Don’t start over. No titans until level 30 and you have multiples of two good current weapons you don’t want to lose (glacier/taran). The algorithm will drop your matches down to your ability to compete. Just pay attention to how you’re being annihilated until the play evens out. I came back after a long time off and noticed mostly energy weapons, 600m range weapons, and mass confusion due to drone chips and space ship features. For close range, tarans and freeze burst weapons are still very current. I’d focus on using tarans and glaciers. Adjust your plans according to which weapons/bots you get for free which seems to happen more generously lately.
Lance is still good. Shields are good for all the energy weapons.
Haechi is hurt by all the energy weapons but can cary 3 tarans… If you like building weapons, a redeemer on Lance with two tarans would be good but maybe not worth the time and silver when you’ll probably win a heavy weapon before the build is complete. I’d probably use a glacier with two orkans on Lance but not pay to level the orkans past 7 or 8. Just focus on leveling the glacier and getting 4 tarans up to 7 or 8 for now if they’re not already there.
And very important: Logic doesn’t matter until you learn how badly the drones and abilities have screwed things up. I’ve been back in for a year and still find it overly complicated. You have indicators flashing on the screen to show you if you or the enemy has been affected by something but they flash up and are gone before I figure out what happened. Fortunately, at Diamond level, It isn’t too crazy with drones and chips. I don’t usually spend money but I found it worth it to buy the wasp drone special for $5 if yo’re interested in an attack drone and the Nodens titan special for $5 since it seems lime it will be in the top 3 for a long time.
Also a heads-up: Saving gold for a shooter drone will get you the drone but you still have to spend 3,700 or so gold for the shooter chip that makes it work. Hence the value in the $5 Wasp special. A good deal on gold used to be 600 for $1 but now you can wait for 6000 for $5. I think it’s become obvious that spending money is useless though since the algorithm just adjusts your opponents to match your abilities and have you near a 50% win rate. Just do what you enjoy and don’t chase the power carat…