[SOLVED] Arms Race "Dam, WTF" is virutally impossible

[Alucard †]

I'm trying to get the Eternal Flame class mod which has a high chance to spawn in that chest but that chest is unreachable.

It's on the edge of the map. By the time i get there. Murdercane is already consuming the area. I have to B line towards there to have even the slightest chance. Problem is there are heavy hitting badasses there and the starter chest gives garbage weapons so i have to get better gear before i get there or take my time and play it carefully.

Which i cannot do cause the Murdercane is closing in i have to kill them as fast as possible to get through the locked doors and loot the "Dam, WTF" red chest.

You see the problem i'm having?
How do i do it?

EDIT: Did it with help of a ReVolter glitch to make beelining towards the "Dam, WTF" loot room easier.

[Bankai9212]

That’s kinda the issue with arms race drops in general. A lot of chests especially far out have a better drop rate for certain gear. But as you mentioned are strapped for time and rng for gear. Kinda why most don’t care for besides the best gear in the game.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

That’s kinda the issue with arms race drops in general. A lot of chests especially far out have a better drop rate for certain gear. But as you mentioned are strapped for time and rng for gear. Kinda why most don’t care for besides the best gear in the game.

Darn. I really do want that Eternal Flame mod.

[Bankai9212]

You’ll just have to brute force, get the chest and run not much else can be done. Considering no skills or analogies can be used it’s really rng based.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

You’ll just have to brute force, get the chest and run not much else can be done. Considering no skills or analogies can be used it’s really rng based.

I can't get to the chest without dying horribly to badasses there due to wielding crappy gear.

Or when i get good gear and have chance to get there. Murdercane already swallows the area before loot door has chance to open and i die

[Bankai9212]

Then you have to rely on a random drop from the main boss or random enemies.

[Diogenes49]

maybe a diamond key?

[Bankai9212]

considering the grind and chance it may not even appear probably not the best way either depending on the version OP wants at least.

[Alucard †]

I found a reddit post about grinding Arms Race mentioning ReVolter glitch i have a Revolter lying around and i did just that. It does help significantly. I can reach the chest now in timely manner.

Now rest is up to RNG cause first 2 WTF dam chests were a bust

[Kobeth]

I did this while farming for the Boogeyman, it's perfectly possible to do this consistently but it's not easy. Some pieces of advice : look out for Dahl pistols and ARs, they are the best kind of weapons you can find, COV pistols and ARS are good, Jacobs ARs and shotguns are ok, Vladof pistols and snipers are fine, Atlas pistols are decent, I wouldn't bother with Hyperion stuff, avoid anything Torgue or Maliwan. Ignore all enemies, just find the path of least resistance from your spawning point going to the Dam and run straight there without shooting enemies, try to open any chests that may contain weapon on your way to the Dam (with experience you will get a feeling to where the chests may spawn so you'll know where to look at). There's a ledge near the Dam where you can mount using a glitch to allow you to gain some time and avoid enemies, you'll probably find it by looking on youtube or something. Once you are at the Dam, you need to be able to kill the enemies guarding the chests before the storm gets moving, it's definitely possible but you'll need to be skilled enough. You might struggle at first but I'm sure you'll eventually be able to kill the enemies.

[Alucard †]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3421194680 Got it! In addition i snagged Dark Army too, which i also wanted (Cryo but good enough)

Now my Moze Iron Bear build can truly shine.

[Kraleck]

Congrats!

A weird exploit with the Vault Cards (the player menu page where you find daily & weekly challenges) is that you can cash in 5 Vault Card Keys for a gun, shield, grenade, or artifact *during* a round of Arms Race. Might be worth considering on future Arms Race runs (I got carried by a Troubleshooter on a *very* lucrative run).

[Alucard †]

Thanks! I did it with help of the ReVolter glitch i found out that still works. The glitch that makes so you deal bonus shock damage untill you restart or die if you drop the ReVolter while it's effect is active. It was super helpful in this farm.