#deep-dive-discussion | Deep Rock Galactic | Page 133

brisk leaf Oct 25, 2019, 1:36 PM

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We pressed button there, no problems at all.

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Not sure where is the issue.

thorny geyser Oct 25, 2019, 1:41 PM

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both engie secondaries are great against mactera

wise sphinx Oct 25, 2019, 2:22 PM

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Yeah but bcc takes many more shots to wipe a mactera swarm and that's assuming it even reaches

visual flower Oct 25, 2019, 2:23 PM

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Now if you can have the driller funnel them into a hallway and have a BC though

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beautiful

exotic hollow Oct 25, 2019, 3:43 PM

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lol was doing the deep dive solo before the floating egg was fixed as driller, I was really sad then I shot with boscos rocket and it was fine

spare sun Oct 25, 2019, 3:58 PM

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I used a resupply to knock it down

astral portal Oct 25, 2019, 4:01 PM

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So...anyone else feels like this deep dive was fine or to easy?

fringe kettle Oct 25, 2019, 4:02 PM

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Difficulty seems to vary based on mutators and a bit on map layout. Overall EDD this week is significantly easier than last weeks.

thorny geyser Oct 25, 2019, 4:06 PM

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@wise sphinx Depends on build. Inferno cutter kills them in one hit, high voltage cutter stuns them and takes out most of their health

wise sphinx Oct 25, 2019, 4:17 PM

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Requiring a oc to make something viable.
I wouldn't count on that until machine events come out and people can have more choice on which oc they get.

thorny geyser Oct 25, 2019, 4:19 PM

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even without OC you can hit several mactera at once and kill/maim them

stray escarp Oct 25, 2019, 4:36 PM

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The normal deep dive was so easy I got the speedrun achievement and no downs.

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The EDD was also pretty chill

thorny geyser Oct 25, 2019, 4:39 PM

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yeah

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first and last stages were pretty chill, second (again) took some planning and shootin

stray escarp Oct 25, 2019, 4:40 PM

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It's always the second stage that's a problem

thorny geyser Oct 25, 2019, 4:41 PM

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its definitely becoming a pattern

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and when its broken, people are gonna get bulldozed

sick wren Oct 25, 2019, 4:52 PM

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So devs changed EDD layout with Halloween update. It's SO MUCH easier than was yesterday

thick ridge Oct 25, 2019, 4:59 PM

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oh?

sick wren Oct 25, 2019, 5:13 PM

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Probably they had to reroll layout because of floating egg bug in 2nd stage of DD

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And they rerolled both DD, layout in EDD is so much better compared to yesterday

grave arch Oct 25, 2019, 5:24 PM

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nice

manic hedge Oct 25, 2019, 5:34 PM

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i would really like some advice on stage 2

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we failed once on stage 3 of edd but its the stage 2 thats the hardest

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it seems impossible to do with 2 people or 4 people

tardy pier Oct 25, 2019, 5:35 PM

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Elite Deep Dive: Which mission types are in it this week? 😮

kindred ferry Oct 25, 2019, 5:38 PM

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Morkite blackboxes and dreads

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I think a bit of point and egg as well

wise sphinx Oct 25, 2019, 5:39 PM

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so we hav confirmation the devs dont play the dd before release?

tacit patio Oct 25, 2019, 5:39 PM

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Have elite deep dives been nerfed or something?

unique spoke Oct 25, 2019, 5:39 PM

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Not really. It's just RNG as always.

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Last week was especially brutal and this week is just not.

tacit patio Oct 25, 2019, 5:40 PM

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Right 🤔

unique spoke Oct 25, 2019, 5:40 PM

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though Lethal Enemies did get a nerf just today so that might contribute. 😏

tacit patio Oct 25, 2019, 5:41 PM

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Yeeah I saw but the challenge isn't as near as difficult as the first elite deep dives

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Not gonna lie, no matter how frustrating it was, I liked it 👀

full raft Oct 25, 2019, 5:50 PM

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Any advice for defending the point with lethal enemies and volatile guts?

thorny geyser Oct 25, 2019, 6:09 PM

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@manic hedge We built a small alcove with platform roof at the bottom of chasm and fell back there whenever mactera swarms came knocking.

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Not a single down in my second EDD run in that second stage, so it works pretty well.

meager topaz Oct 25, 2019, 6:16 PM

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Bunkering is an option - also have an entry with mines, scout with pheromones, etc.

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Gunner can ride zipline back and forth killing this on ground, scout shoots spitters on ceiling

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Stage 2 bunkering helps a lot for the blackbox- helps keep mactera ez to shoot

unique spoke Oct 25, 2019, 6:31 PM

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Stage 1 is the one with volatile.

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Good news is its already kind of a natural bunker, the enemies can only approach you from one direction. Otherwise just abuse platforms to keep the line of fire level.

meager topaz Oct 25, 2019, 6:49 PM

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With shield, pheromone and engy mines it’s pretty straight forward

burnt oasis Oct 25, 2019, 7:01 PM

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Yeah build a platform floor out as far as your engie can go

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Nitra is not as plentiful as it has been in previous EDDs so don't get too crazy

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Or rather, it seems plentiful but stage two ate up a lot of resupplies

polar matrix Oct 25, 2019, 7:03 PM

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As a new-ish player, what should a gunner usually be doing in the match?

burnt oasis Oct 25, 2019, 7:04 PM

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Shooting shit and keeping an eye on the situation

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If you see a team mate get surrounded or surrounded yourself, throw your shield on them to create space

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You can also toss a shield on a downed ally to revive them in nearly complete safety

polar matrix Oct 25, 2019, 7:05 PM

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Oh the shield can stop enemies from walking into it?

burnt oasis Oct 25, 2019, 7:06 PM

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Not quite

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What it does is fear them, so they run away from it

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But it does stop a lot of projectiles like mactera spit and spitballer spit

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So don't forget your shield even when doing no shield mutators

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You can also use it offensively to push back a wave if you need to completely get the fuck out of dodge and the tunnel is sufficiently tight to do it. Or pop the shield and safely pick a vampire kill off to get yourself out of iron will.

polar matrix Oct 25, 2019, 7:10 PM

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What is a shield mutator 2) what is a vampire 3) what is iron will

burnt oasis Oct 25, 2019, 7:11 PM

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We should probably buck this over to the generic chat if you're looking for advice, this one is meant for the deep dives and it looks like you're not quite there yet

polar matrix Oct 25, 2019, 7:11 PM

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Ahhh okay

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Mb

west nest Oct 25, 2019, 7:39 PM

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now i have both lead storm and carpet bomber

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all the dreams

stray escarp Oct 25, 2019, 7:43 PM

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Congratulations. You beat Deep Rock Galactic.

hollow flower Oct 25, 2019, 7:49 PM

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4 weeks, like 25 OCs and I've gotten none that I wanted

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Honestly considering getting some external help

feral scarab Oct 25, 2019, 7:50 PM

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I'll just be crying myself to sleep with my 4 BC and 4 BRT overclocks

feral atlas Oct 25, 2019, 8:00 PM

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I'm pretty ok with what I've gotten in terms of OC

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some fun ones, some weird ones, a smattering of insignificant or useless ones

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it's a mixed bag

tardy pier Oct 25, 2019, 8:03 PM

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Okay after the last two EDDs, this one felt like a cake.

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I mean the last 2 ones were HELL

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the best one was first (and second?) week when it was unpatched. after the 'made EDDs harder' patch it went to hell 😄

hollow flower Oct 25, 2019, 8:09 PM

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Don't think they really increased the difficulty that much. I think the RNG nature of the dives is whats throwing people off

grizzled edge Oct 25, 2019, 8:23 PM

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So, this is great...
When I go into the Deep Dive Selector I don't see any options and the "New Dives In: " Counter is fucked. It says "-737,356:-20:-22:-seconds counting upwards". The wounders of using Linux. 🙂

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Hopefully it gets fixed soon.

past valley Oct 25, 2019, 9:19 PM

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Question, how prevalent is cheating in DRG? I've had two games within the last two weeks that have been very, very sped up which makes me think there was something fishy going on

hollow flower Oct 25, 2019, 9:21 PM

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It happens but it's not super common

spare delta Oct 25, 2019, 9:21 PM

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if i had to guess, you encounter a cheater once every 100 hours

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maybe slightly more often

past valley Oct 25, 2019, 9:21 PM

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Gotcha. So super speed games, is that a known bug or an exploit or something?

hollow flower Oct 25, 2019, 9:22 PM

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Probably someone cheating, was it the entire game?

past valley Oct 25, 2019, 9:22 PM

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Yeah

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Everyone ran faster, guns fired faster, enemies moved quicker

knotty rampart Oct 25, 2019, 9:32 PM

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can anyone help with edd

versed willow Oct 25, 2019, 9:54 PM

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Sounds like rich atmosphere, minus the gun fire rate part.

midnight birch Oct 25, 2019, 10:01 PM

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EDD this time felt much easier than last 2

torpid burrow Oct 25, 2019, 10:17 PM

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mission 1 of the EDD was a breeze

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mission 2, we died to the huge mactera swarm that spawned right out the gate

hollow yarrow Oct 25, 2019, 10:24 PM

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Yeah if you can survive the mactera in mission 2 it's relatively gentle

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First one I've been able to beat

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I realized that cryo grenades are incredible for the huge mactera clouds when in a tunnel where you can really group em

latent hamlet Oct 25, 2019, 10:49 PM

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pgl proximity/fire also will wipe out mactera clusters

frail zodiac Oct 25, 2019, 11:06 PM

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alternatively tell your driller to drill a tunnel to funnel them in

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:21 PM

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That's the cheapest and least interesting tactics

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One you shouldn't getting used to

frail zodiac Oct 25, 2019, 11:25 PM

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lul gatekeeping in pve game

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:25 PM

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What is gatekeeping

frail zodiac Oct 25, 2019, 11:26 PM

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yes

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:26 PM

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Gatekeeping is yes?

