Let's Discuss Drones!

[SporkZilla 1,775]

@enri_chill 

I have a similar amount of batteries and sometimes use Engineer (level 10) instead of Brutus (level 12), but I don't play that much so the batteries I get from containers and missions / challenges are more than I use

But I don't think I'm going to upgrade the Engineer any more because it's so expensive, and I'm not in a hurry to max out Brutus because level 12 boosts my supplies by 80%

I'm going to buy Driver and Miner today because they might be fun to use and they are both cheap and don't use any extra supplies, but they might not get upgraded much beyond level 10-12 either (I don't think I can afford to upgrade any not-Brutus Drone to level 20)

Still might some of the supply-using Drones like Defender etc., even though I don't know how quickly they use supplies (I've got plenty though)

Next 50% sale is in September and that's a long time to be wondering if I should have bought them today

 

Edited May 29, 2021 by SporkZilla

[enri_chill 135]

5 minutes ago, SporkZilla said:

@enri_chill 

I have a similar amount of batteries and sometimes use Engineer (level 10) instead of Brutus (level 12), but I don't play that much so the batteries I get from containers and missions / challenges are more than I use

But I don't think I'm going to upgrade the Engineer any more because it's so expensive, and I'm not in a hurry to max out Brutus because level 12 boosts my supplies by 80%

I'm going to buy Driver and Miner today because they might be fun to use and they are both cheap and don't use any extra supplies, but they might not get upgraded much beyond level 10-12 either (I don't think I can afford to upgrade any not-Brutus Drone to level 20)

Still might some of the supply-using Drones like Defender etc., even though I don't know how quickly they use supplies (I've got plenty though)

Next 50% sale is in November and that's a long time to be wondering if I should have bought them today

 

Thanks!

So miner if maxed out does the same as brutus along with dispensing tons of mines?

[SporkZilla 1,775]

16 minutes ago, enri_chill said:

Thanks!

So miner if maxed out does the same as brutus along with dispensing tons of mines?

Any maxed out Drone will do the same as a maxed out Brutus as far as supplies are concerned, the downside is that maxing out any other Drone costs twice as much (and you pay a fortune for that last 20%)

See this re how Drones affect supplies now

Miner seems like a no-downside choice if you think you have enough batteries and have lots of Mines

There are several Drones that don't consume supplies, other players (I'm a Drone n00b) might have better suggestions

Edited May 29, 2021 by SporkZilla

[kydapoot 570]

22 hours ago, enri_chill said:

Rookie questions here. I have only really used brutus. I do have a Defender drone at level 9, but have never really used it.  I have 20k of most supplies and 8k batteries. With all the changes in supplies and now drones, I am completely confused. Is there an easy to use and efficient drone you all would recommend. I tend to prefer middle hull and vulcan until the recent tweaks. Trying to find a new combo to use and see so many drones that I know I am fighting up a hill usually. Any thoughts before this sale goes off. I've got 500k saved up.

My recommendations for simple, effective drones are:

• Driver (boosts your overdrive charge when getting kills)
• Miner (as explained above, lets you plant lots of mines and keeps them around when you die)
• Supplier (shares supplies you use with nearby teammates)
• What I call the "Big Three," which do consume a fair amount of their associated supplies but are worth it for the consistent and powerful effects:
  • Defender, which lets you be armored all the time (and extra-armored most of the time)
  • Booster, which lets you have boosted damage all the time (and have a massive burst of damage upon activation)
  • Trickster, which lets you go extra fast (faster than speed boost) all the time

There are a couple of other drones that are easy to use and don't consume supplies, but that I don't think are as powerful in general. Here they are anyways:

• Trooper (spawn with full supplies)
• Assault (reduce supply cooldown when getting kills)
• Engineer (makes boxes you pick up last longer and shares the effects with all teammates)

 

Edit: whoops, trooper does use one boosted armor when you spawn. Not too bad though.

