are tryhards and speedrunners that may not be so welcoming.

[smoky onyx]

ok thnx, i might keep an eye out for that.

[errant rover]

I know this is the wrong channel but why can't I send messages to the other channels

[turbid dawn]

update in #deep-dive-speedrunning too?

[plucky anvil]

got over 1100 kills in the EDD this week with engie. 2 salvage ops means hella bugs

im gonna need 2 blackout stouts to forget the horrors

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules, pick roles

[errant rover]

thanks, it just took away my roles because i haven't been online for quite a time

[inner meteor]

I've seen some people get hiveguard instead of the regular dreadnought I got, is there randomisation of EDD maps between platforms?

[sudden cipher]

im doing the edd solo but i cant find the 3rd mule in stage1. its so joever for me

[turbid dawn]

its in the middle alcove of the three

[old widget]

different platforms (Steam, Xbox, PS) can produce different output from same seed, yeah.

[copper ruin]

man this deep dive is so slow

i tried to do it fast but still took me 34 min as driller

[civic yoke]

sorry was going to answer ur question but that bot account stated typing, but yeah I remember sometimes getting different warning on the Microsoft version, not sure about bosses tho

but it's very rare tho

also warnings can be rerolled, but that's also extremely rare

[sudden cipher]

im playing driller, im practically blind. i really cant find it X(

[civic yoke]

gotta get the bosco light mod

or turn the volume up, that can help to ear the beeping

[jovial scroll]

can anyone tell me why this is the only channel I can chat in?

APologies in advance - im both discord and DRG noob

I can't find info in welcome regarding this problem...

[stark flame]

read #welcome-and-rules, pick roles

[hidden venture]

you needed to give yourself a role in the #welcome-and-rules channel, i gave you one

this discord is living in the 90s so it doesnt have all the fancy features of pretty much every other discord server ever

no matter how many times we poke =\

[jovial scroll]

lol okay so im not wholly incompetent haha

thanks for your help!

[sweet olive]

Рееебят, 3 дня назад начал играть, хочу тимуу собрать, кто хочет пишите

[spiral badge]

How’s our Christmas EDD? 3 mules and eggs twice?!?! 🤣 😂

Normal DD as well. Lotta mini mules got lost recently apparently

[hollow iris]

There's no pin for the deep dive correct?

[burnt sandal]

#fan-communities

[burnt sandal]

there is

[proven thorn]

How hard is the new elite one?

[clear cargo]

yo wtf, we just had 2 bulks spawn during the salvage battery refuel

[naive arch]

I'm sorry to post this here, but I joined just one or two days ago, and for some reason I'm not able to post comments on a good number of the chat channels.

Was there something I was supposed to do when I first joined the DRG Discord?

[eager atlas]

role in #welcome-and-rules

[naive arch]

I can't.

All I see there now is that "You do not have permission to send messages in this channel" message.

But you know what I mean.

[eager atlas]

get a role in #welcome-and-rules, you don't need to post anything

[naive arch]

How do I do that though?

[eager atlas]

scroll, there's some messages you can react to near the bottom, just read the thing

[naive arch]

Ok, I reacted to one of them and can now use the other channels.

Thanks a lot for helping me with this.

[wraith shard]

pretty easy

i've been disconnected 2 times so far trying it though 😭

[drifting tinsel]

i almost forgot -- thank you for the reminder!! <3

i failed this week's EDD twice, but i hope to complete it soon. admittedly we didn't have a gunner on our team, and the shields would've been really nice to have for the uplinks

[strong pumice]

is there a new update? dd server list has nothing for me

[drifting tinsel]

there was a patch recently, you might need to close the game and update it

[grand pasture]

Didn't do the EDD today, how would you guys compare it to the last one?

[spiral badge]

It looks rough on paper with 2 uplinks

[brazen goblet]

so many mini-mules, so many eggs 😆

[spiral badge]

Seriously, both DDs, like what 🤣

[brazen goblet]

I would get with eggs if that was Easter, but on Christmas? 😛

[spiral badge]

Whatever does the randomizing is broken

[unique ore]

uplink at least is easy in that it gives you a shitton of nitra

[grand pasture]

But in practice?

