Twitchy Questioning 14: Questions in Flux

Multiplayer Livestream Summary - 10 August 2017 (self.MECoOp)
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After a 2-month(!) absence, here I am again. Huge thanks to /u/jrandall0308 for stepping up while I've been away. Has he been reminding people about the greatest moment in the history of the game?
Bastiaan and Benoit running things today, Benoit will be joined in-game by Starbuck, SizeSixteens and LadyInsanity
New gear, Omni-Capacitors and Hydraulic Joints, in the store
Starting things off with the Roadside Assistance mission, Silver on Derelict facing off against the Remnant.
Discussed character color for Benoit's Krogan in this first match. Not still the Edmonton Oilers color scheme, but very close.
This silver mission has a higher-than-normal concentration of Progenitor enemies, first showing up during the first Objective wave (Priority Targets) on Wave 2.
Talked about how a couple of their squad members were involved in the development process, as part of Bioware's Game Changers program. Coming on-site to try beta versions, provide feedback, etc.
A Windows message about out-of-date virus protection popped up during the Wave 6 Retrieval objective. Twitch chat responded appropriately.
The squad fully extracted from their warmup match, which I guess is a good sign. And they've got their excuses locked and loaded for the slaughter to come.
Benoit managed to top the scoreboard for their silver match, which is nice.
Before jumping into the platinum match, discussed what to expect. Today's Apex mission has the Glass Jaw modifier, and coupled with Platinum removing shieldgate entirely means DON'T GET PUNCHED
On to platinum!
Stream team set up an overlay to show the death counter, as Benoit inevitably repeatedly tastes the floor.
First Benoit death, wave 1. They've got a sound clip for it as well as a large skull that pops into existence in the middle of the screen
Moving on to wave 2, they're pretty focused on the gameplay and not doling out other random info nuggets. Wave 2 brings a Recovery objective... and death number 2... and death number 3... and death number 4... and death number 5...
Benoit didn't contribute to the recovery at all, just running around and dying. Reminds me of a few people I've played with...
Wave 3 starts, and not long after we get the 6th death. Benoit rezzes himself, and then gets death 7. And 8. And 9. A Berserker melee brings with it death 10, as Bastiaan is busy quoting A Flock of Seagulls.
Death 11 comes moments after Benoit rezzes a teammate. Probably a worthwhile trade. Death 12, not so much; he got caught on some random corner.
I hope they're not paying for that voice clip per use. Death 13 comes while Benoit is still trying to find a safe spot after his last revive. He gets rezzed and finds cover, but a Berserker flanks him and leads to deaths 14 and 15.
They've limped on to wave 4, 13 minutes into the game. It's Devices, and death 16 happened just after a teammate completed the first of 4. Once again, the other players carry the day and complete the objective themselves.
"Benoit, please make a Twitter." "I have a twitter, and I'm not telling you what it is!"
Wave 5 starts out with them claiming the death counter is wrong. He's been knocked down 16 times, but hasn't died. Kappa
Bastiaan called death 17 moments before it happened. Benoit gelled, and was able to revive SizeSixteens before experiencing death 18. Hey, we're legal now!
One more gel use, and then death 19 on wave 5 leads to a full wipe.
Benoit ended up in second place, and everyone got a revive medal (gold for size and lady, bronze for Benoit and starbuck)
"We're not done with platinum, obviously". Them's arc words, folks!
Let's see what happens next week, next week. For now, here's the Twitch VOD of today's stream if you want to relive the mass of deaths.
Edit: check the comments for Matobar's collection of questions answered by @bioware and DiscoBabaloo in twitch chat. Not a whole lot of concrete info this time around, but some nuggets that you're free to read into as you please.