A Question About Electric Nodes

MonKeyTurD

there has been alot of discussion about electric nodes in the beta forum, but there is something i would like to know for sure

i have heard that they cost 40 res each, if so i would think that it would really slow the marines down at the start, and some good aliens and maybe a gorge could take an undefended one down rather easily at a high cost to the marines

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UNKNOWN16

if u sit there as a skulk and a gorg trying to take down one of those res nodes it's not very efficent time wise and would probably cause your team more harm then good.

Draconis

Node costs 15 res and elec cost 20 res, for a total of 35 and not 40. That being said, the RT isnt activated until 90 sec, so one elec RT has paid its price when ~4 minutes was elapsed.

35 res is a lot in beginning so it can really be worthwhile for a gorge and a skulk to take it down; it will take really long though, even with upgrades. However the most time efficient method for destroying an RT at hive 1, is to build Offense Chambers around. So yeah basically unknown16 is right.

meatball

so to take down a elec node you'll have to be a fade / onos or a gorge with bile bomb? ??

Draconis

A fade or bilebomb sure does kill an RT, but at hive 1, the only efficient way is to put some Offense Towers around. Those ressources could have better been used for the team, like putting some RTs or hive/chambers.

Wolv

But if you place a few OC's around a marine RT, you immediately have some defence when you put up an alien RT. Would make up for the loss of res I guess.
It all of course depends on how long it takes a few OC's to take out an RT.