Overview
lately every new component is used in dumb overtiers and cosmetics alone. some new items were built to shake up the metagame of robocraft. learn about them here
tesla blades
Rails are supposed to be Viable?
pre nano and walker update, rails were a simple task to deal with, if done effiiciently. send a fast car/plane in, juke for a quick sec, and proceed to kill.
The walker and nano update really made rails worse. the walkers made sneak attacks easier, and nano’s, for a short period of time, made intercptors op, and they could dance around rails.
the dilemma at freejam would be for a way the rails could ward of gimmick vehicles such as these, but no become OP or have a 50 sec reload time. And in my belief, the was the intended use of the tesla blade.
treads
as you have probably seen in my guides, i truly hate plasma bombers ,with a passion. this we will come back to later.
during the ancient eras of may 2014, wheels qualified robots as tanks, thruster sticks and repair costs were a thing, and everybody could use everything from any tier. The aerofoils were unleahed upon the world. when the standard of movement was a wheel, a plasma bomber only needed one shot to eliminate/ cripple a “tank”.
for a while this continued, the fight was teachnically even, but it was easier and “more cool” to be a plasma bomber, so they grew more.
the physics changes and treads were attempts to shift that balance towards a neutral state. Planes can no longer fly at a million miles per hour, and treads are resilient towards lucky shots.
nanos:provide structure
If anyone remembers when FJ were about to the release the rise of the walkers, they said t10 would drastically change. well nano brought everyone closer together. what a surprise.
what does this mean?
i think these changes show a large shift initiated by FJ, one that promotes tanks, and packed group battles
they also nerfed planes in several ways:
buffed rails, a traditional plane counter.
made tanks less vulnerable
gave healing to injured bots with allies nearby.
If you are a plane user, it appears your time in the sun is over.
outro
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