You assume. If the firebird is sitting right there then the Isida would attack the firebird. Then heal team when firebird dead. The isida does 1000 PER SECOND (x2 with DD). Firebird dead quickly as there's like 0 chance it has an isida module. Biggest issue for Isida is lack of scoring while healing. TO has made it more beneficial to attack. And don't bring ODs into this. That's not what we are talking about. Everyone knows hornet OD is broken.

No - you kill the back Isida first, else the one behind your target will keep healing it. Targeting the rear isida forces the group to alter their movement.

What are you talking about? If attacker can use supplies so can the defender. DA cancels out DD. You also realize Isida with DD heals 2x as fast, right?

Cuz Halloween is coming up and I really can't take this suggestion seriously.

Then why are you bringing up mk5? If you are only using mk5 at that point it's on you. Marshal vs Legend IS a rank issue. Marshal vs L1 or Marshal vs L25 ... Huge difference.

Well that sounds like a rank issue. Blame that on MatchMaker which was very poorly implemented. Should not be a rank-spread of 7+ in battles.

The difference between stock mk7 and "mk8" is only 13%. If you have at least some upgrades the gap might even be less than 10%. Not much at all. The power gap lies in drones and augments (especially hull). They are where buyers stand out as they have the most powerful drones fully upgraded early and also the most potent augments. Supplies are not the issue - unless you use them up by wasting them on things like parkour or trying to finish every single Challenge. You have the choice to do those - or not.

we really don't. ?

No, we should not. Isida heals. Dictator heals. There's supply drops and supplies from garage. That's enough healing. And we especially don't need a healer that can heal from a distance.

What?

I think you know the answer to your own question... If the shoe fits...

As I said, not all players can do their daily missions in the time you suggest. I'm an average player with (if profile is anything close to accurate) 4.4 hours of drone usage. You on the other hand, have around 123 hrs of drone usage. You don't think that might alter your perspective on how easy things might be in the game? Drones, as most players understand, are game-changers.

Because it is not nearly as easy to deal with as you suggest. And... I've run into a ton of them in Rugby, CTF and Assault battles. They are always on top of the scoreboard. You even admit it's stunning effect is OP. So... if even one of it's effects is OP... the OD itself is OP. How do you not connect the dots on that?

It's burn does 2700 damage (enough to kill mk7+ light hull, or an mk3 with DA) And it's stun lasts as long as Hunters. That's in addition to being able to avoid many obstacles and mines. Not sure how you figure it is not OP. ?

My response to you was originally based on your comment "play 2-3 rounds per day, at most 4". That's not true for many players.

That's one example. There are other missions that take a disproportionate amount of time. Sure players can complete a lot more stages now. Still not worth grinding out the Challenge unless you buy the Battle Pass - which still costs 500 TKs.

Not if you get the stupid top-3x15 mission (which I have now). Takes an average of 60 battles to complete that. 15 battles with 50% chance of winning team = 30 battles. Top 3... (less than 50% [3/8] but lets call it 50%) 30 battles / 0.5 = 60 battles. Even if you played 8 battles every day you likely come up short.

If the rank-spreads were tightened up a bit as they should be it would not be as common. Plus you don't have to face as many fully upgraded Defender drones in mid-ranks. Plop a Defender on the Hopper now and they just cap at will. It's kind of silly. That was never part of the low-to-mid ranks.

How so? If players don't display good supply management they get what they deserve. Then there's the players who use up all their supplies trying to complete Challenges, then cry poor. The only way to have truly fair battles would be to have every player pick from a pre-determined set of "equal" items before each battle. Would never happen in MatchMaker. What will come to an end? There's no way I can possibly use up all my supplies - even if I made a huge effort. We already have "finite supplies given free monthly" - the daily/weekly missions and just playing means you will complete some stages of the Challenge, and many of those stages have supplies as rewards. I'm a F2P tanker and have managed my supplies well. Sorry - but I can't support giving even more free supplies to those who refuse or can't manage their supplies.

What's the hurry? Low to mid ranks have always been the most fun. Just gets so ridiculous when every 2nd player you face has Defender drone equipped. Ranking up too fast just means you get stomped earlier. Plus... everyone seems to ignore the fact that new players (not new alts) need time to build skills. Rank up too fast and you do not have game experience to compete properly.

No sales announced for this weekend.

My F. Marshal account is doing ok as I lucked out with the m-mk conversion and I bought a boat-load of alterations before they doubled the price. But new players joining today... yikes. No idea why they would stay after getting placed against tanks 8 ranks above them and getting stomped into the ground.

I was mostly joking (though nothing they do would surprise me).

I have 40k of each (except for batteries and RKs). How would that be better for me?

Won't be surprised if they eventually implement auto-shoot in PC versions, not just mobile. They are dumbing the game down so much there's really no need for skill.