New update made gauntlet monsters insanely hard. Like boxy's head defend quest in Narwhalenimbus, used to be able to do 50 damage to mobs and now I do 8, I even summoned a GM character as an ally fully equipped in ruby gear and he died in 30 seconds. I think we need to tone down the mob difficulty in gauntlets a little if GM characters can't even win, since if you fail a mission that's 40 minutes of energy time gone.
@muppetglory start with hunter class is a MUST. Save money and upgrade Smith ASAP and use restock to try and find a good rapid bowgun (4-5 slots is best but get 1 with 1 slot if u see it). Fire your "little girl" npc when you see a good militia with good aiming whenever possible. Focus on getting Cripple Shot and Bow Master skills NEVER get aimed shot or scavenger, both hurt u more than it helps. Get like lvl 1 looter, trainer, repairer if u need and rob the museum if u need money.
@muppetglory you're buying too many castle upgrades which increases your daily upkeep cost. im at day 155 and I only have lvl 2 looter, lvl 2 repair, lvl 3 trainer. I never bought chickens until day 100+
Im lvl 137 using rapidbowgun mk9 five slots, four with lvl 3 dmg mod and one with lvl 3 fire rate mod. NPCs all lvl 103: 2 sheriffs with autoshoties 1 militia with gravity gun. I think you should switch laser pistol with a grav gun it owns and she has 5000 kills
Best setup for endgame: You as hunter with Rapid bowgun 5 slots (4 lvl 3 Dmg mods and a lvl 3 Fire Rate mod). 1 Militia with gravity gun. 2 sheriffs with auto shotguns. Using this setup Im still getting perfect games at lvl 122.
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