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  • QuietJoyQ
    QuietJoy
    last edited by 3 Feb 2022, 19:36

    Well, i'll certianly be using them going forward!

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    • LightBearerL
      LightBearer
      last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 03:29

      "You will not stop the UEF"

      Let there be light

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      • H-masterH
        H-master
        last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 13:08

        Thanks for the reminder. Any more suggestions? 🙂

        Check out my maps here:

        Madness 1 - 10

        https://forum.faforever.com/topic/480/h-master-s-maps

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        • deletethisD
          deletethis
          last edited by deletethis 2 Apr 2022, 13:51 4 Feb 2022, 13:51

          Of course, if the opponent is aeon or has access to their tech, you might as well forget missiles exist.

          Still, good advice.

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          • veteranasheV
            veteranashe
            last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 14:24

            Spearheads have wheels, aeon tmd is short range

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            • waffelzNoobW
              waffelzNoob
              last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 15:00

              aeon TMD is actually pretty bad and gets overwhelmed by mass MML spam, spearheads especially because they shoot barrages instead of single missiles

              dropping spearheads around to snipe mex or something sounds cool (might try it), but i'm wondering if it would be a better alternative to simple t1 arty drops

              frick snoops!

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              • TheWeakieT
                TheWeakie Balance Team @waffelzNoob
                last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 16:51

                @zwaffelnoob said in Spearhead the underappreciated:

                aeon TMD is actually pretty bad and gets overwhelmed by mass MML spam, spearheads especially because they shoot barrages instead of single missiles

                Yea buddy say that again when a few aeon tmd stop 100k mass worth of missile ships

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                  A Former User @waffelzNoob
                  last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 18:20

                  @zwaffelnoob said in Spearhead the underappreciated:

                  aeon TMD is actually pretty bad and gets overwhelmed by mass MML spam, spearheads especially because they shoot barrages instead of single missiles

                  dropping spearheads around to snipe mex or something sounds cool (might try it), but i'm wondering if it would be a better alternative to simple t1 arty drops

                  Spearheads have 1700 HP and don't die to a single bomber, range 80 means you can destroy more per drop, and they only cost twice that of T1 arties per full transport (which is still only 400 mass per spearhead), and there is always space in transports for additional T1 arties. DPS per transport is the same (if we don't add additional T1 arties with spearheads).

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                    Exselsior @TheWeakie
                    last edited by 4 Feb 2022, 18:44

                    @thewheelie said in Spearhead the underappreciated:

                    @zwaffelnoob said in Spearhead the underappreciated:

                    aeon TMD is actually pretty bad and gets overwhelmed by mass MML spam, spearheads especially because they shoot barrages instead of single missiles

                    Yea buddy say that again when a few aeon tmd stop 100k mass worth of missile ships

                    Yeah the only thing bad about Aeon tmd is its range. I recently turtled against this exact example using aeon tmd without much effort. It also counters the Cybran tml split.

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                    • waffelzNoobW
                      waffelzNoob @TheWeakie
                      last edited by waffelzNoob 2 Apr 2022, 20:24 4 Feb 2022, 20:23

                      @thewheelie yea buddy say that again when i lose my nuke to 2-3 sera cruisers with a t3 shield and 5 aeon tmd covering it
                      my placement wasn't great but if i had any other faction's tmd i could've just safely placed 3 under the shield and they would've defended against the cruisers easily

                      torrent is a different story i guess but if ur vs torrents ur fucked anyway

                      frick snoops!

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                      • ?
                        A Former User
                        last edited by 5 Feb 2022, 00:30

                        I actually tested SMDs, and Aeon are the worst if we have a lot of missiles incoming, Cybran are the best. Well, it's is possible to desync Aeon SMDs, or even secretly make a UI mod that does it. Then, they would be unstoppable.

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                        • FtXCommandoF
                          FtXCommando
                          last edited by 5 Feb 2022, 00:38

                          Issue with spearhead drops come from the fact you need a t3 land hq on top of likely a t3 air hq cuz a t2 transport carries only 2 or 3 t3 land units. They would be great if you think about a spearhead drop being there, problem is that getting it there is so much setup and tedium you would be significantly more efficient with a t1 arty drop 4-5 minutes earlier.

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                            A Former User @FtXCommando
                            last edited by 5 Feb 2022, 03:58

                            @ftxcommando said in Spearhead the underappreciated:

                            Issue with spearhead drops come from the fact you need a t3 land hq on top of likely a t3 air hq cuz a t2 transport carries only 2 or 3 t3 land units. They would be great if you think about a spearhead drop being there, problem is that getting it there is so much setup and tedium you would be significantly more efficient with a t1 arty drop 4-5 minutes earlier.

                            T1 transports are enough, and there may not be upgraded mexes to kill if you rush it. It's just an alternative to dropping T1 arties, percies and T3 bombers.

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                              Exselsior
                              last edited by 5 Feb 2022, 04:46

                              T1 transports are virtually useless for aggressive drops at the t3 stage.

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                                Aulex @Exselsior
                                last edited by 5 Feb 2022, 07:43

                                @exselsior the harbie in a t1 transport is iconic

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                                  Exselsior @Aulex
                                  last edited by 5 Feb 2022, 08:35

                                  @aulex Fair that is iconic, I guess useless is too strong of a word.

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