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K

rotund ivy Oct 25, 2019, 11:27 PM

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just do whatever you're comfortable with

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:29 PM

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Imagine a case

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You fighting a dreadnought and swamr of macteras join a party

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You gonna dig that tunnel and trap yourself in it?

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Bet you will want that personal experience dealing with mactera in the open

rotund ivy Oct 25, 2019, 11:31 PM

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if people find out that their tactic isnt working, then they will find another way.

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:34 PM

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This tactics is rarely available tbh and breaks easily - macteras jump on you from behind, team is split, no driller in team or he says "fuck you"

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Why even bother

frail zodiac Oct 25, 2019, 11:38 PM

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why would you drill a tunnel when fighting a dreadnaught lmao

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:39 PM

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That's what I'm talking about

fleet zenith Oct 25, 2019, 11:39 PM

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lmao this elite deep dive is a joke

frail zodiac Oct 25, 2019, 11:39 PM

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but not what i was talking about

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dreadnaught was totally irrelevant

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:40 PM

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Well. You suggested drilling a tunnel as an answer to mactera swarms. I suggested a hypothetical case when your advice won't work.

frail zodiac Oct 25, 2019, 11:43 PM

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appreciate the mental gymnastics, but i think it should be obvious that you wouldnt drill a tunnel to fight the mactera off when there is a type of enemy that'd make the tunnel your grave

real wolf Oct 25, 2019, 11:44 PM

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K. There are more cases. Look up.

marsh moon Oct 26, 2019, 1:38 AM

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Just throwing this out there. But my friend and I only play together on Haz4/5 and use tunnels for dreads. We shape the tunnel into a horse shoe so one of us can keep aggro and run in circles.

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While the other shoots the enemy in the ass

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 2:28 AM

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I just got snuck up on by a bulk detonator...

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zero situational awareness lmao

mighty falcon Oct 26, 2019, 2:30 AM

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Just attempted my first deep dive

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On solo

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Was doing pretty good up until the end

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 4:08 AM

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could someone please help me with the edd? im getting annihilated by the mactera in stage 2

hollow flower Oct 26, 2019, 4:11 AM

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solo?

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 4:12 AM

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basically 1 2 3 and 4 players

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 4:22 AM

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bring fire weapons

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engineer with incendiary + aoe build should be wiping out entire waves on his own

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 4:24 AM

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oh, i was using the cryo cannon the whole time

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 4:25 AM

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macteras take bonus dmg from fire

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 4:26 AM

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oohhh

dark lark Oct 26, 2019, 4:29 AM

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I'm currently read to try an elite deep dive Stale.

hollow flower Oct 26, 2019, 4:29 AM

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Sure you can handle it champ?

dark lark Oct 26, 2019, 4:29 AM

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I mean

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Look my standard right now

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is to literally not nuke the team

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I think he can clear it 😄

hollow flower Oct 26, 2019, 4:30 AM

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I was referring to you Mushu ;)

dark lark Oct 26, 2019, 4:30 AM

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I just managed to do another one with as duo with driller so mby

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 4:30 AM

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ah sorry

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i didnt see your messages

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just made a game in lfg

muted heron Oct 26, 2019, 5:01 AM

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g

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 5:36 AM

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gg

sweet igloo Oct 26, 2019, 5:52 AM

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so....running into some issues on EDD stage 2, the grabbers swarms are clipping us through walls some how as soon as we're trying to get off the pod

frozen wren Oct 26, 2019, 7:32 AM

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Is the deep dive stage 3 givibg people a headache? We have 50 eniemies spawing on top of each other

tardy pier Oct 26, 2019, 7:59 AM

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no

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spawning is a bit random on each DD

iron totem Oct 26, 2019, 8:08 AM

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probably someone popping the swarmer eggs in the chamber

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they can set off a chain reaction and get you into lots of trouble

mild prism Oct 26, 2019, 9:31 AM

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Whoever said that there will be people to complain about this weeks DD, you're right, I wanna do another one and get more rewards lol

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this one was honestly quite a breeze, which gives less to do x-x

bitter garnet Oct 26, 2019, 9:49 AM

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Did the DDs in 30 mins aprox because of how easy this week was

bleak sierra Oct 26, 2019, 10:23 AM

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as opposed to last week where took 15+ tries for elite dd

tardy pier Oct 26, 2019, 1:40 PM

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be glad it was doable this week

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after the last 2 weeks BS 😮

rotund raptor Oct 26, 2019, 1:49 PM

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Um, guys, why is my DD list empty? Both DD and EDD

fast veldt Oct 26, 2019, 2:25 PM

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Probably because no-one's playing it

rotund raptor Oct 26, 2019, 2:48 PM

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Nvm, the game required an update

supple veldt Oct 26, 2019, 3:22 PM

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STOP GIVING ME SKINS PACKS AS REWARD FOR THE DD AND EDD

dark lark Oct 26, 2019, 3:41 PM

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Tips for this weeks elite deep dive:
Don't fight a swarm on EDD stage 2, inside the giant open room with the pit.

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Vines cover the major entrance to that room giving the enemies cover.

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There's fucking mushrooms everywhere.

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I gurantee someone will be grabbed and taken into the pit, or you'll fall in on your own accord

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There's some leeches that will grab you.

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The floor is absolutely terrible for kiting, slopes everywhere making anyone whose not host regret life

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It sounds completely obvious when I say this, but I've seen basically every pub try and hold this room.

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And it goes horrbily, everytime without fail.

fringe plover Oct 26, 2019, 3:56 PM

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Well just did this week's DD, finished it in less than 40 minutes :D

wraith shard Oct 26, 2019, 5:13 PM

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this week's EDD was pretty easy

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well, relatively easy

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 5:31 PM

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is no one gonna tell him that skin packs are a guarantee for the 3rd reward

sinful rover Oct 26, 2019, 5:57 PM

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no

tacit patio Oct 26, 2019, 6:58 PM

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no

supple veldt Oct 26, 2019, 7:29 PM

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no

fringe kettle Oct 26, 2019, 7:33 PM

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On another related topic. Was the floating egg lowered to the ground or was the whole DD regenerated?

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 7:38 PM

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whole layout was reset

verbal wagon Oct 26, 2019, 7:53 PM

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Today's DD was...pretty easy actually

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How is the EDD?

timber blade Oct 26, 2019, 7:55 PM

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The layout was reset? The room the egg used to be bugged in seemed to be the same, pillars and all

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The egg had fallen from it's position on Drop Pod landing and we had a Swarm straight out the gates, I wish that was a natural possibility

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 8:01 PM

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easiest edd to date @verbal wagon

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I highly recommend bring a lot of fire though or stage 2 will grind you down with macteras

verbal wagon Oct 26, 2019, 8:02 PM

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Always do 😄

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fire grenade launcher best launcher

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 8:03 PM

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stage 3's pretty irrelevant

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it's o2, but the map's small so it doesn't really matter

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that and it's the last stage so it doesn't matter if you spawn supply pods everywhere

waxen dawn Oct 26, 2019, 8:58 PM

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Well that was a nice EDD.

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Nice and easy compared to every week prior just about.

verbal wagon Oct 26, 2019, 9:26 PM

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finding a group is hurd work it seems

hollow flower Oct 26, 2019, 9:29 PM

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Honestly doing duos is way easier. If you're having trouble just do a duo instead of a 4 stack

wanton cloak Oct 26, 2019, 9:53 PM

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fuck mactera man

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literally couldnt compete

tardy wyvern Oct 26, 2019, 10:02 PM

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get something that does fire damage, like the flamethrower or incendiary rounds for the pgl

onyx iron Oct 26, 2019, 10:06 PM

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hey everyone, im a gunner main and I find stage 1 easyas all hell on the EDD this week, but Stage 2 obliterates my team every time

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double shield and bunker strat was good, until ammunition

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im tried numerous times and this is my first EDD

rotund ivy Oct 26, 2019, 10:15 PM

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someone needs to keep the mactera population in check when they attack, all the eggs can be dug out by going down the same tunnel. You can hit the vines on the ceiling to remove them. I believe mushu said to avoid fighting in the final room with the large pit. If you plan on using a tunnel strat for mactera, avoid straight lines. Same for bunker

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either you with bulldog/mini and/or scout with m1k

wraith shard Oct 26, 2019, 10:23 PM

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Were there Detonators on EDD Stage 3?

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Bulk

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 10:36 PM

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yes

wraith shard Oct 26, 2019, 10:37 PM

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I saw no bulks at any point in this EDD

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Just finished with a team of 3. Engi, Scout, Driller

rotund ivy Oct 26, 2019, 10:42 PM

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i had 2 in edd2

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mostly* rng

wraith shard Oct 26, 2019, 10:45 PM

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Seems like. We were really fast in EDD2 though, and bunkered every egg.

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Actually, we did get a bulk - in EDD1, but we outran it to pod.

rotund ivy Oct 26, 2019, 10:47 PM

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wait it was mission 1 that i got it

thick ridge Oct 26, 2019, 10:53 PM

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I've done the EDD 3 times so far and have had a bulk appear in a different stage for every one

velvet oak Oct 27, 2019, 12:09 AM

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controlling the macteras is easy with scout's cryo granades

wraith shard Oct 27, 2019, 12:21 AM

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cyro should kill them. but then you lose out on pheromones which are pretty busted and also work on macteras, albiet not as well

hollow yarrow Oct 27, 2019, 1:49 AM

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Yeah someone needs to be vigilant about amctera, call it out, and then the gunner should shield

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as long as you're able to blitz them before they rip you up in that huge opening salvo, you're good

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be it via a chield, or a cryo grnade, or some breach cutters, or what have you

old socket Oct 27, 2019, 1:50 AM

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This week's EDD is a cakewalk compared to the Mordor EDD not long ago. I do like that its harder to bunker in some spots though. the BulkDets have been doing a good job.

onyx iron Oct 27, 2019, 1:52 AM

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We did it lads

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Cryo saved our asses

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Driller said “Ima head out and made his own network of caves to connect all the caverns

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Made getting in and out a cake walk and tons of choke points

cyan pendant Oct 27, 2019, 2:04 AM

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Did today's EDD 3 man. No driller, no cryo. Guess I lucked out on the mactera RNG, plenty of runs ended within a minute of stage 2.

west nest Oct 27, 2019, 7:17 AM

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To be fair the cryogun is highly uneffective against mactera spawn

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The driller is a sitting duck against them

dark lark Oct 27, 2019, 7:28 AM

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Mhm, driller's got the weakest matchup against mactera.

