breeders is always 4
#deep-dive-discussion
nimble sky
scarlet willow
bulks you have to play well against on uplink
scarlet willow
even still i doubt his rng could be too bad with 25 ish runs
nimble sky
I think 3 bulks on one stage is pretty damn bad RNG
and we still beat it.
and btw, the breeder locations are fairly stationary as well. 2 in the front in pretty plain view, one in the back right, but not all the way back, and one in the back left by the drop pod, which is easy to miss when you’re first clearing the room.
vernal salmon
It took me one try 
vocal maple
phew
finally cleared stage 3
turns out leadstorm minigun is better for dealing with infectors and nexuses than the ac, who knew?
late elm
I had 5 bulks last week on stage 2
We killed a bulk using another bulk
I'd agree that last week's was harder
I forget if I did this week's EDD on first or second try, but it was randoms
Did it a couple more times with other people.
Only bunkered once
tidal tinsel
i got dced as we were waiting for launch on last mission 😦 now i have failed a few times haha
wild shuttle
We had I think 7 this week in the normal dd
frank ore
Stage 3 Edd was actually better than I thought. The uplink location is great and fuel rod too
Not to mention had 500+ nitra
Did u guys have a shit ton of breeders tho? We had 4 or 5 and almost wiped so many times
vocal maple
yeah
there are breeders and spitballers everywhere
I was running it with ac, once I switched to minigun on leadstorm it was a breeze
frank ore
Lead storm is just better in almost everything imo
If u wanna clear swarms just get driller or gernade
stoic pewter
I wish it still allowed like 10% movement speed
wild shuttle
I was running ac with toxin but host's net crapped out end of stage 2 so I just quit for the night
Didn't get to stage 3
frank ore
That sucks. I was hosting a haz 5 last night and my internet went out for like 5 seconds and suddenly it's just Bosco and me
wild shuttle
It really did
joined a pub group and got great folks
Touch and go but we were doing well
granite lantern
Did u guys have a shit ton of breeders tho? We had 4 or 5 and almost wiped so many times
@frank ore i had 3 on solo
4-5 spitballers
blissful hull
fuck this deep dive
vestal crest
this elite hates me an my friends
6 eggs, all spawned a big wave, and 5 of them spawned a bulk detonator
we managed to bring it back from the brink, then the host and mines game crashed
5 bulks couldnt keep us down, but the game crashing can.
tough meadow
This was my first EDD success! And only my second EDD ever. The first time I had the breeder problem, but the second time it only felt like I saw 2 on the third stage. :/ Double engie felt really good in place of a driller. Just for that second breach cutter
small ruin
That's funny, I don't think you were in my group but we just happened to do it with double engie / no driller too. It went swimmingly for us as well 🙂
wild shuttle
@scarlet willow probably just bad timing on the regular swarms
lunar surge
nub question, but do elite deep dives give better rewards than regular ones?
lunar surge
I see
always wondered the benefit, never considered you could total 6 cores if you do both
wild shuttle
yup, that's exactly it
somber jacinth
weekly, you can get 9 Cores. 6 from the Deep Dives, and 3 from the weekly core hunt.
scarlet willow
11.2 counting forge mastery
somber jacinth
yea
pliant girder
Almost beat it solo. Died during fuel uplink. This shit isn't fun. In order to make things "difficult" they just spawn a large swarm of enemies directly on top of you out of thin air. Basically had to thrown down a million supply pods at the end there and just hope I'm lucky enough to not get hit by random teleporting enemies at the wrong time.
Guess I'll try it in a group next. Multiple players should spread out the spawn locations.
scarlet willow
enemies spawn have a sound que and have a visual effect
you can tell where they are gonna to spawn before they spawn
pliant girder
Have any of you even tried this solo? I had cleared out an entire room and in the 2 second span it took me to deposit I heard more enemies behind me. I barely had any time to turn around and the swarm was so large even a C4 charge didn't clear them all. Repeat ad nauseum about 10 or so times as I sustained myself off of the 600 or so nitra I collected in the previous two stages.
dull silo
Uplinks are fairly common on deepdives, so uh, yeh
For driller sticky flames feel more valuable than c4
Cause you get to slow everything that spawns, gives you a lot of time
Iron will is also a real all star for solo uplinks, but you obviously only get 1 charge for 2 events this week
pliant girder
I just threw two C4s and cleaned up the rest with the flamers. I feel like burst area of effect damage is the best choice. Since the swarms that spawn on top of me are very dense, 90% of it is gone in two C4s. What killed me in the end were the web spitters and mactera. Which I probably could have dealt with better by clearing out the top areas above the fuel uplink as well as placing supply pods facing that open area to act as a shield. Still, I would have won that if the drive by swarms didn't take out half my lives.
Crowd control over damage may work though. Keeping the enemies alive and cc'd.
Would mean no more spawns on top of me.
dull silo
Ye various spitters tend to be the dangerous thing when your movement is restricted
Happily you don't have to choose :) I found flamer super helpful but you'll always have access to c4 too
merry monolith
I beat this solo. sometimes I feel as if I am not playing the same game because I never seem to get more than one bulk detonator or any sort of intense swarm pressure
This week's most intense swarm pressure was breaking into the big cavern on stage 3. I see a mule that needs repariing and some morkite around it but theres also 2 spitballers, 2 breeders
The first time I did this solo enjie and it was kind hard I just bunkered up and waited for the breeders to come near
but with a turret it wasnt that big of a problem managing the neocytes
I just did it duo with some random engie while I was gunner and I just dpsed all the HVT at the edge of the cave opening as the engie covered
pliant girder
Game feels entirely different solo vs duo vs 3/4 players
wooden bronze
agreed
pliant girder
ive had a few EDDs that went completely fine no issues
dull silo
Edds also vary wildly in difficulty tho
But ye, various group sizes make a huge difference
junior fossil
solo EDD is much easier imo
fading rampart
it's easier cuz of the latency also
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tame verge
I've never really played the game solo, I've thought it boring because the chaos of the swarms and interacting with other dwarves is really what I think the game is about.
vapid monolith
Where’s the morkite in stage three edd?
obsidian gorge
lol, lost on 3rd stage for stepping over hot rock with low hp
knotty rampart
oof
merry monolith
I almost lost a 3rd stage run by makinga zipline over a volcano, realizing it, jumping off and frantically pinging the volcano while my dwarf friend nonchalantly lost half his health from it
random zealot
Yeah, Magma region without shields is a bitch
tame verge
Magma Core just hates
somber jacinth
^
frank ore
its cool tho especially when theres a huge ditch ridge looking thing really reminds u of hell
tame verge
Honestly it should have like a 10% hazard bonus just for it being Magma Core
place is cursed
ionic fern
anyone know the 3 missions on the elite deep dive?
scarlet willow
serene forum
HH2k it announced earlier that new deep dives will be released at around 5A.M PT
granite lantern
is there a bot that says how soon till next deep dive?
