Why would you ever use the gunpowder boulder?

[greaseman]

I really like the concept of it, but it's outclassed in nearly every way by the globe boulder. The globe boulder doesn't take as long to build and can do/take about the same damage without needing a second boulder equipped to smash the gate. Either the globe could use some sort of nerf or the gunpowder boulder could use a buff, maybe having damage not vary based on the health left.

[[ACE] cbordeu]

It has a massive damage bonus when striking the door at the end. I think ot is the only boulder which can deal 250 damage to the gate. You can also use it to destroy large groups of units by standing over the fuse.

It was considered for a very large portion of development as one of the top boulders and pretty OP. We actually had to force it to explode when hitting the gate to make sure you to have to run down again because of how good it was at winning matches.

When you learn to use it, it is a game changer.

[greaseman]

It's good, but since it can't destroy the gate in two shots (I agree that this would be OP) there's not much point unless the enemy has a lot of defenses that attempt to slow you down at the end. I personally don't think the globe should do more than standard damage, the orbital is enough of an upside, maybe just make it spin faster? I'm still messing around with the gunpowder boulder so maybe I just don't get it yet.

[Rootseven]

The game is so new, I don't think an optimum strategy (read: metagame) has been developed for it yet within the community.
Also, given it's not a huge name, there might not be a huge community to expedite the process. Shame, multiplayer is good fun when you're all roughly evenly skilled.

[greaseman]

Alright, I'm finally seeing it being very useful in 2v2. It's a little underwhelming in 1v1 but I guess that's difficult to balance.

[Power_Bert]

It does ridiculous damage to the enemy gate. Use it for your first roll when there are few defense buildings on board and then switch to your boulder of choice for a headstart of around 50 damage. That alone can win you a match.