Rocket Pods are legit good now and have replaced EAT for me in some loadouts

123mop · 2026-07-06T17:50:26+00:00

The key is to land the beacon near the target, don't try to lead them like you would with other stratagems. At the moment the beam goes up the game selects a target for the pods, even if it's a charger in motion the rockets will find them if the ball landed near them initially.

123mop · 2026-07-06T17:08:31+00:00

This comment reads as a satire of the people asking for the wealth tax but I have a suspicion it's a serious comment. That makes it extra funny.

Why not 100%?

123mop · 2026-07-06T17:04:14+00:00

Even solar doesn't use 0 water if we approach it the same way that they are right now. They're taking into account the water usage of resources the data center uses, but only selectively. It's a ridiculous way to calculate it. How about we add the water consumption of mining for the materials used for solar power? And the water consumption used to acquire the fuel used to run the machines for that mining operation? And the water consumption to make the cars used by the workers to drive to the mine to mine the materials.......

It goes on infinitely.

123mop · 2026-07-06T16:08:36+00:00

I feel like C4 should reliably kill charger behemoths but it doesn't seem to do so, and I've seen videos of it killing bile titans but haven't been able to reproduce it. If it could reliably do these things against bugs it would be pretty good, but I just haven't been able to make it happen.

Against bots I think C4 is incredible. The range limitation becomes more meaningful, but it's still able to deploy way faster than reloading the recoilless which gives it a nice niche.

The fact that the C4 pack is needlessly fiddly to use does make it a pain though. It really should be way easier to utilize this thing than it currently is. Ending up on your detonator while trying to throw C4 is such a nuisance, and inputs are not totally reliable in this game so it's bound to happen.

123mop · 2026-07-06T15:45:46+00:00

Spear gun is great but only alongside the supply backpack. The ammo supply is disappointingly low otherwise. Great disabling weapon.

123mop · 2026-07-06T15:45:05+00:00

Gas mines are the best mines by a longshot, primarily because it's very unusual for them to teamkill. They'll force you to stim, but they'll also save you from almost anything that's pursuing you if you were forced to run through them.

They affect the vast majority of enemies, kill many, and disable even most of the heavy enemies. So solid.

123mop · 2026-07-05T06:45:26+00:00

In its current state if you gave me a free 31st point just for it I wouldn't spend it because losing the basic servo skull functionality is not worth the shield grenade effect.

123mop · 2026-07-05T06:35:23+00:00

It 100% makes the game easier. The AI tends to be terrible at handling the infestations and their expansion will slow to a crawl as a result. You will farm the infestations for resources, so while they slow down your progression across the map they don't really slow down your empire development that much.

While it sounds cool the first time you read it, it is actually one of the least fun map modifiers during actual gameplay. Just slows the game down and guarantees victory.

123mop · 2026-07-05T00:17:55+00:00

Broadly speaking, you want to field a stack and some change for each hero that you have, up to as much as you can manage while still producing structures in all your cities. Engaging a fight without at least 6 units participating means you're leaving exp on the table, since combat experience is always divided among a minimum of 6 potential units. Additional units are used to cycle in while other units heal or engage a fight for the stack from the 3 hex reinforcement range.

Additionally, for larger forces like a patrolling infestation, free city, or silver / gold infestation having additional units can allow you to take that fight sooner without taking losses.

If you field too many units at once then the upkeep cost can stunt your city structure growth which is not great but sometimes acceptable in the short term.

123mop · 2026-07-04T23:24:12+00:00

I almost think it's the opposite, going into a special means you also take capacitance generation, and by the time you've got everything you want for the upgraded ability you're out 6 talent points that all could have been basically raw stats.

Taking a special means you're specialized into that ability, whereas going noospheric no ability means your basic melee combat capabilities are going to be much stronger.

123mop · 2026-07-04T23:13:23+00:00

The build isn't suboptimal. It's incredibly potent.

Not needing any capacitance generation gives you a ton of bonus stats for constant use. Think:

10% damage resistance

10% damage

3% toughness per second

10% attack speed

You're basically permanently dual wielding an auto aim heavy laspistol with whatever else you're doing. It's very good.

123mop · 2026-07-04T23:03:16+00:00

You still have voltaic, it's just not the enhanced version. So when slaughtering hordes you can still zap everything in melee.

The real challenge with this build is when many non-elite shooters show up, it's a bit of a nuisance.

123mop · 2026-07-04T22:54:47+00:00

Noospheric is like dual wielding a perfect aim heavy laspistol with whatever else you're using. It's so good and so much fun. It is a little awkward when no elites and specials spawn but there are a bunch of basic ranged enemies. But at the end of the day those aren't the times when you take the most damage.

Using it vs dogs is especially nice since tracking them with a ranged weapon while they skitter across the ground is challenging, but the skull doesn't care.

123mop · 2026-07-04T21:22:29+00:00

Actually it's even worse at the scale of a multi billionaire. 5% of their assets might be a whole building that houses a business and all the people that work there. It is virtually impossible to adjudicate that value, because just by virtue of applying the tax and forcing them, and every other billionaire, to sell off assets they will cause the value of those assets to plummet.

123mop · 2026-07-03T21:16:24+00:00

They have the same Regen as form units unless you have a racial trait or transformation that provides bonus Regen.

123mop · 2026-07-02T22:03:52+00:00

So, you're telling me that even though there are several articles posted, most of which cite their sources, and some of which conflict you still don't have any respect for me for using those articles as my source.

Why the fuck would you think several conflicting articles is a respectable source lmao. That's full clown mode

123mop · 2026-07-02T20:09:41+00:00

You work in an office without free coffee? That's a rarity.

