Kanis
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Post by Kanis on Jul 26, 2017 7:54:25 GMT -5
Ok, just a simple question: is galahad good? Because I'm thinking about buying a Galahad,
after watching all those shielded bots attack my robots, while mine are helpless. Any ideas? Thanks
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Post by K A Z on Jul 26, 2017 7:58:18 GMT -5
It's having a nice come-back now. Plasma setup shines. Just make sure to get it to min L9 to feel the speed benefit.
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Kanis
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Post by Kanis on Jul 26, 2017 8:04:36 GMT -5
Oh yeah. I have about 2000 gold now, just need 500 more. Thanks for the tip. The speed
really does have a advantage. Correct.
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 26, 2017 8:09:00 GMT -5
I put mine back into play, too...
As long as you pay attention to the battle and don't bring it out when rockets are plentiful, it will do fine. Keep aware of the Reds' loadouts and if you notice RDBs or Tridents, avoid them if at all possible.
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Kanis
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Post by Kanis on Jul 26, 2017 8:14:02 GMT -5
I know. I really think that Plasma Galahad is the best setup. The other setups are, like, too weak.
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Post by options1986 on Jul 26, 2017 8:16:18 GMT -5
After some times i'd say it's excellent again. Just drop it as 4th or 5th because there are less midrange rockets around. I'd say also prioritize Taran upon Mags
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Kanis
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Post by Kanis on Jul 26, 2017 8:22:06 GMT -5
Tarans? Well, Magnums would be a recommended option, but Tarans? They need
to reload! Ok, sorry, it just takes 5 secs. Sorry.
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Post by K A Z on Jul 26, 2017 8:23:43 GMT -5
Kanisa silly quasi-off-topic question: did you get 5th slot already? If not you can also consider Gary instead and use extra Au to get the 5-spot garage faster. Atm I use Gary more than Gala for the speed. Yeah, you loose some HP and 1 light, but if you keep dancing and maintain 200m+ from DB's you can consider yourself PinaOrkProof 
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 26, 2017 8:31:51 GMT -5
I know. I really think that Plasma Galahad is the best setup. The other setups are, like, too weak. Orkan Pinata and Orkan Aphids are the other two setups that have been good since the beginning. They don't take advantage of the idea behind the Galahad as thoroughly as Plasma builds, but they are still very usable and deffo not weak. Now, Punishers actually suit the Galahad well. I've enjoyed it when I've used it. I will again too. |
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Post by mijapi300 on Jul 26, 2017 9:03:42 GMT -5
The Galahad is good with a few setups. My favorites would be the plasma, and now the Punisher since the latest update.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2017 9:56:22 GMT -5
Think of buying a 5th slot instead of a Galahad if you don't have it. Otherwise, if you do not yet have 2 Orkans, they all should come on the list before the Galahad.
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Post by shagot on Jul 26, 2017 10:52:48 GMT -5
Or save gold for new dashes?
I am in similar dilema, would really like to try plasmahad, have 7000gold from event, but I think I'll wait for dash update.
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Post by inspirace on Jul 26, 2017 10:59:03 GMT -5
in IOS, where rockets are still everywhere, Galahad is not really coming back, as far as I see. too fragile and helpless to RDBs shooting from out of range,
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 26, 2017 11:34:26 GMT -5
in IOS, where rockets are still everywhere, Galahad is not really coming back, as far as I see. too fragile and helpless to RDBs shooting from out of range, Which is why I hope this is one "bug" that really becomes a feature. It's a lot more fun when the battle is focused on 350m and below. The influx of RDBs ruined the variety. The way the rockets are on Android now, isn't horrible. They are absolutely still dangerous. Just, not as spammy and easy to use. Truly, they are weapons of skill now. I don't WANT this to be fixed. I still die to them, but it's when I am engaged in a battle, not 20m away from the corner behind cover. But, easy is as easy does I guess... I will accept it and take back out my favorite bot when they "fix" it again. ( -_-) |
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Post by creepshow on Jul 26, 2017 11:43:42 GMT -5
I never stopped running my plasmahad, even during the "rocket nightmare" meta. At that time it just wasn't an unstoppable t-800 terminator but it was still awesome. I thinks it will remain a permanent fixture in my hangar unless the armor piercing buff is too effective. At that point brits will have 2 different counters (rockets and bullets) and that might be enough to completely hose them
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 26, 2017 12:07:47 GMT -5
I never stopped running my plasmahad, even during the "rocket nightmare" meta. At that time it just wasn't an unstoppable t-800 terminator but it was still awesome. I thinks it will remain a permanent fixture in my hangar unless the armor piercing buff is too effective. At that point brits will have 2 different counters (rockets and bullets) and that might be enough to completely hose them This. Another thing I hope isn't done... implementing that catastrophe of a buff. |
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Post by infraviolet on Jul 26, 2017 14:41:54 GMT -5
Thinking about getting one myself, and then I'd have a full Britbot trio.
