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Post by SuperHero on Sept 14, 2017 8:39:43 GMT -5
Word we have from Pixonic is that 3.2 will hopefully be released on Android on 25 Sept and will include a "new mechanic" for attaining Dash bots.
Of course this inside info is subject to changes and the fluidity of circumstances (like the fact that even Pix was shocked when 3.1 was approved so fast by Apple).
This "new mechanic" was mentioned after we fed back to them the immense dissatisfaction that had arisen as a result of the Black Market.
More to follow.....
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Post by Ⓑⓞⓑ Ⓓⓨⓛⓐⓝ on Sept 14, 2017 8:50:22 GMT -5
Black Market is whatever to me, i'm not bothered by the mechanic as much as some people. They should just set a dollar amount for dashes.
What I -really- want (what I really really want) is that terrible "Pilot JAHDKJHSAK has won a Trident" to stop scrolling through my hanger screen, incredibly tacky IMO.
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Post by wildboar on Sept 14, 2017 8:51:48 GMT -5
Black market stinks
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Post by ᕲΣΣᕲƧ on Sept 14, 2017 9:15:34 GMT -5
"New mechanic" doesn't really give me much hope of having a Dash this year or probably ever. Which really sucks because most of the reason I still play War Robots was because the dash bots were so awesome and I was waiting for them. I should have known better after the WW bots nonsense.
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 9:22:12 GMT -5
"New mechanic" doesn't really give me much hope of having a Dash this year or probably ever. Which really sucks because most of the reason I still play War Robots was because the dash bots were so awesome and I was waiting for them. I should have known better after the WW bots nonsense. Wild bots seemed reasonably done. What's problem with them? |
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Post by wildboar on Sept 14, 2017 9:28:41 GMT -5
their price?
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Post by wildboar on Sept 14, 2017 9:30:00 GMT -5
7000 ip (AU) for a medium WW bot ...14k for heavy doesn't strike you as steep?
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 9:32:35 GMT -5
You don't have to.m buy it, but everyone who has one paid that amount, or casino'ed for 100+ (excepting the lucky)
It could be a million bucks and it would be fair, because it's price is as advertised, not just through casino
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 9:33:49 GMT -5
Also, so you know, there is a butch special, it's 75 bucks and a large (like 10-13k gold) , which is a screaming deal if you want a butch and willing to pay for it
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Post by wildboar on Sept 14, 2017 9:38:03 GMT -5
the BEST thing I have won on the BM casino wheel is a Gl Patton ... oh and a Pin ... can't see me winning a ww bot or Kia bot any time soon
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Post by TravLar on Sept 14, 2017 9:39:58 GMT -5
It does seem crazy that the bot that just blitzed me is only available by chance...
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Post by ᕲΣΣᕲƧ on Sept 14, 2017 9:44:42 GMT -5
Also, so you know, there is a butch special, it's 75 bucks and a large (like 10-13k gold) , which is a screaming deal if you want a butch and willing to pay for it IMO $75 for content in a mobile game is ridiculous. $75 for the full game with everything available for in game resources would be a difficult decision for me. It's a great game but it would still be more than a game for a console which are typically much better and more complex. I don't want a butch so that deal means nothing to me. I really want a dash 2. But I wouldn't spend more than about $7.50 on one. And even at that price I might not buy because Pixonic has already said it will most likely be nerfed for the next update. Why on Earth would I spend real money, silver, and maybe gold speeding the upgrades on a dash that will be less useful than when I purchase it? |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 9:49:17 GMT -5
Also, so you know, there is a butch special, it's 75 bucks and a large (like 10-13k gold) , which is a screaming deal if you want a butch and willing to pay for it IMO $75 for content in a mobile game is ridiculous. $75 for the full game with everything available for in game resources would be a difficult decision for me. It's a great game but it would still be more than a game for a console which are typically much better and more complex. I don't want a butch so that deal means nothing to me. I really want a dash 2. But I wouldn't spend more than about $7.50 on one. And even at that price I might not buy because Pixonic has already said it will most likely be nerfed for the next update. It's great that you are only willing to pay only 7.5 for it, but there are others willing to pay 2000++. It's just supply and demand. Wishing it doesn't make it so. |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 9:51:36 GMT -5
Also, so you know, there is a butch special, it's 75 bucks and a large (like 10-13k gold) , which is a screaming deal if you want a butch and willing to pay for it IMO $75 for content in a mobile game is ridiculous. $75 for the full game with everything available for in game resources would be a difficult decision for me. It's a great game but it would still be more than a game for a console which are typically much better and more complex. I don't want a butch so that deal means nothing to me. I really want a dash 2. But I wouldn't spend more than about $7.50 on one. And even at that price I might not buy because Pixonic has already said it will most likely be nerfed for the next update. If I could buy them for 7.5 I would buy 5 of each minus the ones I have. I wouldn't blink twice, it's less than a night out for beers, and about half the price of a trip to the movies and popcorn with your girlfriend. That affords you 2 hours of sedentary enjoyment. I'm certain you will enjoy your dash more than 2 hours. |
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Post by Ⅎ₹ѺC₭₩ELDEℲ₹ on Sept 14, 2017 10:02:19 GMT -5
New Mechanic = 100 task grind-athon. It will be a set amount of things to grind and do.
