tank boss

[Griffith]

welp im done with this game, which really sucks cause i had tons of fun playing it until the tank boss took the 16 lives i saved up and ruined my run

[Berzerk2k2]

I really like how the tank boss is now. He was such a pushover all the time and now he's finally challenging like a boss should be.

[RedRiot1]

Main problem is - which enemies will be spawned, if its enemies like Grunts, Grenadiers or Bladebots, that's half the trouble. Main problem is with larger enemies, with GOD-FORSAKEN X-TERMINATORS (but i didn't saw Mechabots) in the lead. Those can make short work of Warlock.

[Mud]

Grind lvls on one level mode, get ghost and sprinter perk, and you will kill him easily, i tried without ghost perk, and only found this battle annoying

[Za]

honestly i had no real issue, but i min-maxed by saving my first perk until i could get the random extra stat one (student?) and always put everything i could into health. i lucked out and got the random extra stats to health more often than not so my survival was excellent. even playing on the hardest mode it gave me more than a fair chance on any boss.

i love this game but i feel like you can really hamstring a character by putting too much into the magic and strength stats which don't really have as much direct impact as speed and health for sure.

[RedRiot1]

Originally posted by Mud:

Grind lvls on one level mode, get ghost and sprinter perk, and you will kill him easily, i tried without ghost perk, and only found this battle annoying

Of course before battle i obtained both Sprinter and Ghost perk, it isn't easier, due to adds.

[shadowmpire]

Originally posted by RedRiot1:

Originally posted by Mud:

Grind lvls on one level mode, get ghost and sprinter perk, and you will kill him easily, i tried without ghost perk, and only found this battle annoying

Of course before battle i obtained both Sprinter and Ghost perk, it isn't easier, due to adds.

i would use storm rage at the spawn points to crowd control enemies and kill tank as quickly as possible with my most powerful weapons.

[Vesperas]

The boss was kind of a pushover before but now it's probably the hardest encounter in the entire game without the 'Ghost' perk. The Massive Tank's ram attack can no longer be reasonably dodged with Walker 2000's, Mech Spiders and X-Terminators spawning at such a high frequency. Storm Rage is helpful but only to a point. The encounter feels like a race to kill the boss as quickly as possible and whether or not you succeed seems to be determined by RNG.

It's just bad design.

[Godd Howard]

yeah not really sure how you're supposed to beat this boss at the moment. Dodging the tank itself isn't too bad with the sprinting perk, but the chaingun/rocket mechs that flood the four corners of the arena shred you in seconds. ridiculous

[RedRiot1]

Because of this boss ,i'm going to rest from this boss for a while. Then, i'll amaze even myself, when i return to this game and destroy this boss "almost" effortles.

[mosuket]

Tank is really a challenge of your build. Frist time I too lost a game with all 20 lives collected. Return again, with different upgrades. With a minigun turret and railgun laser I walked over his steaming ruin with no loss at all. But then again, I took one level off the difficulty. so maybe it's just that.

[RedRiot1]

Originally posted by mosuket:

Tank is really a challenge of your build. Frist time I too lost a game with all 20 lives collected. Return again, with different upgrades. With a minigun turret and railgun laser I walked over his steaming ruin with no loss at all. But then again, I took one level off the difficulty. so maybe it's just that.

Maybe, if i return someday, i'll have to obtain that Railgun sooner, at Shotguns expense upgrade for example (i'm not that Shotgun as much, as Harvester). There's my weapon configuration before tank fight:
Staff (not upgraded), Pistol -> Magnum,
Shotgun -> Buckshot, "Boomstick" -> Harvester,
SMG (no upgrade), Minigun -> Autoturret,
Dynamite -> Frag Grenade, Rocket Launcher -> Supersonic Rockets
Crossbow -> Ballista ,
Flamethrower -> Firelance
Laser Gun (no upgrade)
And perks in order from obtained first: Toughness, Sprinter (can't imagine 1st boss fight without it), Student, Ghost, Magic Potential (if i have chance to get 5th perk)

[KDallasMultipass]

I've beaten this game on PS4 on normal difficulty and don't remember having this much trouble on the tank. He's ended my run once now and I'm back with 10 lives, (having used 6 already) and I'm still working on a method of beating him, I seem to have become proficient at making a build to easily get this far but once I walk in the boss room and the X-Terminators spawn in, I'm toasted. I played through the game on the easiest difficulty using cheats to try and pinpoint a weakness and found that having high strength with the strong upgraded axe can make quick work of him but then again I also had Ghost on and this time I don't and it makes the fight damn near impossible. I will return with advice once I've found a better strat.

[Furr_Man]

Yeah I came here to second all the ppl having trouble. I didn't unlock the perks ppl mentioned yet and the random spamming of enemies in the arena along with the BS hitbox of the tanks charge, I can't get past it, and I'm on infinite lives mode

[Cpt Beefheart]

i finished the tank, but it was mostly pure luck. I don't have any of the "must have" perks. My tactic was to stay at the right side of the map, use the turret and the lightning storm thing. Probably tried 20+ times. This boss is a bit too much imo, but the satisfaction when i finally beat him? Priceless.

[Vultan]

On my second run, (first run i died 33 times on the boss and it was over) i tried that lightningball spell, and it clears the map of spawns in seconds.
Never thried it with ghost. maybe thats nice to.