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Subata is alright, but I prefer M1k, GK2, shotguns etc.

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On haz5 trying to use his primaries can do decent damage, but youll be way too close and it's hard to dodge their shots.

snow wasp Oct 27, 2019, 7:49 AM

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Elite Dive

rotund raptor Oct 27, 2019, 9:18 AM

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Do you get anything from the subsequent runs of the week's EDD apart from XP/money?

solemn pulsar Oct 27, 2019, 9:18 AM

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Axes do good vs macteras

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And no, EDD only gives XP and money, sometimes a few crafting materials if you find a hoarder

dark lark Oct 27, 2019, 9:31 AM

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You get the satisfaction of helping a set of fellow dwarves out.

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~~who then just don't thank you~~

hallow estuary Oct 27, 2019, 9:36 AM

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Depends if you're actually any good or not

hollow sandal Oct 27, 2019, 9:48 AM

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This should be renamed to Shallow Dive Discussion. Like seriously, the last few deep dives started at 100m depth.

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Ain't nuffin deep about that.

solemn pulsar Oct 27, 2019, 9:55 AM

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If they didn't thank you, it's because they think they hard carried by themselves

dark lark Oct 27, 2019, 10:18 AM

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https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepRockGalactic/comments/dnrhhw/positioning_in_drg/

Positioning in DRG

Posted in r/DeepRockGalactic by u/Wyverni • 1 point and 0 comments

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If you are struggling with EDD stage 2, read this!

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I can almost gurantee this should help 😄

next pebble Oct 27, 2019, 10:19 AM

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bad mushu no advertising 🗞

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~~downvoted~~

solemn pulsar Oct 27, 2019, 10:20 AM

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Very great spot to hold on, for the very low price of two IFGs : absolutely nothing can ever touch you.

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I'd upvote you if I had a reddit account

next pebble Oct 27, 2019, 10:21 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/no-down-vote-hitchhikers-gif-8452223

Tenor

solemn pulsar Oct 27, 2019, 10:22 AM

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Is there only memes on the reddit ? Is that how you farm upvotes ?

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"bunkering is a genuine tactic during elite deep dives, change my mind"
That's enough Reddit for the day.

dark lark Oct 27, 2019, 10:33 AM

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There's mostly memes.

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And occasionaly some good content. Somebody making a good information post or something like that.

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And then there's my shitty posts that are more there so I can save myself from having to retype information lmao.

frail zodiac Oct 27, 2019, 11:46 AM

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bunkering is a legit tactic any time

warm fog Oct 27, 2019, 11:55 AM

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Bunkering only reinforces negative stereotypes about Dwarves

ember hull Oct 27, 2019, 1:10 PM

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Bunkering is the first symptom of becoming a leaf lover

wraith shard Oct 27, 2019, 1:45 PM

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Bunkering is natural dwarven instinct

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Elves say otherwise

cyan pendant Oct 27, 2019, 1:51 PM

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Elves hide from the dangers of the world. Dwarves dig to get even more danger.

stable gate Oct 27, 2019, 3:32 PM

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Disregarding any kind of tactic to kill aliens efficiently, including bunkering, is a leaf lover thing to do

buoyant adder Oct 27, 2019, 3:54 PM

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Bunkering is effective, but it's not very fun, devs acknowledge this and want to discourage bunkering.

Adding more enemies that can damage you without contact or line of sight would help make it more situational or require a "dismounted man" to take those out.

Eg. A lurker-like(from starcraft) enemy that sticks a tentacle into the ground that pops up and pokes you even when it cant see you

stable gate Oct 27, 2019, 3:55 PM

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who says its not fun

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I think its up to the players

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If you wanna bunker, go for it

dense obsidian Oct 27, 2019, 3:57 PM

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I was doing some haz 3 and the 3 gold star driller bunkered every swarm

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Smh

stable gate Oct 27, 2019, 4:28 PM

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Good driller

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Elitism is dumb

dusty cedar Oct 27, 2019, 4:36 PM

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best class for solo edd this week?

wraith shard Oct 27, 2019, 5:32 PM

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probably scout

hollow flower Oct 27, 2019, 5:32 PM

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Scouts good with the mactera too

tired yarrow Oct 27, 2019, 5:43 PM

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I used the driller. Have to say I’m a huge driller main.

prisma junco Oct 27, 2019, 5:51 PM

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what's the reward difference between elite and normal?

velvet wraith Oct 27, 2019, 5:58 PM

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none

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you get 3 forges, minerals for 1, weapon for 2, cosmetic for 3

dense obsidian Oct 27, 2019, 6:00 PM

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I mean elitism is one thing

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wanting to actually fight bugs is another.

fringe kettle Oct 27, 2019, 6:01 PM

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Satisfaction of being in the 1% of players to beat an EDD.

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aside from that, the rewards are identical to the regular DD.

tacit fulcrum Oct 27, 2019, 6:02 PM

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If you bunker, the whole team has to bunker. If half the team doesn't want to bunker, you can't bunker. It's as simple as that. If half the team bunkers and the other half fights, you will get wiped.

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Besides that, there's no bunkering at all on stage 2 this week because of ghostie.

dense obsidian Oct 27, 2019, 6:03 PM

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IMO bunkering is a tool to be used when needed, but doing it for the sake of doing it is just unfun.

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ie, in low difficulties

tacit fulcrum Oct 27, 2019, 6:03 PM

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^

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Worth keeping a tunnel drilled and satchel placed just in case. It shit goes sideways, blow it and everyone piles in.

dense obsidian Oct 27, 2019, 6:04 PM

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And if we really want to memepost about it, if you rely on it for EVERYTHING you're not gonna have the experience to deal with getting caught by an actual swarm with your pants down.

tacit fulcrum Oct 27, 2019, 6:05 PM

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Bunkering doesn't let me build a meme GK2 and lead the kill board at the end. 😛

tender axle Oct 27, 2019, 7:04 PM

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Bunkering is a valid tactic but yes, having more enemies that can counter it would bring it in line with other strategies

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Just in general certain tactics should have upside and downsides anyways so they'll do something about it eventually

silk lodge Oct 27, 2019, 7:08 PM

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is it an difference if i start the deep dive with one other or 3 other players?

rotund ivy Oct 27, 2019, 7:08 PM

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yes

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there is always hazard player scaling

silk lodge Oct 27, 2019, 7:09 PM

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ok, so at the end, is it easier to do it in a bigger team?

rotund ivy Oct 27, 2019, 7:09 PM

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depends on your team mates, 4 people who know what they are doing = yes, pubs = generally no

tender axle Oct 27, 2019, 7:10 PM

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Depends on your team, but in general carrying a team/person in this game can be difficult on the highest difficulties

dense obsidian Oct 27, 2019, 7:18 PM

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https://deeprockgalactic.gamepedia.com/Difficulty_Scaling tells you player count scaling

Deep Rock Galactic Wiki

Difficulty Scaling

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2 players have 1/2 the enemies of 4 players. Dreadnaughts etc have less than 1/2 effective hp in 2 players vs 4 players.

late temple Oct 27, 2019, 7:41 PM

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why do i only get magnite from the deep dive stage 1 😭

blissful matrix Oct 27, 2019, 7:47 PM

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@buoyant adder enemies already attack you from outside pickaxe range, underneath the drillhead and around corners, and you STILL want enemies attacking you from out of sight?

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oh and let's not forget that they're prone to spawning on the drillhead and also right next to you during evac

unkempt breach Oct 27, 2019, 9:56 PM

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looking for elite deepdive

zinc kiln Oct 27, 2019, 10:41 PM

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Okay so

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I don't want to flex

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but this weeks EDD was relatively alright

hollow flower Oct 27, 2019, 10:44 PM

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How could you say something so controversial but yet so brave

zinc kiln Oct 27, 2019, 10:44 PM

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In the second stage my friend went AFK for 5 mins so we had to defend him lol

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Macteras are just my weakness

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but I feel one EDD was a couple weeks back that took 3 hours to complete, that was fun yet rewarding finally finishing it

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In the survey I said EDD was not hard enough hahah

white mauve Oct 27, 2019, 11:03 PM

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Is it just me or did that last weeks elite deep dive seem bullshit only because magma core earthquakes are way too inconsistent. Sometimes I'd get none on stage one then get like 10 in a row and or base where the minehead is just demolished beyond all reason. Literally the mission isn't even that hard on these elite dives it's the insane world hazard rng that just screws everyone.

kindred ferry Oct 27, 2019, 11:14 PM

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Last week's EDD was bullshit because every console player always crashed on stage 2

white mauve Oct 27, 2019, 11:25 PM

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Ah I never had that on pc but that sounds like crud

tender axle Oct 27, 2019, 11:48 PM

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dayum i want big bertha

sturdy glade Oct 27, 2019, 11:58 PM

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having tried big bertha, I wasn't a huge fan of it.

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even with the increased accuracy, it still feels too inaccurate for anything more than close range work

manic pivotBOT Oct 28, 2019, 12:00 AM

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rocknstone ATTENTION MINERS!
We are hearing rumors that some dwarves are still not done with this weeks Deep_Dive Deep Dives!
We want to remind you that there's only half a week left until our scanners pick up new missions!
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wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 12:23 AM

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Anyone else having trouble with stage 2 of the EDD

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:26 AM

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It's the easiest EDD to date, whats your problem with it?