[spiral badge]

Dunno I haven’t tried

[grand pasture]

Oh fair enough

[still geode]

ive seen a couple people say its harder than usual which means its not harder than usual because there are a couple people saying that literally every week

[grand pasture]

Would be nice if it is, I do enjoy a good challenge

[eager atlas]

most people seemed to have issues with salvage regen bugs last week, which is the same thing but in the third stage, so, whatever that means

[upbeat blade]

its slime time on the first stage of the edd

make sure u have an engie or some way to counter goo

[spiral badge]

GOO

[sudden cipher]

Sack

[mental crystal]

goo

[celest charm]

Yeah the entire fucking drop pod zone is covered in goo

Engi is all but required

third stage is also salvage but the difficulty is mostly the initial swarm of bugs

[gilded nacelle]

How hards the EDD this time

[eager atlas]

12

[upbeat blade]

on a scale of 1 - 10?

[wraith shard]

4

Is so easy as a drilller bro

[wraith shard]

4 is too easy

[eager atlas]

no, just 12

non-sense aside, it looks a bit harder than last week's, but I personally didn't find that one hard

[wraith shard]

I solo it is so easy

[unique ore]

solo is almost always easier than coop

[rough oyster]

guys wher do I look pugs for normal deep dives?

[ruby wolf]

can you rephrase that

[patent elk]

At the deep dive terminal.

[rough oyster]

I mean in this discord

[ruby wolf]

I'm not really sure what you mean - do you mean looking for open games for Deep Dives?

You can either look in-game at the server list, at the terminal Whispering mentioned,

or look in the LFG channels for anyone asking about doing Dives.

[rough oyster]

I mean gathering a group from scratch. At the terminal there are not enough open games. I guess "lfg-steam" is the place you mention.

[tardy tendon]

Can I play deep rock alone?

[wraith shard]

Yes

[unique ore]

yes, its more fun coop tho, also get a role in #welcome-and-rules

[grand pasture]

True

[gilded nacelle]

False you get 3 extra resupplies letting you main hellfire coil gun

[scarlet ravine]

EDD looked easy this week, but my team got almost 3000 kills down there

so many bugs

[jolly wing]

Swarmageddon do be like that

[severe finch]

Parasites also help

[shadow temple]

Aighty, soloing EDD rn. Gunner as always due to the uplinks

Stage 1 has a lot of goo, which is actually really really good as a gunner. As long as u know how to position your ziplines, you'll be able to traverse this stage easily while having almost permanent slow on all the bugs (since they need to crawl through the goo). As far as I know, nothing can even shoot you off the zipline aside from the web spitter, so I was able to clear this with just 1 resupply

I think every class will have their own way with dealing with the goo...or even if they couldn't, the goo is usually more beneficial than harmful in this case.

[wispy hearth]

or ntp

[shadow temple]

Stage 2 seems fine...nothing really out of the ordinary, though would recommend dragging the dreadnought back to the spawn room to fight it. Everything else, just keep your eyes peeled, some of the morkite veins are somewhat well hidden

[eager atlas]

do you even need resupplies with ntp

[shadow temple]

Well idk what's up with Stage 3, because I had a run in with 4 bulks in total

I think the cave initial spawn is alright and this stage is actually tolerable. What's not tolerable was the sheer amount of bulks it spawned 😭

Still made it but had 1 death

I think overall the EDD is...a bit on the harder side, but the uplink stages this time round had a more tame initial cave spawn

So it should be quite manageable I think :>

[wraith shard]

As a driller i use the power of cryo cannon with full ammo freeezing build whip@out my wave cooker and mel everything in my way and just in case i also got snowball and if a preatorian wants to try i whip out my full damage c4 build and 1 shot it then i do what i need to do and call my resupply and im a onfinte melt mashine

[shadow temple]

Nice, glad u didn't get my run tho. Cannot imagine trying to deal with 2 bulks that decide to spawn at the same time just 20m away from the fuel cell with a driller tho

Leadburster carry

Welp, I'ma go do the DD and be done with this week's deep dive selection

[wraith shard]

Thats why i am a smart person i got my throwing axes and i got bosco rockets to hit weak spots then i melt because im running ice spear on my cryo cannon correctioj im not using flame thrower 😎 ez counter to those 2 bulks

[wraith shard]

Good luck and rock and stone

[shadow temple]

Yea, probs would work if they spawned further away. Trust me, if u were with me you'd see how bad it was xD

Should be illegal for bulks to spawn that close

[wraith shard]

I got the power of bunkers

I know im talking business brother trust me im the best and smartest driller i have no progress in any other rclass

😎

[shadow temple]

The D in DRG stands for Driller

[wraith shard]

Driller rocking gunner

[shadow temple]

eyo 😳

[wraith shard]

?

