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Post by Cyclone Nodens on May 4, 2021 9:19:12 GMT -5
So I played the new War Robots Test Server, and we have this new overpowered robot called Mirage Fafnir. Fafnir is literally what would happen if the Shapeshifter Fenrir had a child with Ao Ming and Hawk. We have a glass cannon with 4 medium weapons, a Shapeshift ability that lets it go in the air with an Absorber shield and a built-in weapon that bypasses Damage Resistance (while getting rid of 2 medium weapons) or stay on the ground with all weapons, damage resistance and resistance bypass. This robot is way, WAY too overpowered. You can almost never attack it on the ground, as it has 200 Damage Resistance Points, and in the air, it can wail on you for seconds until its Absorber shield deactivates and its built-in weapon kicks in. Also, you can't shoot it while it has the Absorber active, as it is in the air and the bubble cannot be penetrated except maybe by flying robots like Hawk or Ao Jun. This thing could be very destructive with the new weapon Skadi, which is a Freezing Scourge-like weapon that functions like a rocket but auto-locks and does the same amount of damage at any range. It could also be good with Scorchers, as they can do tremendous damage and then recover their rockets after you activate Shapeshift in the air. Then there is the fact that it looks the part of a dragon so much more than every other robot so far, with blue wings and a gold body, almost reminding me of the Fafnir from Beyblade, with blue wings and a gold body: Truly this is the best robot in War Robots. (Edit: I forgot to mention that Fafnir also has a just a bit more health than a Hawk, so it would function like a hit-and-run robot or a tank.)
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on May 4, 2021 9:23:34 GMT -5
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on May 4, 2021 9:24:35 GMT -5
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on May 4, 2021 9:28:24 GMT -5
I was thinking Pulsars wouldn't be bad. Pop-up, lock 'em down, do a little damage, fly down, do more damage if opportune. The PPB it has is probably a step too far IMHO.
They'll all buy them, then they'll get nerfed. Yawn.
"Holy Flying Fafnir trains Bat Man!" You heard it here first. :-)
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Post by foxypotato on May 4, 2021 9:54:15 GMT -5
Fafnir?
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Post by spartan44 on May 4, 2021 13:31:38 GMT -5
It will be twice nerfed down and sell for $9.99 in 6 months.
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Post by Loganspawn on May 4, 2021 13:41:58 GMT -5
Pix is going to release a robot that is OP for a short 3 month period and then claim innocence? Stop it. they dont even make it three months now........
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Post by alster on May 4, 2021 14:01:56 GMT -5
Feel sorry for all the whales or mentally challenged people who will be forced to buy this. Why? You're not a whale unless you have the best bot in the game.
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Post by Replicant on May 4, 2021 18:46:28 GMT -5
Mild entertainment value in seeing how crazy each iteration is.
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Post by TerrorStorm on May 4, 2021 21:48:54 GMT -5
I don't even bother with anything new anymore... weapons or bots. Too long and too costly to upgrade... just CANNOT keep up. You just suffer through (Shells, Hawk... Fafnir) pick your latest and greatest for a few months until it gets Nerfed... enjoy a few weeks of level play until the cycle begins.
I think having some flexibility in your hanger is good. When Shells started running around I re-equipped my Fenrir with flames and brought in some long range kinetic weapons and lived with those ugly turds.
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Post by Fainty Dragon on May 5, 2021 7:01:40 GMT -5
I sort of nearly stopped playing in the last two weeks - i get the daily dose of frustration from threads like these :D
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Post by Cdr. Crimmins on May 5, 2021 7:54:02 GMT -5
The display of their bottomless creativity is simply astounding.
Where DO they get these new, unique and yet, elegantly classic ideas?
Truly they guzzle from the Font of Inspiration, guided by Muse herself!
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Post by foxypotato on May 5, 2021 8:11:11 GMT -5
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Post by reckless1 on May 5, 2021 8:34:06 GMT -5
The display of their bottomless creativity is simply astounding. Where DO they get these new, unique and yet, elegantly classic ideas? Truly they guzzle from the Font of Inspiration, guided by Muse herself! At the bottom of a bottle of Stoli?
