[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom)

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 26, 2019 23:11:28 GMT Heimdall, smilesja, and 7 more like this

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Post by SofaJockey on Jan 26, 2019 23:11:28 GMT

Introductory rant...

You have that idea, don't you, swoop in like Iron Man, do the repair, save your teammate, be the hero.

But no, there's a reason they're down, there's a turret behind the scar and they are going to down your sorry ass.
So annoyed is the incapacitated Freelancer that they rage quit and then one more Javelin followed by the other, heroically flies in, to an ignominious wipe. :facepalm:

Did I learn nothing from Mass Effect multiplayer?

It's not as if Javelins bleed out, where's the hurry? Take your time, clutch the wave (so to speak) and save the mission.

I resolve not to do that again (until the next time)

TL;DR: Don't attempt a repair until it is reasonably safe, particularly as the last Javelin standing, when it's basically on you.

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 26, 2019 23:34:59 GMT via mobile SofaJockey, linksocarina, and 1 more like this

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Post by saandrig on Jan 26, 2019 23:34:59 GMT

The same tip can go for "don't get desperate and jump in to get that ammo/health which is surrounded by enemies". Or "you are a Colossus but you still go down in 2 seconds if you rush in a nest of enemies".

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 26, 2019 23:42:27 GMT via mobile

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Post by hawkspian on Jan 26, 2019 23:42:27 GMT

To add to this, if you're downed in the middle of chaos, dashboard and come back, the game remember where you were and puts you right back in. They have to patch this but for now this strategy is legitness lel

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 27, 2019 7:15:23 GMT Vall likes this

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Post by Camel on Jan 27, 2019 7:15:23 GMT

Yup, it was called revive chain in ME3.

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 2:33:51 GMT 09_Trooper, correctamundo, and 2 more like this

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Post by Shinobu on Jan 28, 2019 2:33:51 GMT

Jan 27, 2019 7:15:23 GMT Camel said:

Yup, it was called revive chain in ME3.

I call it "revive pile" because in the end you get a pile of dead bodies.

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 2:49:12 GMT DragonRacer, sabreracer, and 5 more like this

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 2:51:10 GMT

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Post by Beerfish on Jan 28, 2019 2:51:10 GMT

So what happens if no one revives you? You sit there dead until you quit the game?

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 3:00:25 GMT

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Post by Kelwing on Jan 28, 2019 3:00:25 GMT

Jan 28, 2019 2:51:10 GMT Beerfish said:

So what happens if no one revives you? You sit there dead until you quite the game?

I don't think in a Stronghold they could continue on very far. Seems some doors would not open until entire party was close.

Back to OP - I always attempted to revive people if I felt it was safe enough. If I was down I just waited patiently for someone to get around to me. Popped a shield when using my Ranger when I revived people.

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 3:05:35 GMT via mobile

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Post by linksocarina on Jan 28, 2019 3:05:35 GMT

Jan 26, 2019 23:34:59 GMT saandrig said:

The same tip can go for "don't get desperate and jump in to get that ammo/health which is surrounded by enemies". Or "you are a Colossus but you still go down in 2 seconds if you rush in a nest of enemies".

I made that mistake a few times...

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 8:50:43 GMT

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Post by correctamundo on Jan 28, 2019 8:50:43 GMT

In other words - don't be a headless chicken.

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 10:53:53 GMT

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Post by Brodda on Jan 28, 2019 10:53:53 GMT

Jan 26, 2019 23:42:27 GMT hawkspian said:

To add to this, if you're downed in the middle of chaos, dashboard and come back, the game remember where you were and puts you right back in. They have to patch this but for now this strategy is legitness lel

Just don't do that during Stronghold end boss fight. You'll spend the rest of the fight staring at the closed tunnel door :banghead:

They should really fix that, or introduce some mechanic to get you back in the fight (like a portal for instance, or some other lore friendly thing).

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 11:19:26 GMT

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Post by MrsFlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyingKebab on Jan 28, 2019 11:19:26 GMT

People go down? I didn't notice. (Actually I did eventually when I finally SEE the icon of a downed teammate. Is there an audio cue along the lines of 'guardian down!' 'squadmate needs help!'? If there is, I didn't hear it. And there was me wondering why no one bothered to come and get me even though I was in cover and safe to get.

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[VIP Demo Jan 25-27] Why you don't have to go for that heroic repair (and other hard won wisdom) Jan 28, 2019 11:23:16 GMT via mobile Beerfish likes this

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Jan 28, 2019 11:19:26 GMT MrsFlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyingKebab said:

People go down? I didn't notice. (Actually I did eventually when I finally SEE the icon of a downed teammate. Is there an audio cue along the lines of 'guardian down!' 'squadmate needs help!'? If there is, I didn't hear it. And there was me wondering why no one bothered to come and get me even though I was in cover and safe to get.

ha yeah it's cos no one knew you was down. I'm guessing they only tested this with people playing in squads together. Either a monumental oversight or just not implemented for what ever reason on that build.

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