PSA for Core Stone event

[Bookslayer10]

I want to talk about the current meta strategy for beating the Core Stone season event, and common pitfalls teams experience when trying to implement said strategy.

Obviously, the crawlers are melee enemies, so using ziplines to stay out of range is optimal. However, just because you are on a zipline does not mean you are safe from crawlers! Be very aware of the position you take on a zipline, as if you get close to any terrain whatsoever, the crawlers will pathfind towards you and attack you. This leads to a double whammy of heavy attack damage and fall damage, leading to very little time to reach safety again. So, if you are going to be riding on a zipline the entire event, please still stay aware of your surroundings.

Secondly, the core stone shell needs to be broken twice while the crawlers are active on the ground. This can be accomplished in two ways: the use of a Gunner shield to give time to pickax the event, or the use of Driller C4/TCF to remotely destroy the stone shell. As the Gunner's shield still requires someone to exit the zipline, it puts the volunteer at risk when getting back on the zipline. Ideally the shield should be saved for reviving fallen teammates. This means Driller C4 is the best option for breaking the shell, so please, Drillers, stay alive to blow up the C4! If you don't wish to use C4 to break the shell, tell the team so others can plan accordingly.

Edit: Also, the glowing purple bottom section of the core stone is a weakpoint, shoot that if you have weapons with a weakpoint bonus.

This event is possible in any full team regardless of weapon builds, hazard level, or mission type, as long as proper strategy is followed. Combat skill isn't particularly relevant; proper use of support and mobility tools is much more important for success.

TL;DR:
Please keep away from walls/ceiling on ziplines, and use C4 to break event

[RUCKUS RELOADED]

i have to confess that whenever we find a corestone and my team begs me for zips i angle them in such a way that they brush up uncomfortably close to a wall so the crawlers can still hit them
it's always so funny watching 3 teammates all hop on a zip only to get constantly smacked off it by the crawlers

yeah its kind of a ♥♥♥♥ move but it's also a cheese strategy so i dont really care. if we're not on H5+ with more/aggressive enemies you don't need to camp the zip to win

[Smetrix]

Another strat that sorta works is making multiple platform bridges. So long as there is space between them, you can keep jumping back and forth between different bridges, which makes it more difficult for the crawlers to keep up with you.

[Tyyne]

Cryo & phero for the win.

[Z-3 CLL.]

Originally posted by kestrel:

i have to confess that whenever we find a corestone and my team begs me for zips i angle them in such a way that they brush up uncomfortably close to a wall so the crawlers can still hit them
it's always so funny watching 3 teammates all hop on a zip only to get constantly smacked off it by the crawlers

yeah its kind of a ♥♥♥♥ move but it's also a cheese strategy so i dont really care. if we're not on H5+ with more/aggressive enemies you don't need to camp the zip to win

Meanwhile I always stay on the ground even when a zipline is around. Just to make a point.
Sometime I survive, which make players surprised that I did.

What I don't like about the zipline perching is that sometime people put it at too high of an angle, so there is no chance for you to hit the purple core that count as weakspot. Watching the team doing nothing but scratch damage on it makes me die a little inside.

[babuk.fracal]

So
I assume the shield instakill isnt popular yet

[Ser Pounce]

Originally posted by babuk.fracal:

So
I assume the shield instakill isnt popular yet

It's an exploit, so I don't think it's relevant when discussing strategies.

[babuk.fracal]

Originally posted by Ser Pounce:

Originally posted by babuk.fracal:

So
I assume the shield instakill isnt popular yet

It's an exploit, so I don't think it's relevant when discussing strategies.

That I agree

Its just, with how cheesy th zip strat is I won't really be surprised that people might end up talking about the exploit.

Personally I kind of lost interest in the event.
Got all the core stone scripts in a normal way
Even got to beat a few of them in haz 5+ with all modifiers turned on with a good amount of crowd control and team work.

I do hope the exploit get fixed in the end

[Z-3 CLL.]

Originally posted by babuk.fracal:

Its just, with how cheesy th zip strat is I won't really be surprised that people might end up talking about the exploit.

Exactly what I was thinking, this event is just endless cheezefest compared to the last season's event.

Wonder how would the devs deal with this, since it have a different problem when compared with Prospector and Harold Corruptor, where the enemy is either too annoying or a bit awkward respectively, while the Hacking and Meteor event is pretty okay with just a few balancing tweak.

[Lord Of War]

Originally posted by Bookslayer10:

or the use of Driller C4/TCF to remotely destroy the stone shell

No.
Pre plant c4, when the corestone is solid, instra drill into the corestone with drills, wait until the core is floating - explode c4.

Originally posted by Bookslayer10:

Edit: Also, the glowing purple bottom section of the core stone is a weakpoint, shoot that if you have weapons with a weakpoint bonus.

Can I just create my own?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3294697259

[Z-3 CLL.]

Originally posted by Lord Of War:

Can I just create my own?

I still love how nonsensical that OC is, being able to put blisters on anything that it really shouldn't be able to.

[Lord Of War]

Originally posted by Z-3 CLL.:

Originally posted by Lord Of War:

Can I just create my own?

I still love how nonsensical that OC is, being able to put blisters on anything that it really shouldn't be able to.

I know right :D
I need to keep my eyes open if it applies the effect on Betc as well.

[babuk.fracal]

Originally posted by Lord Of War:

Originally posted by Z-3 CLL.:

I still love how nonsensical that OC is, being able to put blisters on anything that it really shouldn't be able to.

I know right :D
I need to keep my eyes open if it applies the effect on Betc as well.

I think the only thing where it doesn't work are rivals
At least I dont remenber seing it working on nemesis.

Which doesn't really surprise me considering their resistance to neurotoxin and boils damage type.