Let's Discuss Viking!

[wolverine848 13,097]

Ah-ah-aaaah-ah

Ah-ah-aaaah-ah

 

They come from the land of the ice and snow

Where the Smokies pop and the Freezes blow

 

The Dictator so strong

Will drive our hulls to new grounds

Fight the horde, sing and cry

"Valhalla I am coming!"

 

On we roll on the Speed Boost's roar

Our only goal will be the Rio shore

 

 

They come from the land of the ice and snow

Where the Smokies pop and the Freezes blow

 

So soft your Wasps so green

Can whisper tales of gore

Of how we turned the tides of war

We are your overloooooords

 

On we roll on Speed Boost's roar

Our only goal will be the Rio shore

 

So now you'd better stop and respawn upon your salted ground

For each of us can win the day despite all of your Magnums' sound

Good O'l Led Zep.  Awesome song (and album - have the original vinyl with pin-wheel)

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

Me and my sons on the capture point. #Bonding

 

[king-at-gold 31]

The best hull for me :)

[ghost-guns 1,486]

The best hull for me :)

Viking overdrive + railgun M4 + large caliber rounds + double damage is powerful enough to destroy titan M4 WHILST it's using its dome overdrive.

 

That's why I use viking everytime.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Viking overdrive + railgun M4 + large caliber rounds + double damage is powerful enough to destroy titan M4 WHILST it's using its dome overdrive.

 

That's why I use viking everytime.

Even if the titan has Double armor?

[XxStriker 519]

Even if the titan has Double armor?

I fully died to a viking rail several times and I never part ways with my falcon module... So I guess.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I fully died to a viking rail several times and I never part ways with my falcon module... So I guess.

That's a problem with railguns firing rate combined with the high damage per shot when it has Viking OD activated.

 

That needs to be nerfed.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

That's a problem with railguns firing rate combined with the high damage per shot when it has Viking OD activated.

 

That needs to be nerfed.

Yup, different turret mechanics make different turrets better/worse than each other when you apply fixed parameters to them. 

 

Railgun with Viking's Overdrive is much better than Vulcan with Viking's Overdrive, because that massive chunk of damage is held within one shot, while Vulcan has to keep the bullets trained on the enemy to even reach that damage. And when you combine that with the increased firing rate that Railgun has, it dishes out much more damage than Vulcan. 

 

Was playing Vulcan + Viking M0 just now on a lower account and it took me close to 3 seconds of my Overdrive to take down a Wasp with double armour. I had Viking's Overdrive and double damage enabled. The Wasp was moving and I had to move my Vulcan with it, which took out a few ticks. 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

Me and my sons on the capture point.

New York City English? :huh:

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

New York City English? :huh:

If you're talking about supposing to be "My sons and I", then that was intentional. Tbh, "Me and.." sounds much better than "...and I" in this case. 

 

It was intended to mimic the "Me and the boys" phrase. 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

If you're talking about supposing to be "My sons and I", then that was intentional. Tbh, "Me and.." sounds much better than "...and I" in this case. 

 

It was intended to mimic the "Me and the boys" phrase. 

Oh....ok. 

[Mr.Threatz 61]

I think viking should be a little heavier,its a great hull and most used but the fact you get your aim knocked off so easy is a bit annoying other than that its a great hull. 

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

I think viking should be a little heavier,its a great hull and most used but the fact you get your aim knocked off so easy is a bit annoying other than that its a great hull. 

The fact that it's still used a lot despite its featherweight is surprising. I feel like buffing its weight with its current playrate isn't what I would expect. I guess we'll see what changes they have for it when it happens.  

[wolverine848 13,097]

The fact that it's still used a lot despite its featherweight is surprising. I feel like buffing its weight with its current playrate isn't what I would expect. I guess we'll see what changes they have for it when it happens.  

Dictators and "nuclear" drops are making Viking more palatable even with it's slow recharge.  They do devastating amounts of damage in 7 seconds.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

That's what I've been doing. My first account (now 2nd Lt) has most of the hulls at M0 and I've just been using a Viking (which drives like a bar of soap after 800 hours on Hunter) and Smoky M1/10 to go on a Mammoth hunt.

 

Not going to get many boxes, but so far it's been a fun map to experiment with the other overdrives.

YES, THANK YOU!!! Holy carp that's such an accurate description of Viking's handling. I have no idea how people play with it. The OD is good and all, but oh my god the controls are so bad it's basically unplayable for me!

It's time for me to walk down the slippery road. 

 

[fury442 0]

Its a very good hull and the overdrive is also amazing as it lets you shoot without any reload but I think the speed needs to be improved

[The_ArcticWolf 1]

On 10/9/2019 at 8:37 AM, wolverine848 said:

Dictators and "nuclear" drops are making Viking more palatable even with it's slow recharge.  They do devastating amounts of damage in 7 seconds.

