Trebuchet

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“

Heavy long-range system that shoots bolts of high-temperature plasma. Full charge deals impressive damage but takes considerable time to accumulate. Effective only with precise aiming

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— in-game description

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Trebuchet

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Purchase Information
In-Game Cost	2,000
IRL Cost?	$20
Experience?	8
Type
Hardpoint?	Heavy
Tier?	II
Faction?	TBA

Base Statistics		Attributes
Level	1	Energy
Damage	350 per charge	Manual
Range	1,100 meters	Single
Reload	3-23 seconds	Charge
Capacity	20 charges
Unload	Instant

Introduction

The Trebuchet is a long-range (up to 1,100 meters) heavy energy weapon.

Strategy

This sniper weapon can be charged up to deal more damage (eventually dealing the most energy damage possible from a single shot). However, it can be fired at any time during the charge for reduced damage. A full charge takes 20 seconds, and after firing the weapon cannot be fired for 3 seconds.

The Trebuchet is a long-range sniping weapon that can hit targets from a long-range (1,100 meters). Works for picking off light robots or chipping away at the health of medium or heavy robots as well as taking down robots with built-in Anciles.  

It should be noted that both the Nashorn and Kang Dae have a higher DPM (damage per minute) compared to the Trebuchet; however, due to energy shields, the Trebuchet has become useful on large and open maps, like Yamantau, Canyon, and Springfield. Therefore, if using a jump bot, do not jump too often on open maps due to your robot being extremely vulnerable to the Trebuchet.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Energy attribute allows it to pierce energy shields
• Fast projectile speed makes it hard to miss
• 1,100-meter range allows it to fire freely without fear of retaliation
• Tremendous damage when fully charged
• High accuracy-if aimed right, will not miss

Cons

• Single projectile means shields will soak up excess damage when destroyed
• Ineffective against physical shields
• Extremely long reload
• Horrible at sustained fighting
• Ineffective at close range against specialized brawling weapons

Mark I Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS	Rapid Cycle Damage	Rapid Cycle DPS
1	2,000	350	7000	304	350	117

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS	Rapid Cycle Damage	Rapid Cycle DPS
2	20,000	10 minutes	380	7600	330	380	127
3	40,000	1 hour	420	8400	365	420	140
4	80,000	2 hours	460	9200	400	460	153
5	400,000	8 hours	500	10000	435	500	167
6	800,000	12 hours	550	11000	478	550	183
7	1,600,000	1 day	600	12000	522	600	200
8	3,000,000	1 day 8 hours	660	13200	574	660	220
9	6,000,000	1 day 16 hours	730	14600	635	730	243
10	10,000,000	1 day 20 hours	800	16000	696	800	267
11	16,000,000	2 days 4 hours	880	17600	765	880	293
12	26,000,000	2 days 12 hours	970	19400	843	970	323

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

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual charge (out of 20 charges)

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS	Rapid Cycle Damage	Rapid Cycle DPS
1	500	970	19400	843	970	323

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

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS	Rapid Cycle Damage	Rapid Cycle DPS
2	500,000	5 hours	988	19760	859	988	329
3	1,000,000	10 hours	1006	20120	875	1006	335
4	2,000,000	20 hours	1024	20480	890	1024	341
5	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1042	20840	906	1042	347
6	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1060	21200	922	1060	353
7	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1078	21560	937	1078	359
8	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1096	21920	953	1096	365
9	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1114	22280	969	1114	371
10	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1132	22640	984	1132	377
11	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1150	23000	1000	1150	383
12	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	1168	23360	1016	1168	389

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

• The damage column shows the damage of each individual charge (out of 20 charges)

Update History

Version	Changes
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 2,000 gold (can no longer be produced via Workshop 2.0)
4.2	Price changed from 7,500 WP to 10,000 Components (2,000 gold)
4.0.0	Total Upgrade Cost: 63,940,000 Ag⟶96,120,000 Ag Total Upgrade Time: 17 days 3 hours 11 minutes⟶29 days 15 hours 30 minutes
3.2.0	Damage increased by 5%
2.9.3	Damage increased by 5%
1.0.0	Weapon was added to the game

Trivia

• In real life, a Trebuchet is a type of catapult that uses a heavy counterweight to throw projectiles weighing up to 350 lbs.
• When the Trebuchet's three second reload time is over, the “barrel” of the weapon opens up into two pieces, indicating that it is ready to be fired. The longer one waits to fire, the greater the intensity of the light coming from the barrel, indicating the higher damage of the plasma bolt that will be fired.
• Four menacing yellow glowing barrels could be seen very far in almost any map, and are very distinctive from any other long-range weaponry, serving as a warning for enemy pilots. Usually, if the light is dim, it is relatively safe to cross the opening on the map or to attack the enemy, due to low damage of a not charged Trebuchet.
• The Trebuchet start charging at the moment player drops the bot, so it is possible to drop a bot early, allowing it to charge before the actual battle begins, allowing the pilot to fire instantly when the game starts dealing almost max damage if the bolt manages to hit the target when fired. This strategy could also be used for the Arbalest and Ballista.