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Post by Method Games[YT] on Dec 22, 2021 8:23:39 GMT -5
The new Mender pilot looks like a lot of fun and annoyance to reds.
In case you haven't heard, Mender has a legendary pilot that turns it into a healing machine that heals back grey "non repairable" damage. And we're talking Demeter Appmtr pre-nerf levels of goodness.
Sure Mender lacks in the damage output department but these are going to be super hard to take out since we now also have drone defense chips as well.
I have 2 x Mk2 Menders and I'd love to get my hands on one of the pilots to use.
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Dec 22, 2021 8:48:47 GMT -5
It easily could be, hence I will wait a month or two before investing anything in the new Legendary Pilot (assuming I even get one).
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Post by Forumite on Dec 22, 2021 9:55:28 GMT -5
Thats Funny.
I have a 10/1 MurTur in mothballs I was looking at the other day whilst poking around the hangars nethers. Still had its 9/1 sno-cones. One of which is a sin. Pilot Chica has Adament RHog and enhanced damage on the ice guns. Stock paint. Low miles.
I was remembering how nimble the lil 「illegitimate child」 could be even when methed up on ARH+ speed booster+ the snort it gets while in healing mode. I was meme mocking the early artwork related to the pilot rollout the last time I took the little hoodlum out. Ive got blue ice chips for every drones. A number 10 cryo and a nice selection of modules....
I remember it being a fairly hard target. The light weapons are slung low enough to hit lokis and stalkers full tilt while cloaked. Should be able to hit scorps and roachies
with similar resuts.
I was thinking about dusting it off and seeing how it handles in the newest normal. This news settles it. Im gonna change the oil etc roll the little harbinger of healing into the battle hangar next time i play. Thank you for posting this.
Im one snaer shy of full froodles build but the just the light and medium combo at 9/1 are shredding pretty decently on a hover atm. An orphaned light weapons slot starts opening some pretty twisted doors so theres that to look forward to.
Let us know how you fare if you wind up running it.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Dec 22, 2021 10:15:17 GMT -5
It easily could be, hence I will wait a month or two before investing anything in the new Legendary Pilot (assuming I even get one). There's already a rumor/fact that Pix has acknowledged that they are going to tone-down the Legendary Pilot when it actually gets to the unwashed masses aka me. So, yes, as excited as I am with my 3.1 Mender waiting I think I have to wait a bit before plunging a crapload of Au into Marie Laclaire. |
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Post by teraflx on Dec 22, 2021 10:15:50 GMT -5
I still run mine frequently so I am excited about the new pilot. Of course I have a pretty maxed out pilot on it now with everything I want so that will be hard to get rid of. We will see how it does.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Dec 22, 2021 10:30:00 GMT -5
teraflx: Agreed on the swap being painful. But if the videos I've been posting are any indication, and one plays with skill.... Wow. As the pilot is now, I do suspect Mender trains could be a powerful thing and I'm not convinced Pix would be in favor of it for long. Can you imagine a Weyland with gray heal ability? That might be something worth having.
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Dec 22, 2021 12:16:13 GMT -5
I still run mine frequently so I am excited about the new pilot. Of course I have a pretty maxed out pilot on it now with everything I want so that will be hard to get rid of. We will see how it does. I have a near maxed Petite FlameBoi for mine and built for speed, so I feel ya on that. Fun bot, I need to play it more. |
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Post by britaindragon on Dec 22, 2021 12:43:57 GMT -5
i will start running my Amanda again if i can even see that pilot available. it is usually hard to get for a loooooong time. Dont hold your breath.
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Post by Method Games[YT] on Dec 22, 2021 18:18:54 GMT -5
It easily could be, hence I will wait a month or two before investing anything in the new Legendary Pilot (assuming I even get one). There's already a rumor/fact that Pix has acknowledged that they are going to tone-down the Legendary Pilot when it actually gets to the unwashed masses aka me. So, yes, as excited as I am with my 3.1 Mender waiting I think I have to wait a bit before plunging a crapload of Au into Marie Laclaire. So they learned from the initial release of the Demeter pilot which no doubt sold lots very early on before nerfing and transferred that thinking to the Mender pilot? Yep sounds like Pix in a nutshell. I think if they made it so it didn't heal other bots grey damage that would be a fair trade off. Right now it's OP healing titans and revenants back to full health as well. |
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Post by Method Games[YT] on Dec 22, 2021 18:27:24 GMT -5
The light weapons are slung low enough to hit lokis and stalkers full tilt while cloaked. Should be able to hit scorps and roachies with similar resuts. Let us know how you fare if you wind up running it. Scorpions wont stand a chance, not even the sonic weapon ones. Interesting if you can hit an Orochi as they are notoriously hard to hit during their ability. You only need to watch a bit of this to see its effectiveness. 43 minute mark, takes on a Fenrir amongst others with no issues. |
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Post by ʙᴜsʜ✫ʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ on Dec 23, 2021 0:57:20 GMT -5
There's already a rumor/fact that Pix has acknowledged that they are going to tone-down the Legendary Pilot when it actually gets to the unwashed masses aka me. So, yes, as excited as I am with my 3.1 Mender waiting I think I have to wait a bit before plunging a crapload of Au into Marie Laclaire. So they learned from the initial release of the Demeter pilot which no doubt sold lots very early on before nerfing and transferred that thinking to the Mender pilot? Yep sounds like Pix in a nutshell. I think if they made it so it didn't heal other bots grey damage that would be a fair trade off. Right now it's OP healing titans and revenants back to full health as well. I see a fair difference….. Demeter with the droid pilot was OP with the 30% grey healing, plus the teleport….plus the 3 mediums firepower. Mender doesn’t have those, it has pretty crap firepower, and more importantly needs to really pick where he goes and who he heals, as he has to walk the whole way. Mender pilot will be OP, but only in that one area of the map….. Original Demeter pilot was OP all over the damn map! |
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Post by ironstar on Dec 23, 2021 3:48:12 GMT -5
The firepower is mediocre but the latest changes to the mender ability has made this little turtle a really strong bot. With the proper nebula 2x rev defender drone you can chain very, very strong resistance for a long time.
