This game is often more fun when there's no one online, and that's scary

[Wtflag]

Actually I find it annoying since PVP takes forever to queue and most echelon dailies are a pain and Shadow wars are non-existent.

Trust me, I know what a really empty server feels like as my play time is normally around 8 pm (+8 GMT) that is basically 8 am in the morning for US.

You know, frankly, having issues about having lots of other players to play with, sounds like a first world problem to me.

[4ndreas]

I have stopped trying to do Echelon dailies other than turret kills or general PvP kills. Queueing takes up too much time otherwise.

In general though the fewer the better. Major Arkfalls are over in the blink of an eye as more health doesn't make it harder just longer. Bad tactic Trion.

[Myst]

Well fine if you are having so much fun without me being online I'll just jump into the arms of my WiiU! It at least loves me when I get online

[Wtflag]

No, that's rubbish. The pursuit is for killing (which you only get for getting the killshot), so by only hitting them you are not getting any progress - tagging only means you will get ammo/loot drops. And most importantly, skitterlings are ridiculously weak and yes, you will kill most of them before they get a chance to bite. Stop using the BMG on crystals or you are part of the problem.

There are those other major arkfalls where the main objective is to kill hellbugs. Not sure why people don't do what I did and use those arkfalls for progressing that pursuit...

You are correct that only tagging is not good enough to get the pursuit. However, you are not correct about bmg's kill rate.

I know this for a fact because I have studied the best way to obtain those kills efficiently and even wrote a guide on it.

I have also soloed crystals using BMG and bought it to 40% health by myself using BMG before others finished theirs.

This is the guide: http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...ls-in-Arkfalls.

[Michael Ching]

Since I play at different hours of the day I have started to see a longer wait for queues for co-ops late at night and wouldn't mind an option to be able to solo queue (with the possible option for people to jump in afterwards) so that the wait isn't long. Most co-ops are soloable already.

[piercehead]

You are correct that only tagging is not good enough to get the pursuit. However, you are not correct about bmg's kill rate.

You're suggesting using the BMG as a good way to get kills. I am suggesting that indeed BMGs will kill skitterlings quite easily at crystals. This is a bad thing when you are not soloing the crystal. You have a couple of people both using BMGs and skitterlings are popping left right and centre...before the weak point shows up.

Edit: I'm talking about the majority of BMGs, that link to multiple targets indiscriminately.

Edit: just a couple of things with your guide:
BMGs will continue to reload when you switch weapons, regardless of Preparedness (it just needs to have started recharging before you switch)
You recommend the EGO recharge on full reload perk...which doesn't take effect unless you reload your equipped weapon (i.e. reloading through preparedness does not trigger this perk).

[Hiero Glyph]

You recommend the EGO recharge on full reload perk...which doesn't take effect unless you reload your equipped weapon (i.e. reloading through preparedness does not trigger this perk).

Pumped up does work if you start the reload on your BMG, switch weapons, and then switch back to the BMG after it hits 100%. The EGO recharge effect will apply when you switch back to the now fully reloaded BMG. Still, Preparedness is absolutely not required and is a waste for BMGs.

[piercehead]

Pumped up does work if you start the reload on your BMG, switch weapons, and then switch back to the BMG after it hits 100%. The EGO recharge effect will apply when you switch back to the now fully reloaded BMG. Still, Preparedness is absolutely not required and is a waste for BMGs.

Just tried again with Pumped Up - no recharge even using the method you describe.

And by "Preparedness is absolutely not required" I take it you mean "does not do anything for BMGs at all", because it doesn't.

[Hiero Glyph]

Just tried again with Pumped Up - no recharge even using the method you describe.

And by "Preparedness is absolutely not required" I take it you mean "does not do anything for BMGs at all", because it doesn't.

I'll test it when I get on later. Maybe the weapon has to hit 100% while you have it equipped. I'll post the results shortly.

[Wtflag]

Just tried again with Pumped Up - no recharge even using the method you describe.

And by "Preparedness is absolutely not required" I take it you mean "does not do anything for BMGs at all", because it doesn't.

A few things. It has been quite some thing since I tested it so something might have changed.

1. Preparedness indeed don't work with BMG.

2. 10% ego on reload on weapons should work.

3. Pump up should work

4. Sometimes switching a charging BMG to another will not allow it to continue charging to 100%. I don't exactly know why that would happen but it is very rare. I suspect it might happen if you use two exactly same BMG.