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9 years ago
I searched for this, but couldn't find anything, which is surprising.

What do you consider the unit that is the best? "Best" is a pretty vague term, so I guess you can pick which way you'd like to answer.

These criteria come to mind:

Which unit is most likely to make cost?

Which unit, if removed, would tank the win-rate of its respective factory the most?

What unit fulfills its role the best? There can be different categories for this. Raider/skirmisher/Artie/Assault etc.

Which unit is the most difficult to answer? This likely ties into efficiency, but I think it's a pretty big deal to have fac specific counters in your units.

Discuss!
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FIrankFFC
9 years ago
Cudgel. Because hermit overrated
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9 years ago
Duck or Pyro, probably.
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9 years ago
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Which unit is most likely to make cost?

Which unit, if removed, would tank the win-rate of its respective factory the most?

What unit fulfills its role the best? There can be different categories for this. Raider/skirmisher/Artie/Assault etc.

Which unit is the most difficult to answer? This likely ties into efficiency, but I think it's a pretty big deal to have fac specific counters in your units.


The Reaper covers these four criteria pretty well
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Those would both be on my list too. (I've no idea what a cudgel is).

Fleas, ravens, venoms, crabes, convicts, reapers, sharp-shooters, and ticks would likely be on there as well.

Edit: Ivory King beat me to the punch on reaper.
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catapult makes cost most time (if not left alone). add manual fireing and a cloaker walker to increase efficientcy, add more catapults to 1-shot anything but bantha/det).

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Which unit is the most difficult to answer?

well this is very hard for any unit, which is a supporter. how do you measure aspis, placeholder, tick, empmissle, quake, djinn, eraser, ...)

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aside this. definign the "best" unit is like having a unit which is most allround and therefore OP. such units are identified fast as they dominate gameplay for 2 days. immediate administartive actions are taken and the unit nerfed (sometimes into oblivion).
the best unit mix for a certain situation is, what dare to call, "best". the ability to create this unit mix on demand from scratch. this requires intel, ressources and buildpower.
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9 years ago
Reaper Raven Rocko.

Treating Raven as a unit can be a bit misleading though.
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FIrankFFC
9 years ago
Cudgel=name changed hermit
Because mountain hermit op
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9 years ago
Nuke silo is most likely to make the most cost. Roach too if used well.

Any raider would tank the win rate of its factory, since raiders are essential to the start of the game.

If you want the real answer though: Constructor. Constructor is the best unit and the best con is... hrrm... Convict? Cloak con?

Best in role is hard. Scorcher, Rocko, Reaper and... Mace? Dunno about best riot.
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Skasi
Most op units:

Best at unit's role:

Most underrated units:

Look I made a funny triangle:

On that note, when is modstats going to get stats for more up-to-date versions of ZK?
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For the past 24 hours the best unit was undoubtedly felon.
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9 years ago
Too bad I almost never make them, would have been fun to find out a naked Felon could delete a Reaper 1v1 without issues. Now imagine what it could do to other units...
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9 years ago
Mex Is so OP please nerf.

besides that razor's kiss is my fav. it will make cost even if there is no air. makes a great defence.
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9 years ago
Razor's kiss and gaus is the best turrets against nuke. There are the last think which can stop an enemy who is marching across nuclear desert.
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9 years ago
faraday can if it is not hit directly, anihlater as well it get 4x def when powered off

but nukes in a game isnt something that happens alot
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9 years ago
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anihlater as well it get 4x def when powered off

We need a widget which will turn off anni and ddm when there is no enemies.
Also, pylons doesn't survive event one nuke.
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9 years ago
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We need a widget which will turn off anni and ddm when there is no enemies.

Inefficient. Popping up takes time for these; much more than the 500ms of Gauss unpack.
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Skasi
9 years ago
Well actually, if there's no enemies in attack range and radars don't spot any enemies slightly outside that range either, then that just makes Anni more Skuttle-proof. Unless enemies are cloaking units that would be nice targets for your anni.
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9 years ago
Make a widget that bunkers up your turrets when a spec says SHINY. They always do that a few seconds before a nuke launch.
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