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:35 AM

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Yeah

wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 12:35 AM

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Me and my randos keep getting stomped by the macteras

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:35 AM

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The tactic we did was to drill into a wall

wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 12:35 AM

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I've done all the EDD prev

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:35 AM

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allow them to clump together

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Or just let a turret pick them off if you have defender whilst you hide and dodge

wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 12:35 AM

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For each swarm?

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:36 AM

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Mhm thats how we did it haha

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Driller dug into the wall and we hid and picked off the grunts

wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 12:36 AM

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Might just do it solo as engu then

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Engi

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:36 AM

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Depends

wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 12:36 AM

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Bosco is my only real friend

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:37 AM

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If your gunner is accurate you can always pop a shield

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if you wanted you could do gemini with defender of course

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I think its more effective as gunner for the EDD

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with bosco to mine and bring you stuff

exotic oxide Oct 28, 2019, 12:40 AM

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I took cryo grenades as scout for mactera

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kamikaze grapple into them and point blank cryo grenade

potent reef Oct 28, 2019, 12:41 AM

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WHY IS THE ELITE SO HARD WTF

exotic oxide Oct 28, 2019, 12:41 AM

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Though black box defense as scout is kinda hard without pheromones

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Though black box defense as scout is kinda hard without pheromones

potent reef Oct 28, 2019, 12:42 AM

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WHY IS THE ELITE SO HARD WTF

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:44 AM

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imo its easy af

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 12:45 AM

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did anyone solo this EDD with gunner?

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I've been having quite a problem with it at stage 2, and I honestly think its my loadout

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:47 AM

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What gun and secondary?

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The 2nd stage is def the hardest

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 12:47 AM

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autocannon and revolver

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:47 AM

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The trick is timing eggs and swarms with being in defensive places

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Do you have carpetbomber?

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You'd need good AOE

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Or else minigun would be easier

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CAG

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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nope :/

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hmmmm

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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Depends what you are struggling with

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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Gunner has the most trouble solo I’d say

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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Are the Macteras always killing you?

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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yeah, they easily swarm me

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didn't have luck in pub so I'm sticking on trying solo

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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What grenade do you use

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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He doesnt have enough mobility to outmaneuver enemies or enough cc to keep them far away

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 12:48 AM

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cluster

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exactly

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:49 AM

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thats why you have to make a defensive zone

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instead of engie building one whereever

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:49 AM

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Stage 2’s layout is really bad for that

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:49 AM

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Can't remember it exactly but tunnels are good for macs

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:50 AM

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Its easy to get flanked and shellbacks spawn on that map

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:50 AM

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There is a good loop bend you could outrun them by going around the corners if I remember

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:52 AM

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Scout can zip away from swarms, driller has flamethrower + low ceilings to easily set macteras on fire for the fire bonus dmg, engineer has proxy incendiary PGL + lure

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:52 AM

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How to win this EDD while drunk:
Step one, pick engi / gunner. Go for a full team.
Step two. As engi go for PGL with incendiary and proximity. As Gunner get extra drunk.
Step three. As engi place mines, make some ceilings to cover from mactera, ask the driller for help in doing that.
Step four. Notice that this EDD is the easiest we ever got and that you could have done this with 4 drillers drunk as fuck without paying attention.

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:52 AM

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Gunner has shields yes, but only 4 at a time and 50% uptime on the shield

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:53 AM

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If you have been able to finish ANY EDD before this week, you can do this one without trying.

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:53 AM

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The hardest thing is bulks appearing like once

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I downed once

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 12:53 AM

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I'm not that much of a pro player myself, so

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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Bulks r pretty easy if your team has any form of slow

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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As long as you have beaten three haz5s back to back

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you can do an EDD

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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M1K > Bulk.

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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Not even haz5

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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Bulks are so good

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clear up space

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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I havent done a single haz 5 ever and I did this edd lmao

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:54 AM

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Hah

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Honestly? Normal Hz5 missions are harder than this EDD

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Pretty much

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Knowing the layout helps a lot too if you die

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Haz5 Egg is way harder than this

white mauve Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Last weeks deep dive was a bitch and a half compared to this one

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Last week was one of the most awful edds

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Magma core just sucks man

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Last week was hard and the previous week to that one was a nightmare.

white mauve Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Magma core can kick rocks lol

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Yeah didn't do the one couple weeks back

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 AM

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Week before last was the mactera lethal, yeah?

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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Last week and this week were alright to me

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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Yes Lucent

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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you need teamwork

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OH shit I hated that lethal mactera

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I noped

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out

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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I didnt even bother on that one

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Got to stage 3 and we left as soon as we saw the mutators

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:V

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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haha

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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That stage was a god damn nightmare

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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Nobody needs to deal with that nonsense

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:56 AM

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I did that EDD 3 times

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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You madman

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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Because I was asked to help

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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Anyway

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I hope next week is as easy as this one’s

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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I hope EDDs actually get harder

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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I hope it's harder but not as hard as last and preivous.

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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They are way too easy

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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Try doin it solo

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:57 AM

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I think EEDs should take multiple tries instead of blasting through once

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I've done an EDD solo

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:58 AM

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Boring

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:58 AM

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just not fun

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:58 AM

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Speaking of

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:58 AM

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DDs solo is the most boring thing

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but no one does them

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:58 AM

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What’s the most toxic mutator combo you can think of

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:58 AM

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Lethal Mactera ahaha

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Mactera swarm

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Maybe Mactera with Haunted actually

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:59 AM

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Those are not possible though

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Its still two warnings at once

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 12:59 AM

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How about o2 haunted

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 12:59 AM

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Nah thats alright

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O2 and Lethal is really difficult

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 12:59 AM

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o2 haunted PE

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👌🏻

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:00 AM

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I was thinking more of egg o2 haunted

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:00 AM

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Explosive Guts + Parasites

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lol

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imagine that

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 1:00 AM

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Doesnt work

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Parasites dont explode

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:01 AM

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Rich atmosphere

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:01 AM

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yeh but there would be a tonne of parasites if they dont get blown

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:01 AM

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But the map consists exclusively of that room with pillars you have to jump on

bitter garnet Oct 28, 2019, 1:01 AM

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It would def make the warning redundant

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:01 AM

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Tbh any map with exploders and bulks on Magma is terrible

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:02 AM

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At least lethal got nerfed

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:02 AM

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Did it?

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:02 AM

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So there’ll never be a repeat of lethal mactera

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It only buffs physical dmg

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:02 AM

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Damn

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:02 AM

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So acid and mactera dont count

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:02 AM

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I really want some things to stay OP

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like unnerf dreadnaughts

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:03 AM

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Ghost dreadnought please

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Unshielded phase

tender axle Oct 28, 2019, 1:03 AM

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do spitballers do physical?

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cause those literally 100 to 0 you on lethal

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:04 AM

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all projectiles do "kinetic" dmg

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physical is anything that involves smacking at point blank

zinc kiln Oct 28, 2019, 1:05 AM

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Does Dreadnaught ground spike slam still instakill on haz4

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I remember those fire spikes did burn dmg

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 1:06 AM

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dunno

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probably

dense tiger Oct 28, 2019, 1:27 AM

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Yeah, I'm definitely not able to solo this EDD with a gunner

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guess I'll start switching my main

clever shadow Oct 28, 2019, 2:01 AM

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Scout got buffed and hes always been fun @dense tiger

fickle bone Oct 28, 2019, 2:30 AM

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Is Cycle overload and Electrifying reload gud?

frail zodiac Oct 28, 2019, 3:31 AM

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former is pretty good for big dudes but you sacrifice accuracy

gusty fern Oct 28, 2019, 4:01 AM

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So was this EDD fairly easy or was my team just good?

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Just kind of felt overall like there wasn't a ton of stuff that was brutally unfair like most EDDs

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Stages 2 and 3 didn't have particularly nasty modifiers, fairly reasonable map layouts, reasonable environment hazards, and no salvage primary objectives

frail zodiac Oct 28, 2019, 4:05 AM

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yeah this week was one of the easy ones if not the easiest

gusty fern Oct 28, 2019, 4:06 AM

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Oh yeah, and they buffed revive HP so you don't get one-shot by everything after reviving

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Or at least not as easily

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Okay, good to know that I'm not alone on that

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Overall I kind of liked the challenge level though

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Kind of chill for an EDD

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Wouldn't necessarily want that every week but now and then this would be nice

thick ridge Oct 28, 2019, 4:19 AM

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they nerfed lethal to only affect melee attacks too on top, so no more getting one-tapped by acids and macteras

burnt oasis Oct 28, 2019, 12:55 PM

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Pre nerf the EDD stage 2 was hellish

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Well actually I guess the nerf didn't do anything for stage two

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All of my failed dives for this week ended on stage 2, not 1

dark lark Oct 28, 2019, 1:01 PM

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Reminder

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https://www.reddit.com/r/DeepRockGalactic/comments/dnrhhw/positioning_in_drg/

Positioning in DRG

Posted in r/DeepRockGalactic by u/Wyverni • 27 points and 8 comments

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I can almost guarantee positioning errors are what’s causing your team to wipe and lose

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So if you are struggling read this because it should help 😄

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Also gunner is pretty good on this EDD shield and minigun and bulldog all kick ass against Mactera

pure portal Oct 28, 2019, 1:05 PM

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gunner chad vs mactera

kindred ferry Oct 28, 2019, 1:05 PM

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EPC cleans up those Mactera like nobody's business

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epc epc epc

pure portal Oct 28, 2019, 1:07 PM

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Subata

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with max accuracy

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yes

kindred ferry Oct 28, 2019, 1:11 PM

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You can pick off like 2 spawns with that thing before you get machine gunned into paste

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You need the EPC to kill them before they kill you

dark lark Oct 28, 2019, 1:36 PM

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I mean with the new charge rate on the EPC

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Can you get two shots off before they can fire?

wooden kayak Oct 28, 2019, 1:37 PM

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I ended up soloing the EDD as engi, wasn't too bad

kindred ferry Oct 28, 2019, 1:53 PM

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You have to dodge once

verbal wagon Oct 28, 2019, 2:36 PM

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As an engi is eat mactera spawn for breakfast. I even fire roast them :0

solemn pulsar Oct 28, 2019, 3:23 PM

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This reddit post again ?

wise sphinx Oct 28, 2019, 3:42 PM

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Everyday until new dive

fathom horizon Oct 28, 2019, 5:09 PM

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Epc got a buff?

pure portal Oct 28, 2019, 5:09 PM

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it got a nerf then a buff

fathom horizon Oct 28, 2019, 5:09 PM

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Ooo

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When did the buff happen roughly

kindred ferry Oct 28, 2019, 5:38 PM

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A buff?

