Elite specialist

[Kepals]

Elite Specialist is probably the least played specialist because it's bad. If your enemy plays too many different units its hard to react and you get overwhelmed. Maybe change this card. It should better make the level 2 recruitment ability cost 0 or it should give us a way to buy 1 lvl 2 unit per round. Or it should have a way to change between level 1 and 2. The 50 supplies can be removed, but as it is right now, its mostly used just for fun or trolling. I may be wrong and it it the best card in the game.

[ptirodaktill]

Its only bad against gian spec, cause its insanely expensive to deploy lvl 2 meltas and balls simply can`t deal with early fortress. Anything else is winable if you play your carts right. lvl 2 hackers on turn 3 can turn the tide of many battles.

[torsk]

Only way elite works is if you play very aggressive and force the opponent to react to you. Etc. asymmetrically placed fangs and balls that rush tower

[glythe]

Elite probably needs to be changed so that you start with two elite units of your starting cards (one for each type).

That would change the specialist to be more like quick supply but you have fewer options.

[puschit]

Elite already got an resource boost for the first round

[Purple Sauce]

The only way to make this card useful is to treat it just like they do with the rhino specialist, aka, it comes into effect from round 3 and on or just let them choose when to use the ability or not (make the level 2 upgrade in the command tower free).

[happyscrub]

It's the most income advantaged card besides maybe giant (if you use more than 1 giant type). You get a 25% discount on every unit you buy.

[Purple Sauce]

Originally posted by happyscrub:

It's the most income advantaged card besides maybe giant (if you use more than 1 giant type). You get a 25% discount on every unit you buy.

Good luck buying those units or being about to counter the opponents strategy. In many games you are completely countered at the start so good luck making a come back in those scenarios as well.

[Ren]

Originally posted by puschit:

Elite already got an resource boost for the first round

A very minor resource boost that covers only 1 round isn't enough. You fall behind heavily with the Elite Specialist, that's why I've avoided playing it.

[�[Dire_Venom]�]

Elite Spec is hard - I struggle with it as it isn't very forgiving (you will have less units, and each unit and it's placement matters much more).
However I've also seen experienced players absolutely smash with it.
Seems like it has a lot of potential, but requires a skilful player to make use of it.

[I2epresent]

I like playing Elite Specialist, but I wouldn't be opposed to having your starting units as Elites instead of the Lvl 1 they are now.

[terve886]

I personally find elite specialist pretty good. While it is certainly harder to get broader range of untis due to them being more expensive to recruit, it is also good to remember that level 2 units have twice the stats at the cost of 1.5x. Depending on the unit matchup and the tech, this can be very powerful and especially the tankier units really like it.

[Kepals]

The problem is, you overinvest into everything for example your enemy puts a crawler in your flank and you counter with arc light and then he removes the crawler, then you have a arclight lvl2 in the back doing nothing. another example is if you want to buy a giant like fortress you need at least 800 supplies for one.

[terve886]

Originally posted by Kepals:

The problem is, you overinvest into everything for example your enemy puts a crawler in your flank and you counter with arc light and then he removes the crawler, then you have a arclight lvl2 in the back doing nothing. another example is if you want to buy a giant like fortress you need at least 800 supplies for one.

But level 2 units are still vastly more stronger than level ones. As long as your not
1.)Getting overkilled: level 2 Fang will still die to stormcaller the same as level 1.
2.)Not overkilling yourself: level 2 marksman is not that great against against Mustangs no matter the level..

But most bulkier units like Sledgehammers, Rhinos, Steelballs, Fortresses will benefit a lot from the extra level, allowing them to easily rack kills to further level up ahead the curve. Likewise mid damage attackes like Archlights, Hackers, marksmen and Overlords will greatly benefit from the increased damage allowing them to take out more targets in single strike.

it is also much easier to put items on few high level units compared to spammed mass of units. Rhinos with heavy armor and repair are extremely hard to kill as they increase in levels. Hackers are also much stronger at higher levels compared to level 1.


Also a lone crawler flank should not be a problem for you as long as you have placed your units on your backline to prevent flanks in the first place. Having units in the back also gives you much better options to react to enemy unit purchases so you can have screeners and tankers as necessary. You should not lose because of 1 crawler in a flank and if your opponent ens up selling it, you can always do the same.

[Perplex]

When i started the game i found it to be OP, then i learned more and now i avoid it like the plague, as others have said, you fall behind too fast and you can not really be proactive with it either. Everything is too expensive the first 3-4 rounds.

The elite button should be free or cost 50 supplies instead. Or maybe cheaper upgrades.

[Perplex]

Originally posted by �Dire_Venom�:

Elite Spec is hard - I struggle with it as it isn't very forgiving (you will have less units, and each unit and it's placement matters much more).
However I've also seen experienced players absolutely smash with it.
Seems like it has a lot of potential, but requires a skilful player to make use of it.

It requires your opponent to be an idiot. Or having a very bad starting comp vs you.
Can it work? ofc, all specs can work. But it is prob the worst of all the starting specs as of now.