Copied from my post in the other thread, but I figured it might go better here.



WHAT IS GOING ON? I don't know how nerfed the Elites are (could we get a full, detailed changelog), but everything is all wrong! All wrong!



Scout bridges now cost 200 points?

Interceptors and Bullycruisers cost the same 700 points?

Dreadnoughts and Atlases cost the same 1200 points?

Buzzers, Destroyers, and Overlords now cost 300, 500, and 800 points respectively.





Now there is almost no reason not to use the Atlas over the Dreadnought, which imo should have gotten a price increase and decrease respectively or the Bully over the Interceptor, which probably could have stayed the same!



With more expensive vision, my Piranha (Scout heavy) fleets have taken a heavy blow. Scouts are now a lot less versatile than it should be as a relatively cheap forward skirmishing unit with decent firepower that could also provide decent forward recon. I normally field a 3 Scout wing with 2 having scout bridges, and now I can't even afford to put a scout bridge on 1/3 for the same cost.



Buzzers will probably now be the most cost effective vision unit, at 300+200 for 40 vision (a decrease from the previous 45?), assuming Shortfins are more expensive. I believed all three scouting units should cost around the same as the Scout, since the Scout has versatility in exchange for the lowest vision, speed and larger profile, the Buzzer the most vision for the lowest durability, and the Shortfin the most expensive, being a typical Elite ship with 2nd highest vision.



TL/DR; I predict that this patch will see fleets featuring even more Bullies, Atlases, and Overlords with more firepower and even fewer lighter ships, which were the ones that really gave fleets variety. This seemingly across the board price drop for non-Elite ships should have included Scouts and Interceptors (and a bigger one for the Dreadnought) as well if it wanted to keep fleet balance and simply bring more guns and more firepower to fights.