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Coddiwomple

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  1. There are some myth choices here that indicate you’re a man of taste.
  2. GG @Rambo We opted for best of 3 at different ranges, first range 1, then range 5, and we had no need to do range 3.
  3. No, it isn’t worth it. The best practice is to wait for offers that have a guaranteed item (usually a module). The price point for these offers ranges from 3k to 4k tokens. If you just want items, save up for the 15 pack offer at 2k tokens.
  4. If you want to submit a formal report, here’s the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpTi7ARgV-5ncdfXi2QzEOUXGlSM-1XN6IrMqyjknFyk0yxA/viewform (Their display name is “Cry-8932” if you didn’t catch it, but I don’t know how you’d access the user ID) As for Alex, he’s been missing from the discord server (where he’s most active and speaks most frequently) for a while, so chances are he’s quite busy with BD2.
  5. If we’re going to talk about bad behaviors, etiquette is the least of our concerns. The real player attitude problem lies with counters and smurfs. The latter seems like it can be resolved without changing player behavior, but the former is incorrigible by any other means.
  6. While the builds below use items you don’t have, they’re all E-M and fairly common. Here are the builds: An immediate concern for the first mech is its anti-en defense. En res is low, but the hp is decent for your arena rank and LPV’s cap and regen should blunt a bit of dmg from drain. En-free dmg also isn’t lacking due to it having res drainer, magma, deso, and drone (additionally, LPV’s innate en stats should allow you to have one shot of recoiler or supreme against en mechs before you’re drained). For the phys mech, cooling is a bit low, so be wary of that.
  7. If you can’t get through a mission on the first try, remember the enemies’ damage type and the weapons of the mechs/tanks/buggies. With this info, you’ll be able to counter the enemies and give yourself a better shot at winning. If you still fail, you either were unlucky with pickup bonuses (no repairs) or you simply didn’t have good enough equipment (i. e. you need to progress more).
  8. Archimonde Its first buff made it competitive by making it a rounded Zarkares, but both of those torsos have since become obsolete.
  9. *guy enters a room with a warning not to press a red button* *he presses the button and his life savings are drained* guy: “this sign specifically telling me not to press the red button isn’t good enough when it comes to preventing catastrophe”
  10. You’re searching for depth where there’s nothing.
  11. Shop -> Tokens tab -> “WATCH NOW” -> repeat for a max of 30 times per day -> buy offers Alternative option: Base -> craft -> chance of legendary items
  12. I’ll just drop this here in case someone finds it useful. SM Community Sprite Sheets 2.zip
  13. There are only two scenarios where this offer is a good deal: 1) You are a low-rank player that somehow had 2k tokens lying around. While not as good as the vests (Molten and Lightning), the torsos are pretty good and given that they already come at lvl 1 myth, you won’t need to expend as many resources as you would’ve with their non-exclusive counterparts. The 2k arena coins and 300 fuel are also a nice bonus for a low rank player. 2) You have all the useful premium modules and weapons (top rank account). In this case, you can buy the offer just for the reskins (the 300 fuel could also be a bit useful). If you don’t fall into these two camps, you’re better off buying a different offer, particularly one that guarantees a good module (fortress, QCB, OP, plat plate). However, if you really want the offer, nothing is stopping you.
  14. The 25th will be Black Friday, so we might be getting a fantastic deal that day (likely within the 2k-3k token range). If you have enough tokens, you should buy it. If you don’t, save up for the next deal that guarantees a combined module (any fortress, QCB, OP, etc.).
  15. Would you mind showing what other items you have at your disposal?
  16. Hybrid Heat Cannon is a strictly better version of Flaminator. Once it is fully upgraded, you should replace Flaminator with HHC.
  17. I think there are three main reasons why Frantic Brute (FB here on out) is still hated: 1. It doesn’t feel fair 2. You generally have no recourse against it 3. The builds that use it are annoying On the first point, despite its large damage spread, FB still hits hard on average (432 avg dmg). Low rolls of course exist (it should be noted that a low roll is only 47 dmg less than a Nightfall low roll), but the high rolls are still quite problematic. With its highest roll, FB hits for 438 through full phys res (180); by comparison, Nightfall would hit the same number on its high roll only if the opponent has 1 phys res. Nightfall of course has an advantage in the long run, but a dual frantic setup compensates for this (and if they roll high enough, the long run advantage pretty much disappears). Taking all this in mind, FB is at worst a diet Nightfall and at best effectively negates 180 phys res. Following from this, the counterplay for FB is only adding more hp and res (assuming the FB mech is rounded), but as we’ve seen previously, FB has a tendency to negate a good portion of res through sheer force. That’s not to say that the res is useless - it just feels that way if the opponent is lucky. With just two FBs (and typically a recoiler), a mech can sustain itself. The only other case of two-use weapons sustaining themselves as the crux of a build is Valiant Sniper, which has counterplay options. Either stay close, preventing the use of both (or all) of them, or bait the opponent into using them up if you have regen and hp + res to tank it (with the Valiants used, most mechs running then will have exploitable range gaps). With FB, it’s just slapping on hp + res and hoping the opponent doesn’t get lucky - there’s no skill or thought involved for both sides. Lastly, the mechs that run dual FB + recoiler are typically counters. Counters are themselves not fun, so FB just adds on to poor experience.
  18. To my knowledge, these players are abusing a bug that allows them to “choose” to match with an account that’s controlled by them, allowing them to farm wins (insta-quits don’t show up in replays iirc). I’ve probably missed something or described this poorly, so if anyone is more educated, feel free to correct me.
  19. A couple of things: 1. Base is pretty good once you max out gold mines and get factories to a high level (you unlock power kits at lvl 15 and chance of legendaries at lvl 20), so think twice about reverting to silver boxes. 2. There is a dedicated process for this go to the three lines in the top left corner —> “information” —> “request for base to be disabled” —> submit a post. 3. Do keep in mind that disabling base takes a while, as they’re removed in batches. You’ll probably have to wait a while.
  20. While I originally addressed one claim from Kendall and Kendall only, I’ll humor your dogged insistency. SM needs updates - wow, big shocker. The problem is that improvements to the game that haven’t been detailed through updates (better portals, quests, offers, servers, etc) have been ignored and people still write up countless posts on “no update game dead.” If you want more, refer to Asther’s earlier response.
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