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    • Dark ArcMAEnglish
      21·
      1 month ago

      It’s over now; but I’m curious why do you hate Scrapbeak?

      I think the ones I actually dislike personally are Rotjaw and the Assassin (both because they have high damage attacks that are tricky to avoid).

      • k_rol@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        Hard to say to be honest, I think it started when I didn’t understand its pattern, he gets angry and then throws concertina at every shot so I got caught in it and died often. This also makes it hard to stay inside to attack it. Also there are no ammunition nor heals anywhere close.

        The assassin at least if you hit it as he appears, he won’t attack you to kill you. He also mostly appears next to you if you don’t move. Scrapbeak is not controllable that way, that i’m aware.

        • Dark ArcMAEnglish
          31·
          1 month ago

          I think it started when I didn’t understand its pattern. Also there are no ammunition nor heals anywhere close.

          If you fight him with silent poison or melee weapons and make sure to leave when he gets enraged, he’s actually IMO the easiest boss (and the best for ammo and healing).

          Poison and melee damage when he’s out of the enraged phase will cause him to drop lanterns, ammo boxes, and med kits. If you do it right, you’re guaranteed to be extremely well supplied as the team that killed Scrapbeak (and your opponents are guaranteed to be starved of resources outside of the boss area).

          It basically follows the pattern of … “attack Scrapbeak withwith non-fire, non-explosive weapons” -> “Scrapbeak rages and drops a bunch of stuff from his backpack”, “you leave the boss area and wait for him to stop running aggressively” (rinse, repeat until dead).

          The assassin at least if you hit it as he appears, he won’t attack you to kill you.

          That used to be the case, but I’ve noticed since a few updates ago … he often attacks me even if I do hit him. It seems like there’s a damage threshold now (e.g., stabbing him with a knife no longer prevents an attack).

          • k_rol@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            1 month ago

            Thanks for the tips, makes sense, I’ll try that out!

            As for the assassin I’m surprised it didn’t work for you, I don’t remember having an issue lately but I didn’t play that much either.