freerιde
GI. Patton
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Pilot name: Freeride
Platform: iOS
League: Champion
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Griffin
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Post by freerιde on May 29, 2017 19:49:43 GMT -5
Just looking for your typical lead bot. I realize it may depend on the map, what team mates or Reds lead with.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 19:52:29 GMT -5
It actually depends on what I have in my hangar. It's usually the Plasma Gareth or the Plasma Galahad, but I sometimes use the Orkan Pinata Galahad to take down enemy starter Galahads. In squad battles, I drop a midranger first, preferable the Trident Fury.
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Post by shakingrabbit on May 29, 2017 20:02:54 GMT -5
Depends on what I feel like accomplishing but usually RDB. Gives me time to assess the reds and my team while providing good support.
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Post by Team Alpha Strike on May 29, 2017 20:09:39 GMT -5
It depends on the map and what the reds drop in. I never drop in before I see my teammates and/or the whatever I can see of the red starting lineup.
I hate when I see 3-4 pure beacon runners on our side, as it means that my teammates didn't check to see what was dropped before dropping in a runner that is redundant.
If I do see runners employed at the start in both sides, I'll drop an MRS bot like my Quad Tul Doc (or TT Fury - whichever I'm using at the moment). This will allow me to support the blue runners by crippling/killing the red runners so that their effort to take the beacon isn't wasted.
If the blues are mostly knifers and no Ancilot is present, then I'll drop an Ancilot and Rush to protect them from Tridents or RDBs.
If we have at least 2 MRS at the start, I'll drop an Plasma Lance and let the blue MRS cover my on my way to my target.
See, there's no reason to start with a set bot - it makes no sense to throw away your 1st bot when all it takes is 10-15 seconds of observation prior to dropping in to assess the situation.
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Post by Paps on May 29, 2017 20:14:18 GMT -5
Like everyone already mentioned. Depends on map and mood.
Normally either Stuka Griff or Treb Boootch. Sometimes ancile/taran Lance or orkan Rogatka. I like saving my plasma G-had for cleanup.
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Post by joshfishyu on May 29, 2017 20:18:36 GMT -5
Depend on the map. On Moon and Canyon I will drop Ancilot first to capture home beacon under trident and tulu fire. On Powerplant, Dead City and Yamantau, Stuka-Griff is the best choice because there are a lot of cover to use.
I usually don't use ranged bots as the first one unless I saw there were more than 2 red TT Furies, then I will drop my trident Carnage to clear them out.
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DirtyDuckofDoom
Destrier
Who needs Anciles when you've got Orkans??
Posts: 84
Karma: 55
Pilot name: DirtyDuckofDoom
Platform: Android
Clan: CENTAURS OF GOD
League: Expert
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Rogatka
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Post by DirtyDuckofDoom on May 29, 2017 21:31:06 GMT -5
I open with three bots depending on the map. Trident Carnage on Springfield, Yamantau, and Canyon. Plasma Gareth on Shenzhen. Orkan Rogatka on Moon and Power Plant. If I want to grab the center or side beacon first thing, then I go with Gareth on Dead City. If not, I start with my Rocket Rog.
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inspirace
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Posts: 2,670
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Pilot name: inspirace
Platform: iOS
Clan: NEW
League: Champion
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Rog, Griff, Carn, Doc, Rhino, Haechi, Kumiho, Bulgasari, Mender, Inquisitor, Spectre, Strider,
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Post by inspirace on May 29, 2017 21:39:16 GMT -5
Yamantau: Zeus-trident carnage Shenzhen, springfield, powerplant, canyon: orkan rogatka Moon, dead city: plasma galahad or orkan rogatka - these two maps, I haven't yet established the starting move (and I think the win% the worst) ... maybe I should try starting thunder carnage?
maybe I should check blue bot composition before starting, but the thing is someone should drop it first. it would be great if we can change the first bot until the end of the countdown,
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tonysjaeger
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Really want to join a clan
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Pilot name: tonysjaeger
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Post by tonysjaeger on May 29, 2017 21:41:00 GMT -5
Not clearly, starter bot depend on map
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Hoo Flung Dung
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Posts: 71
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Pilot name: Hoo Flung Dung
Platform: Android
Clan: Ronin & Erstwhile Officer in Nitro Elite
League: Expert
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: RDB Griffin
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Post by Hoo Flung Dung on May 29, 2017 22:07:32 GMT -5
I don't often start with a bot other than my RDB Griffin, but when I do... I lose the match.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 22:12:42 GMT -5
I chose RDB griff, but it's really map dependant. On larger maps I prefer to use Thunder/Pin Leo so I can test the waters and knock out any ancile-runners shields if I should see them on the beginning rush. In smaller maps I'd run Thunder/Pinata Leo for the same reason. On medium maps, or if I see a bunch of brits drop in, RDB all the way.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 22:12:57 GMT -5
I chose RDB griff, but it's really map dependant. On larger maps I prefer to use Thunder/Pin Leo so I can test the waters and knock out any ancile-runners shields if I should see them on the beginning rush. In smaller maps I'd run Thunder/Pinata Leo for the same reason. On medium maps, or if I see a bunch of brits drop in, RDB all the way.
