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Post by Wolfblood7 on Oct 28, 2023 1:22:20 GMT -5
I remember I posted a rant thread ages ago about never having enough power cells.
Now it's even worse. In champion league you need Unstable Conduit to survive, and I end up using up to 2000 powercells a game. Also, you cannot get them anymore without spending money which is 「fluffernutter」ing annoying. 2000 per level 4 extermination isn't worth the time and extra leveling I have to do to beat that. My maxed Rook goes down in seconds in that stupid mode.
And the worst part about this whole thing. When the Unstable Conduit released, I went from 90k powercells to 30k overnight without even doing anything. Yesterday I earned some from operations bringing me back up to 6k, checked this morning and I'm down to 2k. 「whiskey tango foxtrot」??!?!
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Post by Endobot on Oct 28, 2023 4:00:37 GMT -5
I burn through them really quickly too (and, yeah, they screwed us over royally again removing the buy them for Au), so much so that I made a determined effort to get the 4000 from PVE 4 & 5 and eventually managed it. I just used the best set ups for killing the spiders and didn`t even bother with dropping a Titan - so still no chance of getting the Doritos. Dodgy Conduit seems to have been changed from 70 PCs to 60 but I don`t expect that to make much difference when you have it on almost all bots so have changed to Phase Shift to try save some and see how that goes.
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Post by Method Games[YT] on Oct 28, 2023 6:18:25 GMT -5
My stash still seems to be going up albeit a little slower these days but I only hit the pipe to the tune of maybe 40-80 PC's per game. Some games not at all and will let the red team get the kill rather than prolong the inevitable.
I see so many players using heal or phase shift when there is no point and always have a chuckle when someone uses it with 5 seconds or so left on the game clock just to avoid being killed.
As many have mentioned before, you will still hover around that 50% win rate, regardless of how many Power cells you use in game but if it looks you will win a critical 1 on 1 situation then I guess why not.
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Post by BB on Oct 28, 2023 7:07:47 GMT -5
If you believe that you NEED xxxxxxx and xxxxxxx to play in champ league, then you are not playing the game, the game is playing you. IMO the best value mod today is quantum radar, its CHEAP and you can bust an array of stealthed reds with it if you have some decent driving skills.
Unstable conduit is a huge crutch and total scam IMO, I tried it for a week and found the return is not worth the investment, not even close IMO
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Post by gus169 on Oct 28, 2023 7:36:48 GMT -5
yeah. I mainly run QRs and jumpdrives. a couple just have the basic heal. my play has just adjusted to a very selective use of this limited resource. that unstable conduit thing can kiss my patootie
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Post by Eradicator1 on Oct 28, 2023 8:01:47 GMT -5
I’ve had to buy them for sure, but I don’t feel it is 100% necessary to use them to stay in champ league. As long as I stay away from the Okay dookie bots I’m good to go. That and as long as the Newton party doesn’t decide to gang tackle me.
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Post by 0megaman on Oct 28, 2023 14:31:24 GMT -5
....best value mod today is quantum radar, its CHEAP and you can bust an array of stealthed reds with it if you have some decent driving skills.
omg, you said that out loud!
Pigsonic Devs: "Oh, thats a problem for our revenue model... raise the price of the Quantum Radar and nerf it to a 10m range. Yay, more money for us!"
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Post by 079 on Oct 28, 2023 15:11:27 GMT -5
BB said it perfectly; If you are grinding your in-game and possibly real life currencies away trying to make use of every crutch possible in a desperate attempt to win, or worse, place first, in every game, then I think a revaluation of your approach to the game is needed. As has been shown, people are climbing the ranks without even trying right now, so relax a little play the (busted) system instead of letting it play you!
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Post by Cdr. Crimmins on Oct 29, 2023 0:49:59 GMT -5
I would give you mine if I could. They just pile up.
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Post by milty72 on Oct 29, 2023 4:42:06 GMT -5
I would give you mine if I could. They just pile up. I've got a 「dookie」 tonne as well. |
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Post by Wolfblood7 on Oct 29, 2023 15:52:10 GMT -5
Genuinely, the only modules I use are the healing ones and unstable conduit. The others are pretty useless.
Lynx and Ophion are equipped with Quantum Radar so why waste an opportunity for healing and lasting longer when you can just run a specific pilot? That way you can stack benefits.
Phase shift is my least favourite. 40 powercells to last 1 second longer before you die. Just run Angler or Ravana and add a healing module to last longer.
Lockdown ammo is the most pointless. Who even uses that!?
Death mark, yawn, use the Eye or Kestrel drone... Healing always wins.
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Post by Taboga73 on Oct 30, 2023 15:57:20 GMT -5
I tried the Unstable Conduit a couple of weeks ago for a few games and as others, did not care for what it “enables” compared to its cost.
I save PCs for Quantum Radar on my Harpy and Behemoth to hunt Imugis in stealth, annoying Lnyxes, and sneaky Lokis. Shield Breaker on my Ophion to hunt other Ophions and healing Demeters.
Finally, my Arachnid Flame throwin’ Invader with Paralysis drone benefits from an occasional health boost.
Sometimes the action is too intense to tap the PC button.