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Yeah, same question as Talo

pure portal Oct 28, 2019, 5:43 PM

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yyyy

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wait

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ill find

fathom horizon Oct 28, 2019, 5:44 PM

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Oo talo

pure portal Oct 28, 2019, 5:45 PM

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hotfix 5

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I think

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go patch notes and scroll

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cuz i cant copy that

kindred ferry Oct 28, 2019, 5:45 PM

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Oh not recent

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Okay thanks

pure portal Oct 28, 2019, 5:45 PM

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nahh old one

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after nerf

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it got slight buff

fathom horizon Oct 28, 2019, 5:50 PM

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Weird..

somber lodge Oct 28, 2019, 10:58 PM

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once youve done the regular deep dive for the week, if you do the edd do you get any extra rewards?

rotund ivy Oct 28, 2019, 11:05 PM

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both regular and elite gives their own reward

somber lodge Oct 28, 2019, 11:24 PM

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are edd like haz 5 difficulty?

rotund ivy Oct 28, 2019, 11:32 PM

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4.5-5.5

wraith shard Oct 29, 2019, 12:15 AM

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Anybody wanna join for EDD and normal DD?

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Pod 6

sweet igloo Oct 29, 2019, 4:57 AM

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I'd say more 4, but sometimes at the start they deliver a swift kick to the dictionary

still sonnet Oct 29, 2019, 5:58 AM

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EDD starts off with haz 4.5 and ends with haz 5.5

kindred ferry Oct 29, 2019, 11:22 AM

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EDD always goes:
Stage 1: haz 5
Stage 2: haz 6
Stage 3: haz 4

spare delta Oct 29, 2019, 12:35 PM

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Accurate

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 2:50 PM

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i'd say that stage 2 is more like 5.5

spare delta Oct 29, 2019, 2:51 PM

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It was 7 last week

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 2:51 PM

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with proper planning and weapons, mactera are less threatening

hybrid wing Oct 29, 2019, 3:06 PM

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Can also dig a hallway to force them to come to you

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Give them very little room to dodge as well

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 3:06 PM

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yup, but you also have less room to dodge

hybrid wing Oct 29, 2019, 3:06 PM

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Not if you built a small room for you to fight in

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 3:06 PM

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I ended up in 5 EDDS having a roof made of platforms

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worked great every time

hybrid wing Oct 29, 2019, 3:07 PM

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Mhm

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Just got to use your brain

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 3:08 PM

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engie is big brain class

hybrid wing Oct 29, 2019, 3:08 PM

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Bug repellent also helps add to the big brainyness

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 3:12 PM

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tru-tru

hybrid wing Oct 29, 2019, 3:22 PM

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BIG BRAIN ENERGY!!!

lusty salmon Oct 29, 2019, 4:01 PM

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New deep dives when?

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 4:26 PM

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not soon enough

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:24 PM

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ergh, just tried the EDD solo

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that mactera swarm on stage 2 😐

jaunty pollen Oct 29, 2019, 5:25 PM

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m1k

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:26 PM

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that's great, but I was a Gunner

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Gnner is pretty good on that stage @gusty ermine

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:27 PM

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I got about half way through the stage, but they hit like a freight train and just wore me down

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Minigun / Bulldog both pretty strong against mactera, and shield is still so good

jaunty pollen Oct 29, 2019, 5:27 PM

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Best thing u can do is drill

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:28 PM

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the black box is where it ended, I tucked into the wall, but it wasn't enough

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:28 PM

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I mean trying to tuck into the wall sounds like you are just limiting your dodge options there

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:28 PM

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dodging isn't really an option with a minigun

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:28 PM

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I would save up some bulldog rounds, hard focus the mactera.

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Then use the minigun while they aren't there. Shield when it gets rough.

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:29 PM

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they're ALWAYS there though

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:29 PM

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I mean, you have a decent chunk of them at the start and then they trickle in 1/2 at a time even with 4 players

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:29 PM

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it was fine when I was just roaming

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:29 PM

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A clip of bulldog should pop them, and youll be fine

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:30 PM

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but yeah, the initial landing was a bit rough

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the black box was the killer, I managed the objective but basically ran out of ammo in the process

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:31 PM

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Did you not resupply though? There's like 400 nitra by the time you get to stage 2.

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:31 PM

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yeah, I did have a drop, I just couldn't use it

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I was too busy using the shields to not die

dark lark Oct 29, 2019, 5:33 PM

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Generally, if you are soloing it, and starting something like a black box just inhale a resupply pod.

gusty ermine Oct 29, 2019, 5:35 PM

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yeah, I used a full supply of ammo more or less

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it was kinda absurd

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ironically I downed myself with my last grenade :'), but shit happens

livid minnow Oct 29, 2019, 7:46 PM

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Do the Deep dives scale with number of players?

unique spoke Oct 29, 2019, 7:46 PM

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Yep, same as normal.

sweet igloo Oct 29, 2019, 8:41 PM

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edd stage 2: first 10 minutes haz 6, after that haz 3

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 8:47 PM

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gunner has relatively easy time with mactera imo

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in stage 2

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 8:53 PM

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rather easy as scout too

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or at least i dont have an issue with them as scout

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 8:56 PM

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yeah

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you can always run around and dodge

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 8:57 PM

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oh i was just shot gunning them lmao

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just a guick BAM BAM zip

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 9:05 PM

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I had inferno cutter engie, he just annihilated them flying bugs

unique spoke Oct 29, 2019, 9:06 PM

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Proxy Fire PGL is also a Fuck Macteras button.

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 9:06 PM

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loyal has been typing for 30 minutes

unique spoke Oct 29, 2019, 9:06 PM

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:V

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 9:06 PM

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wat

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it said you have been .3.

unique spoke Oct 29, 2019, 9:06 PM

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~~Get baited.~~

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 9:06 PM

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mate

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i was waiting for those three paraghraphs ;w;

unique spoke Oct 29, 2019, 9:07 PM

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i was gonna list all the class options for macteras but it wasn't that important

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 9:08 PM

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BAM BAM

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best choice 10/10

unique spoke Oct 29, 2019, 9:08 PM

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The only interesting bits are that Proxy Fire PGL, Pheromones, and Cryo Grenades are hard counters, with M1K and Deadeye Bulldog being solid options, and Gunner Shield being a stalemate that might do more harm than good bc they wo'nt sit still anymore.

fringe plover Oct 29, 2019, 9:10 PM

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yeah they are a lot more.. hectic in their movement

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hence why i use the shotty on them, once they finally stop moving just run up to them and fire off one shell

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dead

thorny geyser Oct 29, 2019, 9:28 PM

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inferno cutter can take out several of them in one hit

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they usually fly in formations

bitter garnet Oct 30, 2019, 1:50 AM

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Against macteras, if you use gunners shield, just make sure that you are in the border of it, they will stand still to shoot, step back inside the bubble and shoot freely.

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 2:35 AM

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What's level 3 of the EDD?

hybrid ruin Oct 30, 2019, 2:37 AM

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@misty sleet point extraction w/ low oxygen

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 2:39 AM

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thanks

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would you guys say this is an easier week or harder one?

thick ridge Oct 30, 2019, 2:44 AM

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easiest

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 2:48 AM

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how come?

hybrid wing Oct 30, 2019, 4:47 AM

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Point Extraction has Morkite as a secondary

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And all the Aquarqs can be obtained by any class as it is a more horizontal map this time around

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Unlike the Glacial ones

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So aside from having to return to the minehead every so often

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It's basically your normal Point Extraction with dystrum as a secondary

thick ridge Oct 30, 2019, 5:59 AM

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its not magma core

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map 1 and 3 are tiny

gusty ermine Oct 30, 2019, 8:56 AM

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map 1 was very easy too

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wind nest Oct 30, 2019, 12:24 PM

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searching for a scout on elite Deep dive

wind nest Oct 30, 2019, 12:45 PM

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and a driller

tidal sable Oct 30, 2019, 2:56 PM

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About to start an EDD. Playing engineer

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 7:47 PM

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@wind nest @tidal sable you guys manage to beat it? I still need some help for this EDD myself lol

tidal sable Oct 30, 2019, 7:47 PM

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nope

wind nest Oct 30, 2019, 7:47 PM

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yup i beat it

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using the mole strat x)

tidal sable Oct 30, 2019, 7:47 PM

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got to the second stage and we didn't get time to build defenses

wind nest Oct 30, 2019, 7:48 PM

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never in cave only with a driller tunnel

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 7:48 PM

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nice yeah

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I had good luck with that, but sadly had host drop connection twice on third level

tidal sable Oct 30, 2019, 7:48 PM

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I usually build cover with platforms and that negates the mactra plague

wind nest Oct 30, 2019, 7:48 PM

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F

tidal sable Oct 30, 2019, 7:48 PM

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that sucks mang

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still need peeps for EDD

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 7:49 PM

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I'm down to try again

wind nest Oct 30, 2019, 7:49 PM

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actually i can't sry

tidal sable Oct 30, 2019, 7:49 PM

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how to add invite to disco cord

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 7:49 PM

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np

fringe kettle Oct 30, 2019, 7:50 PM

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go to #lfg-steam and see pinned messages @tidal sable

crude finch Oct 30, 2019, 7:50 PM

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For the deep dive, I have to do it once solo in order for people to join me?

unique spoke Oct 30, 2019, 7:51 PM

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Nope.

