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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 3:23:58 GMT -5
I've saved up 580 Gold so far and I was planning to buy Aphid when I get 750 gold to go with my 2x Taran Hover because the Pinata's effective range is 300m.
I saw aceboy44's video where he used the hover with 2x Taran/Aphid and I really liked it since it was a good build and decided to follow him.
But I'm not too fond of using missile weapons like Hydra, Spiral and Aphid because it's difficult to utilise on certain maps with lots of cover and it's not like Orkan/Tulumbas where you just shoot straight without worrying about obstacles.
I don't know to be honest, Aceboy44 has skills so hes good with 2x Taran/Aphid, but for me getting into CQC with Hover always ends up with me getting killed first and I lose my only beacon capper for crucial last moments where my team is outgunned and capping beacons is the only way to win.
Please help thank you!
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Post by snk on Dec 4, 2017 4:11:20 GMT -5
Alphid is alright, just there are few things that I will get first..... something like 4th and 5th slots, 2+ Orkans, Lancelot (Ancile too if I don’t have Ember), Rogatka (if I don’t have Kuminho or my hanger doesn’t all fill with Dashes, Inquisitor and Lancelot only).
There is nothing wrong what you are buying, having fun is more important.
note: depends how much you can play, Bulgasari can be won in Christmas event. You may need to prepare 3 medium weapon.
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Post by cypho on Dec 4, 2017 4:15:02 GMT -5
I agree with snk. Also, they tend to come up as freebies a lot in the events and BM chests, so may be worth keeping the gold and seeing if you can acquire it that way. |
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Post by Fry on Dec 4, 2017 4:22:42 GMT -5
There is a small chance that you can get an aphid from Xmas event.So, save your gold for now.If you don't have one, it means you are new to the game and if this is true consider buying the 5th slot.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 4:55:51 GMT -5
Ahh okay I see, I already have my 4th slot from purchasing the $1 offer for 600 gold and I'll save up for something else then.
Tomorrow if there is no Aphid from the Xmas event, then I'll just buy it with my gold one way or another.
Thank you for the heads up people. Cheers :D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 5:14:05 GMT -5
Ahh okay I see, I already have my 4th slot from purchasing the $1 offer for 600 gold and I'll save up for something else then. Tomorrow if there is no Aphid from the Xmas event, then I'll just buy it with my gold one way or another. Thank you for the heads up people. Cheers  Don't waste your gold on Aphids. You need at least 4 Orkans and the 5th slot before even planning to buy another gold item. Even then, I would buy a Lancelot with Ancile, then 2 Zeus and AFTER them you can consider to buy Aphids, Gekkos, etc. In the meantime, save your gold, don't speed upgrades and use your WSPs to buy at least 4-6 Tarans and 4 Magnums before buying components. The Magnum is the best weapon you can couple with Tarans (on your Hover too). Don't spend gold to buy components, and when you buy them focus on the Haechi and the Ember: other items are trash (Storm, Hover) at your level, while others, altough very good (Bulgasari, Tempest, Inquisitor), are less important than the Haechi/Ember. |
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Post by ezekielcrow on Dec 4, 2017 5:17:36 GMT -5
Save your gold and wait for events. They usually come up. Aphids are great at keeping your mech out of harms way and once sufficiently levelled, can be devastating to everything but a speedy mech.
They are great for stripping ancile. They are awesome in quads. And yes, those who say you cant destroy an ancile bot with it dont have enough skill/creativity. Ancilots, ancile leos, carnages and haechis have fallen before my quad aphid jesse.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 5:57:58 GMT -5
Agreed with all of the above, specially wait for events and other stuff has higher priority. Fun to use they are,thats a big pro for them, a single one isnt very satisfiyng tho.
Another thing is, if u have bad internet, u see them hit walls a lot, that takes away a lot of fun and makes it difficult to learn to use them well.
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Post by Koalabear on Dec 4, 2017 8:12:02 GMT -5
I bought 2 Aphids and I regretted it. Why? Because I eventually won/earned 4 more Aphids in the events! Patience! You will eventually get an Aphid for free.
That said, I love Aphids. They are my favourite missile weapon. Not sure if I would put it on a Hover though, but that's just my preference. I prefer running Aphids on fast bots like the Jesse, Stalker or Gepard. If you are having trouble with using Aphids (after you've earned one or two), always remember a few things:
1. It is almost impossible to hit a fast moving robot that is running sideways. Use this fact for both saving your salvos and dodging enemy Aphids.
2. You much have clearance in front of you to launch your Aphids.
3. Height of Aphid mount can have an impact on the trajectory of the Aphid. That means, if you're a newbie Aphid user, stick the Aphid on a tall bot or a high weapon mount. Leos, Griffins and yes Hover all have high weapon mounts.
4. Big slow bots are your main targets for the Aphid. Try not to engage light bots.
5. Avoid Ancile bots unless you are part of a group. Then you can either wait for a Punisher or Thunder equipped blue to take down the Ancile, or you can take down the Ancile for a blue with rockets.
