Let's discuss Wasp!

[Nicola_M 173]

I'm using it with Gauss (wish there was a field to tick that and vote) and it's better than with Viking.

What I don't kill with Gauss, I kill with the overdrive.  Win-win.

[DocWho6 3]

Wasp OD is near useless.  It needs either a bigger range to kill/damage or a shorter timer.  Nearly everyone can avoid it, even mammoth.

[Ethiaa 135]

47 minutes ago, DocWho6 said:

Wasp OD is near useless.  It needs either a bigger range to kill/damage or a shorter timer.  Nearly everyone can avoid it, even mammoth.

I think mammoth and titan users would strongly disagree.

[sharifsahaf 656]

37 minutes ago, Ethiaa said:

I think mammoth and titan users would strongly disagree.

after the new indicator update they can avoid wasp bombs unless they sneak up on them

[coconuttree 519]

You can't just plant a bomb and expect to get kills. You have to use it with planning. Use it with freeze, use it in siege, use it on the gold box drop or use it under a Titan's dome. I use wasp and there is no need to buff the bomb in anyway.

[Ethiaa 135]

18 minutes ago, coconuttree said:

You can't just plant a bomb and expect to get kills. You have to use it with planning. Use it with freeze, use it in siege, use it on the gold box drop or use it under a Titan's dome. I use wasp and there is no need to buff the bomb in anyway.

Indeed. The change to allow it to deal full damage under a titan dome already gave it a boost.

[artc 1,119]

I think that they should make it so thats it is harder to tip over. Just a thought.

[E_polypterus 2,374]

4 hours ago, artc said:

I think that they should make it so thats it is harder to tip over. Just a thought.

Yes, it does seem to roll over too much doesn’t it?

[wolverine848 13,097]

4 hours ago, artc said:

I think that they should make it so thats it is harder to tip over. Just a thought.

Slow down.  Or at least stop driving drunk...  

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

27 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

Slow down.  Or at least stop driving drunk...  

It's all fun until a Destabilisation Railgun flips you from the other side of the map. 

[Potdindy 866]

So...i popped on here for a few games and wow...wasp flips all over the place. Has there been a change or am I just drunk at driving

[Potdindy 866]

I can answer this. Im bad at driving.

seriously tho, not sure why so few ppl use this hull. When I see a good wasp player, they almost always are very effective and disruptive.

example: i was playing assault as the attacker vs two freeze wasps...I couldnt ever get to the defending base before Id get frozen. Id kill them a lot but they kept coming!

we lost

[wolverine848 13,097]

5 minutes ago, Potdindy said:

I can answer this. Im bad at driving.

seriously tho, not sure why so few ppl use this hull. When I see a good wasp player, they almost always are very effective and disruptive.

example: i was playing assault as the attacker vs two freeze wasps...I couldnt ever get to the defending base before Id get frozen. Id kill them a lot but they kept coming!

we lost

Seeing a LOT more freeze immunity hull augments these days... must be nice...

[Potdindy 866]

4 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

Seeing a LOT more freeze immunity hull augments these days... must be nice...

See, I dunno why they picked on one specific turret to give an augment for. Its like if they sold a "twins immunity" augment

[wolverine848 13,097]

1 hour ago, Potdindy said:

See, I dunno why they picked on one specific turret to give an augment for. Its like if they sold a "twins immunity" augment

I see what you mean.  It's like the EMP immunities as well.  Hunter was singled out for a bonus OD nerf - until they added AP immunity.  But can't buy that yet, even with TKs.

Devs are purposely boosting specific hulls/turrets while giving the shaft to others.  I mean look at the favoritism shown during the double-health.  Good luck to hammers unless you equip the 5-shot augment and have maybe booster.

[Tidebreaker 1,669]

9 hours ago, wolverine848 said:

Good luck to hammers unless you equip the 5-shot augment and have maybe booster.

HCAC was already amazing prior to this, but it's effectiveness now is at an all-time high.

What's spectacular now is Cyclone. I don't even need to elaborate any further, it's literally the best thing right now.

[wolverine848 13,097]

34 minutes ago, Tidebreaker said:

HCAC was already amazing prior to this, but it's effectiveness now is at an all-time high.

How you figure?  During this "experiment" it's barely holding it's own. 

10k damage before a clip reload - but that's only 5k when there's DA. And takes 7.2 seconds to do that 5k.

What am I missing here?

[Tidebreaker 1,669]

38 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

How you figure?  During this "experiment" it's barely holding it's own. 

10k damage before a clip reload - but that's only 5k when there's DA. And takes 7.2 seconds to do that 5k.

What am I missing here?

I forgot to mention that this is with Booster. Another thing I should probably mention is that this should be used primarily with Hunter's OD so that you can shut down multiple people at once.

[cool12345 123]

After playing this game for many years I have this observation.   When a fellow player is using "Wasp" hull I find they are almost always a very competent player.   In a game I may be playing with a lot of incompetent players BUT I can always count on a Wasp to help me win the game.   Just an observation.

[Okami 3,041]

On 4/28/2021 at 7:46 AM, cool12345 said:

After playing this game for many years I have this observation.   When a fellow player is using "Wasp" hull I find they are almost always a very competent player.   In a game I may be playing with a lot of incompetent players BUT I can always count on a Wasp to help me win the game.   Just an observation.

From my experience, I'd say that Wasp is the most polarizing hull when it comes to a player's skill/competence. A lot of Wasp players (especially the low rank, low GS ones that get put with Legends) are bottom-of-the-barrel, lights-are-on-but-nobody's-home bots that don't even turn their turret. But at the same time, there are also lot of Wasp players that really know what they are doing and can run flags and place effective bombs with ease.

Maybe Wasp has a steep learning curve due to its weight, HP, and the strategy required in using the OD?

Edited April 30, 2021 by GrayWolf8733

[Spy 14,687]

The topic has been updated.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

1 hour ago, Spy said:

The topic has been updated.

Wasp's Overdrive charge per battle point should be 1.0 and not 0.6.

[Spy 14,687]

7 hours ago, TheCongoSpider said:

Wasp's Overdrive charge per battle point should be 1.0 and not 0.6.

I'll look into it, thanks.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

4 hours ago, Spy said:

I'll look into it, thanks.

Huh, look into it? It's been like this since the 16th of July if you're curious. 

[Frylock 1,617]

8 minutes ago, At_Shin said:

Beautiful sight indeed! That's the best place to drop a wasp bomb, or shoot an icicle after applying them with AP!

Its hard charging in that close if many are aiming in different directions.