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Post by Danny Linguini on Jun 30, 2017 21:54:06 GMT -5
There, I said it. I like my RDB Griffin so much I made another one. It's my favorite bot. And as much as I like it, I hate it's plasma-toting level 6/7 brother. Everybody raves about plasma bots, similarly leveled, including my clan mates. Well, it sucks. I cannot put a dent in anything with a shield. Little friggin Gareths stand there taking NO damage while I empty repeated Magnum and taran bursts into them. Forget Galahads and Lances. Everybody says they eventually tear up those shields. Horse?poo-poo? -- I haven't seen it as long as I've been running it. And of course, whenever I bring out that bot, the first thing I come up against with it has a shield or superior range and firepower. And if it doesn't have a shield, by the time I'm within 350 m to start doing damage, they've already taken at least half my health. I don't think I have a single kill with it, though I somehow manage 5 or 6 kills in most games anyway. The ONLY thing it's good for is taking on something that's engaged with another bot and can't shoot back. You're lucky if that happens once in a 10-minute game.
Several games today I couldn't get close enough to take a shot at anything with it without getting melted first. But the kicker was just a few minutes ago -- my 6/7 mag/taran griffin with most of its health couldn't take out a Stalker. Un-stealthed, it was doing the 「gosh darn 」 pee-pee dance all around me, but I was locked on enough to connect plenty of shots, but it killed ME first. I've won enough of those knife fights to say I sort of know what I'm doing, but that was absolutely embarrassing.
I was disliking this bot anyway, despite everybody telling me how great theirs is, but now I absolutely hate it. Unfortunately I don't have much else for leveled up weapons, not enough Au for Orkans to put on it, and no other bot that's decent in a fight. So I don't know what I'm gonna replace it with. Maybe my ECU Cossack, which at least is useful for its purpose. Or my half-baked Nat sniper. Hell, punishers on a Destrier would do better.
If this game had a virtual crusher, I'd gladly stuff this bot into it. Repeatedly. For now I think I'll just bring it out first in every game and smile while I feed it to whatever I run into first, since just about everything else will eat it for lunch and crap out itty bitty Griffin turds. It's that worthless to me.
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Post by ♧SGT FURY 24/7♧ on Jun 30, 2017 22:03:42 GMT -5
Whoa now, steady big fella! Come in off that ledge and get that pistol out of your mouth. This week plasma isn't as relevant due to the rocket buff, but don't lose heart!
Keep on upgrading, slow and steady. Griffins are pretty squishy anyway, and only have a life span to speak of if they can stay out of range or kill their target quick DB style.
My RDB usually lasts longer than my PDB, too. Keep hammering!
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Post by mechtout on Jun 30, 2017 23:13:58 GMT -5
I save the PDB Griff to clean up all the orkan rogs and griffs that try to get too close. Also good for cleaning up stalkers, RDB griffs and tulu fujins. Lots of things to shoot with plasma these days!