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 10:05:08 GMT -5
Judging by how matches in diamond and up are absolutely PACKED with dash bots, I believe in fact while many want it cheaper, they are willing to pay good money for them. the pricing from a marketing standpoint was correct.
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Post by seanh on Sept 14, 2017 10:23:05 GMT -5
It will definitely involve RM, direct buy with Keys I would guess and lots of keys, I would guestimate 14k of them in fact.
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Post by SuperHero on Sept 14, 2017 10:27:12 GMT -5
New Mechanic = 100 task grind-athon. It will be a set amount of things to grind and do. THAT'S what I'm fearing. |
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Post by Anon O. Mous on Sept 14, 2017 10:31:25 GMT -5
What I -really- want (what I really really want) is that terrible "Pilot JAHDKJHSAK has won a Trident" to stop scrolling through my hanger screen, incredibly tacky IMO. Oh, no. You didn't just go Spice Girls on me, did you? It's just too early in the morning for that. |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 10:31:40 GMT -5
It will definitely involve RM, direct buy with Keys I would guess and lots of keys, I would guestimate 14k of them in fact. Bingo. But probably 13000 since that's 100 bucks Seems reasonable too, based on the fact that people are willing to pay hundreds for the chance only to win |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 10:33:29 GMT -5
New Mechanic = 100 task grind-athon. It will be a set amount of things to grind and do. THAT'S what I'm fearing. Look at the bright side... wild bots will lowered down a bit. No way to justify 100 on a butch if dash is only 100 too Hahahahaah |
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Post by Anon O. Mous on Sept 14, 2017 10:38:18 GMT -5
"New mechanic" doesn't really give me much hope of having a Dash this year or probably ever. Which really sucks because most of the reason I still play War Robots was because the dash bots were so awesome and I was waiting for them. I should have known better after the WW bots nonsense. Wild bots seemed reasonably done. What's problem with them? I'd like to have a Doc, but IMHO the WW's are glass cannons, and I just can't justify the cost for the low HP. |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 10:49:03 GMT -5
Wild bots seemed reasonably done. What's problem with them? I'd like to have a Doc, but IMHO the WW's are glass cannons, and I just can't justify the cost for the low HP. Can't say I disagree there. They are too weak for what you get. They should have rog hitpoints, considering you pay so much more for it. Also rog has jump and has a ridiculous speed too go with it |
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Post by Anon O. Mous on Sept 14, 2017 10:57:42 GMT -5
I'd like to have a Doc, but IMHO the WW's are glass cannons, and I just can't justify the cost for the low HP. Can't say I disagree there. They are too weak for what you get. They should have rog hitpoints, considering you pay so much more for it. Also rog has jump and has a ridiculous speed too go with it I agree. Since Doc can't jump, his speed and HP should be increased. Don't want him OP, but a little more balance wouldn't go amiss. Jesse has a lot of speed, but the HP you receive in exchange doesn't seem to be there. Even though he has slightly higher HP than Stalker, he seems to die a lot faster. I don't own one, but have used one on the test server. Those parameters may be different than on the live server, so I may not have the whole picture. |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 11:02:35 GMT -5
Can't say I disagree there. They are too weak for what you get. They should have rog hitpoints, considering you pay so much more for it. Also rog has jump and has a ridiculous speed too go with it I agree. Since Doc can't jump, his speed and HP should be increased. Don't want him OP, but a little more balance wouldn't go amiss. Jesse has a lot of speed, but the HP you receive in exchange doesn't seem to be there. Even though he has slightly higher HP than Stalker, he seems to die a lot faster. I don't own one, but have used one on the test server. Those parameters may be different than on the live server, so I may not have the whole picture. I own one, and I'm playing him now. best strategy is to equip innocuous weapons and jump in front of the enemy. they really dont want to target you. they want to get at the big fat juicy griffin or whatever behind you. but they cant. you take some damage but the reds die, the entire time trying to get around you hahahahaha so far tho , hes mostly treb fodder. |
