Originally Posted by RichardOshea
As an RPS counter to destructive builds this works for sure, but given your experience running skill builds in Conflict do you see any non RPS outplays or curve balls to what may or may not become a destructive meta? I'm curious as to your opinion here. Obviously Banshee would block a skill user and blind would prevent them from targeting drones or seekers, but I wonder what other options there are. A good build system would afford more than strict RPS systems of counters don't you think?

There's a lot of pieces in play that we aren't quite able to see yet. An Explosive resistance build may be helpful against Seekers, yes, but what of the TU5 Sniper Turrets or Oxidizer Chem. I'm quite excited to see what builds, tactics, and counter-play options come from TU5, but endlessly hypothesizing can unfortunately only go so far without those pieces moving around the board, so to speak. ... Read more

While I can understand the frustration of having a skill go haywire and take out a drone instead of the more significant source of the drone... it might provide an interesting tactical mixup for skill build players. While your skills do most of the raw damage, you might need to be more focused on eliminating what are essentially decoys. Maybe it's just me but I always enjoy the moment-to-moment changes that can come with using different builds with different priorities.

Thanks for the intel, Goo-Goo. Interesting to see how he stacks up against some of the other antagonists and puppet masters at play.

Here's the link to the official Discord in case you're curious. Discord. And welcome to the forums!

Originally Posted by zigMAGNA
Just a sort of unrelated to the game thread...

Is there a way to view these forums in a dark theme? I prefer not having white backgrounds.. it just hurts my eyes..

I know the feeling. I don't believe there is any setting for a Dark Mode... if there was believe me I'd share it. Read more

I know there are some people here on this forum who are are going to break their 'C' key upon seeing this thread...

Alright. I'll be closing this thread now due to toxicity. This conversation has played out more than a handful of times across different threads and different sub forums and always ends in the same toxic mess. @OP, I appreciate your original intent to discuss the balance of the EB, but this thread has now gotten caught in the usual discussion loop and has become far too flame-war-y.

Yes. There is a major title update coming in 2 days that had, during its PTS, some tweaks for PvP. Can you please be more specific about issues you think are being unaddressed within PvP?

Originally Posted by XC0N_7
the build would be fine if the game was tune for that kinda gameplay but it isnt. right now a full dps team wouldve steam rolled through of everything right away. there is no need for team synergy. i have been playing elder scrolls online and a team full of dps would get destroyed in veteran dungeons or at least get wiped frequently. the game asks for roles in order to get through it efficiently. this game does not demand that. it doesnt demand team work. the only thing this game requires out of players is for them not to die and if they die for someone else to pick em up.

This is the counterpoint I see on a lot of similar build threads. For those that run these builds, do you find that having a strong non-DPS is enough to carve out a niche for it? Or, rather, what do feel are the particular strengths of these less conventional (or convenient) builds over raw DPS builds? Read more

Thank you for the answers and clarifications, everyone.

To be clear, discussions about loot, RNG and various build elements are helpful and can provide valuable feedback for us... but these kind of weird build measuring contests don't really add anything other than a catalyst for discourse to turn toxic, as we're starting to see crop up in this thread already. Please keep in clean or I will be closing this thread down. Thank you.

I appreciate the detailed advice here, everyone. It's always interesting to see what each group thinks are baseline requirements for the Raid. I think it will be more interesting to see how that window shifts after TU5 as well...

I appreciate the variety of feedback on display in this thread, everyone. You have a lot of major and minor topics covered here. Akogooth, feel free to link to your thread in case it got buried by an influx of posts.

This FAQ should provide the various links you may be looking for all in one place. As YodaMan said, if you have additional questions or concerns you'd like to raise privately, please feel free to send me a PM.

Originally Posted by Grizzgolf32
How do I get the mini gun?

Head to the Specializations Officer and they should have a series of side-objectives available for you to unlock the Gunner.
Owning the Year One Pass circumvents the need for these side-objectives, and they will grant cosmetics instead. Read more

Just to clarify, are you saying there's no first mission shown when you scroll up on that list, or are they all done but not registering as a full 4/4?

Originally Posted by elkyri
Video available if desired but it doesn't add more info than already shared.

If you could PM me a link to that video, I would actually really appreciate it.

Originally Posted by eckLub
I hope I'm proven wrong cause I'm looking forward to answering the calls for help and seeing how it works....but I've just got a very low opinion on humanity in general and this system specifically.

I'm confident. Vast majority of my experiences with Calling (or being Called) for Backup lead to at least a "Thank you!" I'd like to think this is a little extra gusto for those who already express appreciation. I know I'll use it for sure, at least. Read more

Originally Posted by cavids
not pointless, I want the experience of the raid and the story. Without matchmaking I would never get it, my pool of friends that play this is small and most of the time only 2 of us are on at a time if that

As well as consistent GS 500 gear and a veritable buffet of Black Tusk enemies. Read more

Hey everyone. Thanks for the introduction, UbiInsulin. Happy to be joining the team, and looking forward to talking to and getting to know you all in the coming months. I'll be spending a bit of time getting my bearings and gaining a feel for the space, but then I'll be jumping right in. While I'm at it, I might as start with a strong opener: G.R.A.W. is one of my favorite GR titles. But Breakpoint is looking like a possible usurper for me. See you in the threads. - Ubi-RealDude Read more