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Post by grendelsbot on Jun 11, 2018 10:34:58 GMT -5
I run a Haechi (Tarans), Inquis (Ember, Tarans), Bulg (Shocks) and a 2 Spectre Hangar. Working on second Haechi so this may change. But for now I love my one Spectre with quad Scourges. But so far I can't really make the other setups work to my satisfaction. I've tried quad Shocks, quad Orks and quad Tarans. The problem with the last two is they depend on getting your Descend because with such low HP the Spectre will get destroyed quick if fighting one on one. The Shocks at least give you more distance and I could run quad Shocks. Another idea is quad Hydras but not sure I wanna do that. Any thoughts? I see the Legend League and it does appear quad Shocks or quad Orks are the main setups.
Also maybe just get more Scourges and run two of those.
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Post by ★๖ۣۜƊสʀkᴡʀⱥiτh★ on Jun 11, 2018 10:54:45 GMT -5
Shocks and orks, if you don't wait for your descend to attack with spectre, you're using it wrong.
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Post by 0ppressor on Jun 11, 2018 11:59:50 GMT -5
Tulumbas
Ions
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Post by -PD- on Jun 11, 2018 12:20:49 GMT -5
Im starting to prefer Ions and Tulu to my orkans and ST. The extra distance allows more movement and play not just jump, shoot, hide, hide, hide.
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Post by bugdoc on Jun 11, 2018 12:40:40 GMT -5
Spectre is definitely a high risk/reward bot. It dies if you sneeze on it, but it can lay down the whoop-azz like no other. The build that gives me the most trouble countering is the Spork (orkans), because it can kill any bot in the game in one quick salvo before its stealth wears out. Although I personally prefer the flexibility of the Scourge Spectre, I think the Spork may be the top of the META right now. As xPoiler noted, Spectre is at its best when used with patience. It's not a brawler nor sniper - it's an ambush predator. Try running a Spork for a while, concentrating on a few things: 1) Never attack a dangerous enemy unless you can kill him in one salvo, 2) only jump at solitary enemies so their team-mates can't counter-kill you, or use your jump to land behind (or near) cover so you can escape retribution, 3) try to bait other Spectres/Inquisitors to jump first, so they end up coming out of stealth first, and 4) remember that you can frequently hit stealthed bots with direct Orkan fire (this is especially useful against Inquisitors). With a bit of practice I think you'll find the Spork is the deadliest utensil in the drawer.  |
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Post by bugdoc on Jun 11, 2018 12:43:52 GMT -5
Im starting to prefer Ions and Tulu to my orkans and ST. The extra distance allows more movement and play not just jump, shoot, hide, hide, hide. I've often thought that a Tulu Spectre would be a great counter to the Spork - just wish I had 4 leveled up Tulus to give it a try. |
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Post by ˢᵘᵇᶜᵒᵒˡˢᵘᵖᵉʳʰᵉᵃᵗ on Jun 11, 2018 12:55:15 GMT -5
My best bot is spectre scourge, then Spectre plasma, last spectre orkans. Also depends if i have to destroy a bulgasari/lancelot shield, then orkans are best  |
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Post by OrangeMegatron on Jun 11, 2018 14:37:45 GMT -5
Spectre is definitely a high risk/reward bot. It dies if you sneeze on it, but it can lay down the whoop-azz like no other. The build that gives me the most trouble countering is the Spork (orkans), because it can kill any bot in the game in one quick salvo before its stealth wears out. Although I personally prefer the flexibility of the Scourge Spectre, I think the Spork may be the top of the META right now. As xPoiler noted, Spectre is at its best when used with patience. It's not a brawler nor sniper - it's an ambush predator. Try running a Spork for a while, concentrating on a few things: 1) Never attack a dangerous enemy unless you can kill him in one salvo, 2) only jump at solitary enemies so their team-mates can't counter-kill you, or use your jump to land behind (or near) cover so you can escape retribution, 3) try to bait other Spectres/Inquisitors to jump first, so they end up coming out of stealth first, and 4) remember that you can frequently hit stealthed bots with direct Orkan fire (this is especially useful against Inquisitors). With a bit of practice I think you'll find the Spork is the deadliest utensil in the drawer. Words of wisdom you say, young padawan. |
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Post by mechtout on Jun 11, 2018 14:46:53 GMT -5
Tarans are the most fun for flanking imo. Given the right situation you could wipe out several reds
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Post by grendelsbot on Jun 11, 2018 14:58:09 GMT -5
Spectre is definitely a high risk/reward bot. It dies if you sneeze on it, but it can lay down the whoop-azz like no other. The build that gives me the most trouble countering is the Spork (orkans), because it can kill any bot in the game in one quick salvo before its stealth wears out. Although I personally prefer the flexibility of the Scourge Spectre, I think the Spork may be the top of the META right now. As xPoiler noted, Spectre is at its best when used with patience. It's not a brawler nor sniper - it's an ambush predator. Try running a Spork for a while, concentrating on a few things: 1) Never attack a dangerous enemy unless you can kill him in one salvo, 2) only jump at solitary enemies so their team-mates can't counter-kill you, or use your jump to land behind (or near) cover so you can escape retribution, 3) try to bait other Spectres/Inquisitors to jump first, so they end up coming out of stealth first, and 4) remember that you can frequently hit stealthed bots with direct Orkan fire (this is especially useful against Inquisitors). With a bit of practice I think you'll find the Spork is the deadliest utensil in the drawer. Thanks for the tips. With Stealth bots it's all about who jumps first. I have the hang of the Spectre with Scourge. Just haven't gotten the hang of Spectre Orks. Usually people run when I start to jump and if they hide then I missed the opportunity and get killed. So maybe I'm just doing a bad job of not jumping when I can get to easy cover if the enemy red survives the initial salvo. |
