Nexus...
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Yeah, I had a post about this yesterday. I was pretty pissed off then about how the new bot was stealing the DPS based energy special of my now rare Gamma Bot, and enhancing upon it. Now that I'm done proving my point their, its time to turn my attention to balance, which I wasn't really focused on at the time. This robot is a horrible addition to the game. They could have come up with numerous specials that wouldn't have broken the game (heck, I could have for them), but instead they chose one that is easily purchased, and just as easily abused. Here is what upsets me about this whole thing. Robots were never, ever, ever, ever meant to be a Damage based game mechanic. The Gamma Bot was supposed to be the 1 exception to this rule, it being a rare promo bot. Robots were always meant to provide a tactical advantage, not more damage. Robot Specials: 1) Assault Bot - Removes 80% Debuff (Deals No Damage) 2) Removes an enemies unblockables for 2 turns (Deals normal damage, can only be used once per game) 3) Azrael Borg - Removes 80% of opponents buff (Deals very low damage) 4) Bio Bot - Reflects 50% Damage (defensive, does not deal damage on application) 5) Pyro Fly - Disables an enemies skill for the duration of the battle (deals normal damage, can only be used once per game) 6) Gamma Bot - Deals Energy Damage (Unlimited uses) 7) Infernal Android - Deals more energy damage as the battle progresses (Unlimited uses) As you can see, 5 out of the 7 robots that have been released, either have specials that deal no damage at all, or have specials that deal damage but can only be used once per game. None of the first five can really be used for dealing heavy damage, and instead provide a tactical advantage to the user (as they were meant to do). As mentioned. the Gamma Bot was supposed to be the one exception to this rule, as it was a Gamma Promo, and would inevitably go rare. Giving a DPS based robot to the masses makes no sense at all, since that was never the position a robot was supposed to fill (as I already explained). I am not sure what the Balance Team was thinking, but it is pretty evident they weren't thinking too hard. Prophet
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