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    Exselsior
    last edited by Exselsior 6 Apr 2021, 08:52 4 Jun 2021, 08:46

    You can’t pick who you vs in a ladder match. If you’d like to play your friend in a 1v1 then you have to do a custom game to play with them.

    As far as the beetle is concerned I’ve got no clue if there’s an up to date video on how to cheese with them. Cheese is all they’re good for, can use their cloaking and stealth to attack random mexes and stuff that would generally be otherwise protected

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      QuietJoy
      last edited by 4 Jun 2021, 12:36

      Fire beetles still work, you just need to drop 12 of them on an acu not expecting any aggro as early as possible, aka the air player.

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        redhotchilipeper
        last edited by 4 Jun 2021, 14:06

        ok thanks for your answers guys 🙂

        I thought that beetle drop on an acu was not effective anymore... I'll still try anyway !

        from what you say, I guess I can't use them to break a shielded turtle with a few t2 pd inside ? 😕

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          TheWeakie
          last edited by 4 Jun 2021, 14:25

          Beetles can be used when mixed in big t1/t2 armies. The t1/t2 tanks can tank for the beetles while they get close.

          You can also use them as some cheap mid/lategame raiding tool like sniping shields, fabs, clumps of engies, etc.

          Beetles are terrible at acu snipes so you shouldnt try to do that. They also get crushed insanely hard by pds

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            redhotchilipeper @TheWeakie
            last edited by 5 Jun 2021, 08:18

            @thewheelie said in about 1v1 ladder and fire beetle:

            Beetles can be used when mixed in big t1/t2 armies. The t1/t2 tanks can tank for the beetles while they get close.

            You can also use them as some cheap mid/lategame raiding tool like sniping shields, fabs, clumps of engies, etc.

            Beetles are terrible at acu snipes so you shouldnt try to do that. They also get crushed insanely hard by pds

            well thanks for your detailled answer 😉
            I saw yesterday a youtube vid with jagged appliance was making some good use of fire beetles...

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAiyFS-6zuQ

            (the 2v2 isis fight)

            quite inspiring I must say 🙂

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              ThomasHiatt
              last edited by 5 Jun 2021, 17:59

              The only time I can imagine firebeetles being a good choice is when you are up against shielded mongoose or sniper bots.

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                ETFreeman
                last edited by 6 Jun 2021, 09:52

                make stealth field and delete aeon t2 army when he is pushing you, for example:
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIDYryiuNzw

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                  redhotchilipeper @ETFreeman
                  last edited by 8 Jun 2021, 16:52

                  @etfreeman said in about 1v1 ladder and fire beetle:

                  make stealth field and delete aeon t2 army when he is pushing you, for example:
                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIDYryiuNzw

                  ok thanks for the vid, but I thought the fb were cloaked ??! I am wrong ?

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                    redhotchilipeper @ThomasHiatt
                    last edited by 8 Jun 2021, 16:52

                    @thomashiatt thanks 😉

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                      ETFreeman @redhotchilipeper
                      last edited by ETFreeman 6 Sept 2021, 20:21 9 Jun 2021, 20:19

                      @redhotchilipeper they're permanently cloaked for free, yes
                      but cloak doesn't help against radar

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                        redhotchilipeper @ETFreeman
                        last edited by 10 Jun 2021, 13:19

                        @etfreeman oh it's true, I'm still confused sometimes about that cloak and stealth stuff.. thanks 😉

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