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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 13:43:00 GMT -5
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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 13:21:54 GMT -5
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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 13:19:49 GMT -5
This explains why I run Ravanas.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 12:20:08 GMT -5
I have no idea. I may have seen it and not had it register.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 12:16:34 GMT -5
I started running my Noodles again a couple days ago. I don’t think it’s actually applying the defensive skill bonus when you have a healing tether out. It is obscenely squishy even with all the tethers deployed. I don't have a pilot on mine yet, hoping for a better variety of skills for healing pilots than we get for combat pilots. #Marie Leclair - Titan pilot FTW! I put a pilot on mine. The skills were very underwhelming. Nothing to improve upon the squishiness or boost the healing. You can get heals when you activate your secondary ability (suppression), but that's about it. Generic abilities.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 5:28:56 GMT -5
Crimmins is my secret lover...we keep Zenits under our bed & oil them daily!
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Post by Poopface on Sept 13, 2023 4:32:34 GMT -5
Nether is due a nerf, but is a good beacon runner if you like it. Some do not enjoy piloting it. Lynx is, too, but is also due a nerf.
I recommend building (or buying the SE version if you see it cheap) a Ravana. Not for beacon running, but it’s rather tanky and with the Poe pilot you get 3 of the Transcendence abilities. Adding Phase Shift gives you one more similar ability to get out of danger. If you build one, Webers are good for counter-Reaper duty. Also good with Stabbies, sonic shotguns, blast shotguns, and the radiation guns. It’s older do unlikely to get another nerf soon but near-meta and can be obnoxious if played well.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 19:26:15 GMT -5
I started running my Noodles again a couple days ago. I don’t think it’s actually applying the defensive skill bonus when you have a healing tether out. It is obscenely squishy even with all the tethers deployed.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 19:24:37 GMT -5
I've seen some people doing really well with their Hurricanes. Mine (2) are each 2/6. Sure, the obvious answer is that they have 4 of them and they're 2/12 or MK3, but I faced off against a guy with two on his Mars and he was wrecking face.
Why do mine suck?
Edit: It occurred to me that I was using the wrong "H" word. Hurricane not Harpoon. Duhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Operator error…heeheehee Sounds like it.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 18:25:15 GMT -5
Although there are some exceptions, for the most part I cap my gear in the mid-MK2. The Phantom is not an exception.
While I recommend getting gear closer to meta and which works in varying situations, some of what he listed in the OP is good enough to get by with for a bit.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 16:19:04 GMT -5
...... but diffusing spread beyond 200 or 300 m similar to Thunder. I thought we had something........ Ever since you kept lighting me up with your nether, I started seeing someone else.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 15:51:30 GMT -5
I think there’s an argument to be made for keeping them capable of the existing range, but diffusing spread beyond 200 or 300 m similar to Thunder.
I also think we are due for another kinetic weapon.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 14:17:51 GMT -5
Another Demeter match. A shame Blue is afraid of bacon.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 12:12:30 GMT -5
Over the last two days my winrate has plummeted from 54% to 34% thanks to a steady diet of deathsquads and Blue tankers. I've had as many as 3 tankers on my team at once over that span.
What the 「fluffernutter」, Pixonic?
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 12:03:15 GMT -5
A week or so ago I bought one of the deals with BM chest keys in it. I didn't want the keys, but it was the same price as just getting whatever the currency was that I actually wanted. Between that and ads and whatnot, I had 12k keys to burn. I could have held out for a 2x BM day, but just decided to go with the 1.5x today.
I opened all of them this morning on the weenie chest. I got the following: 2,000 gold 9M silver 200 platinum 4,000 green crack An Aether from the SuperChest (my first Aether, surprisingly).
I don't know that I'd deliberately do this in the future, but considering I could use all that I think it was a decent payout.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 10:45:23 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the meta has been evolving so fast over the past year that at the top levels, Scorpion is the only bot in your hangar that is remotely viable. Similarly, only Nucleon and Quarker are somewhat viable at higher levels among your weapons. Phantom can be serviceable. I've run it in upper Masters.
