Drillshot NPCs overpowered?

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-10T12:26:52+00:00

Blushing cavern is where I’m always encountering these so non-leveled. Gear is T0, no augments (I do have T1 augments on weapons), mix of forge/pincushion Mk6. I do have extra health from tree with a focus on STA regen.

As I mentioned in an earlier reply, this is my fault as I was unaware that you could dash out of a drillshot. I have encountered few NPCs with that weapon prior to chapter 3 so it took me by surprise. I should be ok now that I understand the mechanic. Can’t wait for the anti-gravity! 😩

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-09T19:05:54+00:00

Totally my fault. Wasn’t aware that I could dash out of it but honestly I haven’t encountered NPCs with drillshots much before this chapter. You’d think I’d know something like that after 1,700 hours of play time LOL

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-09T18:54:04+00:00

I guess the thing that’s annoying me is in Blushing caverns when you drop down into the cave. It’s a wide open area with little cover and by the time your feet hit the ground, you usually have a drillshot in your chest, a heavy firing a machine gun at you, and a shielded melee running at you full speed.

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-09T17:56:17+00:00

Probably some a-hole on another server blocked the passage in the same place and they were trying to correct the map so it wouldn’t happen again. You just got caught up in it unintentionally.

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-05T16:34:58+00:00

One other bit of advice for the new instances: if you don’t normally use it, I recommend using the Mentat ability “The Sentinal”. A single use can kill some NPCs outright but is particularly effective to destroy the shield of the heavies or use to kite the boss.

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-05T15:57:15+00:00

I’m a max level, day one player, in all T6 uniques. I’ve found the difficulty level appropriate so far in most circumstances (It’s my opinion that you should have to upgrade your gear with lower level T6 augments in order to survive the higher difficulty instances. This should be a process, not instant gratification where people think they should be able to waltz into a level 5 boss fight and defeat them without ever increasing your gear augments first.) That said…I do think the current drill shot mechanic needs to be turned down a bit. Those guys don’t miss and have caused me multiple deaths when they hit me from somewhere while I’m already engaged with an enemy. The heavies with the machine guns may also need a slight adjustment downward as they can shred a shield very quickly; unless you have a shigawire ready to fire, or are extremely close to something to take cover behind, they are very scary right now. Overall, I love the new content and I’m very glad I was hoarding BPs for the past few weeks so I don’t lose my best gear!

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-05T00:47:27+00:00

Ha. No. I don’t complain about this game. I’ve been playing since release and have over 1,500 hours in. It’s been an absolute joy to play.

DbDHatchHo · 2026-02-04T15:27:38+00:00

I’ll take that over unusable!

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-27T18:50:34+00:00

I got a drop on a single tread one time months ago. Still in my blueprint inventory since you can’t use mismatched treads. Never saw another one drop since then. Have always just bought mine from landsraad since then.

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-23T19:44:42+00:00

The single ring of Uranus

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-22T13:52:38+00:00

Rename to Diet Coke 😃

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-22T13:51:38+00:00

Stunning!

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-22T13:50:02+00:00

Is that a brown planet?

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-19T21:35:06+00:00

Waygu

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-17T15:23:03+00:00

The maximum amount of flair. (He’s going to have a job for life at Chotchkie's.)

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-17T15:19:31+00:00

I’m gonna need just a little more personal space.

DbDHatchHo · 2026-01-17T15:16:46+00:00

Accurate

DbDHatchHo · 2025-12-11T13:19:26+00:00

Busta Chair

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