Post by Orukal on Oct 27, 2016 13:44:24 GMT -5
Okay, made that jump to quad Aphids for my Patton as I mentioned a few posts ago. Been about a week or so and here are my thoughts on it.
I have them mounted on a 4 Patton and currently have them at 6/6/6/7. I've wanted Aphids since the first week I started playing. I really liked Spirals, but to this newbie, Aphids were whole new level of cool.
The day after I bought them I found out about the update to them so that was quite a bonus. I knew beforehand that they didn't have the range of the Spirals and that accuracy was lost a bit but I still wanted them.
Be aware that these are not your own personal nuke button. When they hit, they hit hard but that's the trick. A fast-moving box, you're probably not going to hit them at all. A moving medium, you might get a 20% strike. I'm moving heavy you might get 70% of your damage but that's depending on how slow it moves. But it's absolutely magic when you come across somebody just standing there firing and your missiles are just waiting to lock.
You can't fire madly with the Aphids. You have to pick your shot. It's great that the firing arc is higher now but I still feel that they don't have the turning radius of the Spirals and you need your target a little further away from a wall.
One trick that I kind of figured out and really like is that when you have someone targeted and they jump, you just wait till right before they land to fire. Then, you have that moment for your rockets to get there while they're paused from jumping.
Bottom line, Aphids need more skill than Spirals. I know I've still got a long way to go but at least I see the road ahead.
I have them mounted on a 4 Patton and currently have them at 6/6/6/7. I've wanted Aphids since the first week I started playing. I really liked Spirals, but to this newbie, Aphids were whole new level of cool.
The day after I bought them I found out about the update to them so that was quite a bonus. I knew beforehand that they didn't have the range of the Spirals and that accuracy was lost a bit but I still wanted them.
Be aware that these are not your own personal nuke button. When they hit, they hit hard but that's the trick. A fast-moving box, you're probably not going to hit them at all. A moving medium, you might get a 20% strike. I'm moving heavy you might get 70% of your damage but that's depending on how slow it moves. But it's absolutely magic when you come across somebody just standing there firing and your missiles are just waiting to lock.
You can't fire madly with the Aphids. You have to pick your shot. It's great that the firing arc is higher now but I still feel that they don't have the turning radius of the Spirals and you need your target a little further away from a wall.
One trick that I kind of figured out and really like is that when you have someone targeted and they jump, you just wait till right before they land to fire. Then, you have that moment for your rockets to get there while they're paused from jumping.
Bottom line, Aphids need more skill than Spirals. I know I've still got a long way to go but at least I see the road ahead.
