This is untrue i have a 99tanker at the end of this one mission with bots that just respawn evrytime i kill them that is completely unbeatable solo,i acyually finally gave up after 3hours of trying to tank him. NO WEAPON I USED PRODUCED ANY DAMAGE IT JUST RESET ANYTIME I DID ANY. Just Sayin.
The Ulterior Motives mission or what its called? Just shoot the bots that repair him. Eventually they should stop coming. Worked for me and I did it solo.Originally Posted by CFG JUSTICE
There is a crate. You can jump on it. Look down. All you see is backpack. Win.
so far the only one ive had a problem with was jackleg joe but i got a bmg and ***** his face with a lmg+overchargeother than that everythings quite easy with a little challenge
I found this during beta, but i think it was more about not knowing too much about the game to be honest. I got really stuck on the Radio Shack main missions where you have to protect Cass and im thinking to my self seriously this should be easy, then realised what do you expect your trying to use a sniper rifle in close combat.
So i played around with the loadouts a bit and realised that some missions you really cant do with a sniper rifle and definitely not when solo. So tried for a while with Sniper as my Primary and then an Assault rifle as my secondary when i started and yeah i died a few times being swarmed but was much easier.
I guess though it depends on how you play .. i know some people will say well if you are a sniper and staying in character use a pistol, but hey its your character build it how you want it dont be afraid to experiment... oh and dont be afraid to use your scrip to get a new weapon. Plenty of scrip to be made and you might find things easier.
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I have found a couple of missions quite tough but pretty much soloed most of them. Nim by comparison was fairly easy compared to some of the mutant missions. I think most times I have died it was my own fault, not the game to be honest now that I think of it. There are some instances where an enemy can ping away at your shields from a distance and get them quite low and if you haven't noticed some mutant with an assault rifle who has cleverly flanked you he unloads in your back and your health melts in seconds.
The shield I use is 1073/40%/3 secs. It seems like the perfect combo of fast charging, quick restart and enough health to survive a Sniper shot.
Weapon wise I've stuck to Assault Rifles, both Sniper rifles and SMGs. I have tried the others but just haven't found them effective at quickly taking down enemies at range. As others have said a good weapon like a semi auto rifle can take most enemies down at range in two or three hits. I love that you can use cover to block line of site, I just wish there was a pop-over mechanic for cover when going to sights. That would be perfect for me then.
I agree with the OP and others that have replied. I think what some of you don't realize is that the game is not working the same for every player. There absolutely ARE times when mobs appear out of thin air in front of or behind you in areas you've already cleared, where there aren't any obvious "spawn points".
I can sneak into an area and have absolutely NO mobs in sight and nothing on my mini map, take one step from behind cover to get to the next cover, and there will literally be 8-12 mobs appear RIGHT in front of me and I'm dead in seconds. No amount of "getting used to" the game is going to help that. It's not that I'm rushing in and not paying attention, I know this is happening so I'm paying extra close attention and scanning the area before I make any little move at all.
I do all the things that people have suggested, don't stand still, duck and roll, use grenades, use ego power every time its recharged, etc. there are simply problems with the spawn rate/mechanics of mobs in this game when you're solo for SOME players. And whether anyone else likes it or not, this will affect new players enthusiasm for this game if it continues.
Saying "just get better" doesn't help anyone and it certainly doesn't address the issue that some of us are having. I really like this game, and I'm not going to return it for a refund because I've played many many mmo's and I believe the issues will be worked through. But as it stands now, these mechanics simply aren't fun for a percentage of the players.
The only thing that is unbeatable solo is being juggled by explosions. I have done everything solo and it is not that hard with a tactical approach. Don't fight too many enemies at once, find good cover and use the right weapons for the job.
This is my point exactly.....how are you supposed to "don't fight too many enemies at once", when you have no control over how many enemies spawn and when/where? Obviously, we all know that you shouldn't fight too many at once, the problem is the game is spawning multiple mobs at a time when some players are solo. I think its also obvious from all the replies I've seen in this and other threads, that this isn't happening to everyone. But the fact remains it IS happening to some of us, so the obvious response of "don't fight too many at once" is sadly useless to those of us that it is happening to.
I agree that it's the 'cheap deaths' that really piss me off. Enemies do spawn out of thin air all the time. The cleaver mutants are very prone to do this, and they are insanely fast. In fact, many of the enemies show a turbo-boost of speed that is truly amazing.
The other irritating factor is that if you retreat too far, the enemies will run away/de-spawn, or regain all of their health and shields. You have to start over.
Overall, however, the game is not too tough. If you are masochist, try Dark Souls. Dying repeatedly is a hobby in that game.
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