@frank ore its always in thursdays at 9 hours and a half ago
frank ore
oh thanks yall
north lark
nimble sky
Just made another run at the EDD just for fun, since I've already beat it, went as gunner this time. I've got a win as engi and scout but not gunner yet. Stages 1 and 2 were fine, as usual, stage 3 was an endless cycle of reviving my teammates. Had 19 by the end of it. We 100% would have had it if it weren't for such poor fuel line location. Immediately after it drops we get a double ravine, as well as having no "cover" besides a platform that enemies can walk on. Engi couldn't seem to be bothered to platform spam to fix it I suppose, despite my requests. Once again, I find that I'm the only person that runs Iron Will, and even though I used it, rezzed 2 teammates, and dropped a shield before I went down, they still managed to die without rezzing me or grabbing any of the 3 resupplies nearby.
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static hound
See bezellik, that's on the engie
couldn't be bothered to think ahead to conserve a platforms for terrain changes especially for a bad fuel line location
all you really needed was one other competent player there
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random zealot
Ready for the next deep dive
marble holly
Pog
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obsidian gorge
:S I am not getting them, only negative numbers
granite lantern
I wish online classes werent a thing
i wanted to do those deenp doonves a little earlier
obsidian gorge
hmmmm, maybe if I restart the game
DD is on Salt Pits and starts with 250 Morkite + 1 Dreadnought
EDD is on Crystalline Caverns and starts with 6 eggs + 1 Black Box (Cave Leech Cluster)
pine sapphire
Thank god last week edd3 is gone forever. Never return cursed level
quiet wyvern
Wow crystal caverns EDD, Finally a Challenge!
obsidian gorge
that Black Box though...
quiet wyvern
I've seen worse
junior fossil
2nd stage for EDD is 200 morkite 2eggs regen bugs
quiet wyvern
maybe 😏
granite lantern
sounds chill
obsidian gorge
one day we will get weekly pins of the current stages...
granite lantern
i asked that already
and people are like " just search image bro :):):)):):):):): "
obsidian gorge
pin -> 1 click
search -> 1 click + typing + scrolling(optional)
granite lantern
@obsidian gorge go have a look right now
to see how long it takes you to reach last week's DD
obsidian gorge
not a lot
vagrant kite
lol I got 2 bulks on the last stage of last week's EDD at the same time with my entire team with like no health on shield disruption
uncut raptor
eggcellent 
static hound
yeah it would be eggcellent
junior fossil
https://imgur.com/MlUkbVh deep dive stages
granite lantern
40 mins lol
playing on this couch is pretty terrible
my hands and back hurt
even aiming feels worse
ill have to hunt down a better place to play in this apartment later
anyways, internet is down, im on phone mobile data, i'll upload results once its back
oh its back
8 downs lmoao https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/662538876241575968/735857034771038269/unknown.png
junior fossil
dang thats a nice few downs
granite lantern
past edd was 2
having a shit uncomfortable setup makes all the difference oml
this could have been around 25~mins first try easily
granite lantern
yea this one was pretty easy mostly
specially for solo
legit just ping bosco for everything
the only eggs that are out of sight, which are in s3, are both in the same tunnel
late elm
My deep dive bugged
Stage 2 of the DD was stage 1 of...last week's?
Glacial dreads + low ox
Same black box location, same dread location, even the same piece of purple root-y dread stuff blocking the tunnel for the black box that I cleared
Unless it didn't reroll yet
Yes, I am dumb
reef wolf
This week's EDD isn't that rough
I only got 1 single bulk on stage 3
I was doing it solo as scout
spring bronze
F
granite lantern
some people asked about my unconfortable setup i had to use for the dd and how it could have hit my performance so badly, so ii guess i can post it here
it doesnt help that im very tall, so in order to use it i had to become a banana shaped fuck
it definitely hurts to go from a desk to this
glass socket
ill describe this weeks dive.
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🥱
- 🥱
- 🥱
granite lantern
accurate
brittle fractal
congrates
somber jacinth
Normal Deep Dive complete as well. c:
blissful hull
anything i need to know about this weeks dives
somber jacinth
Eggs. lots of them.
somber jacinth
the dives this week were actually pretty fun. last stage of the EDD for me had 3 or 4 Bulks appear. 2 of them appeared at the SAME TIME.
granite lantern
Im only finding 1-2 bulks tops per edd
forest rivet
Not elite enough for the game to give you more like the real dwarves.
lofty wing
static hound
Every egg pull should be a swarm!
granite lantern
no thanks
near delta
anyone got the EDD stages? The first image is a 💩 failed to load placeholder
wraith shard
@lofty wing are those the DD stages or the EDD ones?
obsidian gorge
it's EDD
wraith shard
cheers
granite lantern
@near delta 1st stage is eggs and black box w/ leech cluster
2nd stage is primary morkite and secondary eggs with regen bugs
3rd stage is primary eggs and secondary morkite
near delta
@granite lantern ty, no idea why imagaes are broken on just this channel :/
vague quartz
This week's EDD is much easier than the past few weeks
reef wolf
*Flashbacks to week 40's EDD stage 3
thin wave
anybody like eggs?
wraith shard
no
crystal wraith
E G G
limpid totem
granite lantern
this week edd is ultra chill
visual lake
Gotta love this weeks DD with 7 cave leeches in the same room
Whole team got grabbed lol
Even Steve couldn’t save us as you got grabbed by the next leech immediately
visual lake
No shield 5.5s in lava biomes was getting old really fast
pine sapphire
Use heighten sense in all dwarfs for that. 2 auto grab kills per dwarf. Equals room done
vague quartz
It's not a hard room when you know they're all there. Just be slow at first and hope your scout knows what a flare is
quartz ibex
Flares are the things you shoot at the ceiling so you can figure out if there's any shiny things or grabby lads up there right?
obsidian gorge
Scout's Flare Gun ?
visual lake
i think most scouts are unaware the flare gun even exists
i can probably count with fingers the number of times I've had a pub scout actually flare properly
meanwhile everyone is squinting trying to find stupid ebonuts and fossils
odd comet
I mean, fossils at least glow slightly
Still need the stupid scout to actually look up to grab most of them though
vast garnet
These deep dives decent?
dreamy niche
yeah pretty ez
vast garnet
Okie
visual lake
other than the leeches
feral atlas
This week's EDD looks like a sleepwalk.
granite lantern
it was
it was probably the only thing that keep me from failing while playing in this horrendous couch
feral atlas
I'll probably skip it then.
granite lantern
@feral atlas i think the map gen on the first and third level were somewhat fun
feral atlas
Meh. I just don't feel any need to play the easy EDDs.
somber jacinth
at least this time the tunnels aren't so small where a driller is REQUIRED.
granite lantern
@feral atlas i mean
with your so called good teams not like any edd is particulary relevant
feral atlas
Anything without shield disrupt, a salvage defense, or lethal is honestly a bit boring
somber jacinth
though I find Shield Disruption unfun personally, the EDD that was named Secret Ledge where it had HAUNTED CAVE and a Dreadnaught on POINT EXTRACTION was literal hell.
feral atlas
yeah, but the harder mutators give enough excitement for me to care about the EDD
otherwise...I'll rather just play haz5
most of the time, EDD is too boring without the harder modifiers
stage 1 is sleepytown with the weak enemies
stages 2 and 3, you start being able to mindlessly spam once the nitra gets rolling
somber jacinth
so you just want it so hard its damn near impossible?
scarlet willow
can you complete haz 4
granite lantern
@waxen cosmos be good at surviving in h3, preferably be ok in h4
have a nice, sustainable generalist loadout
and
additionally...
read this entire fucking wall
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM DEEP DIVES???
