Hello everyone I would love to bring back topic as old as the game itself:
The intricate history of the best/strongest possible builds in Crossout - mostly used in Clan Wars.
I didn’t play in the first 2 years of the game, then I was a noob, played some Clan Wars and made a long break from the game, so pleas help me fill up the blanks.
I will try to summarise old and current META as far as I know from my own experience playing CW and high PS and from clips of high CW(clan wars).
I play PC, but I have heard and seen few things from console players, help fill up this hole in understanding.
First META
Game went live on may 2017, i have absolutely no idea what was best at that time.
2018 we had proper Clan Wars, I have seen clips of Big Foots bricks with Hammerfalls and Mammoths on consoles, I think I satarted playing back then on PC but can’t say much about top META as I was complete newbie.
Then together with Barghest pack came Kapkan (does anyone know exact date?) minelayer and META made first hard turn.
Tsunami (some with Aspect machinegun) ML legs spiders with Kapkan mines, few players used fast wheeled builds with Flamethrowers (fire dogs) but Spiders were definitely top. Newer players (like me) used 3xExecutioners Spiders to mimic META but it was far cry from it.
Next:
Heavy (sideways) IceBox hovers with Thypoons and fast Harvester+Spark Bigfoot wheel dogs.
Hovers got huge nerf to tonnage and engine power, people started using ultra light typhoon hovers (sideways) which was huge win for wheeled melee and fire dogs. It was pretty good time in my honest opinion as hovers were ultra strong but super easy to kill.
Then we entered the Age of Battle Pass META.
Every new BP brings things that immediately enter top META be it new cabin, weapon, module etc.
So we had first BP with Anihilators Drones cancer, then hit scan Kaiju (which was beyond cancer), now they are both in good place. Legendary Cabins which entered META like knife into butter.
People know all newer METAs from each BP so not much to say here.
Right now due to big resistance changes and Meatgrinders buffs we are at point where ML legs spiders and bricks on Meatgrinders with 2x Narhwal cryo cannons (to counter enemy movement parts resistance) are the most common occurrence in top Clan Wars matches.
Almost like old old old Tsunami Kapkan Spiders (feels the same to play).