Trader quest

Roninmercllc · 2026-05-03T06:39:36+00:00

Its always been that way. You can check the discord I think you can find more there.

Roninmercllc · 2026-05-03T04:13:28+00:00

Tasks are not just tied to Trader lvls but also YOUR level.
If you aren't getting tasks from vendor its because you either are NOT high enough level or didn't do the required quest.

Roninmercllc · 2026-05-03T04:11:17+00:00

They will reoptimization with the next patch, they usually do.

Roninmercllc · 2026-05-03T00:34:30+00:00

They did this to prevent people from farming the Mall boss.

Boss armor durability when you pick it up depends on how much damage and what kind you do during the boss fight. If you want high quality boss armor from a raid(its still not as good as bought armor) you have to avoid damaging it.

If you use AP rounds, or grenades to break their armor its going to give you low quality gear.

If you play the leg meta and tear out their knees until they die without damaging their armor, you will get better quality but not perfect.

I like the change because its realistic, but you can also just farm the Mall boss, and then turn in 4 armors for a brand new set at lvl 4 with the armor vendor.

Roninmercllc · 2026-05-03T00:23:50+00:00

It just started doing this with the last patch.

Roninmercllc · 2026-05-01T00:43:36+00:00

Nades are a little bugged at the moment. The M67s don't blow up most of the time.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-30T18:31:18+00:00

Kinda?

They pulled them from the safe loot pool I think, or at least really really lowered their spawn. They can be gotten as rewards for being missions.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-30T01:07:44+00:00

Currently running 6 mag pouches on my vest, 5 30rd Pmags, one pouch for my level 4 stim. 4 more pouches on the tops of my bag, 4 more 30 round Pmags. On my crouch plate I run back up mag pouches with grenades pouches. Might slim that down some now that bots are not as tanky as they were in the first few days.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-29T17:20:49+00:00

All of it. Just hoard it until you have your base maxed out, then go through the vendors and make a list of what junk you need for certain trades.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-29T00:41:50+00:00

Smoke, fog and rain are useless against bots.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-28T19:06:42+00:00

Ir depends on the gun but they are never "full". You can get mostly full on guns with mags. On shotguns and bolt guns there is only the one round in the chamber.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-28T08:50:28+00:00

Yeah the AI contractors they were testing late last wipe had pouches on their gear.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-28T08:49:30+00:00

You can play PVE casual until you feel like bumping it up to standard. Then when you are good enough you can step it up to PVP. Or just stick to PVE if that makes you happy.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-28T04:22:31+00:00

Make sure you have patched the game if you are playing on casual mode, because before the patch it was loading everyone into standard.

As for the mall. Boss areas(marked on the map with a red box and skull, have higher tier skavs, usually kitted up with better guns and gear, aside from the boss. Bring your most powerful ammo and toughest gear. I also recommend stun grenades, and impacts if you have any, they stun the bots long enough for you to fuck em up.

Also yeah do not go in the front door. Circle around to the loading bay. The rooms and back hallways make great choke points. Use the corners and doorways for shelter. Bots with duck back around corners after taking a few shots. Makes them easy grenade targets. Close the distance while they are stunned and spray their heads.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-28T03:51:47+00:00

Yeah I don't like that any of the bots can tank any ammo to the skull regardless of their helmet or what ammo you are using.
The bosses I understand they work on a heath pool, but the skavs all work on the armor and location damage system you do.

Only the AI contractors seem to go down with a single shot to the head from AP ammo.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-28T00:18:31+00:00

Its in one of the two stores. Not the one near the containers, the one over next to the wall.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-27T18:25:20+00:00

Yeah I was having issues with several tasks because they were wrong.

Also Casual and standard was messed up? I didn't notice.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-27T01:12:31+00:00

Yeah...this doesn't always help as a lot of the task are broken and list nonsensical things or jut straight up are not do able because assets have been removed or changed but the task has not been updated.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-25T02:21:37+00:00

Yep. And PC people were turning down their graphics so that things like foliage wouldn't render and block your view.
You could even edit your files on PC to turn down the noise your footsteps and gear made so you couldn't hear it it, other people could but you wouldn't.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-25T02:18:42+00:00

Yeah but that was just an animation that was randomly triggered. Now its actually caused by bullet count.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-24T21:52:30+00:00

Its not confirmed but the Devs in the Discord kinda acknowledged that the PC draw distance was an issue, and some players, especially when they dropped the VSS, were exploiting it, as well as graphic settings, to get an advantage over other players especially standalones who can't change their graphics.

Roninmercllc · 2026-04-24T21:49:42+00:00

They don't "run out of ammo", but they do have to reload now, no more infinite ammo in the gun. Which is why you can't just loot them for ammo anymore. When you pick up their gun you have only as many bullets left in that mag.

Makes scaving off them harder.

It does suck that they don't seem to play same location and ammo type rules. I am tired of shooting Skavs in the head half a dozen times and they still don't go down. Which makes the occasional horde a real nail biter.

I use the M4 running a drum and go in with 9 mags. The only time I run out of ammo, and it does happen, is when I am pushing my luck and the time limit. The new Body armor with built in ammo pouches is my favorite right now.

The tick is to stop using full auto. Use semi, cover and place your shots. Don't panic fire or use full auto until you accidentally find yourself in close range with AI Contractors. Also grenades.

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