pwn★starz
Destrier
Posts: 90
Karma: 144
Pilot name: ρωή☆brοκέr
Platform: iOS
Clan: pwn★starz
League: Champion
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Loki
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Post by pwn★starz on Jul 30, 2023 13:22:18 GMT -5
Bounty Hunter / ... Destroying an enemy robot increases your weapon damage for 5 seconds.  |
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ReclusiveCthulhou812
Destrier
Posts: 80
Karma: 163
Platform: iOS
Clan: Red Wolf Squad
League: Master
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Raven
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Post by ReclusiveCthulhou812 on Jul 30, 2023 18:12:13 GMT -5
Not really, because it’s so dependent on being able to get another kill so quickly. Better to get something like Master gunsmit(, Armor Export, Road Hog/Ghost.
Of course, it happens to which bot you are running the pilot on. If it has a built-in shield, like Typhon, you might want to get Crazy Electrician or Shield Expert.
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Jul 30, 2023 20:25:19 GMT -5
Personally I dont see the value of this skill, because very often there are certain circumstances in which those 5s would simply be totally wasted. When you see my examples, it will immediately be clear:
- Killing an enemy and there are no other enemies in range or nearby that we can shoot
- We spent our entire ammo on killing an enemy and now our weapons are on reload, and those weapons more than likely have a reload time that is 5s or more
If you had asked about a skill that offers 5s of increased durability, that is somewhat more handy because extra durability is useful, and our weapons may be reloading, however in general I feel like all of those skills where we get a 5s boon are sort of a wasted skill slot, because there are much better skill formula options than those!
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Post by Eradicator1 on Jul 30, 2023 21:20:48 GMT -5
As long as it works in pve I would say yes. But does it stack? Then it would be cool I would think. But for the MM..... it would be a no go for me.
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Post by Jeb on Jul 31, 2023 11:18:53 GMT -5
Against the PvE horde, I can see where your thought process is going. You'd definitely need a continous fire weapon to make it work, and that means something like Magnums or blast rockets, and just be aware that you'll have to restack the damage between waves. But it's a neat idea.
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pwn★starz
Destrier
Posts: 90
Karma: 144
Pilot name: ρωή☆brοκέr
Platform: iOS
Clan: pwn★starz
League: Champion
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Loki
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Post by pwn★starz on Jul 31, 2023 17:31:29 GMT -5
Against the PvE horde, I can see where your thought process is going. You'd definitely need a continous fire weapon to make it work, and that means something like Magnums or blast rockets, and just be aware that you'll have to restack the damage between waves. But it's a neat idea. Exactly! Against the PvE horde (see "Extermination" battle mode)... and I like your weapon choices. I use the HMG (or is it BMG?) and Skadi for the same continuous fire effect, plus the bot's built-in continuous fire weapon helps a lot. It is sort of like an easter egg ability for PvE (think "free resources"), albeit not so good in MM nor CG play. I think Bounty Hunter works so well in PvE because the bugs (Wanderer, Tick, Tarantula, etc.) are listed as enemies/robots and die quickly in the first few rounds of PvE. Pair Bounty Hunter with the likes of the Fafnir's Shapeshift air mode (just learned this is called it's "Breath", see pic) or the Heimdall's Golden Horn attack mode and the weapon damage bonus is next to endless... and yes Eradicator1 it does indeed stack the 5 seconds of time (see pic with a stack of "6" = 30 second bonus) but not the damage % bonus. (PS. I like empirical evidence for 100% proven results!) ![]()  |
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Post by ѻﻭɼﻉ on Aug 1, 2023 2:13:08 GMT -5
Whoa whoa whoa wait a sec, so we are actually talking about getting a skill just for pve? Really? I barely move and barely need to hit the spiders with taeja/magnetar and get full diamond rewards every time. Doubt any of my pilot skills are even needed. So why select a pilot skill for this mode, what am I missing here?
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Post by Jeb on Aug 1, 2023 7:38:44 GMT -5
Whoa whoa whoa wait a sec, so we are actually talking about getting a skill just for pve? Really? I barely move and barely need to hit the spiders with taeja/magnetar and get full diamond rewards every time. Doubt any of my pilot skills are even needed. So why select a pilot skill for this mode, what am I missing here? I swap a Wasp drone onto my Typhon for PvE (one shot = one kill and I don't even have to use my Scorchers for some of Level 1/2), so if you've got a spare pilot that you can reasonably apply a skill or two for just for that mode, why not? It doesn't hurt anything unless you're super strapped for gold. |
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Post by Poopface on Aug 1, 2023 7:40:57 GMT -5
Any idea if this skill stacks?
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pwn★starz
Destrier
Posts: 90
Karma: 144
Pilot name: ρωή☆brοκέr
Platform: iOS
Clan: pwn★starz
League: Champion
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Loki
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Post by pwn★starz on Aug 1, 2023 9:45:41 GMT -5
Whoa whoa whoa wait a sec, so we are actually talking about getting a skill just for pve? Really? I barely move and barely need to hit the spiders with taeja/magnetar and get full diamond rewards every time. Doubt any of my pilot skills are even needed. So why select a pilot skill for this mode, what am I missing here? I swap a Wasp drone onto my Typhon for PvE (one shot = one kill and I don't even have to use my Scorchers for some of Level 1/2), so if you've got a spare pilot that you can reasonably apply a skill or two for just for that mode, why not? It doesn't hurt anything unless you're super strapped for gold. yes it stacks the 5 sec timer, see pics above. Well ѻﻭɼﻉ, yes and no. Thats awesome you can cruse all five PvE levels and win Diamond rewards across the board. Kudos. Here are my PvE results, before spending down my Au last week (and of course today there is a -10% pilot discount, d'oh!) on pilots in prep for 9.3 bul「dookie」tery.  Just as Jeb said, this skill came up for me in a random skill change at blue lvl.2 for my Fafnir 1.7 bot pilot Noa Minax that I do not use in MM or CG. Before discarding Bounty Hunter, I started looking to min/max my PvE game in hopes to win more free rewards (see pic above). Thats when this easter egg discovery vs. the onslot of bug bots showed it's true advantage. No worries, YMMV. Game on! edit = they've change PvE and made the later levels harder (or my bot/weapon selection has changed most likely) 'cause now I'm only bronze in both 4 & 5. :-( |
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