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Author Topic: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!  (Read 3155 times)

TJJ

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Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« on: August 26, 2012, 04:46:51 AM »

I'm not sure how long it took (I alt-tabbed away), but in simulated battle I just had a Hyperion defeat an Onslaught  :D

It wasn't a one-off either, seems to be able to do it all the time.
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« Last Edit: August 26, 2012, 04:55:39 AM by TJJ »
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Faiter119

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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2012, 04:53:40 AM »

Not a big feat. The Onslaught dosnt have shields at the back and thereby the Hyperion can just whittle away until it dies.
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TJJ

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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2012, 04:58:17 AM »

Not a big feat. The Onslaught dosnt have shields at the back and thereby the Hyperion can just whittle away until it dies.

Obviously.
My point is that the Hyperion AI is not nearly as useless as it first appears to be; it's just very very cautious.
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Faiter119

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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2012, 05:01:42 AM »

Yeah the Hyperion can be a real pain in the rectum. The way I usually kill it is by waiting for it to teleport close to me with high flux and just spam away with kinetics. Seems to work rather well.

But the Hyperion AI is generally really great.
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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2012, 06:31:00 AM »

Yea i love the new hyperion, two reapers in the front + heavy blasters make this thing a really nasty surprise.
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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2012, 08:25:30 AM »

Nice. Now, put together a non-bugged loadout that can do it :)
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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2012, 09:23:36 AM »

Nice. Now, put together a non-bugged loadout that can do it :)

I was wondering why and how it had Front Shield Emitter.

But really, two Phase Beams is more than enough. With regular crew it can barely last long enough against the rear autocannons to knock out its engines, with Veteran or Elite it takes so little damage that it can easily camp the engines with no problem.

Edit: My bad, once it figures out its range (with Optics) it can actually kill the Onslaught without even being shot by the rear guns.
« Last Edit: August 26, 2012, 09:26:02 AM by Brainbread »
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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2012, 01:50:00 PM »

Nice. Now, put together a non-bugged loadout that can do it :)

I was wondering why and how it had Front Shield Emitter.

But really, two Phase Beams is more than enough. With regular crew it can barely last long enough against the rear autocannons to knock out its engines, with Veteran or Elite it takes so little damage that it can easily camp the engines with no problem.

Edit: My bad, once it figures out its range (with Optics) it can actually kill the Onslaught without even being shot by the rear guns.

This is why I always put rear Maulers or Hypervelocity Drivers on my Onslaughts. With Integrated Targeting Unit, it's awfully hard for anything to sneak in unmolested, and I can usually force Hyperions to TP away before doing any real damage.
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Re: Hyperion AI can solo an Onslaught AI!!
« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2012, 03:26:59 PM »

Or You could just make sure your onslaught has a good escort ;)
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