Talk:EE Aphid/@comment-28816356-20160719183433/@comment-28822847-20160720031457

I'd not recommend either bot setup for top tier.

Aphid pilots are going to be under tremendous once the shield bots come out, as even the Lancelot can slip by more than half the salvo when on Rush (yeah, the Lance us fast enough to avoid a fully percentage Aphid strike and I'm not even talking about the front shield that will simply absorb the Aphids).

It's bad enough that the recent speed buff added enough speed to nearly every bot to cause a high enough percentage Aphid miss that you actually notice it, but those new shield bots will have a double curse on the Aphids by being fast and shields that absorb Aphid damage.

I can't see much Aphid usage at all after the BritBots arrive at all. Either of the 3 BritBots if they are armed with energy weapons in their light/medium hardpoints will easily destroy either a Thunder/Aphid Leo or a Quad Aphid Patton - unless the BritBot pilot is completely clueless.