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Why does the Athena build what it builds?

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USrankOflameo
6 years ago
Why does the Athena build what it builds? It all seems kind of random. There is a trend where it looks like it builds sneaky units and units that do EMP and Slow damage.
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AUrankAdminGoogleFrog
6 years ago
Nobody knows.
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USrankOflameo
6 years ago
What are the upsides and downsides of allowing it to build...

1. every unit?

or

2. every buildable thing?
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PLrankAdminSprung
6 years ago
(edited 6 years ago)
MYrankAdminHistidine would know. I think he just picked stuff that felt the sneakiest from each fac (hence things like Blitz), added utility units and filled the remaining slots with more cloaking stuff.

Edit: the downside is that there's not enough space in the menu. The other downside is that you reduce the incentive to make a real fac. Yet another is that Athena has very crappy UI for building units.
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USrankOflameo
6 years ago
Assuming Athena is currently building the maximum number of units it can have on its build menu, I think it would be more useful if it could build Snitches instead of Bandits because then an Athena can stage a surprise demolition.
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SErankGodde
6 years ago
Hm... that would actually make it a sneaky minelaying vehicle since it got a radar jammer and could build snitch mines in radar range.
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MYrankAdminHistidine
6 years ago
Dirty secret: the design goal behind the Athena unit selection was creating a "leet krew" that has representation from every fac, and role diversity among the units that make it in.

I think the Mass Effect party character cast wouldn't be a bad analogy, actually.
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