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Post by 7iquid on Nov 28, 2017 12:56:56 GMT -5
Ok not tried it yet but surprised by the claims that "it outperforms any beacon capper"?
Really? Better than a Rog? Gareth? Rhino?
I can imagine it being good if Pix produce a massive AOE bomb weapon that it can drop on Reds but otherwise I remain healthily sceptical till I have tried or killed one in battle.
It's never good to underestimate an enemy so I am genunely interested to see what niche the ClayPigeon fills... Diamond 2 iOS
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Post by hon_shu on Nov 28, 2017 12:59:57 GMT -5
Somewhat agree that Hover can be useful if played right, it's pretty mobile that's for sure. But maybe the Hover cool down should be different. Like a continuous cool down like fuel, it would recharge as soon as it's not used. Applied in short bursts this would be a true hover, right now is more like a space rocket.
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Post by Domino on Nov 28, 2017 13:00:07 GMT -5
So whoever's curious of what I won in the superchest, I ended up with the new flying robo, well I'm not saying it sucks but it seems weak/weird and I'm gunna try and see how the ability works. I like this robots color, it's nice to look at though. Though damn this is kind of disappointing because the XMAS event has the hover bot in the reward task chain :V. Edit: God damn keyboard spelling mistakes. How did you get a superchest after only 7 days!! I spent half of the month grinding to 1000 keys. I don't think he slept for 7 days. He's killing himself to get a superchest
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Post by hon_shu on Nov 28, 2017 13:01:04 GMT -5
Ok not tried it yet but surprised by the claims that "it outperforms any beacon capper"? Really? Better than a Rog? Gareth? Rhino? I can imagine it being good if Pix produce a massive AOE bomb weapon that it can drop on Reds but otherwise I remain healthily sceptical till I have tried or killed one in battle. It's never good to underestimate an enemy so I am genunely interested to see what niche the ClayPigeon fills... Diamond 2 iOS Not sure what you're complaining about, I'd much rather have this bot than a fourth Galahad or seventh Zeus.
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Post by Domino on Nov 28, 2017 13:02:51 GMT -5
I dont see why hover can make hydra/spiral any better. We are talking about guided missles that go up and around buildings. No need to hover to get a line of sight. fuijin does a better job and can deliver more dmg. Try Tulu/Pin, Punishers or Molots. Have you ever noticed that if you fire Aphids at the top of a Griffin's jump arc that they have a better chance to do full damage? The extra launching height gives it that little bit of oomph. With hydras and spirals, I've noticed on my Spydra that firing when jumping gives the missiles a little bit more travel, and the extra height can help them get over some buildings. With the Hover that I encountered on Dreadnought, since there is no place to hide from homing missiles when you're out in the open, the Hover pilot used his glide ability to keep the range open so that he stayed at 600m as much as possible. Yes, because they drop so quickly and have a better chance to land completely. Hydra/Spirals bend and twist past buildings, I 100% understand what your saying, just dont think it will help as much you might think... IDK I tested the spiral/hydra on the TS but briefly as it was boring.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 13:05:08 GMT -5
I mean it in 7 days, Since I have a second hanger (FB giveaway) with 3 cossacks. What I do is play beacon rush and rush all 3 cossacks to the enemy and get them killed quickly and join the next match but only do this for 3 matches.
Then my main hanger I play serious on domination mode, do as much damage and use all bots to fight and back to hanger to watch 3 ads to open 3 bronze chests and bronze chest gives 5-20 keys so I watch ads first then open chest with the keys.
Rinse and Repeat and I know rushing to suicide all 3 cossacks isn't contributing to the team but with the timer ticking down with only 2 days left until the Black market resets I'm put under pressure.
