I’m pretty sure that a dedicated run for score would be the opposite since you get a better time by killing enemies in certain ways, barring some odd interactions like the double time bonus for a meatshield kill and active Longshot meatshield headshots which apparently give you a very high time bonus for lord knows what reason.
Could have been enemy-blocking.
Yup, meatshields for the score.
Score runs are pointless. There is no exclusive rewards so what exactly people trying to prove. If someone want to be top 3 in every map its not going to happen because there is always going to be someone with a better time like the onslaught with over - 5 hours which no one beat. I am top 100 in the world in 2 maps (The clock and the warren) because i was fortunate to joining score runs otherwise would not been in none that are top 100 in the world.
The Onslaught time is a fake. They used the tag glitch.
Also it’s not pointless to those who love doing it. They don’t care for rewards, they just want to challenge themselves. A flow less score run is nearly impossible to achieve.
I’ve done score runs in the past and it takes dedication and extreme patience, not for me but I know people that love it.
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what is a tag glitch. How do you know its fake.
Ok got it. TC should make these weekly hives harder times like the barracks are they joking. If 1 person have max cog tags and they pick each one up all you have to do is beat it on insane and i throught this times is suppose to challenge people and they dont. Very disappointing The barracks should be -1 hour and 30 minutes which forces people to use score boast.
If you really want to challenge yourself, score runs are the way to go about it. I personally really enjoy doing them. They require everyone to be on the same page and working together at all times.
The only greater challenge are solo runs really, which I don’t personally touch, as I’m too aggressive for them lol.
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Had a good game this morning working my way up on wanderer. Never played the hive before. Learned how to trap the scion and finished the hive with @Pbs01g5 and a random. We did it on inconceivable (iron man off)after a few fails, normally when in sight of the LZ. I was marksman and the load was with markza snipers not longshot so I struggled a bit.
What a truly great mode this is though when people hang around to retry and not get bent out of shape at failures.
Thanks for the games! I was trying to get my mic to work, not one of my three was working. I think I need a reboot or check what settings my son has been playing about with!
Apologies for the amount of times I panic melee elite drones. I know I shouldn’t do it, even when I start the animation I’m facepalming myself!
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Most people wouldn’t be able to get -1:30 sadly. They just aren’t good enough at escape, and simply wouldn’t be willing to even try getting the time.
Escape is hard, and there aren’t many willing to give it a fair shake, let alone actually work at it.
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No they don’t make it harder. The current Barracks par times are very easy and you don’t need scoreboost cards. All you need to do is finish on Master with everybody alive at the LZ.
If you were to do a proper score run, you need scoreboost cards, both of them. Plus you gotta do all other things like Marking, Meatshielding and Headshots.
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I think with picking up all cog tags its like -1 hour and 17 minutes what i got but the 3 and 4 supply rooms a lot of people don’t bother going into because of the venom i know i never went in there before. Marksman really comes is handy on this map to take out the scions easier or you might have trouble making it through before the venom get to you.
A good marksmen can literally wipe the entire second half on their own. No one else has to really do anything.
Everyone running score boosts with Marksmen just popping heads would be more than enough for -1:30.
So I suppose it wouldn’t actually be too hard on barracks, thing being that I haven’t seen a lot of good Fahz players, which is why I started playing him in the first place, as I don’t trust randoms to do it lol.
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whats the point of par times if you dont have to do much of anything to achieve them. No different than daily hives you just have to complete it on inconceivable same as daily dont really need to do it on master.
It’s so that the entire community can do it. 90% of players would be unable to reach actual challenging times if TC implemented it that way, and they want everyone to get the times, simply put.
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To make it easier for people, that’s all. Not everybody can play at higher difficulties.
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Would like to see someone crack top 100 doing a solo score run that will be interesting.
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That was cool even if we struggled a bit in act2. We worked well as a team and this made the job. I was happy to find your lobby. Sorry not to stay for a master trial but you know … kids 
Invincible scion is easier to trap with a flash bang compared to shock grenade and you can keep the stim. I had no mic as well.
Looking forward to playing again with you
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Which is why they are currently kind of pointless if all people care for is getting the best time. Those leaderboards need a reset after all the bugs are fixed.
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