The Dashers tho...
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Post by hyderier on Jul 26, 2017 15:03:24 GMT -5
Ok, just a simple question: is galahad good? Because I'm thinking about buying a Galahad, after watching all those shielded bots attack my robots, while mine are helpless. Any ideas? Thanks Based on what information we have now, which is that rockets will be "fixed" on Android to be like on iOS now: Both Gareth and Galahad are very niche bots, because RDBs take them out so easily. And if you operate on longer range, the extra firepower of Rhino (only viable with longer range weapons) and Griffin are better bets. Gary might still be (in my opinion is) a good bot, if bought very early and upgraded agressively. But as soon as you rise in leagues enough, so that there are a lot of upgraded RDBs on the field, life becomes very hard. It is a valid, fast beacon runner still later (shield is great against all these Trebs and Geckos and Hydras), so not a total waste even later on. Stalker is better, but there are other things to spend WSP on for a long time. Galahad is... a good bot I guess, but not worth its price in Au. The base HP is just too low for the rocket era. Get a Rogatka instead. Note that this is future prediction. Right now on Android, with "buggy" rocket detonation, Galahad is very good. But this will probably end on next update already. |
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Post by 0ppressor on Jul 26, 2017 19:39:44 GMT -5
Android 2.9.2 balance? You bet Plasmahad rocks.
iOS 2.9.3 rocket splash-a-palooza? Not as much just like Android 2.9.1.
Removing proximity detonation for rockets has been a fantastic boon for War Robots IMO. Between that and the weapon buffs, there's actually variety and balance. Being able to actually drop the Galahad's shield and use bot manueverability to dodge rockets has been awesome.
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 26, 2017 21:43:53 GMT -5
Android 2.9.2 balance? You bet Plasmahad rocks. iOS 2.9.3 rocket splash-a-palooza? Not as much just like Android 2.9.1. Removing proximity detonation for rockets has been a fantastic boon for War Robots IMO. Between that and the weapon buffs, there's actually variety and balance. Being able to actually drop the Galahad's shield and use bot manueverability to dodge rockets has been awesome. Amen... QFT |
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Jul 26, 2017 22:00:05 GMT -5
Ok, just a simple question: is galahad good? Because I'm thinking about buying a Galahad, after watching all those shielded bots attack my robots, while mine are helpless. Any ideas? Thanks Your direct personal experience answered your own question buddy: "after watching all those shielded bots attack my robots, while mine are helpless".....'I concluded that Galahad is a must have' |
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Post by WilsonK on Jul 26, 2017 22:08:11 GMT -5
Ok, just a simple question: is galahad good? Because I'm thinking about buying a Galahad, after watching all those shielded bots attack my robots, while mine are helpless. Any ideas? Thanks It is good, gotta use it well! Plasmahads can outfight a lot of bots with strategic cover and fire, and thanks to it's relatively good speed for a medium bot, you can get to cover faster. |
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Post by drake1588 on Jul 26, 2017 22:11:53 GMT -5
in IOS, where rockets are still everywhere, Galahad is not really coming back, as far as I see. too fragile and helpless to RDBs shooting from out of range, Which is why I hope this is one "bug" that really becomes a feature. It's a lot more fun when the battle is focused on 350m and below. The influx of RDBs ruined the variety. The way the rockets are on Android now, isn't horrible. They are absolutely still dangerous. Just, not as spammy and easy to use. Truly, they are weapons of skill now. I don't WANT this to be fixed. I still die to them, but it's when I am engaged in a battle, not 20m away from the corner behind cover. But, easy is as easy does I guess... I will accept it and take back out my favorite bot when they "fix" it again. ( -_-) Concur. It's more fun piloting my RDB now. It's way harder, but far more enjoyable when I do it well. Orkans are another matter, but still very good despite their bugginess since the accidental proximity removal. |
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Kanis
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Post by Kanis on Jul 27, 2017 5:36:28 GMT -5
Yeah, I know that Orkan/Pinata galahad is good, but what's with the ancile problem?
