I have to agree with Penguin.

I never see Jesters used and I myself never use them because they are almost never worth it. If boosting the dps/mass is out of the question then maybe another method of making it more usable? What if the cost is reduced along with the maximum HP as well. That way it can be countered easier by T1 mobile AA. The whole point of niche units is to give different factions some flair. But if they are almost never used they might just as well be removed.

Using it as a defensive unit doesn't make sense because a t1 bomber is much more effective in that role. Bombers do area damage, cost less, and build faster. If the enemy player you're trying to defend against mixes some AA into their army then bombers will be much better because they will get at least one bomb off dealing damage to many targets where the Jester won't be able to deal nearly as much. If the player doesn't send AA the bomber would still be better because of the area damage and multiple passes.

For sniping early mexes the Jester is also inefficient. You can build about 5 T1 mexes for the price of one Jester. the reclaim from the destroyed Jesters alone will make up for the damage they deal.

The only concern I can understand thus far is the Comm snipes. However I constantly see people talk about wanting to punish players for poor/ lack of scouting. If the same mentality is applied then players should punished for poor AA defense as well. But I believe my original solution might still help. Cheaper Jesters with less HP will be easier to counter so it might balance out the Comm sniping potential.

Just my two cents

The balance team has spoken. You would have much more experience using and balancing the Jester than I do so I will defer to your judgement

@archsimkat I was not aware. I haven't been following the patch notes as well as I should have. But does it invalidate my arguments? It is still underused.

I have to agree with Penguin.

I never see Jesters used and I myself never use them because they are almost never worth it. If boosting the dps/mass is out of the question then maybe another method of making it more usable? What if the cost is reduced along with the maximum HP as well. That way it can be countered easier by T1 mobile AA. The whole point of niche units is to give different factions some flair. But if they are almost never used they might just as well be removed.

Using it as a defensive unit doesn't make sense because a t1 bomber is much more effective in that role. Bombers do area damage, cost less, and build faster. If the enemy player you're trying to defend against mixes some AA into their army then bombers will be much better because they will get at least one bomb off dealing damage to many targets where the Jester won't be able to deal nearly as much. If the player doesn't send AA the bomber would still be better because of the area damage and multiple passes.

For sniping early mexes the Jester is also inefficient. You can build about 5 T1 mexes for the price of one Jester. the reclaim from the destroyed Jesters alone will make up for the damage they deal.

The only concern I can understand thus far is the Comm snipes. However I constantly see people talk about wanting to punish players for poor/ lack of scouting. If the same mentality is applied then players should punished for poor AA defense as well. But I believe my original solution might still help. Cheaper Jesters with less HP will be easier to counter so it might balance out the Comm sniping potential.

Just my two cents

Thank you for the quick reply

I received a violation for not joining a ladder 2v2 game because the map didn't download in time. How do the violations work? Do you get banned if you have too many? How do I see how many I have?

Hi Askaholic. This problem has been occurring for a few months now so it's not new for me. My friends haven't foed me and they never set the rating limits to exclude us. It's just 4 of us playing so we always play together. I don't think a screenshot will work because there are always some games listed, just not the correct ones. I have no way of showing that my friend's game is hosted because I can't see it. I will take one before and after I relaunch but not sure that will prove much.
On another note. Often when I try to join some of the other games I get the notification that the host has left the lobby.

Hi Askaholic. My friends have all friended me and we never host private games, so I can't think of what else it can be.

What bug am I abusing? If my friends host public matches why shouldn't I be able to see them?

Would it be possible to add a refresh button to the custom games tab of the client? Currently I have to relaunch the client after almost every game in order to see and join the games my friends are hosting.

Thanks for the reply

Hi guys,

I wanted to ask because I am unaware if it is possible. Is there an option to rejoin a team game I was playing after my game has crashed to desktop or similar? I had a recent game where my PC crashed 15 minutes into the game. I was back in the FAF client in under a minute but couldn't rejoin the match, I could only spectate. Is there an option I don't know about or is it impossible? I can't just play another match because I play with a group of friends and we always play until the game ends so I just ended up waiting an hour for them to finish.

Thanks for any feedback.