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Kaigun Gensui Bertin:
Hello guys, I am a new GoIO gamer, playing for 3 days so far and i am lvl2-3 in every class.

Right now I have finally realised how weapons and ships work and synergize but still there are parts i dont understand. So my questions are:


* What ships' loadouts are popular and why? (Example: i know blenderfish and sniping spire are some very popular ships and you use pretty standard tactics with them, but have no idea about ships like mobula and how you play with them)
* What is a support ship and why is called so? What roles they have?
* What weapon loadouts are popular and why?
To be honest, if everyone could post a reply about 1 ship or loadout he knows, this thread could become a guide too.
Thnx in advance :o.

HamsterIV:
1: Muse changes up the weapon/item stats every once in a while so the popular builds and strategies change over time. Right now the popular gun combo is Gat/morter on ships like the Pyramiddion, Junker, and Mobula. Mercs are still popular for long range work and it is suggested all ships carry one if it is a wide open map. A good beginner build is a pyramiddion with gat/Morter front and a 2x merc side. Altenatly a junker with a merc on the front and gat morter on each side also works as a beginner ship. If you want to try heavy guns take a goldfish with a Manticore front and 2x Gatling side.

2: A support ship is generally considered a ship that is good at things other than brawling/killing solo. Ships like the Spire and Mobula are too fragile to last in close range combat are considered support ships. Also you can take a support roll with a pyra junker if you mount 2x mercs.

3: Gat mortar is popular because the gat will take down armor and the mortar will deal with the perma hull resulting in a reasonably fast kill. Gat flack used to be popular but the more recent patches has made it less viable.

We really can't make a permanent post about the meta since it is constantly evolving.

N-Sunderland:

--- Quote ---Altenatly a junker with a merc on the front and gat morter on each side also works as a beginner ship.

--- End quote ---

It's not just a beginner ship. A lot of competitive teams bring it as brawl-focused Junker.

But yeah, agreed with the rest.

Kaigun Gensui Bertin:
Well ty HamsterIV!! That was more than helpfull.

And even if that junker loadout is more advanced, now me and my team know it (since we are all begginers), will make easier progress than losing 5 games trying to figure out the most effective way to use it.

Pickle:

--- Quote from: HamsterIV on August 12, 2013, 12:59:38 pm ---3: Gat mortar is popular because the gat will take down armor and the mortar will deal with the perma hull resulting in a reasonably fast kill. Gat flack used to be popular but the more recent patches has made it less viable.

--- End quote ---

To expand on this..

If you look at the Damage Matrix and the Weapon Table you can begin to understand how a weapon doing Piercing damage can strip down armour so effectively, and how it's complimented by a well timed delivery of Explosive damage once the armour is down.

http://gunsoficarus.com/gameplay/weapons/

Which leads to another point.. Gat-Flak (or Gat-Mortar) is only lifted from being an average combination to a great combination when the crew knows how to use it.  They need to hold fire on the flak or mortar until the armour is stripped by the gatling and then hammer it hard and fast with explosive damage before the armour is repaired.

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