Lt. Hoffman on UVHM

[JohnnyTheWolf]

I was able to beat the first three mini-bosses of the "BFFFs" side-quest with my level 75 Bloodlust/Mania Krieg, but I seem unable to defeat the final one, Lt. Hoffman. He sends me in Fight For Your Life mode in just a handful of shots and his shield is impossible to break; I have tried to slag him and then electrocute him from afar with a Fashionable Storm I found on the way, to no avail...

Any suggestions?

[Draekus]

the Storm isn't that great of a shock rifle for a Pearl. a Maliwan Snider would be better.
also maybe Shock Pimp, Lyuda.

what kind of shock Grenades have you got ?

post your build using this :

https://bl2skills.com/psycho.html#00000000000000000000000000000000000

other shock weapons to think about :
Vladof pistols. Anarchist rules, but just about any will do.

SMG's : Plasma Caster if you can get one. Maliwan, or Hyperion. Dahl in a pinch.

AR : Vladof E-tech

Launcher : Vladof Topneaa ( yeah, i'm actually starting to like this one )

what are you using for Slag ?

[JohnnyTheWolf]

Here you go: https://bl2skills.com/psycho.html#51500515555150550015055100000000000

I use a Class Mod that makes it so Taste of Blood and Strip the Flesh are at 11 and 10 points, respectively. I do not have Shock Grenades, but Throw'n Stik Sluj gurnades. I use a Scalable Thinking for slag. I was trying to make a Torgue-themed Psycho to make the most out of the explosive damage boost, but I guess it is barely viable in Ultimate Vault Hunter mode.

[WeeHawky Atrazine Chem Frogs]

I always ask.. Did you try the good old fashioned Double Harold?

[JohnnyTheWolf]

It does not help that the area in which Lt. Hoffman is horribly designed to begin with. I mean, there is just no way to shoot him from behind cover or to flank him, as he is on higher ground and there is only one way up. Also, whatever damage I can inflict to his shield is negated whenever the mini-boss forgets about me, which happens every time I try to shoot him from afar.

[Azadahl]

引用自 JohnnyTheWolf：

Here you go: https://bl2skills.com/psycho.html#51500515555150550015055100000000000

I use a Class Mod that makes it so Taste of Blood and Strip the Flesh are at 11 and 10 points, respectively. I do not have Shock Grenades, but Throw'n Stik Sluj gurnades. I use a Scalable Thinking for slag. I was trying to make a Torgue-themed Psycho to make the most out of the explosive damage boost, but I guess it is barely viable in Ultimate Vault Hunter mode.

I would recommend specing out of Blood Trance. At this point the only thing it is doing for you is making your heals from Release the Beast less frequent. Also, I suggest using some variation of the "Sickle" class mod, ideal Diesel or Scream variants. Finally, the explosive build you are going for is actually perfectly viable on UVHM and even higher, I just find it is much more gear dependent than others. If you want to keep that build I would look into picking up a Fastball, a Harold, and ideally an Ogre, but if that is an issue you could use almost any Torgue AR with a Vladof barrel.

[Azadahl]

Also, are you using a roid shield? If so, I wouldn't. I would definitely switch to an Adaptive shield or a Rough Rider ideally.

[JohnnyTheWolf]

I do have picked up up a Harold, but alas, it has not done me any good, as again, the terrain makes it very hard to get a clear shot at Lt. Hoffman.

I will try your other suggestions, though. Thanks! Where should I reinvest the points I have previously put in Blood Trance?

[Azadahl]

If I had to remake a level 75 build it would probably look something like this https://bl2skills.com/psycho.html#50505010000050500005155155000155051

Also, don't get me wrong, Bloodsplosion is an amazing skill, but I find that nothing will really give you the survivability you are after like Hellborn. If you got a Flame of the Firehawk with this build it would be pretty rad.

[icardias]

fuel the rampage?

[Azadahl]

Fuel the Rampage is one of the worst skills in the entire game. It is made entirely obsolete by Release the Beast and in co-op games, it will more often than not be the reason Krieg dies.

[JohnnyTheWolf]

I have been avoiding the Hellborn tree so far, but if you say it could make my life easier, then I will definitely check it out! But does that mean that I should get a fire weapon then? Also, is the "Numbed Nerves" skill worth it?

[HelmsDerp]

Yes. Krieg takes 1.75 times base damage from fire when his shields are down (So, pretty much all the time), just like everything else that isn't a robot. Turning that weakness into a strength makes him much, much tankier.

[Azadahl]

引用自 JohnnyTheWolf：

I have been avoiding the Hellborn tree so far, but if you say it could make my life easier, then I will definitely check it out! But does that mean that I should get a fire weapon then? Also, is the "Numbed Nerves" skill worth it?

In my opinion, no. That isn't to say that it isn't a decent skill, but I simply never invest in it as I don't find it to be at all needed. Fun fact time though, the skill "Burn, Baby, Burn" actually affords protection against self-ignition damage as an unlisted feature. So that's a plus, if you were worried about your health due to self-ignition damage.

[HiTmAn]

drop several stormfronts on him and practicable heartbreaker melts him

[JohnnyTheWolf]

So I finally managed to kill Lieutenant Hoffman! It took me several tries and my successful strategy was the most basic one: basically, I just bumrushed him and proceeded to beat him to death in Buzz Axe Rampage mode while on fire, not even bothering to slag him or to use a shock weapon. It went so fast I am not even sure what I did this time to break his shield. He kept dropping Shield Boosters too, which I do not remember him doing so previously.

But anyway, at least, I am done with this side-quest now. Again, thank you for the recommendations! It is worth mentioning that I have equipped my Krieg with the Toothpick and Mouthwash. I also acquired the Rough Rider, but I am not sure if it works that well with the Hellborn skill tree.