lol true, you dont need to move the totem right away, but depends on the weapons you have, knockback heavy stuff is useful, but you can pull it off with damage heavy stuff too

i think u mean the room with the 4 blast cubes, just start off with a sword charge attack

demonstration in a video i made once
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v22133238khHcPbJJ
13:30

should work with voltedge too

alternatively, u can leave it there and finish the zombies at the bottom of the room, at least untill very few are left, so u can move freely without getting hit

You can do what Khamsin told you. Alternatively, you can spam your pulsar whilst stepping on the party button. Hopefully (untested), it will knock them back enough to grab the totem and move it out of the way. The second wave would require a bit of pushing the mob in one direction, sneak past, grab it, and hopefully dash back before they block the road. If they do, stay in your spot for as long as possible to lure them towards you, then run around and to safety - rinse and repeat for the second totem of the wave. For the third wave you have two alternatives: totem-cading or dancing with the trojans. Seeing as the wolvers tend to be highly obnoxious, the latter might be a bit tricky for first timers.

And yes, the last room of Smoldering Steps is a pain, always. That is, unless you have a decent team. Solo, on the other hand, yeah, not the easiest of them all. I don't really run in with much of a strategy, so I don't know what kind of advice to give you until I know of your own actions.

Should you want someone competent to run with, I'm available in-game. Best of luck with future runs.

Ranger is all talk but no show, Jus sayin :)

Don't know when i ever have made a bet with you + Really your aren't that good as you say you are e.e

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"Soloing is fine, but for FSC you might want to consider party's."

Solo > PUG if you know how to handle yourself. Also, it is worth solo'ing a few times as it makes you a better fighter overall. If you can't solo FSC, you will STRUGGLE in UFSC.

With your equipment I would drop a static bomb in the middle of the room up top then go down to the button. I know if your standing on the top of the button when it activates it is very easy to run up grab the totem and bring it back down without worry of being hit. You'll have plenty of time for the first wave of zombies especially since you dropped a plasma capacitor so you'll want to kill those jellies first and fast with your sword (because the pulsar knock back is ineffective against them) - then whip out the pulsar and the zombies shouldn't get near you.

The second wave grabbing the totems is tricky but just use the pulsar to thin them out in the corner and grab it. The timing for that is tricky but easily master-able.