Noob looking for direction.. Please advise.

I'm ftp so you don't need to spend any money to get a good hanger. Been playing a year now, so my hanger is up to 9/11 now. But I like to upgrade everything, so it'll take longer than someone else who goes straight to the top.

Get that Griffin and replace one of your light bots (Destrier or Cossack).

Save up WSP and buy 2x Tarans for your Griffin. Also 2x Magnum for it.

Most of your weapons on all your bots are long range. Long range weapons do less damage than close range. Close range is Tarans, Thunder, Orkans.

You have to get up close and personal. Get weapons with higher DPS for all your bots but 1. Only 1 should be mid-range or long range.

For the long range, either go for RDB Griffin which will last you a long time. Or consider building a Trident-Tulumbas-Pin Golem.

Popular builds for the Golem is TOP Golem or Thunder-Orkan-Piñata Golem. You can also run a Thunder-Taran-Magnum Golem.

Your light bots don't have enough slots to do high DPS. I would only keep 1 if you really want a beacon capper and get that gold. Having 2 will really lower your damage. Replace it with medium or heavy bots.

You should also know that for Molots, only a fraction of your bullets will hit and it's dependent on distance. At 600m, maybe only 20-25% will hit. At 800m, it's even less. It also depends on the size of the target. So something big and fat like a Leo or Fury will take much more. But using your Molots against a Cossack is a waste of time.

If I was about to start a new account and get to a situation like yours, I'd use:

Golem with a thunder, punisher and punisher mk2.
Patton with 4 punishers.
Cossack with a punisher mk2
Destrier with two punishers.

That's the first level, I'd also not level any of the bots past the level 3 because I'd replace them with:

Leo with 3 pinatas and a thunder.
Griffin with two punishers and two punishers mk2.
I'd probably keep the Cossack until I get a stalker or another fast bot for beacons.
And a Natasha with 2 thunders and two pinatas or punishers.

Simple changes: Don't mix weapons on bots - particularly the patton is made for 4 of the same weapon.

get 1 tullumbas and a griffin. outfit it with tullumbas and pins RDB. Lose any other long range stuff you have.
Replace your destrier with this.

Get thunder for the golem and outfit it with punishers.

Buy 4 pinatas (already lev 5). Put them on the patton.

Get a punisher 2 for the cossack.

As you can replace them replace all your bots with griffins. 1 plasma (taran mag), 1 rdb, 1 punisher and after 5th slot 2 DB (orkans pinatas).

Gold cost all up will be almost 10000 including 5th slot - but that is about as cheap as you can get away with.

Here's what i would do if it was my hangar:

1) RDB Griff. This would replace my destrier. Tulus from Golem, Pins from Destrier, purchase one more Tulumbas (if not in inventory). This would be my mid range Bot.
2) Thunder-Punisher Golem. Purchase Thunder. Punisher from Patton. Buy Punisher Mk2 if not in inventory. This bot would be my brawler. I'd lvl up the weapons but not so much of the bot. Once I can buy a Leo, I'd transfer the thunder and Punisher.
3) I'd keep the cossack as my beacon capper. But not level up too much. Sooner or later, you'll find that it has to go. i did went as far as building ECu-Cossack.
4) Molot Patton. Get the Molot from Golem and buy another one to complete it. This would be your Long range support bot. I'd consider Pinata Patton, if you require another knife fighter. This would also transition to DB griff (the pinata) once you can buy the Orkans (After opening 5th slot)

I'd save gold for the 5th slot then maybe build PDB Griff next (if i have enough WSP). If not I would build Punisher Griffin. Or a Leo to replace my Golem.

Enjoy playing.

you can select near range weapon.

for example

wrong

GL Patton
2x Molot 800Mt
2x Punisher 500Mt


solution is

4 x molot or 4 x punisher it more effective


wrong

Golem 4
Nashorn 1100mt
Tulumbas 500mt
Molot 800mt

solution is

thunder 500mt Tulumbas 500mt Pin 500mt

and i think you can change cossack and destier

The level a player means something but at the same time it means nothing at all.
The level of the bots is something else.

See if you can snuffle a a griffen before the natasha. The griffen is the bot that you will be using the most as you go along. You may wish to consider tulumbas/pin set up for the griffen.

