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Oct 17, 2015 6:43 PM #1409285
Story: So on a whim I logged on and found that many changes had been made to the game. Not being a baka-mono I decided to test my previous money maker bot and to my disappointment I discovered that it no longer functioned the way it was intended to. I guess they altered the way thrusters or friction works in the game physics and it could no longer ski.
This turned out for the better as my new design is even stronger and frankly being able to ski without ski's was pretty broken.

VIOLA!
Shinobi mk2 (Click to Show)

This thing is up for rent, for those of you looking to experiment with a ski walker before building your own. It's expensive at max ranking, but worth it because you'll be able to make your money back in no time with this machine.
It's superior to its predecessors "Shinobi and Frumious Bandersnatch" in every conceivable way. The gun pillars can take twice as many hits, the armoring is more centralized over the cockpit and all in all it's a more stable and easily controlled robot.
Still it maintains it's radar jammer abilities, quick mobility and optimal fire power. What an absolute slayer this machine is.

With all my ski walkers the controls are the same, advanced, there's too much forward thrust to turn quickly if you're marching forward, so simply let go of forward for a split second to turn no problem. Or you could always ski and turn just fine by holding space to jump then ski, releasing space to re-engage legs whenever you'd like.
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Oct 17, 2015 11:23 PM #1409342
Oh hell yeah. That thing looks awesome. What's the ranking at?
EDIT: nvrm it's in the pic holy shit 30m. My tank is only at 1m lmao
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Oct 24, 2015 3:30 AM #1410486
For those of you that don't know, they released mech legs. So yeah, now you know.

For those of you that do know, which is hopefully everyone reading this sentence, this is my first mech bot.

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I designed it to be a body guard mecha for whenever I'm playing in these low ranks with my friend, I call it Big Red. While most of its guns can't actually heal in front, all of them can heal backwards *except for the for the front gun* making for an interesting style of play. Basically I get in the way and take hits for my damage dealers while healing backwards.
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Oct 24, 2015 4:17 AM #1410495
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man i gotta get back into this game. soon i'll be done with all these assignments
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Oct 24, 2015 4:25 AM #1410497
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That's weird, their pretty good size for me. Are you on a smart phone?

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man i gotta get back into this game. soon i'll be done with all these assignments

You're not missing out on a lot by missing a few days, right now matches are a mess of people trying any stupid shit with mech legs. And for some reason there's been a huge influx of players with t6-t8 armor in my 30 mil games.

It's stupid, who in their right mind would take such shitty armor into 30 mil matches? Obviously their design wont even matter at that point, they'll just get shredded by me. Or especially by the enemy, as these players tend to be on my team.
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Oct 24, 2015 4:58 AM #1410500
Oh man I just came across this thread. Haven't played this game in a minute but if there are active Stickpage people on I might get back into it to hang with the community and such.
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Oct 24, 2015 5:03 AM #1410502
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That's weird, their pretty good size for me. Are you on a smart phone?


no man desktop pc
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Oct 24, 2015 5:26 AM #1410503
I might come back to this after I finish some other pending games :D I liked the Mech leg update.

I plan to make an AT-AT just for fun.
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Oct 24, 2015 7:09 PM #1410620
Mech legs? * o *

What have I been missing out on?

BTW IGN:TheRealSuperterry
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Oct 25, 2015 3:29 AM #1410717
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Weird, says I have them saved as 512x620 which is usually plenty for me, I was just trying to keep the size tasteful. But if that's the case then allow me to treat you to larger images of my most recent machine.

Feast your eyes.
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Strengths:
- Triforced making it pretty durable for a nano walker.
- Great mobility with walker legs and excellent flight.
- Tight design, it's maxed out yet compact, so it's easy to get behind cover.
- Sick racing stripes bro to make you feel as fast as you'll be flying.

Features:
- 4 t10 aerofoils and 4 t10 rudders
- 4 t10 walker legs
- 7 t10 nano tech disruptors
- 4 t10.5 and 5 t10.6 electro plates
- 6 t10 and 5 t8 thrusters
- Mk9 radar and radar receiver

Tangent about design:
Now before we continue, I've gotta confess that this one isn't totally original. If you go into the shop and search 1-3 mil/nano you can find the predecessor simply named "bad medic." I had rented it and played it in MANY games, I found that I liked the bulkier style over my t7 scarab; which is in my opinion the most sound robot the devs have released. Then I realized the name was ironic, because this medic actually kicks ass! But soon my rental was to expire and I desired a taste of what it could do at higher tiers.
So I dismantled what was my upgraded t10 scarab and undertook the task of upgrading this beast. I thought that my redesign choices are extensive enough, especially after the task of adding triforcing to the design and making it fly better than the original despite working with different dimensions, that it would be worthy enough of a better name. Alas, we have the Cicada. I could itemize the differences between this and it's original form, but you could simply look at the shop and see for yourself. And by all means rent the original and try it out for yourself.

Digression:
That said, this thing is perfect at what it does. I don't think I could design a superior medi-walker-flier and I defy any of you to attempt. It's as optimal as I could get it. And I know the seventh, backwards facing nano gun seems redundant. But believe me, It's been my saving grace many times. My only gripe about the machine is that it only has 4 legs, while I'm used to 6 legs. That is a mere blemish however, because it climbs just fine.

Conclusion:
I've gotta admit, it's my best bot right now. It makes me more Robo-points, more consistently than anything else. I love the way it's movement feels and the way the armor resists when I take hits. It feels great to chill in the back line, clinging to walls or behind cover fixing up my robros. Or taking to the air and dogfighting caught out planes.
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Oct 25, 2015 3:37 AM #1410722
your images still look like thumbnails to me. maybe try a different host?
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Oct 25, 2015 3:42 AM #1410723
I gotcha bruh

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Tell me how that does yah.
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Oct 25, 2015 4:31 AM #1410731
yeah, that's better. it looks good, but i'd be iffy about using aero rods for those side guns. those things break really easy.
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Oct 25, 2015 5:02 AM #1410740
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yeah, that's better. it looks good, but i'd be iffy about using aero rods for those side guns. those things break really easy.

Oh yeah, they'll get knocked off easy for sure.

But I actually prefer them over pillars, because they make flight smoother and I shouldn't be taking direct hits from anything.

My thinking is, I'm still a medic. I shouldn't be jeopardizing the battle by being in the line of fire, unless we have additional medics. Even then I'll only do something like that if my team is blitzing. Which this bot is great at because of its agility.

It's a utilitarian, I spend most of the match observing the sky, the map and holding right click. Which is why I replaced the radar jammer from the original with a radar receiver. I love my Q key. If I see anyone is a threat to me, I reposition. My bot is almost always the last to go down, if my team is defeated.

While consistently putting up huge heal numbers on the scoreboard too.
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Oct 25, 2015 6:27 PM #1410849
I would play more if it didn't take so long to level up.
I quit this game because of frustration.