I've also seen people do well with leveled Cryo/Rime (especially on Skyros). There are also the occasional energy shotgun runners on Skyros and Angler (although not very common on either).
None is the best, but I wouldn't say that that stuff has to get thrown out the window entirely.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 8:45:56 GMT -5
I guess it was a server-side patch. I didn’t see an install.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 12, 2023 4:50:26 GMT -5
I watched the whole vid. Fun stuff. Nice Demetering, and great Jump Loki-ing. Thanks! Unfortunately I think that’s the last win I’ve had since then. 🤮. Apparently it’s my turn to get the deathsquads and tankers.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 16:28:41 GMT -5
The weapons do more damage the closer you are to the target, so if you are using them at range the results will be disappointing. Other than that, it is just the usual reasons: higher level equipment, more optimized pilot, module, or drone setup, or hacks. Ah, I hadn’t noticed that. That’s likely a big part of it. I’ve been shooting from a long distance and the guy I mentioned in the OP was ~400m.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 16:21:35 GMT -5
Anyone know if the Beak drone first hit and high damage functions will save you from the lightning bursts? Wondering if that can protect from some of the lightning shots since the target is lost (assuming no Quantum Sensor).
Curious if an alternately-geared Crisis could hunt Newton using Beak + Phase Shift.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 14:50:46 GMT -5
I've seen some people doing really well with their Hurricanes. Mine (2) are each 2/6. Sure, the obvious answer is that they have 4 of them and they're 2/12 or MK3, but I faced off against a guy with two on his Mars and he was wrecking face.
Why do mine suck?
Edit: It occurred to me that I was using the wrong "H" word. Hurricane not Harpoon. Duhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 12:17:19 GMT -5
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 11:25:52 GMT -5
Just had this match a little bit ago on Moon. Unfortunately, a series of text messages ruined the video. In addition to all the bacon, I got to bully a Heimdall with my Demeter.
Death squad + tanker = uphill battle
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 11:23:21 GMT -5
Hey, where tf have I been? I've wondered the same thing myself!
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 10:11:47 GMT -5
Ain't that the truth! I found three this morning on Valley.
Yes You died but You occupied 3 Newton robots for such long period. That was actually amazing. And You drove them crazy. All of them were focused on You, You know like when Skyros comes in red home spawn. Whole blue team stick to Skyros like he is glue and in meantime other reds can cap beacons Thanks, JB. That was the idea. I invested heavily in Ravanas in 9.2 to prep for this mess.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 9:53:30 GMT -5
I just ran into two Newtons on Castle with my Weber Ravana. I found that I was able to get myself stuck against one of the pillars by D for a bit.
Omg. You already discovered this kind of defense vs Newton. Too bad I didn't see this, I could show this spot in my video 😞. Did You try to use Your ability while You were stuck. Somehow it looks like that can negate Choke ability. I've shown that with Nether in beginning of my video on Rome map and with Lynx on Abyss map in the end of my video No, I didn't try to use the ability while I was stuck in that place. Unfortunately, I also haven't found myself on that side of Castle since that game, either.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 11, 2023 9:49:19 GMT -5
The moment you have more than 1 Newton, nothing applies.
Ain't that the truth! I found three this morning on Valley.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 10, 2023 16:27:33 GMT -5
For extra effect, you gotta imagine you are explaining it on an old school blackboard with a piece of chalk. We’re so old school that we painted a 3’ wide wall in the kitchen in chalkboard paint when we moved in and use it for sketching, groceries, and general note-taking.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 10, 2023 10:40:51 GMT -5
’it’s but a flesh wound.*
*Damn you for inspiring me to quote MP. I can’t stand that stuff.
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Post by Poopface on Sept 10, 2023 10:38:14 GMT -5
Just 「fluffernutter」ing burn them already. Havent you been given an overwhelming amount of reasons already! In theory, yes. Except I’m still floating like a butterfly and sting like a very, very small bee. I single-bot killed two crisis reapers and a Newton with my Demeter this morning vs max gear and almost all-Champ Reds. Hard to turn that excitement down when I’m not jazzed about the alternatives.
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