If you can get a thunder to stick on a golem and then work to get some silver to get a leo that would be of help. Then switch the thunder on to the leo and add punishers to it.

The destrier has cute legs (at least that is what my daughter says and wants to keep in the active hanger) but that would be the first bot I would replace.

Golem is good because it is easy to upgrade and has a hardpoint of each type (heavy, medim, light) If you grind enough silver it is fun to have a thunder/tulumbas/pin golem for a while, at least o get some silver. Do not go overboard with upgrading the Golem (lvl 9 max other players may disagree on this)

If you like the long range weapons you may use the golem nashorn (I don't like it but others seem to fancy it) but make sure that you can move about quickly into new positions as the flow of battle dictates (and on short maps if you are caught sleeping any missle or plasma can melt you into tin-foil) However, I think that you can use the golem better with weapons that cause damage quickly (with thunder)

Have fun whatever you do.

You say it right.  I just said it because he can maybe easyly understand how it work

If you want damage, quick short term plan:

RDB Griffin
Punisher Griffin
Pinata-Thunder Leo
Tulumbas or Ecu Cossack

Upgrade what is cheap and has convenient duration. Do not waste Au on speeding up upgrades or getting WSP.

Then I have 2 follow-up paths for you:

Option 1: 5th slot, Punisher Rhino with WSP (buy RDB set for the Griffin where you took the Punishers from) to Replace Cossack. Buy PDB set with WSP after the Rhino.

Option 2: Rogatka to replace the Cossack, get 2 Tarans for it. Then 5th slot. Get Carnage for 5th slot.

Then get a pair of Orkans, and a Thunder Carnage in both options. If you like long range, test a Molot-Nashorn Natasha too. Also Thunder-Orkan-Pinata "TOP Golem" is a classic setup for the time when you have just 1 Orkan (though Pinata-Orkan-Tulumbas Griffin works well too).

This is a well thought out option that takes advantage of your existing inventory and gives you a minimal cost upgrade path toward a legitimate hangar. Only thing I'd consider doing differently, I'd get two orkans before the 5th slot, but to each their own. Otherwise a fine blueprint to follow.

Unfortunately a griff is not a big cossack.

A griff jump is for 2 things.   10% of the time Assault.  90% of the time Escape.  

It is definitely not intended to make you faster.  On a big map it may be worth a single jump in the direction you intend to travel - but you need that jump up your sleeve.

I concur. If you like the gameplay of the Cossack, a Rogatka is the logical successor. While you do have to save the jump of a Griffin for defensive purposes, this is not so for the Rogatka. I still use mine to open every game in Champion League, regardless if it's Domination or Beacon Rush. Like the Cossack, it's just so much fun to play. If you're lucky with Black Market or the upcoming 'components' that will be released soon, the Kumiho is also a great option and comparable in gameplay. It's interesting to note that both Rog and Kumiho have a slightly faster max speed than Cossack despite being heavier bots.

There's a wealth of knowledge and passion here. Keep sharing your experiences!

The Griffin is a great bot. Arguably the best silver bot in the game and certainly the most versatile. Just remember that it has a HUGE jump compared to the Cossack, and a VERY long cool down. If you get gold stockpiled, and like the jumping bots, then consider the Rogatka as one of your first gold bots - but prioritize orkans first as they are a game changer.  Also, try to get a feel for your play style. Are you the type that is patient with plodding towards the front? Are you impatient and like running around, finding cover, and flanking and ambushing? These questions will help you decide on the premium bots you will eventually get. All the premium bots, both WSP and Gold, have excellent abilities/advantages, but they also have steep learning curves. And if you're a F2P player - which is fine - then you have to really plan your resource usage closely. Don't be like me. I've spent so much time and WSP and silver and gold of bots and weapons I don't use anymore. But on the flip side, I got to experience all those bots and weapons first hand, so I'm not too upset with myself. That's part of the fun in playing this game.

How about towards those beacons ? Seriously, macrobot said it best. Thunder is probably the best heavy weapon you can purchase with silver. Save up for a set of tarans and magnums, then maybe a thunder carnage ( their thing is a beast when piloted well but a glass cannon).

Force yourself to walk everywhere and corner shoot as close to %100 of the time as possible with the Griffin.

ONLY use the jump for escape.

Its the Griffin training regimen, I'm telling you it will help