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Post by sugarbird on Nov 16, 2017 14:48:07 GMT -5
Which do you prefer and why? Also how does your choice affect play style and hanger choices?
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Post by Deadeye on Nov 16, 2017 14:59:27 GMT -5
Domination is my preference. I run solo a lot and run into less whale squads there. It does affect my play style and hanger choices somewhat, though not as much as you might think. I usually start with my Tarancilot as speed at the beginning is not as important as it is with BR. Arriving at the most contested beacon apace with squad members around me is far more important. I want to take a beacon and keep it long enough for others to hold it while I get back into the action. I also have a Rhino which I don't think I'd run in BR. I don't think it has as much survivability in BR as compared to a Griffin because of the jump. There are other differences, but the main one is the pace is a bit slower and more even. BR feels frantic and chaotic for the first minute and many times feels like the game is won or lost in that time. It's not always true, but it is more often than in Dom.
My $0.02
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Post by wildboar on Nov 16, 2017 15:00:46 GMT -5
I have just done 3 domination games... Holy cow they were laser light shows (geckkos and trebs)... Took a lot of dodging from cover to cover to get anywhere near them... It seems like the TDM crew have set up in domination... Will have to do some BR to compare
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Post by Poopface on Nov 16, 2017 15:15:13 GMT -5
Domination is my preference. I run solo a lot and run into less whale squads there. It does affect my play style and hanger choices somewhat, though not as much as you might think. I usually start with my Tarancilot as speed at the beginning is not as important as it is with BR. Arriving at the most contested beacon apace with squad members around me is far more important. I want to take a beacon and keep it long enough for others to hold it while I get back into the action. I also have a Rhino which I don't think I'd run in BR. I don't think it has as much survivability in BR as compared to a Griffin because of the jump. There are other differences, but the main one is the pace is a bit slower and more even. BR feels frantic and chaotic for the first minute and many times feels like the game is won or lost in that time. It's not always true, but it is more often than in Dom. My $0.02 I also prefer Domination and pretty much for the same reasons as Deadeye. No Rhino or Ancilot in my hanger, though.
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Post by seanh on Nov 16, 2017 15:19:42 GMT -5
I tend to do a lot better in Dom games, but really prefer BR games. They are faster, more chaotic, find them much more of a challenge. I think at the moment CQC is where I need to improve the most, so mostly playing BR.
Hangers are similar, usually only one bot changes, if any. For BR its 4 close range knifers (two Bulgasari, Orkand and Taran and two Ancilots, Orkan and Taran again) and an Orkan Rog. For Dom, sometimes the Orkan Ancilot makes way for a mid ranger, at the moment a zues Fury.
Have a Haechi on upgrade, so need to figure out who hits the showers when he arrives, sad to say it will probably be the Rog, his life expectancy has shortened dramatically of late.
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Post by Koalabear on Nov 16, 2017 15:23:50 GMT -5
I've been having a lot of fun with Domination. I had one daily task, to capture 4 beacons in 1 game. Guess how many I did with my fast bot hangar? 7! But we still lost that game... oh well!
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Post by krebby on Nov 16, 2017 15:30:20 GMT -5
I generally play Beacon Rush despite the significantly higher number of Dash present there. The main reason is I really dislike Hydra Fujins and Spidra Griffins. I hate seeing those bots on my team, and I hate playing against them. And those bots are primarily found on Domination matches.
If Hydras didn't exist, I think I would probably prefer Domination over Beacon Rush. I like Beacon Rush's brawling, but find it favors the team that is ahead too much. In Domination, the team that is behind on beacon control has an inherent advantage because they spawn closer to the action. That is a nice soft catch-up mechanism.
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Post by zeframmann on Nov 16, 2017 15:45:47 GMT -5
I despise Beacon Rush. In domination you (usually) benefit from a balanced hanger. In BR if everything isn't a heavyweight knife-fighter then you are likely just wasting your time.
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Post by abarus39 on Nov 16, 2017 15:55:22 GMT -5
Hate killing a bot near a beacon and then having the pilot who's bot you just ravaged drop a fresh bot right on top of you... and bang your dead. Or seeing an enemy beacon with no one around it, but as soon as you get to within 50M of it three jack holes spawn on the beacon and kill you. Domination typically means the Bots don't get as bunched up either so enemies can be easier to pick off as they stagger out of the spawn going different directions. As mentioned above the whale clans typically stick to BR which is another reason to play Dom.
