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Post by Eradicator1 on Oct 28, 2023 11:07:17 GMT -5
Wolfblood7 . Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not delusional (much), Loki can be a blast still but it takes a team as always. If the reds have all the Ochos it’s going to be a quick game. I genuinely miss running the Loki - I leveled mine too late. I have the experimental one at 2.12 and a decently leveled pilot, but it just doesn't run like it used to. Load it up with nitro units or immune amps. Then it gets really fast. I’m loving mine with those on it.
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Post by dinnerplain on Oct 28, 2023 11:23:15 GMT -5
Wolfblood7 . Please don’t get me wrong, I’m not delusional (much), Loki can be a blast still but it takes a team as always. If the reds have all the Ochos it’s going to be a quick game. I genuinely miss running the Loki - I leveled mine too late. I have the experimental one at 2.12 and a decently leveled pilot, but it just doesn't run like it used to.
Oh dude, you haven't seen how it runs with RH, Ninja, the new drone, and ARH (when there's 3 red beacons) all at "gold". If a walking bot could fly, that would be Loki.
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Post by Wolfblood7 on Oct 28, 2023 14:07:38 GMT -5
Maybe I should give it a go again. I used to love running it on the test server with Scatters.
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Post by 079 on Oct 28, 2023 15:00:26 GMT -5
Bold statement given that titan Quantum Sensor and Quantum Radar spike due to Lynx each only caused temporary dips in Loki numbers. Getting too close to meta bots already often spelled death due to most being able to hit Loki without targeting, so I doubt this will change much. Even if Seeker deals another blow to Loki, it will probably come back like the cockroach it is! I tried running mine for a video a while back in Champion league and its impossible lol. There's so many extra hazards now, the Lynx and Ophion have built in Quantum Radar, as you said more people are running it to counter Lynx and Crisis, Ochokochi and Anglers AOE ability, and the worst, Seraph. At least the Crisis can shoot during its ability. Loki should be tweaked like that. Ophions are really bad, I’ll give you that. You just gotta keep tabs on them, just like every other enemy bot. There is an art to running Loki that everyone must figure out (Tank vs Jumping Loki, bot heights, popular anti-stealth stuff, optimal pathing, etc), and even then not every game is gonna be a winner. We like Loki but don’t beat yourself up if it does not click with you.
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Post by Eradicator1 on Oct 28, 2023 16:39:02 GMT -5
I genuinely miss running the Loki - I leveled mine too late. I have the experimental one at 2.12 and a decently leveled pilot, but it just doesn't run like it used to.
Oh dude, you haven't seen how it runs with RH, Ninja, the new drone, and ARH (when there's 3 red beacons) all at "gold". If a walking bot could fly, that would be Loki.
I didn’t even think about the drone. Gonna run that tomorrow and give er a go. Thank you!
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Oct 28, 2023 17:51:49 GMT -5
Drone; Whiteout is my favorite. Ophions: 079 is completely correct. I def keep an eye out for the ones with an eyeball and do my best to avoid them. Sometimes it works out in my favor.
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Post by dinnerplain on Oct 29, 2023 10:03:20 GMT -5
There is an art to running Loki that everyone must figure out (Tank vs Jumping Loki, bot heights, popular anti-stealth stuff, optimal pathing, etc), and even then not every game is gonna be a winner. We like Loki but don’t beat yourself up if it does not click with you.
This is the truth.
I just played a game where blue had one less bot than red (5v6 at the start) but red didn't know how to play Loki (mine lasted all game.) Yamantu meant legs got stretched. The bonus part was being able to use a Ox Minos's push to get me scooting on the way as he tried to kill me that way. (Why is Ocho's push doing more damage than Minos?? On that's right, Putonic.) I've stopped counting how many 10 beacon games I have, even now that I'm getting back into Loki seriously, I've done quite a few 16 bacon games today.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Oct 30, 2023 8:18:00 GMT -5
Look at this weird Yam game. We were down 2!! My Loki held CB for quite a long time and our minimal blues held the line long enough!
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Oct 30, 2023 8:42:04 GMT -5
There is an art to running Loki that everyone must figure out (Tank vs Jumping Loki, bot heights, popular anti-stealth stuff, optimal pathing, etc), and even then not every game is gonna be a winner. We like Loki but don’t beat yourself up if it does not click with you.
This is the truth.
I just played a game where blue had one less bot than red (5v6 at the start) but red didn't know how to play Loki (mine lasted all game.) Yamantu meant legs got stretched. The bonus part was being able to use a Ox Minos's push to get me scooting on the way as he tried to kill me that way. (Why is Ocho's push doing more damage than Minos?? On that's right, Putonic.) I've stopped counting how many 10 beacon games I have, even now that I'm getting back into Loki seriously, I've done quite a few 16 bacon games today.
