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Post by inspirace on Jun 25, 2017 3:15:22 GMT -5
question, guys. my second account reached Gold3 (ios) and I will get enough Au and WSP in a day to buy either an orkan or a taran to replace the tulu in the Boa of the following hanger:  what will you do? (1) buy an Orkan to replace the tulu, (2) buy a Taran to replace the tulu, and keep saving for the 5th slot, (3) any other option, when you have ~5700 wsp and ~1200 Au with this hanger? thanks! |
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Post by 0ppressor on Jun 25, 2017 3:20:20 GMT -5
Taran.
5th slot is priority and you have zero plasma.
ETA: I also don't see Tarans going out of style any time soon, and you're going to need more than one as time marches on, so might as well start now.
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Post by psyflex on Jun 25, 2017 3:40:11 GMT -5
I would also add Plasma to my hangar, as i prefer to have different weapons for different situations.
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Post by fιяєfℓαмє on Jun 25, 2017 4:19:18 GMT -5
Taran
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2017 4:39:29 GMT -5
Agree w above, tarans are great, and u have lots of rockets. But thunder Orkan boa is more fun than thunder taran boa, as the former kills your target rapido, while the taran build doesn't give u that ambush and kill type playstyle.
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Post by T34 on Jun 25, 2017 4:50:36 GMT -5
Taran
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Post by drake1588 on Jun 25, 2017 5:04:15 GMT -5
Taran - you're still really low in terms of bot and weapon levels. I am not a fan of buying orkan until you've gotten most of your non disposable weapons to at least level 8, and orkans are bought to cover the changeover from a boa or leo into a DB Griff.
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Post by acdcfan on Jun 25, 2017 5:16:14 GMT -5
Get a taran or magnum (magnums don't have reload time) and save for 5th slot. Magnums are cheaper than tarans. As you progress thru leagues, if that is what you aim for, 5th slot is very important
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Post by DarkVagabond on Jun 25, 2017 6:02:27 GMT -5
Agree with all the above. Taran all the way
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Post by inspirace on Jun 25, 2017 10:20:09 GMT -5
thanks guys  . I was inclining to that too after reading Russel 's post about getting the 5th hanger in a month. there was a build that gets an Orkan first before the 4th hanger and go through the silver etc with three hangers ( mijapi300 , as far as I understood). I think that also make sense, since I realize that going through the silver in a second account rarely need the 4th - in most case two bots were enough. one advantage of Orkan is that it comes out already upgraded, so at the earliest game it will make things absolutely easier. this build will accumulate Au enough for the 4th hanger slightly before reaching the Gold league. I guess with the Orkan it may take even less than what I took (4 day) to reach Gold3. (imagine a Cossack with Orkan in Private-Silver league ... you may need only one bot  ). the difference between this two build ((1) Orkan first vs (2) 4th hanger first), I guess, is that build (1) will arrive Gold3 (the point where all players start following the "meta" in ios) faster, and build (2) will have the choice of getting an Orkan or saving further for the 5th slot (starting with 1200 more Au) at entering the Gold3 league. getting a Taran will take the same, since it's wsp, which cannot be hastened, |
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Post by mijapi300 on Jun 25, 2017 10:31:09 GMT -5
I would also say Taran. Orkan will only be useful if you make the commitment to get the second one before your 4th slot so you can have a true DB Griff. One Orkan on the Boa isn't nearly as effective as a Taran. And like everyone said, you need plasma.
I'm too early on in my new account to be able to say whether or not the Orkans first is a good move. I personally like it so far, but I also barely hit Silver yesterday. I do play very aggressively with it because my other goal is to accrue silver as quickly as possible - I don't want to hit a point later in the game where I'm not upgrading anything because I don't have the silver. This aggressive style has caused me to mech 4-5 times (I've played about 50 games total). The 3 hangar strategy is very high risk high reward.
