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Jason Pearson
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Posted - 2013.08.25 20:57:00 -
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Spider Tanking works, but don't bother with Armor Reps (Unless you're a logi tank supporting 2-3 other Tanks).
I posted numbers but I'll post them simple.
Light Booster: around 800
Heavy Booster: around 1500
Light Transporter: around 1500
Heavy Transporter: around 4500
Transporters win, they also use less CPU and PG.
Now, for shield spider tanking, every vehicle benefits from it. Madrugars with 1000 Shields benefit from it as this creates a buffer for them, they're able to take more swarms shots than usual when they've got the additional reps on.
My general rule of thumb is don't rely on external reps, if you cannot rep yourself or do not have a large buffer, you're going to die. Spider tanking should amplify your tanking ability but not be the main source of tank. For example, I run a 7400 Shields Gunnlogi (with Ion) and 33% Resists, yes it cannot rep itself but it's pure buffer meaning it's great for taking point.
Change a resist and add a light transporter? It becomes a great buffer but can also heal others, meaning two of these are wonderful.
Same with Armor Tanks, they have useful high slots that can have many things, but one of the best things to have is a light transporter or If you're logi tanking, try and get a Heavy Transporter or better yet, two (I have that fit :P)
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Jason Pearson
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Posted - 2013.08.25 21:15:00 -
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Sgt Buttscratch wrote:I have sucessfully spider tanked with both shield and armor tanks. It's a sketchy process where if the attention is turned on you things go wrong for you. Needs comms aswell, good squad. It is doable, but the main issue is, 1 tank is bass with lotsa kills assists and WP, you get suckered into low kills low WP, vehicle remote reps give no WP.
I'm still working on the tank fitting, trying to get good result without such a kick to my own def's.
A wrong way to approach it.
Spider tanking shouldn't be just you repping people, you need a group with reps, that way if you have the attention turned on you, you quickly switch around so that if you were all repping one guy, they're now all repping you. I've found if you operate a two spider tank convoy, you can both get a reasonable amount of kills by switching the player on point.
You allow the one player to go first, follow close behind and then cover his flanks whilst he kills ahead, when he calls reps, you rep him, when you call reps he calls you, then you switch so that you're on point and he's covering you.
If spider tanking gave WP (even guardian points) it'd be one of the best days ever.
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Same company different studios, one has near perfected the player feedback process, the other is still rolling on the floor after it fell over its first baby step. |
Jason Pearson
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Posted - 2013.08.25 21:16:00 -
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Tank Missile wrote:Unfortunately my Sica lacks the PG/CPU to equip a heavy shield transporter.  If at some point I manage to spend enough time on this profile to get up to a Gunnlogi, I'll be sure to try that out, though.
Put a light transporter on that baby, does more than a heavy booster anyways :D
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