Post Patch Team Building

[hoary spruce]

After that faithful day, I've been hit pretty hard even for a casual player. So, I'm willing to discuss with anyone about building new teams! Just know I wanna stick to my preferred playstyles with no boundaries being crossed

Here's what I have for 5s, everyone else is 4

And for context, I'm a cyber war player (well, used to before this update. Now it's cam-cyber) in the Pr1me slag alliance

As well as a z15 and z17 Pvp and event guy

And the reason why this matters is to no one's surprise my event performance was gutted

I mean I went from doing 50K in the span of 3 days in Mayhem

to this

Yeah the falloff is absolutely nasty

[sleek cove]

What do ur current event teams look like?

[hoary spruce]

I only have one as of currently

The rest I'm struggling to come up with at least half a decent synergy as the first one

This was my team before the big patch

Pretty strong looking isn't it?

Now it's reduced to this. Which is absolutely sad

[sleek cove]

gotcha, and youve been using the current team in z17?

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

Sometimes it sees success

Other times not so lucky

[languid cloak]

tbh this is all i have to work with and with the balance patch it narrows it down quite a bit so im trying to lv bots up from the low end of power and see what are good 5*s to aim for

[hoary spruce]

Me too

The thing is though I don't wanna go all Meta or too extreme if you get what I mean

Especially double medics

Maybe when I have more medics but not rn

[languid cloak]

this is what im working with atm but dinobot needs to go as he is my replacement for lugnut but i dont have a good replacement for him so idk really what to do more of

[hoary spruce]

I'm jealous of your Antagony

I just recently got Chromia

[languid cloak]

i would choose rippersnapper but i feel like everytime i try rippersnapper just fails

[hoary spruce]

And here's what I'm rocking for her

[sleek cove]

here r just a few things to consider.

• optimus prime's rally range has been extended back to map-wide, u could consider using him again. but currently u need to wait all 12s to pass before ur next rally to work, just fyi (im assuming hes sa11)
• ur current team is lacking an outpost popper, which i believe was ur lightspeed. id recommend afterbreaker if u dont mind sac'ing, as he has better reach
• slingshot's ab no longer bypasses antidote zone, so watch out for those. unsure if this will be changed back

[languid cloak]

im using the same but onyx

[sleek cove]

btw what do u use sandstorm for?

[hoary spruce]

Right, I forgot to mention!

Back before the patch (his range is bugged rn, it'll be fixed next week)

This guy was my ace in the hole. You could even say my main bot

[hoary spruce]

His role was a Hyper offensive version of your typical Rush Warrior. Low health and a decent shield, but high damage and a scrap ton of healing to make up for it. Add it up that he uses the famous fire/acid combo with it and he's destructive to say the least

[sleek cove]

he does sound he like he had great bursts. was he prone to dying/getting low hp fast?

[hoary spruce]

Before patch, on occasions. Even dying a few times.

Otherwise he'd annihilate most things on his own, even sometimes going low HP, only to Jump right back up

All thanks to his range too with his own combo

[sleek cove]

so it sounds like hes a high dmg aoe w a risky rush kit, thats sometimes saved by his own healing

i can see u favor him, so this is just a suggestion. would u consider a different bot that fulfills a high dmg aoe role, without having to charge in to deal that?

[hoary spruce]

I mean optimal had that purpose

Hell sandy snipes based in z15 and Weaker z17 bases

But yeah I'll take aoe bot suggestions to pair with him

Thanks

[sleek cove]

oh to clarify, i mean replacing sandy

[hoary spruce]

?

Well he has been my main and I do want him to stick Around. What do you have?

[sleek cove]

this is just my guess but, altho sandy deals a lot of dmg. it sounds like he also puts himself at risk and has to save himself w healing which can stack in ap cost. minerva might also be getting lured in if he rushes far

[sleek cove]

ohh, if u want to keep him then go for it

[hoary spruce]

So I'll keep him

But I do want to inquire, who else did you have in mind?

