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Post by Koalabear on Jul 19, 2021 8:58:30 GMT -5
The only thing I've noticed is that you can hide behind low cover now to block most if not all of a salvo, and it's now harder to arc the missiles around corners. If anything, feels like a nerf. That's why I've been thinking of maybe leveling up my RM8 for eventual use on the Shadow. RM8 are still kinda bad with their low shell count. Jav6 RM10 is probably the play there. It's funny what a difference 3 rockets can make eh? I'm not sure about RM10 either cause it's only 6 rockets which is only 1 better than the RM8 and 2 fewer than the RM12. I can confirm that a single RM12 pairs really well with JR6 on just about any mech, from speedy KS to slow and bulky BH. BH especially because it's ability really makes the missiles and rockets more powerful. |
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Post by Redfiend on Jul 19, 2021 9:39:10 GMT -5
RM8 are still kinda bad with their low shell count. Jav6 RM10 is probably the play there. It's funny what a difference 3 rockets can make eh? I'm not sure about RM10 either cause it's only 6 rockets which is only 1 better than the RM8 and 2 fewer than the RM12. I can confirm that a single RM12 pairs really well with JR6 on just about any mech, from speedy KS to slow and bulky BH. BH especially because it's ability really makes the missiles and rockets more powerful. If you already have high level RM12, there's always that and Jav 4. Realistically it can go either way. Rm8 X 2: probably the worst of the bunch Jav 4+ RM 12: guided does "okay" chip damage, and RM 12 is the best of the RM serious. Jav 6, RM10: Javelin's slightly faster reloax,accuracy and single target is a plus. Likely the best of the treen. All of the Mortars touch down with the same radius. An extra rocket, even if just one, greatly increases the chances of both hitting, and hitting flanks. |
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Post by Koalabear on Jul 19, 2021 11:15:10 GMT -5
Ok, thanks, good to know. Since my JR6 are both still perma welded to my Shadow, maybe I'll give JR4/RM12 a try on the Arachnos while I figure out how I want to run that mech. I should have it sometime tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to experimenting.
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Post by Danny Linguini on Jul 20, 2021 8:41:58 GMT -5
I’m all evented out. Four open events right now, and that’s after completing today’s dailies. It’s too much. I don’t even care if I complete the stupid arachnos crap challenge any more. Tournament games suck, matchmaker sucks, AI sucks, and this new mech sucks so no wonder they’re giving it away. I can’t handle any more than the two games a day I need to complete the dailies. The icing on the cake is the ‘challenge’ to make an in-game purchase. I guess the sociologists and psycho-geeks forgot to tell them the part about not making the blatant money grabs TOO obvious. Don’t care no more, it ain’t worth the aggravation.
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Post by Koalabear on Jul 20, 2021 11:28:03 GMT -5
Just had a thought about the upcoming "compensation". I no longer think just A-coins will be enough. I seriously hope they also give us a bunch of blueprints for whatever mech they take away. This should help us level it up to full capacity.
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Post by punishingcossack on Jul 20, 2021 18:19:12 GMT -5
Just had a thought about the upcoming "compensation". I no longer think just A-coins will be enough. I seriously hope they also give us a bunch of blueprints for whatever mech they take away. This should help us level it up to full capacity. this doesn't sound great for ppl who have 6.7 bots. They can adjust the compensation by reverse converting those bp into a-coins. |
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Post by BigBear on Jul 21, 2021 3:59:10 GMT -5
I have not seen anything mentioned since the original statement,but any word on when they intend to remove dual bots ?,I'm trying to prepare by running a single bot hanger but a lot of players are hanging on to dual Panthers/Killshot etc,it's swaying the balance of the game so I wish Plarium would fix a date so the gameplay can settle down.
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Post by Koalabear on Jul 21, 2021 6:59:04 GMT -5
Yeah, since none of my gear is close to 6.7, my hangar is gonna suck for a while after they take my extras away. I've only been able to shelve on Guardian for CPC games but I still run my best stuff for TDM as it makes the grinding a bit easier.