6. If you are finding that your Aphids are not clearing low building, back up some more - to 350m range if you can go give your Aphids more travel room.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 8:26:31 GMT -5
I'll keep saving my gold from this event then.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2017 8:32:41 GMT -5
I bought 2 Aphids and I regretted it. Why? Because I eventually won/earned 4 more Aphids in the events! Patience! You will eventually get an Aphid for free. That said, I love Aphids. They are my favourite missile weapon. Not sure if I would put it on a Hover though, but that's just my preference. I prefer running Aphids on fast bots like the Jesse, Stalker or Gepard. If you are having trouble with using Aphids (after you've earned one or two), always remember a few things: 1. It is almost impossible to hit a fast moving robot that is running sideways. Use this fact for both saving your salvos and dodging enemy Aphids. 2. You much have clearance in front of you to launch your Aphids. 3. Height of Aphid mount can have an impact on the trajectory of the Aphid. That means, if you're a newbie Aphid user, stick the Aphid on a tall bot or a high weapon mount. Leos, Griffins and yes Hover all have high weapon mounts. 4. Big slow bots are your main targets for the Aphid. Try not to engage light bots. 5. Avoid Ancile bots unless you are part of a group. Then you can either wait for a Punisher or Thunder equipped blue to take down the Ancile, or you can take down the Ancile for a blue with rockets. 6. If you are finding that your Aphids are not clearing low building, back up some more - to 350m range if you can go give your Aphids more travel room. So Aphid is one of the weapons that requires skill to play. Last Halloween event I got the Aphid, but it was just a single Aphid which seemed under powered to me so I sold it by mistake, BUT this time I will keep all event items in my inventory. |
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Post by Koalabear on Dec 4, 2017 9:06:02 GMT -5
All the premier weapons require if not skill then practice to use them to their full potential. Stick with it next time you get one. If you have a Griffin, try a Stuka build, Aphids and Orkans. I like this better than the straight DB build because it gives more variety in play. I can hide behind low cover and lob Aphids to soften up a red, and then jump and fire all weapons to finish it off. It works as well if you have Tarans instead of Orkans, just with slightly different play styles.
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Post by ezekielcrow on Dec 4, 2017 9:33:10 GMT -5
I bought 2 Aphids and I regretted it. Why? Because I eventually won/earned 4 more Aphids in the events! Patience! You will eventually get an Aphid for free. That said, I love Aphids. They are my favourite missile weapon. Not sure if I would put it on a Hover though, but that's just my preference. I prefer running Aphids on fast bots like the Jesse, Stalker or Gepard. If you are having trouble with using Aphids (after you've earned one or two), always remember a few things: 1. It is almost impossible to hit a fast moving robot that is running sideways. Use this fact for both saving your salvos and dodging enemy Aphids. 2. You much have clearance in front of you to launch your Aphids. 3. Height of Aphid mount can have an impact on the trajectory of the Aphid. That means, if you're a newbie Aphid user, stick the Aphid on a tall bot or a high weapon mount. Leos, Griffins and yes Hover all have high weapon mounts. 4. Big slow bots are your main targets for the Aphid. Try not to engage light bots. 5. Avoid Ancile bots unless you are part of a group. Then you can either wait for a Punisher or Thunder equipped blue to take down the Ancile, or you can take down the Ancile for a blue with rockets. 6. If you are finding that your Aphids are not clearing low building, back up some more - to 350m range if you can go give your Aphids more travel room. You forgot: 7. moving backwards as you fire to increase trajectory. 8. Aphids should only be fired at one go in certain situations. Targets without ancile and targets with full ancile. To strip it then switch to staggered/string fire to keep it suppressed and eventually overcome its heal speed. All others, fire your aphids in a staggared fashion. Much more effective than missing with all four. 9.A lot of pilots counter attack immediately after getting hit thinking youre reloading. Shoot one off and wait for the target to pop up before sending the other three. 10. Engage light bots only when they get to cover. They tend to sit still. 11. Engage all jump bots after they peak or when about to land. Dashbots right after second dash. 12. Almost forgot. Learn to curve your missiles around obstacles. All bots do so with varying degrees but the curve has become more pronounced in recent versions of the game. Jesse, Stalker, gareth, geppard and galahad are great aphid carriers. |
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Post by Koalabear on Dec 4, 2017 9:35:15 GMT -5
Thanks ezekielcrow. I didn't know that one. I usually make the fatal mistake of moving towards my target when there is no obstacle in the way. The knifer in me can't seem to break that habit. |
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Post by frunobulax on Dec 4, 2017 20:01:29 GMT -5
But Aphids are rather situational. If a target is hiding, there is often no way to know if you can hit it with Aphids. And of course Dash bots and all faster bots avoid them with ease.
I switched my Aphids to Pinatas a while ago when the accuracy was decreased, and never looked back. Still rotate them in now and then to see how they're doing, ran an Aphid Jesse for 2 weeks now, but I guess I prefer weapons where I know that I'll get reliable splash damage, and can control whether I use a full burst or only a partial one.
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Post by ᕲΣΣᕲƧ on Dec 4, 2017 20:56:27 GMT -5
I have about 9 or 10 aphids. I keep getting them from events. I have 3 leveled to 12 and the rest are 1 or 5...whatever they start at. I used gold to get the 3 I leveled. The rest were free. If you just keep playing you'll get a bunch of them from events. FWIW I don't use the 3 I leveled anymore. I see way too many strong anciles to bother with aphids and their slow-ish reload.
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Post by moody on Dec 4, 2017 21:02:27 GMT -5
Ahh okay I see, I already have my 4th slot from purchasing the $1 offer for 600 gold and I'll save up for something else then. Tomorrow if there is no Aphid from the Xmas event, then I'll just buy it with my gold one way or another. Thank you for the heads up people. Cheers I don't get this post. (I know there have been many since and the topic has shifted). Entirely against the advice of the posts above it yet says thanks anyway. Am I mis-reading? |
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Post by Refuse2GrowUp on Dec 4, 2017 21:28:49 GMT -5
There is a small chance that you can get an aphid from Xmas event.So, save your gold for now.If you don't have one, it means you are new to the game and if this is true consider buying the 5th slot. Aphid is the third prize in both events. Little effort is required to earn them. I am on task 3 of the Aphid currently. |
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