[sleek cove]

my suggestion would have been either scattershot or brainstorm

[hoary spruce]

Oooooo

Both of those choices I like

Especially brainstorm

Brainstorm is one of my favorite jets aside Slingshot

I'll even go as far as to say I like Brainstorm over air raid even

[sleek cove]

and uve also got a lot of options to trigger his explosion in ur current team, one being slingshot himself

[hoary spruce]

So sandy and sling staying

Minerva too, a no brainer

[sleek cove]

whats beachcomber doing atm?

for ur team

[hoary spruce]

Ah yes, a bot I'm considering replacing alongside Sixgun

And for good reason

Originally I was thinking beach serves as my meat shield support hybrid. To help sandstorm or Ironhide

What made pre nerf beachcomber unique was the reflection.

Alongside the invis and hack

And while the hack is still there, it just doesn't feel the same. With Invis being countered by flare mines, I don't think that attack boost is worth it

[sleek cove]

i agree that he might not be bringing much value currently

just an idea, u could replace him with brainstorm. but give sandstorm a long-ranged gun (fracas, crb, cratermaker, tiptop) and try use him as en emergency healer

[hoary spruce]

Aight

And my reasons for Sixgun being replaced is also justified

Yeah he has fire damage and big damage too. But I feel his ability is Inconsistent

[sleek cove]

i experienced the same. his ability animation also takes a good while

[hoary spruce]

Sometimes a rocket is wasted on a target that just got destroyed, which infuriates me

Doesn't help that his ability is expensive either

When I used optimal with sling, I at least knew the targets would be obliterated

With sixgun, I sweat nervously, hoping Sixgun doesn't act like a bot from Call of duty

[sleek cove]

just to recap, the team as of now:
sandstorm, ironhide, roadbuster, brainstorm, bluestreak, slingshot, minerva, (sixgun)

if this looks right, id say ur team is still missing an outpost popper, which would take the place of sixgun

[hoary spruce]

7 members

Yup

Ironhide does kinda serve as a popper on occasion

Especially given he has G1 and Buzzstrike, meaning he can lure away Stun and hack bots, Liokaiser included

And despite his loss of health Reduction, Bluestreak still serves me well, especially in OHKOing important buildings, Build bots included

[sleek cove]

ooo g1? do u have any alternative cores?

im concerned for his survivability

[hoary spruce]

There's onyx ofc, which Is currently on 4* Blurr

And I also considered putting onyx on 5* Inferno/Unicronus when I get him

Anyways, here's what my roadbuster is rocking! He took the 5* Solus Prime away from Optimal after his nerf

[sleek cove]

what about liege? then u can replace buzzstrike w a shield combat

[hoary spruce]

Like Skyboom?

[sleek cove]

yeeee

[hoary spruce]

Hmmmm

[sleek cove]

dmg reduction would help ironhide a lot. tho i prefer jaze personally

[hoary spruce]

I'll consider the sets, sure!

Now popper wise

I already have:

Sandstorm (Ace)
Brainstorm (AOE/Ice damage)
Sling (Acid support/offense)
Ironhide (Rush/Sponge)
Minerva (No brainer medic)
Bluestreak (Sniper)

And the function of my Roadbuster is Shield Gen and Beachcomber Killer

[sleek cove]

what does ace mean?

[hoary spruce]

He's more or less my main bot. Either I can use him for Ironhide's/Pipes rush purposes but offensive, or hang tight and heal the team

My "Balance Type" of the team so to say

So all I need is said popper or sac bot, is this right?

I want to say Afterbreaker but at the same time I don't

Because there's no doubt he does his 2 jobs:

Popping all ops
And crashing and blowing up to smithereens

[sleek cove]

I see, okay sounds good. As long as uve got one of those guns I mentioned on him, he'll have the option to be versatile like that

[sleek cove]

Yeah so ud want to deploy him first, pop op/beacons and let die

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

[sleek cove]

I assume uve got vector and sidetrack for him?

[hoary spruce]

I could put vector on him

It was originally on my Chromia for defense, but I can do that for him!

Originally he had Tactician

To ignore resource buildings and get an easier time popping

[sleek cove]

Ahhh I see

[hoary spruce]

Is either set for him fine?