Edited May 30, 2021 by kydapoot

[Akame 4,578]

11 hours ago, SporkZilla said:

Any maxed out Drone will do the same as a maxed out Brutus as far as supplies are concerned, the downside is that maxing out any other Drone costs twice as much (and you pay a fortune for that last 20%)

See this re how Drones affect supplies now

Miner seems like a no-downside choice if you think you have enough batteries and have lots of Mines

There are several Drones that don't consume supplies, other players (I'm a Drone n00b) might have better suggestions

Yup, effectively that is the brunt of it; for anyone who would want a visual comparison of the big 3;

[Cleric 1,385]

2 hours ago, kydapoot said:

My recommendations for simple, effective drones are:

• What I call the "Big Three," which do consume a fair amount of their associated supplies but are worth it for the consistent and powerful effects:
  • Defender, which lets you be armored all the time (and extra-armored most of the time)
  • Booster, which lets you have boosted damage all the time (and have a massive burst of damage upon activation)
  • Trickster, which lets you go extra fast (faster than speed boost) all the time

And Crisis, which is in fact the middle ground (and a more flexible version) of the three. That's it if you are lucky or wealthy enough to get it.

Edited May 30, 2021 by Aegis

[enri_chill 135]

7 hours ago, kydapoot said:

My recommendations for simple, effective drones are:

• Driver (boosts your overdrive charge when getting kills)
• Miner (as explained above, lets you plant lots of mines and keeps them around when you die)
• Supplier (shares supplies you use with nearby teammates)
• What I call the "Big Three," which do consume a fair amount of their associated supplies but are worth it for the consistent and powerful effects:
  • Defender, which lets you be armored all the time (and extra-armored most of the time)
  • Booster, which lets you have boosted damage all the time (and have a massive burst of damage upon activation)
  • Trickster, which lets you go extra fast (faster than speed boost) all the time

There are a couple of other drones that are easy to use and don't consume supplies, but that I don't think are as powerful in general. Here they are anyways:

• Trooper (spawn with full supplies)
• Assault (reduce supply cooldown when getting kills)
• Engineer (makes boxes you pick up last longer and shares the effects with all teammates)

Thanks!!! Unfortunately I missed the sale on this...and then upgraded a drone (Miner to level 11). I think Booster would have been my pick. Regardless, I will start using the Miner and see how it performs for me. 

For everyone who chimed in with helpful info, thank you!!! I never thought I'd do drones, but here I am.

[DaringDeer 656]

@TheCongoSpider @Akame

Fixed my app and it has been collecting data.  

[Akame 4,578]

5 hours ago, DaringDeer said:

@TheCongoSpider @Akame

Fixed my app and it has been collecting data.  

Thanks a tonne for this, though can you let me know who the control group consisted of, it looks extremely surprising that crusader is the least used hull when I've seen plenty, though I do agree that Viking is certainly the most used hull.

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

10 hours ago, DaringDeer said:

@TheCongoSpider @Akame

Fixed my app and it has been collecting data.  

I do remember you said those datas are from 550 players or something (I guess I am not inside of that). Looking at Brutus's usage, I myself uses it a lot but doesn't seem to part of the data.

Funny thing is Shaft (471+ hrs) is rarely used but faces Eagle module (more than 4 times longer than Shaft) quite often, meanwhile Spider module is still underused. 

[DaringDeer 656]

6 hours ago, FrozenRailgun said:

I do remember you said those datas are from 550 players or something (I guess I am not inside of that). Looking at Brutus's usage, I myself uses it a lot but doesn't seem to part of the data.

Funny thing is Shaft (471+ hrs) is rarely used but faces Eagle module (more than 4 times longer than Shaft) quite often, meanwhile Spider module is still underused. 

 

12 hours ago, Akame said:

Thanks a tonne for this, though can you let me know who the control group consisted of, it looks extremely surprising that crusader is the least used hull when I've seen plenty, though I do agree that Viking is certainly the most used hull.

 

Modules have 3-4x usage compared to turrets because you are equipping multiple.

I've been using crusader a lot for CP and TJR.  I do think it is a bit underrepresented in my results from what I see in game.

I'm tracking 884 users currently that consists of my in-game friend list, some eSports players, active top efficiency players, and occasional scraping of end of week top crystals/experience leaderboards.  All are legend accounts and more than 500 of them are Legend 20+.   

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

3 minutes ago, DaringDeer said:

Modules have 3-4x usage compared to turrets because you are equipping multiple.

I've been using crusader a lot for CP and TJR.  I do think it is a bit underrepresented in my results from what I see in game.

I'm tracking 884 users currently that consists of my in-game friend list, some eSports players, active top efficiency players, and occasional scraping of end of week top crystals/experience leaderboards.  All are legend accounts and more than 500 of them are Legend 20+.   

