Scouting in early game

[Per]

I like the idea of summoning an UAV chopper scout from the HQ. I've been playing with the idea of adding a 'scanner sweep' ability to the HQ (as Terran has in Starcraft), but the chopper idea seems more in line with the Warzone theme.

[crab_]

I like the idea of summoning an UAV chopper scout from the HQ. I've been playing with the idea of adding a 'scanner sweep' ability to the HQ (as Terran has in Starcraft), but the chopper idea seems more in line with the Warzone theme.

Warzone is "Strategy by design". I think chopper should be designable then. Well. make chopper is better than do nothing. Me agreed with chopper

[Rman Virgil]

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I think playtesting changes of this scope is worthwhile before drawing conclusions written in stone. Just my nature to prefer evidence based conclusions, I guess.

Strategy by design, sure enough, but have there not always been exceptions ?
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[crab_]

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I think playtesting changes of this scope is worthwhile before drawing conclusions written in stone. Just my nature to prefer evidence based conclusions, I guess.
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of course, me agreed
i'm understand.
We have master version for testing purposes already.
So i welcome you to play some games with "scout mod". Or may be Per just add this choppers/sensors into master brach for testing directly in game?

Another point - what to test in playtesting. I think we have to test case when one player can invisibly change his weapon and prepare deadly attack? scouting units have a lot of purposes.

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Strategy by design, sure enough, but have there not always been exceptions ?
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I like Warzone because player can even make dozens types of simple builder!
Yes we have exceptions
1) Cyborgs
2) Defenses
I think Cyborgs have to be made designable in future (select weapon, body)
Structures by the same way could be made designable in future.

So i dislike add one more exception, but its still interesting, and better than no scouts at all

[Rman Virgil]

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We are on the same page with all this after all.

Already commited to playtesting another WZ Project of great scope but I do appreciate the offer, crab_.

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[Iluvalar]

I'm still strongly opposed to something that would force me to move more units the way it's suggested. Sorry but for me, a subgame in which I need to constantly keep a unit in between 7 and 8 tile away from the opponent units doesn't look, even remotely, as "fun".

[crab_]

I'm still strongly opposed to something that would force me to move more units the way it's suggested. Sorry but for me, a subgame in which I need to constantly keep a unit in between 7 and 8 tile away from the opponent units doesn't look, even remotely, as "fun".

Are you saying about manipulating choppers?