[sleek cove]

Yes, but I think he has enough range that u can always pop a dangerous outpost without tactician pathing

[hoary spruce]

Got it

I'll just put something else on chromia

Like rejuvenate

God I hope Chromia gets a G1 soon

Hold on I might actually ask that

[sleek cove]

Btw since ur going to use afterbeeaker for sac. Ironhide wouldn't need liege as much

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

I'll see how after does

[sleek cove]

Nor buzzzstrike

Suree

Best of luck

[hoary spruce]

But when I'm not using him or if he fails, Whom else should I use? I got Lightspeed, Dinobot and Blaster of either of those 3 are functional for that

[sleek cove]

Quintus + the healing weapon can always work on him too

[sleek cove]

Out of those 4, afterbreaker is best

More range, more coverage, more adaptive for event purposes

[hoary spruce]

Yeah. I might create a second squad, but I wanna test the first one

[hoary spruce]

@sleek cove

It'll still take a few more bases but first test is a success

Even if my phone acted dumb

[sleek cove]

Woohoo!! I hope ur win rate improves

[sleek cove]

Ahh for a 2nd squad

Lemme see

[hoary spruce]

So in other words not to choose the previous 8

Which is good for the context of consecutive squads for Mayhem

[sleek cove]

Yee I gotcha

Do u have deadend?

O sorry, kup

He's the best sac imo

For mayhem

[hoary spruce]

Actually yeah I do!

I wish he gets a 5* soon

There's no reason it should be kept from us

[sleek cove]

Perfect. Okay, sidetrack again for him. I'm actually not sure who would benefit more from vector, it'll be up to u

[sleek cove]

I'm sure it's just a matter of time

[hoary spruce]

My 5* sidetrack on TT

For defense

[sleek cove]

4s or 3s, they all have same duration of immunity I'm p sure

And that's what matters

[hoary spruce]

4* on Afterbreaker too

Would Kup also be good as a walk bot to stick with squads?

Because I don't wanna be stuck with a cap of 7 bots all the time

[sleek cove]

Ppl only use him to solo in non mayhem or pvp, or even backdoor during war. But he's not really much w a squad

Wait lemme check his combat options

[hoary spruce]

He has companion and gunner

He can also use Leo like the other ranged specials

[sleek cove]

Oh and im p sure Afterburner and kup has to die, cos u only deploy ur 7 bots after op/biners use up abilities

Which can take a while against swoop, cosmos etc

[hoary spruce]

Yeah, I just wanna make sure defenses don't kill me Either

Which is another concern

[sleek cove]

The value of op popping is worth a slot, in my opinion

[hoary spruce]

Especially since my only other medic is Wheeljack

[sleek cove]

Wheeljack 5s?

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

[sleek cove]

I think he's great, especially paired with op

But I don't use bido, I put ozu on him as he needs the help

Uhh I don't use kunai, I use cl

[hoary spruce]

I use Kunai. Since combat exclusive boost n all.

[sleek cove]

That's fair

[hoary spruce]

Which is why I'm concerned since Wheeljack is much more frail that Minerva

[sleek cove]

Yeah and the medium range puts him more at risk when equipped with kunai

[hoary spruce]

Meaning if Wheeljack and Kup die, then it's all on the other 6 bots

Which can be the difference between victory and defeat

Now you see why I was concerned?

[sleek cove]

That's why ur squad needs to be balanced and have a path planned

I understand the concern, using 7 bots require a tight squad, as few weaknesses as possible

[hoary spruce]

Why is it bad to use 8?

Hmmmmm.... 💡

I say instead of Kup, It'll be Blaster with Quintaxe

With the main goal/win condition being keeping Blaster and Wheeljack Alive

[sleek cove]

It's not bad to use 8

But if u plan to use 8, ur best option would be rook and grapple pair to compensate no sac

And I saw u don't havve either at 5s

[sleek cove]

Blaster w quintaxe could work actually, tho I'd be concerned about biner beacons. Unless u plan to bring one urself

[hoary spruce]

Yup I also bring a combiner with me to battle

[sleek cove]

Ohhhhh

Ok that changes things 😂

Yeah go for it. I've been thinking no biner the whole time

[hoary spruce]

Ya know what?

For sac options, imma alternate between After and Lightspeed in between their squads

Especially when I'm doing no biner challenges in wars

Regardless you're being helpful and I appreciate it 😁

Dear Primus I need to level up the core and axe a bit, it's been a while since I last used this bad boy

So I got Blaster and Wheeljack

Now who else to match the similar criteria of previous Squad while still keeping the 2 safe? 🤔

[sleek cove]

I'm glad 🙏

[sleek cove]

Hmmm, what helps me is to fill in a template. Dunno if u have one

Like

1. Op popper
2. Tank
3. Aoe dmg
   etc

[hoary spruce]

Acid especially

To stop the healing

[sleek cove]

So one role has to be acid... oh about that. Just so u know, alchemist defense core can't be stopped w acid now

[hoary spruce]

Wait what?!

