Sorry once again for the delay in making this much requested video.
As always, I hope this helps someone
As always, I hope this helps someone
One thing I might debate is the AI abuse of Sensor Lock. It won't abuse it at all, generally, AFAICT. That it has the potential to do so is obvious, that it will do so is not something I've seen.
Sorry once again for the delay in making this much requested video.
As always, I hope this helps someone
Edmon, if you are using Better AI mod by Amechwarrior where the AI can and does reserve actions, do you still find Master Tactician that good?
With the stock AI hobbled being able to move first and then reserve past for double turns is really powerful. With the mod I often find the AI reserving with me all the way to the last phase and then no one has the advantage. In those cases I'd rather have Ace Pilot for the shoot/move, Coolant Vent for the extra heat dissipation or even Breaching+Multishot for getting past the 40% DR of bulwark+cover on multiple targets.
That's a pretty good overview. I just disagree at one point: Bulwark being less powerful than before. The possibility to move AND have high damage reduction due to cover has totally changed my playstyle (from facetanking to outmanouvering) and allowed me to combine the benefits of evasion and bulwark, which was only possible using morale with the old bulwark. Now I just have to find a tree. My overall dmg reduction is likely higher than it was before the ability revision, because I am allowed to move. I prefer 3-4 evasion pips and 40% dmg reduction over 0 pips and 50% and consider it superior in most situations, the only exception being lunar maps as there is no cover.
Excellent point, being able to Move/Jump from Covered position to Covered position is a strong point, now in Bulwark’s favor.That's a pretty good overview. I just disagree at one point: Bulwark being less powerful than before. The possibility to move AND have high damage reduction due to cover has totally changed my playstyle (from facetanking to outmanouvering) and allowed me to combine the benefits of evasion and bulwark, which was only possible using morale with the old bulwark. Now I just have to find a tree. My overall dmg reduction is likely higher than it was before the ability revision, because I am allowed to move. I prefer 3-4 evasion pips and 40% dmg reduction over 0 pips and 50% and consider it superior in most situations, the only exception being lunar maps as there is no cover.
I think bulwark is stronger, on high cover maps... but I only really see this as terran, tropical, jungle, etc... on other maps big areas of cover are rare and you need a large area to move from cover to cover to keep your evasion up.