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Post by darkknight on Nov 28, 2017 13:06:36 GMT -5
So whoever's curious of what I won in the superchest, I ended up with the new flying robo, well I'm not saying it sucks but it seems weak/weird and I'm gunna try and see how the ability works. I like this robots color, it's nice to look at though. Though damn this is kind of disappointing because the XMAS event has the hover bot in the reward task chain :V. Edit: God damn keyboard spelling mistakes. Well if u completed it in 7d then lemme ask a question..is this doable in 2d ?assuming I get 5 keys from each battle and have whole day free
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Post by 7iquid on Nov 28, 2017 13:07:40 GMT -5
Ok not tried it yet but surprised by the claims that "it outperforms any beacon capper"? Really? Better than a Rog? Gareth? Rhino? I can imagine it being good if Pix produce a massive AOE bomb weapon that it can drop on Reds but otherwise I remain healthily sceptical till I have tried or killed one in battle. It's never good to underestimate an enemy so I am genunely interested to see what niche the ClayPigeon fills... Diamond 2 iOS Not sure what you're complaining about, I'd much rather have this bot than a fourth Galahad or seventh Zeus. Oh, well I would call "healthy sceptism" scientific. I wouldn't call it complaining. You must have a different definition for the word "complain".
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 13:14:04 GMT -5
I'm missing sleep for 7 days just to get this superchest, also got high school and my part time job too.
I want to take a break until the XMAS event comes then I can grind for another clay pigeon lmfao, Bulgasari (looking forward to this bot) and maybe shocktrain?? I don't know about this shocktrain weapon because I've never seen it in game before, maybe in end game tiers???
I plan to give the game a break till XMAS event, but this clay pigeon bot is actually good (I love it now), if you know what you're doing in beacon rush it can be a great hunter!. I chased down 2 cossacks with my hover bots glide ability and welcomed them with Orkans/Pinatas into their faces.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 13:24:59 GMT -5
Dark Knight I stay up until 6am, wake up for high school and then comes my part time job after school......it's not going to be possible if you don't have the time, it's also repetitive and dreadful as hell clicking the same ads and rushing all 3 cossacks to get killed by enemy.
If you don't have the time you're not going to make it! done! also I started when there was only 10 days left so I guess I was lucky.
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Post by elcheapo on Nov 28, 2017 13:25:54 GMT -5
That's a good prize , much better than Zues .
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Post by kingdavid1 on Nov 28, 2017 13:27:43 GMT -5
Anyone who even says anything defending that hover craft or even thinks is good has lost their mind. I'll take my Cossack in and demolish you if you dare say so.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 13:27:51 GMT -5
Also as you can see you might end up getting the components on the left or right of the picture and it'd be a complete waste of time and effort.
I am one lucky son of a duck!
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Post by Deadeye on Nov 28, 2017 13:32:26 GMT -5
This is what Hydra pilots are thinking...though you will need to change out 'might' for 'definately'
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Post by ManO' War on Nov 28, 2017 13:36:21 GMT -5
I have had a Hover for a week. He is level 9. He is very expensive Silver wise to upgrade.
1st - Start a custom game with only yourself and learn to fly. You will learn that it is very hard to shoot while flying. I would only intend to shoot while flying out of necessity and over time you'll get better at it. Spend a little time on each map, learn the spots, you'll have fun in the process seeing War Robots from a whole new point of view.
Once you get the handle of Hover, you'll realize you can beat the Kumiho to most beacons - dependent on the map (more obstacles the better) and your spawn location. Once you cap the center beacon or a side beacon - you have 3 choices. 1. Find an elevated or other tactical position and engage/defend. 2. Retreat behind an Ancilot, Rhino, or other shielded bot and be their wing man. 3. Fly again and watch the entire RED team fire at you and Die.
Keep in mind that when you activate the Hover feature, you go straight up first, then you begin to head in whatever direction as you "feather" the throttle. Don't mash it and hold it, you will look silly and die quickly.
The Configurations I have found to work best are:
1. 2 x Scourge 1 x Gekko - great for Haechi and Kumiho and good range to keep you safe. I play this configuration to cap a beacon and then provide overwatch/wingman support. You will not do much damage, but the REDs become obsessed with killing you allowing your team to gain momentum. 2. 2 x Punisher T 1 x Punisher for knocking down Anciles - once again, its mostly for support after you cap the beacon. You can run Tulumbas and a Pin, or keep the Gekko if you like, but its just not powerful enough to really hurt much.
Looking forward to: 3. 2 x Vortex 1 x Aphid. Once my Hover is level 11 or higher and these weapons are 11 or higher, it will be effective.