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Post by A.c.r.u.x. on Jul 21, 2021 8:34:53 GMT -5
Just had a thought about the upcoming "compensation". I no longer think just A-coins will be enough. I seriously hope they also give us a bunch of blueprints for whatever mech they take away. This should help us level it up to full capacity. Posted this in another thread but since there is a string on it here; (From Discord) |
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 21, 2021 8:37:28 GMT -5
Yeah, since none of my gear is close to 6.7, my hangar is gonna suck for a while after they take my extras away. I've only been able to shelve on Guardian for CPC games but I still run my best stuff for TDM as it makes the grinding a bit easier. Same here... I have, maybe, two items at 6.2, the rest are either 5* or 6.1.
I'm milking them as long as I can, now.  I mean, why not?
I've ran enough hangars that weren't "my best" while testing stuff out, regularly, so I don't really feel like I need to get used to not having copies since that was my "normal" for most non-squad games. That, and I am going up against more and more people of my strength or better, instead of the 1200 SP players that had me wanting to take a lot of the more leveled gear I had, out of my hangar... (Don't know if they had an MM change or if whatever was matching me against sub 100k XP and low SP players is just no longer doing whatever it was doing.)
And, finally, I have started to see the tougher AI builds regularly that I never did before when running solo - Zephers for instance - so... yeah, gonna get while the gettin's good. I think I am at 280 for the event... and whether the spider mech is good or not, I do want it. I mean... buffs happen.
As far as what to run in place of the copies... IDK... I think I will be testing things out for a while. I like using almost every mech I have in one way or another, so it's going to be very tough deciding on what to bring up to 6*.
I keep coming back to Redox and Surge. I have neither, yet, but both would fill part of the gaps left by copies being removed: Redox has Attacker EN and Surge has the dash (even if there is no damage associated with it, it can still get some real work done.) But that is a definite resource sink, since I would have to acquire and then upgrade to get the most out of them.
Shadow, Ares, and MD are front runners out of what I have, already.
Hell, I may even get BH at some point... *shrug.
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Post by Redfiend on Jul 21, 2021 9:01:38 GMT -5
Yeah, since none of my gear is close to 6.7, my hangar is gonna suck for a while after they take my extras away. I've only been able to shelve on Guardian for CPC games but I still run my best stuff for TDM as it makes the grinding a bit easier. Same here... I have, maybe, two items at 6.2, the rest are either 5* or 6.1.
I'm milking them as long as I can, now. I mean, why not?
I've ran enough hangars that weren't "my best" while testing stuff out, regularly, so I don't really feel like I need to get used to not having copies since that was my "normal" for most non-squad games. That, and I am going up against more and more people of my strength or better, instead of the 1200 SP players that had me wanting to take a lot of the more leveled gear I had, out of my hangar... (Don't know if they had an MM change or if whatever was matching me against sub 100k XP and low SP players is just no longer doing whatever it was doing.)
And, finally, I have started to see the tougher AI builds regularly that I never did before when running solo - Zephers for instance - so... yeah, gonna get while the gettin's good. I think I am at 280 for the event... and whether the spider mech is good or not, I do want it. I mean... buffs happen.
As far as what to run in place of the copies... IDK... I think I will be testing things out for a while. I like using almost every mech I have in one way or another, so it's going to be very tough deciding on what to bring up to 6*.
I keep coming back to Redox and Surge. I have neither, yet, but both would fill part of the gaps left by copies being removed: Redox has Attacker EN and Surge has the dash (even if there is no damage associated with it, it can still get some real work done.) But that is a definite resource sink, since I would have to acquire and then upgrade to get the most out of them.
Shadow, Ares, and MD are front runners out of what I have, already.
Hell, I may even get BH at some point... *shrug.
