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Update 90’s Duo Wave Defense isn’t just a new mode—it’s a high-stakes, cooperative nightmare disguised as a strategic breakthrough, with broken mechanics and a convoluted currency loop that penalizes players for trying to progress. Despite the host’s scathing critique of persistent lag, inconsistent tooltips, and the Junker beam being useless against real threats like combat drones and Venari Raul, the mode’s core design—requiring two players to survive waves by killing repair drones for hypothermic immunity—shows promise. The real controversy lies in the Battle Pass overhaul: the removal of choice tokens isn’t a player-friendly tweak but a calculated move to prevent abuse in Alliance tournaments, a decision the host calls a 'middle finger' to the community. Yet, the $100 Mythic Pass may still be the smartest buy if it delivers exclusive officers like V'ger Ileah and Data, while the new 27-day cycle with a rentable build queue offers a lifeline for new players. Even the failed Incursions event—deemed 'pathetic' due to targeting delays and broken PvP—has a silver lining: the end of base raiding pressure, though the overall experience remains a technical disaster. The episode ends on a surprisingly positive note, revealing that Battle Pass rewards are now tiered by entry point—G6 gets V'ger Ileah and Sulu shards, G7 receives Data and Marla Dalen—without mid-arc progression affecting payouts.
Duo Wave Defense requires two players and features three hostile types: training drones (Junker-friendly), combat drones (hypothermic decay), and Venari Raul (shield drain + damage reduction)
The Junker beam only works against training drones—useless against combat drones and Venari Raul, making it a strategic liability
Players must kill one repair drone each to gain hypothermic stabilizer, but only two appear per match, creating a critical bottleneck
The new currency loop converts training merits to engineering credits, then to simulation codes—grinding is mandatory to unlock waves
The $100 Battle Pass likely offers the best value, including both $20 and $30 tracks plus the full premium pack
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ARC Wrap-Up: A 'Not Good' Arc
Tarpey delivers a blunt assessment of the previous arc, calling it a failure due to engineering issues, lag, broken officers, and poor event execution. He acknowledges the team's effort on the battle engine update but criticizes the lack of stability and communication.
Duo Wave Defense: The New Cooperative Mode
The podcast dives into the mechanics of Duo Wave Defense, a new 2-player cooperative mode with waves of Academy training drones, combat drones, and Venari Raul hostiles. The host explains the core loop, hostile abilities, and the importance of coordination.
Hostile Abilities and Strategic Challenges
Detailed breakdown of each hostile type: training drones (isolytic-only damage), combat drones (hypothermic decay), and Venari Raul (shield drain, damage reduction, and hyperthermic decay). The episode emphasizes the need for strategic planning and officer crewing.
The Critical Damage Problem
All hostiles have a 1,000% critical hit chance, 5,000% critical damage, and 5,000% critical damage floor. The host explains why standard mitigation isn't enough and introduces the new 'true critical mitigation' ability as a solution.
Currency Loop and Sourcing Confusion
The episode dissects the complex currency system: training merits → engineering credits → simulation codes → wave defense runs. Tarpey criticizes the intermediary step and the lack of clarity in the blog post.
“Incursions need to go the way of the dinosaurs and not the cool ones in Jurassic Park.”
“hope. My hope is that the mythic track gives me more resources and materials because I would rather have that than the officer flash pass.”
“Yeah, 1 ,000%. Do you want to play in the new art or do you want to do catch up stuff?”
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