Deep Dives are basically three levels in a row without checkpoints, and they're the same for everyone during the week. Each level has two primary objectives. Your Nitra, Health and Ammo carry over to the next stage. Each level can have its own mutators and warnings. They do scale with party size!
Deep Dives start at Hazard 3 for stage 1, and the following stages are Hazard 3.5
Elite Deep Dives start at Hazard 4.5, and then goes to Hazard 5, and then Hazard 5.5.
For the first stage, you are rewarded with a Blank Matrix Core, an Overclock core for the second, and a Cosmetic core for the third and final stage.
They rotate 8AM EST every thursday, alongside weekly Assignments
scarlet willow
if you can do haz3 and preferably haz 4 you are fine
waxen cosmos
I just promo'd my scout 🙂 but working on my other lads and figuring out which ones I love the most XD
scarlet willow
blind
granite lantern
just take whatever you think you generally like the most
scarlet willow
granite lantern
also it doesnt need to be " generalist " as you can get spoiled on the stages
and maybe find something that suits you best
waxen cosmos
hrum things to ponder 🙂
waxen cosmos
sniper rifle is love atm
and I find the shotty is yum but I feel like maybe i'm not givving the dual minis a chance yet 🤔 felt like I ran out of their ammo too fast
waxen cosmos
XD
feral atlas
the nuks have the same ammo mechanic as the minigun
waxen cosmos
I have also fallen in love with the cryocannon
feral atlas
2 ammo = 1 bullet
don't treat it as a main source of damage; more as a mag dump weapon
granite lantern
what about this?
empty slots are your choice
dont let stret tell you otherwise
@scarlet willow die
waxen cosmos
Let me give it a try 🙂
granite lantern
zhuks is more of a pocket argentinan gk2 to support your m1k
it gives you respectable grunt clear and great finishing off
waxen cosmos
Ironicly it seems our sniper rifles are the same rough loadout (man I need more credits)
granite lantern
not unexpected
scarlet willow
but double trigger
waxen cosmos
on a note, is there any downside to converting some shotty dmg to fire dmg?
granite lantern
not really
scarlet willow
enemies that resist fire
scarlet willow
otherwise its always a damage increase
waxen cosmos
WP?
scarlet willow
white phosphorus
granite lantern
But i prefer auto reload, unless im running Born Read
White phosphorus, the fire mod
scarlet willow
its the mod name
granite lantern
and to be fair
waxen cosmos
ah didn't click in my skull
scarlet willow
ez me first
granite lantern
im always running born ready
waxen cosmos
gotcha 👍
granite lantern
im giving you guarana jesus
waxen cosmos
as a general question should all armor/pick loadouts be the same across your dwarves? Or does it vary depending on the class?
scarlet willow
woah that looks fancy
different
mostly the last tier
otherwise its usually preference
waxen cosmos
Hmmm
scarlet willow
for example id recommend taking damage on scout
for swarmers
and more i frames after revive is nice on driller and gunner
waxen cosmos
ah I get what you mean.
scarlet willow
extra time before shielding and more time to kamikaze c4
glass socket
shotty with jumbo shells and blowtrough rounds, nothing competes against it 🙂
just drop 1 IFG, wait patiently untill everything is neatly stacked. BOEM 🥳 cleared wave in 1 shot
vast garnet
What's the last mission of the dd?
wraith shard
wraith shard
During the second stage of the dd there was a pit with about fifty ronars and our scout fell into the pit and died before his grapple recharged
plucky gate
None of the previous EDD images are showing properly for me... What are the objectives and modifiers?
plucky gate
Thanks!
somber jacinth
DRG Management: WE REQUIRE MORE EGGS.
river maple
Is there a good tutorial/video for your team doing a first deep dive?
wispy laurel
@river maple What do you have questions on?
river maple
It just seems that we need a crash course on strategy before attempting them
Right now our strategy is basically shooting at stuff, doing the mission, and shouting at each other when someone does something dumb 😛
That clearly isn't going to work for the dives
(Despite my gunner screaming at us that we just need grit...)
scarlet willow
play together
this dd and edd were pretty tame compared to others
not much you can do other than stick together and git gud
oh and optimize your builds
waxen cosmos
teach me build optimization oh wise kirby! ❤️
waxen cosmos
Oh that i'll bug you another time i'm just being silly atm 🙂
because not in game yet 😭 busy building mining colony in another game
pliant girder
All you really need is to know your role. Ideally you want one of each class. Think of the limitations other members have and do what you can to make up for it. Stick together loosely as a group and give call outs if you're breaking off to do something. Engie should place platforms under all the materials for scout to reach. Make bridges where needed. Put platforms where your team needs them. When a swarm is coming everyone needs to find a place to hold out. Put down your sentries as needed.
Scouts job is to mine materials other classes can't reach, put flares everywhere and take out specific key targets like breeders, wardens, and spit ballers.
Drillers job is to mine out the soft dirt seperating tunnels. Make tunnels as shortcuts to accommodate the movement of the rest of your team. Your job is to get materials like eggs. It's also your job to cover for your team by dealing with swarmers and naedocyte.
Gunner is more generalist. Put zip lines as needed. Brig the pain. And get some clutch saves with shield.
It's everyone's job to call out materials and enemies. Focus on what your class deals with best. Overall it's everyone's job to grab whatever resources they can and take out enemies they're best at dealing with. It's also everyone's job to use their unique tools to help the movement of your other members by making platforms/tunnels/ziplines and using flares as needed.
Be aware of your limitations and ask other team me members to cover your weaknesses.
river maple
@pliant girder: wow, thank you!
pliant girder
A TLDR would just be: Do something if your class is really good at it. Don't do something if your class isn't good at it and leave it to someone else's class.
scarlet willow
if you are big brain funnel enemies with engie bug repellant
river maple
I think our team is not particularly good at what I hear gamers refer as "crowd control"
waxen cosmos
cryocanon driller = love
waxen cosmos
These lads taught me how to build it for the ultimate freezing and so I just freeze and move, leave it for others to kill the stuff unless I need to vampire
river maple
@waxen cosmos : yep, this is the kind of coordinated attack we seldom do
pliant girder
Shooting at whatever works just fine as long as you target the right enemies. Scout shoots mactera, menace, wardens, and web/acid. Driller attacks the largest crowd but aim for swarmers in particular. Gunner and Engie shoots whatever.
Though of course it depends on your load out as well.
river maple
My Scout insists in playing with a controller, so their mactera-killing abilities is somewhat lacking — at least for the moment.
I'm taking notes of all this and sharing with my team.
pliant girder
Ranged enemies are high priority in general so everyone should shoot at them if they can.
scarlet willow
driller is aoe god
c4 is a good wave clear
flamer is better than cryo for swarms but both get the job done
if you are struggling with aoe a lot get your gunner to use autocannon
both engineers secondaries are great swarm clear
not to mention gunner and engies nades
river maple
The C4 is impressive in terms of damage, but there are so few charges, 2 or 3
Maybe coordinating a LURE with a C4 could be... interesting
scarlet willow
4 max
also plasma bursters/proxies are considered much better than lure
definitely for swarms
pliant girder
I grab extra charges. Which is 4. C4 is much more useful in haz 5 or EDDs. Because in lower difficulties the enemy waves are less dense. In higher difficulties massive and dense swarms can show up.