Unless more 16 en weapons come out soon, there's really no need for more than 2 attackers. Redox only shines in really cramped CQC where it can tag multiple mechs with it's ability, for everything else, guardian does it better. Ares is looking like it's going to be a top pick. After the HP buff it's got a better HP/shield profile than the old Juggernaut. at R6. Surge is still meh. They swapped Ares and Jug's shield mechanics, but what I wanted to see was Surge and Killshot swapping their HP pools. Killshot's new max damage on dash is almost 40K. Surge is squishier, slower, and doesn't actually deal damage -_- |
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 21, 2021 10:26:46 GMT -5
Same here... I have, maybe, two items at 6.2, the rest are either 5* or 6.1.
I'm milking them as long as I can, now. I mean, why not?
I've ran enough hangars that weren't "my best" while testing stuff out, regularly, so I don't really feel like I need to get used to not having copies since that was my "normal" for most non-squad games. That, and I am going up against more and more people of my strength or better, instead of the 1200 SP players that had me wanting to take a lot of the more leveled gear I had, out of my hangar... (Don't know if they had an MM change or if whatever was matching me against sub 100k XP and low SP players is just no longer doing whatever it was doing.)
And, finally, I have started to see the tougher AI builds regularly that I never did before when running solo - Zephers for instance - so... yeah, gonna get while the gettin's good. I think I am at 280 for the event... and whether the spider mech is good or not, I do want it. I mean... buffs happen.
As far as what to run in place of the copies... IDK... I think I will be testing things out for a while. I like using almost every mech I have in one way or another, so it's going to be very tough deciding on what to bring up to 6*.
I keep coming back to Redox and Surge. I have neither, yet, but both would fill part of the gaps left by copies being removed: Redox has Attacker EN and Surge has the dash (even if there is no damage associated with it, it can still get some real work done.) But that is a definite resource sink, since I would have to acquire and then upgrade to get the most out of them.
Shadow, Ares, and MD are front runners out of what I have, already.
Hell, I may even get BH at some point... *shrug.
Unless more 16 en weapons come out soon, there's really no need for more than 2 attackers. Redox only shines in really cramped CQC where it can tag multiple mechs with it's ability, for everything else, guardian does it better. Ares is looking like it's going to be a top pick. After the HP buff it's got a better HP/shield profile than the old Juggernaut. at R6. Surge is still meh. They swapped Ares and Jug's shield mechanics, but what I wanted to see was Surge and Killshot swapping their HP pools. Killshot's new max damage on dash is almost 40K. Surge is squishier, slower, and doesn't actually deal damage -_- Fair enough, but sometimes I want 2x RM 12, 2x CB 12, 2x SB 12, etc., in the same hangar... so until I get a non attacker bot to 24 EN, I want what I want  Dual RM 12 KS is defintely an evil troll build that I will run at least once... if I ever max it lol.
As far as the Surge and Redox... Yeah I know the limitations... but I still just "like" them. Surge especially. I don't really have a competitive bent on this game and am more concerned with enjoying the play than winning every game... so my decisions may not always be the best available to me lol. I mean, I still want a Cheetah even knowing its limitations. I was the same way in War Robots... variety is part of what keeps my attention... maybe I have MechADD... 
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Post by A.c.r.u.x. on Jul 21, 2021 10:36:45 GMT -5
I mean, I still want a Cheetah even knowing its limitations. I was the same way in War Robots... variety is part of what keeps my attention... maybe I have MechADD...
If it wasnt so much I'd go for the Cheetah.. feels like War Robots when I wanted the Rog but it was gold and at the time and a... ehhhhh I want but..... but then I got it and had the most fun playing that bot. If I could get the Rog here.. I'd be happy.  |
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Post by punishingcossack on Jul 21, 2021 10:44:28 GMT -5
I have not seen anything mentioned since the original statement,but any word on when they intend to remove dual bots ?,I'm trying to prepare by running a single bot hanger but a lot of players are hanging on to dual Panthers/Killshot etc,it's swaying the balance of the game so I wish Plarium would fix a date so the gameplay can settle down. no idea when. They could've done it within a day or two of the update rolling out. From a technical standpoint, it's not difficult to do. So that suggests one of two possibilities: 1) they are waiting for another set date to do it, perhaps simultaneously w/ global? 2) they are still deciding on how much compensation to give |
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Post by punishingcossack on Jul 21, 2021 10:45:14 GMT -5
Same here... I have, maybe, two items at 6.2, the rest are either 5* or 6.1.