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Post by Shahmatt on May 29, 2017 22:16:13 GMT -5
Ancile Plasma Golem
Works alright in all maps to start.
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Post by drake1588 on May 29, 2017 22:33:04 GMT -5
It depends on the map and what the reds drop in. I never drop in before I see my teammates and/or the whatever I can see of the red starting lineup. I hate when I see 3-4 pure beacon runners on our side, as it means that my teammates didn't check to see what was dropped before dropping in a runner that is redundant. If I do see runners employed at the start in both sides, I'll drop an MRS bot like my Quad Tul Doc (or TT Fury - whichever I'm using at the moment). This will allow me to support the blue runners by crippling/killing the red runners so that their effort to take the beacon isn't wasted. If the blues are mostly knifers and no Ancilot is present, then I'll drop an Ancilot and Rush to protect them from Tridents or RDBs. If we have at least 2 MRS at the start, I'll drop an Plasma Lance and let the blue MRS cover my on my way to my target. See, there's no reason to start with a set bot - it makes no sense to throw away your 1st bot when all it takes is 10-15 seconds of observation prior to dropping in to assess the situation. A few updates back, the camera position was changed so that other than moon and some spawn points on other maps, its exceedingly difficult to see what is dropped. Is there some way to adjust the camera that I am missing out on?
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Post by Team Alpha Strike on May 29, 2017 22:54:56 GMT -5
It depends on the map and what the reds drop in. I never drop in before I see my teammates and/or the whatever I can see of the red starting lineup. I hate when I see 3-4 pure beacon runners on our side, as it means that my teammates didn't check to see what was dropped before dropping in a runner that is redundant. If I do see runners employed at the start in both sides, I'll drop an MRS bot like my Quad Tul Doc (or TT Fury - whichever I'm using at the moment). This will allow me to support the blue runners by crippling/killing the red runners so that their effort to take the beacon isn't wasted. If the blues are mostly knifers and no Ancilot is present, then I'll drop an Ancilot and Rush to protect them from Tridents or RDBs. If we have at least 2 MRS at the start, I'll drop an Plasma Lance and let the blue MRS cover my on my way to my target. See, there's no reason to start with a set bot - it makes no sense to throw away your 1st bot when all it takes is 10-15 seconds of observation prior to dropping in to assess the situation. A few updates back, the camera position was changed so that other than moon and some spawn points on other maps, its exceedingly difficult to see what is dropped. Is there some way to adjust the camera that I am missing out on? On some maps like moon, DC, and sometimes SF, the reds are impossible to see. You can wait until after the match starts if you want to see all bots. That being said, it's probably enough to see what the blues have dropped if you want to not waste time. There are also setups that just work as a 1st drop on particular maps/spawns. Generally, an MRS setup is okay to drop first on Canyon and Yam. Or, a rocket Griff or rocket Rog on Springfield works if you plan on going first to the city/port beacon as soon as the match starts. One bot I wouldn't start with anymore is the Plasmahad ---- too squishy, underpowered, and unable to evade MRS rockets or kill easily any Gareth setup.
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Post by infraviolet on May 30, 2017 1:48:00 GMT -5
Relish Dill BBQ sauce.
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Post by Lynx on May 30, 2017 2:35:41 GMT -5
You forgot tulu fujin.Since the rocket update,I open with fujin,Shield stops rockets and bullets dead in their paths and 500 m range allows me to avoid tarans and magnums
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ziglodyte
GI. Patton
Posts: 147
Karma: 111
Pilot name: Light Legs
Platform: Facebook
Clan: ANgr
League: Master
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Gareth
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Post by ziglodyte on May 30, 2017 3:20:26 GMT -5
I like starting with Zeus Fury on Shenzhen. Can often discourage Fujins and Carnages from leaving home beacon, taking them out of the battle. Works great against Griffs jumping out of spawn too.
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Post by hyderier on May 30, 2017 3:43:43 GMT -5
I like to get those 1-3 beacon captures at the start. So anything with speed >= 60. IOW, Stalker, Gary or Rog.
Voted for Stalker, as I think it's the most suitable: can use stealth to get to beacons where others just get murdered in crossfire (most notably center beacon of Shenzen).
But Gary and Rog would also get votes from me if it was possible to vote multiple choices.
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Post by GreenFace on May 30, 2017 4:10:39 GMT -5
Anything, as long as it's beacon runner, but it should have enough punch to defend (DB Gareth/Rog/Galahad comes to mind).
I like my team to take initiative, draining the opponent's dominance bar from the start. Then anticipation game begins.
