Storm

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“…Medium-power gun system which hits enemies with a canister charge. Excellent balance between damage and rate of fire. Dangerous for any opponent at short range…” – in-game description

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	2,500
Real Value	$20
Exp Level	11
Type
Hardpoint	Medium
Tier	II

Base Statistics		Attributes
Level	1	Kinetic
Damage	2,970 per round	Manual
Range	500 meters	Volley
Reload	10 seconds	RWF
Capacity	Clip: 5 rounds Burst: 6 rounds
Unload	Clip: 2.5 seconds Burst: 3 seconds

Introduction

The Storm is a close to mid-range (up to 500 meters, with a 75-meter optimal range) medium kinetic weapon. It has an Alpha, Beta, light and heavy counterpart (Grom, Squall, Gust and Thunder respectively) and can be viewed as the kinetic counterpart to the Corona and Havoc.

Strategy

This shotgun functions similarly to the Gust and the Thunder due to bullet spread and the reload-while-firing mechanic. This makes it essentially a medium version of the Gust and Thunder since it acts like them in many ways, and should be played similarly to them.

The Storm can bring down Ancile shields very effectively, due to most (if not all) of the projectiles hitting the Ancile, due to the large size of the shield. It can also destroy physical shields (such as Ecus) very quickly, due to double damage done to physical shields by kinetic weapons. It can severely maim, if not destroy, a heavy robot as it is larger and can catch the bullets. With a fire rate of 1.4 rounds per second and the ability to reload while firing, it can do very heavy damage in a brief amount of time at close range. The reload time is fast enough that the Storm can be fired continuously far beyond the actual shell capacity.

Due to bullet spread, this weapon should be treated as a knife fighting weapon with effective ranges of 200 meters or less, even though the maximum range is 500 meters. Like the other shotguns, the robot with this weapon needs to get in close range to deal maximum damage. Thus, it is important to use shielding or cover to minimize damage to your robot as you try to get into close range.

This weapon is recommended to be equipped on robots capable of quickly approaching enemies, so as to fully utilize the Storm's firepower. For example, the Storm is commonly seen on Ravanas, as its Transcendence ability allows for the Ravana to quickly approach and disengage from enemies without fear of getting shot. The Leech's combination of speed, firepower and temporary damage resistance allows it to get close, deal devastating damage and possibly retreat again.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Very high damage at close range
• Destroys energy shields easily (can deal significant damage even from a distance)
• Double damage to physical shields
• High damage per shot and good rate of fire results in very good DPS
• Reloads while firing

Cons

• Ineffective in mid-long range combat (300 meters range or more)
• Cannot penetrate any shield
• Shells spread out and cause shotgun to deal less damage then intended

Upgrade Cost

Tier 2 Mk 1 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 20,000 00:10 3 40,000 01:00 4 80,000 02:00 5 400,000 08:00 6 800,000 12:00 7 1,600,000 24:00 8 3,000,000 32:00 9 6,000,000 40:00 10 10,000,000 44:00 11 16,000,000 52:00 12 26,000,000 60:00 Totals Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 63,940,000 10:11:10

Tier 2 Mk 2 Level Upgrade cost Upgrade time HH:MM 1 0 00:00 2 500,000 05:00 3 1,000,000 10:00 4 2,000,000 20:00 5 7,500,000 30:00 6 7,500,000 30:00 7 7,500,000 30:00 8 7,500,000 30:00 9 7,500,000 30:00 10 7,500,000 30:00 11 7,500,000 30:00 12 7,500,000 30:00 Totals Cost Time [DD:HH:MM] 63,500,000 10:11:00

• NOTE: base level starts at level 1 cost is 2500
• MK2 Upgrade cost 500

Weapons data

Storm
In the workshop Yes or No							Kinetic	Manual	Volley	RWF
Particles	Ammo	Rate of Fire	Unload	Reload	Shot Interval			Tier	Version	Slot	Type	Trajectory
6	5	12	2.5	10	.5			2	6.7	Medium	Kinetic	Straight
MK 1							MK 2
Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle						Damage per shot	Damage per magazine	DPS	Damage per particle
2970	14850	5940	495	1					8460	42300	16920	1410
3270	16350	6540	545	2					8610	43050	17220	1435
3600	18000	7200	600	3					8760	43800	17520	1460
3960	19800	7920	660	4					8940	44700	17880	1490
4350	21750	8700	725	5					9090	45450	18180	1515
4770	23850	9540	795	6					8240	46200	18480	1540
5250	26250	10500	875	7					9390	46950	18780	1565
5790	28950	11580	965	8					9540	47700	19080	1590
6360	31800	12720	1060	9					9690	48450	19380	1615
6990	34950	13980	1165	10					9840	49200	19680	1640
7710	38550	15420	1285	11					9990	49950	19980	1665
8460	42300	16920	1410	12					10140	50700	20280	1690

