Strategem Scrambling is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[Toybox]

The higher level Automaton missions are already tough as balls since regular guns do literally NOTHING to over half of the things they send at you, did you guys REALLY need to also put in a mechanic to scramble our strategems as well. When I try to call in a rail strike and have to punch in random codes like 6 times to get it because it's completely randomized, I'm not feeling "challenged" I'm feeling frustrated and this mechanic alone makes me choose to fight the bugs more often than not.

Having someone on your team call in a support weapon only to have it go, "NOPE, ACTUALLY IT'S AN EAGLE STRIKE" and wipe the whole team is a level of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that doesn't need to be in the game.

The worst mechanic in HD1 by far was having your controls reversed by the Illinate high chair wizards. This is actually arguably WORSE than that.

Please, just remove this mechanic. It's not fun. It's an exercise in annoyance that makes me actively avoid fighting the Automatons.

Stop it.

[Amaranth]

Check the effects in play before doing a mission

[MisinformedOwl]

God forbid there are modifiers to make you actually be careful and not just insta nuke everything you see.

Literally put on orbital precision strike and spam it. the modifier turns into a benefit.

[Toybox]

Originally posted by Amaranth:

Check the effects in play before doing a mission

It's in literally every mission above Hard.

[CH13F]

better than +%50-100 call-in delay on bugs side.

[Toybox]

Originally posted by CH13F:

better than +%50-100 call-in delay on bugs side.

Honestly I would take that any day over this crap.

[VelxraTV]

Technically after a few uses. There is the possibility to use strategems that are on cool down when scrambled. I have noticed it a few times. Also it is more like switched strategems than scrambled. Once you figure out which were switched it is easier to get around. I have called three orbital railcannon shots within seconds thanks to scramble.

[NZL_Kazuiyo]

my forced AI on my pc tells me lasers are good vs the bots.

[Anndy578]

skill issue

[TheVagrant]

Womp Womp, it tells you what it is after you type it in. If it's not what you want just redo it. Essentially, be better.

[Dain_Ironfoot]

I like the challenge and variety of obstacles to overcome.

[WhiteCrow]

Originally posted by TheVagrant:

Womp Womp, it tells you what it is after you type it in. If it's not what you want just redo it. Essentially, be better.

This. Just stop being dumb, that's literally the fix here.

Don't just toss your strat blindly after you enter the command. Check what it rolled as after you input the command. If it isn't what you want, release the button and enter it again.

[Toybox]

Originally posted by WhiteCrow:

Originally posted by TheVagrant:

Womp Womp, it tells you what it is after you type it in. If it's not what you want just redo it. Essentially, be better.

This. Just stop being dumb, that's literally the fix here.

Don't just toss your strat blindly after you enter the command. Check what it rolled as after you input the command. If it isn't what you want, release the button and enter it again.

"Oh ♥♥♥♥ this flamethrower guy is about to destroy my ass. Need my rail cannon."

>Backpack.
>Sniper rifle.
>Backpack.
>Backpack
>Sniper rifle.
>Backpack.

Oh look I'm dead.

Why am I even bringing strategems again?

[sweng]

Or you can just keep enter the shortest and most familiar stratagem command until it roll the the one you want

[SkyKing Thighgap]

Not a Valid complaint COPE

[Toybox]

Originally posted by sweng:

Or you can just keep enter the shortest and most familiar stratagem command until it roll the the one you want

Problem: I never roll the one I want.