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Post by OU812? on Apr 1, 2023 10:26:06 GMT -5
TLDR: obviously Iâm bored.
Musing on the New Meta (M&WGU) after a few weeks:
1. Dammit, I might have to acquire some EMRs and Helix Racks to bring some joy back to my hanger. That or adjust my expectations.
2. HR6 &HR10 on a Shadow or HR8s (when released)?
3. Surprised Plarium didnât classify HRs as a barrage weapon to make the player base scurry after new pilots, with the justification that HRs fire more frequently with that high arch.
4. Still experimenting, but I might just strip some pilots of implants for the scrap and decide on stuff later. I think Plariumâs not finished fiddling.
5. DL Neymar for Shadow/other? Or Arc Torrent Neymar?
6. Iâve squaded less this week than previous weeks. Friends arenât playing much.
7. New Meta Orion > New Meta Stalker.
8. ^^^ New Meta Stalker has to be played more stalkery.
9.One shot kill meta still isnât fun to me. Player base must love that 「dookie」.
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Post by reconnecting on Apr 1, 2023 15:30:26 GMT -5
I have found that Ares isn't as effective as he was before the update, with dual dl12s. He used to dominate. Now I use Guardian with DL16s instead. He can dominate at times. I'm slowly leveling Bastion. I guess he will replace Ares. Sometimes I mess around with Puma. I think I will use him and his shield more in the future. I'm also gradually leveling him. I do have EMRs on Panther but I use other mechs more, depending on the map. Surge and Killshot with missile racks see a lot of action. At the moment Onyx.is in the hangar, but I may give up doing his event for the 300 coins. He just dies too fast. Back on the shelf for him. None of the newest items really attract me otherwise. So as described above I mostly stick with older mechs etc. Maybe I will even resurrect Ares.
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Post by Koalabear on Apr 3, 2023 8:09:49 GMT -5
I've already stripped all implants from pilots that I don't actively use and are not in rotation. So, basically, the only Epic pilots I still use are Fei, Rosa and Maverick. I'm now working on a meta hangar, am about 300k credits away from maxing Redox that I'm using with EMR16. After that, I'll focus on Gatecrasher for DL16 to replace my Paragon and that will round off my meta hangar. Then, and only then, will I go back and level any "fun" stuff to test whether or not the new MM will take into consideration lower SP.
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Post by S1E1 on Apr 3, 2023 12:35:26 GMT -5
Apparently Ares shield absorbs all the damage from a Bastion blast (still gets frozen though) so it might have some potential as a counter, not sure. Definitely feels squishy to me now. Seeing more Orions though not a ton, but with their damage amplification they look viable. Killshot's dash seems like it is best for manuevering now. Hard time finishing bots off with it. Have out EMR12s on mine and am enjoying the trying to master the build.
Currently plugging away at maxing my Redeemer. They are still THE anti-human mech. In timed drop squad v. squad games, everyone runs them. I feel like I am seeing them less outside that though as they are squishy and rely on maneuver to avoid dying. After that I will probably max my EMR12s and 16s before another bot. Bastion, Gatecrasher, and Orion are all on the list. Overall, the rebalance shook up my upgrade priorities less than I thought it would. But the big exception is Tengu and shotguns. The game now really needs another mech besides Surge that can get close in and cause hurt.
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Post by Koalabear on Apr 3, 2023 20:39:31 GMT -5
Panther's shield also protects against the blast from Bastion but not the EMP. Interesting thing to note, Bastion's shield does NOT protect it from Redox's Caustic ability. I've killed AI Bastions with full shield and itty bitty health with my Redox that way.
Redeemers are nasty buggers, especially keyboard warriors. So far, my only tactic to take one out is to slowly stalk it and wait til it uses it's ability - usually after being frozen by EMP or stasis, watch where it zips back to and kill it there - usually with DLs cause there's no way that human pilot will step out of cover without his ability recharged.
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