How Do You Counter the SKULLS?

[TNinja]

I know that when they are about to attack, a key appears and I'm supposed to press it to counter their attacks.

But more often than not, it doen't appear, I can't counter and I just get hit and take insane damage.


This event seems crazy impossible.

EDIT: How do I beat the event SKULLs at all? I can't take more than one hit from the explosive rock, and none of my weapons are good enough. Even my strongest sniper barely scratches them. The stationary turrets are too slow to turn around so they're unreliable. I can kill one of them at best using the turret before they come and break it. These SKULLS are nothing like the story SKULLS.

[Mav]

One of the LMGs shreds them to pieces. It's the one with the highest damage. I don't know why you're not getting the prompt though. It should show up when they attack you, but only with their sword thingies. Mortars also do wonders...but I realize mortars aren't all over the place.

Edit - If you're doing the skulls attack event, go to the medical platform. A mortar will on the 3rd floor. Mark them and then shoot them. They might destroy it as soon as you get there, but most of the time they dont. 2-3 mortar shells and they're out.

[Dustin81]

To counter them, press left mouse button since the counter symbol is the same as cqc.

[Nails]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0XHx7gNeNY

[Proxximo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm6zqkTOMmI

or you throw some Decoys in Front of the Stationary AA Gun, get into the Gun and shoot them to Dust as those Idiots will keep attacking the Decoys.

Edit: Thanks Nails, I posted the updated Version

[No_Quarter]

Serval is the name of the game.

you need like 4 shots for one skull and you can align 2 or 3 of them and shot them at the same time and damage every one on the line of fire.
My record was that I did the event with 12 shots
but you can do it with one reload in any case, just run to helipad, focus one before they spot you, then try to find an angle to shot more of them at the same time.

[©]

I am getting 15K+ with antimaterial Serval AMR-7 grade 5 in less than 2min for event. Dont bother with rocket luncher. Take magazine 10/30. Change optics for 2x or max 3x. Go for medical platform. Take riot smg and stun and fulton three guys. Then run on the corner where crane is and wait there. But stay in such a way so ur behinde a wall and do not see Quiet's brig. Use noctocyanin to see where they are and mark them. Shoot at the closest one. He should spawn very close to ur corner. When u start shooting u will in reflex mode and you can hit this one at least 3 times then just keep shooting through their rocks cover. Many times 1 bullet hits through the cover and 2 or 3 skulls. Just keep on corner so u see only one or two from ur right and wall covers u from the rest. Keep standing on corner so u can hide when reloading or in trouble. When u shoot at one, another will jump in front of him so try shooting where u can hit more than one with one bullet. I didn't die even once from the begining of this event. I thing 350K needed to exchange for all S++ u can make in lest than 2h.

landing zone
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=770879935

gear
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=770880296

hiding spot after neutralize and fulton 3 'guys'
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=770880789

this one goes first
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=770881330

and that's it
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=770870499

explosive rock: when u see that one of them wants to throw a rock shoot him at once.
When the rock just landed and knock u down, quick stand up and dive and run short disctance away. Do it fast. If u at 'my' corner u will escape very easily.

[Johnnie Concrete]

The event skulls are soft compared to the mission (Extreme) Metalic Archaea. I can hardly dent them.

[©]

Originally posted by Johnnie Concrete:

The event skulls are soft compared to the mission (Extreme) Metalic Archaea. I can hardly dent them.

What geade of ur weapons have u got?

[Johnnie Concrete]

Originally posted by ©:

Originally posted by Johnnie Concrete:

The event skulls are soft compared to the mission (Extreme) Metalic Archaea. I can hardly dent them.

What geade of ur weapons have u got?

7 and 8 on grenades.

[©]

Originally posted by Johnnie Concrete:

Originally posted by ©:

What geade of ur weapons have u got?

7 and 8 on grenades.

edit:
sorry didn't notice u telling about grenades.

Did u develop Serval AMR-7? There is another antimaterial but is not as good as this one.
Serval AMR-7 (antimaterial) is the best IMO. Hide during this mission in the hangar next to helicopter. Instal week optics like 2x or 3x. And move around inside from cover to cover. I think the best grade AMR-7 kills them in 3-4 shots. When they are using this kind of addition shield aim for head.

[TNinja]

Oh I forgot about Decoys. I thought the skulls were immune to stupid tricks, because they can literally see me through walls.

[TNinja]

Well, I just finished chapter 1 so, I probably don't have any super gears yet. But snipers are one of the highest damage per bullet, so I figured that would at least show some difference.

[©]

Originally posted by TNinja SM Party House:

Well, I just finished chapter 1 so, I probably don't have any super gears yet. But snipers are one of the highest damage per bullet, so I figured that would at least show some difference.

For skulls antimaterial snipers only. 5 grade is quite good

[No_Quarter]

yeah, grade 5 Serval rips them apart like dolls

[Massivive]

go to the support platform(I think, the one with all the resource crates) and use the mortar on the roof, normally kills one or two for me before they poke a rock up out of the ground magically