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Post by Browncoats4ever on Aug 1, 2020 4:13:24 GMT -5
God, I loved The Police. Not a Fan of Dune though.
So, I've built a second Hover with Wasps and Supersoaker. I'm really considering changing to Sting so I can go full-auto against Leech. I heard Sting was lackluster at best a while ago. Is it still a stinker?
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Post by Pulse Hadron on Aug 1, 2020 9:35:32 GMT -5
Sting hasn’t changed.
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Post by Browncoats4ever on Aug 1, 2020 9:51:15 GMT -5
I don't know. After he went solo he got into that tantric sex thing.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 1, 2020 9:51:31 GMT -5
Very rare to see them out in the wild. The weapon, not the band. I guess the band is a rare sighting as well.
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Post by kamikazejohnson on Aug 1, 2020 13:46:44 GMT -5
I have a maxed Sting with Pulsars on my Hover. Does pretty good damage vs high-DR targets for a single Light weapon, a bit weak against regular targets.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 1, 2020 13:50:08 GMT -5
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Post by Jeb on Aug 1, 2020 14:57:23 GMT -5
I've got two L11 Stings along with two L9 Hussars on one of my Ravens, and it plays. I can actually see the health bar react to the corrosion after hits. 600m range with autolock is really cool...I could theoretically engage two targets at once if I tried.
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Post by Joopiter on Aug 1, 2020 15:28:30 GMT -5
Sting and WASP don't seem to run well together, but... They recently changed Sting so it's getting more hits so i'd give it a shot.
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Post by milty72 on Aug 1, 2020 17:41:07 GMT -5
I saw Sting once at the AFL grand final. He played three songs and was as boring as dirt.
Is that the reason I don't have any stings? I don't know for sure.
If I could have a set of four at L10 to run on a Patton for free I would love it, but man that's a lot of gold,sliver and time to take for a test run.
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Post by Browncoats4ever on Aug 1, 2020 19:37:31 GMT -5
Sting and WASP don't seem to run well together, but... They recently changed Sting so it's getting more hits so i'd give it a shot. Sting definitely has more hits that Wasp
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Post by OU812? on Aug 1, 2020 19:40:59 GMT -5
Four well-leveled stings on a blitz or Ao Qin are pretty dangerous.
I’ve used two stings with wasps or pulsars on a Tyr. It worked well.
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Post by Pulse Hadron on Aug 1, 2020 20:03:23 GMT -5
I have 3 Stings at 1.9 played on a Pursuer and up close, yes, I did find them to do good damage. But the thing is it shoots like a Punisher so very few bullets hit at distance, and if it’s a fast bot none will hit (because you can’t lead the target). I do like the quirkiness of Sting but wish they’d tighten up the spread.
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Post by ᥣᵃᵛᵃʲᵃᵛᵃ on Aug 3, 2020 2:45:43 GMT -5
Sting and Scourge on my Tyr - decent enough and great auto hit feature.
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Post by vonpaulus on Aug 3, 2020 5:50:21 GMT -5
Pros Low visual and audio signal - great for sneaky shots Cheap and fast to level up Accurate at range Fast reload
Cons Below level 1.9 or 1.10 does very little damage Very small magazine
I’ve found them to work very well when: - equipped on sneaky bots (eg Pursuer/Loki) using LD ammo or DM on unsuspecting reds. - layering with wasp/pulsar as the different reload cycles gives you a sort of continuous fire effect. - firing a burst with 1 sting before pushing the red button, staggering the fire/reload cycles. This really works well with LD ammo because you can hit 3 or 4 reds in one LD cycle if you have sufficient targets.
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Post by Pulse Hadron on Aug 3, 2020 7:50:13 GMT -5
I agree with everything but accuracy at range. My memory is a significant spread, and there’s enough flight time that when coupled with auto-aim means it won’t hit fast bots at range at all. It’s been awhile though and will try again.
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Post by vonpaulus on Aug 3, 2020 8:11:00 GMT -5
I agree with everything but accuracy at range. My memory is a significant spread, and there’s enough flight time that when coupled with auto-aim means it won’t hit fast bots at range at all. It’s been awhile though and will try again. Not so accurate against fast targets, but I find it has a narrow spread, good for hitting anything that isn’t moving laterally at long range.
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Post by Jeb on Aug 3, 2020 8:26:57 GMT -5
Agreed, my experience (and I've been running Stings on Raven for a while now) is that they're accurate against anything you can see and I haven't noticed any spread. You just can't lead a target at range, although the rounds get there quick.
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Post by Munki on Aug 4, 2020 15:21:51 GMT -5
I agree with everything but accuracy at range. My memory is a significant spread, and there’s enough flight time that when coupled with auto-aim means it won’t hit fast bots at range at all. It’s been awhile though and will try again. No spread on the Sting. From the wiki, "One unique feature the Sting possesses is the ability to fire at an enemy with 100% accuracy even if the pilot's cross-hair is not located in the enemy's red target box." Now you may actually see it miss on the live server but that is because of lag. Heck, I again today had an issue where I put my Ravana into Transcendence but was still rooted the whole time. Doing that bot's ability is supposed to clear all effects but I think lag allows things like rooting to get through the turning on of the ability but I digress. I really like the Sting and was great with a Trident on a Rayker back in the day. Note that the DoT effects will last longer than the time it takes to empty the clip and fully reload so if you can consistently fire on your target, the DoT will build up over time. Below is a video by AD Gaming where he runs 4 maxed Stings on a Blitz with Thermonukes. This was after a buff done in January. Looks effective.
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Post by zombiewolf907 on Aug 4, 2020 15:41:25 GMT -5
I still run a Sting/Scourge Ares and it is quite effective against everything. especially effective against Ravana if some instance is involved. Also takes a good bite out of a Ming. Not as many players run shieldbreaker these days so if played effectively you can do a lot of damage. Just my experience. They are all MK 2 Level 12 though and run a Thermonuclear Module.
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Post by aaronc on Aug 5, 2020 2:53:41 GMT -5
God, I loved The Police. Not a Fan of Dune though. So, I've built a second Hover with Wasps and Supersoaker. I'm really considering changing to Sting so I can go full-auto against Leech. I heard Sting was lackluster at best a while ago. Is it still a stinker? Didnt watch Dune for Sting. Sean Young in the 80’s. Not sure much more need be said on that topic. ? I’d love a pair of the weapons but at 2.5K gold each... wish I’d built a pair when they were in WS.
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Post by Browncoats4ever on Aug 5, 2020 3:08:14 GMT -5
God, I loved The Police. Not a Fan of Dune though. So, I've built a second Hover with Wasps and Supersoaker. I'm really considering changing to Sting so I can go full-auto against Leech. I heard Sting was lackluster at best a while ago. Is it still a stinker? Didnt watch Dune for Sting. Sean Young in the 80’s. Not sure much more need be said on that topic. ? I’d love a pair of the weapons but at 2.5K gold each... wish I’d built a pair when they were in WS. I watched Dune a couple of times to try to understand and/or enjoy it but it couldn’t keep my attention. I bought a Sting since I had Au to spare. I’ll level it after my second Spark gets to 1.9 probably by the weekend if we don’t get an Upgrade Overdrive.
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