Best mode for "That the best you got" penance?

[mysteryman115]

Its the dodge 500 reapers penance, issue with doing it, reapers get targeted pretty quick and get deleted (most of the time). Tried googling in web browser, not much advice save for some dodge zealot build (which I was eyeing zealot anyways for the dodges).

Any advice on what mode, modifiers and whatnot to try out?

[Tunnfisk]

It's a terrible penance. I've put in about 100+ hours (some of it being AFK or Psykhanium) since my triumphant return to the game, post penance update. I am at 168/500.

Because as you say, as soon as a Reaper shows up, every lil squid goes: and rushes to kill it faster than.. I don't know what, but it's fast!

I would think the fastest way to get it done, is to run a Zealot with dodge sprinting, go with a friend/group into a mission, have them clear everything but a Reaper, while you sprint around dodging their bullets.

For regular gameplay? I wouldn't even try to complete it. It's one of those "get it done over time"-type of penances.

[TheTownWitchDoctor]

Is it not cumulative? If not I can't see it ever being done without cheesing it. I never use sprint dodge anyway, just slide spam.

[Yasahi]

Originally posted by TheTownWitchDoctor:

Is it not cumulative? If not I can't see it ever being done without cheesing it. I never use sprint dodge anyway, just slide spam.

It is cumulative, yes. It's just extremely slow to get it done. I've at 190 something after coming back. Not sure if it's bugged or what but even running in front of one will usually just give a couple more towards the penance.

[Tunnfisk]

Originally posted by Yasahi:

Originally posted by TheTownWitchDoctor:

Is it not cumulative? If not I can't see it ever being done without cheesing it. I never use sprint dodge anyway, just slide spam.

It is cumulative, yes. It's just extremely slow to get it done. I've at 190 something after coming back. Not sure if it's bugged or what but even running in front of one will usually just give a couple more towards the penance.

I don't think it's bugged (although with Fatshark you never know), I think it's more like with what OP suggested. That people kill Reapers too fast.

I just did a round where I went from 168 to 217. I rushed a bit ahead into a Reaper then danced with him until the teammates finished him off.

[Dou B Jin]

I'm a few hundred hours in since I started penance and it's still not finished.

Its one of those penance you rarely actively do. Most people just shoot reapers the moment they pop their head so its making progress on it is very slow.

[TheTownWitchDoctor]

Originally posted by Yasahi:

Originally posted by TheTownWitchDoctor:

Is it not cumulative? If not I can't see it ever being done without cheesing it. I never use sprint dodge anyway, just slide spam.

It is cumulative, yes. It's just extremely slow to get it done. I've at 190 something after coming back. Not sure if it's bugged or what but even running in front of one will usually just give a couple more towards the penance.

Yeah mine was 199 when I made that post and 200 now, dodged a single bullet.

[varicose 'vascular' vinny]

Yeah Reapers suck and the only time you see big numbers of them they get killed without doing anything. He should have like 5000 HP and react a lot faster than he does, their guns often don't even shoot before they die or they just sit there cowering from bullets. It's a nurgle affiliated ogryn for crying out loud, pain should be nothing to them.

The green Reapers are actually somewhat threatening and the baseline should be closer to that if they're gonna spawn so infrequently.

[Buzzles]

So with this one the English tooltip isn't quite clear.

"Dodge 500 shots while sprinting" does not mean actual dodging, aka pressing left/right and the dodge button.

It's sprint-dodging, which means sprinting in a 90 degree (a right angle) perpendicular path from the shooter.

It's a side mechanic which isn't really explained, but sprinting at a 90 degree from a shooter counts as dodging and their shots will miss, as long as you have stamina remaining*.

If you're using the dodge key for this penance, you're doing it wrong.

All you have to do when they start shooting is turn 90 degrees from them and sprint.

Hope that helps people.


*Can get around the stamina restriction by going Zealot and picking Swift Certainty node (just before Inexorable Judgement keystone).

[No emaN]

Go Veteran in the start of the right lower part of the skill tree grab "Duck and Dive" and then take the blessing "Stripped Down" that is found on the Recon Lasguns, Infantry Autoguns, and Braced Autoguns. Find a reaper (and have your team keep it alive), now take your pretty sprint key and run from the bullets as they demonstrate in the tutorial. You want to run away from where the bullets are firing so just round around the reaper in a circle and you shouldn't be taking any damage because you are immune to ranged attacks as you are regenerating Stamina because you are avoiding the shots (Duck and Dive).

It's truly an easy penance just not one that's drawn out to be easily understood by players unaware of base game mechanics, and is dragged out, and isn't needed as you can burst a reaper on demand most of the time anyways. If you find a pack of reapers, the better and just sprint a circle around them and dodge 500 shots. If you're somehow running out of stamina take +3 stamina on 1 curio and focus Sprint Efficiency. It does not get any easier than this. Please do note your progression after mission because I can't recall if 'Ranged Attack Immunity' prevents progression for said penance. If you're still unsure or want another class. Zealot has Swift Certainty inside of the bottom right of the skill tree which completely negates the stamina requirement for the mechanic's use but you must run away from the reaper's gunfire at a strict angle compared to Veteran who can hold a safety net and still get out unscathed.

[Knight_of_Gallifrey]

Originally posted by No emaN:

Please do note your progression after mission because I can't recall if 'Ranged Attack Immunity' prevents progression for said penance. If you're still unsure or want another class.

The blessing that gives 'ranged attack immunity on weak spot hit' states in the tooltip that it counts as dodging, likewise the Psykers 'crits count as dodging ranged' talent. That would suggest that those two won't contribute to sprinting, but then again, tooltips are mighty wonky.

[Optimus Prime]

Originally posted by Tunnfisk:

It's a terrible penance. I've put in about 100+ hours (some of it being AFK or Psykhanium) since my triumphant return to the game, post penance update. I am at 168/500.

Because as you say, as soon as a Reaper shows up, every lil squid goes: :poemg: :poemg: :poemg: and rushes to kill it faster than.. I don't know what, but it's fast!

I would think the fastest way to get it done, is to run a Zealot with dodge sprinting, go with a friend/group into a mission, have them clear everything but a Reaper, while you sprint around dodging their bullets.

For regular gameplay? I wouldn't even try to complete it. It's one of those "get it done over time"-type of penances.

This.

[vodan]

I somewhen asked team to help with this achievment, and after this i and 2 other players was running around reaper and one was doing nothing till we got it, also since you are in my friend list we can just go private duo somewhen if you want