I know, i use Viking and smoky. I usually rack up at least 10-15 kills a battle and end up in top 3 if not the 1st. Sometimes, I find myself with few kills and 5-6 position in my time 3-4 min into the battle, then the OD becomes available. Next, activate DP find a nice spot and open fire! 7 seconds later, I'm usually 1st or 2nd with plenty more kills. The new immunity to damage for 3-4 secs after materialising is very annoying though. I've often wasted half or more than half of my OD on them. And yes, I switched from hornet to viking sometime back in staff sergeant or something and I did notice the rather slower OD rechange but it has driven me to NE boxes more often and them Dictators are a lifesaver!

Edited January 2, 2020 by The_ArcticWolf
Wanted to add some more stuff

[XxStriker 519]

So, viking, and heavyweight construction. Will it finally make the old heavy viking, like I've always wanted? I'm tired of turning 90 degrees away when taking any single shot...

[enri_chill 135]

On 9/19/2019 at 10:56 AM, ghost-guns said:

Viking overdrive + railgun M4 + large caliber rounds + double damage is powerful enough to destroy titan M4 WHILST it's using its dome overdrive.

 

That's why I use viking everytime.

Hornet OD + railgun M8 + LCR + Double Damage will destroy any hull with any defense and any help in one shot too. The ultimate overdrive since you get it faster than the Viking's

[Viking4s 10,791]

Hi @warriorn1nja

your question was locked before I could reply.

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Viking And Dictator's Health
Title says most of it, according to the wiki. The both have the same amount of HP, yet the viking feels like it has more HP.

Is it just me or does it actually have more HP than the dictator?

Look at the table below that show unlocking ranks with the HP. The sooner you can unlock the more likely the hull will be upgraded to max. Viking unlock either 3 times sooner and 4 time at the same time as dictator. Only at Mk1 Dictator unlock sooner. But as you can see when Viking unlock sooner, is reach a lower HP level, so if you max up Mk2 Dictator it will go up to 2029 HP will Viking is stuck to 1941 HP. So there is not a simple answer to your question.

Modification	Rank	Viking	Hunter	Dictator
Mk1	1. Recruit		1 500.00
	2. Private
	3. Gefreiter			1 500.00
	4. Corporal
	5. Master Corporal	1 500.00
Mk2	6. Sergeant		1 720.59
	7. Staff Sergeant
	8. Master Sergeant	1 808.82		1 808.82
	9. First Sergeant
Mk3	10. Sergeant-Major		1 897.06
	11. Warrant Officer 1	1 941.18
	12. Warrant Officer 2
	13. Warrant Officer 3			2 029.41
Mk4	14. Warrant Officer 4		2 073.53
	15. Warrant Officer 5
	16. Third Lieutenant	2 161.76
	17. Second Lieutenant			2 205.88
Mk5	18. First Lieutenant		2 250.00
	19. Captain
	20. Major
	21. Lieutenant Colonel	2 382.35		2 382.35
Mk6	22. Colonel		2 426.47
	23. Brigadier
	24. Major General	2 514.71		2 514.71
	25. Lieutenant General
Mk7	26. General
	27. Marshal	2 647.06	2 647.06	2 647.06
	...
MK7+		3 000.00	3 000.00	3 000.00

Mods are prompt to quickly close Q&A when answered, and then it disappears in the void, so I am not going to reply there anymore anyway  

 

Edited July 5, 2020 by Viking4s

[coconuttree 519]

13 minutes ago, At_Shin said:

I finally micro upgraded my viking to mk7. 

It is great but it still gets killed with a single shot from the juggernaut. I think I need to much it up a bit more. 

Viking mk8 without DA is always one shot for juggernaut mk8 

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

Vulcan and Viking (with heat resistance augment) can survive longer but not like heat immunity.

[SporkZilla 1,775]

Has the handling / the way Viking drives been changed?

Last time I used it (special Halloween map in 2019, the one with OD boxes everywhere?) it was like driving a shopping cart, but now it seems to be a lot better

[T879 151]

8 minutes ago, SporkZilla said:

Has the handling / the way Viking drives been changed?

Last time I used it (special Halloween map in 2019, the one with OD boxes everywhere?) it was like driving a shopping cart, but now it seems to be a lot better

I think it's because of the still different physics between Flash and HTML5 

Imo impact force was more "effective" in Flash, and not as much in HTML5

Edited December 30, 2020 by T879

[enri_chill 135]

On 12/30/2020 at 10:51 AM, T879 said:

I think it's because of the still different physics between Flash and HTML5 

Imo impact force was more "effective" in Flash, and not as much in HTML5

Wasp also seems to drive much better on HTML5 IMO. I find that I am flipping over much, much less.  I sort of miss laughing at myself trying to fly over a bunch of enemy tanks, dropping bomb and landing upside down...