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Post by Koalabear on Oct 13, 2022 10:24:30 GMT -5
So... things that interests me...
New scout mech Redeemer with teleport back ability....wasn't there a War Robots bot that did this? I couldn't really make out what Freyja was saying.
New legendary pilot for sniper...didn't we already have one?
Clans...sigh, not sure how I feel about this.
New weapon, Minigun...looks cool. The assault weapons need a boost.
New map...looks cool!
FFA game mode - can't wait!
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Post by reconnecting on Oct 13, 2022 12:50:48 GMT -5
So... things that interests me... New scout mech Redeemer with teleport back ability....wasn't there a War Robots bot that did this? I couldn't really make out what Freyja was saying. New legendary pilot for sniper...didn't we already have one? Clans...sigh, not sure how I feel about this. New weapon, Minigun...looks cool. The assault weapons need a boost. New map...looks cool! FFA game mode - can't wait! There was a mech in War Robots that teleported back. I forget the name. Don't know about sniper pilot. I run sniper Panther so yay? Real clans are okay though I'm not in a hurry to join one. Minigun sounds cool. More achievements! Though I prefer burst fire weapons. New map Yay! Finally! Cpc or deathmatch? FFA? Boo! Not my style. But maybe there will be less competition in other modes. |
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Post by S1E1 on Oct 13, 2022 12:53:30 GMT -5
Yeah there was the Phantom I believe in War Robots that did the same thing. Just like there was a Deathmark module and MA has Hunter's Mark on the Orion. Apparently they are going to do a minor rebalancing on Orion. Not sure how I feel about that. Archangel is a legendary sniper who isn't even available for A-Coins yet. Not sure why we need two considering sniper weapons often don't need the power boost or that many implant slots. A 2nd close-range pilot would have been much more useful.
Also all these backstories for pilots are just silly and dumb (except the one for the robot hawking the horrible tasting energy drink. That was inspired!) The pilots in Mech Arena are just remote controlling a robot. Why would they be mercs and criminals, etc? The actual backstory would be "the Baron in a hardcore gamer. He has spent his whole life holding a controller. Just like all his competitors..."
I'm psyched about clans and especially that they will have clan chat. I mostly play solo but still, this will be convenient. I don't really bother with Discord and as a result I am not that in touch with my clan. This will help a lot with that. Minigun seems interesting. I like the description - that the weakness is reload not power.
Love that the map is a CPC map. Also we're gonna get Tournament CPC by the end of the year! Seems like the Dia De Los Muertos event will have some cool rewards if both the Baron pilot and the Redeemer mech will drop then.
Here's the vid for folks who haven't seen it:
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Post by salvia on Oct 13, 2022 15:47:52 GMT -5
That Gatling Minigun is kinda like an Autocannon. I wonder why they didn't just provide a beefed up, EN16 Autocannon. (Wait, no, I do : new weapon = more €€€)
The arrival of clan features are great news indeed.
CPC tourno... pretty cool but I wonder if they'll run two tournos in parallel (traditional 5vs5 + CPC), or if it'll be a a single mixed version (i.e. some heats will be 5vs5 whilst other will be CPC).
This got me thinking that with capturing control points a priority, Surge will be even more common on the battlefield. It might even become a standard mech for serious tourno players.
A 2nd Legendary sniper pilot, yeah that doesn't make sense to me.
Unless Plarium decided to break its "one pilot per type" policy, trying to bank on selling the most expensive kinds of pilots.
I'm dubious about the usefulness of that upcoming backward-going mech. I mean you can already do that with the existing mechs (KS, Surge). But if it's teleportation proper, that new mech could avoid getting shot whilst retreating - a drawback with current mechs.
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Post by S1E1 on Oct 13, 2022 21:44:50 GMT -5
That's a good point salvia on Surges. Luckily, I should have my hands on one by the end of the year when they're saying these CPC tourneys will start. I'd say they are already the meta mech for hunting Rocket Mortars but really only for that niche. In CPC they are a total pain. I am basically guaranteed to lose one of my mechs anytime I face a human running one. And if I am up against multiple humans, uggghhh... fuhgeddaboudit. I did realize there are actually 4 sniper weapons, what with Gauss Rifle. Considering it only goes up to 10EN tho, I doubt folks really want a pilot for GRs. I bet the new teleport mech is going to be the main counter against Surges. Right now there isn't an ability that gets you out of the dash+freeze radius in time if you see one within 60+ m. But this could do the trick. I assume it's going to be like the War Robots Phantom; first you activate the ability to choose where you'll travel back to and then a timer counts down the window where you can use it. But what I wish it was it just an automatic teleport back to wherever you were say 3 seconds ago. That could be a chaotically fun and real high skill bot. You'd have to really concentrate on your approach and where you've been or just hit and wind up in the middle of whatever. I mean I assume they'll go a more easy-to-use route, but I think a mech like that would become kinda cult. |
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Post by nocluevok on Oct 14, 2022 18:09:02 GMT -5
salvia it would be nice if they could dash backward.
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