Is Corrosive Mix Viable? (Freeze Alteration)

[sensei_tanker 3,098]

Corrosive Mix a Month Ago - What used to be the dumbest alteration in the game. 100 000 Crystals for 10% extra damage while losing freezing effect. People who used this were instead, simply mowed down by an enemy Isida or Firebird. The freezing effect was the only chance freeze could beat any other turret, and people wasted it for about 60 extra damage per second. 

 

With the recent freeze buff, freeze saw about a 50% damage increase. 

 

Corrosive Mix Now - Does 1100 damage per second at M4. Finally kills Isida, Twins, and Firebird in 1 v 1 :D I rented it to test it out and it was much better now.

 

However, I think it should only be an alteration for people who have keyboards who can't process 4 keys at once while playing (like my old computer) or if you are trying to eat ice cream while playing TO, which I do all the time. 

 

My thoughts: Corrosive Mix should be preferably used when your opponents have protection modules against freeze. That said, you might as well go with another turret if this happens. You could also use it if you are bad at freeze-circling opponents or you simply don't have enough fingers on the keyboard. Corrosive Mix should be used if you want the guaranteed kill(s), which may be better for DM. Turn this alteration OFF if you want the chance to be able take very low damage from opponent, while knowing you might not even get the kill. 

[Hex 11,520]

Corrosive Mix in my opinion is only good for DMs, where you want the kills. In team modes, specifically CTF and ASL, freezing effect is useful to slow down enemies with flags or just enemies in general.

 

By the way, Let's discuss Freeze!

[wolverine848 13,097]

Bonus 10% (100 per second at M4)  damage is not worth the loss of the special ability.

 

If played right a freeze pilot can take zero damage from enemy while killing them. Even isida.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

If the alteration increases damage by 25% instead of 10% then sure, but it doesn't, so it's not worth it.

[Hancho 3,902]

me like it.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

from what i've noticed right now you already kill them before you freeze them.. so the freezing effect is already useless so might as well get 10% more damage out of it

[austen_pierce 1,948]

I can see both sides. Truth in advertising - I don’t own Corrosive Mix, but am considering it.

 

Freeze attackers in team (as well as DMs) will benefit from the alteration. Since the alteration is a percentage on top of a percentage buff, it’s more valuable than it was before the buff.

 

10% for 100k crystals is meh, but 50k on a 50% sale is a maybe. Freeze will stay buffed for a while, so you might get that investment back and then some.

[jaydevjaydev 343]

By the way, Let's discuss Freeze!

why not Let's Discuss Alterations ?

[Rayyan 3,415]

Corrosive Mix in my opinion is only good for DMs, where you want the kills. In team modes, specifically CTF and ASL, freezing effect is useful to slow down enemies with flags or just enemies in general.

 

By the way, Let's discuss Freeze!

Oh we could merge those topics *hint* *hint*

 

why not Let's Discuss Alterations ?

It's a freeze related post tho :#

[jaydevjaydev 343]

It's a freeze related post tho :#

and alteration related too :P

[austen_pierce 1,948]

and alteration related too :P

I’m thinking this topic is getting more attention here than it would on either existing topic. Not as many players visit the others.

 

Despite my earlier comments, I’m still stuck on the ROI of dropping 50k on a 50% sale for only a 10% damage increase, vs losing the Freeze effect. Will the additional kills you get due to the increased damage make up for and significantly exceed the number of kills lost due to the fact that your enemy’s movements are no longer ‘slowed’.

 

I’m also a bit bothered by the fact that I don’t use Freeze much. I am not a huge fan of its play style. Matchmaking is part of the problem. I end up on Massacre map too often to use Freeze as my go-to gun.

 

Then there is my play style. I’m an attacker, not a camper or defender (with few exceptions). While Freeze can be effective on offense, other turrets are better. Bottom line - Freeze just isn’t for me.

 

So for me, I can’t see Corrosive Mix as a good investment.

[Rayyan 3,415]

 

Well, then the OP should request a mod to merge the topic with a more popular and relevant topic.

[NamesAreForNoobs 324]

It's not a must-use but it is viable now. 

[LittleWillie 3,199]

If you use one turret exclusively you might as well get alterations. You might learn some new tricks even if they are just used on special circumstances. I look at this fno-freeze freeze alt as in the same boat as teh vulcan alts.  They aren't needed. They don't seem that useful on paper. But when you tun out of other items to MU or upgrade then you might as well add the alterations to your toolkit.

 

But if you do not use freeze hardly at all... then meh. Why bother?

[TaffyTank 1,890]

I see plenty of altered and unaltered Freezes about nowadays and get insta-wrecked by any type of Freeze if they catch me unawares, even with Freeze module. So either way its a hugely powerful turret.

 

Don't really see the point of C-mix alt though. One of the great joys of using Freeze is freezing and circling a helpless enemy and watching them spraying shots in the opposite direction to where you are.