I'm milking them as long as I can, now. I mean, why not?
I've ran enough hangars that weren't "my best" while testing stuff out, regularly, so I don't really feel like I need to get used to not having copies since that was my "normal" for most non-squad games. That, and I am going up against more and more people of my strength or better, instead of the 1200 SP players that had me wanting to take a lot of the more leveled gear I had, out of my hangar... (Don't know if they had an MM change or if whatever was matching me against sub 100k XP and low SP players is just no longer doing whatever it was doing.)
And, finally, I have started to see the tougher AI builds regularly that I never did before when running solo - Zephers for instance - so... yeah, gonna get while the gettin's good. I think I am at 280 for the event... and whether the spider mech is good or not, I do want it. I mean... buffs happen.
As far as what to run in place of the copies... IDK... I think I will be testing things out for a while. I like using almost every mech I have in one way or another, so it's going to be very tough deciding on what to bring up to 6*.
I keep coming back to Redox and Surge. I have neither, yet, but both would fill part of the gaps left by copies being removed: Redox has Attacker EN and Surge has the dash (even if there is no damage associated with it, it can still get some real work done.) But that is a definite resource sink, since I would have to acquire and then upgrade to get the most out of them.
Shadow, Ares, and MD are front runners out of what I have, already.
Hell, I may even get BH at some point... *shrug.
Unless more 16 en weapons come out soon, there's really no need for more than 2 attackers. Redox only shines in really cramped CQC where it can tag multiple mechs with it's ability, for everything else, guardian does it better. Ares is looking like it's going to be a top pick. After the HP buff it's got a better HP/shield profile than the old Juggernaut. at R6. Surge is still meh. They swapped Ares and Jug's shield mechanics, but what I wanted to see was Surge and Killshot swapping their HP pools. Killshot's new max damage on dash is almost 40K. Surge is squishier, slower, and doesn't actually deal damage -_- imo levelling up SB12 and SB16 just to fill up EN is bad idea. If you already have LA8 or LA10, or other weapons, just use those... |
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Post by Koalabear on Jul 21, 2021 11:52:07 GMT -5
I mean, I still want a Cheetah even knowing its limitations. I was the same way in War Robots... variety is part of what keeps my attention... maybe I have MechADD...
If it wasnt so much I'd go for the Cheetah.. feels like War Robots when I wanted the Rog but it was gold and at the time and a... ehhhhh I want but..... but then I got it and had the most fun playing that bot. If I could get the Rog here.. I'd be happy. Level up your Lancer and you will have the Rog equivalent in MA! Max it and slap on MR8 and you have Orkan Rog from the Brit Bot Era. I've seen some Lancers piloted well and it really is like the Rog in War Robots. |
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 21, 2021 15:09:12 GMT -5
Unless more 16 en weapons come out soon, there's really no need for more than 2 attackers. Redox only shines in really cramped CQC where it can tag multiple mechs with it's ability, for everything else, guardian does it better. Ares is looking like it's going to be a top pick. After the HP buff it's got a better HP/shield profile than the old Juggernaut. at R6. Surge is still meh. They swapped Ares and Jug's shield mechanics, but what I wanted to see was Surge and Killshot swapping their HP pools. Killshot's new max damage on dash is almost 40K. Surge is squishier, slower, and doesn't actually deal damage -_- imo levelling up SB12 and SB16 just to fill up EN is bad idea. If you already have LA8 or LA10, or other weapons, just use those... Not too sure who you are replying to as I don't think Redfiend was referring to them... but I agree with what you are saying. I just already have both at 6.1, which is why I want more 24+ en mechs. |
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Post by Old-Cat on Jul 21, 2021 15:22:59 GMT -5
If it wasnt so much I'd go for the Cheetah.. feels like War Robots when I wanted the Rog but it was gold and at the time and a... ehhhhh I want but..... but then I got it and had the most fun playing that bot. If I could get the Rog here.. I'd be happy. Level up your Lancer and you will have the Rog equivalent in MA! Max it and slap on MR8 and you have Orkan Rog from the Brit Bot Era. I've seen some Lancers piloted well and it really is like the Rog in War Robots. This might just turn this into a guilty pleasure. It depends on how much they give us for our second copies. I don’t think I care to try and max anything other than an odd ball that would be fun when I get the itch. Loved my raven and rogs. |
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Post by Koalabear on Jul 21, 2021 18:38:56 GMT -5
If you go this route, I'd advise against changing your targeting to vertical the way I have. While this gives you more range of motion, it makes it harder to keep your target locked in. I've played with the Lancer and I've tried firing while jumping, the way you would with Rog, and it's hard. It can be done with practice, but you gotta practice.
