Behemoth and Big Bertha

Behemoth requires 50 energy via a grid connection to fire.

Big Bertha does not require any energy or grid connection.

Why not give both the requirement of grid and energy?

Consistancy. All "large" turrets have it, don't see why the Bertha/ Starlight/Disco/Meteor should be exceptions.

Behe is akin to ani.

BB is akin to disco rave party.

One controls a small area -> is a defensive structure (though can be used to cut a slice out of opponent's porc).

The other is a game ending weapon that puts the onus on the opposing team to attack or lose.

While there are certainly similarities, I don't feel like it's inconsistent. Game ending weapons consistently don't require grid because if you can afford them then connecting them to grid is such an insignificant deal. Anything that's meant to be used semi-defensively has energy requirement to stop them being put too far forward too easily.

i propose removal of the grid cost from behemoth for a short time to see how players react.

Being able to power down superweapons with a grid blackout sounds interesting somewhat.

But here's the real question: do you want Silencer and Missile Silo to require grid, too?

If all the super weapons required energy grid connection then it should be made so that they can't be placed unless inside a sufficiently powerful grid, that would be similar to the unlock system in that it prevents noobs from trying to build super weapons before they even have any eco.

This requirement makes more sense in the first place tbh because it's not obvious at all when you first build bohemoth or ddm etc that they require a grid of energy to power them. It's a bit of a noob trap.

Just showing a blinking "Insufficient power at this location" warning when placing a DDM without power should be enough.

Grid power restriction also gets messy when you've got fluctuations in power from wind, and solars getting hit. I think the 'insufficient power' display would be good, also perhaps adding an indicator of how much more e you need on the grid to power it? Off the bat you've got a commander giving you 6 'fake' energy towards this purpose, and it gets more complicated if people have any energy whatsoever not connected to grid (assuming you're using your energy total as an indicator). Not that it's hard math, but it's additional unnecessary math.

Mouse-over on grid nodes already does that, though admittedly it's a bit less visible than it should.

Feel free to fix that.