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Post by Adazahi on Aug 11, 2020 4:43:51 GMT -5
Title really says it all. Drones are ridiculous. There's so much going on with them and its just gonna be a crazy complicated and extremely expensive thing. I'd really love drones if it was a thing that flies by you and theres like... 4 different types, those that shoot, those that reduce ability cooldowns, those that heal you, and those that give you defense points/shields. Maybe they could be upgraded from 1-6 with gold or something to make the effects more potent.
But no, they are super complex with tons of tiers and slots to fill and ?dookie? to buy and upgrade and combine and blah blah blah. Its insane. Pix should not release them like this, please reconsider. Just remove microchips and tie drone abilities to the drones themselves...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 4:57:03 GMT -5
I think the whole idea is stupid. Just get rid of them altogether.
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Post by Eradicator1 on Aug 11, 2020 6:49:01 GMT -5
And super annoying from the look of the video I’ve watched. War robots does not need any more moving parts to it. Certainly not anything involving using up resources.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 11, 2020 7:42:54 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server:
1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right.
2: Wait a month.
3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones.
-----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck?
-----b: What are the best chips?
-----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots?
-----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney?
4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above.
5: Buy my first drone
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Post by Шɑɡɡɪή on Aug 11, 2020 8:16:34 GMT -5
Want to learn more about drones? In this video, zapOphilia War Robots explains every aspect of the upcoming new feature:
Drone types
Microchips
Sockets
If you prefer to test out new features by yourself, stay tuned for the news in #test-server-news. Another test session with drones comes soon!
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DRONES | Every Microchip, Socket and Drone explained • Warrobots Te...
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Post by Loganspawn on Aug 11, 2020 8:17:46 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server: 1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right. 2: Wait a month. 3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones. -----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck? -----b: What are the best chips? -----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots? -----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney? 4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above. 5: Buy my first drone Then the real OP drones come out next with new chips and you go F*** ME! Its way too complicated and I say heck no. Drones will just make more good players who dont spend allot leave IMO. The power gap just keeps growing and growing. |
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Post by Loganspawn on Aug 11, 2020 8:19:57 GMT -5
Want to learn more about drones? In this video, zapOphilia War Robots explains every aspect of the upcoming new feature: Drone types Microchips Sockets If you prefer to test out new features by yourself, stay tuned for the news in #test-server-news. Another test session with drones comes soon! YouTube zapOphilia War Robots DRONES | Every Microchip, Socket and Drone explained • Warrobots Te... No I do not want to learn about drones.   |
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Post by zombiewolf907 on Aug 11, 2020 8:20:17 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server: 1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right. 2: Wait a month. 3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones. -----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck? -----b: What are the best chips? -----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots? -----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney? 4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above. 5: Buy my first drone For me I would add the following steps: 4a. Am I OK with this resource suck? 4b. If yes then go to Step 5. 4c. If no then Call it quits and finally move on. |
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 11, 2020 8:38:07 GMT -5
Want to learn more about drones? In this video, zapOphilia War Robots explains every aspect of the upcoming new feature: Drone types Microchips Sockets If you prefer to test out new features by yourself, stay tuned for the news in #test-server-news. Another test session with drones comes soon! YouTube zapOphilia War Robots DRONES | Every Microchip, Socket and Drone explained • Warrobots Te... Thanks for posting the vid. All ONE HOUR of it. Jeesh. I'll work it out. It's nice of the guy to do the vid though. I might watch it. After the paint in my living room is dry, and the car has rusted, and the grass has grown. |
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Post by Flaminius on Aug 11, 2020 8:41:09 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server: 1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right. 2: Wait a month. 3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones. -----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck? -----b: What are the best chips? -----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots? -----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney? 4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above. 5: Buy my first drone Then the real OP drones come out next with new chips and you go F*** ME! Its way too complicated and I say heck no. Drones will just make more good players who dont spend allot leave IMO. The power gap just keeps growing and growing. I think that the exodus has already started since the introduction of the new pilot costs personally. Had a match with a mega spender the other day and it stretched the MM's cup matching to the absolute limit. We had 6 Champs Vs him, two borderline Champs, two low Masters and one Expert. It's bad enough running over a load of Leos and Natashas, what's worse is that those lower ranked players won't stick around for long if it keeps happening. |
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Post by Cdr. Crimmins on Aug 11, 2020 8:50:04 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server: 1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right. 2: Wait a month. 3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones. -----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck? -----b: What are the best chips? -----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots? -----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney? 4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above. 5: Buy my first drone I am with you on #1 #2 will be easy #3 will be an interesting read #4 I think calls for more G&T #5 here we part ways I think, but I wish you the best! |
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Post by Deadeye on Aug 11, 2020 9:23:41 GMT -5
Want to learn more about drones? In this video, zapOphilia War Robots explains every aspect of the upcoming new feature: Drone types Microchips Sockets If you prefer to test out new features by yourself, stay tuned for the news in #test-server-news. Another test session with drones comes soon! YouTube zapOphilia War Robots DRONES | Every Microchip, Socket and Drone explained • Warrobots Te... The fact that it takes this person 50 minutes to explain the drones in detail speaks to the truth of this thread's title. It's super complicated and this is even before you enter battle. Drones in battle will take away awareness from players at first. I know we'll adjust, but I'm not looking forward to investing this much time and attention to the game. I have in the past, but I just don't want to for these. I plan to not use these for a while like Oliver. I'll just make due with what I've got right now. |
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Post by titando on Aug 11, 2020 9:36:30 GMT -5
Lag is the biggest problem right now in the game. So what does Pixonic do? Introduce things to create even more lag.
