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    Aerial Recon drones, death from above.

    IDK about you all but if a drone drops into the picture when soloing overland I just run. Not even going to explain how stupidly hard they are to take down, even if you manage to just get them alone.
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    SHDLBC's Avatar Senior Member
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    They’re definitely one of my least favorite activities. I usually go out of my way to avoid them if I can.
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    Sick as I am, I actually like the Recon Drone.... Wouldn't want more of them, but kind of makes the world a little less stale and I actively bait them to a covered location.

    ~ A
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    I engage them solo all the time. Make sure you've equipped a weapon DPS build and that you have some large or overhead cover. I poke at their weakpoints while strategically placing large objects or overhead cover between me and the drone. Easy picking.
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    You want try having one show up when you are in the middle of a CP4 takeover, that's when things get bat sht crazy.

    When you are in the open with zero cover yeah your kinda screwed for the most part.

    Me personally I sometimes goad them if i'm near a Friendly CP, it usually works and I use the inside of the building as cover, (surprisingly my Assault turret can do some serious damage)
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    LOL CP4 take over is when they bug the crap outa me. Cheers mate.
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    Had one show up while I was engaging a CP4 with a elite convoy showing up at the same time...fun times.
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    NLxAROSA's Avatar Senior Member
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    I love to drag them in at that construction pit CP, let it rip the NPCs a new one.

    When I'm in the open, I cry like a baby and flee. :P
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    They are DEFO harder to take down now , think they got buffed , Had one show up near a bounty target , abort mission Lol ......
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    I had one drop in on a bounty I was doing while grinding the mercury event..right on the last phase of the bounty and this drone starts to take out the mobs..
    I'm under a tent area and it somehow see's me and starts on me..

    I was like.oh you scuzzy bastage! How you see me?
    lol
    I just let it kill me so I could restart the bounty, because I didn't want to waste the time and resources on fighting it..
    Any other time I enjoy fighting them..I was just in a hurry this time.
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