A Topic of Dumb Ideas!

AdmiralZeech

Is your complaint about the siege tank based purely on the name "Siege Tank"? Or its actual intended role?

There's no such thing as a siege tank in real life (apart from the SC2 unit), but another thing with a similar name is a "siege engine", which is stuff like catapults and things. Basically glass cannon artillery...

Azraaa

@AdmiralZeech said in A Topic of Dumb Ideas!:

Is your complaint about the siege tank based purely on the name "Siege Tank"? Or its actual intended role?

There's no such thing as a siege tank in real life (apart from the SC2 unit), but another thing with a similar name is a "siege engine", which is stuff like catapults and things. Basically glass cannon artillery...

Purely on the name.

@deletethis You do realize I'm talking about just the calucation not the actual full function?

Jip

How is the spilling lagging the game? I'd love to know more about that, seems that it wouldn't be that expensive to compute each tick.

Cascade

@AdmiralZeech

there is no such thing as a siege tank in real life

FtXCommando

siege tank is redundant but it sounds cool

Azraaa

@FtXCommando said in A Topic of Dumb Ideas!:

siege tank is redundant but it sounds cool

:wesmart:

Azraaa

@Jip said in A Topic of Dumb Ideas!:

How is the spilling lagging the game? I'd love to know more about that, seems that it wouldn't be that expensive to compute each tick.

So each projectile that hits the shield has to be calculated, now test by throwing like 10 janus at a shield and watch ur simspeed drop massively

deletethis

@Azraeel No, what difference does it make?

edit: Thanks for the helpful reply.

Jip

Oh - that kind of spilling. I thought you were talking about economical spilling, e.g., spilling to allies.

Azraaa

@deletethis said in A Topic of Dumb Ideas!:

@Azraeel No, what difference does it make?

A lot

Mvk_-

Rather a Siege or Assault Tank or whatever, by name sake would seem relevant in say Supcom FA, FAF or just the Seraphim why that might have specific attributes to it, mostly from some storyline say aspect buy could just be more technical also.
Herb reclaim can be a say priceless feature but debatable for its say utility to function.
I've heard several times Engineering Stations are not as efficient as mobile engineers. Rather a reduction of build power is not, im not certain, but if applied they should gain an initial build capability. Rather a full t4 or just t3 is whatever for a question.
Mexes seem reasonable already, no need to change, perhaps adding where max Mex output is variable based on Mex location. Out of a total of say 4 maxes, 2 might end being lower valued outputs despite build.
T2 Scouts would be nice but to what effect?? Seems to be a lack of support by all factions for such a unit.
Unit veterancy may be a gameplay breaker but still offers gameplay changes. Solving some better way of calculative than ridding seems better off.

Ensor

I agree that 'siege tank' might not be the right name.
You don't use it?
not an informed opinion
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I feel like adding t2 scouts is gonna create a different air play dynamic, which could be good but also bad.
Yes, you got my vote!

ZLO

t2 or t3 land scouts!

The_Janitor

t2 or t3 land scouts!

while on that note, how about a proper uef land jammers with proper unit formations

Azraaa

@ZLO said in A Topic of Dumb Ideas!:

t2 or t3 land scouts!

How'd that even work lol

Azraaa

Mobile Radar!

Pearl12

Just make siege tanks really good at killing walls. 1000 dps vs walls. Then they are siege tanks. Problem solved.

deletethis

mobile smd!

Ensor

cybran T3 stealth sniper

Azraaa

@deletethis mobile smd would need assisting, so like basically has no Buildpower itself

@stealth9 just Cybran t3 Mobile Stealth instead