Offensive Isida

[fghj240 3]

Lets say I wanted to play Offensive Isida.... 

What aguments would be good? Or no augument? Or should I just switch to firebird?

[TheCongoSpider 8,965]

5 hours ago, fghj240 said:

I have both Isida and Firebird Mk3. So Nanomass reactor? Ok, thanks. 

I do not recommend Nanomass Reactor. If you want to be offensive, I'd use either Stock Isida or Broadband Emitters. Nanomass Reactor would have the best value in the lower ranks where % protection against Isida is in much smaller numbers but the augment is currently bugged and you may not have a pleasant experience with it. 

 

5 hours ago, fghj240 said:

Wait... Why is hornet better at higher levels? Why wouldn't dictator still be better at higher levels?

Well before the Augment update, at higher levels unlocked damage-increasing alterations. Those alterations made you able to one-shot medium hulls and even heavy hulls. And as you progress through the modifications, the turrets become efficient. You can hit much higher damage much more often than an MK1. 

 

With DD, Hornet's Overdrive allows you to one-shot most targets or kill them very quickly and moving on to others. Let's say Incendiary Mix Firebird and Hornet. 

At MK1, it's DPS is only 300 damage per second without DD. That will take it 5 seconds to kill a medium hull. At Mk8, the DPS is 1,050, and that will take it 3 seconds to kill a medium hull. Mk8 takes 2 seconds less, which gives it two seconds more time to find someone else to kill. 

[Titan 755]

If you want to play offensive isida , My personal opinion would be to use the augment <Nanomass Reactor> which on destroying a tank can fully recharge your ammo. In this way you never run out of the ammo that easy. Also there is an augment called broadband emitters that increases your cone angle to 20%. This is up to you !

For a defensive isida you must use the <Support Nanobots> augment that can double the healing effect to your teammates. But they do potential very less damage to your opponent.

But if you have a decent MK for your firebird  ( at your level mk3 fully MUed ), go ahead and use it , cause firebird has augments that can increase your kill rate drastically. I would personally prefer firebird in my battles cause they are easy to kill with and their after burn helps a lot. 

Also isida is a turret used more on the defensive side than offensive. My opinon is to use other short -mid range like freeze , firebird or hammer.

[fghj240 3]

I have both Isida and Firebird Mk3. So Nanomass reactor? Ok, thanks. 

I'll switch to firebird though. But I will wait until I get Mk4

Edited June 13, 2020 by fghj240

[fghj240 3]

Wait... Why is hornet better at higher levels? Why wouldn't dictator still be better at higher levels?

[fghj240 3]

1 hour ago, TheCongoSpider said:

I do not recommend Nanomass Reactor. If you want to be offensive, I'd use either Stock Isida or Broadband Emitters. Nanomass Reactor would have the best value in the lower ranks where % protection against Isida is in much smaller numbers but the augment is currently bugged and you may not have a pleasant experience with it. 

 

Well before the Augment update, at higher levels unlocked damage-increasing alterations. Those alterations made you able to one-shot medium hulls and even heavy hulls. And as you progress through the modifications, the turrets become efficient. You can hit much higher damage much more often than an MK1. 

 

With DD, Hornet's Overdrive allows you to one-shot most targets or kill them very quickly and moving on to others. Let's say Incendiary Mix Firebird and Hornet. 

At MK1, it's DPS is only 300 damage per second without DD. That will take it 5 seconds to kill a medium hull. At Mk8, the DPS is 1,050, and that will take it 3 seconds to kill a medium hull. Mk8 takes 2 seconds less, which gives it two seconds more time to find someone else to kill. 

What about dictator? I see how hornet would get stronger, but what about dictator? it would still remain above hornet.