Progressing From Mastery Level 6 To 7

[FierceRadiance]

So far I've taken this test six times; 4 of those times I've killed everyone in the first wave, using either my primary Vandal Braton, or one time using my Despair knives.  And almost every time I've been told I failed the test.  The one time I was told I'd beaten the first wave, I failed on the second wave.

 

The timing between killing the last enemy on Wave 1 and the failure of the test is always extremely tight, which I assume is the way it's supposed to work.  But after 250+ hours of playing the game, while I'm not going to set any Tenno records, I should be able to pass this stupid test in less than six tries.  My reflexes are passably good, my weapons are potatoed & maxed, I'm using Enemy Sense to find the little peckerwoods, I've left DethCube back at the barn, as far as I can tell I should be passing this.

 

Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong, how I should be killing the enemies, which weapon or weapon-type I should be using or not using, etc., etc.?  The Wiki doesn't seem to have any guidance on this particular jump (from 6 to 7) that I could find.  The voiceover at the beginning of the test says 'my warframe is a weapon' - am I supposed to be using just melee weapons, or warframe powers or something, to beat this?

 

Does anyone know if they've recently upped the difficulty on the Mastery tests, or shortened the times?  Like I said, I'm no expert, but I should be able to pass this test, and even when I'm able to beat just the first wave, it's only by the skin of my teeth, then to be told I've failed the test.  This seems like it ought not to be this hard, which has me wondering if I'm doing something wrong.

[Gunslinger597]

i wasn't even able to take the test when i went to rank 7 somehow it was skip for me after lvling up my last weapon for some mastery point i just saw i

became a rank 7 without even doing any test to become it i thought there wasn't 1 or some  kind of bugg

Edited July 20, 2013 by Gunslinger597

[0Pinger]

i wasn't even able to take the test when i went to rank 7 somehow it was skip for me after lvling up my last weapon for some mastery point i just saw i

became a rank 7 without even doing any test to become it i thought there wasn't 1 or some  kind of bugg

 

if you did the new tutorial test then that seems to trigger the mastery tests bugging out, a few have had the same problem, 5 too 6 for me was a auto complete

[Lazer]

You face all 3 factions, a certain faction in each wave. 

 

Its was really easy, I prepped all my best weapons and it was completely over kill. This was prior to U9 though, so I have no idea if anything changed.

 

Its a straight up kill test, use any and all weapons you'd like. Not sure about frame powers, never tried. 

 

Not much advice can be given really. Only thing I can suggest if your computer can handle it is to record it and show us. Either we'll see what you can improve on or see if its a bug. 

[FierceRadiance]

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

 

I watched the new lore screens, but I haven't noticed a tutorial (wasn't paying attention, prolly) so I haven't done any tests associated with it. 

 

And it doesn't seem "bugged", just has a very short time frame, especially considering that several members of at least the first two waves are actively trying to hide from you, rather than kill you.  I barely seem to have enough time to see and shoot them all, much less go find them,

 

I've never tried to vidcap with this rig.  I don't think I have any software to do it currently, but I'll look around.