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
1	2,500	2970	17820	5940	1485

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
2	20,000	10 minutes	3270	19620	6540	1635
3	40,000	1 hour	3600	21600	7200	1800
4	80,000	2 hours	3960	23760	7920	1980
5	400,000	8 hours	4350	26100	8700	2175
6	800,000	12 hours	4770	28620	9540	2385
7	1,600,000	1 day	5250	31500	10500	2625
8	3,000,000	1 day 8 hours	5790	34740	11580	2895
9	6,000,000	1 day 16 hours	6390	38340	12780	3195
10	10,000,000	1 day 20 hours	6990	41940	13980	3495
11	16,000,000	2 days 4 hours	7710	46260	15420	3855
12	26,000,000	2 days 12 hours	8460	50760	16920	4230

	Cost	Time
Totals	63,940,000	11 days 11 hours 10 minutes

• The damage column shows the damage from all 6 particles (combined) fired from each round (out of 5 rounds)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
1	500	8460	50760	16920	4230

Note: Level 12 Mark I is required to enhance (purchase) to Mark II.

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Burst Damage	Burst DPS	Continuous DPS
2	500,000	5 hours	8610	51660	17220	4305
3	1,000,000	10 hours	8760	52560	17520	4380
4	2,000,000	20 hours	8940	53640	17880	4470
5	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9090	54540	18180	4545
6	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9240	55440	18480	4620
7	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9390	56340	18780	4695
8	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9540	57240	19080	4770
9	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9690	58140	19380	4845
10	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9840	59040	19680	4920
11	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	9990	59940	19980	4995
12	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	10140	60840	20280	5070

	Cost	Time
Totals	63,350,000	11 days 11 hours

• The damage column shows the damage from all 6 particles (combined) fired from each round (out of 5 rounds)

Accuracy By Distance

Below is the average percentage (%) of particles (per round) that hit an enemy robot (if aimed directly at) at specific ranges.

Range	Accuracy %
50 meters or less	100%
100 meters	80%
150 meters	57%
200 meters	34%
250 meters	19%
300 meters	9%
350 meters	8%
400 meters	8%
450 meters	7%
500 meters	3%

Note: The numbers shown are based on an average-sized robot being targeted. Due to this, these percentages can be higher or lower depending on the size of the targeted robot.

Update History

Version	Changes
6.3.0	Particles per shot: 8 → 6
5.8.0	Clip size decreased from 8 rounds → 5 rounds Shot interval decreased from 0.7 seconds → 0.5 seconds Reload interval increased from 1.4 seconds → 2 seconds Damage increased by 6%
4.8.0	Total Upgrade Time: 14 days 3 hours 10 minutes⟶11 days 11 hours 10 minutes
4.7.0	Total Upgrade Time: 17 days 3 hours 22 minutes⟶14 days 3 hours 10 minutes
4.5.0	Total Upgrade Cost: 96,120,000 Ag⟶63,940,000 Ag Total Upgrade Time: 29 days 15 hours 30 minutes⟶17 days 3 hours 22 minutes Now available for 2,500 gold (can no longer be produced via Workshop 2.0)
4.3.0	Damage increased by 10%
4.0.0	Total Upgrade Cost: 62,920,000 Ag⟶96,120,000 Ag Total Upgrade Time: 19 days 7 hours 52 minutes 30 seconds⟶29 days 15 hours 30 minutes
3.7.0	Damage increased by 10%
3.4.0	Weapon was added to the game

Trivia

• The Storm is basically a spin-off name of the Thunder.
• The reloading animation shows 2 "arms" appearing to push a "button".
• When firing, the reloading animation freezes but still reloads as normal.
• The storm has a lower bullet spread than the Thunder
• Unlike it's heavy counterpart the Thunder, this weapon does not make a loud sound when firing
• The storm is the smallest medium weapon in the game
• it is said that this weapon is stronger than its heavy counterpart