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Post by Pilot Moby_dic on Jul 1, 2017 0:39:31 GMT -5
There, I said it. I like my RDB Griffin so much I made another one. It's my favorite bot. And as much as I like it, I hate it's plasma-toting level 6/7 brother. Everybody raves about plasma bots, similarly leveled, including my clan mates. Well, it sucks. I cannot put a dent in anything with a shield. Little friggin Gareths stand there taking NO damage while I empty repeated Magnum and taran bursts into them. Forget Galahads and Lances. Everybody says they eventually tear up those shields. Horse?poo-poo? -- I haven't seen it as long as I've been running it. And of course, whenever I bring out that bot, the first thing I come up against with it has a shield or superior range and firepower. And if it doesn't have a shield, by the time I'm within 350 m to start doing damage, they've already taken at least half my health. I don't think I have a single kill with it, though I somehow manage 5 or 6 kills in most games anyway. The ONLY thing it's good for is taking on something that's engaged with another bot and can't shoot back. You're lucky if that happens once in a 10-minute game. Several games today I couldn't get close enough to take a shot at anything with it without getting melted first. But the kicker was just a few minutes ago -- my 6/7 mag/taran griffin with most of its health couldn't take out a Stalker. Un-stealthed, it was doing the 「gosh darn 」 pee-pee dance all around me, but I was locked on enough to connect plenty of shots, but it killed ME first. I've won enough of those knife fights to say I sort of know what I'm doing, but that was absolutely embarrassing. I was disliking this bot anyway, despite everybody telling me how great theirs is, but now I absolutely hate it. Unfortunately I don't have much else for leveled up weapons, not enough Au for Orkans to put on it, and no other bot that's decent in a fight. So I don't know what I'm gonna replace it with. Maybe my ECU Cossack, which at least is useful for its purpose. Or my half-baked Nat sniper. Hell, punishers on a Destrier would do better. If this game had a virtual crusher, I'd gladly stuff this bot into it. Repeatedly. For now I think I'll just bring it out first in every game and smile while I feed it to whatever I run into first, since just about everything else will eat it for lunch and crap out itty bitty Griffin turds. It's that worthless to me. Noooooooooooooo! Love my Plasma Griff. Get those weapons to lvl9 |
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Post by Pilot Moby_dic on Jul 1, 2017 0:39:46 GMT -5
There, I said it. I like my RDB Griffin so much I made another one. It's my favorite bot. And as much as I like it, I hate it's plasma-toting level 6/7 brother. Everybody raves about plasma bots, similarly leveled, including my clan mates. Well, it sucks. I cannot put a dent in anything with a shield. Little friggin Gareths stand there taking NO damage while I empty repeated Magnum and taran bursts into them. Forget Galahads and Lances. Everybody says they eventually tear up those shields. Horse?poo-poo? -- I haven't seen it as long as I've been running it. And of course, whenever I bring out that bot, the first thing I come up against with it has a shield or superior range and firepower. And if it doesn't have a shield, by the time I'm within 350 m to start doing damage, they've already taken at least half my health. I don't think I have a single kill with it, though I somehow manage 5 or 6 kills in most games anyway. The ONLY thing it's good for is taking on something that's engaged with another bot and can't shoot back. You're lucky if that happens once in a 10-minute game. Several games today I couldn't get close enough to take a shot at anything with it without getting melted first. But the kicker was just a few minutes ago -- my 6/7 mag/taran griffin with most of its health couldn't take out a Stalker. Un-stealthed, it was doing the 「gosh darn 」 pee-pee dance all around me, but I was locked on enough to connect plenty of shots, but it killed ME first. I've won enough of those knife fights to say I sort of know what I'm doing, but that was absolutely embarrassing. I was disliking this bot anyway, despite everybody telling me how great theirs is, but now I absolutely hate it. Unfortunately I don't have much else for leveled up weapons, not enough Au for Orkans to put on it, and no other bot that's decent in a fight. So I don't know what I'm gonna replace it with. Maybe my ECU Cossack, which at least is useful for its purpose. Or my half-baked Nat sniper. Hell, punishers on a Destrier would do better. If this game had a virtual crusher, I'd gladly stuff this bot into it. Repeatedly. For now I think I'll just bring it out first in every game and smile while I feed it to whatever I run into first, since just about everything else will eat it for lunch and crap out itty bitty Griffin turds. It's that worthless to me. Noooooooooooooo! Love my Plasma Griff. Get those weapons to lvl9 |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 0:47:05 GMT -5
Plasma will be king very soon...get the weapons to lvl 12!
and don't let the little bots get so close and if the stalker gets close, get lower if you can and take 'em out easily while cloaked.
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Post by inspirace on Jul 1, 2017 0:49:23 GMT -5
plasma Griff, I think, is still the best at multi-vs-multi confrontations. level it up and bring out when the battle was heated up  |
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Post by hi5 on Jul 1, 2017 11:58:27 GMT -5
Plasma Griff is not my favorite, but it's tough to argue it's effectiveness when used properly - it's still a very common build at the highest levels. Your weapon levels might effect your experience, as when leveled up the load out is very powerful. But with all things in War Robots situational awareness is key.
