i dont think she needs a buff by any means, im just curious. why doesnt she have the same hp and speed as other fire support mercs? she has access to the same weapons as arty and her ability is really, really strong, but id go so far to say that arties is just as good, trading raw power and manoeuvrability for spammability.
just curious
[quote=“KokoroBreaker;132689”]Fast merc = less hp
imagine a 595 speed rhino xD[/quote]
I thought it was obvious. To mix it up I am guessing, that is all.
That’s like asking why Proxy doesn’t have the same speed and health as Fletcher, or why Sparks doesn’t have the same speed and health as Sawbonez? Which kind of makes me wonder why you only used Kira as an example haha.
How boring would the game be if all merc types were identical health and speed? Some people prefer the fast movement at the risk of sacrificing health. I know I sure do. Less health perhaps, but faster movement = harder to hit, so it’s counter intuitive when you think about it. Personally I think all faster mercs are an advantage if you know how to take advantage of the movement properly.
The real question should be: Why does 3 out of 4 firesupport have the same health and move speed?
To cater to a specific niche of people (such as myself) who enjoy the fragile speedster archetype while having access to assault weapons unlike Proxy and Aura who use shotguns and sparks who uses a sniper rifle and/or personal defense weapons.
because she would need to be bigger and bigger kira wont be kawaii any more
Because diversity. We have three supports with 120 hp already, we kinda needed a lighter fire support.
I was pretty surprised when Stoker came out and he wasn’t 100 or 110 HP as opposed to being the same hp/speed as Arty and Skyhammer. I really thought he would be the Phoenix of the Fire Supports and be the in-between guy.
Because character size, visible buffness and how armored they visibly are is the basis for how much health they have and their fast their movement speed speed is, which is why I find Phantom’s refractive armor also counting as a shield along with a cloak a tad off.
That along with female mercenary having lower health than male ones, compensated with more effective abilities, especially when it comes to indirect fire, putting themselves out of harm’s way and a long lasting effect.
For example, while Nader isn’t the most armored of the Assaults she’s quite buff and is the most effective at long ranges and indirect fire.
@Naonna People
really overlook Skyhammer’s marker, sure it isn’t a Frag Grenade but at most does 100 damage.
@Amerika he isn’t small/lightly armored enough imho but Kira having 100hp looks much better imho.