Corruption arrows

[snowblizzard]

I have a question for the usage of the corruption arrows. Should they work on any kind of machine or just on some kind of machines? When I shoot at Watchers, Sawtooths and Glinthawks the arrows works and the machine starts to fight against other machines, but it only works on these three kind of machines. For all other machines it doesn't work for me. The icon over the machine appears, but then the machine doesn't start to fight other machines.

[yuzhonglu]

yup. They're useless.

[Nimitz]

Corrupted Machines and Daemonic Machines are immune to corruption.You can also use corruption to human and don't forget that larger machines and leader class humans usually require multiple hits to trigger the status effect

[zuntan2002]

The Corruption Severity Threshold for small machines is 50, medium machines 100 and large machines 150. For humans normal is 50 and elite/heavy 100.

Compare with fire, shock and freeze where the severity threshold for small machines is 75, medium machines 150, large machines 300, and for corrupted machines add 50%. Note that there is a 50% bonus to the buildup of fire severity on corrupted machines.

[snowblizzard]

Originally posted by zuntan2002:

The Corruption Severity Threshold for small machines is 50, medium machines 100 and large machines 150. For humans normal is 50 and elite/heavy 100.

Compare with fire, shock and freeze where the severity threshold for small machines is 75, medium machines 150, large machines 300, and for corrupted machines add 50%. Note that there is a 50% bonus to the buildup of fire severity on corrupted machines.

Thanks, that is the information I needed. So it works, but most of the machines need more arrows then. As it is so easy with the Sawtooths, I thought it would be so easy with every machine.

[Kirihum]

You can put some Corruption mods on your bow to make it easier, but it will still take a few shots for bigger machines.

[Filthy Cur]

Corruption arrows can be a lot of fun, but they're pretty weak without some upgrades. Best to keep hidden when using them, corrupted machines/humans will still attack you.

[wmgibsonfan]

I've frequently used Corruption Arrows to soften up a group of machines before initiating my attack. Some may even be destroyed by the time I'm ready to make my move. If possible, overriding one or more machines will get a real party started while I sling more CAs at the remaining machines to get them itchy.

[life is dank]

Originally posted by snowblizzard:

Originally posted by zuntan2002:

The Corruption Severity Threshold for small machines is 50, medium machines 100 and large machines 150. For humans normal is 50 and elite/heavy 100.

Compare with fire, shock and freeze where the severity threshold for small machines is 75, medium machines 150, large machines 300, and for corrupted machines add 50%. Note that there is a 50% bonus to the buildup of fire severity on corrupted machines.

Thanks, that is the information I needed. So it works, but most of the machines need more arrows then. As it is so easy with the Sawtooths, I thought it would be so easy with every machine.

As you progress in the game the sawtooths are pretty low tier machines. Near end game you can completely take out a sawtooth with only like 2 or 3 fire arrows.