Killing 20 enemies with one C4 feels so good.
river maple
I hear you! 😄
scarlet willow
you know you are using c4 right when you get the satisfying sound of multiple grunts dying instantly
river maple
I see that I'm underutilizing my C4's...
scarlet willow
people use them in different ways
mining with c4 is a thing
c4s are my swarm clear panic buttons
river maple
Those have been great advice, thank you so much!
Now I must try to get some sleep. Rock n' stone!
river maple
(Noted, thank you!)
versed willow
Dash
merry monolith
If I see a driller dashing back away from the front lines I usaully join'em. Its either a BD or a C4
inland sandal
Can the people who play scout please dont be so conservative of their flares please!?!? Thank you, so pepega
flat dirge
But there's only so many flares you get.
Could bring more but that would waste sandwich space
inland sandal
All im saying is that some scouts are being too unreasonable when is comes to conserving their flares
just had a bad experience ;p
flat dirge
Sometimes bad things just happen, quite rarely in my experience so I just forget them after that mission.
lavish aspen
inland sandal
Yea, true!
It was just how far into the mission we were and lightly told a few time to use more .-.
oof
viral crown
It can be painful with a lack of light. I actually find i overuse flares as a scout and they are what run out first.
frank ore
Also gunner's that never deploy shields
granite lantern
engi that throws tripmines near teammates and barely uses secondary
scout that doesnt flare gun or throw grenades
best couple
frail zodiac
match made in hell
granite lantern
mans
scarlet willow
drillers that panic c4 and kill themselves
gunners that relax on zips 1328183m up and never use shields
best couple
granite lantern
the other day i had an engi that threw all the fucking proxies on top of the tyrant weed
scarlet willow
its explosive resistance doe
granite lantern
@scarlet willow drillers that try to c4 gunner
guners that try to sticky driller
frail zodiac
whats a jebait
inland sandal
It's an emote on twitch, and people use it when someone gets baited
inland ibex
omg. edd we cleaned each stage then at the end of stage 3 a detonator is sitting at the drop pod, we all go down but driller iron wills and is gonna make it to the drop pod to win but the host ends the session
🙃
i think gunner had iron will aswell and he was dead right outside the drop pod's entrance
inland sandal
Ouch, damn rage quitters
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vague quartz
Last week I had a host rage quit on stage 2 of EDD after his first downing. No one else has gone down.
vast garnet
I need to do my edd
noble marlin
We will never go down...rock and stone!
obsidian gorge
DD wasn't too bad to traverse as Gunner, not counting the first stage I didn't plan properly to return, how is EDD for that ?
gray rapids
is there an updated place to go look for info on the dives ahead of time? like see what modifiers/missions will be active? New here, trying to find where info is...
versed willow
Usually you can search this channel by image and find stuff for the current week.
There is also a public file thing with the info.
gray rapids
ah gotcha. searching by images is all i needed then. many thanks!
random zealot
The EDD this week starts of pretty intense
steady schooner
@gray rapids Here is a link to the public file:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cvRHDfmBKK8Ggmoga6A3PrlyBaunZpbQhZuy987gGKk/edit
I’m not sure who keeps this up-to-date, but they are doing god’s work.
gray rapids
oo that’s perfect! thanks!
obsidian gorge
that was a quick game over on 2nd stage, really need a better place to battle
wintry cairn
What is the drop pod run missio end type?
obsidian gorge
I do not understand what that means
wintry cairn
In the spreadsheet under mission end type there are three categories.
One of them says drop pod run or something like that
What is that
obsidian gorge
what are the others
wintry cairn
Point extraction and uplink fuel
frank ore
is there an updated place to go look for info on the dives ahead of time? like see what modifiers/missions will be active? New here, trying to find where info is...
@gray rapids reddit have a weekly post on deep dives
static hound
host aborted because they didnt know how iron will works and were tiled from EDD sucks
night knoll
finished my first deep dive, stage 3 had an exploder infestation. screw exploders.
shrewd junco
Is it possible to join EDD with randoms or it has to be arranged before mostly?
flat dirge
You can't join the ones that are already in game, only when they are in the space rig and haven't launched the dive yet.
shrewd junco
yeah I know but i am waiting for partner in space rig for a long time now and I am suspicious if anyone will join me 😄
flat dirge
Check if you didn't set it to friends only by accident
by opening the menu and looking somewhere around bottom left
shrewd junco
Yes sure I knwo that, but i assume they will join eventually and I am currently unlucky, thank mate 🙂
flat dirge
merry monolith
i usually start an EDD, grab a drink for the hour long run ahead, and return to see my party is full of randos when I was originally planning to solo
night knoll
EDDs cap at haz 5 right?
obsidian gorge
well, 5.5 to be more precise
granite lantern
@night knoll
EDD starts hazard 4.5, goes to 5 in second stage, then 5.5
DD is 3 - 3.5 - 3.5
night knoll
oh fun, 5.5. I'm going to need to get used to haz 5s first it seems. rarely bother with them lol
first DD took me about an hour and twenty, but I also tend to go slow and try to be thorough.
obsidian gorge
for the cave leeches ?
merry monolith
I'm really happy with the way the game scales
for chunkier targets they get more health, for smaller targets they're health caps at h4? h3.5? So your builds will still work consistently
night knoll
actually cave leeches were the only reason I went down in my DD.
and just watched a duo EDD finished in 9 minutes. oof.
I think we're playing two different games lol
night knoll
I'm more used to 3s and 4s. only done a sprinkling of 5s, at ~80 hours lol
obsidian gorge
it is not everything that changes
it is just hazard 5 with some stats made higher
night knoll
so I should be killing mobs just as quick on 3 as on 5 then?
granite lantern
we r comparing h 5 to h 5.5
obsidian gorge
it only changes for "Large
Enemy Resistance"
night knoll
oh gotcha
obsidian gorge
but for what else it should change: enemy damage, movement speed, enviroment damage, point extraction scaling
scarlet willow
i thought 5.5 had a hp increase
lemme check
some of the big enemies get a hp increase
so it doesnt affect breakpoints much
obsidian gorge
hsadhasdha
grand copper
<@335533484145639424> Here is a link to the public file:
https://docs.google.co...
👍🏻
obsidian gorge
:S
well, there is still an error in it, and at least now user NakedMolRat can edit the message to include the most recent DD / EDD, should have thought about that approach before
night knoll
do deep dives only reward the blank cores once a week?
obsidian gorge
no you can't do the same deep dive again to get more cores
night knoll
jawesome
sly burrow
just got promoted. what's a deep dive?
obsidian gorge
it is a 3 stages long mission, each stage you have to complete 2 main objectives (such as morkite + eggs) , every time you complete a stage the first time (per week) you get a special reward, and the map is always the same for everyone, the difficulty is fixed too, being haz 3 - 3.5 - 3.5 for regular dives, and 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 for Elite
frank ore
People ask what dd is like everyday maybe put that in the game after first promotion or something
Or miner manual but not many people read that tbh
somber jacinth
@frank ore DD = Deep Dive, EDD = Elite Deep Dive
frank ore
i was responding to msg above me lol but thanks for that
granite lantern
@sly burrow yo
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM DEEP DIVES???