Is it possible to track my progress using your system? Like really.

Edited May 31, 2021 by FrozenRailgun

[Poppy 422]

17 hours ago, DaringDeer said:

@TheCongoSpider @Akame

Fixed my app and it has been collecting data.  

Boy, railgun users are underperforming bad.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

1 hour ago, DaringDeer said:

I'm tracking 884 users currently that consists of my in-game friend list, some eSports players, active top efficiency players, and occasional scraping of end of week top crystals/experience leaderboards.  All are legend accounts and more than 500 of them are Legend 20+.   

By chance, am I on that list? 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

16 minutes ago, TheCongoSpider said:

By chance, am I on that list? 

Only if you are in his in-game friend...

[Okami 3,041]

3 hours ago, beachhouse said:

Boy, railgun users are underperforming bad.

I'm 99% sure that's because of XP/BP.

[enri_chill 135]

22 hours ago, DaringDeer said:

@TheCongoSpider @Akame

Fixed my app and it has been collecting data.  

You are a stud!!!! Thank you!!!!

Questions is this data from desktop or mobile (and if I missed that please forgive me)

This data confirms my experience at higher ranks...Viking/Hammer are OP in the right hands.

Surprised at the performance in general of the light hulls. Figured more caps and goals=more XP

Also the hover hulls are crushing it to say it lightly. Is that due to their OD? Or something else? I haven't done much with them since I don't have a mouse, nor do I plan on using one.

[Akame 4,578]

2 hours ago, enri_chill said:

 

Also the hover hulls are crushing it to say it lightly. Is that due to their OD? Or something else? I haven't done much with them since I don't have a mouse, nor do I plan on using one.

I would assume their OD AND the ease of maneuverability makes hovering hulls a force to be reckoned with. (Assuming mouse controls)
Although Hopper Exp/H ratio did drop fairly which is not a shock to me considering the 1s stun really balanced it out.

 

@DaringDeer Cheers; is there a live link to follow this spreadsheet, also when do you reset the stats if any, do you make any sort of pie chart for comparison? Also this one might be a lot to ask for, is it possible for you to have like a combination tracker? I.e what hull+turret players use?

[DaringDeer 656]

3 hours ago, Akame said:

I would assume their OD AND the ease of maneuverability makes hovering hulls a force to be reckoned with. (Assuming mouse controls)
Although Hopper Exp/H ratio did drop fairly which is not a shock to me considering the 1s stun really balanced it out.

 

@DaringDeer Cheers; is there a live link to follow this spreadsheet, also when do you reset the stats if any, do you make any sort of pie chart for comparison? Also this one might be a lot to ask for, is it possible for you to have like a combination tracker? I.e what hull+turret players use?

I just have the collection app and web running locally right now so it is inaccessible to anyone else.  I stopped pursuing publishing it because of the expected changes to profiles moving in game and there likely not being a way to get player profiles easily.

I'm not currently tracking current equipment but it is possible and something I have in my javascript bookmarklet that displays current tank info above where flash would have rendered your tank.  The problem is that the values on the profile change regularly so the translation to certain hulls and turrets needs to be regularly maintained.

Have been considering creating a Discord bot as well.  I think that would work well for the community and is something I have wanted to try to do.

[Arjun24 156]

What is your favourite drone?

For me, my favourite drone is Defender.

[Spy 14,687]

12 minutes ago, Arjun24 said:

 

Topic merged.

[Cleric 1,385]

1 hour ago, Arjun24 said:

What is your favourite drone?

For me, my favourite drone is Defender.

Non-buyer drone: Defender

Buyer drone: Crisis

 

Although if we have a 1 vs 1 of Defender vs Crisis, Defender should win in most cases.

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

2 hours ago, Arjun24 said:

What is your favourite drone?

For me, my favourite drone is Defender.

Brutus 24/7.

[enri_chill 135]

6 hours ago, Arjun24 said:

What is your favourite drone?

For me, my favourite drone is Defender.

Since Brutus is the only one I've used, I'll say Brutus

[enri_chill 135]

6 hours ago, Aegis said:

Non-buyer drone: Defender

Buyer drone: Crisis

 

Although if we have a 1 vs 1 of Defender vs Crisis, Defender should win in most cases.

So what does Defender drone do?