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Since the nerf of seal IFVs occurs in 3.3.4, there is one thing I really wish to return and that is RA2 Rocketeers ( can be nerfed a little ). The current Rocketeers are just too weak and their best job is to scout in pvp . I know a huge number of them could actually kill things but it’s almost impossible to spam enough of them for viable damages and those money can also be used for better options as well . Imo , the price decrease still won’t get them to be used so much.

Can we add a little rocket to rocketeet? The damage can be minimal, just to give him a proper anti-armor weapon. Maybe then it will feel a little less laughable (price increase might be a good idea if we do this though).

Also, Why the rocketeer don't has the auto-regen all other air units have? That and his somewhat short range is what makes him the weakling he is today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This kind of suggests that GI IFV is reasonably balanced with anti-armour infantry, in a direct fight with a MBT. GI Stryker is about $700, for comparison, a Guardian GI is $200, Flak Troopers are $120, Archers are $250 and Lancers are $500.

 

If a GI Stryker and a single anti-tank infantry kill tanks at around the same time, then the GI Stryker is inferior to anti-tank infantry in a straight up fight, because it costs more for the same outcome. Buy 3 GGIs, 6 Flaks, 3 Archers or 1-2 Lancers and you'll find that the anti-tank infantry wins every time for about the same cost. 

 

 

I have a suggestion to improve your tests: spend the same amount of money in IFVs / Anti-Tank Infantry as you do in Battle Tanks. 

 

So for example, send $10,500 of GI IFVs against $10,500 of bulldogs, then send $3000 GGIs against $3000 of bulldogs. In an ideal scenario where both players have equal resources, the best choice against MBTs should be the GGIs. So, GGIs should always kill all the bulldogs and do it faster than the GI IFVs.

 

If the GI IFVs somehow win, then there's a serious balance problem for GI IFVs in direct fights with tanks.

 

 

However, this testing doesn't take into account the main issue of IFVs: their annoying speed and their range. Foehn vs Allies is extremely annoying because Lancers are completely useless against IFV micro. You have just churn out knightframes non-stop. You also need Jackal/Lancer to scare away IFVs, but they usually wont kill them because IFVs still have a speed, range, and cost advantage. 

 

GI IFV was supposed to be directly countered by armour. What we see with his tests is that GI IFV is perfectly capable of doing an AT infantry duty when tanks were supposed to beat the crap out of it. It's an nigh-uncounterable anti surface unit at tier 1 for 700 bucks.Even if the tank lands a shot, he can jus run away and head for repairs or outmanuever him and pick another target. Worst case scenario for defending player is if the GI IFV is accompanied by repair IFV's, because that makes the allied player have superior speed, firepower AND capacity to sustain prolonged damage. This allows unlimited harassment, and if you get low on money and stops building units, he can just go for your structures. Then it's GG.

 

Also ALSO: why the fuck did the battle fortress become a battle tortoise?? its purely the name and quote im talking about. the main gist of the unit is the same, but why did you replace the awesome voice with some weird Japanese voice?? its not a big deal in perspective of important things, such as balance and maps, but whyyy tho? why? i dont see why they had to change one of the best quotes from YR. not to say that George Exley isnt a good voice actor, he's realy good.

Because it made no sense to have a scottish-accented unit among Pacific Front units, so they made a new voiceset for him.