Don't take on a shield bot 1v1 unless it's near death.
Do pounce on any DB Griffs, maintaining a distance of at least 300 m
Don't dive bomb into a crowd or death march on a red with range.
Do engage stalkers as you have the HP, mobility and power to wait out their stealth once or twice.
Don't jump unnecessarily as you expose yourself and the long cool down leaves you vulnerable.
Do flank often or team up with a shielded blue to maximize 2v1 or 2v2 encounters.
There are similar sets of best practices for other builds, for example how to pilot a thunder Carnage. Search for "situational awareness" or "piloting tactics" in the forum. I've seen quite a few good ones, but on mobile now and too lazy to find and paste in links.
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Post by Danny Linguini on Jul 1, 2017 13:53:43 GMT -5
Plasma Griff is not my favorite, but it's tough to argue it's effectiveness when used properly - it's still a very common build at the highest levels. Your weapon levels might effect your experience, as when leveled up the load out is very powerful. But with all things in War Robots situational awareness is key. Don't take on a shield bot 1v1 unless it's near death. Do pounce on any DB Griffs, maintaining a distance of at least 300 m Don't dive bomb into a crowd or death march on a red with range. Do engage stalkers as you have the HP, mobility and power to wait out their stealth once or twice. Don't jump unnecessarily as you expose yourself and the long cool down leaves you vulnerable. Do flank often or team up with a shielded blue to maximize 2v1 or 2v2 encounters. There are similar sets of best practices for other builds, for example how to pilot a thunder Carnage. Search for "situational awareness" or "piloting tactics" in the forum. I've seen quite a few good ones, but on mobile now and too lazy to find and paste in links. Ironically, right after I posted this, I killed a couple of bots with this guy, trying to keep all of these points in mind (and before you posted them, even!). Every one of these are usually exactly how I get myself insta-shredded. Basically, it's understanding the setup's weaknesses and avoiding situations where they can be easily exploited. Which I'll have you know is a lot of stuff for a player with chronic CRS to remember. But I'll keep it around for awhile, at least until I can grab a Galahad that will promptly assume those weapons, which should be well leveled by that time.  |
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Post by K A Z on Jul 1, 2017 14:29:46 GMT -5
Try Aphids instead of Mags. The pure PBD is squishy, but the Aphid bit gives you high burst at same range as Tarans plus you can soften red from cover. I never fell in love with PDB, but this config seems solid to me.
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Post by CharismaticReaper99 on Jul 1, 2017 15:57:39 GMT -5
There, I said it. I like my RDB Griffin so much I made another one. It's my favorite bot. And as much as I like it, I hate it's plasma-toting level 6/7 brother. Everybody raves about plasma bots, similarly leveled, including my clan mates. Well, it sucks. I cannot put a dent in anything with a shield. Little friggin Gareths stand there taking NO damage while I empty repeated Magnum and taran bursts into them. Forget Galahads and Lances. Everybody says they eventually tear up those shields. Horse?poo-poo? -- I haven't seen it as long as I've been running it. And of course, whenever I bring out that bot, the first thing I come up against with it has a shield or superior range and firepower. And if it doesn't have a shield, by the time I'm within 350 m to start doing damage, they've already taken at least half my health. I don't think I have a single kill with it, though I somehow manage 5 or 6 kills in most games anyway. The ONLY thing it's good for is taking on something that's engaged with another bot and can't shoot back. You're lucky if that happens once in a 10-minute game. Several games today I couldn't get close enough to take a shot at anything with it without getting melted first. But the kicker was just a few minutes ago -- my 6/7 mag/taran griffin with most of its health couldn't take out a Stalker. Un-stealthed, it was doing the 「gosh darn 」 pee-pee dance all around me, but I was locked on enough to connect plenty of shots, but it killed ME first. I've won enough of those knife fights to say I sort of know what I'm doing, but that was absolutely embarrassing. I was disliking this bot anyway, despite everybody telling me how great theirs is, but now I absolutely hate it. Unfortunately I don't have much else for leveled up weapons, not enough Au for