Even after the nerf, this turret kills things just fine. One difference is that now you very occasionally kill tanks AFTER they kill you. Which is all kinds of hilarious.

Any one of the ultra-close range turrets will kill you in the blink of an eye if they get close enough and are of competitive upgrade.

I don't think firebird is that bad...ever since I upgraded my defense module :D One of the reasons I think it seems to inflict so much damage is because the heating range seems like it's actually farther than the flame appears to travel.

I would love to be able to use Dictator with Striker - to maintain the salvo sequence above allies or fire rockets and quickly retreat behind corners with the backplaced turret location. Unfortunately the thing is such a huge target that it gets killed quickly even in back of allies, and the up-down swing from rapid movement always throws my aim off and cancels any benefit from the rear turret location :P

Same here....upon joining a battle I get a gray screen and the sound of a turret moving; no ability to move, see, or interact with the map.