Not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but I just got done fighting the reaper (for an hour and a half). For the first part of the fight, he just left his shields on the whole time, and every once in a while he would turn them off for 1-5 seconds, then they were back on for a while. And he was barely taking any damage, I put 4 mags of the experimental smg into him, and he took 1 percent damage. I spent over 400 50. Ammo, over 2000 smg ammo, over 40 dual purpose, over 1500 7.62, (using the 5 crown minigun and a 5 crown lmg). I used about 10 of the high capacity battery mags, and there were a couple other guns I ran out of ammo for too. I was playing on guerilla, but the fight was so horribly impossible I finally just put the difficulty on adventure, just so I had a chance. Also, they made it where machines around the reaper don’t take any damage from the fire attack, which is kinda dumb. I finally killed it, and I got literally garbage Loot. I got 0 ammo of any kind, I got a 5 crown magazine, a few advanced aid kits, and the exo suit set. Is it like this for anyone else?
I noticed that, too.
Didn’t have such a problem with the shields and its armor, but took some time to break the reaper down. But not more than usual.
The loot was quite poor.
Reaper seems to get stuck with shield on sometimes, was there before Showdown too.
Just move around it, do a qick travel or something so Reaper will move around and /or change status.
About break the reaper down quickly, use AP ammo on any armor you see with your sights Vision module and the Thermals after knocking out the power shields. Then it’s quick work with FMJ/Soft ammo or Explosives of your taste. Want to see it step dance? Use Exp.Kvm59 or Exp Shock ammo.
I’ll give that a try next time, thank you!
I use the PVG90 with Titan Toppler to kill the shield generators when they aren’t active, and then switch to my Exp KVM59 and kill the Reaper and any adds it summons at the same time. Aim for the weapons and you MIGHT disarm it.
As always, Red Smoke means it’s about to suicide and you will get crap loot. Kill it before it completes the fart cycle.
Never saw red smoke. (Although he often suided)
When he is about to fire fart, he puffs out smoke before he starts outgassing. If it’s green/grey, its a normal fire fart. If it’s red, he’s below 10% and about to suicide. Pour it on him and attempt to kill before he robs you of your drops.
Like it said, for me it never was red.
Never knew if it’s his last fart.
Neither visually, nor by sound.
I got him before he suicided, but the loot still sucked lol
Well, I’d guess it’s because the total loot was changed.
It isn’t anymore that rivals or tyrants have a special amount of weapons and ammo. It’s just the same as with other machines now: they just have ammo for what we carry, and not extraordanary much… But they have a chance for experimentals (weapons and apparel).
I feel tyrants should have two different experimental weapons to make them more worth than a rival. And the chances should be higher.
Just got two experimental PVG90s by two reapers.
Yes, a great weapons… But if I already have it… There should be a bad luck protection somehow.
doesn’t the reaper still give the red color moped, if I remember right
Yea I believe it does