Coder info

TheRedDeath39

How do you fight using Coder style and what are the positive sides of being a coder?

BlackHat

Just about everybody in game says coders are horible... I tryed them and i cant say much difrent.. But use your proxys or daemons.

LiquidZ

The trick to coder is making your Sim "Hardcore Bad Arse".

Fortify Sim and Power boost is key.

However, the obvious weakness to coder is 2 things...

1. The sims are fairly dumb in AI, you rely on it to fight for YOUR life, so if you see it starting to attack something you don't want it to, it might be a good idea to flee.

2. Without you, your sim dies, keeping your defences high is key.

The benefits to proxy fighting:

1. Build a sim and send it in to die, if you have good enough IS regen you can keep the sims coming.
2. Sims are another thing for the zerg to shoot at, keeps them more off of you.
3. Sims are good distractions, or traps.
4. When you are down in numbers, use sims to double your forces.

Xcesss

Decisions, decisions.

1: Are you level 40+? If so.... hybrid? There are many options when being a Sim master, one of the most important is deciding what YOU will use for yourself. Of course, you could just load ALL of the proxy tree... but that seems weak to me.

Combat sims are supposed to interlock. So you need to equip a ranged tree? Hacker, both offensive, debuffing, and buffing/heals for your sim are an option. Spy MKT, also guns/rifles? lots of options.

Nuker sims want YOU to be the interlocked one, they help you from afar. So if you are interlocked you need either an MA/interlock tree, or you might want to consider sitting in interlock healing whilst your sim kills the opponent who can't kill you..... (hopefully).

2: Stats - this is a big one to me as your stats will pretty much HAVE to revolve around your secondary/hybrid tree (after all there is no %sim accuracy).

3: Sims tend to work best when the team helps you out and you use tactics suitable to your class!

Anyhow, no time, must run. comments?

**Dagonet**

TheRedDeath39 wrote:

How do you fight using Coder style and what are the positive sides of being a coder?

Right now I would completely ignore the Proxy Master tree as the simulacra have no interlock command, and you'll be left with a weak free fire sim.

Also ignore using patcher sims, they have a tendency to watch you die out of shear enjoyment, only to heal you for 200hp after you're near dead.

So onto the tree that actually works in pvp, Utility Master with a Nuker Sim.

Things to focus on for you:
Be a melee fighter, cap your belief and focus for accuracy and focus, put the rest in either reason for defense against knifers or perception for defense against gunmen. Don't worry about vitality because you're never going to have higher ct than an operative even with initiative and your ability to stay alive is more important than having inner strength (meaning innerstrength will not save you).

That said, wear an outfit with at least 220 resistance against 3 of the 4 categories. For example, m/t/b resistance but 0 viral. Then have another outfit that's say, 0 thrown but high m/v/b resistance and so on until you've covered your bases. Clothing Macro's are your friends.

Abilities you need to have outside the basics:
Daemon boost 2.0 - increases viral/melee/ballistic accuracy of your sim
Lockdown - one of the best roots in the game, especially with maxed focus, if you keep landing the root, you can keep them still forever.
Proxy Coder - for other people daring to challenge your coder prowess, deletes sims in one hit
Charge Simulacra - basically the same thing as Proxy Master minus the health regen. Very handy for extended viral sieges from your sim.
Bash and Low Blow - the greatest moves in the game

Beyond that load what you feel is going to give you the best chance for survival/offense (can't give away all my secrets ^_^)

Things for your sim:
Daemon Boost 1.0 and 2.0 - for accuracy and damage
Fortify Sim - for increase sim health and resistance
Code Shaper - for increased viral defense (note that this doesn't drain IS)
Charge Sim - for increased sim IS regen and decreased IS cost

Some advantages of the coder in pvp:
2 on 1 fighting
3 different categories of attacking someone, your fists and/or bullets, your sims viruses and bullets
Best build for holding a position
Best build for heavy assaults (where max firepower is wanted)
Bash is the greatest gives you the greatest feeling of pwnage and your opponent the greatest feeling of humiliation

An example of what happens when you have a train of coders, well, it's just not a good idea to be red.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/...42/line7qa4.jpg

and note that we were missing half our sims in that picture ^_^

**nephillim**

LiquidZ wrote:

The trick to coder is making your Sim "Hardcore Bad Arse".

Fortify Sim and Power boost is key.

However, the obvious weakness to coder is 2 things...

1. The sims are fairly dumb in AI, you rely on it to fight for YOUR life, so if you see it starting to attack something you don't want it to, it might be a good idea to flee.

2. Without you, your sim dies, keeping your defences high is key.

The benefits to proxy fighting:

1. Build a sim and send it in to die, if you have good enough IS regen you can keep the sims coming.
2. Sims are another thing for the zerg to shoot at, keeps them more off of you.
3. Sims are good distractions, or traps.
4. When you are down in numbers, use sims to double your forces.

You forgot one weakness....the move "Proxy Coder". It's instant /punt x1000000000

SMILEY