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MA - Talk to me about Stasis Beams Oct 16, 2020 7:25:47 GMT -5

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Post by Koalabear on Oct 16, 2020 7:25:47 GMT -5

Ok, I'd been waiting for the SB12 to be available to purchase. It was either spend the $21 or wait forever to save the A-coins that can be used to rank up gear.

Anyway, today, SB16 is available again. So, should I get the SB16 instead? I can pair it with TL4 (have to buy it though) for now on the Guardian and if/when I rank up the Guardian again, I can do TL6 with it.

TBH, I've tried TL6 Jugg before and while it works, I'm just not thrilled with these types of weapons. The DPS is pretty low and I feel it's more a "support and let teammates kill" than "I'm the king of the world" type of weapon.

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MA - Talk to me about Stasis Beams Oct 16, 2020 7:40:37 GMT -5 via mobile Koalabear likes this

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Post by Redfiend on Oct 16, 2020 7:40:37 GMT -5

Oct 16, 2020 0:47:25 GMT -5 Redfiend said:

Stasis 12 has 2 end game set ups:
Stasis 12+Thermal Lance 6 on a fatboi like Juggernaut
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2x Stasis 12(has to be 6 stars) on Panther, to absolutely crush CPC games.

The 16 cost version has faults because nothing can ever run two of them, and thermal 6+ Stasis 16 on a 24 EN bot is kind of a waste.

Between the two versions of stasis, the 12 cost version is definitely the one that will get more mileage unless you intend to run Carbine/Pulse 8 with the 16 cost version on a 24 EN bot.

The AI tends to use Stasis 12+ TL4/6 at my level, and it's a royal PITA.

The stasis beam is more of a CPC weapon though. It might have a hard time securing kills in tournament on pretty much every map but the huge wide open one we have this week.

Ultimately up to you. I'd honestly bookmark it as something to bring up after obtaining all of the high DPS rank 5 weapons. Might be better served spending that money on the coins+crates deal, and keeping the coins bought as a booster towards reaching Carbines/rail gun/rank ups.

Tournament is the only sizable resource cache to be obtained through in game effort, so any item that isn't maximizing tournament performance is kind of wasteful until you've bought all of the most effective damage dealing items.

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MA - Talk to me about Stasis Beams Oct 16, 2020 7:59:45 GMT -5 Koalabear likes this

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Post by ᥣᵃᵛᵃʲᵃᵛᵃ on Oct 16, 2020 7:59:45 GMT -5

Koalabear , I jumped at the SB16 when I first saw it as I loved how I'd seen SBs play on the field. BUT, as Redfiend points out above, the SB12 is much more versatile. So, I too am waiting for the SB12 offer to come around again. My TL6 meanwhile needs some love so it is ready for action

Edit to add: I am still running SB16 and TL4 on Panther to great effect, but will swap for SB12 and TL6 once the offer comes around.

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MA - Talk to me about Stasis Beams Oct 16, 2020 8:41:53 GMT -5 Koalabear likes this

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Post by Deadeye on Oct 16, 2020 8:41:53 GMT -5

Oct 16, 2020 7:56:52 GMT -5 Koalabear said:

Thanks! I guess I'll keep waiting for the SB12 or save up for the CB8 then.

So, I've run the SB12 with both the TL4 and 6 and it's a great combination. I'm also saving for the Carb8 right now. However, when I do pull the trigger on the Carb8, I think I'd like to try to pair it with the SB16 at some point on a heavy platform like the Guardian. It seems to be a fairly natural pairing because the accuracy of the Carb will go up once stasis takes effect. This is only an idea though. I'll also try the SB16/TL6 combo too as that only leaves 2 EN on the table. I guess what I'm saying is that I'll experiment when I start leveling up the Guardian to R5 and let you know, but I have a couple ideas for the SB16 that I hope I'm surprised by. We shall see.

However, I think I just realized that I don't feel the SB16 will work well on a Medium bot. All my scenarios above are for a heavy. I think leaving the 2 EN on the table by just running a SB16 on a medium isn't going to be a good option. It feels lacking and none of the EN 2 options are worth anything.

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MA - Talk to me about Stasis Beams Oct 16, 2020 8:52:30 GMT -5 via mobile Deadeye and Koalabear like this

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Post by Redfiend on Oct 16, 2020 8:52:30 GMT -5

Oct 16, 2020 8:41:53 GMT -5 Deadeye said:

Oct 16, 2020 7:56:52 GMT -5 Koalabear said:

Thanks! I guess I'll keep waiting for the SB12 or save up for the CB8 then.

So, I've run the SB12 with both the TL4 and 6 and it's a great combination. I'm also saving for the Carb8 right now. However, when I do pull the trigger on the Carb8, I think I'd like to try to pair it with the SB16 at some point on a heavy platform like the Guardian. It seems to be a fairly natural pairing because the accuracy of the Carb will go up once stasis takes effect. This is only an idea though. I'll also try the SB16/TL6 combo too as that only leaves 2 EN on the table. I guess what I'm saying is that I'll experiment when I start leveling up the Guardian to R5 and let you know, but I have a couple ideas for the SB16 that I hope I'm surprised by. We shall see.

Ya. You could even go with Pulse 8 at that point if you bring it up to level. The biggest difference between running a lance and a Carbine with the Stasis beam is that you'll have at least one weapon that doesn't feel like wet socks when it runs out of ammo, as the beams tend to do with the amount of time they need to recuperate their full magazine.

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Post by Koalabear on Oct 16, 2020 7:25:47 GMT -5

Post by Redfiend on Oct 16, 2020 7:40:37 GMT -5

Post by Koalabear on Oct 16, 2020 7:56:52 GMT -5

Post by ᥣᵃᵛᵃʲᵃᵛᵃ on Oct 16, 2020 7:59:45 GMT -5

Post by Deadeye on Oct 16, 2020 8:41:53 GMT -5

Post by Redfiend on Oct 16, 2020 8:52:30 GMT -5