[hard pagoda]

I wasn't looking when joining EDD and joined a modded server with sentinenls and stalkers spawning

[shadow temple]

stalkers?

[hard pagoda]

those invisible slashers that aren't in the main game

[shadow temple]

no way? Mods now have new enemies?

:o

[hard pagoda]

cut enemy

still even modded this edd felt like usual

no crazy cave gen or robots

[eager atlas]

I'm fairly sure area damage can't hit weakspots

[shadow temple]

Well damn, this week's DD really just hands you all the nitra

This is the very first time I've ever seen my nitra balance go over 1000

[winged dragon]

yo yo

hello guys

[random rampart]

#welcome-and-rules read and get a role

[hazy verge]

hey i wanna do deep dives but i have no friends and no randos ever join me

[low plover]

make sure you host lobby as public, as it starts as private by default

[spiral badge]

Gotta make sure you check the public tick box when setting up the dive @hazy verge

Also just in case you weren’t aware, unlike normal missions a dive can’t be joined mid mission so you’ll need to wait in the rig for people to join you

[fathom coral]

EDD wasn't bad this week, just people really slipping up on taking out ranged enemies, especially in lvl 3

[low plover]

oh yeah, last stage decided to just throw every range enemy in the book
it was manageable, but sometimes the swarms could overwhelm. Because of mutators I picked neurotoxin with fear factor and armour breaking + lead spray

and unstoppable perk comes in handy in here

[shadow temple]

It's a bit intriguing, cuz last week's EDD was more merciless in throwing disruptive enemies. This week's EDD does have the capacity to do that, but never did that for my run

[unique ore]

its just rng, number of them spawned is all rng

[gilded nacelle]

Stage 2 was giga pain last week

Had to clutch up from my squad like 3 times

[hollow iris]

So how is this week edd?

[twin oriole]

so many bulks

[violet mountain]

mid in Difficulty if your good, the gen is not that bad and the 2ed stage is pretty nice in dread placemnt

BUT there is one issue 1st and 3rd stages are both salv and 3 mini mules on both

[edgy tartan]

Hello, I'm thinking about buying this game - would I get just the normal "Deep Rock Galactic" or would I need one or more of the other DLC items? I see several 'packs' and some 'upgrades' on the steam store page. Are the others functional or mostly cosmetic?

Sorry if this is the wrong thread. I can't post in #drg-chat (I assume that is a more general chat place) and don't see anything in the welcome page about earning the ability to post there.

[dense pebble]

React in #welcome-and-rules.

As for the DLC, its cosmetic only. No need to buy if you don’t want it.

[edgy tartan]

Thanks. I was looking for something like that but didn't see it. I guess the huge number of "platform" reactions should've clued me in even if it's not mentioned as a requirement

[ruby wolf]

The character roles ( ) are required to post images and other media, which can be obtained in #welcome-and-rules.

However, most of the main channels restrict media regardless, like #drg-chat and this channel.
Only moderators and developers can do that there and here, which also includes embeded links.

The entire gallery category and #non-drg-chat allow media, though.

[shadow temple]

Bulk detonator is in the spawn pools, pray that RNG doesn't mess u over

I had 4 during the uplink and fuel cell for 3rd stage

[hollow iris]

damn

on the last week EDD i had 3 on the second phase

[shadow temple]

Oof, yea

I'm definitely glad I brought gunner because leadburster shreds them apart

If I was any other class, I think I'd straight up crumple lmao

[sudden cipher]

I was driller for this weeks edd. Bosco did most of the dps to the bulks that spawned in stage3

[strange prism]

hi

[azure zephyr]

hi

[misty maple]

how's this week's edd? i was having a lot of trouble with last week's, couldn't even succesfully do stage 2

[sudden cipher]

Easier/harder depending on what you think. Black box defending has less septic spreaders but strangely theres a lot of bulk det spawns

[jolly wing]

Leadburster time!

Or fire+ VB works

[spiral badge]

Do you tactically have him rocket or just have him go to town with guns in that situation?

