Is Solo play viable?

[panfoot6]

Is solo play really viable at all? The first mission isn't bad but Hell or High Water just seems impossible to me, i've spent about 3 hours on it now and only got to what I assumed was the end only to get stuck when I got to the water purifier(I knew I had to go back and pick up all the pieces indiviually but the game didn't tell me WHERE to take the damn things). The stealth is way less forgiving than Payday 2 and it seems your pretty much garunteed to have infinitely respawning omnipresent(seriously, I never see the horde walkers just wandering around, they just go straight for me no matter what) walkers that just make that last third of the mission a complete nightmare.

Is it just this level or is the rest of the game this difficult?

[Tidez22]

Yes, the rest of the game is that way, but after some practice I've enjoyed my 100h of mostly solo play, all missions.

The water purifier is your end goal, and unintuitively the option to call evac only appears after you've removed all 3 parts. My reccommendation is to dump each part on the roof of the big van out front for safekeeping then go back in, the call for evac on that same van roof.

As for the zeds, only during level zero horde are they limited, and even then during certain parts of certain missions they might still trickle out. after that, you can clear space but the real trick is to learn how to move through the horde and remain uninjured. Approach them at their thinnest point and shove - which gives you total grab immunity for about a second and a half each time you do it. If you need to access a particular area, make a scene somewhere else and when you return the area will be much more accessabile.

This game is DEFINITELY not for everyone, and nobody on either side of the fence is wrong, but I can say that there was absolutely a learning and skill curve to this game.

[Belle Delphine Targaryen!]

Well, I've been queing up Open Season (two quests after Hell or High Water) unsuccessfuly for a total of thirty minutes over a couple of days. I've tried to solo it to no avail. If you're thinking about solo all the way through, I wish you luck.

[LoboFH]

You need to level up your character if you want to play solo, grind first missions.

A guy posted some time ago a Listeniing In solo run in Overkill difficulty, obviously with a high level character and good weapons (Grant), he managed a wonderful stealth mission.

[panfoot6]

Originally posted by LoboFH:

You need to level up your character if you want to play solo, grind first missions.

A guy posted some time ago a Listeniing In solo run in Overkill difficulty, obviously with a high level character and good weapons (Grant), he managed a wonderful stealth mission.

Having to grind like it's a raid just to beat the second mission of the game seems completely absurd.

[Mello]

Too hard, reward is the same. Best solo character is GRANT with a mark ability. Why do you want to play solo? It has no sense.

[panfoot6]

Originally posted by Mello:

Too hard, reward is the same. Best solo character is GRANT with a mark ability. Why do you want to play solo? It has no sense.

Because in the 4 hours i've played i've seen exactly 6 other people playing and both games i've played with others ended in disconnects.

I'm also already using Grant, i've upgraded him as much as I can, given I can't upgrade the camp much because of the arbritrary resources going down per day mechanic, and the higher level weapons I've found so far(really just an uncommon quarter staff with a level/power/whatever of 40) feels exactly the same.

[Kasiornis]

Was playing solo Maya from the start, her Medkit unlock for others is extremely useful (2x2 hp vs 1 from bandage) and she can heal herself with her own Medkit full hp each use (and 4 uses each), which is op by me.
Was playing with Eaton Sniper until level 10, at 10 got rare Tzar Nagant, at 25 purple AIM.
So far the only mission I had difficulties solo was Join or Die (season 1 final one) and only because of low ammo drops.

But Grant with his one-shot-to-body skill is really viable too. Paired with Maya - unstoppable duo.

[Rex]

Grant is a good solo character to play, you can take out 2 sets of enemies that stand next to eachother if you mark them both and hit them with a fast weapon.
Molotovs also help clear hoards that a solo wouldnt be able to handle- especially for interactions.
Important note is to try your best to not alert a hoard too soon and if you do make sure you get them to stand back from whatever objectives you need to clear.

Some levels even change slightly depending on how many players are ingame so its not painfully hard. Once you get the hang of playing solo you can do it pretty easy- Just now I solo'd the Weekly 'Last Stop' first try.

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add me, ill run with ya

[Debosy]

Its easy if you are enough experienced and know game mechanics well.