[sleek cove]

Cos it's lifesteal now

Which acid doesn't block

[hoary spruce]

that explains why I kept losing in the wars too

[sleek cove]

😂 😭

[hoary spruce]

I go "Eh my og team may be a bit scuffed but I still got this"

The defenses: hahaha no

So now I need to consider a one hitter quitter too

And both Roadbuster and Bluestreak are taken

Otherwise a way to at least reduce the damage, or bo-

wait a minute

Blaster, Wheeljack......

Topspin!

My offense defense Hybrid!

Either him or Jetfire or both

[sleek cove]

i also think topsin is a great option

pair w whirl? can help keep ap costs down by using both

oh yeah or jetfire, ur choice

[hoary spruce]

Hmmmm

A choice between a jet and a gunner

I'll save that option for last

For now

Blaster, Wheeljack, Topspin

Pipes!

That or Nosecone or slug. Literally either of those 3 work

[quick niche]

Wait that's why Dirtbag didn't work on my shield cluster.

[sleek cove]

ooo good to dirtbag doesnt work against lifesteal too

[hoary spruce]

I was also thinking of Scattershot for substitute Sling

[sleek cove]

yee pipes/nosecone/slug good, but i recommend against slug at the moment

[quick niche]

I was confused because everything was still healing and I put the mine right on top of Micronus.

[hoary spruce]

Sling is on my primary team. We're constructing my secondary

In case ya needed context worriz

[sleek cove]

slug passive deals less dmg than before, so im p sure hes dealing the least amount of dmg among standard rush warriors

[hoary spruce]

Yeah my slug is a bit low and not at sa11 yet

His sa11 has a unique ability with the fire where anything burned by him has their attack reduced

Which is fine...if I had the ab11

[sleek cove]

that is p useful, but pipes acid and nosecone's wall dmg is also advantageous

[hoary spruce]

Which means either Nosecone or Pipes

Blaster
Pipes/Nosecone
Wj
Topspin

Gonna add scatter

[sleek cove]

wait, dirtbag didnt stop micronus healing?

[hoary spruce]

My pipes has Megatronus while My Nosecone has Leige

[quick niche]

No I think it was Alch taking what you said into consideration...as it's on a Shock Tower in the cluster.

[sleek cove]

ohhhh gotcha

[sleek cove]

looking good so far

[sleek cove]

megatronus and skyboom would be a great combo

if u decide to use pipes

[quick niche]

I've been keeping track of the chat, great discussion. 👍

[hoary spruce]

Wanna help too?

[quick niche]

If I can though I don't think I'll be much help. 😅

[hoary spruce]

It's fine.

So far with team 2 it's a medic, 3 melees and 1 range

Soon 2 range

On one hand I wanna throw in Dinobot, with his Micronus sb Optimus combo

But that'd be putting the team at 4 melees

[quick niche]

Is Blaster already in the team?

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

[quick niche]

I feel they kinda do a similar role, minions for taking hits/popping outposts.

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

I'll have to save Dinobot for 3rd squad if I ever get there

I got to make sure first 2 works beforehand

I've decided Nosecone is gonna be the official #2

Considering he can distract the ops AND Hack them

[sleek cove]

sounds good, i assume he has a shield combat?

[hoary spruce]

Yup!

[sleek cove]

greatt

[hoary spruce]

Imma take off 5* Jaze on beach and slap it on Nosecone!

[sleek cove]

probably for the best until the team can revisit beachcomber

[hoary spruce]

So now, I'm considering 2 Ranged bots

[sleek cove]

whirl/jetfire is one option

[hoary spruce]

Yup

Depending on who performs better

Lemme look at my other choices

[sleek cove]

i think its gotta be whirl, uve a lot of airbots and i think ur long-ranged guns for them r running out

[quick niche]

Whirl has utility with the two abilities as well.

