BIGGER OVERLORD! But is it better?? | Mechabellum Season 2 Preview

[@Ninjaguiden89]

Regardless if they need to maybe tweak numbers around for balance, I still like the idea of the Overlord feeling like a proper battleship with the bigger size and stats

[@Usakumo]

Well more reasons to keep AA on my marksman ... I like how it's still not mentioned anywhere that the attack stat is for each gun/missile too

[@DCAMM720]

Coming from other strategy games, I wish they'd "balance" or rework things differently than +/- HP and damage. Doing more interesting things like with priority targeting techs or techs like cloak that change how they are targeted would be more fun and open up more strategy opportunities imo. With the boat rework, it would also be cool if there's a mass produced boat and it made it smaller physically so you could fit more.

[@zerex8375]

That's a Big Boi. Those are going to be hard to beat.

[@kaixiong641]

Now this is an avenger's level threat

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Rather disappointed. I was actually onboard with them promoting it to the rank of the game's second Titan, in keeping with its design as a flying battleship, but this is just making an OP version of the Improved Overlord mandatory (while still leaving the Improved Overlord card in the game). Aside from the increased size, it's just a straight buff, and the size is something that can be easily compensated for. This mainly just throws my unit tracking out of whack (what is this, tier 4.5?).

[@Ninjaguiden89]

True points, but those stats can always be tweaked later right?

[@Aventurine-v2q]

i also think they shouldve split its main attack into smaller ones and buffed the mothership more. Just make it a real warship instead of a single target damage dealer. Its got so much room for guns, why the heck can you only target 1 at a time??

[@EricDMMiller]

Your "unit tracking"? 😂

[@mateuszlobien6665]

It should have been a flying war factory of sort...

[@Mech2970]

cost 800 and can produce phoenix

[@mateuszlobien6665]

@Mech2970 u mean the war factory ? Or the overlord ? Coz in the vid it says cost 500 ? And i wanted it more like the war factory, like slow and tanky producing flying units and support...

[@ecbrown6151]

Strong case for sandbagging and buying elite Boats in round 5-6. Seems like just a straight up buff. Still not convinced Mothership is worthwhile, especially with aerial spec, I can just buy a unit of Wasps and not increase my other tech costs.

[@harryalerta]

The new overlord looks like the digievolution of the old one.

[@evshrug]

As a StarCraft player, this looks like a nerf to me. Yeah, a bit more damage and health, but that doesn’t make up for the larger target it presents. There’s more surface area for Mustangs, Marksmen, and other units to make contact with and shoot. Is range calculated from the edge of the unit, or the center? Because if it’s from the center, then the ship comes in range one square sooner before it can fire back. Lastly, that larger size has considerations for formations… the Overlord was the only reliably available way to get Photon Overcharge on units, critical for countering acid play and EMP, basically those abilities are getting a buff because it’s harder to counter them now. We’ll see how the Overlord continues to develop.

[@grandlancer]

What is the unlock cost for the new Overlord?

[@stoneymechabellum]

200, same as all giants

[@grandlancer]

@stoneymechabellum that's good to hear, I was concerned it might have jumped to 250 or even 300

[@ARCAGNELL0]

Just when I thought you couldn't make Overlords more OP than they already are then you movement beacon them into towers...

[@grandlancer]

Bigger size means fewer can use a beacon

[@Mortis_XII]

What is the level up upgrade cost? 250? This feels like a nerf imo. The increased costs directly impacts massing them in order to exploit their techs (chin gun and jump drive). Fewer overlords are a lot easier to deal with than several.

[@stoneymechabellum]

Yep, 250, half cost of the unit

[@daedrick]

25% price increases for almost 50% more damage and health. I thought it was already great? Seems odd to buff it I don't get the reasoning.

[@KenLives333]

They should be careful, the board is small and better suited for skirmish games. This size board keeps the fundamental mechanic of the ame balanced. Too big units could damage the scale of the game.