Cause I don’t often have time in a crazy situation to tell him to rocket something. Wish he could be set to intelligently do that on VITs

[red harness]

2 bulks on a black box

salvage, not box

[gleaming blaze]

the swarmers in stage one can get you if anyone on your team is lackin

and there is a lot of goo on the floor

[sudden cipher]

I didnt have bosco rocket the bulk once, just on the usual grunt swarms

I have fear rockets so the boom provides some breathing room to run or fight

Bosco also acted as my scout and i always pinged the spreaders for him

[arctic niche]

What is this week edd

[raven carbon]

See pinned message

[pine sonnet]

anyone deep diving elite?

[random rampart]

#lfg-steam

[kindred coyote]

stage 3 is just stage 1 part two

[unique ore]

haz 4.5, 5, 5.5, a bit harder

[celest charm]

Higher hazs

Otherwise nothing really changes iirc

how hard is entirely based on your bug rng and how the preset cave generstes

[leaden iron]

hey, unrelated but I can’t talk in other channels

[unique ore]

#welcome-and-rules get a role

[leaden iron]

thanks

[fading sierra]

in addition to the higher hazards, EDDs can have 2-3 warnings rather than always just 2 as with a normal deep dive

[gilded nacelle]

How does pheromone targeting work?

Like sometimes I hit a prae or something and the bugs just ignore

With the crossbow bolt

[eager atlas]

pheromones have a limit of bugs it can attract, so the bolts are less effective than the grenades

#wiki-related-chatroom message

[shadow temple]

Sometimes it also feels like they have a cooldown

Like I throw a pheronade and it still very much works

but then I try throwing it again at the same horde immediately once the first effect is over and it just ceases to work entirely

[azure zephyr]

👍

[strange prism]

👍

[devout peak]

Our team just got a dread spawn on second stage EDD. Is that guaranteed spawn or the normal 1% chance?

Twins

[unique ore]

if its not from the egg, its rng, I think sometimes eggs can be different by platform, not sure

[devout peak]

Thanks we had classic and twins same time

[wraith shard]

Why is this the only channel I can type in?

[unique ore]

get a platform role

[leaden cedar]

hey i am new but unable to send message on other channels any help on what to do please

[mighty crown]

how do i abort the Yearly Perfomance Bonus

[bitter stump]

[eager atlas]

some assignments can't be aborted, you need to finish it

[turbid dawn]

do you know why?

im guessing its because it gives cores?

[eager atlas]

rewards aren't given again in normal assignments so I don't think that's it

no idea why, but they are just like that

[subtle gazelle]

Круто круто

[arctic niche]

Just tried edd a few times with a group 30 minutes ago but that first stage something else

[wraith shard]

what is it this week?

[shadow temple]

RNG, you managed to hit the jackpot in unluckiness....or luckiness depending if your team can handle the twins efficiently

[cinder citrus]

<@&296918282403840000> one of you might want to nuke this unsavoury fellow

[cinder citrus]

Check the pinned messages to see the edd and dd missions.

[wraith shard]

thank you, rock and stone!

[frigid thicket]

Womp womp

[cinder citrus]

read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and pick a role and you'll be able to talk in other channels

[frigid thicket]

This game is pretty fire

Drillers my favourite

[devout peak]

2 scouts running cryo and aggressive plus a temp shock driller it went poorly given zero damage output

[burnt sandal]

just came back to that

lovely

[wanton tide]

guys, me & friends just started playing and have a basic question: Does it matter if one of us playes without the others and levels his character?

i.e. will it be somehow bad if one plays a gunner lvl 15, while the others of us play characters at lvl 3 ? Will the game then be too easy for the gunner or too hard for the others?

[burnt sandal]

they'll obviously start unlocking stuff ahead of the others but no, it doesn't matter. The only way it might matter is them becoming more experienced than others and wishing to go up in difficulty while others might still be struggling.

[wanton tide]

okey, good to know! thanks

[shadow temple]

Difficulty in this game only scales with the hazard level that you can set at the beginning of a mission (1-5). Dwarf/player level will not influence the power level of the mission in any way

Levels in this game act more like a "general" indicator to one's playing time or proficiency in the game

(The latter is debatable at times, but for right now you can just half assume that a higher level player just means they likely have better experience in the game)

[molten vessel]

What would be the best way to beat this EDD solo? Even beating the first stage is fine.

