As it stands, Jackbots are pretty much a piata for the other team. If a Jackbot makes it to the moneyball, I believe the ball should drop near-instantaneously, rather than it taking an additional ten seconds or so like it does now. Also, I haven't played at Tully's too much, so I'm not sure if it's warranted, but perhaps the $300 jackbots deserve a small speed boost as well as a sweet-*** paint job similar to what you'd find in singleplayer. It's a carnival after all =). This boost in speed would help make them a more effective tool at clearing out the tunnels when they get too congested - since that's currently a problem in a lot of players' minds regarding the map.
Extremely useful post above. My thoughts would be sure, Jackbots are a big basket full of money for most players.
Make jackbots a little faster moving, and make them keep walking towards the moneyball rather than stopping for turrets.
Maybe increase their attack speed, or give them a more effective close range attack to ward off the Assassins. As it is, I can take down a Jackbot in seconds unjuiced using the Kantana. :lol:
I don't see what's the problem with jackbots. They're always irritating the hell out of me when I try to juice rush the enemy's ball during OT and the next thing you know I'm in the air because I got caught in a slam while trying to dodge enemy fire. Sure, in the normal game flow, jackbots can be taken down quite easily, provided you have the right class to do the job, but these things are more for twisting the game flow slightly rather than be the Final Boss or Nuke that everyone must fear. If you want that feeling so much, just play Blitz instead - plenty of jackbot love to be found.
Jackbots perform wonderfully with an escort. They are like giant walls that you can shoot through. The fact that they can slam and kill turrets just makes it better.
Jackbots, despite being big nasty things with rocket launchers and a shockwave attack, are fundamentally just bots. The bots are not designed to be the main cause of player death in this game-- hence why Mickey calls it out whenever it happens! So, if you just expect your Jackbot to march on into the enemy base alone, yeah, you're out of luck. That's not going to happen. However, the Jackbot's rocket launchers are pretty devastating against most kinds of turrets (and can actually attack them from outside the turret's unhacked range, unlike a Blackjack or Slim), so if he does get near the enemy base, he's going to do a lot of damage. That means, just like every other bot, Jackbot needs to be defended. Plus, if you're close by him, you can slurp up the items that come out before the enemy team has a chance to. :lol: All this to say: Jackbot is fine as-is. (On an entirely unrelated note, is it just me, or does the Support's bot-support aura enhance Jackbot's rate of fire?)
