Quick Tip on Ark fall Crystal destruction

[Dead_Phoenix]

ok i have been dieing to mention this since beta released, didnt want to until NDA was lifted.

Alot of people seem to miss the point of these specific ark fall.

it is the one where you have to fire at the crystal to destroy it, whilst various mobs try and kill you.

If you have noticed peroidcally a weak spot will appear on the crystal dealing far more damage. These are NOT random. they are created by a specific mob, for example the Skitterling, or a cleave mutant places a barrel.

DO NOT KILL THEM

In this arkfall the trick is to kill the bigger mobs, ie the warriors/archers/shotguns/blue mutants etc, but leave the skitterlings alone. i know they die easy, and oftern diein the cross fire, but i notice alot of people still aiming for them directly, for example one person would do nothing but melee them when they got close to the crystal.

let the skitterlings create the weak spot, then gun the exposed part. the ark fall will go down far quicker, and you will get much better rewards.

[elrick mercer]

Seeing as most people don't visit the forums we need to get this over area chat so people will know in game. But I kind of figured it out on my own. I just took a Will Smith approach to the Arc falls ala Men in Black lol. He's not snarling he's sneezing!

[Lurch87]

with all the grenades going off those little guys do not even have a chance to reach the crystal in my experiences.

[SoopaMan2K]

ok i have been dieing to mention this since beta released, didnt want to until NDA was lifted.

Alot of people seem to miss the point of these specific ark fall.

it is the one where you have to fire at the crystal to destroy it, whilst various mobs try and kill you.

If you have noticed peroidcally a weak spot will appear on the crystal dealing far more damage. These are NOT random. they are created by a specific mob, for example the Skitterling, or a cleave mutant places a barrel.

DO NOT KILL THEM

In this arkfall the trick is to kill the bigger mobs, ie the warriors/archers/shotguns/blue mutants etc, but leave the skitterlings alone. i know they die easy, and oftern diein the cross fire, but i notice alot of people still aiming for them directly, for example one person would do nothing but melee them when they got close to the crystal.

let the skitterlings create the weak spot, then gun the exposed part. the ark fall will go down far quicker, and you will get much better rewards.

But, but EGO tells us this when we get in the area. Besides, why would I worry about stupid mutants instead of those glob spamming Archers etc? I don't know...

[Danzaiver]

I thought they clear away the weak spots when they get close? I always wait for a little one to lead me to a weak spot then kill it so it lasts longer.

[gjwhite66]

I've seen people point out in area chat not to shoot the little ones. I generally try not to, since the archers present the biggest problems. But I did not realize they played a benefit to the fight. So the grenade spamming probably should stop...

[Squ1rr3l_K1ng]

Damn, I didn't know the Skitterlings create the weak spots, I thought they were completely random.

[XiiLoopii]

thats why you aim for the top with grenade spam till you see a weak spot

[Laxus]

Figured that out.

But its not so easy to tell that to hundreds of others, lol.

[6Strummer]

I've seen people point out in area chat not to shoot the little ones. I generally try not to, since the archers present the biggest problems. But I did not realize they played a benefit to the fight. So the grenade spamming probably should stop...

After I read it here I pointed it out in area chat a few times but I'm not sure it made much difference. Then you also have the people who just drive around the crystal in their car, running over everything.