Yes. Because when I can shell a planet from orbit and laser their individual civilians with hyperfocused laserbeams, and oh wait drop targeted nukes on them from space, boats and mechs make a lot of sense. Okay, atmospheric fighter and tanks maybe. But come on.catsonmeth wrote:Keon wrote:Alright, how about no mechs because hovertanks and spaceships. Makes sense.because shut up. Have you ever played a Mechwarrior game? YOO WOULD UNDERSTAND, KEON. U WOULD UNDERSTAN.
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Keon is confirmed for a mech hater.
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By that logic it would be pointless to even include planets in FC. If you can just nuke your enemy's planet from space, turning cities and military installations to glassy rubble, then why have cities and bases? Why have planets if they serve as naught but a firing range? It's important to include defenses that can't be bypassed without the proper action. Orbital cannons that would destroy a small attempt at invasion, city shields that can withstand a nuclear bombardment, etc. You would need either stealth or adequate force to get past the ODPs, then a planetary assault force to actually take the city.Keon wrote:Yes. Because when I can shell a planet from orbit and laser their individual civilians with hyperfocused laserbeams, and oh wait drop targeted nukes on them from space, boats and mechs make a lot of sense. Okay, atmospheric fighter and tanks maybe. But come on.catsonmeth wrote:Keon wrote:Alright, how about no mechs because hovertanks and spaceships. Makes sense.
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We definitely need to nerf orbital attacks unless we only want FC to be fun for players nursing a god complex.
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No, don't. Just modify it.fr0stbyte124 wrote:We definitely need to nerf orbital attacks unless we only want FC to be fun for players nursing a god complex.Spoiler:
Any weapon, regarless of type, will either burn up (physical) or attenuate (energy) when passing through an atmosphere during re-entry, unless properly armored.
Price of nukes x2, price of MACs x3, price of lasers / beam weapons x2.5.
Cheaper to go down and shoot the lot of them.
