Hmm? Wasn't this supposed to posted yesterday? Well yeah, but I lost myself in World Of Tanks for a full day yesterday... busy grinding to get a Tier VII [seven] Tank Destroyer: the SU-100M1.
Alright, back to the topic. This is to the ZMR update that happened a month ago. Only posted about it now because I took a break from that game after reaching the "lieutenant" rank of LVL 26. One day I got bored and decided to take a look into this game, remembering the update that En Masse said they'll put into the game soon.
That was about two [or three] weeks ago. So much went on on the update! New weapons, maps and the main attraction: Drones! Yes, you read that right... it's like a pet, follows you around and helps you kill enemies and more.
First off: the drones! The starter drones are the Gun Drone, Thunder Drone and Lazer Drone. You'll get the Gun Drone first, and as your level increases, you'll the more better ones. Upon reaching level 50, you'll get your hands on the ultimate drone: the Dragondrone.
A new tab will appear below the Mech tab at the Storage page. After selecting it, you'll see the Loadout.
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| Loadout page. |
This is where you select your drones and equip mods to them. Mods are like "abilities" and they are permanent. Not only that, different drones have one "special ability" that they have. The mods can also be upgraded in the Mods section.
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| Mods page. |
Here is where you upgrade the mod chips. Each of them has a different level. To increase the level, you'll need to gather three of the mods and combine them. It goes like this: 3 LVL 1 mods = LVL 2 mods, and 3 LVL 2 mods = LVL 3 mods. This means you'll need a big amount of level one mods if you're gonna get it to level three.
Next is the Upgrades section.
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| Upgrade page. |
Your drone can level up to increase it's stats. You can also upgrade it to add a little extra stats too it. Think of it as "stat boosters". You will need items called "Plasma Cores" to upgrade. You can upgrade them normally or by using EMP. Difference? EMP gives more points per plasma. Each time you use a plasma core, there will be a chance that it will add additional free points... like 3, 5 or 10.
Heh, Plasma Cores reminds me of the same item in a different game: Metal Saga. Exchange them to the right person and you'll get yourself a Plasma Cannon for your tank to use. Good weapon...
Earned a better drone and felt like you've wasted those cores? No need to worry, just go the Salvage area and we'll talk more about this.
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| Salvage page. |
Here's an example: I've previously used the Thunder Drone and now using the Lazer Drone 'cause it's better. But all those plasma cores and level ups? You can transfer them to the other drone. Yes, you can do that. The salvaged drone will be gone, though. You can use Gold for 50% transferred EXP and Ability. EXP is for the level and Ability is the plasma core points. Downside for using Gold is that you only get 50% of everything, and the salvage cost increases if the salvaging drone's LVL and the number of plasma core points is high.
Impatient and just happens to be loaded with tons of spare cash? Go to the Shop section then, you casher!
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| Shop page. |
Only loads of EMP based items here. You can buy MK.II drones and Drone Cases. They are like the Loot Cases, but drone-based items instead. Pretty basic stuff.
"MK" [or Mark] is like "Ranks" or "Tier". Drones differ from MK.I to III. The more numbers, the better. There is one more rank above MK.III, but are called "Epic" drones instead.
Other stuff in the updates are new weapons. Not just new ordinary weapons, but Assault, ZK and even some Thresher weapons are in the shop now! But, not all, only some. Some in Gold stores and some in EMP stores. My main target is the G11K2-ZK. Always a fan of the gun... and now it's in the EMP shop!
Too bad there's no Assault MG3 or M249-ZK for sale...
Just to show some of them...
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| There's a few more than these... |
As the caption above, there's more than just these. Just took the page that was filled with them. Same goes for the next one...
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| EMP shop. Some might not be worth the EMP. |
Not just EMP... but Gold, too. Examples are the two grenades above and the three shotguns in the gold shop. To me, these can be found bundled together in the packs sold in the EMP shops. I can understand people buying the weapons 'cause they might had never purchased EMP. Those packs I said were the "Crowd Control" pack: has the shotguns and grenades and the "Patient Zero" pack: has The Remedy and The Antidote.
Plus, those packs have some costumes... not to mention some Silver, Gold and Platinum Bullets... and Loot Cases with Keycards provided.
And now, weapon mods are officially PERMANENT! Yeah, that's a really good thing. You can also earn them by leveling up!
Some screenies:
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| Gold mod shop. |
This are the ones found in Gold shops. Note that this is not all of them.
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| EMP mod shop. |
And this are the ones found in the EMP shops. Also not everything.
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| Level up and get one free! |
Yup, pretty much what's written in the captions.
One more thing: if you are an existing player and felt like you be getting the level rewards, think again. Once you've logged in, you'll get mail with stuff from the updates! They depend on your level, though.
But if you feel that the info here barely scratched the surface, then here's the links to the official sites for more better info below.
Upcoming Drone Update
"Game of Drones" Update
"Game of Drones" Full Patch Notes
Drone Info
NEW Level Reward List
Level Rewards For Existing Players
Lastly, a preview on how they work in-game... well, only one of them anyway.
Low quality 'cause I'm using the in-game recorder... plus really crappy compiling. This was originally supposed to be uploaded straight toward the blog, but errors...
...motherfuckin' errors...
Well, that's all I got for today, even though it's supposed to be for yesterday. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a Tier VII war machine to test-run...
-Panzer Fist-