That galahad setup can't even attack a Carnage or Fujin (whatever his name is)
But Plasma setups can't penetrate gareths or other galahads. Just sayin'.
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Post by SunTsu on Jul 27, 2017 10:30:07 GMT -5
Mine has never left the hanger, even at the height of the rdb era. It's all about at what point in the match you pull it out. When the RDB's are all cashed out and the PDB's hit the field I want to be in a Plasmahad.
Even when you hit that point in the match where it's Lance bull rush time, a Plasmahad shines, the Lances are all banging on each other, you maneuver and hit the sides and back, a DB kills you, you get in your Ancilot kill the DB, a Ork/Thunder Lance kills you, you get in your Ork/Thunder Lance and kill them...Rince and repeat. (That's a typical Champ/Master/Expert match btw...)
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Post by Muhlakai on Jul 27, 2017 11:07:58 GMT -5
I have a pair of Plasmahads that are usually the first two bots out of my hangar. They're fast enough to move forward to a beacon with cover and tough enough to brickfight a bit and hold out for a while until my team catches up and my Boas come out to perform all the cleanup and any respawn raiding.
Sure, you don't really want to face another gal or Gary with one, but they don't particularly want to face you, either unless they REALLY want that beacon you're guarding or then they're only coming in if they have support or a missile loadout. Either way, it's just a suboptimal matching and all of the bots have something they don't want to face. (...but you can still have a terrain advantage if they're attacking.) It's just a matter of risk management.
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Post by CΛΜΡΞΓ™ on Jul 27, 2017 11:46:32 GMT -5
Since the update to Tulumbas and Pins I find the Gareth and Taranasaurus Rog to be more useful than the Plasmahad. You are dead to midrange anyway, may as well just utilise bots that are both faster and more agile.
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Post by Muhlakai on Jul 27, 2017 12:58:35 GMT -5
Since the update to Tulumbas and Pins I find the Gareth and Taranasaurus Rog to be more useful than the Plasmahad. You are dead to midrange anyway, may as well just utilise bots that are both faster and more agile. If that's your strategy then yeah, either would be better. I'm walking into the jaws of Red and daring them to step up into my face so I can hit them with a brick. On the bright side, a shield bot attracts more attention more quickly than my humble Boas. |
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Post by hon_shu on Jul 27, 2017 13:08:38 GMT -5
I would say it depends
- currently on whether the rocket "bug" is removed or not on Android. I totally agree that this was the single thing that made a lot more bots viable again, much more important than the weapon rebalance in 2.9.2.
- in the near future on how the extra damage to physical shield and the Dashes play out.
So no, I would not buy a Galahad right now. I'm running one because I have one and it's decent at the moment, but as I said, it's future is more than uncertain.
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 27, 2017 13:30:08 GMT -5
I would say it depends - currently on whether the rocket "bug" is removed or not on Android. I totally agree that this was the single thing that made a lot more bots viable again, much more important than the weapon rebalance in 2.9.2. - in the near future on how the extra damage to physical shield and the Dashes play out. So no, I would not buy a Galahad right now. I'm running one because I have one and it's decent at the moment, but as I said, it's future is more than uncertain. Exactly this. ^^^^^^^ Kanis, IF you are someone who grinds for their Au and worries about the worth of every purchase then yes, you should wait and see. If you just have the Au to spare, 1 Galahad, like was said above, even in the current iOS rocket fest is still usable, but it's not the "must have" that it is with less rockets. I do tend to agree with the notion that the over abundance of energy long range that some are seeing may keep it in play... but you will have to be hyper-aware of what each Red has and stay away from the baddies with RBDs. Now, some folk are using all Molots or Molot Mk 2 and 2 Gekkos and turning it into a medium-long range harasser. Both of those weapons have been buffed so this may be an alternative to playing it in its traditional roles. I have not tried either of these since the buff... yet. But I am thinking I might try the MK2 and Gekko build... just to say I did and see how it acts... Plus I like odd builds lol. It has the speed to get into support positions quickly and the shield to block the energy storm that seems to be more and more common... but I don't know how well the weapons will work together. In theory, you can stay out of RDB range by 150m and still do good damage to them since Molots do alright from 700 - 600m and even better from 600-500m. Gekkos, even my puny Level 9, are pretty dang good, too. Hmmm. I know someone will say it is a horrible idea... but Ima try it anyway.  IMO, YMMV |
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