The 'I didn't know that' thread

[Darkane]

Hey guys, thought it might be useful to start a thread posting things you've learned about Defiance.

Doesn't matter if it seems too obvious, please post anyway.

Here's mine - to get it started...

Double tap 'crouch button' on console to do a combat roll.

[Darkane]

And another one that saved me a lot of work. Sadly I learned this quite late in the Beta:

Press Enter on chat pad, type stuff, press enter again. (You don't need to go into the menus and bring up the chat window. Much faster!)

[Kisala]

Allright here's one alot of people do not know. When in character creation, there is the obvious creation options, and then there is something that everyone seems to miss. Each "class" has a few options unique to its customization that other classes don't get. Like a hairdo that one gets but the other doesn't. This is also true of the same class but different race

[worldwarviol]

the vendors dont sell food
u need to do contracts for good gear
the side quest are sometimes very easy and dull
(theres no waffle pies in the game) ;(
p.s when the mutant attack the ark fall the demo mutants make explosive cans next to the ark fall

[Dead_Phoenix]

granted i learnt alot of this stuff in previous betas, but ill post it now anyway.

i learnt the skitterlings create weak point in ark falls crystal destruction. so dont shoot the skitterlings if can be helped.

[Kisala]

granted i learnt alot of this stuff in previous betas, but ill post it now anyway.

i learnt the skitterlings create weak point in ark falls crystal destruction. so dont shoot the skitterlings if can be helped.

^^^^^^^^this

[Serrot]

granted i learnt alot of this stuff in previous betas, but ill post it now anyway.

i learnt the skitterlings create weak point in ark falls crystal destruction. so dont shoot the skitterlings if can be helped.

What do you mean they create a weakpoint? Can you elaborate please? I never done any arkfalls over the weekend

[Kisala]

There are some destroy the arkfall to get the loot type events. The smallest skitterlings run around and will occasionally run up and hit the arkfall which causes a glowing very obvious weak point to dmg the arkfall ^^ hope this helps

[worldwarviol]

some of the enemys create spot that u can use to your advantage to destroy the arkfall faster

[Dead_Phoenix]

What do you mean they create a weakpoint? Can you elaborate please? I never done any arkfalls over the weekend

basically what others have said.

there is an arkfall event where the objective is to destory the crystal. you do this by shooting it.

However the crystal has very very very strong armour, so takes a very long time. Unless weak spots are created. these dramatically increase the amount of damage it takes, they can only be created by lesser mobs, IE the skitterlings (the tiny hellbugs that die very easily)

where as it is easy to kill them in the crossfire, and if they are comming at you, rather then the crystal. otherwise leave them be and shoot the bigger nastys, like the archers or warriors