I would love to bring mine out from the cupboard and I really love that Pixo finally released a STRONG pilot for an older bot. Even if they may tone down the pilot a little it would still bring Mender back to relevance imo because it survives on resistance rather than the purple shield of demeter.
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Post by 079 on Dec 23, 2021 11:11:31 GMT -5
Can you imagine a Weyland with gray heal ability? That might be something worth having. That’s what I’m waiting for, I think Weyland needs more help than Mender. Maybe one day Weyland will rise out of the shadows of mid-league TDM… |
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Dec 23, 2021 20:43:42 GMT -5
Response to op title:  |
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Dec 24, 2021 10:53:15 GMT -5
For the healing task, I put the Turtle back in to play. Combined with Mantis, this lil guy is a Task Crusher. Thatâs about 288k HP in the field with boosters and speedy as all get out. The new Legendary Pilot sure looks tempting, but gonna be tough to give up this pilot. Gold has become the new constrained currency for me and my cheap 「bum-bum」 spending thresholds.  |
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Dec 24, 2021 22:49:29 GMT -5
Rollo Tomasi do you really notice a difference with the burny pilot?
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Dec 25, 2021 5:41:44 GMT -5
Rollo Tomasi do you really notice a difference with the burny pilot? It’s noticeable, but I won’t miss the 30% extra spread on flames as much as the other skills. It’ll take months to rebuild if I switch. |
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Post by T-Town Striker on Dec 25, 2021 9:00:30 GMT -5
Pilot in the latest Mender based Operation for $4.99  |
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Dec 25, 2021 9:06:27 GMT -5
Kind of bummed there’s not a LE 5% skin, but for 5 bucks, not a bad deal. Nice that Pix is giving the Legendary Pilot option to the lower tier spenders.
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Post by spectre729 on Dec 25, 2021 10:02:04 GMT -5
Pilot in the latest Mender based Operation for $4.99 |
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Dec 25, 2021 13:44:39 GMT -5
Rollo Tomasi do you really notice a difference with the burny pilot? It’s noticeable, but I won’t miss the 30% extra spread on flames as much as the other skills. It’ll take months to rebuild if I switch. Pix really does need to reduce the cost of pilot promotions… |
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Post by Method Games[YT] on Dec 27, 2021 7:11:49 GMT -5
Pilot in the latest Mender based Operation for $4.99 I'm f2p as well but this looks like a decent deal. May force me to open my wallet after watching this vid. Might have to wait towards the end of the ops pass incase Pixonic does the bait and switch by nerfing the pilot. One Mender for the whole game and pay attention to 5.05 mark. Goes all the way down to 18000 health and heals all the way back to absolute maximum by hitting both ability buttons..... Yep this is going to be crazy. |
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Post by Jeb on Dec 27, 2021 10:56:30 GMT -5
It's an easy operation to complete, and that $4.99 gets you a fair amount of resources. I sold off the Taran and Magnums (I'm well-stocked on these, maxed out already), and after rolling the first ability, which wasn't anything special, I used the gold I'd gotten from the deal to select True Ace as the first pilot skill, meaning she's now got extra healing ability on top of the Legendary Pilot ability.
I don't necessarily see the Mender replacing anything in my hangar on a full-time basis but this is one I've always wanted and never had before, so it'll be fun getting it up to L9 and seeing what works out here.
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Post by teraflx on Dec 27, 2021 11:59:41 GMT -5
Just fought one that was tough as nails, my 2.4 Fender with flams and a good level Shell were fighting hard to take him down. Checked at the end of the battle and he had the pilot already and took it to level 70 so clearly a big player and probably big spender.
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