Thanks for spreading the word about Loki. At times it feels like cheating but well, then, bring Quantum Radar!
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Nov 5, 2023 17:38:32 GMT -5
With that 25% drone discount I was able to max out a Showdown for my grumpy old troll. AC & 2x Nitros under the hood, good fun. Yaman, after a heavy CB battle, I took Loki up the open side for uncontested Red Home, a couple kills of snipers & off to their side beacon. Not a lot of beacons, but CB twice and Red Home, bruhahahah, good fun.
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Post by 079 on Nov 6, 2023 15:43:29 GMT -5
Happy to see Rollo taking this bot for a spin, a long overdue pairing in my opinion! And yeah, despite it being shrunk and the new features helping robots shoot Loki, Yamatau is still the definitive Loki map. Nothing better than the long trek to the isolated side beacon!
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Post by dinnerplain on Nov 7, 2023 10:23:08 GMT -5
Happy to see Rollo taking this bot for a spin, a long overdue pairing in my opinion! And yeah, despite it being shrunk and the new features helping robots shoot Loki, Yamatau is still the definitive Loki map. Nothing better than the long trek to the isolated side beacon!
I used to use Loki to go around the back of both and come at the home beacons from behind it was a long and slow journey back then but it nearly always bore both surprises and fruit.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Nov 8, 2023 0:09:03 GMT -5
Loki/Skyros so painfully efficient at taking out snipers. Ever since the Reaper nerf it’s almost too easy. I see crisis/reaper, I see red. Hehehe. Rollo Tomasi
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Post by dinnerplain on Nov 8, 2023 5:01:08 GMT -5
Loki/Skyros so painfully efficient at taking out snipers. Ever since the Reaper nerf it’s almost too easy. I see crisis/reaper, I see red. Hehehe. Rollo Tomasi But to take them out safely you've got to wait for them to shoot their wad, err weapons, first so that they're impotent & soft targets
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Nov 8, 2023 7:28:00 GMT -5
Loki/Skyros so painfully efficient at taking out snipers. Ever since the Reaper nerf it’s almost too easy. I see crisis/reaper, I see red. Hehehe. Rollo Tomasi But to take them out safely you've got to wait for them to shoot their wad, err weapons, first so that they're impotent & soft targets this post makes my moderator head hurt… I’m stuck in an admonish/laugh loop. I think I’ll just giggle and get coffee instead.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Nov 8, 2023 7:34:21 GMT -5
This just in, within about 15 seconds I whacked 2 Crisis/Reapers with my first-drop Loki. Ba-Boom fracker! 💣⚰️🏁
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Nov 8, 2023 7:52:35 GMT -5
THIS? EQUALS THIS? IN THIS META? GTF outta here! Yes, the Newton can help, but def not always. Sometimes my Newton dies quickly like everybody else’s.
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Post by dinnerplain on Nov 8, 2023 8:42:59 GMT -5
This just in, within about 15 seconds I whacked 2 Crisis/Reapers with my first-drop Loki. Ba-Boom fracker! 💣⚰️🏁
I've whacked some today too AND I've seen Crisis/Reapers run away when approached by Loki
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Post by dinnerplain on Nov 8, 2023 8:43:46 GMT -5
THIS? ... EQUALS THIS? ... IN THIS META? GTF outta here! Yes, the Newton can help, but def not always. Sometimes my Newton dies quickly like everybody else’s.
This is a Loki thread. Bad Oliver. No biscuit. Stay on topic.
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Post by Rollo Tomasi on Nov 8, 2023 14:33:48 GMT -5
Where to post…10 Kills or Loki? Well, since the 10th kill was BY LOKI (now all Sonic - Lokonic? ScaLoki? Idk), no question that the post go here. Anyway, me at the end of a 1v5 at Springfield in a high speed jump to escape a Luchi Splash near the Farm, bringing weapons to bare on whoever that is in riverbed, ready for my suicide fligh, only to be snatched into a Newtonian Wedgie AND Indra’s Lasso. But yeah, I kept my cool and surprised the hell out of my now-in-range target, obliterating the unprepared red Angler with heavy burst of boosted BaDaBOOM.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Nov 8, 2023 18:33:44 GMT -5
THIS? ... EQUALS THIS? ... IN THIS META? GTF outta here! Yes, the Newton can help, but def not always. Sometimes my Newton dies quickly like everybody else’s.
This is a Loki thread. Bad Oliver. No biscuit. Stay on topic.
