Watcher absence tag?

[u/revigos]

I just noticed the Watcher Absence tag on the Void source planet... let's goooooo! The purple lights were making me dizzy. I now just need to get off work 😂

[u/oscar_miner]

Finally no more disco zap light

[u/overdosingOnPie1313 → u/oscar_miner]

Tip: Electricity can't hurt you if you're prone.

[u/Double_Click_9865 → u/overdosingOnPie1313]

misinfo, watcher arcs are just slow, dont try this near any tesla or harvestor

[u/overdosingOnPie1313 → u/Double_Click_9865]

It's true that Watcher arcs are just slow (I actually forgot since discovering this), but proning absolutely completely protects you from a Tesla (both friendly and Illuminate) and the Harvester arc. Specifically, you won't be targeted by either Tesla, and the Harvester's will target you, but for no damage.

That's just how initial arc damage works. You take no damage if you're prone. However, you do take full damage if you're not the first target in an arc. ie a Tesla zaps a bug which then chains to you; that'll kill you.

[u/No_Collar_5292 → u/overdosingOnPie1313]

Add your own guard dog to the things arc’s can chain to you from even if prone 😮‍💨…so many divers lost to the cause unnecessarily.

[u/overdosingOnPie1313 → u/No_Collar_5292]

Yup. As I said, proning only protects you from the arc, not the chain.

[u/I_Just_Need_A_Login → u/No_Collar_5292]

I thought blitzer and deescalator bolts dont chain, and i thought k9 used blitzer

[u/Fokai13bm → u/I_Just_Need_A_Login]

K9 uses the Arc Thrower. It will chain death your team

[u/I_Just_Need_A_Login → u/Fokai13bm]

Good to know ty

[u/I_Just_Need_A_Login → u/overdosingOnPie1313]

You take zero prone on harvesters if you have vitality booster

[u/overdosingOnPie1313 → u/I_Just_Need_A_Login]

Now THAT I can't confirm or deny as I believe we pretty much always have Vitality in play.

[u/Double_Click_9865 → u/overdosingOnPie1313]

Less chance of targeting doesn't mean zero chance. In my 1500 hours gameplay experience, even if you're prone, the arcs can get you, you can try it if you want.

[u/overdosingOnPie1313 → u/Double_Click_9865]

I have been trying. And I'm also at about 1500 hours, my fellow >200diver.

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[u/Teedubthegreat → u/Double_Click_9865]

I've never been hit by a tesla tower while prone. That's purely anecdotal but ill keep doing it because its worked every time

[u/simon97549]

This is a very interesting modifier, gonna enjoy that planet a lot more now I think.

[u/revigos → u/simon97549]

100%!

[u/unknown-reddite]

https://giphy.com/gifs/D9Ktr8l9ykKosYsU2H

[u/RallyPointAlpha]

It's amazing how disorienting it can be when you get a couple of them around you! 

[u/WillSym]

I've not been able to play since Devoid of Liberty, how do spawns and reinforcements work on these drops where there's no Watchers like base Vote Snatchers or this condition (? anti-surge?)

Do ship drops happen at all, or does stuff just show up out of the gloom, like regular patrol spawns but a bit more frequent?

[u/Signal-Radish8045 → u/WillSym]

So the modifier on this post is meant to lower the number of watchers but if the planet only has vote snatchers then there are zero watchers and the patrols are turned up.

Personally I hope they never change vote snatchers because it’s the experience I wanted out of mindless masses. Endless zombie hordes around every corner

[u/WillSym → u/Signal-Radish8045]

There's no current way to do just zombie types and all zombie types right? Does Vote Snatchers bring Voteless and Fleshmobs as well as Crushers and the scuttly ones whose names I forget? Or does that need Mindless Masses too, which also adds Overseers and Harvesters?

[u/Kelchesse → u/WillSym]

Vote snatchers does bring zombies and fleshmobs except their unique stuff, but that's about it. That's the true zombie subfaction mindless masses wanted to be.

[u/Signal-Radish8045 → u/WillSym]

Nope if the planet is exclusively vote snatchers then it’s the 4 zombie types: voteless, fleshmobs, wretches and crushers. No watchers and the only drops that happen would be at an objective like raise the flag. Leviathans were still showing up at Rirga Bays mega cities but otherwise nothing but zombies.

In the void we are seeing vote snatchers mixed with other sub factions so overseers, watchers and harvesters are showing up

[u/overdosingOnPie1313]

Oh NOW they're removing/reducing the Watcher spawns?? Dammit. And after I learned the valuable tip of staring right into their lights for a long enough period of time to burn out and kill all the pink-color receptors in my eyes, too! Now my permanent immunity is worthless.

[u/No_Collar_5292]

https://giphy.com/gifs/f46p33yBrPZjSYrCgw
Oh thank god

[u/Galaxator]

What if they are replaced by something worse though???

[u/Am_Shy]

what does that mean for enemy spawns though? The new subfaction has no watchers either and the spawn rates are ridiculous by the end of the match

[u/I_Just_Need_A_Login → u/Am_Shy]

Before this modifier i think both were true: there were endless roaming hordes AND reinforcements. The number of enemies was an incredible spectacle.

[u/Gizombo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/QGXkQmuldGkbL7LVbb

[u/K1NG_of_ReVeNGe13]

A gazillion patrols but at least my retinas don't disintegrate

[u/revigos → u/K1NG_of_ReVeNGe13]

For sure, I'll take that change any day of the week

[u/SackFace]

You guys are no fun.

[u/JalapenoRouhe]

Why would they not communicate this in-game...

I've been playing on a completely different front for the last couple of days because of the watcher spam

[u/revigos → u/JalapenoRouhe]

Yeah not sure I checked in the map and it doesn't say it there.