Test 2.7.2 - Proto Medium makes almost all bots obsolete

I'm thinking this too, as I can't imagine there were any pilots that said "this Dash bot needs a buff" from the first test version that had 2 medium hard points.

So chasing the next meta with cash only (Easter Event next?) bots is the business model now?

Why don't they add this to the other Jump robots? Instead of tapping the button, you'd drag it in the direction you want to dodge. Of course, let's tone it down a bit...

On Adrian's video this bots actually kind of fragile imo. I guess I'll find out in 1.5 hours for myself when the test server opens. My initial thought tho says it's not op. Time will tell.

So it's a fujin, with more HP, more speed, and dash? Fujin gets a drawback for its energy shield, while this gets a second ability. Wow.

When I started gaming the machines took quarters...The best guys played a lot of quarters before they become the best.They had to pay to win... I am not sure where this logic holds that pay to win is somehow the red line that if crossed the sky rains hammers...As much as free to play is a necessary component, like test driving a car, at some point somebody gotta  pay for a car.

I am not challenging you on what you said, you are correct. I am simply musing about the Pay to Win ironica.

I think this 'bot could help game balance by shifting the game to more plasma use vs splash weapons, which would be a boost for the shield 'bots.

Note to self: level-up two more tarans.

Didn't the new MM and leagues create power creep in some ways?

This thing looks so OP...

I want one! However, if everyone had them it would be out of hand.

All bots will die except maybe Lancelot. Griffins, Carnage, and Galahad will also be torn apart. Three medium hardpoints on a bot that fast and evasive (with a shield ffs) is overwhelming. Tridents can't touch it. It's basically a super-fast and evasive fujin with a shield that's always on. Ugg, now i wish my Fujin had Dash ability and an always on shield.


I'd way rather have Dash on a Griffin than the current Jump ability.

If this OP thing makes it live, then I can predict an increase of Zeus Furies.

This bot won't obsolete griffs carnages or galahads. I played test server for 3 solid hours today and I can tell you plasmahad and plasma griffs kill it dead as do Zeus on either a carnage or fury. With that said Dash Mk2 will tame down the over abundance of tridents in TT which is definitely a good thing imho.

I killed many dash bot tho mostly plasma ones with a plasmahad. Didn't see many ork setups since they are not real good against dash bot. Zeus carnage is very good as is Zeus fury against dash bot. Plasma Griff has the ability to jump over objects not only to escape but to surprise attack as well. That alone makes it a keeper. Maybe time will prove me wrong but I doubt it.

As a kid I celebrated part of my birthday by going into town with a pile of quarters and best friend.  We'd hit up one of the arcade machines in the restraints/pizzerias that catered to the college students.  Then play a game through its entire story.  Didn't get a personal gaming system until the SEGA Master System after mowing enough lawns.  It has been one hell of a ride from that to a networked wireless device that can globally game at any time of the day.

With that in mind even when micro transactions were first discussed and became a reality I'm pretty sure all seasoned video gamers knew there were going to be risks.  Originally I avoided all games that had a "premium currency" since every developer out there seemed to based their business model out of forcing spending rather than compelling it.  Batman: Arkham Asylam by Turbine is a good example of one where nothing can be done in late game without nickel-and-diming your way through it (or baby sitting your game for 16 hours a day).

Others tried subscriptions like Elder Scrolls Online.  They had to go to an optional micro transaction model or face extinction.  Even Eve Online which was able to stay subscription for over ten years made the change since their client base wasn't keeping up with the world population (they were actually losing gamer market share).

To use your test drive anology, after trying out War Robots I bought the Gepard and Au pack because $10 was a decent deal for the gaming experience.  It didn't feel forced at all even though both are actually pretty important early on.  To me it was a $10 game that came with a Gepard and Au allowance daily.  A game that I wouldn't have tried out for $10 on an unknown.

Offerings where someone feels like they are shopping is the way to make profit in a healthy way.  Pay-to-win feels more like trying a free supermarket sample only to be told that I now need to buy the antidote or suffer three days of diarrhea.  In the spirit of your "P2W Ironica Musing," I've actually done the completed purchase for bonus Ag/Exp to see how that would effect the game.  It certainly speed both up and it was interesting from an experimental point of view.  Unfortunately for Pixonic now that I have an idea how much Ag it is worth the dollar amount on upgrades above level 9 are silly expensive.  I brew my own coffee instead of going to Starbucks.

Considering where we are in this digital age I'm really surprised that these tech savvy businesses haven't embraced modern ideas like flash-sales or how few seem to even try good-old-sales.

I was going to go on with the my thoughts on what happened with some other games but this wall of text has exceeded my comfort zone.  Thank you for the stimulating thoughts Rock.

"Prototype Dash Mk2"

This thing is... yeah, just OP. If it's released into the wild (live server) it will have to be for a premium currency, which so far has been only for one-armed bandit (slot machine) pulls. Given that Pixo has yet to bother releasing their under-powered and over-hyped Wild West Bunch for Au, I'm not holding my breath for anything.

So by my numbers...
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Dash2:
Medium Frame +2
Dash +1
Ancile +1
Medium Hard Point (+2)*3[6]
12

Carnage:
Medium Frame +2
Rush +1
Ancile +1
Heavy Hard Point (+3)*2[6]
12

It's not that over-powered... depends on how you use it. My problem is that it's an easy button, and on top of it only whales will be able to buy enough 'chances' to get one. Meet the new TMGepard, Medium version, ala Jesse and Doc.
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