What I would avoid. Any DB or PDB set-up. You just DIE too quickly. Its essentially a slightly more powerful but much less agile Rogatka with a bit more HP. I'd run a dusty galahad over this combo any day having tried it a lot last night. Just flat out doesn't stand up to what's out there.
Overall I am really happy with the Hover. Its one of those bots you can just have fun in and not another $300 bot or slow fat arse lancilot.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 13:49:10 GMT -5
I noticed the cool down for jumping into the air is 7 seconds and it just 2 seconds over from Cossacks 5 second cool down. which isn't bad because you can jump over buildings and fire orkans/pinatas or tulumbas/pin. it better then griffins cooldown which is 20 seconds.
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Post by hon_shu on Nov 28, 2017 14:53:22 GMT -5
Not sure what you're complaining about, I'd much rather have this bot than a fourth Galahad or seventh Zeus. Oh, well I would call "healthy sceptism" scientific. I wouldn't call it complaining. You must have a different definition for the word "complain". Sorry, I meant to reply to the OP. I think it's a decent prize from a Superchest. Much better than a fourth Galahad or seventh Zeus. Fun to play around with (and I did get that second hangar in the Forum giveaway D).
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Post by T34 on Nov 28, 2017 17:21:24 GMT -5
The Hover bot is a Gimmick bot. Its "special ability" is its disability. Pix needs to buff it bad... I think you are right. its a feel good bot so you can go high up and a collectors bot. A different bot, to be played for fun. I just cant figure out where it would fit in (in a competitive way) without a serious buff to HP or addition of stealth.
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Post by 7iquid on Nov 28, 2017 17:37:17 GMT -5
Oh, well I would call "healthy sceptism" scientific. I wouldn't call it complaining. You must have a different definition for the word "complain". Sorry, I meant to reply to the OP. I think it's a decent prize from a Superchest. Much better than a fourth Galahad or seventh Zeus. Fun to play around with (and I did get that second hangar in the Forum giveaway D). No probs - gd luck with new hangar
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Post by maverick on Nov 28, 2017 21:59:40 GMT -5
Sigh ...... gold chest = 700 keys, grind, grind, grind, gold chest 600 keys And still not even 1/2 way to a superchest. Next month auto spin.
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Post by vin5240 on Nov 28, 2017 23:00:36 GMT -5
Hover effortlessly outperforms any beacon capper in the game, Kumiho included. In the upcoming event there will be beacon tasks as usual. By then you want to have your Hover leveled up to your sweet spot. It is gonna be the first bot you will spawn to go for beacons. Put Orkans and a Pinata on it and learn to fly this thing properly. When approaching a red beacon this loadout will help dealing with spawning bots. I thought like the OP after the first battles. Weird bot. But I've definitely changed my mind after I got used to the mechanics. This bot packs a punch and is up for some epic scenes on the battlefield. Folks make jokes about Hovers weakness of being exposed in mid-air. Cossack, Rogatka and Griffin share the same weakness. This weakness has been part of War Robots from the beginning. It's a basic skill to handle this kind of weakness. I see no reason to laugh about it. It gives up one light hardpoint for more health,speed, and longer jump duration. You can use it like a griffin if you wanted to or fly up and bombard enemies hiding behind walls with rockets.
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Post by vin5240 on Nov 28, 2017 23:03:07 GMT -5
So whoever's curious of what I won in the superchest, I ended up with the new flying robo, well I'm not saying it sucks but it seems weak/weird and I'm gunna try and see how the ability works. I like this robots color, it's nice to look at though. Though damn this is kind of disappointing because the XMAS event has the hover bot in the reward task chain :V. Edit: God damn keyboard spelling mistakes. Well if u completed it in 7d then lemme ask a question..is this doable in 2d ?assuming I get 5 keys from each battle and have whole day free I did that in 2 and a half days but with ads. Then I got 3000 keys from super chest which I used to get scourge and bulg components along with 3000 gold and it filled the bar halfway again lol.