[hoary spruce]

True

Yeah whirl it is

The final bot is a solid choice between 3 bots

Air raid, Blades or Bee (Even if bee needs leveling)

[sleek cove]

wait, final bot? who am i missing:
nosecone, blaster, scatter, WJ, topspin, whirl

[hoary spruce]

Wait

Blaster
Wj
Nosecone
Scattershot
Topspin
Whirl

Oh crap ur right

[sleek cove]

thank goodness, u need a support so yeah 2 slots left

[quick niche]

2 slots even better.

[hoary spruce]

So

Blades has his hack bomb

Bee has emp, as well as him being my Prima flak guy

And air raid....well is air raid, we all know him too well

[sleek cove]

i vote air raid

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

[sleek cove]

nosecone already hacking op, and topspin+whirl should get rid of distant threats so blade hack is situational

[hoary spruce]

Plus he'll make it easier for blaster to use his sharks

So burst AOE is necessary

[sleek cove]

yeee

[hoary spruce]

Now for the final Bot

[languid cloak]

i swear this chat has been going longer then my patience (which is extremely long btw)

[hoary spruce]

Oh come on what's so bad?

[quick niche]

That's how we know cooking is good.

[hoary spruce]

Yeah!

[quick niche]

These teams are looking legit.

[languid cloak]

hol up i gotta see how long this chat is brb

[hoary spruce]

I'll take a screenshot of team 2 when finished

[languid cloak]

4 hours

[hoary spruce]

The final bot....hmmm

[sleek cove]

ideally its a support but out of ur 5-stars i see like, no option besides beachcomber

[hoary spruce]

Can you blame us though? The balance patch threw everything into chaos

[sleek cove]

but beach's ability is a bit inconsistent atm

[hoary spruce]

time to look at my 4*s?

[sleek cove]

yessss

i was thinking of tracks

[hoary spruce]

Tracks is a good choice

Lemme look at anyone else who can help

[languid cloak]

eh its more for dps and very expensive so idk how viable it is depending on the cost of the team as is

but thats at sa11 iirc

but without sa11 is just hack

which is just one pulse

[languid cloak]

track's 5*

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

I can't wait for track's 5* to be official instead of webstore

First, here's my medics as an option

I really wanted to consider wreck gar so bad, but I don't have his 4*

So in medics it's between ratchet and First aid, but only if I must run double medic with my team

So that'll be in the back burner to use if anything else fails

In terms of combative support I thought of a few choices

One of which besides bee was Mirage for 4(+0) emp support

[quick niche]

Tracks 4* will do just fine.

[hoary spruce]

Another good one backed up by this would make the team 4 melees and 3 ranges would be Rodimus

But then again that wouldn't entirely do anything besides damage

[quick niche]

What's Mirage like now, good AOE or sniper sort?

[sleek cove]

hes breakdown

[hoary spruce]

Aoe emp support

[quick niche]

Let me see in base trials, brb'.

[hoary spruce]

You got him at ab11?

I heard he has wider splash with that

WAIT

Besides the double medics thing as back up I got it now!

A choice between Mirage....Or Hot Rod!

[quick niche]

No just Sa6, it's a small AOE though the 11 might be something.

[sleek cove]

yeah idk the sa11 aoe either

[hoary spruce]

None of us do

All we know is it's big

If only mirage was 5*

I mean it'll complete Maximus but still

[sleek cove]

mirages emp could be useful but w the team so far, distant threats r taken care of

[hoary spruce]

Hot Rod it is!

And if he falls, it'll be Ratchet or First Aid

[sleek cove]

wait if its a choice between hotrod and tracks, id choose tracks. is hotrod more lvled at the moment?

ur team is expensive, lower ab cost would be ideal

[hoary spruce]

Lemme have a look. Only downside is neither of them have a proper combat

[sleek cove]

and tracks is aoe dmg reduction

[hoary spruce]

And while hot Rod has G1, tracks ain't got no proper core

[sleek cove]

perfect to hold a prime core w a universal effect

like nexus, tho i think ur alpha trion is already equipped

oh damn, actually u can move ur prima to tracks

[hoary spruce]

While bumble has what?

[sleek cove]

u plan to still use him?

