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Post by aceboy44 on Nov 22, 2017 13:52:04 GMT -5
Ok so I just purchased the Hover bot to have fun with it. Apparently I became a perfect target for those annoying, no life snipers  How should I use my new shiny bot? Any thoughts? |
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Post by Fry on Nov 22, 2017 14:06:59 GMT -5
Buy/win the second hangar and drop the Hover on maps that are difficult to use sniper setup.For instance Moon map.
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Post by ironpanda on Nov 22, 2017 14:36:03 GMT -5
punishers
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Post by Nexsan on Nov 22, 2017 14:45:32 GMT -5
Ok so I just purchased the Hover bot to have fun with it. Apparently I became a perfect target for those annoying, no life snipers How should I use my new shiny bot? Any thoughts? Shocktrains if you can afford them. I sure can't, much less two. Not sure what to do w/ that light slot though. I wouldn't recommend Gekko (Gecko?) 'cause that'll just attract attention, and it's not like an ECU can be fitted there :/ |
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Post by xXrobotrippinXx on Nov 22, 2017 14:48:47 GMT -5
Noricums/Hydras do you can piss down maximum annoyance from above across the whole battlefield.
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Post by 「fluffernutter」eney on Nov 22, 2017 14:51:52 GMT -5
Put it on the shelf to collect dust. I wasn't a big fan of the ability on the test server and shared my experiences with the devs. I like the bot, the animations, and the hardpoints, but the ability makes you a target for the snipers. Maybe use it to peek your head over buildings/obstacles to fire, but it is very difficult to do without over-exposing yourself.
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Post by Koalabear on Nov 22, 2017 14:57:07 GMT -5
I would get shocktrains if you can afford them. Otherwise, orkans/pinata.
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Post by krebby on Nov 22, 2017 18:27:41 GMT -5
If/when I get a hoverbot, I'm going to run it with tulumbas and pins. It feels like a perfect platform for RDBing.
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Post by Mechman-Mechout on Nov 22, 2017 19:36:28 GMT -5
If/when I get a hoverbot, I'm going to run it with tulumbas and pins. It feels like a perfect platform for RDBing. And that's because it is. I've taken mine for a few test runs and have found that even at level 1, an RDB Hover is able to project a decent presence on the battlefield. It's fast on the ground but has a decent health pool (one that looks to be on par with a Griffin), meaning it can both gain territory and survive if punished for doing so. It doesn't even need to be airborn in order to become a threat, which I found especially surprising. |
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Post by Mechman-Mechout on Nov 22, 2017 19:42:08 GMT -5
Put it on the shelf to collect dust. I wasn't a big fan of the ability on the test server and shared my experiences with the devs. I like the bot, the animations, and the hardpoints, but the ability makes you a target for the snipers. Maybe use it to peek your head over buildings/obstacles to fire, but it is very difficult to do without over-exposing yourself. I've actually found that the ability attracts substantially less sniper fire than I originally thought. Of course I've been roasted out of the sky once or twice, but I've found that a good Hover pilot doesn't take to the air in order to gain altitude, but rather to take advantage of the significant speed boost the glide ability affords. The initial leap, on most maps, only leaves you exposed for a few seconds, and unless a sniper is particularly alert they won't have time to react, after which point you can enjoy the relative safety and speed gliding affords you. |
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Post by acdcfan on Nov 22, 2017 20:20:40 GMT -5
Ok so I just purchased the Hover bot to have fun with it. Apparently I became a perfect target for those annoying, no life snipers How should I use my new shiny bot? Any thoughts? How did you purchase it? Real money, silver, gold, components ? |
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Post by drone42 on Nov 22, 2017 20:41:37 GMT -5
Ok so I just purchased the Hover bot to have fun with it. Apparently I became a perfect target for those annoying, no life snipers How should I use my new shiny bot? Any thoughts? How did you purchase it? Real money, silver, gold, components ? 3 organs and a bank robbery. |
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Post by acdcfan on Nov 22, 2017 20:49:30 GMT -5
aceboy44 How did you purchase it? Real money, silver, gold, components ? 3 organs and a bank robbery. What no first born? ..... That's cheap |
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Post by drone42 on Nov 22, 2017 20:53:33 GMT -5
3 organs and a bank robbery. What no first born? ..... That's cheap They assume that everyone already sold their first born for a Dash/Inquisitor. |
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Post by acdcfan on Nov 22, 2017 20:54:45 GMT -5
What no first born? ..... That's cheap They assume that everyone already sold their first born for a Dash/Inquisitor. Ah, I see |
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Post by aceboy44 on Nov 22, 2017 22:33:49 GMT -5
Ok so I just purchased the Hover bot to have fun with it. Apparently I became a perfect target for those annoying, no life snipers How should I use my new shiny bot? Any thoughts? How did you purchase it? Real money, silver, gold, components ? I mentioned in other threads that I stopped playing the game until version 3.4 is released since I was interested in the Hover bot. I bought it with RM and used my 10K gold and silver to speed upgrade the bot to level 9 or 10. Now I regret every resources I tossed wasting it on a weak bot like the Hover bot (the test server demonstrated that it can hover extremely high. On the real server it's a different story.) Oh well Pixonic just lost another valuable customer I guess...... |
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Post by Paps on Nov 22, 2017 23:14:40 GMT -5
 I voted 'other' |
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Post by DarkVagabond on Nov 23, 2017 1:26:08 GMT -5
Ok so I just purchased the Hover bot to have fun with it. Apparently I became a perfect target for those annoying, no life snipers How should I use my new shiny bot? Any thoughts? Also voted other. I’m curious to see how it might go with the new medium Aphid prototype. Aphids often benefit from that little extra height. That way you don’t necessarily have to hover high enough to expose yourself either, just enough to benefit the middle trajectory. Might be a lot of hot air like some of my other ideas, but I’m curious nonetheless. For now I’d avoid Orkans in favour of using an instant damage setup to minimise exposure time. Shocktrain/Gekko might be interesting, but Taran/Magnum is what I’d be doing. Tulu/Pin might also be interesting, but only if the Tulus are at least lvl 10 or 11 otherwise it’s too weak like a mosquito Rog. |
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Post by Poopface on Nov 23, 2017 6:20:36 GMT -5
aceboy44How did you purchase it? Real money, silver, gold, components ? 3 organs and a bank robbery. Two turntables and a microphone. |
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Post by Uhnonimis on Nov 23, 2017 8:30:05 GMT -5
I am thinking a bullseye would be very appropriate.
