I bought it. Certainly does increase your hit ratio. So if you like to use single-shots it is worth it. Don't use it in pro-battles as the targets are slower without SB - so the 4-missile salvo works more often.

Both seem to be Favs of Hazel's. Have you see the Mortar alteration in action? Absolutely brutal. Must be Devs method to get more players to invest in spider-modules.

So if I never use rail I can never defend against it? No thanks. How would short-range turrets ever survive? They would be destroyed whenever visible to those long-range turrets. Sorry - this idea won't fly. Why do you care about k/d? it has no effect whatsoever on game-play.

Since there is a DM mode (attack) and missions that require kills, you need to look at the micro view as well as the macro view. This is not a role-playing game. If someone chooses Isida as their first turret of next m-level, they have the expectation it will compete with other turrets. If Isida has no chance against firebird (both are knife-fighters) the system is broken. Before the alteration was introduced it was a pretty even battle, though many consider Firebird OP. After introduction of alt, Isida stands no chance against firebird. Alts are not supposed to improve a turret. They are supposed to change it's gameplay. Adding increased DPS AND longer attack time is a mistake. That would be like increasing Isida DPS & energy pool while lowering it's healing abilities. That will never happen. Why? because it is OP.

You can capture points easier than killing tanks - unless you are fighting weaker/noobs. In that case - you're likely on winning side. Even if you die before capping - it's the distance carried that counts. You get it 90% of the way there you score more (but don't get the cap). Spawnkilling? Well you are likely on the winning team, are you not? Adding top 2 or top 3 losing team in no way encourages teams to lose. Why would you want to lose? You still get more rewards for winning. But it will keep players in the battle. Else they will just exit and look for greener pastures when they have those missions. We know they leave - happens in many, many battles. How is players leaving the battle better?

Doesn't help in DM. And doesn't help when you are on a bad team. Every turret should have a chance against every other turret. Isida can not beat Firebird 1 vs 1 when Firebird uses the alt.

Yeah... next time one of my accounts gets that stupid finish top-3 x15 missions it's switching to Pro-battles.

Correct. No free supplies. That one for firefly pales compared to what some got. Atlas was... 150 each supply, or something like that.

:huh:

Not if the Viking is a magnum hiding behind a building. Imagine how fast the mines will build up if magnum has the Mortar alteration. Or a Firebird/Viking with Incendiary Mix. What would DPS be of that? :lol:

Just finished the top-3 x15 mission. What do I get as replacement? Score 10,000. So for a week that is ~ 1400 per day. Even at 250/battle that's 6 battles per day. Yessh.

Thought they upped the m3 stats ... which has same net effect...

You are going back a ways... I think you forgot the free supplies kit that used to come with kits. Plus... personal & sale discounts applied to kits if you were lucky on the timing.

It was unlocked 4 ranks ago, so you're a bit late. But it's still a decent turret and you have 6 ranks until m3's are unlocked. It's definitely better up close than Thunder. If you do buy it you may also want to consider the MFS alteration. I find the shots too slow as stock, and the range is not great. The MFA alt has no real downside ever since they increased # of shots Ricco can take.

How do you figure? OD is driven by time + battle-score. If Viking OD allows player to kill many enemies quickly, their OD will be refreshed sooner. And... Hunter needs to be near an enemy to activate it - Viking does not. With magnum, Viking does not even need LOS.

So let me get this straight... Incendiary mix gives firebird better DPS than Isida, an because of less energy consumption it can fire for longer. Better DPS More Total damage :o Are the Devs nuts? There is really no downside to taking Incendiary mix overall.

If so... good-night Irene... :ph34r:

Capping flags and CPs already nets you better score than killing. So you will have some going for flag-caps and some going for kills. Since not everyone can cap flags this works out for entire team. This trade-off is much better than having 1/2 the team desert because they know they won't complete missions.

How do you come to that conclusion? Just means 1) you may actually stay and finish a bad battle and 2) you will try hard in order to place high on your team - win or lose. Once a battle gets out of hand players just start leaving because there is almost no reason to stay.

Only three different threads on mobile? We need MOAR! :rolleyes:

and your username will be "KillTheNoobs" ? :ph34r:

One reason to stay (besides being a masochist) is to complete a daily mission like "finish # battles in (mode)". Which is why they should add "finish top-2 losing team" to that crazy top-3 x15 weekly mission. Might have a few more players finish even bad battles if they can gain another step on that mission.

I think Congo meant it's good that viking has a negative aspect (weight) - since it has good speed and good protection.

Batteries are used to keep the drone flying - 1 per minute. That's the only cost. WIKI does not mention anything about extra battery usage for triggering effects. Whether you do nothing, or do lots, the cost is 1 battery per minute.

We already have this ability in the battle without the Hornet OD being activated. The stolen flag is a beacon saying "come get me". For Viking - depends on how mechanics work... if it is > 100% re-load rate could be issues. Hammer duplet with DD re-loading at extreme rate could kill anything quickly.