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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 14:18:02 GMT
First attempt at taking down a ME1 thresher maw on foot was an abysmal failure. A high-level soldier Shepard with Immunity can survive several acid hits, but the screen shakes violently whenever the maw moves now, making it impossible to move Shepard. I survived the maw moving about three times, but on the fourth, he moved to a spot directly under where my Shepard was standing for an instant death. From this, I don't think it really possible to take them out on foot anymore (at least on insanity difficulty... and probably on pretty much any other difficulty as well unless the maw doesn't move around at all on the easiest difficulty. I'm saddened by this... I'm going to have to relearn using the mako on them. Dang, I loved letting Wrex hit them with his warp... and always wanted to tell Wreav how Wrex and I always took the maws down on foot, so Grunt's Rite of Passage was no big deal. (sigh).
Attempt 2 basically confirmed the above. Shepard can survive several acid attacks, but eventually the maw will make a run directly at Shepard and emerge right beneath his/her feet and kill him/her instantly. This pattern also occurs with a mako, but it has a better shot at getting out of the way.
ETA: Repeated a few more attempts with the maw on Edolus. The definite pattern in my game (Xbox One, Insanity) is for the maw to move 3 times and pop up at a location away from Shepard... and then on the 4th move, take a path directly towards Shepard and pop up under him/her for the instant death. With the mako, it makes the same 3 moves, coming up at some point where the mako isn't. On the 4th move, it will literally chase the mako... it chased me for 2 circles around it's area. It wasn't until I left its area when it retreated from the chase (going back to the center by the destroyed tank and bodies and disappearing). It popped back up when I re-entered its area and the fight resumed for another 3 pop=ups before it made another beeline chase of the mako.
Conclusion, it may be possible to still kill them on foot on an easier difficulty... IF Shepard has enough powers and fire power to take it down quickly enough (i.e. before that 4th pop up). I'm not able to do it that quickly on insanity though. (Hope renewed for once I get the insanity achievements and will try the game at an easier level.)
My first one I finished on foot. I think my guns and warp did more damage. Than the mako, basically I strafed as best I could with the terrible mako controls as I did not know there was a option to turn off the drive where the gun points thing. When I ran out of omnigel, I hopped out and killed it with guns. Yeah, I've never used the "soften with the mako and then kill them on foot technique" in the OT. I've always just started the maw fights by parking the mako outside the area and walking in. Yes, I believe you when you say that warp plus guns on foot does more damage than the mako. I always found that to be the case. The trick here seems to be to do enough damage to avoid the 4th pop-up right under Shepard's feet. I think that's possible on difficulties lower than insanity. It may even be possible with a Level 60 Shepard equipped with Level X spectre gear on Shepard and the team and with adequate powers available. Don't know yet since my Shepard is currently Level 30 Classic (not Legendary) and only has the Level VII Spectre Assault Rifle for himself.
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Post by ahglock on May 17, 2021 14:21:49 GMT
My first one I finished on foot. I think my guns and warp did more damage. Than the mako, basically I strafed as best I could with the terrible mako controls as I did not know there was a option to turn off the drive where the gun points thing. When I ran out of omnigel, I hopped out and killed it with guns. Yeah, I've never used the "soften with the mako and then kill them on foot technique" in the OT. I've always just started the maw fights by parking the mako outside the area and walking in. Yes, I believe you when you say that warp plus guns on foot does more damage than the mako. I always found that to be the case. The trick here seems to be to do enough damage to avoid the 4th pop-up right under Shepard's feet. I think that's possible on difficulties lower than insanity. It may even be possible with a Level 60 Shepard equipped with Level X spectre gear on Shepard and the team and with adequate powers available. Don't know yet since my Shepard is currently Level 30 Classic (not Legendary) and only has the Level VII Spectre Assault Rifle for himself. I'd say make sure the 4th pop up you are on a hill where they can't pop up.
