Post by WorstAimEver on Nov 20, 2016 20:58:18 GMT -5
This thread will be for clan updates, contests, tips & tricks, news and announcements.
#### Thanksgiving Contest ####
For the 10-day period beginning 12:00am PST November 24 and ending 11:59pm December 3, 2016, we'll be holding a highest activity shootout! Top 3 members will receive an Au prize!
1st place: 6500 Au
2nd place: 2500 Au
3rd place: 1200 Au
So get ready to squad up and get your game on!
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#### Gaming Tips ####
While it seems that there are no longer clearly defined tiers, there are certain builds will result in getting the Yamantau map thrown into rotation. First, for the sake of simplicity, we'll call this the "low Bronze" tier -- the range of players who will not see Yamantau, ever. In order to stay within that range you'll have to configure your bots accordingly.
Reading around the forums I've seen a bit of misinformation about low Bronze being 4/6 (level 4 bot, level 6.00 weapon(s)). While it's true that 4/6 is indeed low Bronze, you can wring a little more power out of your weapons without ever seeing Yamantau. BUT there are conditions that go along with this. I'll use my Gepard setup since that's what I have experience with, so I can't say for certain this applies across the board to all light bots. This comes from my own experience over the course of somewhere between 200-300 games, so take it with a grain of salt.
You can actually run 4/6.67 and still remain low Bronze, but there are certain conditions for the weapon levels:
1. No single weapon level can be 10+ (self explanatory, you'll get Yamantau if you run a single level 10 EPMag or Pinata -- haven't tried other weapons though)
2. No two weapon levels combined can be 16+ (9/6/5 is fine, but 9/8/3 will have you seeing Yamantau even though both have an average weapon level of 6.67)
Thus, while there are several different weapon level combinations that will yield an average of 6.67, not all combinations will keep you in low Bronze. And bot level seems to operate independent of weapon level to a certain degree. What I mean by that is that you can't run a level 1 Gep with 7/7/7 weapons (305 MM weight) and still stay low Bronze. The 7.00 average weapon level alone will have you seeing Yam, even though your total MM weight is actually lower than a level 4 Gep with 7/7/6 weapons (351.8 MM weight), which will not see Yam, even with a 10% BR modifier.
Recommended builds (subject to change):
[BRONZE] Expensive
Bot: Gepard level 2
Weapon 1: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 2: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 3: EP Magnum level 6
Bot: Gepard level 4
Weapon 1: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 2: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 3: EP Magnum level 6
Note: The two builds above are identical except for the level of the bot. While a level 4 Gepard has more hitpoints than a level 2, the latter has an unusually high resistance to losing weapons or incurring leg damage (reduced speed) due to incoming damage. Once you upgrade a Gepard past level 2 it will lose weapons/legs just like any other bot.
[BRONZE] Cheap
Bot: Schutze level 4
Weapon 1: ECC Thunder level 6
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### Undocumented Tricks ###
1. If you have an extensive collection of weapons, you can fast-scroll through them when equipping your bots instead of endlessly swiping left/right to find the weapon you want. Your weapons list will scroll super fast if you swipe the area that says "In Inventory". Only thing is, fast scrolling actually scrolls the opposite direction of regular swiping.
2. Gepards levels 1-2 have an unusually high resistance to losing weapons or incurring leg damage due to incoming enemy fire. Gepards upgraded past level 2 will suffer an increased chance of having weapons blown off or incurring leg damage.
#### Thanksgiving Contest ####
For the 10-day period beginning 12:00am PST November 24 and ending 11:59pm December 3, 2016, we'll be holding a highest activity shootout! Top 3 members will receive an Au prize!
1st place: 6500 Au
2nd place: 2500 Au
3rd place: 1200 Au
So get ready to squad up and get your game on!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
#### Gaming Tips ####
While it seems that there are no longer clearly defined tiers, there are certain builds will result in getting the Yamantau map thrown into rotation. First, for the sake of simplicity, we'll call this the "low Bronze" tier -- the range of players who will not see Yamantau, ever. In order to stay within that range you'll have to configure your bots accordingly.
Reading around the forums I've seen a bit of misinformation about low Bronze being 4/6 (level 4 bot, level 6.00 weapon(s)). While it's true that 4/6 is indeed low Bronze, you can wring a little more power out of your weapons without ever seeing Yamantau. BUT there are conditions that go along with this. I'll use my Gepard setup since that's what I have experience with, so I can't say for certain this applies across the board to all light bots. This comes from my own experience over the course of somewhere between 200-300 games, so take it with a grain of salt.
You can actually run 4/6.67 and still remain low Bronze, but there are certain conditions for the weapon levels:
1. No single weapon level can be 10+ (self explanatory, you'll get Yamantau if you run a single level 10 EPMag or Pinata -- haven't tried other weapons though)
2. No two weapon levels combined can be 16+ (9/6/5 is fine, but 9/8/3 will have you seeing Yamantau even though both have an average weapon level of 6.67)
Thus, while there are several different weapon level combinations that will yield an average of 6.67, not all combinations will keep you in low Bronze. And bot level seems to operate independent of weapon level to a certain degree. What I mean by that is that you can't run a level 1 Gep with 7/7/7 weapons (305 MM weight) and still stay low Bronze. The 7.00 average weapon level alone will have you seeing Yam, even though your total MM weight is actually lower than a level 4 Gep with 7/7/6 weapons (351.8 MM weight), which will not see Yam, even with a 10% BR modifier.
Recommended builds (subject to change):
[BRONZE] Expensive
Bot: Gepard level 2
Weapon 1: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 2: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 3: EP Magnum level 6
Bot: Gepard level 4
Weapon 1: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 2: EP Magnum level 7
Weapon 3: EP Magnum level 6
Note: The two builds above are identical except for the level of the bot. While a level 4 Gepard has more hitpoints than a level 2, the latter has an unusually high resistance to losing weapons or incurring leg damage (reduced speed) due to incoming damage. Once you upgrade a Gepard past level 2 it will lose weapons/legs just like any other bot.
[BRONZE] Cheap
Bot: Schutze level 4
Weapon 1: ECC Thunder level 6
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### Undocumented Tricks ###
1. If you have an extensive collection of weapons, you can fast-scroll through them when equipping your bots instead of endlessly swiping left/right to find the weapon you want. Your weapons list will scroll super fast if you swipe the area that says "In Inventory". Only thing is, fast scrolling actually scrolls the opposite direction of regular swiping.
2. Gepards levels 1-2 have an unusually high resistance to losing weapons or incurring leg damage due to incoming enemy fire. Gepards upgraded past level 2 will suffer an increased chance of having weapons blown off or incurring leg damage.
