Challenge mode

[zsozso1026]

So yesterday 5 of us started the daily challenge on the Russian Embassy but we only managed to get on the second floor where we get killed 100 times by shotgun rushers! Some occasions we run of from ammo because of the bullet sponge level 32 enemies! So what's happening? If you want us to do the daily challenge give us better weapons! I went to DZ but only blue gear was dropping than I managed to get from lvl16 to 18 but I got killed by a rogue group soon as I entered in the dark zone now I'm back to level 16 again! Fix this game otherwise will become annoying and people will give up eventually. Oh and I forget to mention on the daily hard wouldn't wanted to give me where to had to the rooftop

oh 

 

[Zenifystone]

you are low dz rank . Your gear is lacking , your dps is lacking your talents are lacking. you cant complete a challenging mission while lacking . 

Please , there is no fix needed here , the system is working .

 

[C2L3W1]

So yesterday 5 of us started the daily challenge on the Russian Embassy but we only managed to get on the second floor where we get killed 100 times by shotgun rushers! Some occasions we run of from ammo because of the bullet sponge level 32 enemies! So what's happening? If you want us to do the daily challenge give us better weapons! I went to DZ but only blue gear was dropping than I managed to get from lvl16 to 18 but I got killed by a rogue group soon as I entered in the dark zone now I'm back to level 16 again! Fix this game otherwise will become annoying and people will give up eventually. Oh and I forget to mention on the daily hard wouldn't wanted to give me where to had to the rooftop

oh 

To use an anology here, if you put you bare hands on a hot pot, it burns right? So instead of burning your hands again...you put on a oven mitt. Same concept here.

To complete Challenge mode objectives, you need time, gear, and a diciplined team.  It also helps if at least one of you has a functioning brain to remember what tendencies the AI has. If you're getting rushed by rushers with shotguns...fall back and trap them one by one. Don't ever try going heads up with one by yourself. Focus fire on 1 target at a time. Use your skills and abilities properly. There is a video on this site that should help you out tremendously.

Keep in mind, one might get used to blowing through hard mode and think it's just as easy to do challenge mode the same. This was me at first until my brain finally got mad at me for being reckless. Take your time, figure out how the AI acts, devise a strategy, and execute. 

 

[zsozso1026]

Thanks for the advice! Can you guide me to that video with a link please? Thank you

 

[Insineration]

I love how it is currently set up, with that said, those shotgunners can hit stupid hard.

My group is loving this game.

 

[Zenifystone]

Same here . My group can do a challenge back to back and every time it's something different that will make us change our play style. All of us are over 150 dps and it's still challenging and fun. 

 

[shootinxs76]

I agree with pretty much everyone here.  However, I will say that of all the challenge mode missions I've done so far the Russian Consolute has been the hardest.  It is a real ballbuster.  

 

[Zenifystone]

Yes that's true , id rate it as one of the hardest mission to complete without a stacked group 

 

[g1nt3r]

Try using a sick shotgun. Also be sure you have a nice balance of stamina and firearms. Damage is very important obviously but it means nothing if you can't take more that 1 hit.

 

[Blazzen67]

^^^^ this..listen to g1nt3r, he knows what he is talking about when it comes to shotguns lol. also C2L3W1 has solid advice as well

 

[C2L3W1]

Thanks for the advice! Can you guide me to that video with a link please? Thank you

Here's a link to the video. It's a pretty solid strategy. We follow something similar to it considering each Challenge presents some different senarios. But this is a good baseline to set up and you can tweak it to your team's skillset.

 

[C2L3W1]

I agree with pretty much everyone here.  However, I will say that of all the challenge mode missions I've done so far the Russian Consolute has been the hardest.  It is a real ballbuster.  

Russian Consolation is hands down the hardest challenge mode. Just because to advance, you have to keep clearing out narrow cooridors where the AI stacks you up.

