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Post by babypoppy on Aug 17, 2018 9:30:42 GMT -5
I wanted to thank all those of you who pilot Rhinos! One of the pleasures of the game is to charge into battle flanked by, and overtaken by, Rhinos. When I see them, there I charge with my gunshot Galahad.
Like swimming with dolphins and dancing with wolves, all hail the Rhino!
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Post by bravex on Aug 17, 2018 10:04:02 GMT -5
I wanted to thank all those of you who pilot Rhinos! One of the pleasures of the game is to charge into battle flanked by, and overtaken by, Rhinos. When I see them, there I charge with my gunshot Galahad. Like swimming with dolphins and dancing with wolves, all hail the Rhino! Have you tried using a Rhino? You should! There's a bit of a learning curve but once you get the hang of it, it's quite effective. Right now mine is only at level 6 but I get a lot of "Wrampages" with it and even pulled off a couple of "Godlikes". |
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Post by Domino on Aug 17, 2018 10:16:10 GMT -5
I used them in Masters and it's what embodied the old War Robots. Skill. Rock/paper/Scissors balance (not at first, it was OP) but given time with Brit bots out (before Dashs) it had a permanent place in my hangar.
You had good speed and protection with reduced firepower, slow as molasses and no protection when you wanted to brawl. Truely a gem among all the bots in this game. Too bad it's pretty much garbage along with anything before the Dashes, including Galahad.
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Post by bravex on Aug 17, 2018 10:44:38 GMT -5
I used them in Masters and it's what embodied the old War Robots. Skill. Rock/paper/Scissors balance (not at first, it was OP) but given time with Brit bots out (before Dashs) it had a permanent place in my hangar. You had good speed and protection with reduced firepower, slow as molasses and no protection when you wanted to brawl. Truely a gem among all the bots in this game. Too bad it's pretty much garbage along with anything before the Dashes, including Galahad. The people who designed the Rhino (and the Griffin!) were geniuses. The bots that have come out since that time are either gimmicky or derivative. |
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Post by babypoppy on Aug 17, 2018 10:52:57 GMT -5
Haven't got one yet but as soon as I get a second hangar I'll train one as an assault anti-sniper. Noricum + tumbalas sounds fun and confusing to run down the large maps.
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Post by schlongb on Aug 17, 2018 11:00:44 GMT -5
I still run one. I love speeding toward a shocktrain bot and get within range and DB him to death.
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Post by Domino on Aug 17, 2018 13:22:47 GMT -5
I still run one. I love speeding toward a shocktrain bot and get within range and DB him to death. Up until masters this was an excellent load out with RDB no DB. the 500 range would piss off Spectres/Bulg with shocktrains. |
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Post by codebrown on Aug 17, 2018 14:08:29 GMT -5
I used them in Masters and it's what embodied the old War Robots. Skill. Rock/paper/Scissors balance (not at first, it was OP) but given time with Brit bots out (before Dashs) it had a permanent place in my hangar. You had good speed and protection with reduced firepower, slow as molasses and no protection when you wanted to brawl. Truely a gem among all the bots in this game. Too bad it's pretty much garbage along with anything before the Dashes, including Galahad.
Exactly. Great game design right there. Awesome benefits, but with drawbacks. And it's up to you to learn how to use them! Nothing like the "I'm gonna stand behind this pole until someone gets within 300m, then I am gonna jump and press the fire button and win" of the current Orkan Spectre meta. /sigh
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Post by milty72 on Aug 17, 2018 15:01:23 GMT -5
I used them in Masters and it's what embodied the old War Robots. Skill. Rock/paper/Scissors balance (not at first, it was OP) but given time with Brit bots out (before Dashs) it had a permanent place in my hangar. You had good speed and protection with reduced firepower, slow as molasses and no protection when you wanted to brawl. Truely a gem among all the bots in this game. Too bad it's pretty much garbage along with anything before the Dashes, including Galahad. Don't dis the Galahad, he's still effective in battle. All bots have a time and a place in battle. |
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Post by Domino on Aug 17, 2018 15:10:37 GMT -5
I used them in Masters and it's what embodied the old War Robots. Skill. Rock/paper/Scissors balance (not at first, it was OP) but given time with Brit bots out (before Dashs) it had a permanent place in my hangar. You had good speed and protection with reduced firepower, slow as molasses and no protection when you wanted to brawl. Truely a gem among all the bots in this game. Too bad it's pretty much garbage along with anything before the Dashes, including Galahad. Don't dis the Galahad, he's still effective in battle. All bots have a time and a place in battle. Keep reaching for those stars
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Post by Doc Gonzo on Aug 17, 2018 16:39:30 GMT -5
I loved my rhino but sadly it collects dust now.