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Post by moses on Nov 16, 2017 15:55:45 GMT -5
Beacon Rush all the way - Domination is fun as a game, but there are just too many people who believe that trebuchets and gekkos make valueable contributions and that beacons are someone else’s problem
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Post by ogpondskum on Nov 16, 2017 15:56:45 GMT -5
I play solo and I only run domination. Playing solo, I don't like BR as it seems like the team that grabs the center beacon first wins. To me BR requires team coordination first with skill following that.
I'm not looking forward to a time when we go back to Random game mode.
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Post by _psychø on Nov 16, 2017 15:58:10 GMT -5
Used to play Beacon Rush mainly but switched back to Domination because all the whales play Beacon Rush, Dom seems easier.
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Post by rdood on Nov 16, 2017 16:07:13 GMT -5
BR cause games are pretty much over within 4 mins, fast games fast rewards hangar still works the same in domination just gotta be less aggressive
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Post by Ⅎ₹ѺC₭₩ELDEℲ₹ on Nov 16, 2017 16:52:35 GMT -5
Dom = strategy and tactics BR = ADHD game mode
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Post by Nexsan on Nov 16, 2017 17:58:02 GMT -5
I prefer Domination because I think a bot spawning out of thin air in front of you is ridiculous. The least Pixonic could do is make it look like they're falling out of the sky like in BoT. Also it makes light and, to some extent, medium bots even less effective. My hangar is balanced for both modes.
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Post by ᎶƦ℮℮ƊᎽ ƤΛƝƊΛ on Nov 16, 2017 18:06:02 GMT -5
This should really get the conversation going.
Beacon Rush - I can blow through my bots much quicker in that mode.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 18:46:20 GMT -5
Domination, it allows for some strategy and what little is left of skill. BR if there's a kill task.
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Post by Pulse Hadron on Nov 16, 2017 19:15:31 GMT -5
After the event I continued in BR for a couple days because I was on a bot killing bender, didn’t care win or lose. In a few battles on Moon towards the end (like 5 minutes) the reds had 1 beacon which they kept spawning at and we were falling over each other to blast them. It was hilarious, 8 heavy bots within 200m, half throwing rockets and Thunder, just ripping each other down and respawning just as fast. I’d throw away my healthy DB Griffin for another because I didn’t want to wait for reload and damage rankings were on the line.
But I’ve returned to my trusty Domination. Except it’s not so trusty. Last night I had a blast, most battles everyone playing full tilt. However, played an hour of Dom this early afternoon and it was miserable, every battle it seemed only half of both teams were trying.
Anyways, it’s so good to have the choice back again.
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Post by U Camp = I Camp on Nov 16, 2017 20:42:24 GMT -5
I'll pick the politically correct answer..."both."
BR for mostly solo play or small groups of 3 or less.
DOM for full clan squads. More strategic play in this mode and a decent chance to win vs higher ranked opponents.
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Post by hon_shu on Nov 17, 2017 0:29:03 GMT -5
Believe it or not, my favorite mode is/was "RANDOM". No need to decide each time More importantly, the need to cater for all maps and both play modes forced very balanced hangars. No Treb parties, less Haechi slaughtering, you get the picture .. Now that the choice is back, Domination is rapidly regressing into a sniper festival and Beacon Rush is turning into Beacon Dash.
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Post by inspirace on Nov 17, 2017 0:50:52 GMT -5
during the event, I had a lot of bad matches in Yam and SF DM battles - trying to cap beacons in those battles often gave me -17. hence afterward I had been playing BR exclusively. I would say I love both and hate both. DM and BR can be both strategic when played with right teammates. on the other hand, DM has a higher proportion of campers and BR has a lot of players who just use up bots without much thnking. so I kind of agree with hon_shu above. random mode was not bad, except for DM on Yam and SF with a blue team of a lot of campers,
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Post by thegrindergrinds on Nov 17, 2017 0:53:14 GMT -5
I like both at different times.