The portable cover that explodes works wonders blocking the rushers in a doorway and we just melt them while they are stacked up trying to rush us.

 

[Hannibal25]

I agree with pretty much everyone here.  However, I will say that of all the challenge mode missions I've done so far the Russian Consolute has been the hardest.  It is a real ballbuster.  

Yea. The Consolute is absurd lol i enjoy the Challenges though over all.  I might just start working towards getting a BOSS ass shotgun.

 

[CapnSwayzJones]

Russian Consulate is by far the hardest challenge mission. That and the Warren Power plant or whatever its called with the time limit thing in the middle of the mission. But it sounds like you are barely level 30. Its going to be to hard for you. Just how it is until you start to get your self some High End gear. Once you have a decent guy set up. You have to out think the shotgun rushers. Use things like the fire turret, Incendiary bullets, and tons of grenades. Use your Mobile cover to force them into small tunnels where with all 4 focusing on the shotgun guys FIRST. You will have NO problem dispensing them. Now as for the bullet sponges. Same thing use things to keep them on fire or shocked. But also whip out your marksman rifle and take aim at their Ammo bags. Hit that and make it go off like twice and they are almost dead already. The ammo bag takes a few hits. But FAR less then trying to kill them out right with just bullets to the dome. 

 

[zsozso1026]

Whats the best way to get high end weapon? Because I'm solo player I'm doing the dailys but it seems that I need 2 weeks until I  will have enough credits to buy the blueprint. I tried the DZ but after I been there 2 hours but after solo hard work I been shoot from behind twice by a group of rogue agents as I was fighting with a boss than third time my stash was stolen by another group while I was asking them for a revive they instead  let me die! So after all this I decided not to enter ever in DZ! I don't have the fire power to fight these guys they are running in groups  all the time! And I raise a question here: if a youngster/kid playing this DZ thing what he is learning from this? Kill and steel? This is a bad example! Rather be just pvp and nothing to loot! 

So back to the high end weapons where to get them??

tx

 

[TheDarkZone]

Whats the best way to get high end weapon? Because I'm solo player I'm doing the dailys but it seems that I need 2 weeks until I  will have enough credits to buy the blueprint. I tried the DZ but after I been there 2 hours but after solo hard work I been shoot from behind twice by a group of rogue agents as I was fighting with a boss than third time my stash was stolen by another group while I was asking them for a revive they instead  let me die! So after all this I decided not to enter ever in DZ! I don't have the fire power to fight these guys they are running in groups  all the time! And I raise a question here: if a youngster/kid playing this DZ thing what he is learning from this? Kill and steel? This is a bad example! Rather be just pvp and nothing to loot! 

So back to the high end weapons where to get them??

tx

You can do the daily missions more than once in a day. Take advantage of the easier ones if you have the time. Run them 2-3 times. That will boost your Phoenix credits quickly. There is also a loop you can run in just DZ01 and DZ02 taking out bosses for Phoenix credits. If other agents are in there that you cannot deal with, leave the DZ and re-enter. That will put you in another instance away from them.

 

[g1nt3r]

That power plant... did it on challenging with a 3 man matchmaking squad last night. Had to kick our fourth cause he wasn't listening to any of us. With my amazing tactician skills however we triumphed. That shotgunner rush though... theres like 5-6 of them that come in the 3rd wave.

 

[x Risky Kill]

With my amazing tactician skills however we triumphed. That shotgunner rush though... theres like 5-6 of them that come in the 3rd wave.

Any tips? I hate that stupid mission

 

[g1nt3r]

Any tips? I hate that stupid mission

Do one valve at a time. turn one, clear the enemies, than move onto the next one.

At the end, during the second wave, stack the right door, kill as many as you can there but watch your left flank. 

3rd Wave, shotgunner rush, pull back into the room you were in and pray they come down the stairs one at a time. Use crowdcontrol.

 

[SmallShootinx02]

This has gotta be the craziest challenging mode mission