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Post by bugdoc on Jun 11, 2018 16:22:24 GMT -5
Spectre is definitely a high risk/reward bot. It dies if you sneeze on it, but it can lay down the whoop-azz like no other. The build that gives me the most trouble countering is the Spork (orkans), because it can kill any bot in the game in one quick salvo before its stealth wears out. Although I personally prefer the flexibility of the Scourge Spectre, I think the Spork may be the top of the META right now. As xPoiler noted, Spectre is at its best when used with patience. It's not a brawler nor sniper - it's an ambush predator. Try running a Spork for a while, concentrating on a few things: 1) Never attack a dangerous enemy unless you can kill him in one salvo, 2) only jump at solitary enemies so their team-mates can't counter-kill you, or use your jump to land behind (or near) cover so you can escape retribution, 3) try to bait other Spectres/Inquisitors to jump first, so they end up coming out of stealth first, and 4) remember that you can frequently hit stealthed bots with direct Orkan fire (this is especially useful against Inquisitors). With a bit of practice I think you'll find the Spork is the deadliest utensil in the drawer. Thanks for the tips. With Stealth bots it's all about who jumps first. I have the hang of the Spectre with Scourge. Just haven't gotten the hang of Spectre Orks. Usually people run when I start to jump and if they hide then I missed the opportunity and get killed. So maybe I'm just doing a bad job of not jumping when I can get to easy cover if the enemy red survives the initial salvo. Yup, a well-piloted dash bot can zip around corners quick, ruining a good jump attack. In some instances you can jump so you can see both sides of the corner and keep them from escaping. In others you're just toast. |
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Post by k5aid on Aug 8, 2018 9:59:43 GMT -5
Well I love my orkan spectre so much i considered the viability of shelving other bots and getting spectres... You guys have eased my mind... Gonna be like NIKE and... Just DO it!!
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Post by Thunderkiss on Aug 8, 2018 10:37:16 GMT -5
Shocktrains
Orkans
Tulumbas
Hydra
Pulsar
Scourge
Ballista are even fine. Most everything that's not a bullet weapon, really.
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Post by ezekielcrow on Aug 8, 2018 10:50:32 GMT -5
Tulus.
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Post by throopster on Aug 17, 2018 11:58:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the insights. I too am about to get my second spectr specter (been waiting two days with 9990 pieces). Has anyone tried with Storm? I was thinking the close up extra damage and quick auto reload might make it viable? Plus ability to go up to 500 (i know doesn’t do much ) but can do work on shields. Thoughts?
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Post by Pilot Moby_dic on Aug 19, 2018 4:55:09 GMT -5
Depends what game mode.
In FFA Spectre Orks rule. Shocktrains are for ?
Like the look of Tulumbas.
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Post by careyfan on Aug 19, 2018 15:27:25 GMT -5
Just about any medium weapon in a set of 4 work well on a specter. Yes, even punishers and hydras. But it has to make sense in context with the rest of your hangar, the map you're on and the game mode you're playing.
For FFA, as others mentioned, specter ork dominates.
But for TDM, a hydra specter can often be more useful.
In general, a high Champions League player with 4-5 specters in his hangar will have 2 specter orkans, 1 specter tarans and 1-2 mid range specters (usually weighted towards shock trains, but tulumbas becoming increasingly common). But scourge and ions are also useful.
So you can't use a blanket statement and say any one setup is best. As mentioned, it's map and game mode dependent. BUT, orkan setup is more useful a higher percentage of the time.
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Post by archangelazrael on Aug 19, 2018 20:47:45 GMT -5
I run a Haechi (Tarans), Inquis (Ember, Tarans), Bulg (Shocks) and a 2 Spectre Hangar. Working on second Haechi so this may change. But for now I love my one Spectre with quad Scourges. But so far I can't really make the other setups work to my satisfaction. I've tried quad Shocks, quad Orks and quad Tarans. The problem with the last two is they depend on getting your Descend because with such low HP the Spectre will get destroyed quick if fighting one on one. The Shocks at least give you more distance and I could run quad Shocks. Another idea is quad Hydras but not sure I wanna do that. Any thoughts? I see the Legend League and it does appear quad Shocks or quad Orks are the main setups. Also maybe just get more Scourges and run two of those. Don't listen to any of these people. Run quad Hydras lvl 12 and stay in the backfield.  |
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Post by kellhound2002 on Aug 20, 2018 11:28:14 GMT -5
RDB Spectre is pretty effective, especially against bulgasaris. Many dash bots like to hide just around the corner waiting for dash to charge before they come out. A full load of tulus aimed at the corner takes them down to half health if they aren't paying attention. Plus the extra distance lets Spectre get back into cover with no problems.
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Post by HarvesterOsorrow on Aug 20, 2018 20:50:48 GMT -5
Shocktrains Orkans Tulumbas Hydra Pulsar Scourge Ballista are even fine. Most everything that's not a bullet weapon, really. No punishers? I’ve got mine mk1 12’d. Debating mk 2ing them. So fun and versatile but that’s in E1/M3 |
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Post by Thunderkiss on Aug 21, 2018 9:12:30 GMT -5
Shocktrains Orkans Tulumbas Hydra Pulsar Scourge Ballista are even fine. Most everything that's not a bullet weapon, really. No punishers? I’ve got mine mk1 12’d. Debating mk 2ing them. So fun and versatile but that’s in E1/M3 VERY close range (50m or less) and they MAY be comparable to scourges, MAYBE There other things I'd much rather run, personally. |
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