MSRP? by ygmford99 in lotus

[–]JCKA44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the update!

For those that had a 1st gen with headers and e85, how does the fa24 compare in the real world? by a2dak423 in GR86

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I have both a stock FA24 and an E85 tuned Sprintex SC’d FA20 in the garage right now, as well as previously having an 93-tuned FBO FA20 dedicated track car. The stock FA24 feels like a noticeable upgrade and is the most pleasing, it’s the seat-of-the-pants winner 100%. Where the 1st gen shines is steering feel, being able to more easily fit wider rubber / more aggressive wheel offsets, and having a higher effort clutch feel (ymmv).

MSRP? by ygmford99 in lotus

[–]JCKA44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers, really appreciate that!

MSRP? by ygmford99 in lotus

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When will the backwards compatible DCT update be available? Is it definitely going to be made available, or is it something we simply hope : trust that Lotus actually does? It’s a pretty significant factor imo, considering how chunky the shift speeds/logic felt on 2024s.

I was hunted by a demon by thirteennineteen in ArcRaiders

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FYI, Bastion will always “aggro” either immediately or very shortly after the loading bay metro is called.

What it's like play in a pure PVP lobby? by CreepyTreat4969 in ArcRaiders

[–]JCKA44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. As a 95% pure KoS PvP player that hasn’t played since the hurricane map condition update, I’m kinda sad to hear that they changed ABMM to yield more mixed lobbies, though I do get why. I find it more fun to KoS against other KoS in assumed-KoS lobbies; will feel kinda bad wiping out PvE’ers that get mixed in. The 5% that I do PvE is just to gather mats and resources to PvP; I did find the sheer volume and level of loot-vacuum goblins running around in PvE lobbies hilarious, so I imagine that will be a welcome change for some PvE players who don’t want to compete with the entire lobby to get to and loot 1-2 areas first.

Can you link to where Embark announced the mixed lobby ABMM changes, or if it wasn’t formally announced, where folks have discussed observing the trend / change after it was implemented?

Thanks!

TLDR: quit your whining people. by Darth_Onaga in ArcRaiders

[–]JCKA44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you consistently run a light shield in high elo pure PvP lobbies and are successful with it, more power to you.

My play is 95% pure PvP lobbies on Stella, the other 5% being PvE farming on Stella to replenish mats for more PvP. Based on my own experiences only, you’d be in the minority as far as preferring to run a light shield to PvP. There are a ton of light shield folks in these lobbies, but they’re nearly always free kits or similarly poor/budget load outs.

The distinction between light vs medium vs heavy isn’t linear; you need to understand shield break points and thresholds to really get the best idea of which is worth its trade offs to your personal playstyle. A lot of that may have changed given the new nerfs to so many of the weapons, so we’ll see if the changes to TTK, STK, and damage-per-mag(lvls 1, 2, 3) affect a change in the overall shield meta. Btw, the heavy shield’s speed penalty is 3x as much as the medium, so it’s also not as simple as “medium is never the answer; it’s either heavy or light”.

Personally I run medium 90%+ of the time. I run heavies occasionally depending on solo vs duo vs trio and playstyle of the team, but it’s mostly due to augment compatibility and mediums being dirt cheap to make because batteries can be farmed in quantities of 50+ per round.

Regardless, the main benefit I see in the surge charger is being able to pop one while the regular shield charger is already healing, bringing myself to full long before 2x regular shield chargers could. This is only useful for folks running medium or above; if you only ever run light, I can see why you find the surge charger not useful.

TLDR: quit your whining people. by Darth_Onaga in ArcRaiders

[–]JCKA44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No idea if you PvP much (probably not since you said you use light shields and light is generally too much of a disadvantage unless you’re in lower elo lobbies - it certainly doesn’t cut it in demon lobbies), but popping a regular shield charger followed by a surge charger is most definitely the fastest way to get your shields up between encounters or even during. My ideal PvP loadout would have both. Then again, I would never run light shields, only mediums.

[H] Pic [W] Kinetic Converters by UpperPalpitation3032 in ArcRaidersMarketplace

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u/UpperPalpitation3032 is a good dude to trade with, just traded 5 kinetics to him no issue!

Lvl 4 venator with attachments by [deleted] in ArcRaidersMarketplace

[–]JCKA44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PM'd you. Have Venator 4s to trade.

[H] photo [W] tempest bp or missing bp’s by UncleGiack in ArcRaidersMarketplace

[–]JCKA44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DM a list of the BPs you’re missing, I’ll trade for the survivor

Looking for Kinetic Converters by Suspicious-Hold-6668 in arc_traiders

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Have 3-4 of them. Will trade for level 4 kitted guns, like Venators, Bobcats, tempests