Architect

[RaptorXI]

Simply put, this tank is underpowered and almost entirely useless when compared to other similar cost tanks. In one game I asked another player "Why would you go architect over say heavy tank or something" and his response was "No sane person would" which I largely agree with. It's skills are cool, but way to weird and most are hard to use effectively (Pacifista and Portal). Cannon module seems rather underpowered for a 6500 gold tank and is only marginally more powerful tank cannon (a possible skill on all tanks). The frost nuke is ok but its damage is underwhelming and unlike the other tier 2 tanks it has no other damaging skill to combo with it (Pacifista once again being hard to use). Portal is easily replaced by tp and doesn't even allow you to move much faster than turbo speed anyway. What I believe is this tank does not occupy a "niche", or purpose, in the game. Thunder has 2 nukes and 2 farming abilities. Heavy has mortars and a massively powerful skill combo. Goblin has a anti-ground close range skill combo. Earth has anti-ground aoe and can take hits very well. Airship has mobility along with excellent nuking and farming abilities. Gaurd can heal and aoe stun (portal dies before it saves lives). Ghost can use troops to absord damage. One could argue that it can clear out cps with a pacifistica suicide, but hunter is so much better at dealing with campers. I've never seen this tank used seriously in all of the league games I've played expect once or twice in the few days directly after it was released. In short because of this architect's presense in the game is entirely pointless and unnesscary and only serves as a goof-off tank like exploder. Not to say I would support it being removed, but rather reworked.

-To elaborate on my criticism with portal is that if it's close to the battle it will die and if it's far from the battle then nobody will be able to run into it and save themselves from dying.

Architect is tank with THE best active abilities in my opinion.