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You can play with any size party, as normal, as soon as you are eligible to play at all.

crude finch Oct 30, 2019, 7:52 PM

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Alright. I was wondering cause it said I couldn't join one. So I guess it's the limitation for that then. Thanks.

fringe kettle Oct 30, 2019, 7:52 PM

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can't join in progress deep dives

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can't join with an unpromoted dwarf

unique spoke Oct 30, 2019, 7:53 PM

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Yeah. I don't know why the lobby thing lists parties that have already launched, they're empty noise and there's no way to join them.

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Also, you need to have cleared a normal deep dive at least once before you are eligible to do Elite Deep Dives.

misty sleet Oct 30, 2019, 9:25 PM

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fuck man for the life of me I can't find a good team for this week's EDD - had a couple more runs today where one player just got bugged out too

tender fossil Oct 30, 2019, 9:33 PM

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so the new game recommendation thing on steam being called "deep dive" confused the crap out of me especially since the first game it recommended i use with it was DRG XD

cold lark Oct 30, 2019, 10:01 PM

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is anyone even doing the DD anymore

tender axle Oct 30, 2019, 10:14 PM

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I don't remember what biome it was even in

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salt pits?

wraith shard Oct 30, 2019, 11:05 PM

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It was dense bio zone

tulip cipher Oct 30, 2019, 11:19 PM

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fuck man for the life of me I can't find a good team for this week's EDD - had a couple more runs today where one player just got bugged out too
Had the same problem but more so people wouldn't play with a level 44. Got fed up and soloed it. Lucky it was an easy one this week apparently (I couldn't convince my friends to try an elite one so far, so this was my first)

velvet oak Oct 30, 2019, 11:29 PM

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@cold lark since the normal deep dive give you exactly the same type of rewards as the edd i say its so much recomendable to do it

somber lodge Oct 30, 2019, 11:47 PM

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that second level of the edd

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oof

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thorny geyser Oct 31, 2019, 1:44 AM

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I hope next EDD is radioactive exclusion zone

twilit tulip Oct 31, 2019, 2:36 AM

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All Magma Core All Lethal Enemies No Mercy

limber mural Oct 31, 2019, 6:05 AM

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is there like a "meta" for driller loadout. I like the flamethrower, but cryogun seems better on higher difficulties if your teammates are aware of it

hallow estuary Oct 31, 2019, 6:58 AM

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flamethrowers probably better if you just want to shoot and kill shit

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with cyro i usually swap to drills or pick to kill whatever doesnt get killed

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waste of ammo to just hold down fire

wise sphinx Oct 31, 2019, 8:18 AM

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Cryo needs you to tell your team you have it, otherwise someone will take fire dmg and make it useless

dark lark Oct 31, 2019, 8:19 AM

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The game needs to let you see what temp mods peole have equipped

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Because temp conflicts happen way too often

wise sphinx Oct 31, 2019, 8:20 AM

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Or just make it so driller has a fire or ice icon in the space rig

inner void Oct 31, 2019, 9:07 AM

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Fire is the safer bet, cryo has better utility but doesn't mesh with fire weapons and you don't have much control over what your teammates use

manic pivotBOT Oct 31, 2019, 11:00 AM

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full saddle Oct 31, 2019, 12:00 PM

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vital peak Oct 31, 2019, 12:13 PM

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keen fox Oct 31, 2019, 1:21 PM

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😉

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azure terrace Oct 31, 2019, 1:26 PM

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Doesn't sound too bad

fast veldt Oct 31, 2019, 1:29 PM

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lol

keen fox Oct 31, 2019, 1:29 PM

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:d

fast veldt Oct 31, 2019, 1:29 PM

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Note - bulk detonators can spawn on first level

keen fox Oct 31, 2019, 1:30 PM

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ye

fast veldt Oct 31, 2019, 1:30 PM

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Black box is in a high position that doesn't give much legroom if you don't have engineer and driller

keen fox Oct 31, 2019, 1:30 PM

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only second level is hard btw

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third level

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damn TONS of nitra

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😄

sleek elbow Oct 31, 2019, 1:37 PM

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Second stage is kinda hard with Mactera Plague, but stage 3 is easy peasy, actually.

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Bulks can spawn on Stage 2 as well.

wanton basin Oct 31, 2019, 1:41 PM

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Idk, mactera is fine

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Make a roof with engi

dark lark Oct 31, 2019, 1:43 PM

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Lethal enemies stage 1 with explosive guts

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6 egg with mactera plague

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Final stage 10 aquarqs.
Hol' up I've played this deep dive before 😛

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And let me guess stage 3 is the easiest, stage 2 the hardest as always again?

keen fox Oct 31, 2019, 1:50 PM

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yes

unique spoke Oct 31, 2019, 1:52 PM

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that sounds like fun :V

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Huh.
Have we had combo PE + Egg before?

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I mean I guess in practice it's just adding two extra Aquarqs to the pile (except those two Aquarqs spawn waves).

tardy pier Oct 31, 2019, 1:55 PM

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What Zone is normal DD?

frail zodiac Oct 31, 2019, 1:55 PM

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dense

tardy pier Oct 31, 2019, 1:56 PM

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Good, so doable

keen fox Oct 31, 2019, 1:57 PM

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here is normal DD

sick wren Oct 31, 2019, 2:05 PM

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How is EDD this week? 2nd stage is nightmare again?

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Same as last week, but more eggs

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Mactera plague, 6eggs 2 mule

sick wren Oct 31, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Last week was easiest of all

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Is it easy too?

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Will depend on map layout

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It doesn't look hard, mutator wise

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:06 PM

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Elite is meh past stage 1

sick wren Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Stage 1 is hard? What's there?

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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lethal enemies

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Stage 3 is gonna depend on how much of a vertical pain in the ass map it is this time

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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and volatile guts

sick wren Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Oh my god

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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stage 3 elite is large AF

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Bleh

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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take your hiking boots

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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Stage 1 Lethal is doable though

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Especially since it only buffs melee nowadays

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:07 PM

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how to post screenshots?

sick wren Oct 31, 2019, 2:09 PM

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Send link to screenshot here

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Upload it on imgur for example and copy link here

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:09 PM

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it's a steam screenshot

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dropped it in the speedrunning channel

sick wren Oct 31, 2019, 2:22 PM

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Wow, no one joins DD, is it holiday today or what? Why people not playing rn?

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:27 PM

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I uploaded a screenshot on steam of the EDD level info.

honest atlas Oct 31, 2019, 2:36 PM

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What are the two biomes of the deep dives?

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I’m not at my comp. i just want the biomes

unique spoke Oct 31, 2019, 2:44 PM

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~~Well it is Halloween if that means anything~~

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 2:44 PM

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dense and radioactive

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normal and elite respectively

scarlet anchor Oct 31, 2019, 3:01 PM

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DD has a betC in a tunnel near the dreadnought.

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*on the third mission

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 3:01 PM

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How many people?

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 3:02 PM

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EDD doesnt look so bad

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 3:02 PM

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I've noticed a difference in some spawns depending on solo, 2 people or 4

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Including BetC's being there on a duo mission but not a full group

scarlet anchor Oct 31, 2019, 3:03 PM

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Hm. We had three people and found one, they might not spawn for full partys?

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 3:03 PM

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3 people scales the same as a full group iirc

feral atlas Oct 31, 2019, 3:34 PM

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another ez EDD

stray escarp Oct 31, 2019, 4:02 PM

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I got 3 detonators on stage 1. My demise ended up being an acidspitter. I thought projectiles weren't benefiting from lethal enemies anymore

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The blackbox is also in a very "fun" spot

icy lodge Oct 31, 2019, 4:22 PM

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yo. was deep dives hard this week?

stone rover Oct 31, 2019, 4:27 PM

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can only speak for the regular: i found it a bit harder than last week's but not unreasonably so

wanton basin Oct 31, 2019, 4:32 PM

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I wish they'd bump regular difficulty

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:32 PM

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just play with 3 afk players

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then you have your difficulty increase

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 4:36 PM

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Play with randos, thats a random challenge each time

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:36 PM

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Randoms are too consistently good

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only a small chance of something bad happening

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 4:36 PM

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Anecdotally I'm gonna have to say it's 50/50 for dives

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:37 PM

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I'll have to disagree

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sorry

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I exclusively play only with randoms

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for... reasons

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out of my control

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 4:37 PM

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Same, and EU randos is hit or miss

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the classic is the less-than-helpful scout who forgets about flareguns

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Or makes me mariojump to minerals because he's already fcked off to the next cave

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:38 PM

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like I said, I play in EU and I rarely if ever see people like that

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 4:39 PM

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Or the perennial classic of slapping drop pod button as soon as obj is done

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:39 PM

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best difficulty increases are afk people and not "solo" or "randoms" (only exception if you are the unluckiest man in the world and get those who just waste ammo and do nothing)

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since in solo you just get a swarm equivilent to 1 dwarf

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and you can choose to have bosco

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 4:40 PM

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Rarely play solo

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:40 PM

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afk people will increase the number and health of bugs

visual flower Oct 31, 2019, 4:40 PM

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Usually only to slam out the core weekly

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:40 PM

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and won't let you rely on bosco

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Bosco is a really great co-op buddy, he makes solo usually a cake walk

sturdy oracle Oct 31, 2019, 4:49 PM

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Just elect to not take bosco, its an option in the bottom left of the bosco upgrade terminal. Way less complicated than pairing up with an afk rando.

