Rebuilding Harvesters shouldn’t be free...
Anyone else agree? I mean, the 100 bonus for destroying one is super nice, but there should be a penalty on the other side as well. At least half price to replace one.
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This thread is so stupid. If you have to pay for them and don't get a bonus for destroying the opponents harvester so that you can work with only one or none, then everyone will just double harvester where the first minute of match is silent and you go straight to tech units like they do in the Gold and silver leagues.
The way it's set up now, you can steal or disrupt the enemy supply lines just like in real war.
This is a strategy game. if you want to just go straight to epic units and battle it out pick another game.
The bonus can be a downside if the enemy is full of units and uses 2 harvesters. What I sometime do is get the hand of nod/barracks up then order a harvester. The next one I order is a missile squad and scout. If he techs, I smash his harvester, If he tries to attack regularly, I order a 2nd harvester. If he tries to destroy my harvester, I defend it and might order a 2nd one as well. What I do is I form a solid defense while my tiberium rises. If it goes too high, I send one harvester as a suicidal idiot. The next thing I do is pump tech and other units to fend the line. If the match is about to end, I could do a surrender sign/last ditch effort to destroy his base. If I had no units left, I still send my harvester. By then the enemy should not waste his nuke for I will no longer fight. He can outright destroy my base. Some times I win when I'm in a panic. I once sent my remaining harvester in attempt to free the unit limit of like 5 to 6. The harvester was ignored and wound up on the pad helping secure the missile. Also can harvesters be blown apart by catalyst missiles? I don't have Jade yet I'm curious about this. It can be a expensive yet effective way to stop teching.
