New legendary weapons + helicopter fight

[EndlessPlayer]

Because this new update is so huge, that they also give so many new weapons, I wonder if somebody found out, where to find new legendary weapons on which pals. I would love to find for Advence Bow, if this is possible without going to 60lvl Oil Ring, so I could prepare my self to this hard fight and also end up with Saya on previous island.

How many of you already fight again the helicopter and how hard this is? When my friend from discord show one screen from battle, I was shocked that this thing has milion+ health. I struggle again Bellanoir Libero, not even trying to kill Raid Blazamut or Raid Xenolord, when I also don't have a good armor in my possesion.

[Aestrea]

It seems kind of impossible on defaultish settings to actually solo it in a reasonable amount of time because it always flies on top of you where you can't aim and is usually out of the optimal range to deal full damage with most weapons. You would need a insane amount of guided rockets to attempt it.

[Terminus_X]

Honestly, I struggle to solo the level fifty-five rig, but I've figured out most of the chest spawning locations and just sneak grab them. Haven't actually encountered the helicopter during my first poke at the level sixty one, but it's way further off shore and has the irritating rocket pod towers in addition to the insane laser ones.
My advice, unless you're a genius and have uber-bred and enhanced pals, is don't try and take on raid stuff straight on. The bosses, if they don't destroy your base, have timer based issues and if the helicopter has a million health AND you're trying to survive everything else at the rig... good luck. That said, you can ninja the smaller chests and jump off the side of the rig again to get blueprints for green and blue hexolite armour which is worth doing.

[Grimzy]

Best way is to use pals with auto-tracking attacks, like jetdragon or use the multi missile launcher as it will be homing in onto the chopper.

[EndlessPlayer]

Today I get one legendary weapon from Frostallion Noct 60 lvl - Legendary Laser Rifle.
If somebody of you find another weapon, which will drop from Alpha Pals, please send this information here

[Raitøx]

Originally posted by Aestrea:

It seems kind of impossible on defaultish settings to actually solo it in a reasonable amount of time because it always flies on top of you where you can't aim and is usually out of the optimal range to deal full damage with most weapons. You would need a insane amount of guided rockets to attempt it.

Because it's for 4 players ? if you're 4 players you do x4 the damage done (without adding pals), can spread the damage taken/enemies focus allowing shield to regen, there is always at least 3 people able to shot the helipcopter and you get cover from you friend while hacking.
People are optimizing their character trying to do the DPS of 4 players, it will never happen.

The moment i changed the setting to 0.3 damage taken (to simulate damage spread over 4 players) and 4x damage done (which is still less than 4x players + 4x pals) the oil rigs became enjoyable and even with these setting you're not invincible (two gatling gun bearing goons can burst you down).

People should push for an option to make everything balanced for singleplayer when multiplayer is turned off instead of forcing themselves to suffer and then complaining on the internet because they can't understand they're doing group content solo.

[WTFmybacon]

Originally posted by EndlessPlayer:

where to find new legendary weapons on which pals. I would love to find for Advence Bow, if this is possible without going to 60lvl Oil Ring, so I could prepare my self to this hard fight and also end up with Saya on previous island.

The only Pal on the new island that drops a legendary schematic is the legendary Frostallion Noct which drops a legendary Laser Rifle schematic (although you seem to have already found that out), none of the other Alpha Pals on the new island for some reason have any legendary schematic drops.
Instead, pretty much every other new schematic (from uncommon to legendary) were added as chest loot from both old locations and the new location.

As for the Advanced Bow, the only location where the schematics for it can currently be found is unfortunately in the gold chest on the level 60 oil rig. Same with schematics for the new Plasma Cannon. And accessing the gold chest requires defeating the attack helicopter boss each time.

[703joe]

Originally posted by Aestrea:

It seems kind of impossible on defaultish settings to actually solo it in a reasonable amount of time because it always flies on top of you where you can't aim and is usually out of the optimal range to deal full damage with most weapons. You would need a insane amount of guided rockets to attempt it.

I found that standing on the level below the one with the chest, just peaking out from below, makes the helicopter a lot easier to hit. It hovers slightly lower, and does not really move much outside of to the left or right. Also their rockets hit the floor above almost all of the time. I have never needed to use guided rockets doing it this way. It still took a lot of rockets, but its slightly easier than doing it on the floor above.

[KaffeeRausch]

I was actually lucky to find the golden hex armor schematic in a red chest.

Of course, I had to take out the anti-aircraft in the last Feybreak Island area and it was a coincidence when I was looking for giant ice eggs.

It is probably possible to find golden schematics of new equipment in the open game world and dungeons, although the chance feels like 0.08%.

[Lord Tony]

Originally posted by Raitøx:

Originally posted by Aestrea:

It seems kind of impossible on defaultish settings to actually solo it in a reasonable amount of time because it always flies on top of you where you can't aim and is usually out of the optimal range to deal full damage with most weapons. You would need a insane amount of guided rockets to attempt it.

Because it's for 4 players ? if you're 4 players you do x4 the damage done (without adding pals), can spread the damage taken/enemies focus allowing shield to regen, there is always at least 3 people able to shot the helipcopter and you get cover from you friend while hacking.
People are optimizing their character trying to do the DPS of 4 players, it will never happen.

Everyone is saying the new oil rig is meant for 4 players

then why is the reward 1 single chest that gives loot comparable to an expedition? lmao

I solo'd it and I don't even want that loot I got, the reward is not worth the insane difficulty that comes with it

[KaffeeRausch]

Unfortunately, I also have to say that after all the oil used for the rocket launchers and laser Gatling ammunition, there is very little oil that you get back.

It is frustrating to get something like the high-tech bow diagrams in green and to find that when you get something good, I have to leave the PC on for ages so that the oil pumps can pump up enough material for good weapons.