Drones in general are a neat concept, but IMHO their implementation sucks.
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Post by Desc440 on Aug 11, 2020 10:23:02 GMT -5
It is quite ridiculous how complex Pixo has made the whole thing. The worst thing about it is we're back to the old days when we didn't know when folks had Last Stand equiped because there are no visual clues as to what the drones are equiped with. Stupid.
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Post by derps on Aug 11, 2020 10:30:41 GMT -5
ya pretty much. But they wont stop, only one reasons:
1. them more layers to unlock and upgrade, the more paywalls to competitiveness = the more layers of profit
more visual features to bug out and lag all over the place... cool.
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Post by Browncoats4ever on Aug 11, 2020 10:44:26 GMT -5
My steps:
1. Play as normal w/o Drones
2. Get my ?bum-bum? handed to me on a regular basis.
3. Start using my Legacy Bots again at 1.9
4. See how far I get demoted
5. Get my ?bum-bum? handed to me some more
6. Become really frustrated and throw my phone
7. Stop playing War Robots
*Steps 3-5 may be bypassed*
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Post by Danny Linguini on Aug 11, 2020 12:02:52 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server: 1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right. 2: Wait a month. 3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones. -----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck? -----b: What are the best chips? -----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots? -----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney? 4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above. 5: Buy my first drone I was with you right up until #5. I have zero intentions of obtaining any drones. Unless they decide they want to give me one, in which case I probably still wouldn’t use it. My game time is intended to relax my brain, not stress it. There’s already too much new currently in the game that I just can’t be bothered learning about, partly because I’m lazy, but mostly because the likelihood of my getting most of it is pretty slim. Drones are squarely in that category. My steps: 1. Play as normal w/o Drones 2. Get my ?bum-bum? handed to me on a regular basis. 3. Start using my Legacy Bots again at 1.9 4. See how far I get demoted 5. Get my ?bum-bum? handed to me some more 6. Become really frustrated and throw my phone 7. Stop playing War Robots *Steps 3-5 may be bypassed* Now you’re talkin’ my language.  |
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 11, 2020 12:09:07 GMT -5
The big thing is cost, right? Pix better get it right or the reception for Drones will be quite cool. I really do suspect that Au spending on pilots is down. Time will tell.
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Post by erik1 on Aug 11, 2020 12:13:31 GMT -5
Remember when they put modules on hold for a while because of players saying they weren't a good idea? I keep hoping Pixonic will say "Okay, we've gotten so many complaints, we'll delay drones until we can make them easier."
Yea, go ahead, tell me I'm dreaming. I know you're right.
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Post by Eradicator1 on Aug 11, 2020 12:21:42 GMT -5
ya pretty much. But they wont stop, only one reasons: 1. them more layers to unlock and upgrade, the more paywalls to competitiveness = the more layers of profit more visual features to bug out and lag all over the place... cool. And what you have said is the sole reason that they will be introduced. Profits. Pure and simple. Personally, I like the idea of drones. Just not how it is being done. The game is getting really complicated. We have two types of bots that need to be upgraded. The subsets of them too ie: weapons, pilots, drones, modules. There is certainly a lot to calculate. |
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Post by erik1 on Aug 11, 2020 12:27:11 GMT -5
What I'm going to do when drones hit the live server: 1: Chill with a G&T (Gin and Tonic). Lime, not too much gin. Just right. 2: Wait a month. 3: One or more people in this AWESOME FORUM will write a very good guide to Drones. -----a: What are the best drones for bang for the buck? -----b: What are the best chips? -----c: What drones/chips pair well with which bots? -----d: What's this freaky "combine chips" baloney? 4: Wait 2 weeks to shakeout 3: above. 5: Buy my first drone I'm completely with you on that (with one exception...I'll be chilling with Orange Diet Cola and homemade triple pepperoni pizza). I'm in the Master League now (just got promoted) with only level 30 pilots and no Mk2 or Level 12 gear yet. I have a feeling I won't need to rush into drones to keep from falling far behind. |
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 11, 2020 12:33:06 GMT -5
I'm completely with you on that (with one exception...I'll be chilling with Orange Diet Cola and homemade triple pepperoni pizza). I'm in the Master League now (just got promoted) with only level 30 pilots and no Mk2 or Level 12 gear yet. I have a feeling I won't need to rush into drones to keep from falling far behind. Find your enjoyment. Keep it cheap. (Watch your cholesterol.   ) |
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Post by frunobulax on Aug 11, 2020 13:11:45 GMT -5
I think the whole idea is stupid. Just get rid of them altogether. Said it before, and will say it again: If drones hit live server, I'm done here.
