Are Parrots OP?

This video was made in partnership with Curiosity Stream Despite starting out as a small niche rogue built within the dinosaur faction, the avian player base has diversified to an incredible degree given that dinosaurs had naturally high power stats , it's no surprise that some birds ended up opting for a DPS strategy, but what's surprising is how many SPECT bird players have overly high intelligence. The two leaders in this department are corvids and

parrots

, and while they are roughly equivalent in terms of their base intelligence stats,

parrots

are much better suited to the intelligence playstyle of There are several reasons why the parrot has a lot of to offer with several powerful abilities that complement their excellent base stats, so in this video I'll go over all of the sires' signature abilities to conclude what their overall place is in the meta.

Let's start with Parrot Stealth, most parent players deliberately chose an abysmal stealth level rather than opting for vibrant colors that make avoiding detection almost impossible. The lack of camouflage may seem risky for a build with unimpressive defensive stats and is certainly not without its challenges, but what this achieves is to grant the parrot's opponents all attempts at intimidation, as the vibrant colors can surprise and convey Who's opponents this strategy is typically only used on builds that rely on poison for defense, so it's a bit unorthodox for a non-toxic build like the parrot to adopt the strategy.

The reason why this intimidation strategy was so effective was that it had another complementary ability, the Scorching Streak, one of the strongest and most powerful sonic-type attacks, with about the same volume as a gunshot, which can easily break resolution. from a nearby player and make them flee. Battle for Defense The parrots don't really have much to talk about here, their feathers offer some protection from crush damage, but this is pretty minimal. The fact that parents have hollow bones means that crush damage is actually super effective against them anyway for mobility. I mean, it's obvious that parrots are solid fliers now, of course, they're not as agile as, say, hawks or swallows, nor are they capable of crossing entire oceans without resting like albatrosses, but flight is a life of its own. and because of this they are capable. to evade almost any ground attack, why is parental mobility so high?

This is because there are also excellent climbers. Flight is often difficult in dense forests and jungles, as there are many obstacles that a flying player needs to constantly dodge, but because zygodactylous parrots climbing through a dense jungle canopy is not a problem, as they can grab onto to most surfaces with ease because of their vitality stat, there's not much worth discussing except to mention that parrots have an extremely long lifespan. The ranks of four-power parrots are surprisingly high, though not as devastating as Eagle's dagger-shaped talents or the Falcons' sharp beak. Parrots still have a very powerful bite.

Most bird builds have a beak optimized to deal stab-type damage with the Peck move replacing the single bite in their moveset. The pecking is faster. has fewer legs and is a better move in most cases, a parrot's beak, on the other hand, deals crush type damage, although not as useful in PvP, this gives them the ability to crush difficult items such as, for example, tree nuts which are worth a lot of experience. That said, if you can break them, despite their low range, a parent player can still deal some serious damage with their bite if they can land a hit, this is all well and good, but let's face it, no one is fooling the parrot for its damage. or arboreal movement. bonuses The main draw of this build is its intelligence, so how good is the parrot in the role of an intelligence build?

Although Intelligence is arguably the most powerful stat in the game. Hello, intelligence alone is not a higher level. To make a good setup, you need other useful things. Features to make use of intelligence The parrot build has this in abundance. What's so impressive about the parrot is that all of its abilities have side effects that pair extremely well with a high intelligence statin, for example, as well as being able to deal with some pretty serious sonic sounds. harming syrinx parrots is also a very versatile communication skill, as it can easily converse with other parrots over short and medium distances.

This is invaluable in facilitating team strategies such as calling in reinforcements to help drive off the enemy player with multiple simultaneous sonic attacks or warning allies. From an aggressive enemy player, parrots are extremely social and due to their highly effective communication techniques, can form some of the closest bonds of any faction; In fact, because of how versatile their syrinx is, they can even learn to communicate with players other than parrots. Few have been unlocked, but it doesn't stop there: the parrot's flexible beak and a full zygodactyl for climbing, both have the secondary function of allowing the user to grab objects or other players.

This is actually one of the main reasons why I consider parrots to be superior. to Corvatz in terms of its ability to function as intelligence, but since crows have a much harder time grabbing things than parrots, the reason this matters is that being able to pick up and manipulate objects in the environment is the main requirement. for the higher level. use of intelligence mobility tools, while there are many configurations with high enough intelligence to allow them to equip tools, many of them lack the actual ability to do so, for example, pigs and dolphins, parrots, are a one of the few builds with great overall dexterity and lastly, I want to mention the vitality of parrots again, as a long lifespan is a trait that is most beneficial for intelligence builds.

Parrots actually have one of the longest lifespans in the entire game, rivaling the elephant and only behind humans, Greenland sharks, and buildings that have the trait. Insignificant senescence like jellyfish and clams. This means that parrot players have plenty of time to learn skills both through independent practice and through teaching from higher level players. This again distinguishes them from corvids which unfortunately only have a fraction of the lifespan of the parrot's constitution. been on the decline lately as jungle servers are wiped out and turned into farms and captured by human players to sell to other human players who want to add them to their party;

However, as with most of the best, their intelligence builds parrots are highly adaptable and due to their unique abilities, many of them were able to escape captivity and establish entirely new player bases on various city servers. I consider this the hallmark of a top-tier build to have the best SPECT for the game in one setting, but able to handle changes in the meta and survive in an extremely different setting to gain deeper insight into the story. of how the parrot faction has adapted to spread across a variety of different city servers. I highly recommend the documentary Planet Parrot.

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