Smart cleaner boss wtf

[Mngwa]

I don't know if I am missing something but this boss does not make sense. It has two "weak points" which are not weak at all. The whole battle is just "keep picking the boss with 1hp by 1hp out from the 9999999999999999hp this boss has for 2 hours and try not to get squashed". There is no fun in it, it is just absurdly prolonged battle. I tried different builds, the boring unnecessary long picking is the same all the time.
Tried vertical missiles into the chimney because everybody praises that .... the vertical missiles function when you are on the ground and there must not be low obstacle and such. Not exactly convenient. The boss cannot be staggered, at least not by the weapons I used.
So ... usually I just run out of the ammo or AP while the boss still has hp. As I said - either it is just broken or I am doing something wrong. Not sure what tho.

PS: What bugs me the most is not the difficulty but that this play is no fun at all. Even if I scrap the boss after 953665366 hours of attempts I have a premonition that there will be no satisfaction at all, just boredom and annoyance from illogical and tiresome battle mechanics.

edit: Sigh .... yes, I am hitting the face and the chimney. Yes, I am flying to evade the huge curling irons or whatever the heck these are. I am doing everything and yet the battle is boringly long and tiresome. That was the point. Anyway, thanks for the answers (with exception of few that are usual condescending ironical bs)

[魔装機神 Psybuster]

Best Spider-Man adaptation will always be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGN9fZvQhc

[vamirez]

Idea is you need to hover above it and try to aim into (not at, into) the smock stack. It does indeed take a while to whittle down, but if you maximize your hovering above it, you should be able to win fairly easily. Tetrapod legs have much better hovering capability, if that helps. Also I think energy weapons are good against it.

[The Snacrifice]

Sabaithal の投稿を引用：

The battlefield is the main issue, not the boss. Vertical missiles don't work due to the low ceiling of the room.

Vertical missiles will work, but they'll clip the ceiling unless you're flat on the ground.

[The Snacrifice]

vamirez の投稿を引用：

Idea is you need to hover above it and try to aim into (not at, into) the smock stack. It does indeed take a while to whittle down, but if you maximize your hovering above it, you should be able to win fairly easily. Tetrapod legs have much better hovering capability, if that helps. Also I think energy weapons are good against it.

If your hover is bad, when it comes in to melee, just immediately jump up and forward and fly over it. As you pass the smokestack shoot down, then land on the other side to recover. Rinse and repeat.

[adobo]

The weakpoints literally explode in fire when you hit them and does massive impact damage for stagger. And i used machineguns for it.

Sounds like you're just bouncing shots off its face and not shooting into the big gaping fire hole.

[Gargoyle]

Sentinel-Ghost の投稿を引用：

Two ways to beat the boss - Quad legs and lots off explosive weapons - stay above it and shoot the spout.
OR
A tank Tread build, as much AP as possible, Songbirds, bazookas and a sword or another explosive weapon - and smash your face into it - aim for the front "mouth" with minimal dodging.

On NG+ i tried doing Tank Tread and boy that was a ♥♥♥♥ show xD could not evade any attacks because of the speed difference lol. So i just switched back to my Tetrapod build and cleared it like it was just a mini boss.

[opus132]

He doesn't need anything fancy, just over above him, stagger him with explosives then try to abuse his vulnerable spots with whatever weapon you like best. Here i used melee attacks every time he was down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPhoRNabytk

[C1REX]

majikero の投稿を引用：

The weakpoints literally explode in fire when you hit them and does massive impact damage for stagger. And i used machineguns for it.

Sounds like you're just bouncing shots off its face and not shooting into the big gaping fire hole.

He has two weak spots. One on top and one in front.
However you need explosives or buy and use manual aim because the game makes you aim above his weak spot.

[vamirez]

The Snacrifice の投稿を引用：

vamirez の投稿を引用：

Idea is you need to hover above it and try to aim into (not at, into) the smock stack. It does indeed take a while to whittle down, but if you maximize your hovering above it, you should be able to win fairly easily. Tetrapod legs have much better hovering capability, if that helps. Also I think energy weapons are good against it.

If your hover is bad, when it comes in to melee, just immediately jump up and forward and fly over it. As you pass the smokestack shoot down, then land on the other side to recover. Rinse and repeat.

Sorry misunderstood - yes, if your AC is not good at hovering, then do that :)

[Aldain]

Lock on to the upper intake with vertical missiles, then watch the fireworks.

[Bummer6]

Mngwa の投稿を引用：

I don't know if I am missing something but this boss does not make sense. It has two "weak points" which are not weak at all. The whole battle is just "keep picking the boss with 1hp by 1hp out from the 9999999999999999hp this boss has for 2 hours and try not to get squashed". There is no fun in it, it is just absurdly prolonged battle. I tried different builds, the boring unnecessary long picking is the same all the time.
Tried vertical missiles into the chimney because everybody praises that .... the vertical missiles function when you are on the ground and there must not be low obstacle and such. Not exactly convenient. The boss cannot be staggered, at least not by the weapons I used.
So ... usually I just run out of the ammo or AP while the boss still has hp. As I said - either it is just broken or I am doing something wrong. Not sure what tho.

PS: What bugs me the most is not the difficulty but that this play is no fun at all. Even if I scrap the boss after 953665366 hours of attempts I have a premonition that there will be no satisfaction at all, just boredom and annoyance from illogical and tiresome battle mechanics.

edit: Sigh .... yes, I am hitting the face and the chimney. Yes, I am flying to evade the huge curling irons or whatever the heck these are. I am doing everything and yet the battle is boringly long and tiresome. That was the point. Anyway, thanks for the answers (with exception of few that are usual condescending ironical bs)

Hard not to be condescending and ironic when your initial post is filled with so much hyperbole and whining instead of a genuine desire to get advice. Seemed pretty obvious you had already decided it was the game's fault you couldn't beat the boss, not yours.

[dgresevfan]

Norm Macdonald's Ghost の投稿を引用：

chosenxeno の投稿を引用：

Guy above me also agrees that the fight simply isn't fun. /shrug

Look at you, 621. You found a friend.

[dgresevfan]

Is it just me or do gatlings do surprisingly crap damage vs this thing? Maybe I wasn't actually getting the bullets down the hole...

[Aldain]

dgresevfan の投稿を引用：

Is it just me or do gatlings do surprisingly crap damage vs this thing? Maybe I wasn't actually getting the bullets down the hole...

The gatlings in that fight are more something you spray into the mouth after you stagger it (or if it stands still for a bit to build up stagger).

[Bummer6]

dgresevfan の投稿を引用：

Is it just me or do gatlings do surprisingly crap damage vs this thing? Maybe I wasn't actually getting the bullets down the hole...

in my experience they're fine for chewing through the stagger meter, but I prefer something more punchy when it comes to doing actual damage. I could be completely wrong here, but it FEELS like the "face" takes more damage than the chimney.