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Post by Anon O. Mous on Sept 14, 2017 11:12:47 GMT -5
I agree. Since Doc can't jump, his speed and HP should be increased. Don't want him OP, but a little more balance wouldn't go amiss. Jesse has a lot of speed, but the HP you receive in exchange doesn't seem to be there. Even though he has slightly higher HP than Stalker, he seems to die a lot faster. I don't own one, but have used one on the test server. Those parameters may be different than on the live server, so I may not have the whole picture. I own one, and I'm playing him now. best strategy is to equip innocuous weapons and jump in front of the enemy. they really dont want to target you. they want to get at the big fat juicy griffin or whatever behind you. but they cant. you take some damage but the reds die, the entire time trying to get around you hahahahaha so far tho , hes mostly treb fodder. Too bad that the WW's can't use ECU's. Sure, you lose a weapon port, but you would gain more protection. Especially Jesse, who's not a large offensive weapon, but is outstanding at capping beacons. He'd survive a little longer if he could use ECU, especially if he could carry two ECU's, switching to weapons for offense, then back to ECU for defense. Doc could do the same, although his cool down cycle is longer. Fire off your Orkans, then switch to ECU, while moving out of harm's way. Even having one shield and one weapon would provide partial protection. |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 11:25:44 GMT -5
I own one, and I'm playing him now. best strategy is to equip innocuous weapons and jump in front of the enemy. they really dont want to target you. they want to get at the big fat juicy griffin or whatever behind you. but they cant. you take some damage but the reds die, the entire time trying to get around you hahahahaha so far tho , hes mostly treb fodder. Too bad that the WW's can't use ECU's. Sure, you lose a weapon port, but you would gain more protection. Especially Jesse, who's not a large offensive weapon, but is outstanding at capping beacons. He'd survive a little longer if he could use ECU, especially if he could carry two ECU's, switching to weapons for offense, then back to ECU for defense. Doc could do the same, although his cool down cycle is longer. Fire off your Orkans, then switch to ECU, while moving out of harm's way. Even having one shield and one weapon would provide partial protection. Jesse is problematic. he special abilty is 'do what a patton does, but worse' he needs the biggest boost. and I'm not sure what it is.maybe a permanently mounted 3rd weapon. there are a number situations where a geppard is preferable to a patton. there are few where a jesse is better, the one one, and the reason I use him currently is for beacon capping. a pattons late game role is gekko. he performs that role well. sufficiently tanky to kill trebbers. but the jesse cant. then again the patton cant cap worth a poo. but 4 gekkos to the face point blank, thats solid damage at close range, and can even used to defend a beacon briefly. jesse cant really do that. which means, jesse is rental. as opposed to a bot you want to survive, say , like anything else. |
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Post by Poopface on Sept 14, 2017 11:26:59 GMT -5
Don't care one whit about getting the Dashes. Fix all the issues with the MM.
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Nicer version upon retrospection:
Thanks for the update. I appreciate the inside info regardless of how things shake out.
That said, my irritation with the MM (both on my main account and far newer silver-level account) far outweighs any interest I may have in new content being released. Lipstick and acrylic nails on the pig.
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Post by inspirace on Sept 14, 2017 11:33:17 GMT -5
"mechanism" sounds fishy... will we have an arcade game-style coins spawning in randomly on battlefields for pilots to collect? now players will have even more reasons not caring for beacons  about black markets, I personally like it - free silvers, although I would prefer the silver output to be a bit less insignificant ... |
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Post by linearblade on Sept 14, 2017 11:34:52 GMT -5
Don't care one whit about getting the Dashes. Fix all the issues with the MM. and the ridiculous inventory screens... my lord, how stupid and painfully slow is it to laboriously scroll through a pic of each . Do it sky-UI style. a list, with the profile pic on the right side. |
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