Probably I'll play some 6pack, but no more live server.
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Post by frunobulax on Aug 11, 2020 13:14:31 GMT -5
ya pretty much. But they wont stop, only one reasons: 1. them more layers to unlock and upgrade, the more paywalls to competitiveness = the more layers of profit more visual features to bug out and lag all over the place... cool. And what you have said is the sole reason that they will be introduced. Profits. Pure and simple. Personally, I like the idea of drones. I hate the idea. Not only because it is another p2w mechanic, but because they don't add anything to gameplay. No change in strategy, simply stronger bots. With pilots or titans, at least you could argue that they do change gameplay in a significant way, and bring more variety. But what would drones do that pilots and boosters can't? Healing, cooldown reduction, we've all got these tweaks.
So, 100% cash grab.
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Post by frunobulax on Aug 11, 2020 13:16:20 GMT -5
The big thing is cost, right? Pix better get it right or the reception for Drones will be quite cool. I really do suspect that Au spending on pilots is down. Time will tell. Guess spending went up for a time, until players started to figure out how expensive the new system really is.
Pixo once more did a masterful job of disguising the true cost of things with the new system.
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Post by Old-Cat on Aug 11, 2020 13:20:36 GMT -5
Want to learn more about drones? In this video, zapOphilia War Robots explains every aspect of the upcoming new feature: Drone types Microchips Sockets If you prefer to test out new features by yourself, stay tuned for the news in #test-server-news. Another test session with drones comes soon! YouTube zapOphilia War Robots DRONES | Every Microchip, Socket and Drone explained • Warrobots Te... WOW.. that's a bunch of moving parts...... Solid point he made about weapon effect chips, suppression and lockdown. I'm glad I kept my anticontrol modules, people are gonna be locking down and suppressing fools wholesale. What does this do to specialty bots, blitz , raker etc. ? So they are no longer unique. Hum.. If its anything like this when its live, It will game changer at the highest levels, equivalent to laststand when it was first released but much more confusing. One will have a difficult time knowing when and what is the correct counter to a specific situation on the field. Is that a bad thing? We will have to see. I run very different bots as tools in my box, I pick and choose as the need dictates. This seems as though it will make that almost impossible. A rocket pantheon might just suppress and lock my blitz as I attack, after I timed his shield. Or worse yet, an Ao Jun locks and suppresses my raven as jump and follow him to his landing spot. blahhh. Its gonna be interesting fo sho... |
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Post by Шɑɡɡɪή on Aug 11, 2020 13:48:18 GMT -5
Want to learn more about drones? In this video, zapOphilia War Robots explains every aspect of the upcoming new feature: Drone types Microchips Sockets No I do not want to learn about drones. . Don't watch it ... I could care less. The point was to reinforce the OP about the ridiculousness of these things as this vid demonstrates. Five minutes into it I gave up as I couldn't remember any of the minutiae of the damn things. On the TS they were cluttering an already too busy screen and had me hoping there would be an opt-out button.
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Post by erik1 on Aug 11, 2020 14:10:59 GMT -5
So, I watched the video, and I thought "Okay, if we must have drones, I might put together this drone, or I might put together this drone." Because what Pixonic SAYS (not what they MEAN, but what they SAY) is that "We thought it would be cool to have drones so that you can choose a drone to assign to any robot depending on the situation." (Unlike modules -- what you pick is what you get for each robot.)
As a rough idea (This is all beta!!), I thought about having these drones:
1. Hold-on-to-that-beacon-for-dear-life #1 (The beginning of the game)
2. Hold-on-to-that-beacon-for-dear-life #2 (Mid-game)
3. Sniper assistant
4. Assassin
5. Titan Survival Kit
Well, Pixonic failed to impress me. Drone flexibility? *phff* #1 -- Always my Phantom. #2 -- Always my T-Falcon. #3 -- Always my Natasha. Only #4 or #5 are ones where I think "Oh, wow! Hurray! Either of these two drones will work for either my Leech or my Tyr!"
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Aug 11, 2020 14:15:42 GMT -5
On day one there will be a few folks that have one or more (5?!?) uber-drones that make them mega OP. And there will be me having fun with what I have and not freaking out over the meta (tempting as it may be.)
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Post by rags on Aug 11, 2020 15:40:31 GMT -5
You guys sound toxic.
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