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Post by Redfiend on Jul 21, 2021 20:43:26 GMT -5
If you go this route, I'd advise against changing your targeting to vertical the way I have. While this gives you more range of motion, it makes it harder to keep your target locked in. I've played with the Lancer and I've tried firing while jumping, the way you would with Rog, and it's hard. It can be done with practice, but you gotta practice.  |
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Post by A.c.r.u.x. on Jul 25, 2021 20:23:46 GMT -5
When did they add credits to the 20 vault...
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 25, 2021 20:38:01 GMT -5
When did they add credits to the 20 vault... haven’t noticed yet… so I assume with this last update. Damnit. |
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Post by BigBear on Jul 26, 2021 1:40:40 GMT -5
We are winning too much good stuff, they have a way of dealing with that.
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Post by BigBear on Jul 30, 2021 0:50:39 GMT -5
Had a small update in Playstore this morning,saw the 30 A coins for spending 2000 credits task has now dropped to 10 A coins,they must of felt they were being too generous 😒
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Post by Koalabear on Jul 30, 2021 10:33:25 GMT -5
I didn't have an update today so I'll pay attention if/when I get it.
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Post by OU812? on Jul 30, 2021 11:04:09 GMT -5
Had a small update in Playstore this morning,saw the 30 A coins for spending 2000 credits task has now dropped to 10 A coins,they must of felt they were being too generous 😒 Yeah, I noticed that too. Not surprised. Resource acquisition, with the exception of some meta blueprints, is actually sort of easy IMHO. I’ve been wondering if Plarium will need to alter that in the future to make their business model more profitable. |
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Jul 30, 2021 11:20:48 GMT -5
Had a small update in Playstore this morning,saw the 30 A coins for spending 2000 credits task has now dropped to 10 A coins,they must of felt they were being too generous 😒 Yeah, I noticed that too. Not surprised. Resource acquisition, with the exception of some meta blueprints, is actually sort of easy IMHO. I’ve been wondering if Plarium will need to alter that in the future to make their business model more profitable. I wish I could scream things at them. Things like "EXCLUSIVE AESTHETICS!" and "END GAME LONGEVITY OVER LENGTHY PROGRESS PATH!" and other curse words in the current small dev/production team mobile game market. |
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Post by Danny Linguini on Jul 30, 2021 19:08:40 GMT -5
Had a small update in Playstore this morning,saw the 30 A coins for spending 2000 credits task has now dropped to 10 A coins,they must of felt they were being too generous 😒 I’m basically down to 2-3 games a day, just to do the daily challenges, and they’re slowly killing my desire to even do that. |
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Post by Koalabear on Aug 1, 2021 14:30:11 GMT -5
At least we got rid of the annoying voices and are back to the original one!
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Post by ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 on Aug 1, 2021 15:05:38 GMT -5
At least we got rid of the annoying voices and are back to the original one! I had turned sound off… when did they do that? |
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I mean, why not? 
Dual RM 12 KS is defintely an evil troll build that I will run at least once... if I ever max it lol.
