Suggested Changes for 8.49

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I've noticed in 8.48, almost everyone starts with scout and long range weapons and that almost all good players who aren't messing around usually switch to heavy tank before doing anything else (except for upgrading their initial weapon). This is very prevelent in league games, especially 3v3 and 2v2. My suggestions are as follows:

I don't think anti-creep weapons needed a nerf a while back, I think the scout does. The scout + 2 old multibows could handle the mid solo like it was nothing, but the problem lies with the scout. The scout hits only creeps from a huge range, creates towers that have lots of life and heal, and the scout also innately heals and despite costing practically nothing, can usually just evade being sniped by demolishers and light tanks. I think something about this tank needs to be nerfed b/c no other tank can possibly creep as well as it can early game, hands down. Perhaps the timer on the tower should be longer, or the towers need to give more gold, or it needs to be slower or perhaps it's creep cannon needs additional nerfing. But please do something to nerf scout, it's too good.

Also, I think armor requirements should be imposed for every tank that costs more than $3,000. I'm not how you want to handle tanks that costs $4500 or $5500 etc., but it's silly. It's always a better strategy to upgrade your tank. Not only do you get much higher hp and armor for the same price as buying a hull, but you get hugely better killing or survivability power and more free item slots. I think that the usefullness of hulls (aside from gold hulls mid to late game) are completely diminished and that placing armor reqs for all these tanks will open the game to a lot more varied strategy. It would make sense to now buy hulls b/c in order for your opponent to get a heavy tank, they have to wait longer or spend extra money on the armor upgrades.

Your thoughts?

i think you're exactly right. i couldn't agree more. in addition i would just like to add that the heli sux a lot also. it can't farm worth a damn. it should cost less so that u can get a glaive cannon when u get it. pro players with a scout will rape a heli easy. i wish i'd saved the last replay when i had a scout vs a heli... i did post one when i was heli vs fido1's scout in one of my lordaeron threads. i didn't do great, but i think u can still see the imbalance.

the armor requiremnts suggestion you made is right on! the last best tank without the armor requirements becomes overused without it. a.k.a. the demon tank right now.