Use for a Bronto

[-|UKMD| Mortdredd]

Has anyone found a solid use for the Bronto yet? Sure it gathers berries and thatch, but its so slow to get out to the area i can be there, gathered and back on a mammoth/steggo. Leveling up its speed gives it a whopping 2.5% increase so short of plowing 20+ levels into it i cant work out what it is for. the buildable saddles sound interesting, but using this as a mobile taming station seems like a no-go due to the speed that they move at...

[Okim]

Base defence is the only good use for them as they are always parked inside it :)

[Laffen]

i use two of them for base defence since they have huge HP and nice damage .. and getting thatch

[Taxtic]

If you want utility out of your bronto, try bringing it with you and your mammoths or anklos. Due to their immense weight, you can have your others gather and transfer the materials onto the bronto for a hefty haul back to base.

[Cophen]

With the new patch you can build a house on him.

[tom_gore]

Originally posted by Cophen:

With the new patch you can build a house on him.

It's not in the next patch yet. It's coming "real soon".

[-|UKMD| Mortdredd]

cheers for the info, my only concern with using him for defence is him knocking the base down himself with the huge AOE. Will give it a try later, maybe play with it on a solo server and see how many levels you have to plow into it to be able to make it move at a fair pace as would love to take douglas for a walk around the island, but I dont have 3 months to spare to do it.

[Whyred]

Base defense and offense(second hardest hitting dinosaur, large health increase per level), mule most carrying capacity and largest increase per level, and generally just being on something really, really, big.

[Kurp]

They are great food supplies for your argentavis... oh you mean tamed brontos ... nope, got nothing.

Atm Sergeant Tippytoes mostly guards the entrance to the base from ants.

[Vantus]

I think this is one of those situations that is common in Ark where "A is designed to do one thing and B is designed to do another, but B is actually better at A's job than A is".
In the end, The Bronto is most likely not meant to be an efficient gatherer. Once more Dinos actually get released into the game, roles will become spread out amongst them all and things will be a little less linear in terms of who-does-what.

Ultimately, the Platform-Saddle will be the point of Brontos once they are out.

On a somewhat unrelated note.
Has there been any word on how the Platform-Saddle will work?
What's the build limit? How is the Bronto's carry weight going to come into play? What happens to your platform, structures and containers when the Bronto is killed?

Kind of feels like the equivalent of stacking priceless Ming Vases on top of a tower of cards.

[Paganizer]

Main use: Create insane lag for miles and miles when harvesting with him

[Daemon Eleuel]

I use a pair on follow when I go get stone or wood with the other dinos, they allow for more rewarding trips :|

[Luketh]

Honestly? Scaffolding.

No serious, for a lot of my taller buildings, lighting posts, running electrical cables from roof to roof. I use the Brontos to get me up to these high places, position him and climb up its neck. :)

[JameJame]

I use mine for hauling metal down from the mountains.

[Kurp]

Originally posted by SalsaDoom:

I use mine for hauling metal down from the mountains.

Easier to simply build a forge and smithy up there. :p (At least in PvE)

[Sentinel1108]

Originally posted by Kurp:

Originally posted by SalsaDoom:

I use mine for hauling metal down from the mountains.

Easier to simply build a forge and smithy up there. :p (At least in PvE)

Building foundations to put your forge on affects the resource spawns though. I'd rather not see people building loads of tiny huts on the mountains just to put a forge and smithy in.