zenno
Destrier
Posts: 46
Karma: 7
|
Post by zenno on Jan 5, 2017 6:44:23 GMT -5
On my way to 6/8 for everyone except Galahad 5/8. Any suggestions? I didn't win anything good with Christmas event but did get bunch of gold slowly.
|
|
|
Post by jckidd on Jan 5, 2017 7:40:21 GMT -5
Looking good ?. Maybe a heavy knifer to replace a griffin ( they suffer from toaster syndrome). But that's a good mix of weapons and ranges. Level up to 6/9 and bring death to the Reds!
|
|
|
Post by [AurN]Zenotaph on Jan 5, 2017 7:44:06 GMT -5
If the cossack is beeing shot too often, try a Hydra. Not much damage, but it'll drive the reds crazy...
|
|
|
Post by sochilli (Saltesers) on Jan 5, 2017 8:00:45 GMT -5
On my way to 6/8 for everyone except Galahad 5/8. Any suggestions? I didn't win anything good with Christmas event but did get bunch of gold slowly. Why. Do. People. Put. Tulus. On. Cossacks. Seriously.
|
|
|
Post by Fιεχροιητ™ on Jan 5, 2017 8:20:44 GMT -5
Switch out the Cossack for a Galahad with Ork/Mag.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
Karma:
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 8:31:19 GMT -5
..snip.. On my way to 6/8 for everyone except Galahad 5/8. Any suggestions? I didn't win anything good with Christmas event but did get bunch of gold slowly. Why. Do. People. Put. Tulus. On. Cossacks. Seriously. 1) This. Put a Taran on the Cossack or (echoing Flex) get a second Galahad. 2) Level heavies to 6/7, mediums to 7/8 and potential lights to 8/8.5. I think you can 6/8 - 7/8 - 8/9 as well, but I don't have current experience to validate that assumption. Ignore talk about MM penalty for wsp/britbots as that seems not to apply for HS (and have never applied the way I think you think it does). 3) Shelve one of the Griffins for a Boa or a Gareth. Griffs rock in HG/TOP but for Last Stand you need more speed. Imo.
|
|
|
Post by kchan4487 on Jan 5, 2017 12:37:32 GMT -5
On my way to 6/8 for everyone except Galahad 5/8. Any suggestions? I didn't win anything good with Christmas event but did get bunch of gold slowly. Why. Do. People. Put. Tulus. On. Cossacks. Seriously. Tried it before. Good enough to annoy the hell out if people not expecting a Cossack to fire at you from 500m, or when shooting random enemies you see while capping from a distance. No real use in the battle field though.
|
|
zenno
Destrier
Posts: 46
Karma: 7
|
Post by zenno on Jan 5, 2017 13:00:43 GMT -5
Why. Do. People. Put. Tulus. On. Cossacks. Seriously. Tried it before. Good enough to annoy the hell out if people not expecting a Cossack to fire at you from 500m, or when shooting random enemies you see while capping from a distance. No real use in the battle field though. What do you guys think about carnage as a Beacon capper? I need a good Beacon capper but 1 Galahad and orkan made me broke
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
Karma:
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 13:06:53 GMT -5
Tried it before. Good enough to annoy the hell out if people not expecting a Cossack to fire at you from 500m, or when shooting random enemies you see while capping from a distance. No real use in the battle field though. What do you guys think about carnage as a Beacon capper? I need a good Beacon capper but 1 Galahad and orkan made me broke Nope, too slow. Well, it can use Rush to get to beacons very close to the start position, but otherwise no.
