Serial scans is by far the worst objective imo. The capture area is very small, the enemies spawn all over the place no matter how much you clear the area out beforehand, and the different types of enemies(bloaters, specifically) makes it seem unfair. It’s the only objective I skip, it feels like I’m getting swarmed no matter if I’m by myself or with others. Is there any easy way to tackle this?
Posted Jan 26, 2022, 2:49 AM UTC
I've never had issues with Serial Scans unless the team makes a huge mistake (EX: letting a tormentor run wild, letting a Smasher get too close).
You should always prioritize your health over the capture zone. If a big threat is approaching, someone needs to leave zone to dispatch it very quick and return. Your order of threat priority should go something like:
I take it you haven’t had to deal with an Apex yet? Lol
I had an Apex hoard on a charge defense solo and decided they could disarm it if they wanted to.
Had a similar thing happen with a Hunt, the 3 targets to take down before the elite were Apexes, and I was in a solo run. Immediate extraction lmao
EDIT: This was only difficulty 3!
This is why you need to bring a high DPS weapon. Some operators can 1 clip them to death.
Apexes are just Tormentors with extra steps tbh, it's pretty unlucky if you come across them in Serial Scans though.
Bring Tachanka, he makes short work of tormentors and even apexes
Tachanka was made for Serial Scan, he's one of the only operators who can reliably force a chokepoint even with wacky spawns.
When you get your three objectives, you need to pick your ops around that. Kill/take downs? Someone stealthy or good at single targets (Ela, Vigil, for example). Defending a zone? Bring area denial (my fav for this is Gridlock. Absolutely overpowered for spines if you set her up with arc charges.
Scan zones is.. different.. it's basically swarm mode, and since there are three zones, often far apart, you almost need a mix of people who are good at single targets and area denial.
If you're unlucky enough to outdoors... good luck. Field walls are your only friend.. if you're indoors.. you still have some potential set up. Close doors, barricade windows, reinforce choice soft walls, and maybe some area denial in some chokepoints, like doors, or hallways that have an area on both sides.
But I agree.. it's seemingly the only objective I choose my entire kit around. Gridlock, field walls or arc mines (probably the former if solo, especially on higher difficulties), and probably body armor
Jagers turret things are pretty helpful on those I find. But I actually think the arch spines are my least favorite objective Fuck those things
Clear, Reinforce, barricade, close doors, set traps create choke points. Easy shit with correct plan
When you say create choke points, do you mean barricade everything up but leave one path open? And if so does the AI actually use it and funnel through it?
I ask because I usually barricade everything I can and they just randomly rip through it from all angles and it makes a minimal difference. Might try to force them down one path and see if that works better.
Yeah too many people don’t make a plan or barricade at all. Just think they can start right away and tank it all.
I agree with you, I absolutely hate serial scans. No matter how we prep we always end up boxed in because the area is so small. I’d honestly say with PUGS I’ve experienced a 7/10 fail rate.
Not to mention most of the time instead of a secure and defensive room, it puts the objective in the middle of a hallway with no cover
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That's because you are supposed to get swarmed and enemies will spawn no matter what
Scans can be very easy if the teams do some very simple steps.
Use the grenade walls & defensive ops
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I hate the glowing yellow floor because it hides the Sprawl underneath. So annoying when it's poisonous and you can't see it.
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It’s literally the only fucking mission I get EVERYTIME…. SERIAL SCAN, SABOTAGE TRIANGULATUON.
My 3 most hated missions. No matter how many times I extract I get the exact same missions EVERY single time,
Arc mines are great, Praylasis grenades are huge to stop a path, also using reinforcements and barricades can slow down certain avenues making it easier.
The biggest thing is clearing out the area around the scans, get rid of Nests, kill any enemy on the map, makes the waves far smaller and easier to manage
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Yeah man you have to take it seriously and make use of any item you can to hold a point. Paralysis nades stay up a few seconds which stops the flow in that spot. I haven’t used arc mines yet but the description sounds awesome for serial scan