Swarm rework

khaibar · Advanced Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1142

- Size reduced to 50
- HP set to 200%
- Recharge doubled
- +2~4 maxspeed (random to prevent range 11 dragging)
- Controlled speed set to max
- Swarm modifier replaced with random modifiers (each swarm unit is 'unique')
- Range set to 10/5/5 for ballistic/missile/energy
- Energy recharge set to 1
- Ballisic/missile damage doubled, energy damage trippled
- Each swarm unit given a random 20%/40% protection against a random weapon type
- Salvaged swarm units provide a random mod (weights can be assigned)
- OOB on dominus would remain disabled

Possible abuse: Use of BAIIIs
Possible cons: Triple energy damage + some modifier + some scenario = mega damage. Let us assume things like that will rarely happen.

Would turning swarm into a 'loot' hunt revive dominus?

Also any suggestion to counter any swarm trampling by simply dropping a BAIII army?

razzerblade · Simple Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 76 Location: Saginaw, MI

Also any suggestion to counter any swarm trampling by simply dropping a BAIII army?

Only thing i can think of is make it so you can't deploy Elite units??
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khaibar · Advanced Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 1142

Nah I don't think banning units should be the solution.

This isn't a main issue... having a BAIII army means smaller firepower (if u go troll hp), someone else might join the fight and attack u. It's not that much of an abuse i guess..

Added random defence vs weapon types

ItsNick · Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:36 am Post subject:

no double recharge
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SpaceGhost · Mentor Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 57

Forget the swarm make it a bandit world bring back Fanatics!
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corclaork · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:07 pm Post subject:

the thing that has to be decided is if we want the type of play style that uses purely bandits to achieve things. thats what makes or breaks fanatics and the swarm. most people dont like playing that way thats why swarm was turned off in the first place, but in the void of players do we want to validate the use of bandits as an effective force multiplier? and the thing that people who support it should look at why it works for them now and think about what would happen if everyone effectively used them the same way. change the swarm or fanatics or bandits how you want but as long as people disagree on how they should be looked at not by individuals but by the community there will never be a perfect change. a big part of the issue is that one side refuses to put input into the conversation and throws a fit when things go the other way (as they have). when there is only silence, indifference is assumed. im not assuming sides just presenting the facts as i see them.

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