Orkans to put on it, and no other bot that's decent in a fight. So I don't know what I'm gonna replace it with. Maybe my ECU Cossack, which at least is useful for its purpose. Or my half-baked Nat sniper. Hell, punishers on a Destrier would do better. If this game had a virtual crusher, I'd gladly stuff this bot into it. Repeatedly. For now I think I'll just bring it out first in every game and smile while I feed it to whatever I run into first, since just about everything else will eat it for lunch and crap out itty bitty Griffin turds. It's that worthless to me. Most Rant worthy post I e'er seen, the problems you're seeing are due to the fact that you think PDB Griff is a brawler. PDB is the worst brawler bot you will ever find, no joke, a punisher destrier might actually do better. See, PDB is meant to hide while big boy Leo or Tarancilot decides to engage, at that point, feel free to deal, hmm, what was it? 16k damage a round? hmm? |
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Post by CharismaticReaper99 on Jul 1, 2017 16:04:16 GMT -5
Plasma Griff is not my favorite, but it's tough to argue it's effectiveness when used properly - it's still a very common build at the highest levels. Your weapon levels might effect your experience, as when leveled up the load out is very powerful. But with all things in War Robots situational awareness is key. Don't take on a shield bot 1v1 unless it's near death. Do pounce on any DB Griffs, maintaining a distance of at least 300 m Don't dive bomb into a crowd or death march on a red with range. Do engage stalkers as you have the HP, mobility and power to wait out their stealth once or twice. Don't jump unnecessarily as you expose yourself and the long cool down leaves you vulnerable. Do flank often or team up with a shielded blue to maximize 2v1 or 2v2 encounters. There are similar sets of best practices for other builds, for example how to pilot a thunder Carnage. Search for "situational awareness" or "piloting tactics" in the forum. I've seen quite a few good ones, but on mobile now and too lazy to find and paste in links. Ironically, right after I posted this, I killed a couple of bots with this guy, trying to keep all of these points in mind (and before you posted them, even!). Every one of these are usually exactly how I get myself insta-shredded. Basically, it's understanding the setup's weaknesses and avoiding situations where they can be easily exploited. Which I'll have you know is a lot of stuff for a player with chronic CRS to remember. But I'll keep it around for awhile, at least until I can grab a Galahad that will promptly assume those weapons, which should be well leveled by that time. NO NO NO NO NO! Do NOT get that Galahad, Galahad is over, donezo, friggin punted the bucket across the Atlantic, Galahad has taken the beating of almost all the buffs; Tulu/Pin/Pinata (50% effectiveness decrease) Orkan Buff (10% effectiveness decrease) Dash Bots (20% effectiveness decrease?) Everytime you throw a Galahad on the field, an angel loses its wings, don't, Galahad is the best ?firetruck?ing bot I've ever seen against plasma, but after all this RDB, DB, and Dashbots talk, I think the Galahad has turned into a pile ?firetruck?ing horse ?poo-poo? with a side of 「gosh darn 」 ketchup.  |
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Post by Danny Linguini on Jul 1, 2017 16:28:10 GMT -5
NO NO NO NO NO! Do NOT get that Galahad, Galahad is over, donezo, friggin punted the bucket across the Atlantic, Galahad has taken the beating of almost all the buffs; Tulu/Pin/Pinata (50% effectiveness decrease) Orkan Buff (10% effectiveness decrease) Dash Bots (20% effectiveness decrease?) Everytime you throw a Galahad on the field, an angel loses its wings, don't, Galahad is the best ?firetruck?ing bot I've ever seen against plasma, but after all this RDB, DB, and Dashbots talk, I think the Galahad has turned into a pile ?firetruck?ing horse ?poo-poo? with a side of 「gosh darn 」 ketchup. Well that was quite poetic! Ok, so I guess that's an unequivocal nay on the alahad-「really happy」. Got it.  I'm playing with a Plasmahad on the test server today with moderate success (it's no match for the dash bots when they get swarming around your backside), and as soon as you're flanked by anything, you're pretty much screwed. But I'll tell ya, and I'll post more about it in the Test Server thread, I'm growing to like the hell out of the Mk2 with three Scourges. Those things fry enemies pretty quick, the bot's Ancile can take a fair bit of fire before it blows a gasket, and you can usually dash out of trouble before that happens. I have no idea how either of those will be priced when they hit the game for real, but in just a few hours I'm starting to get a handle on using the dash ability (even with the crappy new UI). It will probably be quite awhile before I can amass whatever wealth will be required for all that gear, so I'll have to figure out what other weapons will work well on the Mk2 in the interim. Bad thing is, when I drop those nice quick new bots and jump to a Griff (because while I'm in there, I'm also testing different weapon combos on my current real mechs), it feels like I'm slogging through a swamp pushing one of those old man-powered lawn mowers. It's like the Matrix vs the real world -- put me back in the Matrix! |
