Fleet Commander Discussion

[Corey]

Discuss anything related to Fleet Commanders as described in the 11th Dev Diary here, including suggestions, feedback, complaints, or whatever else.

[gerfand]

I think that would be a cool Idea to make a Raid Commander, that give more speed for the units.

[tlmiller]

I think that would be a cool Idea to make a Raid Commander, that give more speed for the units.

Actually, I do like that idea...instead of just offensive and defensive buffs, offer also movement buffs.  Be great for a hit and fade/raid fleet.  Might not be useful on 1v1 games, but on larger maps with many players, hit and fades would actually be a useful tactic for disrupting opponents income/technology.

[turtle225]

Actually, I do like that idea...instead of just offensive and defensive buffs, offer also movement buffs.  Be great for a hit and fade/raid fleet.  Might not be useful on 1v1 games, but on larger maps with many players, hit and fades would actually be a useful tactic for disrupting opponents income/technology.

I agree that this would be cool, especially since the devs are promoting raids and operating multiple fleets rather than just amassing a single giant fleet. However, this role can also easily be covered by a support type capital similar to the Antorak Marauder from the base game.

If I am understanding this correctly, the fleet commander capitals are supposed to operate similar to the support type cruisers from the base game? If that's the case, will some of them also have repair/shield restoring abilities or enemy disruption abilities, or are they primarily going to be passive area buffs?