Using Griff (Molots) against 500-600m bots

Oh hells yeah!!! I have a Griff 6 - quad 6 Molots and it works amazingly well. My fav map for this is Shenzen and Canyon. On Shenzen specially, I jump on the roof and snipe out the snipers. I've also tried 4x L9 Molots on a Patton and it's pretty good! The only thing I hate is you run out of ammo fairly quick compared to Punishers. Some will say that it's not that accurate so YMMV.

Perhaps also a combination of Molots with Tarans can be interesting?

that setup would not work effectively on a griffin.  While the dual Tarans are deadly at close range, you'll be doing minimal damage with dual Molots.  Taran-Mags and  Ork-Pinatas are the way to go for close range.

basically there are three most popular mid range (600m) - 3 Zeuses, 3 Tridents Furys, Griffs RDB - i would say that basically Grif with molots is best approach to kill them from long distance (comparing to Fury with Trebs and Kwk/Kang Dae) staying also effective to all other bots from 520-550m where they cant do anything.

From 620-650m zeuses and tridents already doing nothing - molots and trebs are basically leading. And i feel like Molots are better and funnier to play. Yes, we also have kwks and kang-dae but i feel like only molots doing direct impact through armour.

i think i saw one top tier #1 Terror guys who used maxed Leo with 3 molots and 1 treb on Ice. Was so annoying

i'm currently doing molots lev12 cause on lev9-10 it feels very weak in gold/top tier.

I just killed one in bronze with a magnum Destrier, so there is that....

If they release the buff at all, it will likely be with the release of the heavy molot, if the guns buff comes out without the heavy molot, then I have no expectations that the heavy molot will come out (and vice versa)

I put a molot Griffin in my hangar for quite a few games today just to see how well it does, the results have been underwhelming. The accuracy is quite poor beyond 500m, and few of its shots will hit even a big target like a Natasha. The damage is quite poor and it takes several seconds of sustained fire to deal any significant damage, and the bot has to be exposed, a big downside. Sure, the bot can outrange a Trident Fury and most other dangerous midrangers, but at that range the setup doesn't do enough damage to be worthwhile, and most opponents will take cover as soon as you start hitting them. In short, I would not recommend this setup unless you can get it maxed or until a buff comes out for the molots, which gets unlikelier every day.

Currently, the kwk fury is the most effective hard counter to a trident fury, otherwise, rush around the map outside of its range capping beacons, coordinate with your team about taking it out (platooning only), or you know... use your own trident fury to take it out

Yes, Molots are good for suppressing, but suppression fire only works if it can keep the target from moving or otherwise endangering your team, which is often not the case. Most maps have enough clutter for bots to move through cover without exposing themselves for too long, making the whole point of suppressing fire moot.

Also, more than a few players are willing to leave cover and take a few seconds of Molot exposure to fire off their much more damaging splash loads or Trebuchets, not to mention all the shield bots infesting the battlefields these days. The dismal DPS of the molots means that suppression fire only works well on maps with sparse cover like Canyon and Yamantau, and in most cases you are better off with something else. That was just my personal experience, of course with this setup YMMV.

Yeah, I'm on the fence w them. Have lvl 11 gunship set up for lvl 11 Grif. They do chew up hp pretty quick but I think lvl 11 RDB does more damage so I use that as default for hangar.
Sometimes I get so tired of maxed trident Furies tho...grrr

Yup, RDB is a very good setup, only 1 per hangar is preferable though.

I've run most of the Griffin setups before, and here's what I think of them:

DB:
Canyon: Semi-competitive
DC- Very competitive
Shenzhen- Very competitive
SF- Depends on spawn location, usually Competitive
PP- Very competitive
Yamantau- Semi-competitive
General Comments- Great for cluttered maps, very effective against shielded bots but struggles with open maps and fast targets. On open maps it's largely a question of how quickly you can close with your target, and the main drawback is the cost. This one is my personal favorite and is the only Griffin currently in my hangar.

PDB:
Canyon- Competitive
DC- Competitive
Shenzhen- Competitive
SF- Depends on spawn location, usually Competitive
PP- Competitive
Yamantau- Semi-competitive
General Comments- Gets eaten alive by shielded bots, but can do serious damage in the right hands (admittedly not mine). Not something I would personally use because of all the shielded bots out there, but YMMV.

RDB:
Canyon- Very competitive
DC- Competitive
Shenzhen- Competitive
SF- Very competitive
PP- Competitive
Yamantau- Competitive
General Comments- Works well on any map, but gets outperformed by other setups on some. The splash really helps with shielded bots, and its range is a huge advantage on open maps. Overall a solid choice and a great value for your money.

Molot:
Canyon- Competitive
DC- Not competitive
Shenzhen- Semi-competitive
SF- Depends on spawn location, usually Semi-competitive
PP- Not competitive
Yamantau- Semi-competitive
General Comments- This setup's DPS is too low to be competitive, although its range is certainly a bonus in some situations. This setup suffers a lot on cluttered maps, and I would not recommend using it.

Overall the RDB gets you the best value for your money and is an excellent all round performer, but there are other setups that can do it better on some maps. Unfortunately, the Molot griff is not one of them. Of course with all these setups YMMV.

Explanation of terms:
Very competitive- This setup is ideal for that map, and can easily beat most other setups with little effort on that particular map.
Competitive- This setup is suitable that particular map, and will perform well on that map when piloted well.
Semi-competitive- This setup is not suited to that map but there are some situations on that map in which it can perform well, and this setup requires more skill to compete with other setups.
Not competitive- This setup has severe drawbacks that limit its utility on that map and is difficult to pilot well on that map.