Deep Dives are basically three levels in a row without checkpoints, and they're the same for everyone during the week. Each level has two primary objectives. Your Nitra, Health and Ammo carry over to the next stage. Each level can have its own mutators and warnings. They do scale with party size!
Deep Dives start at Hazard 3 for stage 1, and the following stages are Hazard 3.5
Elite Deep Dives start at Hazard 4.5, and then goes to Hazard 5, and then Hazard 5.5.
For the first stage, you are rewarded with a Blank Matrix Core, an Overclock core for the second, and a Cosmetic core for the third and final stage.
They rotate 8AM EST every thursday, alongside weekly Assignments
bitter jackal
night knoll
it's actually nice being finished with your "mandatory" quests for a week. just randomly joining stuff.
sly burrow
@granite lantern thank you, my dude!
night knoll
as a (relatively) new player at ~80 hours, I'd say Deep Dives are pretty easy to solo if you want to do so, since they max at 3.5
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Planet scanning is now booting up, 24 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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wraith shard
Oh boy I wonder what the EDD will be like this week
Place your bets
Will it have a shield disruption level or not?
crystal wraith
Lethal enemies on last stage
keen bronze
so i have 2 stars on the driller but the thing behind is still bronze
how do i make it silver
obsidian gorge
ya gotta promote more
keen bronze
how
obsidian gorge
just how you did the first 2
keen bronze
it says get a silver promotion
obsidian gorge
it is the same thing
keen bronze
i thought thatd be your 2nd promo tho
obsidian gorge
bronze 1 - bronze 2 - bronze 3 - silver 1 - silver 2 - and so on
obsidian gorge
not really
keen bronze
how do i do bronze promos then
obsidian gorge
that is just a promotion there isn't multiple types
obsidian gorge
well, yes, silver 2, as I said
keen bronze
so whys mine bronze if theres one type of promotion
obsidian gorge
https://deeprockgalactic.gamepedia.com/Promotion#Honor_Badge list of all badges you get for promotions
keen bronze
oh theres more than gold
obsidian gorge
not really a limit for promotions, but the last badge you get after 18 promotions
keen bronze
i learned alot today, thanks
obsidian gorge
don't forget to check Miner's Manual (pause / esc screen, top left corner), there is a lot of information that can be useful in there
obsidian gorge
keen bronze
rock and stone!
elder socket
How's the elite this week?
elder socket
18 hours, yeah. Probably not easy enough to sleepwalk through it though lol
Nap first
blissful hull
anything i need to know about the edd
dull silo
look up, theres leeches
smoky robin
I just got access to deep dives. Should try them out or wait until they reset tommorow?
obsidian gorge
better do it now if you can
so you can get the rewards for this week, and soon after, the rewards for next week, isn't that awesome
dull silo
^ this
the normal deepdive is supper accessible to most players, and for the elite deepdive you still get partial rewards even if you fail, so trying both really comes with no downsides
obsidian gorge
let's not forget the weekly core hunt and the priority assignment they can try completing as well
dull silo
theyre likely still on breaching the core if they just got access to deepdives, and as such probably havent unlocked the core hunt yet
smoky robin
I think i saw something about a core hunt but im not sure
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Planet scanning is still in progress, 12 hours left until new Deep Dives!
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granite lantern
shut up mission control
cunning thistle
lean pilot
Finally got my mouse glitch handled and finished the first stage of this weeks elite deepdive. The second stage I failed because I kept getting multiple oppressors in weird locations on the map so they regenerated too much while was doing evasive actions. Ran out of nitra. -_-; excited to try this weeks elite deep dive.
tropic dagger
Just did the deep dive -- didn't get any cores. Was that just an issue this week?
dull silo
havent heard of anyone else with that issue
was it the first time you did the dive this week?
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wanton remnant
vernal salmon
get ready for dissapointment
waxen verge
ah well
vernal salmon
shield disruption and magma core
waxen verge
oof really
vernal salmon
and eggs 3 times
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New Deep Dives are now available!
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ember hull
What is it 👀
signal pawn
DD - CC
EDD - FB
quiet mortar
DEEP DIVE - Crystalline Caverns | Code Name: Sharp Cover
ELITE: DEEP DIVE - Fungus Bogs | Code Name: Crumbling Scream
waxen verge
Deep Dive: https://imgur.com/a/DDeWOdU
marble forge
obsidian gorge
well, based on what you guys posted
Current E/DD stages (July 30 - August 5) (2020)
Deep Dive (Crystalline Caverns):
1 - 2 Dreads + 2 Mini M.U.L.E.s (Mactera Plague)
2 - 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite (Low Oxygen)
3 - 3 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs
Elite Deep Dive (Fungus Bogs)
1 - 3 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs (Shield Disruption)
2 - 200 Morkite + 2 Mini M.U.L.E.s
3 - 7 Aquarqs + 2 Eggs (Mactera Plague/ Low Gravity)
vernal salmon
dives done time for a coffee
obsidian gorge
now yall can pin that one too, or I can just put something there to be searched
slate pine
3rd stage of edd is a slight dousy but manageable
went for both eggs simultaneously in solo and had a natural swarm while dealing with the egg swarm
dull silo
same, but i did this after id gotten all the aquarqs out so i just handed everything in with iron will
tidal lichen
Can i play deep rock galactic with my friend who has xbox and i have pc
south jasper
only if you bought it through the microsoft store, not steam.
wraith shard
9i
Oi
I have a question
Deep dive
Is showing me another dipe dive than the one i am doing
obsidian gorge
it just reseted a few hours ago
wraith shard
Yeach I did it whole
But I didnt get blank core or the cosmetics for 3 stage
Wow
It realy did not counted my progres
Wow just wow
What is the point of playing in deep dives if they dont work like they fucking should
dull silo
any chance you started this one moments before it reset?
wraith shard
No
I did it like 3 times
And didnt get shit for it
From it
First at 10 the game randomly crashed just before ending a deep dive elitw
Now after doing the whole elite dive the game still does not recognise what I did
No blank core
No weapon core
And no cosmetic core
fringe kettle
Close the game, close steam completely, verify windows 10 has your date time timezone and daylight savings set to auto, restart steam, launch the game. @wraith shard
molten rune
dunno why you're angry, that seems like a you problem
in over 8 months i've never heard anyone complain about not getting their dive rewards
Did you even check the forge
you have to forge your cosmetics
If you got blank cores they show up on the top right when you're in the station
@wraith shard
and there's 2 dives because one is harder then the other one. They both give rewards. It says elite in the dive title. You can only get the rewards once per week on both dives.
so if you finish level one o a dive and fail in level 2, if you start the dive over level 1 won't give you anything, only level 2 and 3 after you complete them
echo edge
I had this happen once before pretty sure it s when you launch the deep dives without restarting your game after the reset
reef wolf
This week's EDD is pretty chill
gilded gale
Is it just me, or are public DDs and EDDs dang hard to come by? Does everyone else just already have a crew they run with, or what? Much bummer for a lone public player.
granite lantern
pretty good time ( for a first run )
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/662538876241575968/738449033907142726/unknown.png
i didnt expect to get sub 35 with a salvage
Also, used iron will by acident in third stage oof
Is it just me, or are public DDs and EDDs dang hard to come by? Does everyone else just already have a crew they run with, or what? Much bummer for a lone public player.
