Snipers and Thanatos

[thugshaker]

Everytime I look at someone playing this game (actual good players) they are just mass spamming sniper thanatos and all basically doing a simialr strategy. Game seems super unbalanced over several months of developement. I keep checking back in every couple months since it became available and it seems like this is being ignored. I see people in the discussion all the time asking for other things to be buffed so that they are not so punishing to use in comparison to the clear best options.

I really am interested in the idea of this game and I want to buy it, but it just doesn't seem worth my time to pay twenty five dollars to sign up for what I can watch someone on YouTube do for free; which is essentially the same easy to follow build order and microing a blob of snipers to clear the map.

[Hee Haw]

Obviously there's going to be a meta...

And why would you even play the game if you've already sat around watching how to beat it in the first place? I'd personally say the most enjoyable part of the game is discovering your own way to win.

Also, barring map 4 on brutal, you can win any map with a plethora of different strategies.

[Silky Rough]

Originally posted by TierHalibel:

.... but it just doesn't seem worth my time to pay twenty five dollars to sign up for what I can watch someone on YouTube do for free; which is essentially the same easy to follow build order and microing a blob of snipers to clear the map.

And that's pretty much it.. at the moment.

repeat
  Roll map;
  Blob ballistas;
  Blob snipers;
  Blob thanatos;
  Lose;
until (RNG gives good map)  || (git_gud)
UnlockNewMap();

But campaign is coming and it *should* make $25 worth the coin...

[SpaceCat]

I used to blob with snipers and thana but after pestering the devs and gomez we finally got the soldier buff. So now I do soldier - Titan. Maybe soon soldier - lucifer?

It may take some time for others to adapt to new things, maybe once they are bored of the same old sniper thana meta they'll move to now workable builds

[Gift]

Or you could have fun and do a no units challenge. The good thing about this game is you don't even need to follow the meta to win. it's all about tactical decisions and strategic thinking.

[[para]dox]

16 soldiers + 16 snipers + 2 titans is my favourite squad now. I've won last 2 brutal-brutal games (map1-2) without using any thanatoses so ... If you want to buy the game - just buy it and play. There is a several difficulty options and you can adjust them for your playstyle. I bet even the craziest setups should work for challenging-challenging diffs or lower.
P.S. While i typed this message, i thought about assault thanatos-lucifer-sniper squad - luci as a wall in front, thanatoses as an artillery and loud machine, and snipers for elites elimination. I bet you dont even need to walk with them for clearing, half of the map will run to you after few thanatos shots. Should be fun

[Hee Haw]

I just won my last match no pause using soldiers and titans, who needs snipers and thanatos anyway

[intenselygoodtime]

Originally posted by TierHalibel:

Everytime I look at someone playing this game (actual good players) ..

... but it just doesn't seem worth my time to pay twenty five dollars to sign up for what I can watch someone on YouTube do for free

Then why are you sitting around watching YouTube when you could be PLAYING GAMES?

If you're spending a majority of the same time, wasting the sense of discovery, but NOT gaining any of the benefits, then what's the point? Such a waste.

[intenselygoodtime]

Originally posted by Hee Haw:

I just won my last match no pause using soldiers and titans, who needs snipers and thanatos anyway

Same, sort of... I decided to mix in equal parts soldiers and equal-spend Titans, and actually won "more cleanly" than my previous all-snipers&Thantos match.

[lumina]

I don't think that this game will be much fun for you anyways if you are already watching videos and seeing how to beat it. You should probably just wait until the campaign comes out.