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Post by kratos20th on Feb 8, 2017 22:32:40 GMT -5
This is my hangar . For my play style I don't like knife fighting and camping . I am more like a player who provide support to other teammates and defend beacons rather then attacking out in front. I changed my hangar completely that favours my play style . Right now I am thinking to replace my death button griffin as I really don't enjoy fighting with . I am confused which bot to buy that fits my play style . I am confused between Fuijin which I will equip with tarans or orkans and gekko zeus Leo . I found this build very effective in addition with high durability of Leo . Though for this build I will have to buy gekkos and Zeus . You can suggest any other botime which will be effective in my hanagr  |
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Post by Team Alpha Strike on Feb 9, 2017 0:41:20 GMT -5
If it's heavy firepower close support that you want then the Rhino, Doc, or Carnage are the bots for you.
The Rhino and the Doc shine in this really critical but under utilized/appreciated role. You can also use the Thunder Carnage in this role, but it is driven differently - I'll mention more later on that..
Close support is NOT being in the lead position of an attack - even if you are fastest heavy firepower bot in vanguard of 2-3 bots.
A PDB/DB Rhino and Orkan Doc (or even the pure quad Tul, Orkan /Taran, or Orkan/Tul Doc versions) are the perfect close support bots for the slower heavies that typically are seen in a gold level match - the Thunder/Orkan Lance, the DB/PDB Griff, or any Leo with knifer weapons. You can shadow these heavies and be able to join their firepower in an instant.
The key to close support is speed/firepower --- and never unnecessarily becoming the initial focus of enemy fire. This means you don't lead (if you lead then they are YOUR close support) and that you maintain support distance compensurate with your weapons. Speaking of weapons, your close support weapons are the ones that dish out killing damage in 5-10 seconds max ---- as your buddy will sustain too much damage otherwise (that means Orks/Pinatas, Thunders, or Tarans/Mags only).
Now your buddy will most likely die before you do and when they do, you'll have the firepower and HP remaining to either defend or redeploy. I tend to redeploy unless me holding a beacon longer means something at that point.
About the Thunder Carnage. This one of my favorite builds and it's close support is different in that how you play it depends on the bots you are supporting, but generally you hang back and then Rush to be inside that 175m killing distance. It's a judgement call on how you use your energy shield - either to cover them in the bubble before the encounter or to Rush in to cover them during the encounter.
I currently flip between the Rhino and the Carnage in the close support role and if I could only puck one, I'd go Rhino (I'd love to go Doc, but that bot or its weapons are not ready for top level play).
Please note that I did not consider the Plasma or Orkan/Piñata Galahad nor any Griffin in the close support role. The Galahad, while it has the speed, I doesn't have the firepower to save the bot it is supporting from taking a beating. The Griffin, while it has the firepower, it doesn't have the speed to keep up with a Rhino, Carnage, or Galahad. Sure, both Galahad and Griffin could do the job if the circumstances are right, but generally you want both speed and firepower for a bot to fill the close support role.
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Post by kratos20th on Feb 9, 2017 3:05:14 GMT -5
Then as for close range support there are only two options - Rhino and carnage .
I don't have a rhino but I've tried it in test server and I really don't like him . It has both firepower and speed . It is durable also but with a rhino most of the time it's one way trip . In squads it's work very good as close range support as we can count on our clan members but when playing solo rhino in most of the time can't act as support at close range as the bots at front line is not fast enough and keeping close to them is not easy and one really can't count on its teammates in solo . Also a support must always be able to draw out of the danger quickly but with rhino it's not possible as most of the time it's atleast at 350m distance from enemy if using plasma and while rerecting rhino has to turn it's back on the enemy which is not a wise move most of the times
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Post by Conflict's Student on Feb 9, 2017 12:01:01 GMT -5
Experiment with putting tulumbas and pins on that griffin (RDB). It only costs Ag to try, leaving you Au for the crucial (yet expensive) 5th slot and WSP for an additional bot to put into that 5th slot.
RDB is very flexible providing support from close or midrange, and can even defend one or two beacons (depending on the map) from midrange and behind cover. You might enjoy it! (and remember it costs essentially nothing to try out)
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