@gilded gale need a teammate?
gilded gale
Sure. All I see right now is a whopping ONE public DD and zero EDDs.
frank ore
cuz u cant join mid game and a lot of ppl only do it once per week
+only promoted player can do it
probably makes em harder to come by
wraith shard
when a greenbeard rank 13 shows up at your deep dive elite 
frank ore
lmao i did my first elite at like lv 15
granite lantern
I think casually speedrunning edds sounds like a very good xp farm
like
15~ minutes per 20k exp
@gilded gale are you doing edd now?
gilded gale
Standard
scarlet willow
hows edd stret
blissful hull
crumbling scream? more like why the fuck are there so many goddamn macteras in stage 3
scarlet willow
how much goop is there
granite lantern
hows edd stret
@scarlet willow i didnt think much of it
first stage mules are super next to eachother tho
same for third stage eggs
scarlet willow
since you sub 35ed think i can sub 20?
granite lantern
no
scarlet willow
scarlet willow
LMAO
scarlet willow
bruh
i spent an extra like
5 mins looking for morkite
i killed a lootbug while waiting after refueling
and he ate my fucking morkite i sent bosco to get
wintry cairn
Man mactera swarm is my second favorite Malus
Idk maybe third
I also like parasites exploders and regen bugs
thick smelt
feelsgood that the EDD this week was chill in comparison to last week's. Last week was a literal hell hole
wintry cairn
What
Last weeks was the easiest of like the last month
I did it 4 times just for exp/gold
obsidian gorge
do wonder the % of EDD / DD completion for each week, maybe add more parameters
scarlet willow
i mine too much nitra for every dd and edd
i was trying to avoid getting most of it
im going into stage 3 with 400
yikes
thick smelt
i might have mixed up last week's with the week before. Also probably had to do with friend host having issues with internet
Haha time go yeet
tame verge
This EDD was pretty spiced but all things considered it was a good one
somber jacinth
I got to stage 3 of the EDD. I pulled 1 egg and we all got wiped from a double swarm.
granite lantern
@scarlet willow how long
scarlet willow
you are on a need to now basis
granite lantern
wha
granite lantern
???????????????????????????????????????????????
granite lantern
how long did the run take you
night knoll
an o2 mission on my deepdive, ick
tame verge
you know I never really thought about it but low gav plus macteras is a new kind of hell
steel onyx
What's the regular dd this week?
obsidian gorge
Current E/DD stages (July 30 - August 5) (2020)
Deep Dive (Crystalline Caverns):
1 - 2 Dreads + 2 Mini M.U.L.E.s (Mactera Plague)
2 - 7 Aquarqs + 150 Morkite (Low Oxygen)
3 - 3 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs
Elite Deep Dive (Fungus Bogs)
1 - 3 M.U.L.E.s + 2 Eggs (Shield Disruption)
2 - 200 Morkite + 2 Mini M.U.L.E.s
3 - 7 Aquarqs + 2 Eggs (Mactera Plague/ Low Gravity)
steel onyx
K thanks
whole nacelle
EDD 1 stage we had 3 bulks, 2 during uplink. fun times
granite lantern
the reason my kills are lower than yours
@scarlet willow show me whats behind the 3
golden crystal
me and my friends actually just finished the elite deep dive, we got 3 bulks first time we tried it and second time we only got 1 for the first stage.
granite lantern
I had a bulk during the second stage
Idk whats up with people in edds and finding 9999 bulks
frosty minnow
Can someone kindly explain to me what these icons/indicators mean?
https://prnt.sc/trhmvm
I'm new to the game by the way
obsidian gorge
I recommend you check Miner's Manual (pause, esc screen, top left corner)
frosty minnow
Okay, thank you!
obsidian gorge
btw, that one should be for cave complexity, a footstep symbol would be for mission length
frosty minnow
@obsidian gorge Ah it's not in the manual but I found out where it shows instead. So yeah, indeed, like you said, cave complexity
https://prnt.sc/trhotg
obsidian gorge
I mostly recommend it due to having a lot of useful information
wraith shard
DD went supa smooth
vast garnet
New deep dive up right
fringe kettle
Yup
fringe kettle
I haven't done a deep dive in a couple months now. Sounds like some folks are having an easy time, others aren't.
granite lantern
They easy?
@vast garnet lemme break it down for you
1st stage is haz 4.5 salvage shield disruption. SD being a small problem, not big because first stage
Howhever it has 3 mules and they are all side by side, so thats hella free nitra
and you will get them super quick
scarlet willow
stage 1 was a snore tbh
granite lantern
afterwards just grab some stray morkite veins
scarlet willow
the pillars with uplink/fuel made easy plat surfing kiting
granite lantern
stage 2, just go foward, grab a minor ammount of morkite. Cant miss the mules, second mule is pretty early
stage 3, both eggs are side by side next to minehead
scarlet willow
morkite in stage 1 sucks
granite lantern
and you have infinite nitra
scarlet willow
when you go there make a mental note of morkite spots if you fail
i was in stage 1 for like 13mins
bruh
calm tree
yo honestly bulks shouldnt spawn during salvage straight up
thick pine
Finished the first two stages lightning quick, then about halfway through triangulation a bulk spawned and forced me out. Should have bunkered (solo by the way) cause a veritable horde of creeps spawned (luckily I had the breach cutter) and I burned through all 4 of my Bosco revives. So close.
ashen mason
Hi everyone, my friends and I started recently and just got promoted, hence, deep dive! \o/ So for total noobs like us, is it really hard at first, and how long does it take in average? Thanks
obsidian gorge
haz 3 - 3.5 - 3.5 for Regular
haz 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 for Elite
time can vary a lot, from 30min if you are speed running, to over 1 hour, be sure you will have time to spend on it, not that you will need all of it
granite lantern
@ashen mason
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM DEEP DIVES???
Deep Dives are basically three levels in a row without checkpoints, and they're the same for everyone during the week. Each level has two primary objectives. Your Nitra, Health and Ammo carry over to the next stage. Each level can have its own mutators and warnings. They do scale with party size!
Deep Dives start at Hazard 3 for stage 1, and the following stages are Hazard 3.5
Elite Deep Dives start at Hazard 4.5, and then goes to Hazard 5, and then Hazard 5.5.
For the first stage, you are rewarded with a Blank Matrix Core, an Overclock core for the second, and a Cosmetic core for the third and final stage.
They rotate 8AM EST every thursday, alongside weekly Assignments
frank ore
Dd should be pretty ez
dull silo
thats a lot of text, but the regular deep dive should feel pretty comfy if youre used to haz3
probably take you 30 minutes to an hour
obsidian gorge
:S
granite lantern
If its your first, prolly a hour
obsidian gorge
while we are on it
go check Miner's Manual (pause / esc screen, top left corner)
ashen mason
thanks a lot for the answers everyone!
I'm not on my computer atm, but I'll check it out, thanks
radiant summit
My group has gotten to the point where Hazard Level 4 feels pretty reasonable, and Level 5 is a struggle. So we're right in the zone where Deep Dives now feel really easy, and Elite Deep Dives feel crushingly hard. Ha!