[hollow iris]

solo i dont know, yesterday we were 3 and we couldn't make it

[hearty geyser]

Driller might work for solo, creating a mini bunker under the box to do it first and then rushing the aquarqs back to deposit with direct tunnels

[shadow temple]

Gunner straight up

Emphasis: Use. Your. Ziplines. Especially for first stage

And your shields

Engineer also works cuz u can platform the goo-covered ground, and turrets are nice for uplink defending

[molten vessel]

Alrighty

[shadow temple]

Would not recommend driller because bulk's in the spawn pool throughout the EDD and it's uh...

it's rough

I had 2 bulks first stage, 4 bulks final stage

[steep pasture]

that was last week's dive

[shadow temple]

Be prepared to see them, hence gunner or engineer, they can dispose of bulks fast

[molten vessel]

I have burning hell and volatile bullets so it should be fun

[shadow temple]

Rock and stone, good luck

:D

[steep pasture]

volatile bullets is busted

and burning hell is both fun and strong

so that will likely work out well for you

[molten vessel]

I've been looking forward to this build for a while

I didn't expect to get it so soon so I am excited

[shadow temple]

Yea I believe you'll find the build to be efficient this round

You've got 2 uplink stages to test em on

Honestly if u can beat the first uplink stage, you can probably beat the second

I feel the first was harder even though it had 2 less bulks cuz of how much goo there was (remember, put your ziplines, I was a bit dumb and forgot about them)

[molten vessel]

Alright thank you

Also yea are there any specific perks that I'd need to use?

[shadow temple]

I just went with the usual

[still geode]

cant go wrong with resupplier/born ready/vampire/dash/iron will

[shadow temple]

So Born Ready, Resupplier, Thorns...coupled with Dash and Heightened Senses. But there's like no leeches I think, not from what I remember, so u can swap HS for Iron will

[steep pasture]

if you are new to haz5 and elites i would suggest iron will over heightened senses

[shadow temple]

Aye, most recommendations go with that, no harm or biggie

I, for one, do not trust Bosco with my life if I commit a mistake to a leech

. w.

[steep pasture]

i like to use unstoppable on gunner personally

it helps with fungus bogs goo since you dont have platforms or grapple or drills

and just getting slowed less by shockers and slashers is nice (although dash and power shields also help with this)

not necessarily a recommendation but thats what i use instead of vampire

[sage thistle]

..damn i just saw the memorial room

[placid siren]

@shadow temple What's the build you use to do your solos?

[shadow temple]

Generally it depends what the EDD for the week is, but I find myself constantly bringing gunner

Lemme launch the game and see my build in detail, feel free to make your amendments to suit your own playstyle

[placid siren]

Thanks!

[shadow temple]

Aight so, my gunner EDD build is as follows:

1) Primary Weapon: Lead Storm Minigun
Mods: 2,2,1,2,2
Overclock: Lead storm
Purpose: Main swarm clearer and for long distance targets (eg. sniper turrets across the cave)

2) Secondary Weapon: BRT7 Burst Gun
Mods: 1,3,2,2,2
Overclock: Lead Spray
Purpose: Dispose big targets in 1 magazine (ie. Praets, Oppressors)

3) Others

• Shield: 2,2,1
• Zip: 1,1,2
• Grenade: Leadburster (Purpose: Emergency swarm clear/For annihilating dreadnoughts)

4) Perks

• Resupplier

• Thorns

• Born Ready

• Dash

• Heightened Senses

For the min-maxers, yea, there's several u can swap out

Instead of senses, iron will perhaps. Instead of thorns, vampire.

Up to you, but this is what I'm comfortable with so I ain't changing

Generally always gunner, unless specific EDD situations arise, but usually it's just the combination below:

• On-site refinery + Elimination = Sludge Driller/Hyper Propel Engie

[placid siren]

Awesome, thank you for taking the time.

[spiral badge]

Typically I don’t take born ready on gunner when I use minigun as the burst gun (or bulldog) doesn’t take long to reload

[shadow temple]

Yea that is a good point, I might consider, but it'll be a bit tricky to take away that bad habit

cuz for targets that have a lot of HP like dreadnoughts, bulks and caretakers, I like to ram one entire BRT7 magazine into 'em, then switch to LS for 5 seconds before swapping back

Ofc it's just as easy to just...reload the BRT7 on the spot, but bad habits die hard :3

[spiral badge]

And LSLS is risky against a bulk in EDD

Unless you’re on your zip and then the not being able to move doesn’t apply

[shadow temple]

Uh

I bunny hop though

So essentially the overclock's main drawback is the quartered stun and halved stun duration

