So, a friend of mine and I just went two for two on frustrating experiences:
SP Interception is just frustrating for the two of us. We struggle to clear all the gits from the capture points between their high health and constantly streaming in. In general we can each take and hold a point then potentially hold a third long enough to gain the lead. However, the Acolyte then spawns in and annoys us long enough to lose the lead, mostly through trolling with their abilities.
I have a Kuva Lich and my friend has a Sister of Parvos as our On Call Crewmen but neither of us have put any work into optimizing them, they’re both just more-or-less the first thing we spared rather than killed. I also summon Kahl and his support units while my friend calls Ancient Healers (they prefer a different Air Support).
I know my Lich isn’t optimal, it uses one of the less impressive Kuva variant guns, the Quartakk, and only has one power that’s noticeably helpful: their version of Hollowed Ground. Their SoP Crewman is similarly unimpressive but I don’t recall the specifics. Both of us need better help. So, what should we be looking for in terms of the best support for SP missions?
I haven’t ever used the “On Call” feature as I’ve never had use for it.
Am I supposed to be able to customize my Lich and summon him into a mission at will?
Liches aren’t very customizable. They have a set of powers and will use their powers and the Kuva weapon they spawned with. Unfortunately it’s unmodded. Normal on-call crewmen can be customized with cosmetics and you can give them any of the weapons in your arsenal, fully modded.
That… doesn’t sound particularly useful to be honest.
Unless I grind up a Lich that I made sure had the powers and weapon I want for them before befriending them, ofcause.
Yeah, I’ve been using the Lich not really thinking about it for years but other commenters have been explaining that getting a Crewman or Elite Crewman from Fortuna, with or without good stats, and giving them a good and well-modded gun would outdo the Lich.
They are also summonable as On Call Crewmen so it’s looking like Nemeses as On Call Crew are all flash and little substance, at least at higher levels.