Any tips on how to raise our skill level to conquer Elite Deep Dives? We usually don't make it past stage 2.
obsidian gorge
keep playing on hazard 5 and figure out what went wrong each time ? lack of damage ? lack of aim ? fall damage ?
radiant summit
I can't speak for the rest of my team, but I personally have played hazard 5 on two roles: gunner and driller. My own experience is that I do pretty well as long as I have a way to "turtle" a bit, i.e., as gunner I ride the ziplines during waves, and as driller, I bunker, preferably with a teammate in the bunker with me. But if I'm out in the open, the massive waves overwhelm me. Is that a common problem?
obsidian gorge
do know people around here really don't like bunkers, also hear a lot of people complaining how others don't know how to make a good bunker, having ways to outrun enemies in the open seems like a good idea
radiant summit
Strategically, it seems to me that the optimal plan would be driller and engineer in bunker and scout and gunner outside, with scout jumping between platforms and gunner riding ziplines. But I haven't been able to test that theory yet.
But clearly there are times when turtling doesn't work. So I'd like to figure out how to get better at open fighting.
obsidian gorge
do you use dash perk, might help on getting distance, also gunner's shield is really good at giving everyone time to shoot / reload and be safe
radiant summit
I do like the dash perk a lot, but at the higher hazard levels I've been trying to use iron will and revive to benefit the entire team, rather than just myself; it's been tough to go without dash.
So it sounds like running is a key part of staying alive in large waves? Can't realistically just stand your ground?
obsidian gorge
if you can deal enough damage, somehow
not that being alive wouldn't benefit the team
dull silo
while bunkering can work out, if you rely on it every game your cheating yourself the ways to get better at the game, same with ziplines
as for splitting up inside and outside of the bunker, its works as long as it works, but if someone goes down it can be hell to ress them - a scout cant feasibly go into a bunker to ress and driller and engi won't always be able to fight their way out to get a ress off
as for ways to improve: besides limiting reliance on "crutches", Id try some variations in builds and keep practicing. Some builds really come into their own in the EDDs
thin wave
it's pretty lame that no valuable resources/minerals spawn in deep dives
fringe kettle
If they did then you could easily farm them since their position wouldn't change.
thin wave
so you suppose just remove it all together?
frank ore
as long as u position ur self well its pretty hard to actually die in this game imo
bronze jackal
bunkers are just a bad idea, you might learn to use bunkers really well but this game forces you to move around and gather stuff, you will get caught outside a bunker mid-swarm once and lose, learn to play how youre supposed to, not cheezy strats, bunkers are also fairly boring IMO...
tiny fog
The only fun bunker is a natural one when the objective is in a tunnel and you wall off a side
Or if the driller plans multiple escape routes, I'm ok with that too
somber jacinth
swarm tunnels can also be useful. especially with Mactera Plague.
sly burrow
is it possible to run the deep dive more than once to get multiple cores during the same week?
sly burrow
thanks!
somber jacinth
just completed the EDD.
somber jacinth
somber jacinth
just finished all my weekly stuff.
thick pine
Sweet dude
somber jacinth
took me three attempts at the EDD.
Attempt 1: Got to stage 3, accidentally pulled and egg and the team got wiped.
Attempt 2: Wiped on Stage 1 because the Driller rage quit
Attempt 3: SUCCESS.
feral atlas
EDD is pretty easy this week.
granite lantern
@feral atlas i think it might be a solid exp farm
junior linden
hey anyone wanna do the elite dive join pod 5
somber jacinth
I've almost killed the Huuli Hoarder on Stage 3 twice. both times the slick little shit slipped away.
vocal maple
Edd this week is pretty boring
I'm not a fan of having every objective next to each other all in the same room
granite lantern
I think its fun
happens way less often
3 mules stacking up add quite a horde too
scarlet willow
i like the mule placement morkite is annoying in stage 1
celest oasis
merry monolith
the trick is to bring an engie with BC and have him down 80% of the mactera waves in one shot
red pine
^
I'm gonna host an EDD and title it ENGINEERS ONLY.
1 scout for the objectives + 3 engineers
Ezmode
red pine
Pog
azure gull
Question, so I have been loving the gunner class! Does anyone have a great load out set for an aggressive gunner, with the "Lead Storm" and the "Bulldog"?
granite lantern
@azure gull you have no overclocks, right?
azure gull
I do have some overclocks for the Bulldog, but I'm having trouble getting some for the Leadstorm
granite lantern
which ones
azure gull
Let me check, give me one moment.
dull silo
im curious what your idea of an aggresive gunner is - gunner is generally gonna be fairly slow and kitey
azure gull
An aggressive gunnner (or how I play) is trigger finger. Holding down the Leadstorm for some serious DPS is so satisfying, in runs, I love having a gunner (Myself) and a Driller next to me, while the scout and engineer are behind us taking other bugs out that get passed us. This also includes getting agro from Dreadnoughts or Bulks/Oppressor's and using my shield to protect myself, and allow my team to take it out. I was told by other gunners that I play "Aggressive". So i just kinda ran with it
dull silo
fair, sounds like you wanna throw down some serious hurt down range
personally, i really like pairing the minigun with explosive rounds bulldog, something like 23212. it admittedly gets like twice as good with the magic bullet OC
azure gull
You would be correct! That is what I would love to do!
So for my Overclocks, this is what I have so far:
Leadstorm: Burning Hell (Balanced Overclock) "Allows any hostile that is infront of my gun to burn, Although Leadstorm will overheat way quicker"
Bulldog: How Brew Powder (Clean Overclock) "Deals 80% - 120% more damage
Bulldog: Volatile Bullets (Balanced Overclock) "Deals fire damage, although direct damage is lowered"
dull silo
oh you can do the fire build!
azure gull
Oh! Thats awesome! I can O. o
dull silo
the fire build is a little different from normal minigun builds, but it can be very satisfying
azure gull
Are you currently online?
dull silo
no sir
dull silo
sec
azure gull
No worries, Take your time
dull silo
https://surmiran.github.io/karl/?=N4Ig4iBcoMoIxQNpwDQAYUCYWoHYFcAbQrFEAMwHsBjfAZxAF0yAFBSRDVbPIk7CjXpMAviKA this should have builds for both weapons
for the last tier of minigun you can either go hot bullets or cold as grave, the former lets you set stuff on fire at long range, the latter lets you kill for longer
the bulldog deals a metric ton of damage against targets on fire
so the gameplan is to use the minigun to set enemies on fire and then to destroy high health targets with the bulldog
azure gull
Oh that sounds awesome! Okay, Okay, im understanding! Now is there any strat with shielding with this build?
dull silo
nothing unique to this build, you just use them when you normally would
so to save your team or to let your entire team shoot freely for a little bit
incendiary grenades really compliment this build, too!
azure gull
I have also tried the "Thunderhead" but I don't think I'm using it right. I do understand its a slower rate of fire, and it has AOE damage to it, although it just doesn't sit right to me.