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Post by Russel on Jul 1, 2017 17:14:52 GMT -5
There, I said it. I like my RDB Griffin so much I made another one. It's my favorite bot. And as much as I like it, I hate it's plasma-toting level 6/7 brother. Everybody raves about plasma bots, similarly leveled, including my clan mates. Well, it sucks. I cannot put a dent in anything with a shield. Little friggin Gareths stand there taking NO damage while I empty repeated Magnum and taran bursts into them. Forget Galahads and Lances. Everybody says they eventually tear up those shields. Horse?poo-poo? -- I haven't seen it as long as I've been running it. And of course, whenever I bring out that bot, the first thing I come up against with it has a shield or superior range and firepower. And if it doesn't have a shield, by the time I'm within 350 m to start doing damage, they've already taken at least half my health. I don't think I have a single kill with it, though I somehow manage 5 or 6 kills in most games anyway. The ONLY thing it's good for is taking on something that's engaged with another bot and can't shoot back. You're lucky if that happens once in a 10-minute game. Several games today I couldn't get close enough to take a shot at anything with it without getting melted first. But the kicker was just a few minutes ago -- my 6/7 mag/taran griffin with most of its health couldn't take out a Stalker. Un-stealthed, it was doing the 「gosh darn 」 pee-pee dance all around me, but I was locked on enough to connect plenty of shots, but it killed ME first. I've won enough of those knife fights to say I sort of know what I'm doing, but that was absolutely embarrassing. I was disliking this bot anyway, despite everybody telling me how great theirs is, but now I absolutely hate it. Unfortunately I don't have much else for leveled up weapons, not enough Au for Orkans to put on it, and no other bot that's decent in a fight. So I don't know what I'm gonna replace it with. Maybe my ECU Cossack, which at least is useful for its purpose. Or my half-baked Nat sniper. Hell, punishers on a Destrier would do better. If this game had a virtual crusher, I'd gladly stuff this bot into it. Repeatedly. For now I think I'll just bring it out first in every game and smile while I feed it to whatever I run into first, since just about everything else will eat it for lunch and crap out itty bitty Griffin turds. It's that worthless to me. Let me tell you a secret. Promise not to tell anybody. I play for 5 month already, made it to Diamond1 recently, and I never ever ever had a PDB in my hangar. More than that, I only recently made a DB Griffin, because I need to put those Orkans somewhere (was using 4xOrkan Doc, and decided to put 2xOrkan on Rog, so 2xmore needed to go somewhere). Same reason I don't like BritBots - simply because everybody is using it. And IMHO: 1) It is boring to go with the flow. 2) When everybody is doing something - your best bet is to make a _counter_ for that. 3) I kind of get bored with seeing same bots on the screen. It is not friggin Quake, for Pete's sake. If nobody going to bring fresh blood in the battle - I would. Basically what I'm trying to say - you are NOT obligated to use one setup over another. I think there are things every player should steer clear of, but no "best" setups; at least while you play in "casual" leagues. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2017 17:24:12 GMT -5
Plasma Griffin is either a hit or a miss with the usual player in War Robots. They either love it, or they hate it. As for me, I never used my Plasma Griffin again after I leveled my Galahad to 6/8 (and this was before the MM went from hangar-based to point-based) although I did use the Aphid Taran version for a while. But as the Dashes are coming out soon, I suggest you keep it in your hangar and watch some of Popcorn Fury's videos on it. He's the best Plasma Griff I've seen and Plasma will be one of the only options to counter Dashes.
