Statue vs Gate

[Kid G]

I!m considering switching from Statue to Gate and I was curious about the Air Unit 20% attack boost. Does it have any affect on the Transport? Since the Transport only drops the Paratroopers that do the actual damage, where is this boost applied? Or is it only applied to planes?

I ask because I use 1 Transport, 2 planes, and a bunch of factory troops. Obviously, if the Statue's boost only applies to my 2 planes, then switching to the Gate would be a no-brainer. I suppose, even if the Statue's boost applies to the Paratroopers, it would still be a good move. I'd appreciate any insight that I can get. Thanks!

 

[Freightshaker]

SoL bonus does not apply to paratroops.

 

[Tsamu]

Also consider that BG blitzkrieg is another item on an already crowded troop/tactics bar, and assuming you only use it for war, you have to manage when you collect it so you have it for both attacks. I gave it up because I'm not that good at scrolling the bar, nor managing daily wonder bonuses. I also only use fighters, and I don't use factory troops, at least not until I have completed all oil buildings and research.

 

[Quovatis]

At least for war, I find BG to be almost a requirement, especially after the sabotage nerf. It's great to have on the Rocket Arsenal, which more and more players are getting these days.

 

[Bootney Lee Fonsworth]

Yup, cluttered UI or not Blitzkrieg is fairly essential and the factory troop bonus is nice too. Now if SoL provided HP instead of DPS it would be worth considering. It's not like planes have a tough time killing things before they choose their inexplicable second targets.

 

[Kid G]

Thanks for the feedback. Also, since the Museum offers perks to air troops but not factory troops, I suppose a combo of Gate and Air-buffering artifacts would be a solid strategy.

 

[Mcnasty]

I have artifacts that offer perks for factory troops

 

[yemen]

Mcnasty what troops, and what boosts to them? If you are referring to the common guerrilla / saboteur boosts, those troops are basically junk and cannot be saved by a little boost. As far as I have seen, the only good factory troops that can be boosted are APCs - and that is indirectly, by doing heavy infantry boosts. But if better factory troop boosts are out there, it would be nice to know.

 

[Dvicious]

Mcnasty which factory troops have artifact buffs?

 

[Dvicious]

Haha we tied

 

[Mcnasty]

Ya it’s the commandos. But I completely disagree that they are junk. You just gotta use them right. Follow them around with a plane and don’t drop them first. I will admit that most of the time when I use one I don’t expect it to come home but it does the job I need it to

 

[yemen]

They are basically guaranteed to die to a trap, which means 10 minute retrain for 8 troop space that costs oil. If it was somehow immune to (or took 10% damage from) spike traps, I would consider it. They were useful temporarily when one of the game updates made them invisible to traps for a week or two.

I can't remember the last time one was used in an attack on me. They aren't used much. But glad someone finds them interesting I guess.