WTF happened to this game?

this will be a rant!

Alright logged into defiance on my ps3 today for the first ( and now last time) in months and just want to know what the F*** the devs did to this game?

last time i played was just before the first DLC.
So obiously i noticed the UI has changed quite a bit but thats alright ill just try an arkfall get some kills get some loot get back into the groove.
Arkfall was some minor arkfall with some big piece of wrekage and a blue entry thing - so i think they have added some coop style missions as arkfalls - interesting.
Go inside then -
I DIE 30 F***** TIMES IN A ROW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Appear in some big room and the mission header 'smash and grab' defeat the volge.
i think great these guys wern't in it last time i played start shooting one then every single enemy in the room turns and just starts infinately spamming some sort of plasma grenades at me.
Die instantly.
Self revive and just start running - only theres nothing to hide behind as these plasma things have massive splash damage and stun my char every time they land any where near me.
Get one down to half health then die again.
had enough so press extraction only i reappear in the room again above the enemy i was just shooting and oh look his health has gone back to full.
manage to kill him this time before the plasma spam kills me.
extraction plases me back in the map with plasma balls already coming at me before i have even finished spawning.
Die instantly again.

Spend 10 mins dieing over and over while trying to find a way out. No apparant exit cant find anything in the menu to get out eventually have to hard quit back to ps3 menu.

I know this game had some issues the first few months but at least i could have fun playing it
now its just turned into grenade spam death.

anyway rant over

It sounds like to me you had one bad experience when you came back. The volge can be a bit hectic but are do able. I wouldn't let this one bad experience ruin some of the things that have been added/changed for you. Now you know just have to be a little more careful running in to those things gun's blazing especially if your doing the arkfall alone. Now if you think that was hard head into a war master and you'll probably snap the disc in half.

you nailed it...."coop style" grab a bud bro.

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Originally Posted by Sevn

It sounds like to me you had one bad experience when you came back. The volge can be a bit hectic but are do able. I wouldn't let this one bad experience ruin some of the things that have been added/changed for you. Now you know just have to be a little more careful running in to those things gun's blazing especially if your doing the arkfall alone. Now if you think that was hard head into a war master and you'll probably snap the disc in half.

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If it was a Major arkfall solo i could understand but it was just a minor one and the main problem was there was no indication of how to get out - so i was trapped with about 10-15 enemies spaming plasma balls at me and even dieing wouldn't let me out it was f**** horrible!

LOL don't go in by yourself! That's a "Smash N Grab" from Arkbreaker DLC and can kick your a**. Invite ppl to group with you before you head inside. I've done them with 1 other person and not died too much, but alone have had it just like you posted. Don't leave the game, adapt!

Teamwork is the word. Not bird.

that instance isnt meant to be done alone i dont know why the people who started it werent there with you , you should have been able to push right on the dpad and find leave map instead of quitting game altogether

It sounds like you were the only one in the instance. The Volge inside Arkbreaks do tend to gang up on one player if given the time even if there is a group (I've been hit by 3-4 grenades at once), but if there is a group, that generally doesn't happen again after the first death.

Assuming you were alone inside, the instance is meant for a group of players and not for soloing. It can be done though some players find it too tough, especially if over half a dozen bombers spawn. There is actually cover all over the ground level in the form of raised column like platforms that you use to jump from the ground floor to the mezzanine level and there are two small interior walls opposite of each other on the mezzanine level.

I solo them with a grenadier build.

Weapons: Big Boomer, BMG
Ego Power: Overcharge
Perks: Deadly Cascade, Killing Machine, Quick Charge, Blast Shield, Thick Skinned, Regeneration, Cellular Armor, Fortitude, Time Out, Pumped Up

Stay on the mezzanine level and spend the initial time sprinting around to avoid their shots and bombs. This takes a little patience but it will shorten the overall length of the encounter significantly because eventually the Volge will start to bunch up into a few groups which is what you want since your damage is area of effect damage and the benefits of Deadly Cascade will kick in. Once they're bunched up, pick one of the two interior walls to hide behind.

Activate Overcharge and bob back and forth from behind the wall to fire off one or two grenades at a time into a group until your magazine has emptied out and detonate. Doing just two or three reloads will kill off all the Volge in each group. You will take AoE damage from some of the grenades landing nearby, but Blast Shield will minimize the effective blast radius of some of them on you to prevent your death and your other defensive perks will minimize a lot of the rest of the damage. If your health gets too low after a few of their grenade volleys, switch out to the BMG and run around the mezzanine to get back to full shields and health and start all over again. Rinse and repeat as needed. Run to the ammo box as needed or use Ammo Spikes.

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Originally Posted by Elastik Spastik

Teamwork is the word. Not bird.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

Interesting. A thread about an aspect of the game being too hard. Usually it's just the opposite and ppl are clamoring for all the enemies to get a 1000% buff.

Imagine this guys luck if the devs had listened a month ago and these things were only twice as buffed....