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:49 PM

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yeah, but the bugs will still be only as tought enough for 1 player

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if you get more people

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more bugs spawn

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and they get more health

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so having afk people means tougher and more bugs

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So if those extremist players really want a challange in the Deep dives, then they should just get afk people and not "solo no bosco" it

sturdy oracle Oct 31, 2019, 4:56 PM

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Seems like a weird flex but ok. You’d need 2 afk comrades to get the boost in enemies, IIRC the wiki says the spawns are the same with 2 dorfs.

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 4:59 PM

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and your point here is what exactly? that it's hard to get more than 1 dwarf?

fathom horizon Oct 31, 2019, 5:15 PM

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Imagine instead of 4 dwarves its 1 dwarf and 3 boscos

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I would take that 100%

unique spoke Oct 31, 2019, 5:23 PM

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engineer bosco bosco bosco

flat dirge Oct 31, 2019, 5:23 PM

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Bosco the ultimate wingman

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in the second part of the endgame we will get to reskin and or remesh him too

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at least that was the plan

fathom horizon Oct 31, 2019, 5:24 PM

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I'm highkey hyped for the extra drinks

outer pasture Oct 31, 2019, 5:24 PM

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^

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the beers are the most exciting thing next update to me

fathom horizon Oct 31, 2019, 5:25 PM

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Yeah

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Red rock blaster or dark morkite rn are the best

unique spoke Oct 31, 2019, 5:28 PM

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Skull Crusher is fun though.

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especiall with vampzerker

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you get to oneshot grunts through armor at like 60% health or something

fathom horizon Oct 31, 2019, 5:51 PM

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Ye I play vampzerker and I prefer red rock blaster for that

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For higher health though, indeed

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 5:53 PM

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damn, EDD was going so smooth

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then on the third mission there was a point where there were drones everywhere ( not a horde )

stray escarp Oct 31, 2019, 6:07 PM

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I took way too long on third stage. Most of the aquarqs aren't super close to the mine head. There is a big room with like 5 or 6 of them but still takes a long time to bring them back. And the normal spawns in the third stage ramp up really fast

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Ended with 1414 kills

thorny geyser Oct 31, 2019, 6:33 PM

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vampzerker driller stays alive so long with just pick

ashen sigil Oct 31, 2019, 6:33 PM

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Give me the lowdown on the deep dives this week

thorny geyser Oct 31, 2019, 6:33 PM

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just did normal DD, easy peasy

stray escarp Oct 31, 2019, 6:44 PM

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Also this deep dive only went -506m? Thats not very deep

cyan pendant Oct 31, 2019, 6:50 PM

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deep dive in the kiddie pool

sullen rock Oct 31, 2019, 7:12 PM

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What's this weeks EDD

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 7:18 PM

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scroll up

outer pasture Oct 31, 2019, 7:26 PM

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gunner dropped in the last stage of the edd during a wave and because of that we got overwhelmed 😦

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first time i didnt first try an edd

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and it was such an easy final stage too

tender axle Oct 31, 2019, 7:27 PM

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classic

wind nest Oct 31, 2019, 7:28 PM

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lot of macteras

azure terrace Oct 31, 2019, 7:45 PM

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You just need to carry harder Krebsig

wind nest Oct 31, 2019, 8:49 PM

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/636938619969470474/639566527921913867/20191031195153_1.jpg rocknstone

thorny geyser Oct 31, 2019, 8:50 PM

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what am i seeing here

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aside from red sugar

outer pasture Oct 31, 2019, 8:52 PM

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oh yeah, that sugar was bugged

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gave out A LOT of red sugar

versed willow Oct 31, 2019, 8:52 PM

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The calm before the overdose.

outer pasture Oct 31, 2019, 8:52 PM

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easily 3 times the normal amount

thorny geyser Oct 31, 2019, 8:54 PM

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Eat sugar everyday 🍫

willow tulip Oct 31, 2019, 10:24 PM

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Had that in my EDD too lol

warm knoll Oct 31, 2019, 10:45 PM

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why is the final stage of the edd -395m from the surface

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"deep" dive immersion ruineddd

wraith shard Oct 31, 2019, 10:53 PM

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how's this week EDD?

fringe kettle Oct 31, 2019, 11:03 PM

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my experience is pretty much in line with everyone elses. Stage 1 is the hardest. Stage 2 can be annoying, but it isn't too bad. Stage 3 is very spread out.

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stage 3 is easy unless you get a massive swarm

knotty rampart Oct 31, 2019, 11:24 PM

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anyone for the edd? pod 1

hollow yarrow Oct 31, 2019, 11:28 PM

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looking for a 4th and final

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pod 1

tacit fulcrum Nov 1, 2019, 12:05 AM

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Anyone assembling for running the DDs this week? (regular first, I ain't warmed up yet.)

stiff idol Nov 1, 2019, 12:30 AM

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go elite first... then regular is a holiday rocknstone

thick ridge Nov 1, 2019, 12:45 AM

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what are this week's mutators for both

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nvm scrolled up

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 12:47 AM

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EDD done

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Last stage was quite fun!

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last egg was soooo far away

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I just drilled a tunnel right next to minehead

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safer that way

hushed ether Nov 1, 2019, 12:48 AM

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always safer to drill a shortcut to treasure room with driller

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well maybe not safer but convenient for sure

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 12:49 AM

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engie carried the egg and took care of any gribblies behind is

knotty rampart Nov 1, 2019, 12:56 AM

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can i get some help for me and my friends for edd?

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@rotund ivy

rotund ivy Nov 1, 2019, 12:57 AM

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sure

knotty rampart Nov 1, 2019, 12:57 AM

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thank you so much

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put it up on looking for group

rotund ivy Nov 1, 2019, 12:58 AM

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opening game

knotty rampart Nov 1, 2019, 12:58 AM

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no problem. thank you so much

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 12:59 AM

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First stage is actually the Hard one this time, if only because black box defense is tricky.

rotund ivy Nov 1, 2019, 1:00 AM

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@knotty rampart send inv again

hushed ether Nov 1, 2019, 1:12 AM

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@thorny geyser depends on how engie is platforming essentially

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and if bulk spawn on it like i had 2 times

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 1:13 AM

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We had 3 bulks

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First 1, then 2 at the same time

hushed ether Nov 1, 2019, 1:14 AM

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XD

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totally balanced

verbal wagon Nov 1, 2019, 2:07 AM

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so how bad is the DD/EDD this go around

fringe kettle Nov 1, 2019, 2:07 AM

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not too bad

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stage 1 is the worst on the edd

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stage 3 may be difficult if your team is spread out when a wave hits.

kindred ferry Nov 1, 2019, 2:33 AM

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Stage 3 is the least fun I've ever had playing this game

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7 swarms in 25 minutes

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Including a swarm within another swarm

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Then I went at it solo, and while there were only 3 swarms, the enemy spawns were constant. For every 60 seconds spent on fighting, I had like 5 for mining

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It's so fucking annoying

worldly flame Nov 1, 2019, 2:45 AM

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EDD Stage 3 is the challenge this week ( From Scout + Engi)
Aqruarq + eggs

Note we used 2 resupplies in Stage 1 and 2 and went in with 7

There's a location with an egg and like 6 Aqruaq and an egg, you want you engi to set up here ASAP Call a resupply or 2, while you scout gets the other far egg. Spawns shouldbe light enough that he can grab the egg, rock, nitra there without much issue. There is also red sugar is scout gets in too much trouble. Grab the throwables, toss them out the tunnel and go help engi deal with the spawns is needed. When you have time you can go back and deposit the throwables

Note: We didn't mine any gold/nitra on this mission
Attempts: 2, (Only failed because we got swarmed on far egg)
Engi: Shotgun-minishells / PGL-Fat Boy / LURE
Scout: Assault rifle-AI stability Shotgun-Jumbo shells / Cryo

hollow gate Nov 1, 2019, 3:42 AM

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Managed to get 9/10 aquarqs and 1/2 eggs, with the last aquarq and egg at the base but not depositied, solo as Engi. Knowing the spawns will help a ton if I do it again, the attacks were pretty aggressive the whole time.

tardy wyvern Nov 1, 2019, 5:36 AM

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could someone help with this edd? black box placement is fucking me over

ripe dust Nov 1, 2019, 5:49 AM

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Use your abilities... drilling or placing down pads to create your own playing field.

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put lights up so you can see

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shoot your gun

tardy wyvern Nov 1, 2019, 5:49 AM

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wow thanks

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i was doing it wrong the whole time

keen creek Nov 1, 2019, 5:58 AM

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Still cant finish part III 😔

hollow gate Nov 1, 2019, 6:19 AM

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Iron Will + resupply pod on defend position helps on EDD 1 defend

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if part of a team, shield pod helps for mid defend rezzes

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Solo I found it manageable engineer, pads to open up the area, turret to cover, grenade launcher. In a team, engi again to make the area bigger, proxy grenades, shield pods, resupply pod. Scout's pheromone grenade is probably strong, but scout cryo grenade is better for EDD2 so take your pick.

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EDD 3 seems straightforward enough once you know the aquarq/egg spots, but it's a lot of moving and a lotta shooting.

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The amount of enemies solo was impressive, in a team, oh god, I'm sure it'd make for some good screenshots

serene light Nov 1, 2019, 7:13 AM

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Well I managed to solo EDD completely on Gunner, but man.

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Acidspitters are so bad to deal with.

blissful matrix Nov 1, 2019, 7:28 AM

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stage 1 was the hardest IMO

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stage 2 + 3 is managable because of bunkering ability

hallow estuary Nov 1, 2019, 8:19 AM

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bunkering, gross

tardy pier Nov 1, 2019, 11:54 AM

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tardy pier Nov 1, 2019, 12:07 PM

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😮

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damn im doing a DD bad timing

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thank god I have 2 screens

scarlet anchor Nov 1, 2019, 12:18 PM

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Edd first mission was cake compared to second imo. Mactera plague just does so much damage, it's way worse than lethal+volatile.