[hoary spruce]

Yeah tracks ain't got nothin

[hoary spruce]

Yeah

[sleek cove]

i was thinking migrating prima+flak completely- oh

[hoary spruce]

Especially with brawn once I get him

2 +7.....yikes

[sleek cove]

alright then, nexus or micronus

yeah 2nd use is really expensive

but usually u'd only use it once, during dire situations

[hoary spruce]

Meaning I outta use him wisely

[sleek cove]

yeee

[hoary spruce]

I do have one more option

Which I doubt would beat tracks but is still a good one

[sleek cove]

yeaaah,,, tracks

[hoary spruce]

Gotcha

I'll likely move the nexus core off vector and give him his G1

[sleek cove]

just to confirm, ur alpha is equipped already?

[hoary spruce]

Alpha trion?

[sleek cove]

yeah

[hoary spruce]

I don't have his 5*

[sleek cove]

oh no i mean the prime core

[hoary spruce]

OH

It's on Minerva

[sleek cove]

makes sense

who has micronus?

[hoary spruce]

Dinobot

[sleek cove]

r u going to be using him?

[hoary spruce]

Yup

Both offense for 3rd squad and defense usage

[sleek cove]

alrighty then

my thought was alpha > micronus > nexus for tracks

[hoary spruce]

So take nexus off my vector and G1 for him too?

[sleek cove]

yeah 👍

this is beyond the scope of what ur asking for but i do want to let u know

dinobot on defense sounds not ideal

if u ever reconsider him, taking his micronus and putting it on tracks would be great

i heard hes got a 4th holo now, but in every base attack ive seen w him in outpost, his holos drop p quickly

and besides causing a brief distraction, no other value is added defensively

oh but if he works for u, then ignore me. this is just my guess

[hoary spruce]

I think now's a good time to tell you about my defense?

It's a pretty unique one compared to others you've seen before

[sleek cove]

sure, that sounds interesting 👀

[hoary spruce]

Upper

Lower

Though now that I heard of the life steal, I swapped Micronus and alchemist around

Anyways the idea of this kind of defense is basically a Killzone. To overwhelm the opponents with the defenses and outposts, which change based on the combiner being used

Although Lazer Optimus has always been on my defense

[sleek cove]

ooo i see what u mean

i can see dinobot helping w the overwhelm part

[hoary spruce]

Okay so I tested them all

3 battles even with ruin

Tracks leveling up a bit more

But holy hell, Quintaxe is stronger than I thought it would be

[sleek cove]

yooo nice to hear

[hoary spruce]

Red alert also helped me deal with Fellbat too

So there's that

Next battle after did a technical solo with ruin in z15

Which I found funny

The last battle though?! My God

[sleek cove]

sheeshhh glad u won tho

[hoary spruce]

Yup

Least I know the squads work as intended!

Maybe someday I make a third one. But not today

Thank you for your time man, I'll come back if I ever need help!

Have a gnight

[sleek cove]

u too, u did a lot of work. good night!

[hoary spruce]

@sleek cove

Both teams have been really fire with good amounts of Success Lately!

Even Red Alert is Impressing me

[hoary spruce]

With these two made, I say it's time for a Team 3!

[willow flower]

This one

2nd pic

[hoary spruce]

I'm saying both of them cook, showing off who I have

[hoary spruce]

The top few messages I said for reference

I have all 4*s bur Wreck Gar and Overload

[sleek cove]

Great to hear!

Gonna have to get back to you tmrw after the newest hot fix is released cos I'm unsure of a few bot's viability till then

Do you already have some bots in mind?

[hoary spruce]

I originally wanted to center a Team around Inferno, but he isn't even invested at all

[sleek cove]

alright then in the meantime, i think we gotta establish the medic. whos ur current strongest 4s medic?

[hoary spruce]

Ratchet

I originally wanted to do first aid with stripes, But I don't have his Gmetal G1

[sleek cove]

What's ratchet's build?

[boreal berry]

Apologies, I don't have a day off to read all this. So I will give a quick tip now,
Add rust dust / scavenger to your squad
His ability range and area damage is incomparable, it is more than twice as good as the next area damaging bot and costs much less

Personally, he is more broken than Leo before the balance changes

[hoary spruce]

Let's not to saying stuff like that. Who knows what'll happen to Rust Dust

But otherwise yeah I agree. She's currently being worked on alongside First aid as we speak

[hoary spruce]

@sleek cove new bot