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Post by mtheillusive on May 17, 2021 14:25:29 GMT
My first one I finished on foot. I think my guns and warp did more damage. Than the mako, basically I strafed as best I could with the terrible mako controls as I did not know there was a option to turn off the drive where the gun points thing. When I ran out of omnigel, I hopped out and killed it with guns. Yeah, I've never used the "soften with the mako and then kill them on foot technique" in the OT. I've always just started the maw fights by parking the mako outside the area and walking in. Yes, I believe you when you say that warp plus guns on foot does more damage than the mako. I always found that to be the case. The trick here seems to be to do enough damage to avoid the 4th pop-up right under Shepard's feet. I think that's possible on difficulties lower than insanity. It may even be possible with a Level 60 Shepard equipped with Level X spectre gear on Shepard and the team and with adequate powers available. Don't know yet since my Shepard is currently Level 30 Classic (not Legendary) and only has the Level VII Spectre Assault Rifle for himself. Or you could just hop into the mako and let it chase you until it stops, then get back out and attack on foot again
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 14:27:38 GMT
Yeah, I've never used the "soften with the mako and then kill them on foot technique" in the OT. I've always just started the maw fights by parking the mako outside the area and walking in. Yes, I believe you when you say that warp plus guns on foot does more damage than the mako. I always found that to be the case. The trick here seems to be to do enough damage to avoid the 4th pop-up right under Shepard's feet. I think that's possible on difficulties lower than insanity. It may even be possible with a Level 60 Shepard equipped with Level X spectre gear on Shepard and the team and with adequate powers available. Don't know yet since my Shepard is currently Level 30 Classic (not Legendary) and only has the Level VII Spectre Assault Rifle for himself. I'd say make sure the 4th pop up you are on a hill where they can't pop up. Tried that... it didn't work (unless aforementioned hill was outside the maw's area, causing it to just vanish underground until the area was re-entered. Even tried taking cover right against the tank in the centre and he still popped up under Shepard's feet. The other possibility that I can't test yet is that the "beeline for Shepard" behavior is triggered by the amount of damage done to the maw... which means that, at this level, I'm doing about the same amount of damage on foot as I'm doing with the mako, since it has been pretty consistently on the 4th pop-up so far. We'll just have to keep "testing" it to get a good handle on it.
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Post by 14thcommander on May 17, 2021 14:48:23 GMT
Staying in the Mako is your best bet. Use those boosts to avoid the crap it throws at you and repair during the fight, and note that you can't shoot while repairing, but unlike in the OG, you'll be able to avoid its attacks and move around. And don't let your turret overheat. I encountered a Tresher on the first day of playing and I killed it without an issue doing this. Hope it helps.  |
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Post by wrangleractual on May 17, 2021 21:54:24 GMT
Ok, this is going to sound quite silly, but it has been a few years since I played ME1. I forgot that the Mako not only has a rapid file gun but also has a cannon. Once I figured out on PS4, the right bumper fires the cannon, I easily took down the Thresher Mawl. Score: Thresher Mawl 4 - Me: 1. lol -WranglerActual
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Post by bladefist on May 18, 2021 18:41:14 GMT
Yeah so I finally started playing yesterday. DON'T do this. Thrusters take a while to elevate the Mako. The Maw spits 3 acid bolts. I always have someone maxed in electronics and lots of omni get so I was able to blunder through the first one I fought. I'll get better at it though.
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Post by t4rget on May 19, 2021 13:46:06 GMT
Found my first thresher maw on a random planet in ME1, and having no luck killing it. I seem to remember it being quite easy years ago, but i can't remember what strategy I used. Anyone done it yet, or got any tips? Fire from afar and move when the maw moves. Acid spitting can be easily avoided by moving. That's why distance is important.
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Post by ahglock on May 19, 2021 14:22:17 GMT
Yeah so I finally started playing yesterday. DON'T do this. Thrusters take a while to elevate the Mako. The Maw spits 3 acid bolts. I always have someone maxed in electronics and lots of omni get so I was able to blunder through the first one I fought. I'll get better at it though. Just strafe it from a small distance to large distance away, when it shoots drive in reverse it leads its shot a bit to hit your movement a burst may get you out of range but reverse almost always does. Once I turned of mako relative steering it was easy again.
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Post by Unicephalon 40-D on May 19, 2021 14:46:21 GMT
Yep got Kahoku's men. On PS5 I used 1. get close to maw appear 2. get back and turn sideways, may have to jump/boost to evade first acid spit 3. click your brain to work with the new controls - do <- and -> with left stick 4. keep firing and strafing back&forth using boost/jump to evade spits, until its dead or/and 5. when it comes at you, drive away, use boost 6. circle back and go to 1. to repeat |
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