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Nov 24, 2017 5:58:38 GMT -5
The only thing a Shocktrain Hover is gonna dominate is being the award winner for best looking death by Zeus. Here is a a clip of me calling upon all Zeus pilots to hunt and target all Shocktrain Hover:  |
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Post by SuperHero on Nov 24, 2017 8:07:58 GMT -5
Noricums/Hydras do you can piss down maximum annoyance from above across the whole battlefield. I Too agree with Hydras.... You can see which way the mods lean. Bwahahah.... We can't troll here in the forum, so we do it on the battlefield. |
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Post by aceboy44 on Nov 24, 2017 14:11:38 GMT -5
I decided to go for Tarans/Alphid. Shocktrains are way too expensive  |
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Post by fιяєfℓαмє on Nov 24, 2017 20:02:04 GMT -5
Buy shocktrain. It can do a lot of damage with only 1 shot. For light weapon slot, I guess it should be gekko.
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Post by Jame-thon on Nov 28, 2017 10:05:09 GMT -5
I think the shocktrain or tulus can be quite annoying with this setup. Not sure about about taran aphids but I'm sure that can be annoying too. I'd rather try to keep my distance to avoid getting rushed so I think I'd opt for the farther 500M ranged stuff.
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Post by aceboy44 on Nov 28, 2017 13:35:07 GMT -5
I think the shocktrain or tulus can be quite annoying with this setup. Not sure about about taran aphids but I'm sure that can be annoying too. I'd rather try to keep my distance to avoid getting rushed so I think I'd opt for the farther 500M ranged stuff. Shocktrains are overly expensive. I tried Tulus with the hover and its not any way near the firepower of my Tarens. Currently I'm using Tarans and Aphids (I use the Aphid when I take cover to piss off and lure out my prey  ) |
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Nov 28, 2017 13:58:02 GMT -5
Other: Newly buffed Molot-Ts and a Molot or Gekko. You can get to some interesting spots I would assume... and just play traffic cop for a bit. Or, Hydras and Spiral. Or, Scourge and Gekko. Range that can take advantage of the positional flexibility that this thing can bring.
But Tulus and Pin might be pretty good, too.
FYI: I will not advocate Sucktrains till they address the going straight through Physical Shields issue... and maybe not even then. IDC if they are good or not... the idea of them is crap. The weapon is crap. The whole idea just pisses me off. Those in my matches who use them will be targeted by me. At the cost of the game if need be.
IMO. YMMV.
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Post by krebby on Nov 28, 2017 14:02:05 GMT -5
I think the shocktrain or tulus can be quite annoying with this setup. Not sure about about taran aphids but I'm sure that can be annoying too. I'd rather try to keep my distance to avoid getting rushed so I think I'd opt for the farther 500M ranged stuff. Shocktrains are overly expensive. I tried Tulus with the hover and its not any way near the firepower of my Tarens. Currently I'm using Tarans and Aphids (I use the Aphid when I take cover to piss off and lure out my prey ) I think Shocktrains should basically never be compared to other weapons. Shocktrains do nearly point-blank Thunder damage from midrange, while ignoring anciles to boot. They're like bringing machine gun to a knife fight. Tulumbas do have very high burst DPS—higher than Tarans. But the cycle DPS of Tarans is about 5x higher than Tulumbas. So the bots would play very differently depending on the load out. |
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Post by Jame-thon on Nov 28, 2017 14:09:56 GMT -5
I think the shocktrain or tulus can be quite annoying with this setup. Not sure about about taran aphids but I'm sure that can be annoying too. I'd rather try to keep my distance to avoid getting rushed so I think I'd opt for the farther 500M ranged stuff. Shocktrains are overly expensive. I tried Tulus with the hover and its not any way near the firepower of my Tarens. Currently I'm using Tarans and Aphids (I use the Aphid when I take cover to piss off and lure out my prey ) Of course. I mean don't need to state the obvious. I'm just saying if you have the means or can acquire them sure go for it. But i've seen a few around and I'm not discrediting the taran setup. But I rather use his ability and stay away from getting rushed by a dash bot. I'd prefer the tulu or hydra or even shocktrain and be a support player picking on bots that may be weak against my loadout and using the element of surprise with unusal peaks or something of that sort. To each their own of course just my 0.02 on the matter. |
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