Why do Mutants take so much Chem Warrior/Buggy damage?
If they are immune to Tib damage, shouldn’t they take a lot less Chem damage?
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There is no such thing called chem damage. Chem strong vs infantry that’s it. Just like any other units strong vs infantry, regardless of what comes out of their gun.
Same reason why laser, cannon, rocket, grenade are weak against infantry - there is no realistic reference.
@xrmiao4 wrote:There is no such thing called chem damage. Chem strong vs infantry that’s it. Just like any other units strong vs infantry, regardless of what comes out of their gun.
Same reason why laser, cannon, rocket, grenade are weak against infantry - there is no realistic reference.
There actually is. Just like fire damage and bullet damage are different. It not just simply “infantry” damage.
@AlphonseDisciple wrote:If they are immune to Tib damage, shouldn’t they take a lot less Chem damage?
It seems to break the logic as mutants are tiberium resistant. They are however not tiberium immune. This is from tiberium sun lore, mutants (along with tiberium fiends) can't survive a chemical missile attack. The chem spray of both buggy and warrior is the same as the missile attack from tiberium sun. I tested it once in a map and the result was they died and became visceroids. Maybe chem buggies and warriors should be used sparingly as one or two members of the irradiated squad will turn into a visceroid to attack the nearest unit (regardless who's side it is). These visceroids are immune to the chem spray and will heal from it, but are very vulnerable to other anti-infantry attacks.
Well I believe the game only classifies normal damage and tiberium damage and the latter is immune by non-infantries and infantries with immunity as there is no other immunity type in the game.
@EinarThePillager wrote:
@AlphonseDisciple wrote:If they are immune to Tib damage, shouldn’t they take a lot less Chem damage?
It seems to break the logic as mutants are tiberium resistant. They are however not tiberium immune.
You sir... are incorrect.
@AlphonseDisciple wrote:
@EinarThePillager wrote:
@AlphonseDisciple wrote:If they are immune to Tib damage, shouldn’t they take a lot less Chem damage?
It seems to break the logic as mutants are tiberium resistant. They are however not tiberium immune.
You sir... are incorrect.
What I meant is regular tiberium, they are resistant to it. They however are vulnerable to concentrated doses (like tiberium waste, used by catalyst and chemical missiles and chem buggies and warriors). I mean they have a tolerance to tiberium that's why they can stand on top of it, but a chem buggy can melt a mutant since its ammo is concentrated tiberium sludge.
@EinarThePillager A well.. the game description says “Immunty... Tiberium Damage”. Don’t think it gets any more plain than that.
It is immune, but not to chem buggy attacks. Remember the latest cabal games? A chem warrior is available to ensure counter against marauders. Maruaders are immune to the regular tiberium but are still part human. A concetrated dose of tiberium is enough to take one down when normally they are resistant to it. Its like how some bacteria are partially resistant to some medicine, either you need a higher dose or a different one to kill them off.
From a lore's perspective, mutants are resistant and not immune for I once tossed a chemical missile at them in tiberium sun. The missile landed close to them and the gas came out and killed them. The tiberium just has a symbiotic relationship with them and if there is too much, they die.
I’m not saying that it should be immune to the Chem attacks. I’m saying it should have very big resistance. It should not die quickly to a chemical made up of a substance that it’s immune to.
