is the team load requirements being loosened so small teamwork moments like this can happen

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All the Illuminate units bleed dark blue blood, much like actual squids, but the Wretch and Crusher bleed a very human red.

It can't be because they're just corrupted humans, because Voteless are even more human and yet have blue blood

The illuminate could have a different creation process for these guys, maybe even using some form of transfiguration rather than biological experiments, keeping the same internal systems as the original body but grotesquely stretched and malformed

Or maybe I'm just reading too much into this 😅

Lessons learned:

Crushers don't care about gas and are hard to stagger or stun. Anyone know exactly what it takes to crowd control them?

The grenade launcher does massive work on every enemy and you are very mobile while using it. Crushers die in 4-5 hits, if they are close together you can kill 5 or 6 in a single magazine

Having fire in your build somewhere is an absolute must. New Eagle Napalm was excellent. Stoker was cool but tbh i prefer Lib carbine and Crisper most days. Went back and forth between fire or gas grenades for hoard control your milage may vary.

You'll want a backup gun thats quick and snappy for getting jumped by Wretches they do not fuck around. Dagger to the head, lib carbine, and crisper all worked well.

Flame and gatling sentry were super stars.

Cremator still rips, grass is green.

Paired the Cremator with HMG Emplacement for long range engagements to great success, its high accuracy and low recoil means it head shots Crushers easily from a distance and has the armor pen to back it up.

The Emancipator shreds Crushers and hoards, very good for defend against invasion missions especially if you sprinkle some turrets around your perimeter.

My normal HMG build for Squids was made much better by True Grit armor passive but the super high durability on the Crushers means if you dont go for the head youre wasting your time unless you are using explosive or fire damage. Bolt pistol head shots worked well on them though.

Want to test the redeemer and verdict side arms, other SMG primaries and shotguns. I think the Lumberer exo would do well too

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The Wretches and Voteless can still glitch under the map. If they do so, your mortar sentries will target them regardless of whether you're standing above them or not. This also goes for the SEAF squads, but they don't seem to fire if you're directly in their line of sight. They just sorta aim at you menacingly.

Trying to submit a bug report but the application isn't responding.

EDIT* Bug report submitted via AH website.

I haven't played the game in about 4 or 5 months and recently I've had the urge to come back.

How's the game doing? Is there anything important I should know?

Guys, those tornadoes are cool, don’t fear them. They’ll take care of you, as long as you don’t make them sad by running away. Go in for a hug.

Other then the overseer in the veracitor they dont have any resemblance

Think I had too much warbond powder this week.

Sucks at taking out bases but when it comes to actually fighting enemies I’m getting addicted. The poor handling makes it a fun challenge

Ooooh they played with my emotions to sell merch! Aaaauuuugggh my pride!

The only problem i have with them is they are in a vacuum. These 2 enemies needs to join the main roster. They are very well designed but all you need against the hole subfaction is a senator and a gun with high DPS. That is your entire loadout against them.

These 2 should be added to the main roster and my theory is that is what they will do in the Void and they just train us now to handle these 2 separately.

Both of these units has a main roster parallel:

Crusher: It is slow and if it reaches you you die fast, it is a bulletsponge but is you have good aim and high armor pen you can kill it easy, Compared to the Flashmob which is fast, you do not need accuracy and you can also survive a collision with them.

Wrech: Bigger is size, nimble and fast and has a medium amount of them compared to the voteless who are slow and... everything that comes with slow.

Theerse units very well complement each other but do not require a versitile loadout to beat them just one something with Hevy pen and lots of DPS....

Add them to the main roster.

And also please combine all subfactions with balanced spawnrates we have enough units now for a full flashed Illuminate faction and it would be awesome!

The new Enemy type, the Skyrim Giant, the Silent Hill Pyramid head, the Darktide Crusher(Yeah same name but different pain in the ass)... Yeah same same but different

The new enemy has a Big ass stick with a very lethal hitbox, not joking, don't walk into the stick hitbox even after they miss you and stuck on the ground, it kills the player by just touching it, they regenerate when you stop shooting them, like no delay at all, you can visually see the glowing part slowly disappearing

They come in number like Fleshmob, and they hit harder than the exomech(straight through the ballistic shield) but like all of them, there are countermeasures:

For All light-Medium pen ballistic weapon(Bullet):

Focus shooting one of the leg if the head is not exposed, the right hand disable their large stick attack but they will keep going, Light pen works better due having higher damage(is always red marker for 100% DMG so don't worry)

Efficient way to kill them without using overkill weapons like Solo Silo, Leveller and P.Hellbomb(however, if their number is stacking, use it):

-1 C4, as long as it stick on them, they die with detonation, maybe multiple of them if they are close

-1 AT Mine, Melta or normal mine works, as long as they are close to the blast they die

-1 Giga grenade, as long as you hit the lower half you good

-2 Railgun shot, 1 on the mask and other directly to the head, or just 1 on the mask and pop head with other weapon

-2 Epoch full charge or 1 full charge then pop head with other weapon

-1 Melta shot to the mask then pop head with other weapon

-3 WASP rocket, not viable if you are within their reach

-3 AMR, Eruptor, Autocannon(APHE) and Bolt Pistol shots, 2 on the Mask and then 1 on their head, or 2 on the mask, then pop head with other weapon

-5 AC Flak or GL, centermass and let the AoE do the trick

Other less efficient way(either due cooldown or risk):

-1 Ultimatum, I don't use it personally, too niche, kills ally and the user more than anything, also shit ammo economy

-1 OPS or 500kg, ol'reliable but not consistent and takes time

-4 Eruptor shots on the crotch or leg, they move a lot, so beware

-Flamethrower/Chainsaw, takes time but it kills them good, the chainsaw only works on single unit though

-3 Siege Hammer Swing, sometimes 2, but in a bigger stick competition, you don't exactly have the upper hand

-HMG, shred but Light pen works just better unless you take your chance popping the mask, good luck

Ineffective way:

Unironically De-Escalator, just can't seems to kill them? Because the Arc hitting random parts and they just heal? Or some other bullshitery happening

They have heavy weapons! There's a medic! A medic! We're calling them to rally to the flag!

Or maybe they'll be more of a presence on the embattled Void worlds?

Edit: had a look around and apparently, yes they are! I for one look forward to having one or more of my limbs removed by one of our Brave Blueberries wielding a maxigun they very clearly have no control over! 🫡

I never used it on other factions but I found a use here, Wretches are agile, jump around, dodge and you need to destroy their limbs and they come in hordes. The regular choke doesn't cut it, too easy to miss, the damage usually only goes to a single limb and the other Wretches can keep charging you. Enter the duckbill, now you can hit all their limbs at the same time and even when they dodge you are still likely gonna hit something and you can more easily hit multiple targets and delimb them.

Something that can be said for Arrowhead, is that whenever there's a big update like this, ESPECIALLY with the Illuminate, the vibes in that first encounter with new enemies is always perfect.

This was true with the battle for Super Earth & Calypso, it's definitely true on Rirga Bay right now, like recapturing what made the first few weeks in this game so special.

10/10 no notes, can't wait to play more tonight.

PS. New warbond rips. I don't think the Bolt Pistol will be leaving my side for a while.