galileo31dos01

Guardians are quite deadly because they can fly. Map15 is the best place they can ambush you.

AA had a few jumpscare moments where you'd be moving in tight spaces and you'd turn the corner and a drone would be right there staring at you. Good stuff.

The drones are less of a nuisance than revenants: they have a third the HP; they explode upon death so you can often get a few of them (or even a group) with one shot; and interestingly enough, their flying ability works to your advantage because when they are higher than you, it's hard for their projectiles to hit you if you move forward (the homing projectiles will arc into the ground). In AA specifically, the main advantages they have over revs are the terror they might instill and combat at close quarters. They are fun.

Do they inflict splash damage to Doomguy upon exploding? It's not something I took the risk to verify.