Slasher

slasher=those missile trucks

there was a maximum of 6 slashers standing around a HLT. (right basin)
and then they died?

Easily countered with whatever who has a bit more HP.

quote: my first "this unit is OP/UP thread"

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Slashers require some prep work to be 100% effective because they can't shoot while firing; think I wrote about this in my guide, since they can't shoot over each other or friendly units or even most wrecks or a hill you could spit over they are very easy to block. They are strongest when in a line formation with absolutely nothing in the way; but having nothing in front of them means they can be shot pretty much with impunity, because if he charges anything out in front it'll actually cut down on some of that firepower. Try attacking the side of his line rather than the front, this allows you to take advantage of one of their biggest weaknesses by preventing the majority of his units from firing back without reforming his line, which takes alot of time and he can easily lose most of them before then.

I suggest using units with arcing projectiles and throw up small earthwork fortifications for skirmisher & artillery bots; vehicles can't drive over them but your bots can easily walk over them, allowing you to trololo his skirmishers all the way to the scrap heap. Your only problem then -- from Light Vehicles at least -- would be Wolverines.

quote: because they can't shoot while firing;

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every unit has its counter, so if you mix it with another unit, which is strong at the other's weakness your doing a good job.

anyway, i experienced some time ago, that (my) ravagers can be killed by a slightly bigger slasher force (x1.5 or similar), when microed well. also depends on terrain of course. but wrecks block ways of rav's, wsloving their push speed and exposing single targets to slashers, one by one, all dying to the range advantage of the slash.

Racketeers cost WAY MORE than Slashers and they only work one-to-one.

Slashers should have like 10 or 20 less range though because currently their range is only 10 less than Defenders and that makes screwy things happen.

Racketeers have multiple uses. You can use them against any static defence including those nasty gauss turrets which pose a real threat to your shieldbot army. Also great for draining their shields. One on one is more than enough. You stun 1 slasher and kill it and you wont lose even a single unit since those other slashers have to run away and cant fire.

That was Seto but yeah, it's good advice.

Treat slashers like static-d. Arty counts them because they have to stop to fire, while assault can close range before dying.

Shieldbot has sooooooo many ways to counter them. The ever-present clogger, thugs tanking for outlaws, bandits, rogues or a roach (seriously try keeping a roach behind a couple of thugs in a suicide mission, it's pretty amazing).

Vehicles need better area control IMO, slasher is a good unit for that.

And they don't even have to reload, they can just keep spitting rockets downrange all frickin day. They're one of the best fire support units available. I will try the Roach + Thug combo, that sounds deadly ^.^

I personally think they are OP, as they hardcounter raiders and outrange LLTs.. with 75% of the effective DPS (see googles empirical DPS) of an LLT. They are very easy to use and require intelligence to counter.