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Post by Koalabear on May 15, 2019 11:50:38 GMT -5
Ok, I want to put some doubts to rest. Yes you can brawl with the Ao Qin. So, I made a video. It's not my best game with it, but I wanted to point out that I only used the Ao Qin and a PDB Hover for this match.
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Post by Koalabear on May 15, 2019 11:53:21 GMT -5
Oh, and I had headphones on, and that's my colleague Nicole you can hear laughing in the background. Yes, she's very pretty, and no, she's NOT available!
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Post by Schquirrelschak on May 15, 2019 12:06:35 GMT -5
Oh, and I had headphones on, and that's my colleague Nicole you can hear laughing in the background. Yes, she's very pretty, and no, she's NOT available! Damn...you put that non-availability caveat out there quick! (you know this forum all to well!) Solid Qin combat too. What level are those sparks?
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Post by Koalabear on May 15, 2019 12:07:42 GMT -5
Oh, and I had headphones on, and that's my colleague Nicole you can hear laughing in the background. Yes, she's very pretty, and no, she's NOT available! Damn...you put that non-availabity caveat out there quick! (you know this forum all to well!) Only because the thought HAS crossed the deepest darkest recesses of my gutter filled mind!
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on May 15, 2019 13:20:35 GMT -5
Damn...you put that non-availabity caveat out there quick! (you know this forum all to well!) Only because the thought HAS crossed the deepest darkest recesses of my gutter filled mind! Wow, down to the deepest darkest...hmmm. Nothing in the bright, sunny day in a gently shaded meadow variety? Lol, kidding of course. Back to the OP, if you weren’t Android, I’d swear that you melted me on castle a few weeks ago. 4 sparks are wickedly effective.
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Post by NoTrainingWheels on May 15, 2019 15:48:19 GMT -5
After I read your description I thought it was cool but then looked at your footage and saw that you used spark which is disappointing. Spark is such an extremely overpowered weapon. Spark will do great on any robot. If you used some legit weapons like magnums that would have been rad.
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Post by Koalabear on May 15, 2019 19:47:24 GMT -5
Solid Qin combat too. What level are those sparks? Bot and weapons are at L9.
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Post by Koalabear on May 15, 2019 19:51:23 GMT -5
After I read your description I thought it was cool but then looked at your footage and saw that you used spark which is disappointing. Spark is such an extremely overpowered weapon. Spark will do great on any robot. If you used some legit weapons like magnums that would have been rad. My hat goes off to anyone who can play Ao Qin well with Magnums. That would be a very hard weapon to use on such a fragile bot. To use sustained damage weapons effectively, you need to be able to hold pound the target for a while with relative impunity, ie, shield, stealth etc. Ao Qin has none of those. I've tried various builds, even Halo, and I've settled on the Sparks as my ideal weapon for the Ao Qin. It's versatile enough to engage at multiple ranges, I can focus on evasive maneuvers while firing, and I can drastically increase my DPS if I kamikaze in. BTW, I've never heard the Spark being described as extremely overpowered. Gave me a chuckle, thanks!
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Post by milty72 on May 16, 2019 6:56:15 GMT -5
Nice flying. I have quite the soft spot for watching another Ao Qin on the battlefield.
Sparks look the way to go. But I'm really happy with the Sparks, Shredder, Marquess. I'm really starting did get some good kills with it.
A heavy armour on it is awesome btw.
On carrier I saw a lazer pointer qin get really high up on the home end of the ship gantry.
