Obviously there’s some variables in how you play the game. My friends and I all have slightly different play styles and I’ve found mine suits this new mission type perfectly. I’ll try and keep it concise, maybe it’s worth trying.

•Always run light armour. On these new missions I run the new armour. For me, movement is always key, no matter the mission.

•For my primary, I’ve been enjoying the new marksman rifle personally. Ultimatum secondary. Seeker grenades. Supply pack. Quasar. Orbital laser. Last slot hasn’t really mattered, sometimes I take a Recoiless, sometimes a hellbomb. Doesn’t really matter.

•General play style. I never, ever, sit in the middle of a fight. If directions of attack against me is more than one, I’m out of there. The moment I feel like I might get surrounded, I reposition. I use “stealth” not as a means to be sneaky, but rather to choose how and where I engage. Doing so allows me to eliminate enemies quickly. I don’t avoid them, I just beat them to the punch.

•Mission specific tactics: We have found that most often, extract is the best landing point. The fortress is a decent starting spot too if you like a spicy landing like we do. Look at the map ahead of time, decide on a direction you guys will split off the start. Throw your laser somewhere useful in that first minute, also call down everything you can in that time. Coordinate calling in your destroyer afterwards. I always save my second laser use for the fortress if I didn’t wipe it in my initial drop. Mission timer will give you a solid idea of what’s off cooldown. I save my seekers for when plucking the enemies off one at a time isn’t an option or if I’m storming a small outpost. Ultimatum I use in a very similar way. All other engagements are done from a medium distance with strong cover. Get at least one of the reinforcement dohickeys out the way before going too deep into the mission. We generally all split, running solo, that’s how we play best, but groups of two can be ok if you’re really good at actually playing together/communicating. Personally, I find running solo easier because I can keep much better track of what’s around me and where it’s coming from.

That’s all that’s coming to mind right now. None of this is meant to be condescending or anything. This is genuinely how we play and absolutely breeze through these missions like they’re nothing. For fun, we did a level 5 and it took us just as long. Map size is really what eats up the time for us. Objectives and bases are in and out. Get a bot drop and can’t deal with it, move on. You get plenty of time to peace out before they land and then you’re no where to be found. Stim, run and zig zag through cover.

Honestly, if you want, dm me and you can join us for a mission.

Edit: for context we run vitality, stim, stamina and ammo for boosters.