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Post by 079 on Oct 30, 2023 16:22:04 GMT -5
Genuinely, the only modules I use are the healing ones and unstable conduit. The others are pretty useless. Lynx and Ophion are equipped with Quantum Radar so why waste an opportunity for healing and lasting longer when you can just run a specific pilot? That way you can stack benefits. Phase shift is my least favourite. 40 powercells to last 1 second longer before you die. Just run Angler or Ravana and add a healing module to last longer. Lockdown ammo is the most pointless. Who even uses that!? Death mark, yawn, use the Eye or Kestrel drone... Healing always wins. I would also consider how you are using your active modules. Are you using them because they genuinely will save you (you and your target are both about to die and healing will let you win, or you are going against a Mars or Dagon and have Shieldbreaker), or are you just mindlessly spamming them at every possible instant of every engagement? If it is the latter, then I think we have found the problem. Rushing headfirst into every battle and having healing modules be your lifeline is both unreliable and will drain you of power cells. Try corner-shooting, saying at range, not using your active module if the enemies are not damaging you a ton (ie they are focused on someone else), and going for open beacons instead of always going into the grinder at the center beacon. You want active modules to enhance your playstyle, not define it. |
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Post by Wolfblood7 on Oct 31, 2023 4:21:17 GMT -5
Genuinely, the only modules I use are the healing ones and unstable conduit. The others are pretty useless. Lynx and Ophion are equipped with Quantum Radar so why waste an opportunity for healing and lasting longer when you can just run a specific pilot? That way you can stack benefits. Phase shift is my least favourite. 40 powercells to last 1 second longer before you die. Just run Angler or Ravana and add a healing module to last longer. Lockdown ammo is the most pointless. Who even uses that!? Death mark, yawn, use the Eye or Kestrel drone... Healing always wins. I would also consider how you are using your active modules. Are you using them because they genuinely will save you (you and your target are both about to die and healing will let you win, or you are going against a Mars or Dagon and have Shieldbreaker), or are you just mindlessly spamming them at every possible instant of every engagement? If it is the latter, then I think we have found the problem. Rushing headfirst into every battle and having healing modules be your lifeline is both unreliable and will drain you of power cells. Try corner-shooting, saying at range, not using your active module if the enemies are not damaging you a ton (ie they are focused on someone else), and going for open beacons instead of always going into the grinder at the center beacon. You want active modules to enhance your playstyle, not define it. I use unstable conduit when I'm low and need it to survive against another player, or if I need that extra damage to finish them off. I see youtubers literally using it as soon as it recharges on the Ochokochi because the drone gives it more health, but I'd never do that. |
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Post by shogunsg on Nov 8, 2023 11:39:25 GMT -5
There are quite a few situations where one should not use a single pc at all, at least that's what I have been doing all along, and my pc reserves have constantly risen to 300k now, but still being able to maintain firmly in Champs with my last expenditure being during the meta of angler and the jaw/claw weps. I have not spent since then and my pc still increased from 250k to the current 300k now. I have also not bought any pc ever.
For reference, my current 2 main hangers are:
Hanger 1: 5 ravanas and 1 mwxed luchador
Hanger 2: 2 khepris, 2 demeters, 1 mender with either 1 maxed indra or aether, depending on my mood.
Apart from my ravanas being at mk3, the rest of my bots n weps are capped at 4mk2.
Situations where one shld not use any pc are;
1. U are in a random team facing a squad. (Unless ur randoms prove to be capable of giving a decent fight in the early stages of the game.)
2. At the start if the game, u have more than 2 campers in ur team while in a beacon game
3. U r being 4 capped within the 1st 2mins of the game and ur team are still camping and/or not pushing
4. Ur current bot have lost more than 1 wep. No matter how much health u have left, its better to go rambo n spawn in another bot thereafter after getting as much dmg in as u can with the current bot
5. Its clear cut that the game is a lost cause. Be it being in the last min of the game, or any other situation. Get as much dmg in as u can while not using a single pc n move on to the next game
6. While not actively defending a white/blue beacon while being INSIDE the beacon when you have more than 2 bots/titans left to deploy. There is a reason why everyone has 5 bots and 1 titan to deploy, n spamming pc for a lost cause on 1 bot when u still have a few others left to deploy is not one of them.
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Post by shogunsg on Nov 8, 2023 11:42:36 GMT -5
There are quite a few situations where one should not use a single pc at all, at least that's what I have been doing all along, and my pc reserves have constantly risen to 300k now, but still being able to maintain firmly in Champs with the me spending during the meta of angler and the jaw/claw weps. I have not spent since then and my pc still increased from 250k to the current 300k now. I have also not bought any pc ever. For reference, my current 2 main hangers are: Hanger 1: 5 ravanas and 1 mwxed luchador Hanger 2: 2 khepris, 2 demeters, 1 mender with either 1 maxed indra or aether, depending on my mood. Apart from my ravanas being at mk3, the rest of my bots n weps are capped at 4mk2. Situations where one shld not use any pc are; 1. U are in a random team facing a squad. (Unless ur randoms prove to be capable of giving a decent fight in the early stages of the game.) 2. At the start if the game, u have more than 2 campers in ur team while in a beacon game 3. U r being 4 capped within the 1st 2mins of the game and ur team are still camping and/or not pushing 4. Ur current bot have lost more than 1 wep. No matter how much health u have left, its better to go rambo n spawn in another bot thereafter after getting as much dmg in as u can with the current bot 5. Its clear cut that the game is a lost cause. Be it being in the last min of the game, or any other situation. Get as much dmg in as u can while not using a single pc n move on to the next game Edit: I have been using adv healing only and its more than enough for normal game play. Unless you are at the top of the meta playing S squad vs S squad, using adv heal instead of unstable conduit is more than sufficient in most cases as only at the very top level of play do these minute advantages makes any differences |
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