[spiral badge]

Ok that’s something I’m not familiar with apparently

[eager atlas]

you don't slow down in the air

[shadow temple]

Ye, cuz the overclock itself forces u to not move while shooting, but it isn't going to stop your velocity if you're already airborne

So you can just shoot while you're in the air, stop for a split second when on the ground and immediately jump to another direction and repeat the process

Bonus points if you've got jet boots

[shadow temple]

Though now that u mentioned it, I'm kinda wrong in including bulks in my original sentence

Bulks don't eat my guns

they just eat the leadburster

drop 2-3 underneath one and it commits Houdini

[spiral badge]

Commits sudoku

[austere dust]

LsLs, lead spray, leadburster

Never enough lead

[eager atlas]

and that's the story of how gunner died from lead poisoning

[wild bronze]

Lmao

[austere dust]

I can still fire lots of bullets with brain damage

[opal prawn]

merry christmas

[final urchin]

Anyone gone thru EDD as Engineer yet? And what are your builds?

This week's

I was thinking Stubby with Arc build should be pretty good, too bad I dont have Arc oc

[strange prism]

gm!!!!!!!!!!!

[eager atlas]

turret arc is... interesting
My "general purpose build" is 12321 Warthog with Breach Cutter, and abuse repellent to have bungs only come from the front during the uplinks/fuel cells, whip the turrets as needed

That said, any loadout works as long as it isn't something like executioner+hyper prop, it's just a matter of being used to how to use your guns

[drifting tinsel]

i use 12121 warthog with mini shells, but i thing 21222 stubby with EM discharge might work better for the uplink parts (given that the sentries are spaced out nicely). i think any secondary works fine, but i used breach cutter (don't remember my numbers besides T5B) with one of the clean OCs (don't remember, sorry haha)

i've never tried turret arc -- i'll give it a shot some day, but for now i wouldn't bring it to the EDD just because i think EM discharge has better range to deal with all the bugs

i don't think fat boy would be reasonable on this EDD just because the uplinks are in locations that can get a little cramped unless you have a driller or a dulk carve out a lot of area (especially on stage three). it could work for clesring bugs. but the residual radiation is definitely not good for when your team needs to stay in the uplink zone and is already getting mauled by glyphids closing in from every angle

[eager atlas]

Do keep in mind EMD and Arc are currently bugged and the T1 electric upgrade does nothing, so you're better off picking damage in the mean time

[turbid dawn]

solo or group?

[final urchin]

group

[turbid dawn]

ah then anything works, you just need waveclear

remember to ask ur driller if they are running cryo first tho

[final urchin]

yeah Haz5 swarm is pretty harsh

I run Stubby EMD and Breach Cutter Spinning Death, but the farest I go is stage 2

[frank heron]

How do i claim the free coins for join discord?

[cinder citrus]

If you are referring to the union it is currently broken and might be for a while
also read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and pick a role and you'll be able to talk in other channels

[wraith shard]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[final urchin]

Finally finished this week's EDD

Christmas hits different

[patent ferry]

Bro

I finished the dd and the edd

Didnt get the cosmetic tho

Anyway

8 eggs

5 mulws

Mules

And a black box in a shit spot wth is with this dd

And the edd with 6 mini mules

[nova sparrow]

Bro you seen the placement of the pod's battery? That is more of a shit spot imo
Still agree though

Also to derail I can only talk in here and board games chat. Idk why

[burnt sandal]

read #welcome-and-rules and pick roles

[nova sparrow]

Thnx, my dude. Missed it

[teal sandal]

anyway I just wanted to say that I was fighting for my life with 2 of onlines againsta detonator

we barely lived

we were so happy to survive

[slate osprey]

gawdam

[teal sandal]

then another detonator just spawned on top of us and oneshoted the whole team xD

mission done after 40 mins

[burnt sandal]

@teal sandal @slate osprey #deep-dive-discussion message

[slate osprey]

oh

thx king

[hollow iris]

my team and i, we just lost doing the EDD on the last defense 😦

[earnest burrow]

any gamers want to send EDD?

[teal dove]

Hello

[daring sandal]

when the deep dive is going well and two ppl disconnect..

oh god last stage is shield disruption

[plush kraken]

hate shield disruption

[daring sandal]

whew done

fortunately less ppl means less bugs

[final urchin]

hate that when that happens

*downed*
*no one coming to revive for 5 seconds*
leaves

[thorny wyvern]

Good, let them leave empty-handed. It's worth less than a fail or a kick.

