Sortie Defense - A VIP Target?

[ServareVitas]

So I tried a sortie defense for the first time the other day. I can't connect online so can only do local with my brother, thereby limiting the ability to do most sorties. This one however seemed like it was doable because it was a defense against infested so I just thought right we can do this if we have a Vauban and someone who can spew out damage quickly. We got into game and couldn't find the cryopod, it kept moving around then I suddenly notice "who the F%$$ is that?" and saw the defense target was some goggle wearing rescue target. Is this how all sortie defenses work? People rather than pods?

[PHW0AR]

Yes. Sortie Defends are people that ram around the place as initially it was too easy to camp with a Frost. Makes it more of a challenge but not undoable.

[Vol4ica_]

yes. Take Ivara with maxed duration. Much easier than casual defence with Frost.

[WrathAscending]

Limbo is also good, you can Banish the defence target and make them invincible.

[(PSN)watt4hem]

1 hour ago, WrathAscending said:

Limbo is also good, you can Banish the defence target and make them invincible.

Well yes, except you can't really pop out of the rift without being oneshoted on a sortie 2 or 3

[ServareVitas]

1 hour ago, WrathAscending said:

Limbo is also good, you can Banish the defence target and make them invincible.

This was my initial idea after finding out it was a VIP but I just presumed DE would have patched this out. Can you really banish the target?

[Drathe]

5 hours ago, ServareVitas said:

This was my initial idea after finding out it was a VIP but I just presumed DE would have patched this out. Can you really banish the target?

Unless DE changed how Limbo's Banish works just in Sortie missions, yes you can.

[WrathAscending]

10 hours ago, (PS4)watt4hem said:

Well yes, except you can't really pop out of the rift without being oneshoted on a sortie 2 or 3

Never had a problem with it really. I've run Limbo on a few later Sortie Defences and not gone down myself. With Constitution, Narrow-Minded, and Primed Continuity it is extremely unlikely the defence target will drop out when surrounded, and even then if you stay nearby you'll be in position to re-cast during the small window where he's vulnerable.

[(PSN)watt4hem]

2 hours ago, WrathAscending said:

Never had a problem with it really. I've run Limbo on a few later Sortie Defences and not gone down myself. With Constitution, Narrow-Minded, and Primed Continuity it is extremely unlikely the defence target will drop out when surrounded, and even then if you stay nearby you'll be in position to re-cast during the small window where he's vulnerable.

I meant limbo himself has to also be in the rift. Tried to help out and got down almost instantly, so in the end i decided to just baby sit and revive

[WrathAscending]

Just now, (PS4)watt4hem said:

I meant limbo himself has to also be in the rift. Tried to help out and got down almost instantly, so in the end i decided to just baby sit and revive

Not IME. I stayed out of the Rift and used Vaykor Hek, Sonicor, and War. Didn't go down once, did have to revive other players a few times. No Trinity in those games either.

[KIREEK]

The 1st step when doing a sortie is to read the sortie description, it did contain that information, then you move to things such as tileset and faction.

You didn't read the sortie mission, so i would advice reading before even trying to come up with any sort of strategy for such a mission.

[TARINunit9]

13 hours ago, ServareVitas said:

Can you really banish the target?

Yes. It also works in Rescue (sortie or otherwise) and it's cheese-tastic