Short Ranged Drones

[White Star]

Everyone knows that short ranged drones have a 2-4 attack range... if that was to be tweaked to 1-4 would that make them stronger? maybe overpowered?

[PlainBadLuck]

It would make them more versatile for close range builds, but usually you don't end your turn with an opponent at range 1, so I don't think it would be too strong.

[Deimos]

This would make huggers and infinite range drones useless. 

[Mr.Fred]

it still die to long range mechs at least

[White Star]

11 hours ago, Deimos said:

This would make huggers and infinite range drones useless. 

I don't get it, how would a 1-4 range drone make "huggers and infinite range drones useless" how can that be?

[Deimos]

4 hours ago, White Star said:

I don't get it, how would a 1-4 range drone make "huggers and infinite range drones useless" how can that be?

Those are mid range drones, giving them the ability to also cover close range makes the infinite range drones now being utilized for that spot pointless. Also huggers would be weakened if their opponent could still fight back backed into a corner.

[White Star]

1 hour ago, Deimos said:

Those are mid range drones, giving them the ability to also cover close range makes the infinite range drones now being utilized for that spot pointless. Also huggers would be weakened if their opponent could still fight back backed into a corner.

How are short rangers [ with a 2-4 range ] "mid-ranged" bruh? Solar Torch and it's family are the Mid-ranged ones with the 3-6 range bruh!

[Fordekash]

I voted it would be OP but am open to any changes at this point

[White Star]

2 hours ago, Fordekash said:

I voted it would be OP but am open to any changes at this point

Same...

[OKI DOKI]

I won't say no but there are set ups in mind when were created and also status. Tonto is the version for no premium basic E-M combo with nightfall. Solar torch is base more for spartan L-M weapons. Those are not backfire both powerful enough to inflict damage. The infinite versions are based to be less powerful but every turn you can attack giving the average of missing an attack generally speaking. The others infinitive kill your mech health surrendering to a point to miss attack and be killed because lack of life in your mech. If the game give TONTO as example the option 1-4 generally speaking you are converting that weapon to a premium base and the function of balanced per range will be lost between the issues that can bring to the current game strategies. 

I do not say no but need to analyze the drones and weapons distribution in the current game arsenal. To make a new drone require rethinking to make new weapon even a torso to go against for it. 

[Zutchse]

maybe make it 1-3?

[Affy017]

On 12/5/2021 at 9:59 PM, Zutchse said:

maybe make it 1-3?

2-4  is probably better. 

1-3 is too close. 2-4 at least stretches a little into mid-range. swords and pizza cutters are usually paired with axes, hammers, or legs which all do knockback (except claws) so having the range start from 2 will be more useful. 

and, tbh, more range = more chance of damage. so 1-4 will probably make it a little more op. 

Edited December 8, 2021 by AftoKrator (see edit history)