[final urchin]

True

[wraith shard]

who wants to play deep dive

[covert leaf]

GM

[strange prism]

gm~~~~~~~~~~

[dire musk]

You only need to promote a character once right? like only thing you get for more promotions is more stars and just a core right?

[cosmic aurora]

Technically yea

[old widget]

That’s basically it, yeah. Though you get three cores per promo, and you can also get achievements for promoting.

https://deeprockgalactic.wiki.gg/wiki/Promotion

[fossil solar]

im gonna scream

i was on the last stage of the deep dive then lost connection

[low plover]

Nuuuu! 😭

[wraith shard]

what

ia the point of deep dive

[rotund pecan]

Wait why can t u type on like half of the chanels:(

[old widget]

Welcome new miner, go to #welcome-and-rules and select a role

[wraith shard]

u need to select pc from welcoem

[rotund pecan]

Oh thanks on phone dc works wierdly somethimes so i didn t got send to proper chanels but instead here

[uneven sand]

anyone else happen to get 6 bulk detonators on EDD lol, i managed to somehow get 4 in the first stage and 2 in the third iirc

[unkempt fjord]

rock and stone!

[fossil night]

Lootbug here

[verbal bear]

https://tenor.com/view/deep-rock-galactic-rock-and-stone-gif-22047860

[verbal bear]

we're rich

[dapper verge]

Ancient Abyss Bar

[high storm]

is 7 detonators normal for the EDD this week?

[oblique merlin]

Didn’t happen in mine

Hi btw I’m new to the discord

[strange sundial]

We’re rich!

[jolly wing]

Heard a lot from folks that theres lots of bulk dets spawning this week's EDD

[copper cedar]

lol, just did the EDD, 4 dets and had a dreadnaught spawn in on the second stage out of nowhere

[eager atlas]

they are in the pool, how many you get depends on player count and rng

I did solo, got 1+1 in first and last stage

the first one was the worst because it was blocking the drop pod entrance while it opened 🙃

[high storm]

usually 2 is pretty rare occasion from my experience
never seen 7, let alone 2 of them spawning at once twice

[civic yoke]

me when double elite bulks

[plush kraken]

just got fat boy

should i use it

[jolly wing]

Outside of IS for vents,
You have to be a very disciplined FB user to see it's value

Since with ammo upgrades, you only got 5 shots

Not to mentions it's a very very friendly fire prone weapon with both it'd blast and DOT

And oh. Don't use it for boss
Use hyper prop instead for that

[shadow temple]

Mine was inversed

2 in the first stage, 4 in the third

[uneven sand]

I feel like detonator spawns just keep getting more and more common in general, I had 10 today, and i didn't even play that much

[eager atlas]

rng is one hell of a thing

[river swift]

yeah i swear recently ive seen more bulk detonators

[cinder citrus]

read the https://discord.com/channels/257785731072786435/354250235419164682 tab and pick a role and you'll be able to talk in other channels

And of course it is worth it but if you are on a budget it might go on sale in the January sales

[eager atlas]

it's currently 66% off, so...

[rough cliff]

Rock and stone brothers

How do I get permission to message in drg-chat?

[eager atlas]

role in #welcome-and-rules

[jagged rapids]

<@&296918282403840000>

Thanks 🥰

[kindred coyote]

unless hiveguard its surprisingly useful for hiveguard

[jolly wing]

The sentinels?
Or the second phase?

[kindred coyote]

mostly sentinels

i think it only does like half damage to crystals

cuz tbh sentinels soak a lot of team ammo

[golden junco]

I just forged the crossbow but can't seem where to equip it help plss

And why can't I chat in the normal drg chat

[jolly wing]

-you dont forge the crossbow. You unlock it first via assignments and buy it.
-read #welcome-and-rules and pick a role

[golden junco]

My bad, it said unstable overlock I thought that was the name for it

[jagged rapids]

Nah, just the overclock type. There's unstable, balanced and clean overclocks for every weapon

[patent elk]

This past week I either get none or 3-4 per match with them spawning quite a bit and no middle ground. If it's rng then it's being weird right now.

[still geode]

Not every enemy type can show up in every mission

Each mission has its own pool of enemy types it can spawn from

That is why you will frequently encounter either zero, or multiple, of rare enemies like bulks or menaces.

