I’m not an expert, but unless you rake in
very fast, you don’t need 2 Flame Jet tiles, you lose out on major dmg output because you can’t stack enough
for it to have any meaningful impact.
Now, this would require more balancing because every mission where the AI uses it would be more difficult, but can I suggest that the AI stops using Flame jet when it already has a Flame jet tile and 5-6
? It either depletes its
or leaves it with just 1
therefore making the whole “second Flame jet tile” irrelevant and possibly neutering the first one in the process. The AI willingly does less damage, that’s what’s happening every time. This almost looks like a bug because of how silly it is.
There’s definitely a place for multiple jets. Each only drops your pool by 1, and their damage maxes out at 10. If you have enough to generate a second tile and still keep your pool over 10, it multiplies an already-impressive damage output. If you happen to have a green generator, you can build that pool quickly and down an enemy every other turn.
If you don’t have anyone to generate green and/or have a bad board, firing it before you have 10 is pointless.
You can consider the AI’s idiocy on powers to be a boon. It will fire off a jet as soon as it has the AP, so it’s never a serious threat. That also means that Torch is typically a bad character for PvP defense, particularly if your win strategy depends on a strong green. I can’t think of a single time I’ve seen Torch as an opponent in PvP (outside being the feature), probably for this reason. Without active control, he’s horrible.
if you have some beefy strikes, you don’t care how much ap you have, only that you have at least 1 each tick. and if you can keep it from reaching zero, you want as many as you can muster.
IM40, Human Torch and Steve Rogers. Boost +2 Green/Black, +2 Red/Yellow and usually within 8-10 turns you can have 2 flame jets doing big damage and shields flying everywhere.
C’mon guys, I already said that unless you had a lot of
you didn’t want more than one, no need to repeat. Also, I’m not necessarily asking that the AI be more efficient, but maybe not reduce its own damage output willingly? Like using Flame jet when it already has one Flame jet tile but not enough
that it would just neuter itself if it uses the ability again… That’s not dumb, it’s just not fun
