Building Hardpoints atop Walls

[Stratadrake]

When you build hardpoints on top of a pre-existing wall, the 'wall' portion of it is already built, right?

So you should get a rebate (reduced power and/or build time) on the hardpoint.

E.g. walls cost $25 per tile. HMG hardpoint costs $100 per tile. If you build an HMG hardpoint onto an existing wall, it should only cost $75 (full cost refunded) or $87 (half cost refunded, same as a demolish+build).

This wouldn't (necessarily) make defense construction any faster, just a tiny bit cheaper, especially in T1 games. In T2 and T3 you'd be hard pressed to notice a difference at all (for what is $25 back relative to a $500 hardpoint?) .

[Reg312]

heard similar idea from Per

diff between hardpoint and walls: hardpoints draw fire from enemy army
enemy tanks automatically attack hardpoints,
so cheap defenses will be used as better kind of wall

[Andrie]

I would love to be able to do it in the game!

[stiv]

So you should get a rebate (reduced power and/or build time) on the hardpoint.

Not necessarily. In the real world, there would be some costs associated with demolition and rework/reinforcing.

[zydonk]

heard similar idea from Per

diff between hardpoint and walls: hardpoints draw fire from enemy army
enemy tanks automatically attack hardpoints,
so cheap defenses will be used as better kind of wall

Which is what I have always done, mg bunkers to start with. Walls that talk back, if you like...

[Reg312]

@zydonk: mgbunker 100$, wall 25$

[Andrie]

@Reg312:
zydonk said:

Walls that talk back

Meaning firing walls.

[Stratadrake]

enemy tanks automatically attack hardpoints,

Bunkers too. That is what fire at will means - if it moves, shoot it.

[zydonk]

@zydonk: mgbunker 100$, wall 25$

And? Why? 'Cause they're worth it...

If only middling good mp players knew the value of a few mg bunkers sprinkled around their base they mightn't get rushed so quickly by the guys who think they are really good.

@Reg312:
zydonk said:

Walls that talk back

Meaning firing walls.

Metaphor! Besides, it's amusingly ironic.

enemy tanks automatically attack hardpoints,

Bunkers too. That is what fire at will means - if it moves, shoot it.

Consider also that they can be used to draw fire - away from factories and the like.