About nerfing damage of ACU:
I did some math for current state of game
Used UEF units as example stats. No regen, overkill, range, veterancy and unit loss taken in account.
Assumed 5s OC cooldown, 2 units killed by OC average.
Calculated price of ACU in units
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ACU vs T1:
** No OC, No Gun: ~13
** No OC, Gun: ~18
** OC, No Gun: ~19
** OC, Gun: ~23 -
ACU vs T2:
** No OC, No Gun: ~3,7
** No OC, Gun: ~5,2
** OC, No Gun: ~9
** OC, Gun: ~9,8
So against T1 units Gun upgrade have almost same strength as enabling OC
Nerfing damage will impact T1 vs ACU
But against T2 units Gun upgrade is negligible compared to OC
Nerfing damage will NOT impact T2 vs ACU
What can be done to nerf ACU against T2 (without removing one kill OC and buffing it against T1):
- Limit OC splash damage to only one shot T1
- increase OC cooldown based on latest OC strength
- Increase ACU damage AND increase OC cooldown