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Post by DarkVagabond on Nov 17, 2017 1:04:37 GMT -5
Domination is my preference. I run solo a lot and run into less whale squads there. It does affect my play style and hanger choices somewhat, though not as much as you might think. I usually start with my Tarancilot as speed at the beginning is not as important as it is with BR. Arriving at the most contested beacon apace with squad members around me is far more important. I want to take a beacon and keep it long enough for others to hold it while I get back into the action. I also have a Rhino which I don't think I'd run in BR. I don't think it has as much survivability in BR as compared to a Griffin because of the jump. There are other differences, but the main one is the pace is a bit slower and more even. BR feels frantic and chaotic for the first minute and many times feels like the game is won or lost in that time. It's not always true, but it is more often than in Dom. My $0.02 I also prefer Domination and pretty much for the same reasons as Deadeye . No Rhino or Ancilot in my hanger, though. Saving for your Hydrancilot? Or you gonna stick a Zenith on there as well so you can take a giant, steaming dump on whale snipers?
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Post by SGT D00M! on Nov 17, 2017 1:09:19 GMT -5
I rotate through both of them with no hangar change. Did the same with TDM. Keeps things interesting and I'm not a min/max guy.
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Post by wildboar on Nov 17, 2017 3:29:02 GMT -5
I also prefer Domination and pretty much for the same reasons as Deadeye . No Rhino or Ancilot in my hanger, though. Saving for your Hydrancilot? Or you gonna stick a Zenith on there as well so you can take a giant, steaming dump on whale snipers? I feel I should run my lance with a Zenit and Hydras ... just once for 「dookie」 & giggles Maybe Hydra & Spirals on my Galahad ... or Noricums ... yeah! what a fine pair of trolls they would make ... I wonder how many blues would eject seeing that hon_shu makes a very good point tho ... since the random factor has been removed people are specialising their hangars.. Domination - artillery & snipers everywhere Beacon rush - should be renamed beacon Dash as there are so many dash bots
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Post by anjian on Nov 17, 2017 4:00:59 GMT -5
I like Random best of all.
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Post by moolamu on Nov 17, 2017 4:09:41 GMT -5
I like both.
Sometimes I want to sit down and enjoy a strategic game with a bit of manuveuring and planning. Other times I just want to shoot a bunch of robots and be done with it.
Dom can be tedious on large maps. Yet steamrolling is super common in BR with no chance for a comeback.
Each to their own.
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Post by AηɗυηєɗнєƖ [ǀƬA] on Nov 17, 2017 4:17:33 GMT -5
Which do you prefer and why? Also how does your choice affect play style and hanger choices? Depends what you need: if you need silver, in particular now that premium is reasonably available thro the casino royale, beacon rush is the quickest way to earn it: load your strongest bots with the heaviest hitting short range weapons you have, drop at the beacon with the closest enemy, blast and get blasted, mech out and repeat. it's fast (most of the games last about 5 minutes), it can be fun, you can actually earn gold thro it if you do enough damage and kills to leave the enemy team one short before you do it to your team (50%-65% wins for me, lately) and you can easily rack a few million silver a day with an average of 350k per game (exp2, with an exp hangar). If you need gold and generally some more tactically minded game you go for domination, possibly dropping a capper first with which to get at least 2 beacons right away (my choice: a classic stalker with aphids): if you manage to get another two during the game, which is reasonably easy, you end up with 5 Au most of the times your team wins. Keep a midranger in the hangar, as you can't count on your team mates to do it and you might need it (my bot of choice in this department lately: a fully mk2ed golem with zeus and molots.. surprisingly effective).. Generally, I prefer domination, but since they reintroduced the choice, I'm playing mostly BR as I've most of my stuff to upgrade to 11s and 12s.
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Post by maverick on Nov 17, 2017 4:22:56 GMT -5
Domination for me, I hate it when you kill off a bot, go for the beacon and bang get killed OR kill the red hang off the beacon in case and a team mate takes the beacon without anyone zapping him. So annoying.
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Post by aceboy44 on Nov 17, 2017 5:18:16 GMT -5
BR. I hate Domination since when I spawn I have to walk all the way to the battlefield to shoot the reds/capture beacon, and it's a pain in the neck with a slow bot like lancelot
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