@JohnnyShoulder@render I take it back; I just had a great run through biome 2 and 3 mostly using the lobber. The one I had in biome 2 was one-hitting the smaller flying enemies. I even beat Nemesis with a different variation of the weapon.
Picked up a fair few ciphers in both biomes too. I might just keep the game on the back burner for when I want to mix things up a bit. I should really finish Ghost of at some point!
@kris0000@Elodin I totally agree. I've run out of superlatives to describe Returnal and I think Demon's Souls is going to be another that I can't stop playing. I'll keep you posted and check out a caster build, cheers 👍
@Thrillho That's why I love it. With a few good traits some things either just disintegrate before they get chance to attack you or just explode right away!
I'm definitely missing my daily fix of Returnal action so might have to get back on it again for a quick go this weekend.
@Thrillho I didn't think much of it either when it first unlocked it, but with a few traits gained it became one of my faves. Apart from in Biome 6, where I found it to be pretty useless lol.
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@JohnnyShoulder In B6 it can be a beast as well, especially when you’ve got one with 3 or 4 traits on it. Those disco ball things can be taken out in a few shots if you hold the trigger down a bit before releasing it.
I quite liked the Lobber, especially with a few decent traits attached ... but for some reason I really struggled to hit the damn drones with it! I don't know if I was overthinking the shots, or just panicking (or both).
@render I prefer using the Hollowseeker or Electropylon for Biome 6. If those aren't available then the Carbine with raising pitch I've also done well with.
Last night I got the survey trophy for Biome 6 as was just missing one cypher and venturing into the containment room. I didn't realise you don't need to survive being in there, as I died and the trophy popped when I respawned in biome 4.
And tonight just before the footy I got the last scout log in Biome 5 for the survey trophy.
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This must be a new thing since I last played; I also had one pop up saying my death had been avenged too.
And here’s a vid from my Nemesis fight with the lobber. I still think I prefer Hollowseeker with serrated blades for boss fights but it worked out pretty well!
@Thrillho Making it look easy as always 😀. Those Obolite repository ones have always been there but the avenged ones came later when they added the deceased scouts feature in. It's quite handy sometimes as if someone avenges you then you both get a reward. Usually it's a consumable or something like that.
@Elodin just wait till RNG gives you portal turret and portal beam! It cuts through everything
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@Thrillho Thanks for the video. The Lobber looks like a viable option and really made short work of its third phase.
So I noticed you didn’t have a single time that the 2 dudes on the side shot a laser into the ground followed by expanding red rings of death. I had a fair amount of that going on in the second phase. I wonder if it’s just luck of the draw or if it’s true that the quicker you damage it the less attacks it does? Or I also noticed you hug the front ledge closely which actually seemed to work to your advantage since it looked like maybe the floating worm laser shooting aliens attacks were often just hitting behind you. Perhaps that also prevents the red ring attack. 🤔 My instinct is to backup a little so I can see the attacks coming in better from the periphery, but maybe I’m going about it wrong.
@Th3solution The third phase was also made easier as I had a portal beam item which I dropped.
The lobber is fine but in the third phase it’s harder as you can’t easily hip fire with it and aiming slows you right down. As for distance to the boss, part of that is similar to the above in that it gives you a better chance of hitting when you’re closer but Nemesis is already so far back that it doesn’t make too much of a difference. Maybe it does affect what the turret guys do though.
And as Nemesis is so far back, you already have enough time to see attacks coming and for the most part you can avoid them just running side to side and dashing when needed.
As others have said, in phase 3 it works well to remember that you can’t get hurt when grappling so use that to avoid the huge wall of orbs.
The load out I had on that run was silly though; 295% integrity! They do seem to have tweaked it so that the health becomes resin when you’re at full health which I am certain didn’t use to be the case. Adrenaline leech (get health from damage caused based on adrenaline level) is my favorite artifact by far as well and having that then helps you find more resin.
@render These vids never feel easy at the time! And I’m not going to show you a rubbish run now am I?
@Voltan Yeah, I think it might have been that health filled a slot when you were at full integrity but the game never told you that explicitly. So I used to (understandably) leave the health behind thinking I might need it later. Since going back to the game, it now seems to label it as resin rather than just health.
Maybe I’m imagining it but it felt like I was getting waaaay more of the stuff playing recently.
For biome 5, anyone recommend racing through 4 to get to 5? I have yet to get to the boss. I spend too much time I think in 4 trying to get my health up and a good weapon. Then when I get to 5 I have to get the 3 keys. The closest I've come is 2 keys. I think I get too impatient and start getting sloppy towards the end. With RL obligations I often don't get more than one run a day if I get that deep into 5.
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