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Post by Poopface on Oct 10, 2022 11:11:16 GMT -5
Slowly getting tankier Mender’s now MK3, Marie’s a bit more experienced, and the guns are somewhat better. Man, those things are hella expensive to level up! 😞
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Post by Poopface on Feb 15, 2023 15:53:03 GMT -5
Since there was a request to touch on this thread, I'll give an update on my findings. As ⓣⓡⓘⓒⓚⓨ48 always used to say, "YMMV" Marie LeClaire is as advertised. She's great. Paired with an Immune Amp, the health pool grows as she heals the grey damage. Below are two screenshots showing the unloaded Mender vs a buffed-up version. 70k extra health is nothing to sneeze at and really helps. I'm currently using it as a first drop with an Armadillo drone. The assorted chips can be changed out, but the inherent ability is what I find appealing. Depending on the map, you can generally get at least one of the home beacons right away. After that, it's about situational awareness for getting other beacons and killing other players in order to keep racking up the +15 def bonuses. With the upcoming drone overhaul, I don't know what'll happen but it'll require some amount of reevaluation I imagine.
Regarding making everything work, it's as others have said earlier in the thread. Get shot a bit and heal up. If you have an Immune Amp, your total possible health pool will grow. If not, you'll start collecting stacks of the Repair Amp. Once that grows some, you'll get all those benefits. In the early going in a match, you need to be careful to not be too aggressive as you're not tanky yet.
As with anything, though, you'll get a sense of what you are and aren't capable of the more you play it.
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Post by Poopface on Apr 11, 2023 21:24:47 GMT -5
Ran into this extremely Oliver Kloesov -licious Mender today. He was such a colossal PITA that I had to post here to compliment him. Extremely tanky. Every time I thought I had him beat, somebody else showed up to bail him out. I can't help but wonder how much green crack he went through until I finally got him with my Heimdall.
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Post by titando on Apr 12, 2023 9:43:58 GMT -5
Ran into this extremely Oliver Kloesov -licious Mender today. He was such a colossal PITA that I had to post here to compliment him. Extremely tanky. Every time I thought I had him beat, somebody else showed up to bail him out. I can't help but wonder how much green crack he went through until I finally got him with my Heimdall.
All that with only 3 bots? Pretty impressive.
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Post by Poopface on Apr 12, 2023 9:48:20 GMT -5
Ran into this extremely Oliver Kloesov -licious Mender today. He was such a colossal PITA that I had to post here to compliment him. Extremely tanky. Every time I thought I had him beat, somebody else showed up to bail him out. I can't help but wonder how much green crack he went through until I finally got him with my Heimdall.
All that with only 3 bots? Pretty impressive.
I don't know he even used the Loki. He had the Mender running for the majority of the match.
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Post by Ⓑⓞⓑ Ⓓⓨⓛⓐⓝ on Apr 12, 2023 20:54:28 GMT -5
So, I’ve come across some very stout Menders since I returned to the game. These aren’t just stout when they’re healing, either. What’s the secret? Drones with +def? Multiple Repair Amplifiers? Adamant Guardian? All the above? A shame Bob doesn’t seem to frequent the forum any more; I’m sure he’d know. Well hello there old friend.
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Post by Poopface on Apr 12, 2023 21:02:29 GMT -5
So, I’ve come across some very stout Menders since I returned to the game. These aren’t just stout when they’re healing, either. What’s the secret? Drones with +def? Multiple Repair Amplifiers? Adamant Guardian? All the above? A shame Bob doesn’t seem to frequent the forum any more; I’m sure he’d know. Well hello there old friend. Hiya Bob! I hope all is well with you and yours!
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Post by Ⓑⓞⓑ Ⓓⓨⓛⓐⓝ on Apr 12, 2023 21:37:57 GMT -5
Well hello there old friend. Hiya Bob! I hope all is well with you and yours! Going great, happy healthy loving family and a job I enjoy. Doesn't get much better than that. I hope things are the same for you! I haven't logged more than a handful of games in the last 2-3 years and when I do I'm so confused I wonder how I was ever good at this game. Haha. I miss the friends like you and the personal connections I made more than the game by a mile. I'll try to pop in and say hello more often.
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Post by Poopface on Apr 12, 2023 21:53:28 GMT -5
Hiya Bob! I hope all is well with you and yours! Going great, happy healthy loving family and a job I enjoy. Doesn't get much better than that. I hope things are the same for you! I haven't logged more than a handful of games in the last 2-3 years and when I do I'm so confused I wonder how I was ever good at this game. Haha. I miss the friends like you and the personal connections I made more than the game by a mile. I'll try to pop in and say hello more often. One thing that's nice is that a bunch of us have found certain mechs (like Mender w/ the new pilot) are still going strong and totally viable even in higher leagues. Some guns still stand the test of time. Due to rebalance recently a number of lower tier and obscure guns (and a few mechs, too) got a new lease on life. Obviously, if you're insistent on Champ, things are more nuts. Life is a bit more sane in M2 and some people like BB are happy in Expert where they can still bop around in way off-meta gear. Also nice is that there are newer youtubers (including a few that post here) that spend time farting around with off-meta stuff just to see how halfway viable it is.
Workwise, we're circling the drain. I'm looking for other opportunities, particularly in OH, WV, and NC. Family's good, though.
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