Super Units in PA?

Agreed, but you can do that in a number of ways. That post wasn't really about megabits as an idea. I oppose most megabit ideas, but I think it is a conversation worth having. I just wanted to point out that more powerful units aren't always better than weaker ones, strategically. The fact that there is even a tradeoff between megabots and armies at all means they are worth considering. Unfortunately some people just think that a well mixed army of small units could never do the job of a megabot, which is wrong.

Its better then having to personally refuel and rearm each tank before you set out.

So build a dozen howitzer tanks and build a base behind your attack.

What is this fatboy doing that can not already be done?

What is any unit doing that cannot already be done? Why build howitzers when you could just use engineers to creep artillery?

Why do you have to derail things you don't like? This isn't about whether you like the idea anyway so you are way off topic.

No we are right on course.

And mobile artillery are the counter to static artillery, with a little thing called 'shoot and scoot'.

Compounding units into a super unit that does it all just replaces them.

A fatboy doesn't replace anything because nothing does mobile construction.

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Secondly, it replaces the commander and the engineers, all who are mobile constructors.

They construct structures, not units.

And the structure builds the units.

Then you move the engineers, build a new factory, and build units over there as well.

That is not the same as constructing units on the battlefield. It is not workable to do it that way because they will get shot and you lose resources on creeping factories.

You are asking for two things here: A unit that can lay down the hammer at long range, and some kind of reinforcement to back it up. These are seemingly contradictory roles as combat units will inevitably fight other combat units, but you never want logistics to get shot up.

The beauty is that these two things already exist. A long range howizer lays the hammer, and an engineer can build literally anything you desire to support the attack. It is more flexible and versatile than a fatboy can ever be.
Don't like it? Support the attack by launching in units from a cannon.
Don't like it? Transport them in.
Don't like it? Teleport them in.

There's no lack of options here.

Stationary artillery can't be shot out of a cannon.

But you could shoot engineers out of a cannon and then build artillery when you get there.

See it's exactly the same right?

Pretty much.

Yes... Yes it is...

I'm asking for a mobile factory that can defend itself. This is not represented by any other unit in the game. Why are you being so offensive about this concept? It doesn't hurt you.

So you're saying that shooting engineers into the line of fire then having them build guns is exactly the same as having the guns able to shoot as soon as they land and then move up off their own accord?

Even then, engineers do have their own weapon, the reclaimer.

Combat engineers are especially good at this.

Why does a factory need to defend itself? Weapons are expensive. For the same cost you could have more factories, in a safer location, with the added bonus that they aren't getting blown up.

So? If you are reclaiming which is outranged by most guns then you aren't building. You can't really use engineers as a good offensive unit because they are vulnerable when they build and not that good when they fight.

But there are benefits a megabot has over a mixed bag:

• Intimidation factor
• less degradation of force (you lose it all at once when it dies instead of over time as your blob gets chiseled)
• less units to give commands to (less micro)

Think of it as buying in bulk (without the discount). Sure I could build 40 more factories and spend time fixing their ques, waypoints, where to build them etc or I could build a couple of krogoth gantries and get the same power for the same cost in a fraction of the clicks