- Hubb Lebowski
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- Exalted Member
No black and white in the blue.
Posted by: RC Master
The main issue with that is being able to successfully cross the wide open area in front of the Wraith without it destroying you. The Wraith IS pretty -blam!-in' once you get it though of course: you can take out the Tyrant gun in one shot through the door!
The Wraith definitely pwns the gun and its defenders pretty easily, and the issue you present isn't that difficult to overcome. In fact, it only took me a few tries to get it down. I used the Revenant from the exit of the BXR facility to kill most of the Grunts and Jackals on the right (after most are dead, the remaining few retreat to their buddies at the left Wraith). It'd probably be faster to DMR/NR them (at least the Grunts), but I finished the mission before taking the time to try it. I thought using the Revenant would make it easier to avoid the Wraith mortars, but it's probably not much worse on foot with Sprint. After taking care of the Grunts and Jackals, I parked the Revenant directly behind (so it was in contact with) the rock in front of the Wraith (where most of the Grunts and Jackals were hanging out). A quick pop-shot to kill the gunner and a stafe back behind the rock to avoid the mortar. Sometimes the Wraith would try to shoot me through the rock on its own, but I found that showing my head was enough to get it to fire. After it fired at the rock, I returned to cover right behind the rock, charged my Plasma Pistol, popped out and shot the Wraith right after the mortar hit the rock (or flew overhead), then sprinted and climbed on the front. After punching off the cover, I waited until the Wraith faced away from the cliff before getting off, 'cause once you get off, it boosts right away (avoiding it takes essentially no effort), leaving itself open for you jump back on the front and PP+headshot the driver. While you're on and near the Wraith, it's important to be wary of the other Wraith. I don't recall whether or not it shot at me when I was on the Wraith, but it did kill me on one occasion as I danced with the Wraith after punching the cover off (this was before I realized how easy the dance was). During the run on my file share, I gave it quick glances after punching off the cover and after getting back on to finish the driver. Next time I'm on Reach, I'll see about splicing a video together.