[dusky knot]

I have 120fps on my Xbox series X but when I’m in game it says 60fps anyway to fix that?

It’s on performance mode too

[jolly wing]

Wasnt there an FPS cap in options?

[dusky knot]

My bad I’m decently new to the game it auto put me on performance mode and I didn’t know their was 3 options

I put it to performance mode (120fps)

[jagged rapids]

+1 to what @still geode said
This should help understand spawn pools (sadly doesn't include the newer enemies but the concept is what matters tbh)
https://youtu.be/tLiX_GJRdWw

[quick flame]

i can't even chat about non-topic stuff

wtf man

[eager atlas]

role in #welcome-and-rules

[rare crag]

about how long till deep dive refresh

[patent elk]

Pinned comment shows what days the week's DD are going on and when it resets in your time zone

[rare crag]

discord android is not liking the pins but I think it's 9pm aest from Google

[sudden cipher]

5 hours from now when the dd resets

[rare crag]

thanks

[turbid dawn]

ahh non speedrunable dives again

[drifting tinsel]

Happy Thursday! A new week means new dives -- here's what Hoxxes-IV offers us this week!

Weekly Deep Dives information for 2023 December 28 to 2024 January 04
Deep Dives will reset <t:1704366000:f>

DEEP DIVE
Region: Salt Pits | Code Name: Unknown Covert
Stage 1: 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite | Low Oxygen
Stage 2: On-Site Refining + Black Box | No Mutator
Stage 3: 6 Eggs + Hiveguard | Haunted Cave

ELITE DEEP DIVE
Region: Dense Biozone | Code Name: Creeping Hideout
Stage 1: 4 Eggs + 150 Morkite | No Mutator
Stage 2: 225 Morkite + 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s | Elite Threat
Stage 3: 2 Mini-M.U.L.E.s + Uplink + Twins | Exploder Infestation

The Steam Awards are still ongoing until <t:1704218400:f>, and it would be much appreciated if you cast your vote for Deep Rock Galactic in the Labor of Love category <3 You could totally vote for any other game in this category, but it make you juuust a bit more of a leaf lover. No offense (I won't be mad).

For those of us that celebrated anything, I hope we all had very happy holidays surrounded by loved ones! May we all go into the new year with heads held up and our pickaxes held even higher -- rock and stone, and here's to another phenomenal year of Deep Rock Galactic!

[copper ruin]

again no oxygen extraction

so annoying

and a bulk spawns when doing black box lmao

[sudden cipher]

the bulk spawned during refining for my team cuz we did black box fast

[turbid dawn]

a bulk spawned, not sure if it was a seeded spawn

[paper oasis]

probably, got one aswell

[copper ruin]

i got another one during drop pod arrival

could just avoid that one though

[paper oasis]

the seed for the second EDD mission was rough

every cave entrance in the damn ceiling

[turbid dawn]

gunner?

[paper oasis]

played as scout engi duo

[turbid dawn]

our gunner just chose to suicide at the end of mission

should have flipped the pod tbh

[open shell]

how long should ur first deep dive take ?

[eager atlas]

Less than an hour

[shadow temple]

Oh definitely, not to mention that because the 2nd mini mule is all the way at the very end of the stage, this whole mission extends far longer than it should be

Originally I thought I could get away with 2 supply pods, but no, had to use a 3rd one, it is a tremendously long duration mission

Still going into the 3rd stage with 240 nitra though so I think it should be ok

[open shell]

welp

[turbid dawn]

yup both dives suck for speedrunning been that way for a few weeks now

[shadow temple]

Hah, yea, didn't help that I was gunner

Just finished the EDD, wasn't really too bad, but that 2nd stage really kinda sapped out the fun

Super normal stage but like 3x the duration of one for no reason

[turbid dawn]

walkathon

[shadow temple]

Would say the hardest part is the 3rd stage, given that exploder infestation usually doesn't mix well with uplink/black box objectives

So many acid spitters and stingtails tho... 💀

[open shell]

what do empty cores do ?

[leaden cypress]

You can use them on machine events to infuse them and get weapon overclocks or cosmetic cores

[open shell]

can you do that with the chrismas event ?

[leaden cypress]

what

[open shell]

oh wait

u mean ingame

like in a dive

[lusty ice]

is it possible to do 5+ players in deep dives?

[shadow temple]

Ok, straight off the bat for DD