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Post by Russel on Jun 25, 2017 10:44:33 GMT -5
thanks guys :). I was inclining to that too after reading Russel 's post about getting the 5th hanger in a month. there was a build that gets an Orkan first before the 4th hanger and go through the silver etc with three hangers ( mijapi300 , as far as I understood). I think that also make sense, since I realize that going through the silver in a second account rarely need the 4th - in most case two bots were enough. one advantage of Orkan is that it comes out already upgraded, so at the earliest game it will make things absolutely easier. this build will arrive at this point (Gold3) with gold enough for the 4th hanger slightly before reaching the gold league. I guess with the Orkan it may take even less than what I took (4 day) to reach Gold3. (imagine a Cossack with Orkan in Private-Silver league ... you may need only one bot :P). the difference between this two build ((1) Orkan first vs (2) 4th hanger first), I guess, is that build (1) will arrive Gold3 (the point where all players start following the "meta" in ios) faster, and build (2) will have the choice of getting an Orkan or saving further for the 5th slot (starting with 1200 more Au) at entering the Gold3 league. getting a Taran will take the same, since it's wsp, which cannot be hastened, Just remember not to spend gold on speed up and play in a squad! ;) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 20:40:20 GMT -5
5th slot
Taran or a pair of Orks (pair of Tarans good too)
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Post by pirateb0t on Jun 27, 2017 20:47:23 GMT -5
A single orkan is fairly useless unless it's attached to a gareth where you can use superior speed to hit and run.
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Post by gunguy21 on Aug 21, 2018 20:18:12 GMT -5
I would buy a taran because taran do about the same damage and it takes less time to shoot the entire clip and reload.
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Post by Radar love on Aug 21, 2018 20:31:32 GMT -5
Do you have a 5th bot to put in the slot?
How high are you planning on growing this account?
How fast do you want to grow?
If you don't have bot, are not planning on reaching the upper leagues and are cool with growing slower get the orkan never mind the fifth slot for now and get orkanssssssssss and a few tarans leveled up along with the desired bots. See if you are comfortable in that league. If you are comfy no need for slot 5. If you want to go higher get slot five,put in a preleveled bot and weapons and jump on up there.
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Post by ushtar on Aug 21, 2018 21:39:39 GMT -5
I'd probably try to buy 2 tarans by purchasing WSP via Au, to eventually fit on the Griff and convert Boa to thunder/punisher or storm, before WSP 2.0 drops. Too much uncertainty on conversion rates and most likely you'll prefer to focus WSP time on more recent component items.
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Post by BadAsh on Aug 21, 2018 22:18:36 GMT -5
Since it’s been a year since he asked the question, I’m guessing he already made his decision.
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Post by HogwartsZebra on Aug 21, 2018 23:04:49 GMT -5
i see alot of ppl suggesting to go with taran. problem is, after economy update, tarans now cost about 30mil more expensive than the orkan to upgrade. this may seem small, but put 4 on a spectre and the difference is now 120million. now mk2 those weapons and you'll be spending an extra 240million for JUST ONE BOT!!! silver is actually going to be the most valuable currency later on. you will later find heaps of gold sitting around unable to get you anything while trying to grind silver for upgrades. i wanted to get some tarans on my low account, but when the economy update came, i had to make do with orkans. additionally, u can get orkans quite reliably from bronze chest spins. i got 3 from bronze spins within 40 days (getting around 150 keys per day)
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Post by Koalabear on Aug 22, 2018 7:04:03 GMT -5
Orkan.
I made it pretty far with very little or no plasma!
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Aug 22, 2018 8:47:57 GMT -5
This, again, is an old thread. The OP is now a TC and knows his stuff VERY well...
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Post by ystava on Aug 22, 2018 9:00:08 GMT -5
question, guys. my second account reached Gold3 (ios) and I will get enough Au and WSP in a day to buy either an orkan or a taran to replace the tulu in the Boa of the following hanger: what will you do? (1) buy an Orkan to replace the tulu, (2) buy a Taran to replace the tulu, and keep saving for the 5th slot, (3) any other option, when you have ~5700 wsp and ~1200 Au with this hanger? thanks! Use gold for 5th slot. |
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Post by mechtout on Aug 22, 2018 9:18:58 GMT -5
5 tarans and 5 orkans
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Aug 22, 2018 9:27:34 GMT -5
Oh well... I tried.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 12:46:00 GMT -5
Oh man, the simple and fun questions we all had back in the summer of '17.... no one calling him a whale for wanting more Orkans, or telling him the game is ending soon.... just a bunch of players comparing plasma to rockets.... good times those. |
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Post by ushtar on Aug 22, 2018 18:48:56 GMT -5
Lol! Apologies didn’t notice the date. Wow, i think this was the Rogatka event, where you’d grind and get 100% of something. I would have said orkan rog was the way to go.
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. I was inclining to that too after reading 
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