Gun Tower Machine Event Difficulty

In higher levels, there is a chance that the top module will be replaced with a valkarie drone hangar that can instantly down players via contact explosive. The drones are slow but hard to see in the dark, they look like a quadcopter made out of a three stick bundle of dynamite. I only encountered this module once so I think it's rare, but it might be the worst offender.

Yeah its also much more mechanically complex than the other ones. You have to juggle avoiding the projectiles on the bottom, top, and somehow avoid the almost hitscan middle tower while a significant portion of enemies come at you. No other tower requires this much mechanical skill. Its almost like a bullet hell game on the gun tower, it definitely needs to be toned down to be in line with the other machine events difficulty wise.

Yeaaaaah of all the parts the hitscan machine gun is the worst part on that OMEN, but the first order of business is the lasers you jump over...still, could use a tweak here or there

I've found it's good if one person goes on one different platform, and all of you focus down on a specific level (usually the top one first), and you go downwards and you can pop it more easily.

In terms of machine events, I'd say OMEN requires the most teamwork.

Also, that feeling when someone finds a machine event

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMVTKOoy1uk

Drilling trenches between the platforms has been the most helpful strategy. Just walk under the plasma, stop trying to play jump rope with it.

I've done the Omen event twice and it was fine, but the one time I tried the power attack rock glyphid one, we were absolutely annihiliated. It was horrible. Chaos. Screaming. Dwarves on Iron Will raising their downed comrades.

So, I don't mind Omen.

I encountered it first on a solo with bosco and I didn't understand it until I saw the glowing platforms and lazers - once I understood the concept I managed to compete it but you have to be twitchy with the controls to stay alive while on the pads

For my team is usually the easiest, just take the bottom module first and gg

Maybe this is obvious, but I've found using cover and hitting from ranged is the best way to go. I've had the event at various hazard levels numerous times and only had my party wipe once. And I play with randoms.

Found out that an engineer can actually block up the breach cutter spray with platforms. Mind you, it will probably take your entire ammo stock to do so, but it works.

Just did this recently with critical weakness and it took about 3-5 seconds with everyone on platforms, but I have also struggled hard, especially if a couple dwarves go down fast due to machine gun.

It's hard if you don't pay attention. The rotating MGs can be avoided and the purple lasers jumped, as you said. I only go down if I get cocky and ignore those. It's really not so bad with some practice

The other events I can find way harder because of the RNG. Can get screwed if the Kursite bugs drop crystals down a random hole or something

My biggest issue with it is it doesn't damage enemies.

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I actually can't believe how the gun tower encounters range in difficulty. Sometimes I can solo them in my sleep, others, the lasers won't stop tracking me and there's literally nothing I can do.