Discovery 4.91 Patch 12 Balance Changes [12/6/2019]

[Thunderer]

I think the Liberty carrier should receive the same treatment.

Force one heavy to always be backwards? What'd be the point in having a heavy alternative with 3 forward heavies when you can just go LibDread and also have 3 forward heavies? Because it can tank a handful more novas?

That among other things, but mainly the fact that it can force lighter battleships to move away. The side that is chasing has an advantage in fleet combat, at least if its battleships are difficult to hit, and the Liberty carrier is the most difficult to hit heavy battleship from the front or back. Don't worry, it can still charge Valors. The trick is to get above/below/behind them, not stand in front of them, and the Atlantis would die standing in front of them the same with 4 front heavy slots as with 3, since it has less armour and doesn't have a forward gun. It is very OP against smaller battleships and smaller caps as it is now, though. Probably the best battleship of all for that task currently.

In fact, my worry is that, when the Atlantis' heavy slots get re-arranged, there will be no reason to use a Libdread, because the Atlantis will do everything better -- yes, including kiting.

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