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 12:36 PM

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I think the first stage in EDD is the trickiest

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We had situation in stage 3 where 3 dwarves went down, but we got back up and learned from mistakes

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We always fell back on minehead when swarm came

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one dwarf could take care of mini-swarms

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Scout was bit green, but he managed real well after some advice. Cheers to Scout.

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Btw, I got Umanite and Magnite from deep dives, the only two resources im SWIMMING in. 😄

wraith shard Nov 1, 2019, 1:20 PM

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hello

eternal plinth Nov 1, 2019, 1:56 PM

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First stage isn’t too bad with proper drilling and engineering around the black box. I played with a fine team of ransoms, our only mistake was spending too much nitra during the black box part of stage 1. This made stage 2 even more difficult, it was a real struggle with ammo shortages for awhile but we pulled through.
Stage 3 was hairy with all the swarms but we rushed the eggs and nitra and made it out in one piece.

wraith shard Nov 1, 2019, 2:14 PM

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what are the objectives and mutations for the three stages in the edd?

lusty salmon Nov 1, 2019, 2:17 PM

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Stage 2 is fucking hard

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 2:18 PM

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Stage 1 has morkite and black box.

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Stage 2 has mini-mules and eggs.

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Stage 3 has aquarq and eggs.

frail zodiac Nov 1, 2019, 2:23 PM

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stage 2 is fine if you have an engi with 2 digit IQ, ngl

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one pgl and mactera wave is good as dead

wraith shard Nov 1, 2019, 2:26 PM

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Stage 1 Lethal + Volatile

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Stage 2 Mactera

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Stage 3 Nothing

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 2:26 PM

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@frail zodiac We had Inferno cutter engie, he had to be restrained because those Mactera were already dead ;___;

frail zodiac Nov 1, 2019, 2:27 PM

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WHAT @thorny geyser

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 2:27 PM

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i mean he took care of mactera swarms on his own

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one inferno cutter ammo took out 4-5 mactera, so he had ez time

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dont tell this to yellow names, they get angry over the fact that BC is despite the nerfs usable

scarlet anchor Nov 1, 2019, 2:32 PM

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Mission 2 EDD: Bunkered 3 times for swarms, got a bulk det each time. UGHGDDMNIDONTEVEn

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Cursed bunkers I guess.

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 2:32 PM

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we just ran around like idiots while engie took out mactera swarms alone lol

scarlet anchor Nov 1, 2019, 2:32 PM

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lol

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 2:33 PM

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Scout tossed a few pheromones, but engie was hard carry in stage 2

scarlet anchor Nov 1, 2019, 2:56 PM

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I was constantly out of cryos in stage 2. Between the bulks and one-shotting groups of macteras with them, cryos run in hella short supply some missions.

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 2:59 PM

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i played EDD now twice, both times scout had pheromones

scarlet anchor Nov 1, 2019, 3:14 PM

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Finish both of them or?

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I take g2k and cryo. Cause I'm a weirdo.

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 3:37 PM

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Yeah, finished them both.

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GK2 is a fine choice in this EDD. Most of the dig is swarm shooting, anyway

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I did fail twice though

lavish spindle Nov 1, 2019, 3:52 PM

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Feels good when your entire team of randos know how to handle mactera swarms and you finish the EDD in one go

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 3:52 PM

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ikr

lavish spindle Nov 1, 2019, 3:52 PM

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Was a bit touch and go on stage 3 tho, but that was mostly bad luck

thorny geyser Nov 1, 2019, 3:52 PM

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lots of good randos in this game

tacit fulcrum Nov 1, 2019, 8:46 PM

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Good rando > bad vet

hollow iris Nov 1, 2019, 9:51 PM

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Whats stage 1 of this elite dive?Everyone keeps saying its a nightmare

hoary gust Nov 1, 2019, 9:52 PM

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What is the meta grenade for engi, lure or bomb?

hollow iris Nov 1, 2019, 9:52 PM

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Prox

strange tulip Nov 1, 2019, 10:02 PM

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Morkite and black box with lethal enemies @hollow iris it also spawns mactera and bulks

hollow iris Nov 1, 2019, 10:03 PM

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YEAH I JUST FOUND A BULK DURING SWARM

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Also volatile enemies which is still a hazard I dont care what it says

dreamy nacelle Nov 1, 2019, 10:20 PM

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blackbox at the end was difficult but stuff leading up wasn't too bad

hollow iris Nov 1, 2019, 10:20 PM

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Its stupid that its just hanging off an edge

dreamy nacelle Nov 1, 2019, 10:21 PM

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yea, my engi in the group made us a nice big platform, helped alot

velvet oak Nov 1, 2019, 11:02 PM

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the mutator volatile enemies isnt a good thing, yes if you kill them at distance it can be good, if they are near you (as they are in a swarm) they can kill you by proximity

burnt oasis Nov 1, 2019, 11:15 PM

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It's better now that lethal doesn't boost the volatile damage

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Formerly it was crazy bullshit

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Pop a grunt with a pick and just die

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Even at full health

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It is a beneficial mutator in most cases but vampire picks

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And it's very possible to melee an enemy to death and not be touched by the resulting explosion

lethal thicket Nov 2, 2019, 2:48 AM

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hey so

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yknow the forge terminal rewards

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are they supposed to give you the exact opposite of whatever class you main

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because ive only gotten one overclock for the scout

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and tons for driller and gunner

prime mango Nov 2, 2019, 2:54 AM

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same, only get gunner and engineer

fringe kettle Nov 2, 2019, 3:02 AM

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I'm pretty sure I have almost every driller overclock. Almost nothing for gunner.

inner void Nov 2, 2019, 3:35 AM

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The game won't let me join any dive lobbies

fringe kettle Nov 2, 2019, 3:36 AM

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can't join in progress dives

inner void Nov 2, 2019, 3:36 AM

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if I click on an open one it rejects me and the one that does work just says "loading", but then goes to a black screen for about a minute before dumping me back in the lobby

humble glacier Nov 2, 2019, 4:27 AM

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So... how are you supposed to survive the black box on the first mission of the EDD?

wraith shard Nov 2, 2019, 4:28 AM

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another week, another overclock for the same 3 guns as I got last week and the week before

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at this rate i'll have every unlock for the engineer's grenade launcher and plasma cutter and the driller's pistol before I unlock anything else

unborn minnow Nov 2, 2019, 4:33 AM

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Driller's pistol is pog tho /s

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I've yet to get to deep dives but my drillers almost 25 so i got that going for me

hollow gate Nov 2, 2019, 6:20 AM

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supply pod on the black box to self revive w/iron will, engineer making the area a bit bigger (and decoy/proxy nades), gunner shields useful as well.

hollow iris Nov 2, 2019, 6:34 AM

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We lost cuz of gunner's shield being permanently on cooldown
And cuz Molly took years
And cuz 2 Bulks spawned at the pod

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On EDD

inner void Nov 2, 2019, 7:19 AM

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I've been getting a lot of glitches and other wierdness recently.

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So you're not the only one.

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I think at least some of them are lag related, like when I shoot a zipline and try to jump on it immediately and fall because it takes a few seconds for the server to register.

manic hedge Nov 2, 2019, 7:28 AM

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is it me or is the overclock drop rate biased for breach cutter and subata

hollow flower Nov 2, 2019, 7:34 AM

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It’s all random sadly

frozen wren Nov 2, 2019, 9:58 AM

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Rd? Thats really odd how, the general experience is nothing that you want.

rigid moon Nov 2, 2019, 1:35 PM

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there should be some pods specifically for deep dives, no?

thorny geyser Nov 2, 2019, 2:27 PM

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I think its good that oc drops are random

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ive tried new builds and methods

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but its good that they are introducing empty matrix cores for those who know what they want

hybrid wing Nov 2, 2019, 2:38 PM

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You know... There was a really big missed opportunity

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The entire DD and EDD should have been Haunted Cave

velvet oak Nov 2, 2019, 3:38 PM

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@hybrid wing then they wont be random generated

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@humble glacier my team (without driller, 3 people) enlarge the area with the engi and each defend a position, scout with shotgun gunner with double cannon engi with the turret and small machinegun, it was almost easy, we do it at the first try

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about the overclocks i have almost for all, but most just dont are worth at all, for example i have 2 for the m1000 wich diminish focus damage (the reason for existance of that gun)

rotund raptor Nov 2, 2019, 4:10 PM

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@velvet oak oh great, so there is one more bad M1000 OC to dread receiving

still temple Nov 2, 2019, 6:24 PM

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EDD this week, lost scout after stage one, driller & gunner went down 10 or more time, me as engi playing my heart out, one down. i still feel bad about that one down, could have cost the whole mission if it was at a bad time.

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& dear god the bulks

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glad i had the smg over the shotgun

thorny geyser Nov 2, 2019, 6:31 PM

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smg Stubby Pride

cold lark Nov 2, 2019, 6:53 PM

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the EDD I just did was really tame, first two stages were smooth sailing and by stage 3 we had plenty of nitra to get it done

thorny geyser Nov 2, 2019, 7:15 PM

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Stage 3 gets harsh if you dally at all

jovial cairn Nov 2, 2019, 7:16 PM

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am i mistaken in the aquisition of matrix cores? can these only be obtained once per mission? becuase i just compleated a 2nd dive and got didly squat

fringe kettle Nov 2, 2019, 7:16 PM

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one set of rewards per deep dive per week

thorny geyser Nov 2, 2019, 7:16 PM

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only once

jovial cairn Nov 2, 2019, 7:17 PM

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this is not made clear?

unique spoke Nov 2, 2019, 7:28 PM

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The numbered 1-2-3 indicators in the deep dive selection terminal will tell you which rewards you have claimed this week.

bitter garnet Nov 2, 2019, 11:14 PM

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Today I tried this weeks EDD for the first time, the third stage became a nightmare since we didnt have a driller and took our time trying to find the aquarqs

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In the end, no matter how much nitra we saved, we couldnt stop teh waves and pick the last aquarq. Ended with management calling a Horde in the middle of a Horde, pretty brutal.