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Post by leech2 on May 5, 2021 8:39:39 GMT -5
they dont even make it three months now........ Seems to be a month or so now I reckon. The shell has survived long without any nerf...secret nerf maybe?
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on May 5, 2021 8:54:20 GMT -5
I don't even bother with anything new anymore... weapons or bots. Too long and too costly to upgrade... just CANNOT keep up. You just suffer through (Shells, Hawk... Fafnir) pick your latest and greatest for a few months until it gets Nerfed... enjoy a few weeks of level play until the cycle begins. I think having some flexibility in your hanger is good. When Shells started running around I re-equipped my Fenrir with flames and brought in some long range kinetic weapons and lived with those ugly turds. ^^^This new guy gets it.^^^^ I suspect you are new to the forum but FAR from new to the game. Great post. And that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm never in a "panic" to procure/upgrade anything. I just finished leveling a couple Glaciers and that took me a while. So now I have a usable suite of sonics, freeze, fire, EMG, taser, and even kinetic. It's not super comprehensive like 2 small, 2 medium, and 2 large of everything but it's enough so when the meta changes I can lazy-flow along with the meta. In theory. Until they super-nerf something like what they did with Orkans.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on May 5, 2021 8:55:55 GMT -5
PSA: Let's not forget there can often be quite a difference between test server stats and live server stats.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on May 5, 2021 10:55:33 GMT -5
PSA: Let's not forget there can often be quite a difference between test server stats and live server stats. Whales get them “2.12d and T4’d in 5 minutes .... shreds everything in sight for 3 months” What, are you new? 3 minutes and 2 months.
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Post by Sgt. Beacon on May 5, 2021 11:31:40 GMT -5
Oliver: I think you've hit on the motto of everyone tanking to expert.
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Post by ismsean on May 5, 2021 11:33:28 GMT -5
Not whale, but i do spend near the end of the special events to get the most bang for my dollar. I enjoy my Fen now, so why not its younger brother. It will just replace my Hawk.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on May 5, 2021 11:45:51 GMT -5
Not whale, but i do spend near the end of the special events to get the most bang for my dollar. I enjoy my Fen now, so why not its younger brother. It will just replace my Hawk. IMHO, you could consider waiting for the Legendary Fafnir to come out and you can score that. Maybe by then it'll be nerfed or not and you'll know if it's still worthwhile. "Ride the middle, not the peaks." Even now Hawk is still a viable Titan counter especially with AMs. That's my plan. I don't even have a Demeter and my stats haven't been trashed. Food for thought as it sounds like our money plans are somewhat similar.
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Post by Loganspawn on May 5, 2021 12:02:47 GMT -5
Seems to be a month or so now I reckon. The shell has survived long without any nerf...secret nerf maybe? the only things that truly make the shell OP is the drones and demes that come in to protect them IMO I run lots of fire and ice. Minus magic drone ability and demes they die just fine and just as fast as any other bot. I also have two shells myself. Just my thoughts on it.
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Post by foxypotato on May 5, 2021 12:19:41 GMT -5
If an OP goes unnerfed long enough it just becomes normal and people won't want it nerfed like Ao Jun.
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Post by Loganspawn on May 5, 2021 14:04:10 GMT -5
If an OP goes unnerfed long enough it just becomes normal and people won't want it nerfed like Ao Jun. True story because if everyone has it is it OP? Sad that many never get to use stuff when its hot and when they do get it finally get the bot its past its prime.
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Post by alster on May 5, 2021 14:42:35 GMT -5
If an OP goes unnerfed long enough it just becomes normal and people won't want it nerfed like Ao Jun. True story because if everyone has it is it OP? Sad that many never get to use stuff when its hot and when they do get finally get the bot its past its prime. OP is always temporary. Pixonic will nerf anything when too many have it. You got to pay for OP when it's new.
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Post by airfix2 on Apr 30, 2023 15:56:02 GMT -5
unfortunately fafnir is now so weak that now it can't even do the task it was made for, this being killing titans.
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Apr 30, 2023 16:06:28 GMT -5
unfortunately fafnir is now so weak that now it can't even do the task it was made for, this being killing titans. Please be careful about necroposting. If there is no ongoing relevant dialogue it is better to start a new thread. This one was created early 2021.
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