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Jul 03, 2012 10:49

Subject: Problem with same-side unit stealing

gemo

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Each race has an ability to steal a unit of another race (Enginner vs Mecha, etc). For some reason it is allowed to steal units from your allies. This creates a dilemma: give all your units to your ally to steal and don't enjoy the game OR be in disadvantage because stolen units are better.

Example:
I played a 2v2 game on a mountain map, and our opponents began to mass-produce reprogrammed Mechas. I had no choice but to give up all my underlings to my ally, for mind control.
We won, but I did not play the game and had 0 fun. All I did was login, make more underlings, end turn.

Often I make some units for some specific mission and my ally starts stealing them without asking: "but they become better if i steal them".

Please, if you want to keep this feature as "cooperation", at least leave the units under my control! I would rather see reprogramming allies disabled completely!

Jul 03, 2012 17:24

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

droidfreak36

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Leaving the units under control of the original player sounds like a great idea! That way the player doesn't have to sacrifice his units to upgrade them. Another thing that would help team coordination is allowing the heal bonus from Infectors/Assimilators/Enginee rs to apply to teammates as well. For instance an Infector could move up behind a Sapien Tank and allow it to heal 6.

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Jul 05, 2012 12:46

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

simsverd

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Moved to feature request.

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Jul 07, 2012 13:11

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

rwieczor84

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i don't like the idea of healing units of other races.
But the same race could heal other teammates units for exmpl blue infector heal yellow swarmer, but can't heal tank

Jul 07, 2012 14:21

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

waxoid

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agree w/rwieczor

Jul 08, 2012 09:39

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

droidfreak36

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If you only allow same-race healing, teams with the same race would have an advantage over teams that have different races. I suppose the unit upgrading plus the advantage of diverse units could even it out, but I don't want team games to degenerate into only homogeneous teams.

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Jul 10, 2012 05:15

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

regard87

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Maybe you allow crosshealing but it only works +2 regarless of whether its an infector or engineer? To avoid allowing Tanks to heal +6?
(Although I'm not so sure that would be such a bad thing, as it would take teammates time to make it happen.)

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Jan 03, 2016 07:50

Subject: Re:Problem with same-side unit stealing

Apercent

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I think that same race healing and cross infection are both terrific ideas.

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