@DEVS: this is why nobody is fighting the automatons

[Shovel Fighter]

Fighting the Automatons on a higher difficulty is absolutely no fun at the moment. It's not like it's impossible, but constantly being oneshotted from all directions is lame. This is because the backpack shield doesn't absorb enough damage and the armor system STILL hasn't been patched.

...ohh and if you still have time, fix the bug that prevents dropped samples from being picked up. There's nothing more frustrating than fighting for your life for 30 minutes only to end up empty-handed because you can't collect the samples.

thx in advance

[micronauta]

for me and also others I play with, it's quite the opposite.. it's boring at difficulty levels below helldive.. the only one that's impossible to finish is the mission to escort people.. at this point it's done on purpose to make us lose our battle over plot issues..

[Solvem Probler]

I like fighting bots.

[Fannidan13]

Originally posted by Shovel Fighter:

Fighting the Automatons on a higher difficulty is absolutely no fun at the moment. It's not like it's impossible, but constantly being oneshotted from all directions is lame. This is because the backpack shield doesn't absorb enough damage and the armor system STILL hasn't been patched.

...ohh and if you still have time, fix the bug that prevents dropped samples from being picked up. There's nothing more frustrating than fighting for your life for 30 minutes only to end up empty-handed because you can't collect the samples.

thx in advance

Actual skill issue. Learn to stealth and kite. The shield is and continues to be a crutch and will instantly be replaced by you nerds the moment the medbot drops.

[ACEsino]

Bots boring ah

[ddmsky]

Nah, bots are fun and you dont need a shield to survive. Cover and dodge, instead of running and gunning. The only problem on bot maps are cannon towers but what do I have a Railcannon for?

[Valhalla Awaits]

Originally posted by micronauta:

for me and also others I play with, it's quite the opposite.. it's boring at difficulty levels below helldive.. the only one that's impossible to finish is the mission to escort people.. at this point it's done on purpose to make us lose our battle over plot issues..

I too suspect the devs are intentionally manipulating the game to force us to lose for plot reasons by making the defense missions impossible to beat, even hackers can't beat it with godmode since all the civilians die anyway to the 400 tanks and hulks.

[StIwY]

Foggy maps + automatons = obnoxious

[Hysocs]

Originally posted by micronauta:

for me and also others I play with, it's quite the opposite.. it's boring at difficulty levels below helldive.. the only one that's impossible to finish is the mission to escort people.. at this point it's done on purpose to make us lose our battle over plot issues..

yea they def doing it on purpose week 1-2 i was doing escorts fine on difficulty 7-8. now its almost impossible unless you cheese it by having people kite enemies away and you go stealth and hit buttons. we need to remember the map is controlled by gm's so they can change percentages of things

[DrunkBunny94]

Wear armour with explosive resistance. There you can now survive multiple rockets.

[Kobi Blade]

I been fighting the bots this whole time, so I disagree with your sentiment, as long as you have a coordinated team you can murder the bots on any difficulty.

The only missions I really hate are escort, as for the shield is working somewhat like the first game, is not supposed to make you invulnerable.

This is a hardcore game, and if you feel it's too hard you can either play on lower difficulty, get someone to help you, or play something else. I suggested playing something else, because you seem to want the game to suit you, while ignoring what the game is really about.

[Red]

I imagine it'll be more fun once heavy armour is fixed, since i'd bet it makes 1-shot missiles less likely and if it turns out like the first game you'll be able to shrug off small arms fire like it's nothing.


Personally i like the bots more than bugs for a few reasons:
Hulks die easier than chargers (F bruisers though)
Tanks are much slower than bile titans.
They don't fog up the map and make it hard to see.
Plasma Scorcher can 2-3tap the walkers.
Ubanea is very easy to navigate and find super samples (Bugs now have Crimsica if i'm not mistaken)

I do think the Devastator head hitbox can be a bit finicky but it's not a deal breaker for me.

[Hysocs]

Originally posted by Red:

I imagine it'll be more fun once heavy armour is fixed, since i'd bet it makes 1-shot missiles less likely and if it turns out like the first game you'll be able to shrug off small arms fire like it's nothing.


Personally i like the bots more than bugs for a few reasons:
Hulks die easier than chargers (F bruisers though)
Tanks are much slower than bile titans.
They don't fog up the map and make it hard to see.
Plasma Scorcher can 2-3tap the walkers.
Ubanea is very easy to navigate and find super samples (Bugs now have Crimsica if i'm not mistaken)

I do think the Devastator head hitbox can be a bit finicky but it's not a deal breaker for me.

yea the armor may be a huge part. they just say the armor values are bugged. but we dont know how, maybe every armor acts as medium, maybe it acts as light. or maybe it does nothing at all and its like we are naked. who knows

[SleeprunnerInc]

Originally posted by Shovel Fighter:

Fighting the Automatons on a higher difficulty is absolutely no fun at the moment. It's not like it's impossible, but constantly being oneshotted from all directions is lame. This is because the backpack shield doesn't absorb enough damage and the armor system STILL hasn't been patched.

...ohh and if you still have time, fix the bug that prevents dropped samples from being picked up. There's nothing more frustrating than fighting for your life for 30 minutes only to end up empty-handed because you can't collect the samples.

thx in advance

Better yet, don't use the backpack shield and think you can fight everything.

Avoid fights, keep moving, drop 500kgs or railguns to destroy objectives and so on.
Don't bring that BREAKER with you, take a slugger instead so you can actually do something.

You don't want to keep fighting with automatons, the tactic is hit and run unlike bugs.

[KZ]

Use explosive resistance.

[jey123456]

If only we had armor with actual defense stat working