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Post by Pilot Moby_dic on May 30, 2017 5:18:14 GMT -5
It depends on the map and what the reds drop in. I never drop in before I see my teammates and/or the whatever I can see of the red starting lineup. I hate when I see 3-4 pure beacon runners on our side, as it means that my teammates didn't check to see what was dropped before dropping in a runner that is redundant. If I do see runners employed at the start in both sides, I'll drop an MRS bot like my Quad Tul Doc (or TT Fury - whichever I'm using at the moment). This will allow me to support the blue runners by crippling/killing the red runners so that their effort to take the beacon isn't wasted. If the blues are mostly knifers and no Ancilot is present, then I'll drop an Ancilot and Rush to protect them from Tridents or RDBs. If we have at least 2 MRS at the start, I'll drop an Plasma Lance and let the blue MRS cover my on my way to my target. See, there's no reason to start with a set bot - it makes no sense to throw away your 1st bot when all it takes is 10-15 seconds of observation prior to dropping in to assess the situation. How do you know what the reds have dropped in? (Let along your team mates)
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zed252000
GI. Patton
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Favorite robot: Gareth & Carnage
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Post by zed252000 on May 30, 2017 6:15:42 GMT -5
depends on the Map and my teammates. but mostly either Plasma Gareth or plasma Rog.
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Post by 《₩hirl》 on May 30, 2017 6:17:05 GMT -5
*points at avatar* One of those. Given its shortcomings it can be quite versatile and is my preferred take on scoping out the enemy.
Yet every now and again the eager little Gareth gets to take charge. Recently switched from Plasma to Orkinata as it usually winds up running into another Gareth. Plasma vs Plasma Gareth fight... yay...
When I'm feeling more playful I open with whatever setup I choose for fun factor or experimenting. Recently trying quad Pin Jesse. Fun playstle, but I gotta level my Pins more.
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Post by Firebeard on May 30, 2017 6:23:07 GMT -5
Doc .. not in the List.
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Post by nosinov on May 30, 2017 6:29:56 GMT -5
Trebutch. Not on the list as well.
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Post by Team Alpha Strike on May 30, 2017 6:34:41 GMT -5
It depends on the map and what the reds drop in. I never drop in before I see my teammates and/or the whatever I can see of the red starting lineup. I hate when I see 3-4 pure beacon runners on our side, as it means that my teammates didn't check to see what was dropped before dropping in a runner that is redundant. If I do see runners employed at the start in both sides, I'll drop an MRS bot like my Quad Tul Doc (or TT Fury - whichever I'm using at the moment). This will allow me to support the blue runners by crippling/killing the red runners so that their effort to take the beacon isn't wasted. If the blues are mostly knifers and no Ancilot is present, then I'll drop an Ancilot and Rush to protect them from Tridents or RDBs. If we have at least 2 MRS at the start, I'll drop an Plasma Lance and let the blue MRS cover my on my way to my target. See, there's no reason to start with a set bot - it makes no sense to throw away your 1st bot when all it takes is 10-15 seconds of observation prior to dropping in to assess the situation. How do you know what the reds have dropped in? (Let along your team mates) On Yam, SF (river bed spawns and some bots on City spawn), Canyon, PP, and little of Shentzen, you can see the red bot configurations as they drop if you turn towards their spawn. You can't see all of them, but you'll get enough to know what you use to fight a decent number of them. PP and Canyon are really clear and you can see most if the red team and what weapons they are using. Yam and SF are far away, but you can get the see the outlines enough to distinguish the bot types and sometimes their weapons. For the most part, I want to see if the reds MRS (if they even start with any), their runners, and what their weapon bias is between Plasma and Splash. For DC and Moon, there is no way to see the reds before the start other than the pilot names (which is helpful because certain clans tend to start with the same lineups on certain maps). You can always just wait to drop after the start, but that could cause your teammates to think they are short-handed and they may ditch. This happens often enough, so don't spectate too long after the start. Also, its always a good tactic to run through the bots on the field after you die so you can drop in the best next bot.
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Post by greyhawk on May 30, 2017 8:11:15 GMT -5
It totally depends on map and account i use: 1 tulumbas doc on every map 2 trident orkan boa or trident pin leo on canyon,springfield,yamantau Trident orkan or thunder orkan boa on death city,shenzen,moon map,power plant 3 DB griffin on death city, thunder punisher lance on moon,yamantau Thunder carnage every other 4 taran rogatka on canyon,yam,springfield Thunder pinata Vityaz on the others 5 DB galahad power plant,dead city,shenzen, moon RDB griffin or tulu pin Galahad on other 6 pinata stalker allways 7 thunder/pin natasha almost allways
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Post by seanh on May 30, 2017 9:47:14 GMT -5
Like everyone already mentioned. Depends on map and mood. Normally either Stuka Griff or Treb Boootch. Sometimes ancile/taran Lance or orkan Rogatka. I like saving my plasma G-had for cleanup. Sorry for the stupid noob question but how can you tell what you team has before you drop in? I just pick my fav and stand around waiting to see what turns up? Clearly missing a trick?
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Crusher-of-Souls
Destrier
Posts: 66
Karma: 9
Pilot name: Crusher-of-Souls
Platform: iOS
Clan: Mormons for days
League: Gold
Server Region: North America
Favorite robot: Carnage
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Post by Crusher-of-Souls on May 30, 2017 9:50:16 GMT -5
Jesse isn't on the poll
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Post by robomanalpha on May 30, 2017 9:56:26 GMT -5
Rdb griff....「whiskey tango foxtrot」 I distroy early Gareth's Galahad and other griffs
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