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Post by vin5240 on Nov 28, 2017 23:05:20 GMT -5
The Hover bot is a Gimmick bot. Its "special ability" is its disability. Pix needs to buff it bad... I think you are right. its a feel good bot so you can go high up and a collectors bot. A different bot, to be played for fun. I just cant figure out where it would fit in (in a competitive way) without a serious buff to HP or addition of stealth. What if you put a pair of shocktrains on that badboy? hover up, get a nice view of the field, and pow! I'd play the bot just because it's fun.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 2:49:22 GMT -5
Weird they only give 3k components for the dashing robos and 12.8k for a new hover bot???
I'm going to assume it's because the hover is weak, while the haechi is stronger and Pixonic also said ensured greater affordability.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 4:26:48 GMT -5
Sorry I meant greater affordability ensured for the storm weapon said by Pixonic on FB, but I didn't think they would include the Hover bot too. www.facebook.com/warrobots/videos/985478014926834/Edit: The haechi price is $300+ in my country and it's sure as hell expensive. I will take the bulgasari from the XMAS event and lose sleep rather then waste my work money on this stuff.
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Post by anjian on Nov 29, 2017 6:02:11 GMT -5
Getting the Hover bot is a good prize. At least you got something!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 6:12:57 GMT -5
Getting the Hover bot is a good prize. At least you got something!! That is true, but I would've gotten one from the Xmas event anyways, so that makes 2 in my hanger. Also this hover bot is good for Beacon Rush small maps like Shenzhen, Powerplant and Moon where you can hover out of danger or get into one. Like in BR mode on the moon map, I ran away from an enemy natasha bot who had 2 thunders/2 punishers and he was pissed as heck :V). My current hover bot has 2 orkans/pinata and it performs really well on small maps with plenty of cover.
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Post by pirateb0t on Nov 29, 2017 8:00:43 GMT -5
I recently sniped one of these out of the air on yama which was being piloted by a japanese dude who had it fitted out with the punisher setup. I'm not sure what he hoped to achieve on yama but his time playing with the hover bot was short lived while he was trying to land on the covered walkway top.
I enjoyed watching that piece of junk fall out of the sky after lazering it.
I see no point in the hover at all. It seems absolutely worthless with its weapon setup. If it had 4 light points and a physical shield it would be a very interesting sniper or kinetic weapon setup.
As it stands now hover is a joke bot and I hope more people run this so I can blow it out of the sky with ease.
Btw has anyone tried a RDB setup of two tulumbas and a pin on this thing? I guess you could theoretically play it like an ambush bot rdb.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2017 8:20:02 GMT -5
I recently sniped one of these out of the air on yama which was being piloted by a japanese dude who had it fitted out with the punisher setup. I'm not sure what he hoped to achieve on yama but his time playing with the hover bot was short lived while he was trying to land on the covered walkway top. I enjoyed watching that piece of junk fall out of the sky after lazering it. I see no point in the hover at all. It seems absolutely worthless with its weapon setup. If it had 4 light points and a physical shield it would be a very interesting sniper or kinetic weapon setup. As it stands now hover is a joke bot and I hope more people run this so I can blow it out of the sky with ease. Btw has anyone tried a RDB setup of two tulumbas and a pin on this thing? I guess you could theoretically play it like an ambush bot rdb. I've tried these setups on my lv5 hover with under levelled lv5-6 weapons: Tulu/Pin=500m, you have distance to attack, glide to safe cover and you don't get exposed to magnums/tarans/aphids. Good for supporting but low damage burst Orkan/Pinata=300m, you have to expose yourself to tarans/aphids/magnums, good for hunting down bots with low HP or campers with good high damage burst. I'm still testing both for beacon rush to see which one works better and once I get the second hover I will put tulu/pin.
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Post by AVC on Nov 29, 2017 8:31:16 GMT -5
I ground to 1000 in about 20 days. Got a Gareth But hey better than a kick in the nuts.it's currently my beacon capper. At least it has more grunt than the Cossack My daughter should get to 800 tomorrow and were going to splurge $2.60 to buy 200 keys (cheaper than a donut) I'm up to about 760 again, if I hit 800 I'll go the $2.60 as well. Maybe.... I'l get.... another.... Gareth!!! oh yay....
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