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[quote]And gets instantly vaporized by cost-equivalent amount of Phantom[/quote]
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[quote]And gets instantly vaporized by cost-equivalent amount of Phantom[/quote]
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I think this is a cop-out though. You are implicitly admitting that Ronin, put simply, sucks and that Phantom is better. I get that the cloaked 1500 damage artillery is superior and should be, but 900+ metal of Ronin shouldn't suck so badly the 750 metal artillery is simply better at removing a single target.
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I think this is a cop-out though. You are implicitly admitting that Ronin, put simply, sucks and that Phantom is better. I get that the cloaked 1500 damage artillery is superior and should be, but 900+ metal of Ronin shouldn't suck so badly the 750 metal artillery is simply better at removing a single target.
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I see that Cloak has a good unit in the form of Phantom, but we should look at Ronin's performance. Its 90 metal makes it cheap, but its own attributes make it difficult to get massed and actually put its numbers advantage to good use.
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I see that Cloak has a good unit in the form of Phantom, but we should look at Ronin's performance. Its 90 metal makes it cheap, but its own attributes make it difficult to get massed and actually put its numbers advantage to good use.
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Consider Sling - 100 Metal. What makes the sling so massable is the fact it can shoot over each other, meaning clumps of them form (and die to AOE) quickly. However, Ronin cannot do this because it is direct-fire, forcing it to be in a line. Put simply, it cannot use its cheapness to its advantage.
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Consider Sling - 100 Metal. What makes the sling so massable is the fact it can shoot over each other, meaning clumps of them form (and die to AOE) quickly. However, Ronin cannot do this because it is direct-fire, forcing it to be in a line. Put simply, it cannot use its cheapness to its advantage.
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Since
Ronin
is
inferior
in
similar
numbers
to
other
skirmishers,
I
hold
that
since
Ronin
cannot
mass
itself
in
large
numbers,
it
is
always
going
to
be
a
fighting
a
losing
battle
against
other
skirmishers.
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Since
Ronin
is
inferior
in
similar
numbers
to
other
skirmishers,
I
hold
that
since
Ronin
cannot
mass
itself
in
large
numbers,
it
is
always
going
to
be
a
fighting
a
losing
battle
against
other
skirmishers.
Maybe
Ronin
is
superior
when
compared
to
other
skirms
by
same
metal
cost,
but
I
hold
that
since
Ronin
cannot
effectively
mass
itself,
such
an
advantage
is
moot
past
early-game.
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Another
thing
to
note
is
Slasher,
who
is
also
direct-fire,
yet
does
not
seem
to
severely
suffer
sucking
as
bad.
Maybe
it
is
because
Rover
tends
to
fight
other
vehicle
factories,
or
because
it
has
powerful
raiders
to
destroy
enemy
skirmishers
with,
but
it
could
also
be
because
its
missiles
never
miss,
in
comparison
to
Ronin's.
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Another
thing
to
note
is
Slasher,
who
is
also
direct-fire,
yet
does
not
seem
to
severely
suffer
sucking
as
bad.
Maybe
it
is
because
Rover
tends
to
fight
other
vehicle
factories,
or
because
it
has
powerful
raiders
to
destroy
enemy
skirmishers
with,
but
it
could
also
be
because
its
missiles
never
miss,
in
comparison
to
Ronin's,
which
tend
to
miss
and
thus
need
large
amounts
of
Ronin
to
deal
actual
damage
to
an
opponent,
while
a
Slasher
will
always
hit
its
40
damage
missile.
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TLDR:
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TLDR:
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Ronin
sucks
1v1
+
Ronin
cannot
mass
+
Ronin
cannot
hit
unit
=
Ronin
suck.
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Ronin
sucks
1v1
+
Ronin
cannot
mass
up
+
Ronin
cannot
hit
unit
=
Ronin
suck.
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