|
|
Flukey*Lukey
Destrier
Posts: 69
Karma: 20
Pilot name: Flukey*Lukey
Platform: iOS
Clan: Myself
League: Silver
Server Region: Europe
Favorite robot: Galahad
|
Post by Flukey*Lukey on Jan 5, 2017 13:12:06 GMT -5
What do you guys think about carnage as a Beacon capper? I need a good Beacon capper but 1 Galahad and orkan made me broke Nope, too slow. Well, it can use Rush to get to beacons very close to the start position, but otherwise no. However, talk to TAS and I'm pretty sure he counts Galahad as a power runner because of the average speed in TT I currently play HS and what you want is a power runner, this will go to TT with you although you could get a stalker as a beacon runner but bin it before gold unless you want aphids on it
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
Karma:
|
Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2017 13:26:51 GMT -5
Nope, too slow. Well, it can use Rush to get to beacons very close to the start position, but otherwise no. However, talk to TAS and I'm pretty sure he counts Galahad as a power runner because of the average speed in TT I currently play HS and what you want is a power runner, this will go to TT with you although you could get a stalker as a beacon runner but bin it before gold unless you want aphids on it Now I'm confused. Galahad as a capper? Sure, it'll get the job done. I use Galahads to take beacons both in HG/TT and HS (sec. account). Carnage as a capper? Not so much, in my opinion.
OP: I would encourage you to get a Taran for your cossack and reintroduce that into your hangar. Caps beacons very well if you play somewhat carefully.
|
|
|
Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jan 5, 2017 13:38:24 GMT -5
Agree with Nix... go ahead and level that Gala to at least 6/8 too, with the rest of the heavies. I did at 6/8 and still saw the same folks... Even with My Lance in the hanger, also at 6/8. In fact, even if the penalty was still there, the Galahad was treated as an Ag heavy, so it could match Griffins no problem. Now I am mostly 6/9 and, frankly, not much different. It does seem that from HS on up, the MM penalty isn't there, so, if I am not mistaken, the Gala can be leveled just like any medium from then on. I have enough Galas, now, to try it on one to see... after all my weapons that I am using now are upgraded to 9, I will get 1 gala up to 8 to test it along side Heavies at 6. I have gone against 8/10 Galahads in my 6/9 heavy hanger, many times. It could have been MM rubber banding... but I don't think so, since I have heard it from other folks and the Lance doesn't change my hanger at all with other heavies in there, even though they are all 6. With all mediums in my hanger, it sorta did change it, a little easier, since my mediums were 6/8, but now the **Boa (and soon the Patton that I occasionally use) is at level 8 with 9 weapons and it makes no difference in my opposition with 6/9 heavies. **And man, that Boa... I find that in my tier, the insane-for-a-medium-bot HP and good speed and outstanding maneuverability are pretty dang good at level 8 compared to the Lance, at the cost of one medium weapon and the Lance's shield, so I have been having a bit of fun running all mediums a few times a day ** Anyway, as to the rest of the question, I feel a Gareth would suit you better in place of the Cossack... or maybe a Stalker if you prefer, as they are still a PITA at that tier for bigger bots to kill if you play it right. Also, I seem to do better with a Thunder bot in my hanger... whether a Lance, Boa, Carny, or Leo, they can be absolute line breaking, door kicking, facefull-of-buckshot giving, chargers that can attack, and take, center in many conditions. Aphid bots will curtail that, but if they aren't around or they are busy somewhere else, you can clean the streets and claim them as your own.
|
|
|
Post by DogTrail on Jan 6, 2017 5:06:18 GMT -5
Carnage as a primary capper, doesn't really work. Carnage as a knife fighter with capping capabilities, works. Just my opinion. I'd throw in Rhino in this mix. It's far from the OP bot it once was, but it's still pretty strong. It's only a sitting duck if you sit still. The challenge is learning how to keep moving in that thing.
Cossack needs to be shelved ASAP. Especially since you're talking of transitioning to HS/LG. I wouldn't recommend Gareth as replacement because LG is as high as that gets, similar to Stalker.
Since you say you're broke, I assume you have no gold. Not sure what your WSP situation is. If that's healthier, I suggest replacing the Cossack with a Thunder Carnage, and the PDB Griffin with a Rhino, taking the same set of weapons. If you don't like Rhino, alternative could be Boa, although that too stays in LG (but at least it only costs silver).
|
|