Zeus

PURCHASE INFORMATION
In-Game Cost	1,500
Real Value	$15
Player Level	9
TYPE
Hardpoint	Heavy

BASE STATISTICS		ATTRIBUTES
Level	5	Energy
Damage	8,486 per pulse	Lock-On
Range	600m	Volley
Reload	5 seconds	Magazine
Capacity	1 pulse
Unload	1 second

Introduction

The Zeus is a mid-range (up to 600 meters) heavy energy weapon.

Strategy

This weapon strikes without warning, sending a searing bolt of energy hurtling across the battlefield to a maximum range of 600 meters. The bolt of energy appears as a thick, white jagged lightning bolt and leaves its target with a white-hot glowing impact point.

A target lock is required to fire. The Zeus will only do damage on a clear line of sight shot; there is no splash damage around corners or over obstacles. With a five-second reload time and a one-second discharge time, the Zeus can potentially be fired 10 times per minute. This makes the weapon potentially lethal at even knife-fighting ranges when paired with a Magnum or Taran. Notable examples of this are the Golem and Leo.

As with all energy weapons, the Zeus is unaffected by the Ancile shield. However, it can be physically blocked by Ecus, the Rhino's shield, the Raijin's shields, the Gareth's, Galahad's and Lancelot's shields, making the weapon somewhat ineffective against these bots. However, it is still a threat to them when they are unshielded, and it is deadly to any robot that lacks a physical shield.

The Zeus, like most weapons which require a target lock, automatically targets bots within a certain arc of the direction the robot is facing. This means that it is virtually impossible to dodge. However, if the target exits this arc, the Zeus will lose lock and have to reacquire the target.

Mark I Statistics

For equipment purchased before Update 4.0, upgrade times can be found here.

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
5	1,500	8486	8486	1414

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
6	800,000	12 hours	9326	9326	1554
7	1,600,000	1 day	10248	10248	1708
8	3,000,000	1 day 8 hours	11261	11261	1877
9	6,000,000	1 day 16 hours	12375	12375	2063
10	10,000,000	1 day 20 hours	13599	13599	2267
11	16,000,000	2 days 4 hours	14944	14944	2491
12	26,000,000	2 days 12 hours	16422	16422	2737

Mark II Statistics

Purchase Information

Level	Cost	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
1	500	16422	16422	2737

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

Upgrade Information

Level	Cost	Time	Damage	Cycle Damage	Cycle DPS
2	500,000	5 hours	16722	16722	2787
3	1,000,000	10 hours	17022	17022	2837
4	2,000,000	20 hours	17322	17322	2887
5	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	17622	17622	2937
6	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	17922	17922	2987
7	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	18222	18222	3037
8	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	18522	18522	3087
9	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	18822	18822	3137
10	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	19122	19122	3187
11	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	19422	19422	3237
12	7,500,000	1 day 6 hours	19722	19722	3287

Update History

Poll

Trivia

• The Zeus can be deadly to a Carnage, due to the fact it ignores Ancile shielding, and that the hitpoints of it is extremely low for a medium robot.
• The Zeus is a direct reference to the ancient Greek god of the sky and thunder.
• The Zeus, along with the Gekko, originally dealt more damage to a robot depending on how heated up said robot was; the more the robot was hit by these weapons, the more damage it dealt. They now deal maximum damage at all times, although the maximum amount of damage itself was reduced.
• The functions of the Zeus are actually more scientifically probable than most other weapons in the game, save the ones that already exist. The Zeus is like a very powerful Tesla Cannon, which shoots megawatt lightning at a long-range, ionizing the target area and super-heating the air around it, creating a small explosion equivalent to that of a thunderclap, which would destroy a conventional vehicle but only shake robots. This is supported by the fact that the Zeus has to "lock-on," finding what amount of current, at what frequency, and at what particular charge is needed to selectively hit the target and not the ground in front of the cannon. This is also supported by the fact that the Zeus fires a large white bolt of electricity, and the well-known reference to Zeus, the Greek God of Lightning.
• When looking at the front, when the Zeus is locked on, the inside of the Zeus appears to heat up, and when firing, the Zeus visibly shakes.