Facing kinetic weapons with Scourge/Spark
Aug 30, 2018 7:09:37 GMT -5
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Post by Tatamat on Aug 30, 2018 7:09:37 GMT -5
This advice is intended for lower leagues where kinetic weapons still play important roles but advanced energy weapons are slowly coming in.
So, if you're in a bot equipped with Scourge or Spark (that hurt more the closer you get) and a bot approaches you with a shotgun, RUN AWAY!
The following graph shows how damage changes over distance, nivelized to 100% at 400 m. It can be seen that Thunder/Storm/Gust damage increases much steeper with shorter distance than the damage of Scourge/Spark.
For example, going against Thunder from 400 m to 150 m will increase Scourge/Spark damage by 83 % while Thunder pilot will deal more by 513 %.
Against machine guns, it's better to run away at 250 m while below 250 m the machine guns should hit reliably and Scourge/Spark will be in better position closer to the opponent.
(If you're the one in the kinetic weapons bot, the advice works just the opposite
)
So, if you're in a bot equipped with Scourge or Spark (that hurt more the closer you get) and a bot approaches you with a shotgun, RUN AWAY!
The following graph shows how damage changes over distance, nivelized to 100% at 400 m. It can be seen that Thunder/Storm/Gust damage increases much steeper with shorter distance than the damage of Scourge/Spark.
For example, going against Thunder from 400 m to 150 m will increase Scourge/Spark damage by 83 % while Thunder pilot will deal more by 513 %.
Against machine guns, it's better to run away at 250 m while below 250 m the machine guns should hit reliably and Scourge/Spark will be in better position closer to the opponent.
(If you're the one in the kinetic weapons bot, the advice works just the opposite
)
