Why do Sparks take so damn long to repair?

[DedJim]

Like a month or longer for repairs.. kinda pointless to take them if i can't use them.

[CrumbleCat]

They can be taken on missions even when they're "wounded" can they not? I'm pretty certain they can.

[drake_hound]

Just get the field repair skill and take them on the mission even on 1 HP.
So you heal it up in the mission.

[DedJim]

Can't get the spark leveled that much. It litterally takes the entire game to have them heal.

[Player]

Sparks are so disappointing, could have been so awesome

[NO]

pretty sure repair time decreases depending on the number of engineers you have

[DedJim]

I have like 10 engineers, workshop... it takes FOREVER to heal them

[easytarget]

Someone actually made the concious decision to fill one of their 6 slots on a mission with this thing? Was that meant as an intentional handicap?

[Doing gens, you?]

SPARKs are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane, are you guys kidding me? They're a psuedo-tank, a rocket launcher, and a bunch of damage every 5 turns. I have 2 on my Legend Ironman campaign right now and they've carried me harder than every other class, heroes included. They get nearly sharpshooter level aim progression, combine that with a scope and extended mags and midgame u got 3 shots each doing 6-8 damage, or a rocket and 2 shots, or 2 shots and a punch, etc.

The enemies can't hit the SPARK if they're DEAD, and even if they do get them down low, just use Repair at the start of every mission. They can tank a shot or 2 that could've sent one of your guys to the infirmary for a month, yes, but their real strength is the sheer amount of firepower they bring.

[IRMcG]

They're great on Haven Defence and Lost areas I've found, tempted to try a squad of 4 of the things. Really need the armour buffs to stop them getting trashed though.

[DedJim]

Again you have to level them to get the repair ability... if they get injured before you get repair ability you are screwed for 30 days

[Doing gens, you?]

The same could be said of any soldier u use, except the SPARK can still come on missions at any hp. The repair isn't all at once, it is linear with time, so a half health SPARK with 30 days repair time could become a 3/4 health SPARK after 15 days. Their main purpose is the damage they bring, tanking shots is secondary.

[Nate]

I love sparks to death, even before the wotc buffed I used them by abusing high ground and rockets etc

[Archmage MC]

Use the .ini file edit to the SPARK class and let them be able to be trained in the training center and you'll love SPARKs. Yes they take awhile to get healed, but once you get their repair skill, you can just repair them on their first turn and cut down their repair time.