Love the sentiments and tips. And definitely not because I'm incapable of playing conservatively and die a lot.

not sure if i missed this piece of info or you didnt include it but spamming jump like you’re on medication can help a lot with surviving higher hazards. even small amounts of airtime can give you much needed space and a better angle to shoot at priority targets like wardens that might be hiding among a crowd.

some gravity tips, landing on a team mate will bounce you up a foot or two, negating all fall damage and if you're a pro gamer you can mantle a ledge no matter how far you fall and this will negate all fall damage as well

I recently played a game where the driller was so much better than the rest of the team we basically couldn’t contribute to anything but the dreadnought fights. I was an engineer and I hardly even shot a platform because whenever I saw an opportunity to the driller had already carved his way over to it. I got so used to not using platforms that match when we came across some sticky sauce on the floor our driller dug around it and it didn’t occur to me until later I could’ve easily slapped a bunch of platforms on top and walked over it lol.

Would you recommend playing shield disruption missions for an extended period of time to develop a "play as if you have no shields" mindset?

Something that annoys me in this game and battlefield are Rambo medics. Especially in drg where there is no time limit on downed teammates. Keep yourself alive and choose a proper opening to revive teammates

I loved the "except for me... I've never got downed in this game... *Proceeds to show 11k downs*" 😂

I absolutely hate shield disruption because i tend to take ""tactical"" damage (melee a single glyphid or two since shield will regen anyway and it conserves ammo). I think i just need to get good ;)

That dreadnaught aggro tip 👌 I can't tell you how many times my allies cause him to dance when we could have been done already

The reason why the mobs will leave you alone on when you jump on a zipline is because they will move towards the end of the zipline you will land and try to catch you there. So just spamming change in directions can really confuse them. Other times like on nuetral creatures is due to the fact they can't pathfind to you, so they just go for your teammates instead.

I tend to find myself going down last all the time but there are a few matches that nothing seems to be going my way and I find myself staring at the ground for most of the match

Pings red sugar while the engi is on literal 5 health

Also important to note that even with us greybeards, sometimes we'll have sessions or days that just suck. You'll do everything you can right but it won't matter. You'll get nudged off edges, everytime you turn a slasher will spawn behind you, a tri-jaw will down you the instant your revive invincibility wears off.

Personally, I don't think that there's been a single community I've loved more for being as helpful as they are. Nobody is playing against you, we're literally all the same teams going out to complete those missions. Even if we're doing stupid stuff like waking up multiple dreadnaughts or extending pipes longer than others would, generally people in the community will stay as non-toxic as they can. I love it, and I don't think I'd give up such a community easily

The dreadnought tip is really underrated. I play Scout, so normally I’m zipping around and spamming pheromones on groups or taking potshots on the weak spot in-between invincibility, BUT-

Scout mains try not to die of fall damage or cave leeches challenge (impossible)

Alright I've binged through your Deep Rock Academy playlist now. That gave me ideas and a better understanding of the game and my role when I play it. I don't play the game alone. It's completely reserved for my gaming with friends which I do twice a week.

I really like the concrete things you list that can be done. I don't usually think about leaving in the middle of a fight to find health; but even just getting a resupply can help a lot. And I do often feel really bad about going down, but the crew always pick me up. Thank you.

Good tips. All I would add is maybe a short tutorial on kiting bugs. A lot of newer players also don't realize the power of the Dash ability and how much it helps with avoiding damage

What I was expecting: Funny deep rock clips