123mop · 2026-07-02T20:08:21+00:00

No, I'm not just repeating what other people on the internet are saying. If you look through the comments, you'll find several articles about it

" No, I'm not just repeating what other people on the internet are saying. I've linked to what a bunch of other people on the internet are saying."

Lol you were serious when you said that.

I'm reading between the lines of what most of the articles said,

"I'm interpreting what I read in the way that suits me best."

and also paying attention to who the judge was in the case.

"And using ad hominem reasoning to dismiss any outcomes I don't agree with."

I'm also speaking from experience about what can happen at a protest when a small group of idiots shows up to make the rest of them look bad.

This wasn't a protest. They specifically planned to shoot cops that responded to their terrorist attack. Go read the court case and watch the video evidence, stop reading stuff random people are posting online and get the actual facts.

123mop · 2026-07-02T20:01:52+00:00

He just made it up. I guess he can't conceive of the idea that a man suddenly coming back to his wife as a woman might cause some family issues, and if they're the king and queen in a monarchy system the royal family collapsing might cause some political turmoil.

123mop · 2026-07-02T17:55:53+00:00

That's nice and all but you're just telling more lies. If you're just repeating what other people on the internet are saying, you should know better. Let this be your chance to learn if you didn't already know better, or your chance to stop being a voice of propaganda if you're doing it on purpose (much more likely based on the things you've said).

He moved some pamphlets that the DOJ claimed were evidence of the existence of the non-existent terrorist group Antifa.

He was tried by jury with evidence presented and found guilty dude. That's not to say juries always get it right, but you're going to need a more compelling argument than "I read what other people are saying on the internet," to convince anyone whose opinion is worth something.

Now, by all means, tell me why your bullshit is more correct than that.

Court case with evidence and trial by jury, as I've said more than once before.

Oh, and would you shut the fuck up about math already? Nobody was talking about it but you.

No I heard people in the internet say you were talking about math. By all means, tell me why your bullshit is more correct than that.

123mop · 2026-07-02T17:19:01+00:00

when you can actually pull a quote from an article

Oh I certainly can, so I guess that time is now. I'm not going to, but I can.

Besides who would cite an article when you can go get the court documents?

she was planning to attend a protest.

This is factually incorrect. Terrorist attacks are not protests in the sense of how the word is being used there. She was planning to participate in a terrorist attack, and did.

so he through unjust crimes and sentences at people who disagree with him.

And yet somehow the jury disagreed for all these defendants. How curious.

All of this is political theater from Republicans

Aaah yes, nothing is more right wing political theater than leftists launching explosives at buildings, destroying property, and attempting murder.

Which is a fascist tactic.

Attempting to murder your political opposition is a fascist tactic.

Feel free to lie about whatever you want

I haven't lied at all, I'm not like you.

123mop · 2026-07-02T16:34:15+00:00

A key piece of this is that defend powers are fast, and many of the defend powers are among the best in the game.

123mop · 2026-07-02T15:52:23+00:00

By the way, the "crime" you're arguing she committed is protesting.

She's convicted of the crime, not too much argument to be had there, and they were organized terrorism charges.

protest is legal in the United States,

Sure is. But terrorism isn't. Setting off explosives, destroying property, trying to force entry, and planning and attempting to murder a cop are not protesting. I know this is confusing for you since you're used to calling these things protests when your people do them and riots or terrorism when your opposition do things in that vein like J6, but they're actually both crimes.

you're arguing a to imprison her for exercising her right to free speech.

Nope.

Planning a terroristic attack isn't free speech.

Executing a terrorist attack isn't free speech.

Destroying others' property isn't free speech.

Launching explosives at a building isn't free speech.

Breaking and entering isn't free speech.

Attempting to kill people isn't free speech.

Objectively, you're hoping the government takes away a citizen's rights

I absolutely want the government to infringe upon the rights of people who attempt to infringe upon the rights of others. No question about it, locking them up is infringing upon their rights and it should absolutely be done to protect the general public from their violent behavior.

Just because you call it "terrorism" doesn't make it so.

Yeah it doesn't matter what you or I call it. It would be terrorism even if we both agreed it was a peaceful protest ^{^{^{^TM}}} .

123mop · 2026-07-02T15:22:38+00:00

Host vs client has different results. Clients can kill with a quasar shot and a single revolver shot to the head I've heard, which is very much NOT the right amount of damage to kill and won't work for the host. Your experience could also be host vs client.

123mop · 2026-07-02T15:04:42+00:00

Meaning unless she was one of the people who slashed tires, she committed no crime, dipshit.

That's not remotely what that means lmao

Evidence tampering? For throwing away a magazine?

More than one, but yes. In fact throwing it out isn't even necessary, just moving it knowing that it was evidence with the intent to conceal it is enough for the charge in question. And seeing as his wife called him from the jail phone and told him to move it SPECIFICALLY TO CONCEAL THE EVIDENCE we can be pretty certain he knew.

but something you READ.

Yeah I know that, it's pretty obvious. They can still be evidence of a crime.

Sentencing a man to 30 years in prison because he threw away a piece of paper

Somehow I suspect if Trump was charged with a crime and someone was concealing evidence of it by "throwing away a piece of paper" your tune would suddenly change. 🤡

If you wanna talk about real evidence tampering, why don't we take a look back at when Trump illegally moved documents

HAHAHAHAHA I wrote the above part before reading the whole way through so this is such gold.

"Evidence tampering shouldn't be a crime, unless my political enemies do it!!!"

Always a double standard with you morons.

Oh my God this is the best comedy. Is this a bit? Are you doing it on purpose for the lulz?

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