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Post by Koalabear on May 16, 2019 12:03:10 GMT -5
@earlcampbell, I really hope you get an Ao Qin. I based my moves off your Hover vids! I'd love to see what you can do this this bot! milty72, That actually sounds like a good set up for the Ao Qin. Very versatile with the possibility of root, and at brawling range, whatever damage you would have lost by the Marquess is made up by the Shredder and vice versa at range.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 12:12:08 GMT -5
@earlcampbell, I really hope you get an Ao Qin. I based my moves off your Hover vids! I'd love to see what you can do this this bot! milty72, That actually sounds like a good set up for the Ao Qin. Very versatile with the possibility of root, and at brawling range, whatever damage you would have lost by the Marquess is made up by the Shredder and vice versa at range. I’m working on Jun2 ATM, this is a much easier bot to run, compared to Hover....and kills everything in it’s path. This is the boss dragon, so Guang or Qin may not make it to my hangar. Thank you for the props.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 12:14:03 GMT -5
@earlcampbell , I really hope you get an Ao Qin. I based my moves off your Hover vids! I'd love to see what you can do this this bot! milty72 , That actually sounds like a good set up for the Ao Qin. Very versatile with the possibility of root, and at brawling range, whatever damage you would have lost by the Marquess is made up by the Shredder and vice versa at range. Mine is at 5/8 or smtg close in champs. Took it for a test drive and had a few games with 2-3 kills.
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Post by Koalabear on May 16, 2019 12:46:42 GMT -5
I had to put my Ao Jun on hold in the WS and kicked off another Shredder. I want to make use of the 3 new bots I got first so I need to focus on upgrading them.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 13:24:41 GMT -5
I had to put my Ao Jun on hold in the WS and kicked off another Shredder. I want to make use of the 3 new bots I got first so I need to focus on upgrading them. Currently building Ao Jun in WS. I'm torn between shredder, scourge, and other possible light weapons. They all seem pretty good on red dragon and blitz if smtg goes wrong with red. Halo shreds too, gusts are dirt cheap to invest in. I have indecision-itis and FOMO (fear of meta obsolescence), so going mixed to hedge my bets. Mixed builds are also in, so maybe i'll go all in and do 1x shredder, 1x scourge, 1x gust, and 1x halo.
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Post by sprayer on May 16, 2019 13:42:54 GMT -5
Pretty cool robot. Not so strong, relatively weak, it is ok. Im using it right now as a beacon capper with 2xwaterguns (i dont remember the name of the weapons right now) and 2xmagnum.
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Post by Koalabear on May 16, 2019 14:15:57 GMT -5
sprayer, the water guns are the Sparks...stupidest looking weapon in the game. They make the Calamity to look like it belongs in the Scourge family but model the Spark after a Super Soaker.
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Post by Koalabear on May 16, 2019 14:20:03 GMT -5
I had to put my Ao Jun on hold in the WS and kicked off another Shredder. I want to make use of the 3 new bots I got first so I need to focus on upgrading them. Currently building Ao Jun in WS. I'm torn between shredder, scourge, and other possible light weapons. They all seem pretty good on red dragon and blitz if smtg goes wrong with red. Halo shreds too, gusts are dirt cheap to invest in. I have indecision-itis and FOMO (fear of meta obsolescence), so going mixed to hedge my bets. Mixed builds are also in, so maybe i'll go all in and do 1x shredder, 1x scourge, 1x gust, and 1x halo. Gotta get past the fear. I wasn't chasing the meta. I was building what I found to be fun to run. I was building the Ao Jun cause I wanted the complete set of Dragons, and frankly, flying bots are cool! I wasn't even hoping for the Ares or Hades when I bought the tokens. If anything, I was hoping for more Marquess or Blazes to go on my Ao Qin (Marquess) and Mercury (Blaze). I would have loved the Fenrir too, just to replace my Lancelot. But, now that I have the Ares, Hades AND Loki, I'd be stupid to not use them, so my hangar plans changed. The white dragon will have to wait.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 16:03:23 GMT -5
