You earn points at a much greater rate than he takes them. (Destiny)

by Claude Errera , Thursday, April 14, 2016, 21:44 (3239 days ago) @ Korny

Well, thanks, Captain Obvious.

Each time we've begun to lose points, we're at the end of the round; there are usually no (or few) adds left, and the boss is down to just a sliver of health. I'm wondering how, at that stage, to continue to gain points.

Reinforcements are directly tied to boss health, so if you only damage the boss after the last enemy falls, you can maximize your points. Variks should lose his patience at around the fifth wave.

How many waves are there, total? (I thought it was 5.) We've had him lose patience at the END of the 5th wave - at which point there's no real chance for more points. I guess what you're suggesting is to go slower, so that he loses patience at the BEGINNING of the wave?

(I'm pretty sure there's a 5-minute timer from the start of the wave to his losing patience; I guess taking those 5 minutes to finish 4 waves might allow some last-minute point earning. It just hasn't happened that way, so far.)