Critical Damage +80% / +100%... is that based on current Critical damage? 1.8 x 599 = 1078 / 2.0 x 599 = 1198 ?

Correct - was talking about Arcade. Interesting... 4 tubes but only one missile available. Odd. And it takes 1.8 seconds for a new missile to be loaded. Funny - in combat as the recipient of the "delivery" seems faster than 1.8 seconds. In any event my smoky Viking doesn't last long enough when the missiles are close enough to not miss. Even with self-damage to the striker-Titan it comes out the victor.

Here's where I'm confused... The turret starts with 4 missiles loaded correct? So to shoot 4 missiles why would it need to re-load? There's a "pause" between each separate missile leaving the tube I guess - but it never seems to be 1.8 seconds. Or maybe it is...

Hey Tani, I should have been more clear. How long for the 4 missiles individually without the laser? I'm seeing many Strikers now just launching one at a time at mid-short distances.

True. But I stand by my statement about the damage of each missile. They do a LOT of damage and 4 can be fired quickly one after the other. Anyone know how long it takes an M3+ to unload all 4 missiles?

Seriously? It's an arcade game where you're trying to destroy the opponent. It's not NASCAR. (heck even there is a lot of "contact")

Because of the "Challenging" missions? No double-battle funds (usual reason for increased supply use) is there?

Each missile does way too much damage. Polygon CP - opponents won because they had 2 or 3 Titan-Strikers that just obliterated anyone trying to capture the Point. They don't even need to use the laser - just launch one missile after the other toward the central point and watch splash damage do the work.

I miss the old Viking and wish I had the new Hunter. I'd trade the little extra speed for more stability. Smoky needs a better firing platform as it requires more precision shooting.

Ironically it looks a lot like a K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer Other names... M7 Priest M-46 Catapult

What???? It was recently nerfed - BIG TIME!

If you mean team-mates, yes - that's sabotage. Enemies? Hardly cheap. Pushing someone off a bridge is no different from using gun and impacting them off a bridge. That happens to be an advantage of a heavier hull. Do you complain if a heavier hull pushes you off a Gold?

BINGO

A number of times I have asked for an explanation as to why, late 2016, the parameters for Viking and Hunter were essentially switched. Viking became a faster, lighter version and Hunter became a slower more stable version. Why was this done? - if not to entice current users of each to buy another medium hull in order to retain what they had? Can't be "balance" - because each still exists - just in the hands of the opposite player.

"game's balance"... so if i can still buy the original (OP??) twins though an alteration, then how is the balance achieved?

Even a non-buyer will get the Alt if they feel it will make it more effective. Once you get to Gizmo+ it's all a matter of time. The dangerous ones aren't the "casual twins players". They would be cannon fodder. it's the ones who learn how to use it regularly.

You missed the point - that someone buys a turret with specific parameters (no splash damage). Devs modify it after purchase. You can still have the Twins that you call "overly competitive". But you must spend crystals to have that. Where is the balance if you can still get an "overly competitive" Twins?

Problem is ... you are forcing players to spend crystals in order to keep the turret they originally purchased? Why not add splash damage as an Alteration so current owners of Twins have a choice?

Has both max (1m) dmg and min (4m) dmg radius... so what are those values of damage it does within 4m? Even if dmg at 4m is relatively low... it fires way more shots than Thunder does. That will add up quickly on 3-5 tanks.

So... Twins firing > 2 shots every second into pit area in Polygon and each of those shots will damage multiple tanks? O. My. Gawd! :o :huh: :unsure: :wacko: :blink:

You'll need to buy supplies or get a new short-ranged weapon. It performs even worse in DM at higher levels. Great for XP but terrible at getting kills. It deals damage too slowly and is subject to kill-steals.

Or- they are childish morons. Spawned just ahead of a team-mate and was able to grab a double-damage drop just before him/her. For the rest of the game this loser followed me around raging at me for grabbing the drop that everyone is entitled to. He/she ended up in last place while not even trying to play (or help the team). One of few times I placed a team-mate on ignore.

Change the default settings when you create a battle.

Likely the rail alteration that basically gives it back the original reload and huge damage. I'm waiting for the smoky alt that gives it the original reload and original critical. I won't mind giving up the piddly regular shot damage increase.

If that's the case then.... ooops.