ARC Assessor
Large unarmed ARC that drops from orbit on thrusters during the Close Scrutiny map condition (Flashpoint update) to sample air and soil. It doesn't attack: it lands at a set spot, fires red beams into the sky that you can see from far away, and is guarded by ARC patrols - Vaporizer groups up close, with Shredders and Rocketeers roaming nearby. While the event runs, ARC patrols are denser, Locked Doors are disabled and normal crates hold less loot. Each event has three Assessors, and other squads go for them too.
- Type
- Landing Probe (Close Scrutiny event)
- Threat
- Weak point
- Breach the hull panels with sustained damage (the landing strut joints are also weak); an energy shotgun like the Dolabra punches through well. Clear the Vaporizer escorts first: breaching is loud and calls in more ARC. Each Assessor has breachable containers that can give 0-3 Assessor Matrices.
- Maps
- The Blue Gate, Buried City, Dam Battlegrounds, The Spaceport