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Post by FlashAhAhh on Aug 17, 2018 17:55:19 GMT -5
I used them in Masters and it's what embodied the old War Robots. Skill. Rock/paper/Scissors balance (not at first, it was OP) but given time with Brit bots out (before Dashs) it had a permanent place in my hangar. You had good speed and protection with reduced firepower, slow as molasses and no protection when you wanted to brawl. Truely a gem among all the bots in this game. Too bad it's pretty much garbage along with anything before the Dashes, including Galahad. Don't dis the Galahad, he's still effective in battle. All bots have a time and a place in battle. I totally agree, but Sadly, Hads time and place in battle was 18 months ago |
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Post by dobby on Aug 17, 2018 18:14:34 GMT -5
The Rhino (IMO) is missing one feature to be complete, it should be able to charge into a Red to deliver some impact damage (including into stealthed bots) . Long overdue and likely won’t ever be implemented, but nice to imagine.
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Post by cheap on Aug 18, 2018 3:57:43 GMT -5
The Rhino (IMO) is missing one feature to be complete, it should be able to charge into a Red to deliver some impact damage (including into stealthed bots) . Long overdue and likely won’t ever be implemented, but nice to imagine. oooooo.... like Helldive or call it Hell-Charge!! this would be great but only be useable when Shield is up an you come into contact with a Red since you only have 2 light weapons when Shield is up any way. |
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Post by milty72 on Aug 18, 2018 7:00:30 GMT -5
Don't dis the Galahad, he's still effective in battle. All bots have a time and a place in battle. I totally agree, but Sadly, Hads time and place in battle was 18 months ago Well, you'll have to prise it from my cold dead hand. |
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Post by shivaswrath on Aug 18, 2018 9:07:04 GMT -5
Rhino has returned in my KOTH hangar.
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Post by >^\}VULTURE{/^< on Aug 18, 2018 9:30:09 GMT -5
Recently acquired rhino, let it collect dust awhile and finally decided to use it while I MK2 a few bots. It needs to be said I cannot draw a conclusion yet as I have only leveled it to 6. I tried the DB (orkans+pinata), failed horridly at it. Then tried the brawler (storms+gust), did slightly better but still a miserable fail. So I decided to mid range it with weapons I had collecting dust (scourge+ion+molot), this setup holds fairly well at the moment. I'm a fan of bot diversity, so if this can be a useful platform, I would like to use it. I don't want to digress too far off topic, but at this point I mostly see all the same 4 bots in over 80% of my matches (specter/hiachi/inquisitor/bulgisari), I personally am sick of it and would enjoy a fresh perspective from a diverse hanger that is still useful/competitive.
I find myself researching the forums for uses on these older bots as I'm forced to dig in my hanger for something I can use while I upgrade things. But I remember why I liked the older bots when I play with them, I just want to make the useful as well as fun to play.
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Post by MarauderCatIsEdgy on Aug 18, 2018 9:38:18 GMT -5
Haven't got one yet but as soon as I get a second hangar I'll train one as an assault anti-sniper. Noricum + tumbalas sounds fun and confusing to run down the large maps. dont do that setup it seems fun but it is a waste. If you want an anti sniper stick with only 1 range on all weps. Best anti-sniper rhinos are arbalest/ballista , tulu/pin , arbalest/craptrain , scourge/spark and taran/mag to some extent. |
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Post by bravex on Aug 18, 2018 11:16:25 GMT -5
I started with a DB Rhino but changed over to Plasma which I have more success with. Recently acquired rhino, let it collect dust awhile and finally decided to use it while I MK2 a few bots. It needs to be said I cannot draw a conclusion yet as I have only leveled it to 6. I tried the DB (orkans+pinata), failed horridly at it. Then tried the brawler (storms+gust), did slightly better but still a miserable fail. So I decided to mid range it with weapons I had collecting dust (scourge+ion+molot), this setup holds fairly well at the moment. I'm a fan of bot diversity, so if this can be a useful platform, I would like to use it. I don't want to digress too far off topic, but at this point I mostly see all the same 4 bots in over 80% of my matches (specter/hiachi/inquisitor/bulgisari), I personally am sick of it and would enjoy a fresh perspective from a diverse hanger that is still useful/competitive. I find myself researching the forums for uses on these older bots as I'm forced to dig in my hanger for something I can use while I upgrade things. But I remember why I liked the older bots when I play with them, I just want to make the useful as well as fun to play. |
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Post by milty72 on Aug 18, 2018 17:07:24 GMT -5
