Is a RDB a viable alternative for a TT Fury for top tier?

No, RDB is not a cheap TT Fury. However, I don't think they should be comparable as they are used very differently.

If anything, the Natasha with dual Tridents and 2 CRVs, 2 Molots, 2 Gekkos, or even 2 Spirals are more directly comparable.

IMO, if you wanted a cheap TT Fury, go Tasha with Tridents and 2 Molots. The Molots give you the flexibility to make opposing TT Furies or Zeus Furies to move from their best firing positions and to actually hurt them enough that they have to hide from you --- which hides your teammates from them as well. Once a TT Fury is behind cover, you'll win the Trident dual with them, as you can hit them before they get LOS on you.

The good thing about the Tasha setup is that you will know if a TT is good for you if you can make the Tasha perform --- cause if you can't then it's a good indicator of what to expect with a Fury.

No, but a Molot Griffin is. The problem is, everyone is looking for a counter to the TT Fury that is ALSO better than every other bot on the field. This isn't, and shouldn't be the case.

If you want to focus on being able to take out TT Furies, you just aren't going to have an advantage over the rest of the field. The reason being, TT Furies are very different than the majority of the rest of the bots in the field. That is why most of your setups work against most of your opponents, because they all have similar weaknesses. The TT Fury has a different weakness, and to exploit that weakness, you'll be giving up the ability to exploit weaknesses in the rest of the field.

You're looking for an overpowered solution to a bot that isn't overpowered. Just be smart and don't expect the best of both worlds. This game is well balanced, and there aren't many "best of both worlds" situations available. That's a good thing.

The RDB fails because nothing about it is designed to take on a TT Fury. The 100m of range difference allows the Fury to get two salvos into you before you can finally get one in. If you want to beat a bot that performs because of its range, you need a bot with more range, not just closer to its range.

Then you fall into the tradeoff. You can beat TT Furies with ease, but the other bots gain an edge over you. You need to make a decision there, and with every situation. Pixonic doesn't give you the OP option you're looking for.

Also nobody wants to fight TT furies with TT furies. But as said earlier, try out the Natasha with Tridents/Molots to see if you like the point and click gameplay of TT Fury before buying one.

RDB is good. Stick with it.

Oh okay, that makes more sense now. And no, there isn't a better pure mid range setup. The RDB isn't a bad option at all, which is why you still see some. But the TT Fury is the endgame if you're looking specifically at midrange.

Zues Molot Tasha is decently well rounded. Two Zues have decent DPS and the Molots are good at moving other midrange bots off their mark. Plus both can hit a jumping Griffin, something you'll see a lot of in higher leagues.

Not saying it's comparable to a TT Fury, just a fairly useful midrange option. If used properly...

No, I eat molot and TT Fury' alive with my hydra/aphid Griff.

same here. but in small map like PP and DC rdb griffins are more useful.
im still planning to max my rdb someday.. someday..

so far i didn't experience getting penalty for leaving a map. i just leave asap if i dont like it.
some guys maybe just unlucky there are no other pilot available to replace them

Yes, I can confirm 100% that you can get a -20 point hit for leaving a match before it officially starts on matches that your team loses ---- but only on certain matches (read on).

Have you ever entered a match (i.e. not skipping it) in the first few seconds (like there's 10-12 seconds left on the start timer), but after your bot lands you find the match had already started?  To clarify, this is different from the matches at you find ALREADY started as soon as the map opens (which you HAVE to play else be guaranteed a -20 if your team loses).

The matches that I mentioned first are stealth starts and they are matches you think haven't started yet, but they are no different from the ones that drop you in an already active match.  I've gotten -20 points knocked off my total after skipping matches that clearly had not started yet if I went strictly by the start timer and it appears that maybe one in 10 early exits is one of these stealth starts.

I now play every map, but this is not enjoyable to me to waste time on low silver producing maps.  I may end up just going back to skipping through maps again and not care about the league ranking, as Pixonic will be implementing large changes to it anyhow.

LOL. So true.

just update, my cups 3321. after my last post i open the app and leave 3 match. i didnt drop my bot i just leave
as soon as i saw the map. i close the app and open again after 11 mins (im sure those 3 match are finish)
so far my cups are the same, thou im not sure if those 3 match are all win by the blue team..

i played some games this lunch break, i leave around 12 games because i only choose the PP and DC map.
so far no cup deduction for leaving the game. i left as soon as i saw the map still 12 secs left most of the time.
maybe you wait too long to leave the match, and MM already cant find other player to replace you.