Currently building Ao Jun in WS. I'm torn between shredder, scourge, and other possible light weapons. They all seem pretty good on red dragon and blitz if smtg goes wrong with red. Halo shreds too, gusts are dirt cheap to invest in. I have indecision-itis and FOMO (fear of meta obsolescence), so going mixed to hedge my bets. Mixed builds are also in, so maybe i'll go all in and do 1x shredder, 1x scourge, 1x gust, and 1x halo. Gotta get past the fear. I wasn't chasing the meta. I was building what I found to be fun to run. I was building the Ao Jun cause I wanted the complete set of Dragons, and frankly, flying bots are cool! I wasn't even hoping for the Ares or Hades when I bought the tokens. If anything, I was hoping for more Marquess or Blazes to go on my Ao Qin (Marquess) and Mercury (Blaze). I would have loved the Fenrir too, just to replace my Lancelot. But, now that I have the Ares, Hades AND Loki, I'd be stupid to not use them, so my hangar plans changed. The white dragon will have to wait. In champs, any mistakes get magnified. I thought i was in pretty good shape last year, but now i don't know what happened. I have the weapons for the Ao Jun, so it should be a pretty short investment once it gets printed, and my bird will rule the skies. Red dragon has really small upgrade time, and the weapons can always be reused in the future. But 4 weapons take forever to upgrade. In total, it could take anywhere from 4-5 months for the 2 dragons, so i can't predict how things will be that far ahead. Yea, i want a fenrir and hades too. I have a set of MK2 weapons ready for it, but my Bulwark already fills that role. I'll probably make a hades after the Ao Jun finishes in the WS, but i don't know when i'll get to upgrading it, if i ever do. Ember/lockdown and all fire builds look fun for brawling. I have a collection of bots printed, but sitting unused and piling up.
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on May 16, 2019 16:36:24 GMT -5
@fixthetridents
This is a thing. An evil thing. Damn you PIX!
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Post by milty72 on May 16, 2019 16:43:34 GMT -5
Pretty cool robot. Not so strong, relatively weak, it is ok. Im using it right now as a beacon capper with 2xwaterguns (i dont remember the name of the weapons right now) and 2xmagnum. Not sure it's much of a beacon capper as such. Maybe at the end of a game when you need something quicker and agile. Magnums are more of an old brawler weapon. I only fly on in when going full Kamikaze. Try a shredder on it if you have one. They're good a good teamwork weapon. I generally like to fly in damage maybe root for a teammate and then fly back out to the 600 range.
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Post by milty72 on May 16, 2019 16:55:54 GMT -5
Currently building Ao Jun in WS. I'm torn between shredder, scourge, and other possible light weapons. They all seem pretty good on red dragon and blitz if smtg goes wrong with red. Halo shreds too, gusts are dirt cheap to invest in. I have indecision-itis and FOMO (fear of meta obsolescence), so going mixed to hedge my bets. Mixed builds are also in, so maybe i'll go all in and do 1x shredder, 1x scourge, 1x gust, and 1x halo. Gotta get past the fear. I wasn't chasing the meta. I was building what I found to be fun to run. I was building the Ao Jun cause I wanted the complete set of Dragons, and frankly, flying bots are cool! I wasn't even hoping for the Ares or Hades when I bought the tokens. If anything, I was hoping for more Marquess or Blazes to go on my Ao Qin (Marquess) and Mercury (Blaze). I would have loved the Fenrir too, just to replace my Lancelot. But, now that I have the Ares, Hades AND Loki, I'd be stupid to not use them, so my hangar plans changed. The white dragon will have to wait. That's why i like multiple hangers. Multiple bots and builds mean multiple tactics = more fun and less stagnation and boredom. I love my flying bots as well. That's why I bought the Qin straight of the rack. There's a reason why the Marquess looks the way it does. #aestheticsmatter
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Post by linearblade on May 16, 2019 23:55:27 GMT -5
Oh, and I had headphones on, and that's my colleague Nicole you can hear laughing in the background. Yes, she's very pretty, and no, she's NOT available! That’s good. I don’t need a third wife
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Post by anjian on May 17, 2019 2:52:18 GMT -5
Ok, I want to put some doubts to rest. Yes you can brawl with the Ao Qin. So, I made a video. It's not my best game with it, but I wanted to point out that I only used the Ao Qin and a PDB Hover for this match. That's pretty evil, beating up on One Poor Pilot.
