Enemy damage

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Is it me or do bugs do a ridiculous amount of damage now compared to before? I'm finding "hard" WAY harder than it was before. I could solo 6 with some difficulty before and now I can't even survive 5.

Not tried bots yet but I feel like that'd be even worse.

[Shibe One]

There's been suspicion that other updates have been introduced with the March 6th patch but aren't mentioned in patch notes. A few other people have mentioned this but the biggest clue is the fact that many people have mentioned a sudden spike in difficulty, and no we're not talking about nerfed or buffed weapons.

Enemy patrols now randomly spawn in on top of players (happened twice for me and my squad). This could be a bug however, we know the game is full of them right now.

[FarRisk]

Originally posted by ...:

Is it me or do bugs do a ridiculous amount of damage now compared to before? I'm finding "hard" WAY harder than it was before. I could solo 6 with some difficulty before and now I can't even survive 5.

Not tried bots yet but I feel like that'd be even worse.

Maybe you are using light armor ? and maybe you got hit on the head, since the head counts as a critical hit. I ran medium armor now, unless its a BLITZ mission, same goes for Bots.

[Metro Gnome Holding Metronome]

Originally posted by Shibe One:

There's been suspicion that other updates have been introduced with the March 6th patch but aren't mentioned in patch notes. A few other people have mentioned this but the biggest clue is the fact that many people have mentioned a sudden spike in difficulty, and no we're not talking about nerfed or buffed weapons.

Enemy patrols now randomly spawn in on top of players (happened twice for me and my squad). This could be a bug however, we know the game is full of them right now.

That patrol bug has been in the game since launch, and happens to me every time i play.

[Rilgar55]

Some attacks do a LOT of damage. Also seems liek commanders and stalkers sometimes are extra agressive and just 3 hit combo you from 100 to 0.

[Nabbs1]

they fixed the armor by making it all equally paper

[Zerx44]

where you get hit also changes things, alot of the bugs slice your face and the helmets don't really have the best armor.
post patch with explosive res armor I can take about 3-4 rockets before the impact kills me, but if ONE of those hits me in the face well its game over. Hell i have died from impact more times by team rocketing head first into a wall then explosions after the patch

[K3NSAI]

Originally posted by ...:

Is it me or do bugs do a ridiculous amount of damage now compared to before? I'm finding "hard" WAY harder than it was before. I could solo 6 with some difficulty before and now I can't even survive 5.

Not tried bots yet but I feel like that'd be even worse.

I noticed this today after the "patch" that included the exosuit, it's like armor rating is broken again.

[Zerx44]

Originally posted by K3NSAI:

Originally posted by ...:

Is it me or do bugs do a ridiculous amount of damage now compared to before? I'm finding "hard" WAY harder than it was before. I could solo 6 with some difficulty before and now I can't even survive 5.

Not tried bots yet but I feel like that'd be even worse.

I noticed this today after the "patch" that included the exosuit, it's like armor rating is broken again.

wait did they ♥♥♥♥ it up again
=(

[Dye]

Originally posted by Shibe One:

There's been suspicion that other updates have been introduced with the March 6th patch but aren't mentioned in patch notes. A few other people have mentioned this but the biggest clue is the fact that many people have mentioned a sudden spike in difficulty, and no we're not talking about nerfed or buffed weapons.

Enemy patrols now randomly spawn in on top of players (happened twice for me and my squad). This could be a bug however, we know the game is full of them right now.

Yeah i have noticed this as well.
Normally i play on 7 or 8, and they seem to spawn more frequently and have more health.
I have seen videos on Youtube that claim there was a stealth buff to the enemies, but who knows.

[DrMeepy]

Originally posted by Shibe One:

There's been suspicion that other updates have been introduced with the March 6th patch but aren't mentioned in patch notes. A few other people have mentioned this but the biggest clue is the fact that many people have mentioned a sudden spike in difficulty, and no we're not talking about nerfed or buffed weapons.

Enemy patrols now randomly spawn in on top of players (happened twice for me and my squad). This could be a bug however, we know the game is full of them right now.

I noticed the day before the railgun nerf democracy protects stopped working completely for me. I haven't seen anyone else mention it though. Normally it goes off once or twice when you have 1hp but I haven't seen it happen in 3 days or so.

[Führungs_Shorkel]

Originally posted by ...:

Is it me or do bugs do a ridiculous amount of damage now compared to before? I'm finding "hard" WAY harder than it was before. I could solo 6 with some difficulty before and now I can't even survive 5.

Not tried bots yet but I feel like that'd be even worse.

yep can confirm that feeling ... i wanted to get a chill test with the exo on T5 bug missions ... and got zerged like hell in the exo alone ... its truely now like Starship Troopers ... kill 1 bug and get 10 for free pushed in your but...

Also what i noticed ... since the update ... 2 hits of a hunter and you get a meaty dead snack for the bugys

[Luna]

Originally posted by FarRisk:

Originally posted by ...:

Is it me or do bugs do a ridiculous amount of damage now compared to before? I'm finding "hard" WAY harder than it was before. I could solo 6 with some difficulty before and now I can't even survive 5.

Not tried bots yet but I feel like that'd be even worse.

Maybe you are using light armor ? and maybe you got hit on the head, since the head counts as a critical hit. I ran medium armor now, unless its a BLITZ mission, same goes for Bots.

Armor only matters if they hit you on the body. Aside from scavs, most bugs are taller and have vertical claw attacks that will hit you on the head and the head is considered a critical hit that will do percentage damage to your health, hence why the Hunters can two tap you even if you're wearing heavy armor and why people felt this abrupt change in enemy damage.

[stratakarius]

Yeah I noticed it too. I can't even solo on Medium anymore. I'm not the best player in the world, but pre-patch I could do it. Post-patch I cannot. It feels like my armor is useless. The second I get hit i'm at 50% health and have to stim.

Yeah yeah, git gud.

[jeb (the doomed)]

Originally posted by Shibe One:

There's been suspicion that other updates have been introduced with the March 6th patch but aren't mentioned in patch notes. A few other people have mentioned this but the biggest clue is the fact that many people have mentioned a sudden spike in difficulty, and no we're not talking about nerfed or buffed weapons.

Enemy patrols now randomly spawn in on top of players (happened twice for me and my squad). This could be a bug however, we know the game is full of them right now.

i've been running and 6 warriors spawn on top of my head. i think it's bugged.

[DarkFenix]

It's really hard to tell what has changed and what hasn't, the patch was chock-full of stealth changes on top of the visible ones. Given that multiple overlapping changes are interacting with one another, it's very hard to tell which change is responsible for what.