» Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:50 am
the most effective way to kill them is to grab an HMG and KEEP FIRING.
every time you do a "level" of damage, the head rotation resets. that way, you can kill the Pinger (that's its name) in under 30 seconds.
does anyone else experience something strange? the Pinger seems to be able to see you when it's alerted. that is, when it has seen you, and you hide behind something and you run away cloaked, it'll fire on you.
also, when cloaked, there is a good chance it will still face you and walk to you.
Tips and Tricks:
-the Pinger is not tankable. even with the HMG strategy, there is a good chance you can not deal the last level of damage (there are 4 if i checked correctly). the Pinger will face toy and shoot. make sure that at all times, there is cover within a few seconds.
-the First Pinger is IMHO the hardest. it doesn't easily expose it's back to you. from where you arrive, go to the left. there is an HMG there. grab it, stay either cloaked or in cover. when it's back is open, switch to armor mode and fire on it's exposed back.
-the Second Pinger is the second hardest. there are multiple HMG's and even two swarmers. however this one will face you a lot. ceph come in periodically.
-the third Pinger is IMHO the easiest. save the HMG for the pinger. kill the other ceph (quickly, they respawn), then open fire with your HMG. keep firing.
other effective weapons:
JAW's. and Swarmers. really. the Ltag isn't easy to aim.