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I think that "Ranged Support Strider" describes Paladin's strongest use-case quite well. Paladin prefers to sit at a range where opposing high-DPS units cannot engage it, and then harass with the big laser and EMP missiles. If a Paladin is doing a large amount of engaging with its lightning sidearms against any serious threats, something is probably going wrong.
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I think that "Ranged Support Strider" describes Paladin's strongest use-case quite well. Paladin prefers to sit at a range where opposing high-DPS units cannot engage it, and then harass with the big laser and EMP missiles. If a Paladin is doing a large amount of engaging with its lightning sidearms against any serious threats, something is probably going wrong.
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At the same time, according to [url=http://zero-k.info/mediawiki/User:Aquanim/UnitTaxonomy#Assaults]my understanding of the assault role[/url] it is reasonable to describe Paladin as an "assault unit", probably as a hybrid with support or artillery. Paladin gets things done because its HP pool allows it to tank anything capable of engaging it at medium-to-long range, not because its weapons are especially powerful in proportion to its cost. Compare to Grizzly.
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At the same time, according to [url=http://zero-k.info/mediawiki/User:Aquanim/UnitTaxonomy#Assaults]my understanding of the assault role[/url] it is reasonable to describe Paladin as an "assault unit", probably as a hybrid with support or artillery. Paladin gets things done because its HP pool allows it to tank anything capable of engaging it at medium-to-long range, not because its weapons are especially powerful in proportion to its cost. Compare to Grizzly.
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If
a
new
strider
badly
wanted
the
assault-Strider
designation
I'd
be
fine
with
giving
Paladin
the
support
icon,
though
perhaps
a
unique
icon
like
Detriment
would
be
better.
In
terms
of
the
Spider
analogy,
Crab
doesn't
have
the
assault
designation
because
Hermit
wants
it
more
(
and
Crab's
effective
HP/cost
comes
with
a
colossal
asterisk)
.
As
it
stands,
though,
I
think
Paladin
having
the
assault
icon
is
fine.
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If
a
new
strider
badly
wanted
the
assault-Strider
designation
I'd
be
fine
with
giving
Paladin
the
support
icon,
though
perhaps
a
unique
icon
like
Detriment
would
be
better.
In
terms
of
the
Spider
analogy,
Crab
doesn't
have
the
assault
designation
because
Hermit
wants
it
more
(
and
Crab's
effective
HP/cost
comes
with
a
colossal
asterisk)
.
Conversely,
nothing
in
Amphbot
factory
wants
the
assault
designation
more
than
Grizzly
does,
and
Bulkhead/Buoy
want
the
support
and
skirmisher
icons
more.
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While we're at it: Maybe update Paladin's unit description?