Defiance Free to Play

For this one we will see Scrappers and Echelon mercs with the only random variable being explosive barrels. I consider this the toughest arena because of the score needed and the nature of trying to get your score up to 14,000 for the gold.

Prep:
I went back to the invader class infector with a BMG-Stingray as my backup because of the vast number of Scrappers. Again my ability was overcharge, although if you do get overwhelmed often, decoy could be a key life-saver. In this arena more than any previous arena I suggest really playing to survive first and foremost. It doesn't take much for you to get overwhelmed even in the lower rounds so keep an eye on your shield and health, and get out of there if things get hairy.

Rounds:
I actually used the BMG on a 50/50 scale with the infector because of the number of small enemies throughout the waves. The earlier rounds (1+2) I stuck with the BMG as the primary and used the infector when I needed to take some big guys out, or wanted to get my bugs moving the enemies around. By round 3 I was sticking to the bottom floor and focusing on large enemies with my infector and using the BMG to link together a nice chain to get my combo back up. There will be plenty of small explosive scrappers that will swarm you during rounds 3-5 so utilize them to get your chain up quickly for a swift kill on some on some of the larger enemies. Once again we are going to avoid an enemy, but this time we are staying clear of the forges as they take too much effort to bring down efficiently. Keep in mind the 2,000 you get for surviving the arena and play with it in mind especially if you are struggling.