Oh! I can see that! Thank you so much for your help! Ill let you know how it works out!
dull silo
sometimes you just need a moment for a build to really click, you know? Like this fire build took me a game or 2 before everything really came together
azure gull
Sounds great! 😄
dull silo
I think the thunderhead might be the same for you, its really powerful
azure gull
Okay, Okay, I will give it another try! Like I said, Thank you so much for your help! 😄 I really appreciate it! Maybe late today we can do some runs together if you dont mind
dull silo
sure, where are you from though? 🙂
azure gull
Im from USA, New Mexico. How about you
dull silo
Europe ^^ makes playing together a bit dodgy
I dont mind giving it a go, but one of us is gonna have some noticeable lag
azure gull
Thats fine, I dont mind a little lag here and there. When are you free?
open kettle
hi, i'm new to the game and i'm in the need of some help, i've found a machine called "pickaxe overcharge sprinkler", the problem is that i don't know how to interact with it, i searched for videos on youtube explaining it but i haven't found nothing, i was wondering if any of you could help me?
obsidian gorge
you have to promote to use it, and to promote you first need to reach level 25
open kettle
ohhh alright, i wil ask again when i get there then ty ❤️
obsidian gorge
mind that if you get a promoted player to be with you they can activate the machine, which will get you exp / credits (there are other rewards you can get, but that's another story, for when you promote)
open kettle
thanks for the info, i surely will try again later with some of my friends then
pastel depot
just completed the deep dive, exactly 45 minutes
vital pewter
ebon lagoon
guys how do i add my game to lfg
short egret
^ someone tag me for this as well; Im not sure how to do that.
short egret
ty @scarlet willow
copper trout
So are deep dives really big missions or risk for reward?
vocal maple
Both
dull silo
aquarqs and eggs, lowgrav mactera plague
odd comet
So basically hell
scarlet willow
the aquarq spots are a little annoying
dull silo
There's like 3 right below the minehead
dull silo
Which would be annoying, if you couldn't just low grav em up
odd comet
The bigger problem, I think, is that I was with 3 level 60 players
Who would either die in stupid ways
Or spend 5 minutes kiting the swarm around the map before picking people up, which gives you about 30 seconds to get shit done before the next swarm
grave dagger
Has anyone else crashed while loading the third stage of the deep dive?
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dull silo
Thanks mission control!
azure gull
hello! Im new to the Deep Rock Discord server, I believe this is where I ask. If not please let me know! Anyways, I would like to see if anyone wants to start up a Deep Dive Elite with me?
obsidian gorge
there is also #lfg-steam and the how-to on its pins 📌
azure gull
Okay! Thank you.
finite fern
Do drop pods always spawn at the same place for deep dives?
odd comet
If you call from the same spot every time, then they usually land in the same general area
But no
They do not land in the exact same spot
obsidian gorge
that was a complicated deep dive, had 3 waves on 2nd stage for not finding the last morkite, they were near the starting room, also had to use supply pods for oxygen, which isn't too bad, but... I once started losing Oxygen near the Mine Head , 3rd stage I survived an Uplink Bulk as Engineer
glacial matrix
o2 stuff is next to haunted in annoyance 😄
obsidian gorge
that was tough, but had success on EDD strage 1, almost thought I wouldn't be able to enter Drop Pod
dull silo
stage 1 is the hardest part, you gots this
obsidian gorge
nah, no luck on stage 2, not enough space to run
tried using shield and sticky grenades, but always had a few glyphids survive and get to me
obsidian gorge
also, I don't remember seeing so many eyes in a mission before DD had some places full of wall eyes
frank ore
What would u guys feel if failing to make it to the drop pod result in deduction in ammo
I feel like dying has too little consequence when it comes to extracting
shrewd junco
hey guys, do you have any good source for builds please?
obsidian gorge
server works, if you say what is going wrong, most stuff is balanced, and it is usually best to try things yourself
dull silo
what do you define as a good source @shrewd junco?
shrewd junco
some web well updated for example, not from early access times 🙂
obsidian gorge
there is the wiki where the stats are mostly up to date and here where people play the latest version
dull silo
theres a 1.0 thread for every weapon on reddit
https://old.reddit.com/r/DeepRockGalactic/comments/gtz35z/drg_10_weapon_discussion_thread_day_15_breach/ has links to all weapons in it
I'll caution you though, sources such of this usually just list people's preferences though. People of various skill are all free to contribute to them, so the advice can be pretty hit or miss
obsidian gorge
if that is the case I would guess discord is better due to being able to more quickly get replies ?
dull silo
Discord certainly has advantages, for sure. people are always happy to talk about their favorite builds here. Neither source has any claim to being "right" though, the nature of DRG means that like you said originally Omega, weapon loadouts are largely preference
shrewd junco
thanks for the tips
dull silo
I think its safe to say that every weapon (maybe except for 1) is viable at all levels of play, and that once you find a weapon you want to play you could just ask what people think of your loadout in here
obsidian gorge
How would you guys improve the chances of a solo AC / brt gunner have success in a battle against tons of praetorians + guardss / slashers / grunts in a 2 way tunnel
dull silo
i find i do pretty well with either neurotoxin or carpetbomber, either way the fear makes a big difference. Praet's tend to fall to a combination of sticky nades and the Brt. honestly it takes a while but between fear from the ac, the sprint perk and shield you can kite that kind of swarm almost indefinitely even in confined spaces
the danger usually comes from acidspitters hiding between them, imo
obsidian gorge
I even had 220 clipsize to avoid reloading issues mid shooting, but even with a shield and shooting everything I can see, the shield goes down and I get attacked
scarlet willow
splintering/carpetbomber have great grunt clear take ROF on tier 3 and clip if you dont feel like ammo is needed
depending on the distance from you and the guard as you start shooting you should be able to kill it before it gets to you
dull silo
managing reloads is a huge deal for the AC in general
scarlet willow
sticky make short work on praets since fear
dull silo
you need to plan ahead whether you can swap to your sidearm for born ready or whether you need to save a shield / sprint to reload safely
scarlet willow
if you are out of stickies and you really need to kill the praet you can use shield to fear him for BRT
dull silo
and ofcourse, animation cancelling helps a lot under pressure, too
obsidian gorge
it could be lack of seeing what is going on, and only having 2 paths to walk, either backwards or forwards
scarlet willow
animation cancelling is faster than born ready so if you think you can survive for the duration dont use born ready
obsidian gorge
usually having an open flat terrain makes it much easier to see where they are coming from
scarlet willow
if you are solo id recommend taking cryo rockets
dull silo
ultimately though, you should be kiting the swarm all the time to funnel em into 1 direction, i know the feel of shield expiring and you being surrounded and honestly the only way out is to make a break for it and run through the swarm before turning around
scarlet willow
if you are stuck in tunnel with enemies you can panic cryo rocket with bosco and try to run out
obsidian gorge
if the cryo rockets are enough to freeze guards it might work, I keep forgetting to use the rockets, or just don't get a clear view of where it will be a good spot to shoot
dull silo
cryo rockets are a huge deal imo, i use em on every class
generally not for guards tho 😛
obsidian gorge
I would guess guards are the real threats
dull silo
i find i can just walk away from them
and they dont come with the slow slashers do, so taking a hit isnt a huge deal now and then
quiet kernel
Just completed my first EDD yesterday
dire sonnet
Has anyone been having problems with the mule getting stuck on things
thick pine
Yeah now and then.
But it should teleport to the droppod fifteen seconds before extraction
obsidian gorge
I had it get stuck mid mission once though, had to keep digging around it
low violet
God... the timing for thin containment field is awful AWFUL
obsidian gorge
I know there is a free egg on the EDD stage 1, but I wonder if its wave got triggered when the mission started somehow, at least grabbing it didn't produce any screams
granite lantern
@obsidian gorge what do you mean free egg?