#8

So far I’ve just camped out on the centre platform, dodging behind the pillars when necessary, and raining corrosive goodness as much as possible. Lots of things to 2nd-wind off if needed. Just be aware of the range - some laser weapons won’t reach when RK-5 is circling outside the “arena”.

#9

Heard ACK ACK corrosive Oz kit helps as well, but just lead the target like you would if your were in a dogfight, easy stuff right there. Love me some plane fighting Sims

#10

Yes.

Gameplay-wise it’s unfun, but what I CAN’T STAND is RK5’s dialogue. I know NPCs in BL are more often than not deliberately meant to be annoying, but it’s usually annoying in a good way. Hearing “I’ve got height on the enemy” and “Angel of death” and the worst (because you know you’re gonna be sitting there waiting for him to return) “You guys pound on him for awhile” and “Banks out. Hoorah.” over and over again is maddening.

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#11

as per your second vid, I go in with a Hyperion Viral Marketer Corrosive and just trash him pretty quick

and as for the guardians and dahl soldiers, I wouldn’t call them a swarm, the toughest part about them is they attack from all angles , some even even sit across the map and take potshots at you

#12

Yeah, as the others have said, once you figure this fight out, it becomes one of the better XP and loot farms in the game. I did several levels here between NVHM and TVHM, and the loot is awesome, if you farm Iwa for moonstones periodically to feed the chest.

Once you have it down he should be in his death animation before completing his first pass (at worst).

The rest of the fight with his minions after killing him is fun too.

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#13

I actually was surprised how quick I took him down. I was running a sniper spec (and sad my little ice fairy wouldn’t attack the boss), but after dying pretty quick trying to snipe him down while running around, I pulled out a Jakob’s quad shotty and he went down extremely quick.

You may also try speccing into the middle tree, I did that for the sentinel fight and it is pretty damn powerful, with a bit more survivability. And a Jakob’s quad helps plenty :smiley:

#14

Yeah, kind of. I’m surprised Gearbox hasn’t realized this. Gearbox, if the enemy is spending more time running away than actually fighting, it’s not a fun enemy. Especially if it can fly and most of my shots aren’t going to connect anyway.

At least the RMK-5 is slightly better than the normal jet fighters and does have attack patterns that can be recognized (just make sure to aim where it will be, not where it currently is). As for the parts where it’s off hiding, just kill about a dozen enemies on the ground and he re-emerges.

#15

I don’t mind this fight. It actually seems easier solo than with people (scaling I guess). I’ll usually use either a corrosive: blaster, mining laser, or bullpup + Quasar or Storm Front grenades if the minions start bothering me (solo I usually take it down before the minions get started). My least favorite fight is the Sentinel (both normal & Invincible) – such a bullet sponge.

#16

Last time I did this fight was on solo TVHM, and I’d just found a Hyperion corrosive SMG. Sucker didn’t even have time to hide before he went down. Be a while before I get to it in UVHM, but so far it’s only really been a problem the very first time when I had no corrosive weapons, didn’t know what to expect, and thought fire was the way to go.

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#17

only time i had an issue was when i was under leveled or had poop gear. im the guy that just hangs out on the center platform shooting a bullpup or shreddifier at him. going solo is only slightly harder cuz a few enemies will jump up but otherwise any “easy fight” if you’re adequately lvld and have “decent” gear. i also have the mission flow down in my head so i know before hand when im going to fight him again and to get equiped!

#18

Purple Mali corrosive blaster? That and a purple Hyperion corrosive rail gun are all I’ve used against it so far, and it goes down on the first pass before it gets out of sight. Step out of the elevator, wait for it, let Wolf loose and paint it with Wilhelm, and fire away as it parades by. See ya! Athena does OK too without her skill active (since that would mean no aiming). Seriously, this thing has never been a huge issue. Mopping up the soldiers and guardians afterward has given me more trouble than the boss.

We’re talking about the same thing, right? That flying boss machine in Vorago solitude, before Tycho’s Ribs?

#19

The bosses seem to hide this information on purpose. I am not sure why. I don’t agree with the concept. Makes you pay attention to the word “resist” or not as it comes up. Makes you try different elements and/or guntypes until something starts working better. I suppose that’s interesting but I’d rather just know it based on the health bar like everything else.

#20

And. Yea, corrosive hyperion gear does well here. I was going to say corrosive shotgun but if you notice, someone else said corrosive hyperion pistol and yet another person said corrosive hyperion smg.

Regarding lasers, I have tried blasters here and it’s decent. I definitely wouldn’t underestimate sniping here either.

Hiding in the elevator doesn’t work well because of some of his attacks. Unless you are off the ground in the elevator (there’s two little spots to step on).

What I usually do is run around and eventually, jump around. if I hang out up top in the middle then I definitely move when I know he’s about to dump something. Doesn’t always work that well though. So, constant movement seems safer. So I agree with using the two jumppads that shoot you across the width of the map.

#21

am i one of the only people who just stays on the center platform? i only jump off when he is dropping bombs. when he shoots the missiles they can be dodged “easy” enuf if you strafe-jump-buttslam… athenas shield in uvhm doesnt absorb those missiles tho…

#22

Nope. I do the exact same thing you do. Two reasons why. If playing co-op, it’s easier to revive everyone. Second is it gives a better vantage point and requires less aim for where he will be.

#23

I’m with @kritchie2023 also, although so far I’ve only played this particular fight solo. I stand in the middle and hold my ground!

#24

Yeah, it’s bad design.

Still, it’s annoying but not hard: you can hide under the bridge and wait for it there scoring hits when it flies by. It can’t really hit you with anything there. Corrosive weapons work best, as others pointed out.

#25

??? Again, I have to scratch my head. I just downed it again in one pass yesterday with Fragtrap, using a purple corrosive Mali Hyperion rail gun, just standing there beyond the elevator. No jumping to any platforms, no hiding at all. It parades by once without doing anything to you, and the minions take a while to converge on you. By then, the flying gizmo is excreting green numbers from everywhere, and dying fast.

To be clear, I immediately run outside the elevator and look left, with the proper gun ready. After the cutscene, I just lay into it as it flies right at me and then overhead past me, and I pay attention to nothing else until it dies before it disappears behind the high center platform. Easy, peasy. But then, it’s minion time, and that can get hairy. :slight_smile:

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#26

So it always spawns to the left? Knowing that makes life much easier!

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#27

Yeah, turn left and instagib it with whatever corrosive gun you have. Splitters, droogs, hyperion shotguns, t4s-rs etc.