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Post by Pilot Moby_dic on Jul 2, 2017 0:31:47 GMT -5
Plasma Griff is not my favorite, but it's tough to argue it's effectiveness when used properly - it's still a very common build at the highest levels. Your weapon levels might effect your experience, as when leveled up the load out is very powerful. But with all things in War Robots situational awareness is key. Don't take on a shield bot 1v1 unless it's near death. Do pounce on any DB Griffs, maintaining a distance of at least 300 m Don't dive bomb into a crowd or death march on a red with range. Do engage stalkers as you have the HP, mobility and power to wait out their stealth once or twice. Don't jump unnecessarily as you expose yourself and the long cool down leaves you vulnerable. Do flank often or team up with a shielded blue to maximize 2v1 or 2v2 encounters. There are similar sets of best practices for other builds, for example how to pilot a thunder Carnage. Search for "situational awareness" or "piloting tactics" in the forum. I've seen quite a few good ones, but on mobile now and too lazy to find and paste in links. Ironically, right after I posted this, I killed a couple of bots with this guy, trying to keep all of these points in mind (and before you posted them, even!). Every one of these are usually exactly how I get myself insta-shredded. Basically, it's understanding the setup's weaknesses and avoiding situations where they can be easily exploited. Which I'll have you know is a lot of stuff for a player with chronic CRS to remember. But I'll keep it around for awhile, at least until I can grab a Galahad that will promptly assume those weapons, which should be well leveled by that time. I hated - I mean hated the Plasma Griff. Even did a post about it yonks ago. But I'm a stubborn mofo so stuck with it and found three things really helped me (1) it's fragile and a tactical bot which I was playing way TOO aggressive. I now stay at 350m range, only use that jump for defence and use cover like a limpit (2) I'm selective with targeting - DB Griffs, Carney's, anything without a shield melt. Shielded bot you gotta tag team or get behind them - or run (3) get them weapons to lvl 9+ (3) |
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Post by adrenachrome on Jul 2, 2017 18:48:45 GMT -5
There, I said it. I like my RDB Griffin so much I made another one. It's my favorite bot. And as much as I like it, I hate it's plasma-toting level 6/7 brother. Everybody raves about plasma bots, similarly leveled, including my clan mates. Well, it sucks. I cannot put a dent in anything with a shield. Little friggin Gareths stand there taking NO damage while I empty repeated Magnum and taran bursts into them. Forget Galahads and Lances. Everybody says they eventually tear up those shields. Horse?poo-poo? -- I haven't seen it as long as I've been running it. And of course, whenever I bring out that bot, the first thing I come up against with it has a shield or superior range and firepower. And if it doesn't have a shield, by the time I'm within 350 m to start doing damage, they've already taken at least half my health. I don't think I have a single kill with it, though I somehow manage 5 or 6 kills in most games anyway. The ONLY thing it's good for is taking on something that's engaged with another bot and can't shoot back. You're lucky if that happens once in a 10-minute game. Several games today I couldn't get close enough to take a shot at anything with it without getting melted first. But the kicker was just a few minutes ago -- my 6/7 mag/taran griffin with most of its health couldn't take out a Stalker. Un-stealthed, it was doing the 「gosh darn 」 pee-pee dance all around me, but I was locked on enough to connect plenty of shots, but it killed ME first. I've won enough of those knife fights to say I sort of know what I'm doing, but that was absolutely embarrassing. I was disliking this bot anyway, despite everybody telling me how great theirs is, but now I absolutely hate it. Unfortunately I don't have much else for leveled up weapons, not enough Au for Orkans to put on it, and no other bot that's decent in a fight. So I don't know what I'm gonna replace it with. Maybe my ECU Cossack, which at least is useful for its purpose. Or my half-baked