Encryptid

[Razer]

So I just finally saw the encryptid event show up after days and days. Went there, not knowing what to expect. So there's an assaultron there oneshotting everyone and everything. Doesn't even need to hit you to oneshot you. There were a bunch of people there including high level (I'm not high level). Now I could have brought a power armor. Would have lived 2 shots.

Long story short we failed the event.

Fun.

[killer_Foxy]

people assume someone else will be the conduit and when everyone thinks like that then no one is the conduit and the event fails, so many times im one of the few people being the conduit. its also funny seeing everyone shoot the assaultron with its shield up.. like surely you guys know you have to activate the conduits, why are you shooting it?

[Razer]

Uhm that wasn't it. We had the conduits taken care off almost all the time. It was just that about 7-8 players are constantly in downded state. I don't think I've ever seen so many power armors laying around. some people even got spawn killed. It was funny, but not funny.

[sascomander]

Easiest way to get the event to succeed to to basically take all three Pylons by yourself and then hide in the cabin healing yourself. That is what I usually do. Just make sure to be in a group with someone else at the event so you get to loot the robot.

[killer_Foxy]

Originally posted by sascomander:

Easiest way to get the event to succeed to to basically take all three Pylons by yourself and then hide in the cabin healing yourself. That is what I usually do. Just make sure to be in a group with someone else at the event so you get to loot the robot.

I like making things fun and hide behind the conduit station thing, even with the assaultron targeting on you, if youre agile enough you can avoid being killed

[Razer]

Originally posted by sascomander:

Easiest way to get the event to succeed to to basically take all three Pylons by yourself and then hide in the cabin healing yourself. That is what I usually do. Just make sure to be in a group with someone else at the event so you get to loot the robot.

That sounds like a good tactic, but I think I'll just skip this one.

[Razer]

Originally posted by killer_Foxy:

Originally posted by sascomander:

Easiest way to get the event to succeed to to basically take all three Pylons by yourself and then hide in the cabin healing yourself. That is what I usually do. Just make sure to be in a group with someone else at the event so you get to loot the robot.

I like making things fun and hide behind the conduit station thing, even with the assaultron targeting on you, if youre agile enough you can avoid being killed

It's weird. People were dying left and right and the assaultron wasn't even there. I also lost all my hp (335) a couple times instantly and died when no enemies were nearby. Maybe it's bugged or something.

[killer_Foxy]

Originally posted by Razer:

Originally posted by killer_Foxy:

I like making things fun and hide behind the conduit station thing, even with the assaultron targeting on you, if youre agile enough you can avoid being killed

It's weird. People were dying left and right and the assaultron wasn't even there. I also lost all my hp (335) a couple times instantly and died when no enemies were nearby. Maybe it's bugged or something.

between the assaultron being invisible most of the time and being able to nearly instantly kill you, it may look like you just random died

[Razer]

Originally posted by killer_Foxy:

Originally posted by Razer:

It's weird. People were dying left and right and the assaultron wasn't even there. I also lost all my hp (335) a couple times instantly and died when no enemies were nearby. Maybe it's bugged or something.

between the assaultron being invisible most of the time and being able to nearly instantly kill you, it may look like you just random died

That's what I was thinking, but he killed enemies without the head beam quite a ways away. You know when he's visible. At one point I ran at him withh my melee weapon at full HP, he didn't do anything but I died within a few feet instantly. No headbeam no melee attack by the assaultron. Just *poop* dead.

[Senator Armstrong]

Originally posted by Razer:

So I just finally saw the encryptid event show up after days and days. Went there, not knowing what to expect. So there's an assaultron there oneshotting everyone and everything. Doesn't even need to hit you to oneshot you. There were a bunch of people there including high level (I'm not high level). Now I could have brought a power armor. Would have lived 2 shots.

Long story short we failed the event.

Fun.

This is the one event I avoid. The assaultron is broken OP and is invincible until other players help out with the conduits.

Being one-shot + no cooperation = no fun

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by Razer:

So I just finally saw the encryptid event show up after days and days. Went there, not knowing what to expect. So there's an assaultron there oneshotting everyone and everything. Doesn't even need to hit you to oneshot you. There were a bunch of people there including high level (I'm not high level). Now I could have brought a power armor. Would have lived 2 shots.

Long story short we failed the event.

Fun.

I had that event but i started it on the computer 9:00 mins timer and no one on my server was over lv 20 so logged out and hoped for higher levels on my next server and the event was gone no rewards no anything..

Really sucks so i never finished the quest chain.

Stupid broken quest i'll avoid it in the future..

[Phantom]

Long story short

The Imp Sheep has 100% anti armour

so his special beam cannon cuts through you faster than goku into radditz

Plus he drops fire zones around which have pretty high aoe damage
Plus if you take the conduits you take extra dot damage (which can bug and become a permanent thing for that server)

IF you want to face tank him, you want anti robot troubleshooter stuff which is -15% from robots per part, can almost halve his damage output with those

Added to the PA damage ignore and

Then you add high health and some regen and he is kinda a joke...

OR you just do enough damage to go braaaaap and put him down quick

[Mooman]

All the Gutsys can be a major pain too. If no one is running add control they can easily '1 shot' you by ganging up.

I'd say it failed as most of experienced players have finished the season or trick/treating and taking a break. Even 1 prepared player can make all the difference.

[Amanandhisdog]

you dont just sit there and wait and wait for days you go make a keycard or run a long quest chain leads to this event final.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Invest in a set that lets you solo this event, so you always know you can do it. What you will need:

Troubleshooter's Armor (Power Armor or regular, if using PA, shoot for 2 pieces or more, if using Regular Armor, have 3 minimum)

A high Capacity, high DPS weapon, Plasma Flamer for Rifle-based builds (Rifleman specifically, but if you're Commando you have the SPECIAL already allocated) Flamer, , 50 cal, are good options for Heavy, you really don't want something with a "Wind up" time like a Minigun or gatplas. Melee is a little hosed this fight, for solo.

First Aid perk, Super Stimpaks (Don't bring regular stims ideally, just supers) and some kind of HP buff chem/food for the best chance.

With this setup you can hold all 3 pylons spamming stimpaks, and take virtually no damage from the boss, it all comes down to DPSing before you run out of meds.

[Razer]

Sounds like this event (even though set as a regular weekly) is not for low level characters. And low level being below level 100. So practically half the server cannot participate. Nice.

The advice is good, but my char is lvl 75. I have a bit of armor here and there (base resist of 400) and some anti faction legendaries (including anti robot). I don't have access to anything else. So there's that. "investing" in this is a no go. I rather go do something useful with my time.

My build is a melee build, but that didn't work so I switched to the Final Word, but I only have the one heavy gunner perk so I was doing like 40 damage per hit on the boss with this thing.