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    Is it OK that engi stations can eat experimentals?

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    • ComradeStrykerC Offline
      ComradeStryker
      last edited by ComradeStryker

      @maudlin27
      All Anti-Air fire, with the exceptionion of ASF fire, can target Kennel drones.
      This includes Frigates, cruisers, Flak, static and mobile, etc. All other AA.

      The reason for this is because ASF deal large amounts of damage and therefore shredded through shields.

      Though, a funny and cheesy strategy -at the time,- it didn't make sense for an Air-to-Air unit to deal damage to shields; Not only did it not make sense for them to shoot shields, but, that was considered 'OP' and even broken.
      Again, a very cheesy strategy to deplete shields.

      Hence, why their ability to target drones was removed as of... a lot of patches ago.


      Even then, Kennels still are wack. But it's nice they're getting a look at.
      As for them being able to reclaim an experimental, I've never seen that done with Kennel drones, so if at all, Hives should have this ability removed.
      Kennels too, to make it even and fair, but, it still wouldn't make a difference to them.


      ~ Stryker

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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      • MachM Offline
        Mach
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        • TheWeakieT Offline
          TheWeakie Balance Team
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          Using kennels as reclaim should be completely out of the question from the start since they dont move with the unit while reclaiming, so unless you have an hour of time you aint reclaiming a gc thats being microed.

          Hives work way easier for this since they have way more range so you cant just walk a t4 or some randon t3 units in a hive farm range, although you should realise that walking units into range of a 20k mass shielded bp farm is probably not the best idea

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          • ComradeStrykerC Offline
            ComradeStryker @TheWeakie
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            @thewheelie said in Is it OK that engi stations can eat experimentals?:

            Using kennels as reclaim should be completely out of the question from the start since they dont move with the unit while reclaiming

            Can't this be fixed if Kennels could reclaim with Patrol or Attack-Move? They'd follow the unit, then, no?

            (Then again, one AA will make all the difference, regardless.)


            ~ Stryker

            ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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            • DeribusD Offline
              Deribus Global Moderator
              last edited by

              I think people missed that I was joking with kennels reclaiming GCs. Offensive reclaim with kennel drones is a complete non-issue in current balance. It's only hives that you'll occasionally see do it.

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              • TheWeakieT Offline
                TheWeakie Balance Team @ComradeStryker
                last edited by

                @comradestryker

                they can't reclaim while following so it'd be useless regardless

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                • LunyshkoL Offline
                  Lunyshko @Guest
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                  @melanol said in Is it OK that engi stations can eat experimentals?:

                  • Came from underwater

                  • Lost all antiair and charging to an important target before the experimental dies to gunships

                  • UEF engi station flyers can go anywhere

                  all t4s have a flack so the drones reclaiming t4 is such a blunder

                  "Good luck and a safe landing commanders!"

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                  • FtXCommandoF Offline
                    FtXCommando
                    last edited by

                    GC has no aa

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                    • LunyshkoL Offline
                      Lunyshko
                      last edited by

                      GC is a fast boy he wont get really reclaimed

                      "Good luck and a safe landing commanders!"

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                      • MachM Offline
                        Mach @FtXCommando
                        last edited by

                        @ftxcommando said in Is it OK that engi stations can eat experimentals?:

                        GC has no aa

                        let its claws pull enemy air too

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                        • ? Offline
                          A Former User @Lunyshko
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                          @rottenbanana said in Is it OK that engi stations can eat experimentals?:

                          all t4s have a flack so the drones reclaiming t4 is such a blunder

                          Only Czar, Atlantis and Ythotha.

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                          • LunyshkoL Offline
                            Lunyshko @Guest
                            last edited by Lunyshko

                            @melanol ml mega and even fatso do have aa and mega has flack so dont lie to me

                            "Good luck and a safe landing commanders!"

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