Recently acquired rhino, let it collect dust awhile and finally decided to use it while I MK2 a few bots. It needs to be said I cannot draw a conclusion yet as I have only leveled it to 6. I tried the DB (orkans+pinata), failed horridly at it. Then tried the brawler (storms+gust), did slightly better but still a miserable fail. So I decided to mid range it with weapons I had collecting dust (scourge+ion+molot), this setup holds fairly well at the moment. I'm a fan of bot diversity, so if this can be a useful platform, I would like to use it. I don't want to digress too far off topic, but at this point I mostly see all the same 4 bots in over 80% of my matches (specter/hiachi/inquisitor/bulgisari), I personally am sick of it and would enjoy a fresh perspective from a diverse hanger that is still useful/competitive. I find myself researching the forums for uses on these older bots as I'm forced to dig in my hanger for something I can use while I upgrade things. But I remember why I liked the older bots when I play with them, I just want to make the useful as well as fun to play. I used to run a level 10 rhino with punishers and tulus as a mid ranger It wasn't to bad at times. I found punishers were better than molots due to the increased mag load. Spray lead around with the shield up whilst you wait for the tulus to reload and then launch the salvo into the melee. |
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Post by ANATHEMA on Aug 18, 2018 17:09:59 GMT -5
Spiral/Hydraâthe 「female dog」.
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Post by >^\}VULTURE{/^< on Aug 19, 2018 8:33:48 GMT -5
I used to run a level 10 rhino with punishers and tulus as a mid ranger It wasn't to bad at times. I found punishers were better than molots due to the increased mag load. Spray lead around with the shield up whilst you wait for the tulus to reload and then launch the salvo into the melee. Thanks for the advice. I do have some punishers & terrans collecting dust ATM, sadly I do not have tulumbas. Thanks to bravex as well. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2018 8:45:11 GMT -5
I agree! When I see one pass me in full charge, I join in.
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Post by >^\}VULTURE{/^< on Aug 19, 2018 8:51:00 GMT -5
Spiral/Hydraâ??the ?female dog?. Eww! no, NO, hellz no! If you want missles, griphons are more agile and mobile, and fujin is more agile and defensive. Not gonna mention the hiachi/specter builds as we are talking about using silver/gold/WP bots. |
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Post by ANATHEMA on Aug 19, 2018 18:53:24 GMT -5
Spiral/Hydraâ??the ?female dog?. Eww! no, NO, hellz no! If you want missles, griphons are more agile and mobile, and fujin is more agile and defensive. Not gonna mention the hiachi/specter builds as we are talking about using silver/gold/WP bots. Sometimes humor doesn't translate well on the internets. |
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Post by Mechman-Mechout on Aug 19, 2018 19:09:46 GMT -5
Eww! no, NO, hellz no! If you want missles, griphons are more agile and mobile, and fujin is more agile and defensive. Not gonna mention the hiachi/specter builds as we are talking about using silver/gold/WP bots. Sometimes humor doesn't translate well on the internets. It also doesn't help if the original post is barely recognizable as humor. |
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Post by ANATHEMA on Aug 19, 2018 20:20:40 GMT -5
Sometimes humor doesn't translate well on the internets. It also doesn't help if the original post is barely recognizable as humor. Sobering. You've given me something serious to think about. Thanks for the concern. |
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Post by Mechman-Mechout on Aug 19, 2018 21:32:25 GMT -5
It also doesn't help if the original post is barely recognizable as humor. Sobering. You've given me something serious to think about. Thanks for the concern. Oh please, no need to thank me. The pleasure is all mine, friendo. |
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Aug 19, 2018 21:49:28 GMT -5
My memory is a bit foggy on details, but I’ll repeat what I shared elsewhere. Champ League battle on Shenzhen. I was making for the parking lot beacon and the other end had like three Scourge and Shocktrain bots, and charging past me shield up taking blasts was a DB Rhino. He made a straight line ignoring the beacon, charged right up to the ST Scourge bots and through skillfully navigating the shield rise and fall and weapon reload, he killed all three a dem reds. If there were rocket bots he’d a been toast, so the lesson there is he waited to drop until he saw those load-outs then took a chance. I’ve never been a fan of the Rhino, but I was impressed, thoroughly
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Post by gampo on Aug 20, 2018 10:09:06 GMT -5
Well Rhino has some features that make it playable, not good but playable. The best setup I've found right now for brawling is Gust/Orkan, but playing it even in Expert is truly an exercise of masochism.
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