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Post by Koalabear on May 17, 2019 6:35:04 GMT -5
That's why i like multiple hangers. Multiple bots and builds mean multiple tactics = more fun and less stagnation and boredom. I love my flying bots as well. That's why I bought the Qin straight of the rack. There's a reason why the Marquess looks the way it does. #aestheticsmatter Nice looking bot! One tip, you might want to put the Shredder on the outer mount. This way, you can corner shoot with it and try to get a root before attacking. But yah, the real Marquess matches the Ao Qin beautifully! As perfect a match as Scourges on Hover. Oh, off topic, I put the Wasps and the Sting on the Hover just to try them out in a Custom match. The weapons sync up almost perfectly, but the desert camo skin matches the Wasps to a T. Beautiful!
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Post by milty72 on May 17, 2019 6:43:48 GMT -5
That's why i like multiple hangers. Multiple bots and builds mean multiple tactics = more fun and less stagnation and boredom. I love my flying bots as well. That's why I bought the Qin straight of the rack. There's a reason why the Marquess looks the way it does. #aestheticsmatter Nice looking bot! One tip, you might want to put the Shredder on the outer mount. This way, you can corner shoot with it and try to get a root before attacking. But yah, the real Marquess matches the Ao Qin beautifully! As perfect a match as Scourges on Hover. Oh, off topic, I put the Wasps and the Sting on the Hover just to try them out in a Custom match. The weapons sync up almost perfectly, but the desert camo skin matches the Wasps to a T. Beautiful! I hear you on the shredder on the side. But man, I just can't handle Sparklers on top. It just looks weird. I want another Marquess to balance. Then go the "Blasphemy Root" and use lock down ammo. I think I've turned evil since Pix has given me all these power cells. I have one Wasp at L6. After this event and inbetween event Mk3 I might flip out a Scourge to a Wasp. I don't mind jumbling up weapons until it gets the better of me. Three Wasps on green dragon might be pretty good.
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Post by Koalabear on May 17, 2019 7:41:53 GMT -5
I've thought about Wasps on the Ao Guang...But the Ao Guang is such a brawling tank in the air that I think I prefer it with Orkans. Wasps I think will be better on a faster bot like a Hover with a Sting on top.
I understand about aesthetics, but think about functionality. If you put both Sparks on the right side, you can corner shoot with both Sparks and don't have to aim. Then, you can corner shoot from the other side and root and hit with the Marquess.
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Post by milty72 on May 17, 2019 14:05:51 GMT -5
I've thought about Wasps on the Ao Guang...But the Ao Guang is such a brawling tank in the air that I think I prefer it with Orkans. Wasps I think will be better on a faster bot like a Hover with a Sting on top. I understand about aesthetics, but think about functionality. If you put both Sparks on the right side, you can corner shoot with both Sparks and don't have to aim. Then, you can corner shoot from the other side and root and hit with the Marquess. I give it a crack, but if I get a sure neck from flying an unbalanced Qin I'll be blaming you. ??
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Post by Thunderkiss on May 17, 2019 19:03:40 GMT -5
Don't really want to 「dookie」 on anyone's parade here, but you didn't brawl, you hid and scavenged and then promptly died to 1 vortex barrage :/
Not the most glowing of endorsements......
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Post by acdcfan on May 17, 2019 19:22:10 GMT -5
I've thought about Wasps on the Ao Guang...But the Ao Guang is such a brawling tank in the air that I think I prefer it with Orkans. Wasps I think will be better on a faster bot like a Hover with a Sting on top. I understand about aesthetics, but think about functionality. If you put both Sparks on the right side, you can corner shoot with both Sparks and don't have to aim. Then, you can corner shoot from the other side and root and hit with the Marquess. I give it a crack, but if I get a sure neck from flying an unbalanced Qin I'll be blaming you. ?? I got mine with 2 gusts, sparkles and marquee
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Post by milty72 on May 17, 2019 20:23:47 GMT -5
I give it a crack, but if I get a sure neck from flying an unbalanced Qin I'll be blaming you. ?? I got mine with 2 gusts, sparkles and marquee I haven't tried gusts yet. How does she go?
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