Thanks but in spirit, it is a Loki post. To me anyway. I run two, often first or second drop, and I’m not reliant on my Titan for a W. Anyway the biscuit is an Oreo, and I’m fresh outta milk. ;-)
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Post by dinnerplain on Jan 1, 2024 11:10:02 GMT -5
I've been playing around with Hellburner, to see if there are some interesting combinations with new weapons (eg. Needle + Reaper) that produce interesting results when I dropped into a game where someone had their Loki on a beacon I was interested in. I'm willing to bet that this player has never encountered a Hellburner before because they kept trying to take the B beacon on Dreadnaught. They got toasted. Then there waa a red Loki distracted by a blue Lynx on the E beacon. I don't think that Loki knew what hit it.
Hellburner can be a real pain for Loki because it is fast (when ability activates), the ability does area damage (got to check on Lynx!), and the ability recharges every 5 seconds (faster than Active modules.)
When piloting Loki, is Jump the only way to escape Hellburner? And can you stay far enough away to prevent being wipes out?
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Post by 079 on Jan 2, 2024 0:10:01 GMT -5
When piloting Loki, is Jump the only way to escape Hellburner? And can you stay far enough away to prevent being wipes out? Jump is the obvious solution, but pilot skills (Adamant Road Hog) could possibly help as well. I imagine it would be tough though since Hellburner is quite speedy during its ability.
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Feb 8, 2024 13:33:16 GMT -5
OOOOOoooo! I'm listening! The alternate title claims Loki will get Gray HP healing...
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Mar 5, 2024 10:11:02 GMT -5
Like I mentioned in another thread, I have Loki back in my #1 hangar. Trixie pilot, Whiteout drone, Sonic weapons, Advanced Healing, 3 X Immune Amplifiers. (Whiteout adds speed and so do the Amplifiers for extra fun-on-a-Loki-bun!) Whiteout and it's 10% damage bump is kinda the best for my beacon holding tactics. I am getting noticeably more whiteout kills, not night and day, duh, but I used to get 1 whiteout kill a week and now I get one or more a night. Edit: Showdown Drone I thought would be really awesome but usually reds counter heal and then my sonics run out of ammo. In single combat like when an Ophion lands near you wait for the Whiteout to zap him and let him have it wit the sonics. Pros as of 3/5/24:Most Titans can't see it. Even though QS exists few run it. Keep your eyes open for the Titans that gain QS when their health gets low (aka Luchador.) Great counter to Eiffel. Flippin' Eiffel. Speedy With Trixie, kinda tanky. Ophions much less of a problem. Late game it can really grab reds' attention. The other morning I basically turned the whole red team around to shoot me off the upper beacon on Valley. It took way too long for them. Massive Tactical victory, FTW. FUN! A big finger to the reds, "You can't hit what you can't see!" Cons:Weak against full meta/cheating Clans. They bring out Zappies and I sizzle quickly. BUT! Full meta cheating flippin' Android clans are going to wipe you out no matter what you bring so create your hangar for a fair match not a cheating one. Weak against Zappies, Sonics (especially Skyros) some Glory builds You trade damage output for beacon-play. You "can" be a liability to blues, but you can also be one heckuva boon, even MVP with one stupid Loki.
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Post by dinnerplain on Mar 27, 2024 17:07:29 GMT -5
Anyone running Loki with Ardent paint job plus Ultimate Corona?
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Mar 27, 2024 20:00:32 GMT -5
Anyone running Loki with Ardent paint job plus Ultimate Corona? I have 2 x maxed Ultimate Halos, with a third Stellar at 2.12. I haven’t run the build but I suspect zappies might be a little better. However, with the kestrel drone repairing you, the Halo build might make a heckuva 300m harasser build. The UEs hit harder than you’d think from a distance and they reload pretty quickly. With creepy-old-guy-pilot it might be a fun combo. For now the UE halos are on the Revenant and they are serving well.
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Post by dinnerplain on Mar 28, 2024 4:54:20 GMT -5
Anyone running Loki with Ardent paint job plus Ultimate Corona? I have 2 x maxed Ultimate Halos, with a third Stellar at 2.12. I haven’t run the build but I suspect zappies might be a little better. However, with the kestrel drone repairing you, the Halo build might make a heckuva 300m harasser build. The UEs hit harder than you’d think from a distance and they reload pretty quickly. With creepy-old-guy-pilot it might be a fun combo.
I've seen on Ardent-Loki and that paint job seems to fit well with UE Corona. Don't know what would go on top. Maybe have a look in your hanger, without taking it out for a spin...
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Post by Oliver Kloesov on Mar 30, 2024 8:38:48 GMT -5
dinnerplainHere you go, bud. This does definitely look 「deteriorated bum-bum」.
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Post by gus169 on Mar 30, 2024 9:09:02 GMT -5
13 pages and 16k views. chuckles. it's the little loki thread that could!
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