Sector 1 (BAAL) raid boss, walkthrough, mechanics and tips

So you are doing the first raid boss, with a group of randos that don't speak your language and don't have mics, and you aren't sure what to do. Point them to this post, and hopefully you can succeed.

The boss has two main phases:

• Blue laser only (first 50%)
• Blue laser and purple laser (last 50%)
• There are routinely some adds that spawn as well

Boss mechanics:

• The person who gets the laser will get a bar on their screen. Once the bar gets to 100%, there's an AOE rocket on that person, they die, and the laser goes to someone else.
• The main trick to the fight is to pass the laser from person to person. This is accomplished by one player running in front of the player that has the laser. It is good to call for a switch when the laser victim bar is about 70%. This should allow plenty of time for someone to hand it off.
• The boss has a blue exhaust port on his backside. DPS precisely in the blue vent.
• If someone gets too close to the boss, a red AOE circle appears around him. This will switch aggro to that person, and if they stay in the circle for more than a couple of seconds, they will get electrocuted.
• The boss will continue to track the person who has focus. The person who has focus should run back and forth in front of the boss, just enough to get him to turn about 30 degrees. The the focused person should run back the other way. This keeps the other three people (who are busy DPSing and handing off the laser behind the boss), from having to run around in circles as the boss spins around.
• If the person with focus/aggro stands in one place for a while, the boss exhaust port will light up orange/red, and he will jet burst toward the focused person. The boss trajectory is locked before he starts to jet, so it should be pretty simple for the person with focus to just run out of the way.
• There are also adds that spawn every so often. Call them, everyone stop what they are doing, and DPS them down. Then continue what you are doing. The adds are a good way to recharge ammo. Don't forget about the sniper that spawns up on the side. He always spawns in the same place.

Tips and Tricks:

• Make sure that if you give away the blue or purple laser that you wait at least one full cycle of someone else having it before you take it back. Otherwise your bar will start where it left off, and you will die.
• The purple and blue lasers have different stack bars, so you can go from having the blue laser directly to having the purple laser and vice versa with no wait time, assuming that enough time has past for since you last had the one you are taking.
• It is best if the people that have the laser stay fairly close behind the boss, and stay fairly still, while DPSing the boss. This keeps people from accidentally taking the laser by running in between them and the boss.
• It really, really, really, helps if everyone has mics. If not, the person who has the laser should ping (scope in on your gun anywhere, and hit Q). That way you can at least signal to other players that someone needs to take the laser.
• It is very helpful if the person who is taking the laser calls it, so you don't have three people running through it at once. One handy tip is to number your group - 1, 2, 3, 4. If you have the laser and your stack is getting high, you simply call the next number and that person steps in.
• Take turns being the person with focus.
• Use an LMG for DPS if you have one.
• Don't use a silencer - they know you are there, and a silencer may take away some DPS, depending on your class.
• Tune your attachments for stability (lower h and r rise if possible). Single shot or burst fire the exhaust port. The port is pretty small, so if you are just pray and spraying it, you will most likely waste most of your shots, and spend more time reloading than damaging.
• If someone leaves and you need to go back to LFG between attempts, just have the new person jump off the cliffs where they spawn. They can try to parachute, but GL with that. They will die, and spawn down closer to the arena.
• Have your syringes equipped, so you can heal easily if the adds get some hits on you. You don't have to worry about damage from the boss at all. If he hits you, you are dead.
• If somebody dies, stay calm and get someone to get them up. Don't prioritize ressing over laser and adds, unless you are the last one up.
• Having a couple medics with fast res is helpful.

Good luck and enjoy the fight! Phat lewts awaits. I got four L260 items from one boss kill. I was 203 going in and came out 233.

That's all I can think of for now. Hopefully this will help some people. I couldn't find a good walk-through earlier, so I thought that writing one might be useful. Sorry if it's a dupe. I'll update as necessary.