Nat sniper. Hell, punishers on a Destrier would do better. If this game had a virtual crusher, I'd gladly stuff this bot into it. Repeatedly. For now I think I'll just bring it out first in every game and smile while I feed it to whatever I run into first, since just about everything else will eat it for lunch and crap out itty bitty Griffin turds. It's that worthless to me. I feel your pain. Plasma is best suited to use against carnage or flank an opponent. Remember paper rock scissors. Rockets for shield bots. Plasma for ancile bots. Your jump in a griff pops 100 meters exactly. That's your game changer. Lurk in that 450 meter range and pop to 350. Watch for bots that have fired rockets and are reloading. AVOID shield bots like the plague!!!! Shield bots understand paper rock scissors and of course will come for you bro. That's their job. Your job is to run away and lure them into your teammates rockets. At no point are you obligated to fight. I run like crazy. That beacon will be there when you get back I promise. You should have 2 rocket set ups and 1 plasma. Plasma is more relevant at higher levels where you see more ancile bots. Good luck ps. My Fujin wishes everyone would have this crisis ? pss. Pair your taran with pinata not magnums. Much more effective. If you drop on a fellow griff with magnums you win. And you can slow down shield bots or kill a weak one. |
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Post by FlashAhAhh on Jul 2, 2017 19:15:59 GMT -5
It's the way you play it. NOT the setup.
PDB Griff is a superb bot, I would happily have two in my hangar. Big damage that is also sustained through long confrontations.
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Post by BLYTHE on Jul 2, 2017 21:18:59 GMT -5
Currently all griffs I run are rockets. Tarans are only good on a Lance with ancille. I've got 4 L10-12 tarans and mags I don't use anymore but they will probably make a comeback when the dash bots are released.
PDB are better suited for lower tiers. In the highest tiers, there's a predominance of Lances and rockets--plasma just doesn't do the job, IMHO. Sure plasma's good for taking out Carnages but most of the ones you see in high tier are equipped with weaps that will you out at 600m...
So: PDB good but not for very high tiers currently but will probably be very effective against the new bots so don't give up on them just yet.
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Post by Nexsan on Jul 3, 2017 18:18:23 GMT -5
I find the plasma griffin to be a very situational bot. I often use them to target Fujins, Carnages, Leos, Furys, etc i.e anything that doesn't have a physical shield. I have noticed a lack of those bots however since the rocket buffs so this is a little more viable. The Gareth in particular I don't ever see anymore.
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Post by SunTsu on Jul 5, 2017 14:13:18 GMT -5
Just made this for another thread, but it works in this one too!  All meme'in aside, I switched out the mag's on mine for Aphids, and I have never looked back. Aphids and Tarans are a fun combo, hide and punish shield bots, pop out and take on Ancile equipped bots. Both weapons are 350m, so it's easy to manage distance. It doesn't have the burst of a DB or RDB, but it is definitely versatile. I still use it in expert on up, and it has remained relevant. |
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Post by Danny Linguini on Jul 5, 2017 17:51:40 GMT -5
Ok, I think I might be starting to like it again. Had a few games yesterday and today where it was just tearing through everything. Mop-up mode through the middle of Dead City, I felt like one of those big Terminator bots just plowing through, turning and popping them off one after another. I still haven't come up against a shield that I could wear down, but I am getting better at picking my targets when I don't have a wing man. I guess I'll keep it after all.
Which brings up another dilemma -- I was going to save gold for a Galahad (after 5th slot, of course), and put the taran and mags from the Griff on it. I don't think I want to lose that extra Taran, but now I don't know what I want for my next bot. Maybe I'll just say screw it and run three Griffs and two Leo's.
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